The Clapton Strat is the most versatile "stock" guitar available. Fight me!

[J T]

edit: just ranting about Strat no need to go on

The Eric Clapton Signature is good for Mr. Clapton. Not for everyone.

 

[SG Std]

Wow--look what Mr Eric Clapton will have strapped on tonight [& most likely thru his short US tour this month]--Coincidence?!

 

[SG Std]

Eric Clapton's North American Tour Starts September 8th - Where's Eric!

Eric Clapton and His Band are getting ready to head to North America for a limited tour that starts September 8th in Pittsburgh. The five-city tour then moves

whereseric.com

 

[SG Std]

There are only 25 of the 2023 limited edition Eric Clapton 'Blu Scozia Crossroads Stratocaster' available. And according to this GC link, they are all 'on backorder'--maybe they`ve already sold! Which is what I thought would happen all along--there has to be 25 true fans of Eric Clapton fans that have the 15K as 'disposable cash' that they have no problem spending on a well-made limited edition EC CS Strat built by Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Todd Krause.

Platinum Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster Ltd Ed by Todd Krause Blu Scozia | Guitar Center

Get the best price on our Platinum Collection Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster Ltd Ed by Todd Krause, only at Guitar Center!

www.guitarcenter.com

 

[Jethro Rocker]

There are only 25 of the 2023 limited edition Eric Clapton 'Blu Scozia Crossroads Stratocaster' available. And according to this GC link, they are all 'on backorder'--maybe they`ve already sold! Which is what I thought would happen all along--there has to be 25 true fans of Eric Clapton fans that have the 15K as 'disposable cash' that they have no problem spending on a well-made limited edition EC CS Strat built by Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Todd Krause.

Platinum Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster Ltd Ed by Todd Krause Blu Scozia | Guitar Center

Get the best price on our Platinum Collection Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster Ltd Ed by Todd Krause, only at Guitar Center!

www.guitarcenter.com

For sure. People waste 1000s on way worse.
"No one will spend 15k on a gtr even if they are rich". Yeah right. Some people spemd 80k on an RV they use once a year for a week. Or gamble or piss it away.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

For sure. People waste 1000s on way worse.
"No one will spend 15k on a gtr even if they are rich". Yeah right. Some people spemd 80k on an RV they use once a year for a week. Or gamble or piss it away.

The funny part is that Guitar Center is also selling PRS Private Stock Santana models as part of the same promotion, and for the same price.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Crossroads-Guitars.gc?N=16761+55363&icid=LP5657

 

[SG Std]

The funny part is that Guitar Center is also selling PRS Private Stock Santana models as part of the same promotion, and for the same price.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Crossroads-Guitars.gc?N=16761+55363&icid=LP5657

I`ll take the Strat!

 

[E.M.]

Back to the original thread. Personally I’d take my Fender Custom ‘57 reissue over the signature model. That being said - wife and I are going to see Clapton tonight in Denver. I suspect whatever Strat he plays will sound fantastic.

 

[Greywolf]

While I have a custom shop Strat, I prefer a more quality instrument , in terms of versatility .. with 12 pickup combinations and everything from strat to LP covered .. it's the swiss army knife of tone .. The Special 22. .

 

[mf-32]

It doesn't need a battery to operate. The battery is strictly for the boost/drive.

And you'd rather have a PRS? Was that a joke?

False

 

[RhinestoneStrat]

I have made my 1998 American Standard Strat sound more versatile by adding a neck pickup on/off switch by the 5-way selector for all those extra tones I need. I sure love Stratocasters.

 

[Amp360]

I have one of those Lace Sensor EC Stratocasters. It is my check-through baggage and flight to a gig/session. I keep it in a regular case, have never had it broken, and once was asked if my last name was Clapton when I checked it (case has a piece of tape that says Clapton).

Usually it's in tune when I open the case. Once I flew from Maryland to Boston to Vegas in the summer and it was spot on - after being in the baggage compartment in the planes (not direct flight to Vegas).

It's a great-feeling Strat. It has the right frets and tuners, is quiet, and has the boost. There's nothing not to like.

It's not my favorite Stratocaster, but it does many things good enough.

At home:

At the airport!

Packed up and waiting to go to Nashville next week.

 

[BoyBastos]

There are no versatile guitars, only versatile player

 

[Amp360]

There are no versatile guitars, only versatile player

The Kramer Grim Reaper is the most versatile guitar of all time.

 

[Steven K]

I was in a band (in the early 70's) with a guitarist that had the original stock Guild Starfire (335 type) guitar, He could get any sound out of that guitar he wished to get because he knew how to play and tweak. Versatility comes out of the players skill and technique on a good guitar, not the guitar itself. A lousy guitarist will sound about the same on any setup. A skilled guitarist knows how to seek sounds he wishes to attain on a very good guitar.

Had I not known, Depending on his tonal wishes, I would not know which guitar he was playing. I have the Clapton Strat. My Gibson 335 is capable of providing me with more versatility. I also find the American pro 2 series Fenders more versatile.

Why should anyone "fight you". These are OUR observations. My only weapon I MIGHT be able to use to fight is my 59 years of playing guitar and being around guitarists.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

Why would I want a pedal in 1 guitar when I can have a pedal I could use for all my guitars.

strats suck anyway

didnt watch the video

1. This.
2. Shut your filthy whore mouth.
3. This.

Fwiw I had an '87 American Standard Strat I swapped a set of '80s Gold Lace Sensors into, so basically a EC Strat minus the mud boost, and never thought it needed a mid boost built into it. That's what my boost pedal was for. I did love the TBX tone control though. What a great sounding guitar. I gave it to my son a good few years back and he still has it.

 

[renderit]

Speakin of Clapton:

This still has great tonez...

 

[OKHopkins]

In the 45+ years I've been playing I've found Stratocasters to be extremely versatile but Telecasters might even have an edge on them. Without modification telecasters certainly are capable of "heavier" things than strats. Jazz, Country, Rock or Blues there they are. In modern music with modelling from Kemper and others those lines are rapidly blurring if not disappearing.

*Having said that I nearly always play either a strat or a les paul.

 

[BoyBastos]

There are no Versatile guitars, only versatile players.. there.. you’ve just been pimp slapped

 

[ppgf]

the most flexible gtr i’ve owned/operated. arts and crafted by michael stevens, who designed the clapton strat and built ec’s blackie replacements @ fcs. includes built in brian may cornish circuit treble boost.