Fender Custom Eric Clapton "Brownie" Tribute Stratocaster | Fender

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Fender Hello from fender México!!! 😀

[@karimkedd7595]

hi, how can we have english subtitltes in this video..? :)

[@paulpadilla7600]

@@karimkedd7595 ..

[@mauriciotorrilla6251]

Well... i don´t wanna watch videos. I just want a Fender. It´s my dream...

[@fkoklenski]

What amplif ?

[@subhanhaikal3609]

I wish Jimi Hendrix were still alive today and make videos like this with Eric Clapton, just talking about their glorious past, reviewing guitars, exchanging licks..man oh man

[@foxhound5702]

Would certainly be something if Hendrix still alive =)

[@aidenmohrmann1850]

Him and SRV.... How incredible that would be

[@alisynn]

idk if eric would even wanna do it considering how racist he is lmfao

[@brianmccammon2793]

It's about Eric not SRV

[@blindboygrunt7711]

@TheDowner Eric also isn’t a quarter of the player Jimi was

[@suntravellers]

At 7:30 it's the greatest moment of the interview. You can really tell he is exactly remembering those days. It's not just the guitar as a beautiful tool, it's what it brings back, the memories, the sessions, his bandmates. A time machine.

[@juankplaysmusic]

man, that part made my eyes watery.

[@prathameshbhambure]

I second that. Couldn't have chosen a better supporting background music.

[@SpeedNAngels431]

Goosebumps!

[@s550danny]

This man has been there for SOOOOOO much of music history in the making. He has seen some of the greatest of all time, he has played with them, he is one of them.

[@jelopezmusic]

He truly is rock and roll / blues history in the flesh. What a career.

[@michaelarkinstall9162]

@jemimallahbuddy come on the dude has been in some of the greatest and most influential bands of all time. I personally don’t like his personal views but who cares his music history is amazing.

[@stevehammond9156]

@jemimallah For you to ask that idiotic question is _proof positive you know little to nothing_ of the history of rock and roll. Time for you to get back in your highchair at the card table with the rest of the children and let the _adults_ talk, ok?

[@thesongremainsthesameLZ]

@jemimallah He was an asshole for what he said 50+ years ago but come on If you honestly still believe Eric is a raging racist that hates black people you clearly haven't paid attention to his career, the guys whole career has been emulating and being inspired by and playing with black blues legends. Context is key as well, yes one time he had a racist rant but it was at a very different time when mass migration of Africans to an already overcrowded England was happening like never before and a young 25 year old ish impressionable Eric was brainwashed by far right politician Enoch Powell, like many gullible white English people, into thinking that it was going to destroy the country. Again, there is no real excuse for what he said but I don't believe it came from a place of pure hatred but more naivity, fear and confusion. In regards to great music history; First guitarist to play a Les Paul through a cranked Marshall amp, Influencer of a whole generation of guitarist including Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, EVH. Changing rock music forever with Cream, the list goes on...

[@Suunder]

Eric Clapton: buddy holly played one David Gilmour: Buddy holly played one Im a pink floyd fan and fun to see they have the same inspiration

[@SaiRam-nz9sy]

Lol same , my friend

[@Robert5185]

Ah buddy holly was the populist for Strats then. No surprise there.

[@0000song0000]

Even John Lennon decided we could work on music because he saw Buddy on TV wearing glasses while playing!!! 😅

[@K74_C]

Add to that, Roger Daltrey, Mark Knopfler, Brian May...he influenced and gave that spark to so many great musicians.

[@ccolina8176]

"Yeah, that'll do." And that grin. Wow! What a wonderfully warm, understated response. He was truly impressed. I can't imagine what the Fender guys must have felt to get such a warm approval from such a legend. Job well done!

[@thegoodguy44]

I think he could have been a bit more appreciative. Seemed like he wasn’t very interested.

[@tonyallen3043]

​@@thegoodguy44Not at all, he's just English.

[@mgw4205]

I know I’ll never be famous or be a professional guitarist but Eric Clapton made me want to learn to play a guitar when I was 13. I’m 44yrs old as I write this and still love to play the guitar. The older I get the more I appreciate the man who inspired me to play. Not only is he a great guitarist but the more I listen the more I am amazed at his singing and the sound of his voice!

[@s2seltaeb]

And he still sings great!

[@thesongremainsthesameLZ]

Erics singing voice is underrated!

[@timbertacoma2466]

Clapton's playing has made my life so enjoyable and rich. I can never get enough of his sound.

[@lizstorer000]

What a great post!!!!Me too!!!

