Fender USA Eric Clapton Stratocaster Maple Fingerboard Pewter 8.00 LBS

DESCRIPTION Fender USA Eric Clapton Stratocaster Maple Fingerboard Pewter 8.00 LBS ERIC CLAPTON STRATOCASTER® Model #: 0117602843 SLOWHAND SOUND AND STYLE Experience the peerless Strat® style of Slowhand himself with the Eric Clapton Stratocaster, one of our most acclaimed and enduring artist signature models. With classic design and special features that give it exceptional tonal versatility and effortless feel worthy of one of the world’s greatest names in rock and blues, it puts pure Clapton Stratocaster tone and feel straight into your hands. Features include an alder body, three Vintage Noiseless™ pickups, active mid-boost (25 db) and TBX circuits, special soft “V”-shaped neck, and blocked original vintage synchronized tremolo. FEATURES Alder body Vintage Noiseless™ pickups Active mid-boost and TBX tone circuits Special “soft V” neck profile Vintage-style blocked synchronized tremolo bridge “SOFT V” NECK PROFILE The “soft V” neck profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) on the Eric Clapton Stratocaster has a distinctly comfortable fretting-hand feel that takes the more pronounced sharpness of a ’50s “V” profile and “softens” it into a somewhat more rounded shape. Ideal for players with larger hands whose thumb extends over the edge of the fingerboard. TBX TONE CONTROL The first tone control knob operates this guitar’s TBX (Treble Bass Expander) tone circuitry. The knob has a detent at the center position (5) and works like a normal tone control from zero to the detent. Turning the knob clockwise from the detent adds presence and brightness; turning it counterclockwise from the detent rolls off high frequencies. ACTIVE MID BOOST The second tone control knob functions as an active mid-boost control. Turning it clockwise boosts mid and bass frequencies while decreasing treble frequencies. BLOCKED TREMOLO The Eric Clapton Stratocaster comes with an easily removable wood block installed between the tremolo block and tremolo cavity wall to keep it from moving, as specified by the great guitarist himself. URETHANE FINISH Urethane guitar body finishes are especially strong and durable, and will hold colors with great vividness, sheen and clarity for extraordinarily long periods. 9.5” FINGERBOARD RADIUS The fingerboard radius is an important spec that describes the amount of curvature across the width of the fingerboard. This instrument’s modern 9.5” fingerboard radius is slightly more flattened than a vintage-style radius, but still with enough arc to provide a natural and notably comfortable fretting-hand feel, and to make bending notes easier. FEATURES Model Fender USA Eric Clapton Stratocaster Builder Fender USA Year 2022 Body Type Solid Body Wood Alder Finish Type Gloss Urethane Finish Color Pewter Neck Wood Maple Fingerboard Maple Neck Carve Soft “V” Scale Length 25.5” Neck Dimensions .820″ – .920″ Neck Radius 9.50” Frets 22 Vintage-Style Nut Width 1.650″ (42 mm) Nut Material Synthetic Bone Neck Finish Satin Urethane Inlays Black Dots Neck Pickup Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat® Middle Pickup Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat® Bridge Pickup Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat® Pickguard 1-Ply White Hardware Chrome Bridge 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Tuners 6-in-Line American Vintage Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. Master TBX™ Tone Control, Tone 2. Master Active Mid Boost (0-25dB). Mid boost kit Electronics 5-Position Blade Case Fender Tweed Hardshell Case Weight 8.00 Pounds (8 lbs 0 oz)