FENDER Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Stratocaster MN Aged White Blonde
Custom Shop Electric Guitar with Vintage Noiseless Single Coils, active Mid Boost and TBX Tone Control, including case and certificate
With the Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster MN Aged White Blonde, the Fender Custom Shop presents an electric guitar that combines the sound and feel of the proven Clapton Strat with an artistically crafted nitrocellulose relic finish. Accordingly, the electric guitar has a light ash body and a screwed maple neck, while Fender Vintage Noiseless single coils with TBX Tone Control and active mid boost deliver versatile sounds for blues and rock. The Fender Clapton Journeyman Relic Strat is completed by a blocked Fender American Vintage Tremolo and vintage style tuners.
The Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Signature Strat offers a nitrocellulose finish and versatile sounds.
The body made of light ash is screwed to the one-piece maple neck.
Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Signature: classic construction and nitro finish
For the construction of the Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Strat, the Custom Shop team uses a first-class selection of wood and the proven screw neck design. Accordingly, the body is made of light ash, while the one-piece neck is made of maple with standing annual rings. The artificially aged nitrocellulose finish not only promises the look and feel of a long-established electric guitar, but also contributes to the free development of sound. In addition, the Signature electric guitar offers a particularly high playing comfort thanks to the well-shaped "Soft V" neck profile.
Three vintage noiseless single coils combined with TBX Tone Control and active mid boost deliver versatile sounds.
Versatile sounds without background noise
Fender Eric Clapton JRN Strat Slowhands uses Vintage Noiseless Single Coil pickups, which deliver the typical, bell-like Strat sound without the typical background noises. Fender TBX Tone Control is also installed for tone control, which is controlled via the center-operated, middle tone potentiometer. The ingenious circuitry makes the sound higher when turning up from the middle position, while it dampens the treble when turning back. The Fender Eric Clapton Strat also offers an active mid boost that raises the signal in the corresponding frequencies by up to 25 dB to elicit creamy lead sounds from the amplifier.
Fender vintage style tuners and Eric Clapton's signature on the back of the headstock.
Fender Hardware
In addition, the Fender Journeyman Eric Clapton Strat offers the typical hardware equipment from its own production. On the body is the proven Fender American Vintage Tremolo, which is blocked with a wooden block like Clapton's own electric guitars. This turns the bridge into a classic hardtail and contributes to the tight sound development of the electric guitar. At the headstock, the strings are also guided via a bone saddle to the precisely acting Fender Vintage Style tuners.
The Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Strat comes with a custom shop certificate in a stylish Fender Tweed case.
The Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster MN Aged White Blonde at a glance:
Eric Clapton Signature electric guitar from the Fender Custom Shop, handmade in USA
Journeyman Relic Nitrocellulose Finish
Ash body
Screwed maple neck with "Soft V" profile
Three Fender Vintage Noiseless Single Coil Pickups with active Mid Boost and TBX Tone Control
Blocked American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, Fender Vintage Style Machine Heads
Including Fender Custom Shop Tweed case, certificate and belt
Features:
Manufacturer:
Fender
Series:
Custom Shop
Design:
Stratocaster
Body:
Ash
Neck:
Maple
Neck Construction:
Bolt-on
Neck Profile:
Soft-'V'
Scale in mm:
648
Fretboard:
Maple
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
9.5
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Vintage
Fretboard Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Bone
Nut width in mm:
41.9
Pickup:
SSS
Manufacturer pickups:
Fender
Neck Pickup:
Vintage Noiseless Single Coil
Middle Pickup:
Vintage Noiseless Single Coil
Bridge Pickup:
Vintage Noiseless Single Coil
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Active Mid-Boost, TBX Tone
Switch:
5-Way
Control:
Vol, TBX Tone, Mid Boost
Bridge:
Blocked Am. Vint. Sync. Trem.
Tuners:
Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Aged Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose, Aged
Colour:
White Blonde
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
Fender Journeyman Relic Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster MN Aged White Blonde
I was never fan of relic guitars, but that one looks and sounds outstanding. I just can only imagine how nice to my eyes would be to have the same guitar but NOS.
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