Eric Clapton Playing Stratocaster

Once he hit it big he picked up the gibson les paul.

Eric clapton playing stratocaster. In concert he primarily plays his signature model fender stratocaster. Today he is associated with the fender stratocaster. Ever since the delaney and bonnie tour clapton has been using this fender stratocaster while previously being known as a heavy gibson user. Features include an alder body three vintage noiseless pickups active mid boost 25 db and tbx.

In 1970 for his landmark layla and other assorted love songs with derek and the dominos clapton started using a sunburst 1956 stratocaster which he later nicknamed brownie that he had bought in may 1967 while in cream. Eric clapton playing his most famous fender stratocaster nicknamed blackie. Today eric clapton is best associated with the fender stratocaster electric guitar he endorses a signature model and martin acoustic guitars five models have been issued over the years. He started with cheap knock offs with the yardbirds scraping together enough to buy a gibson es 335.

Eric clapton played a range of different fender and gibson models while playing in the yardbirds and cream. It also marked the end of an era for blackie as the famous guitar was retired to give way to its offspring the eric clapton signature stratocaster the idea for which was conceived after the first night of the 1985 tour. Blackies last stand at the 1985 tour concert in hartford on the 1st of may was filmed and released on video. 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.

Eric clapton august 1970 this is where the brownie slowly comes into the spotlight with eric making a strong statement that he switched the camps appearing with the guitar on the cover of the album.