[@makinganoise6028]

I saw Eric on New Years Eve, half mile from my home, playing a benefit charity Gig, forget nostalgia, this man is still a World class entertainer as fresh as anyone

[@garretts554]

I would literally do anything just to sit in a room with him and listen to him tell stories. ANYTHING.

[@lifegoeson2422]

Garrett S And hear him play 🤗😉❤🎸

[@agtronic]

I was just thinking that. Not only was he at the center of it all, the way he expresses himself is mesmerizing. I could listen to him tell stories all day. It's also nice to hear his point of view, where it's clear that he never thought of himself as God, just a simple guy who loved music. Hands down one of my favorite musicians ever. And it just so happens that the first riff I learned on the guitar when I was 7 years old was "Sunshine of your love"...

[@Rafcyk]

Yep. Stories about his 3 biggest hits in 40 years of rock playing :)

[@RiXFortuna]

Well being practical, you might read his biography and read page after page of drug addiction, lots and lots of money wasted in drugs, living in a mansion house among dog shit, thrash, drugs and wasting his talent in years of drugs. A complete turn off. Did I mention heavy drinking too? Thanks by the book and great songs (3 or 4) anyway.

[@dominickpfefferkorn4752]

Read his autobiography it's fantastic and very much honest

[@paigeroth402]

Clapton could make the cheapest plywood guitar sing. He lovingly looks at Brownie "Darling you are the love of my life, just don't tell Blackie"

[@asm1]

It did make me smile a bit, He quite clearly had a lump in his throat when he said "Yeah that'll do". Obviously brought back memories. Bear in mind he sold the original in 1999 so hasn't seen it or played it for quite a while.

[@frankboyd.]

Pattie you are the love of my life, just don't tell George.

[@knoxyish]

he lovingly looks at brownie while counting the money fender is paying him to talk a load of ol bollocks!

[@subzero308]

"Did I play alright i said Brownie you played Wonderful tonight"...

[@CW0123]

GoC (guitars of color)

[@patrickbowlin2722]

I agree with Eric i'm definitely more of a Maple fretboard kind of guy.

[@elpablosky6300]

Patrick Bowlin and because was the first guitar fretboard and later rosewood

[@elpablosky6300]

Patrick Bowlin and forget say the favorites Hendrix Stratocaster were maple

[@stevieray667]

Me thoo rose wood is annoying in my opinion

[@AutisticMan78]

Rosewood is king imo, I prefer a natural wood unwder my fingers were as maple has a finish on it and when I'm playing hard in the heat it just seems tacky

[@AutisticMan78]

Pablo Gomez considering he played rosewood more I find that hard to beleave lol

[@SuperStig23]

Eric is a class guy, I was lucky enough to see him with John Mayall's band in the Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester UK, I also got to see Cream's earliest gigs at the wheel on an off night, just jamming an audience of maybe 20 or 30 people who had no clue that this was a seminal event, Eric, always approachable would hang around the stage and I remember asking him how could he bend the strings so easily he shared all tricks with me (I was only 15) but he treated me like a fellow journeyman.

[@GuitaristDog87]

That is an awesome story! You're luck to have witnessed that and got to speak to Eric in his very early years.

[@tmo7734]

A great guitar player, but a “class guy?” Perhaps you’re not familiar with Clapton’s history.

[@mavericky1543]

Great player, but POS racist bastard.

[@saidmuhammadizzat4994]

​@@tmo7734 well. He MET Eric Clapton and SPEAK with him. What about you? Other than his 'racist' drunken spat. What do you have?

[@tmo7734]

@@saidmuhammadizzat4994 How about hustling and making moves on his best friend’s wife? Would you? “Slow Hand” is lucky that George Harrison didn’t put a bullet in his head.

[@mcr0741]

To all the people who are saying that it's a historical piece and it should be respected, well... The one played by Eric was the historic piece. That one deserves the respect. Eric put his sweat and tears into that one, literally. Every bump or scuff that it has on it has been a culmination of years of ownership and hardwork and it comes from a story, an actual even that has happened in the history. The ten thousand or so copies of it which are being produced to look like the historic one aren't Eric's guitar. They're just an ordinary piece of wood with no story to them other than the fact that they were scratched up in a factory by some workers. Buy your own regular guitar, own it for some time, and have stories of it to tell about the time you've spent with it. If you're dedicated enough, some namey guitar company will want to make copies of your guitar. Nothing will make you feel more proud than being able to tell your own story rather than buying a recreated copy of someone else's story.

[@usalespaul59]

This man is history. And anything he touches and plays becomes history and part of a legend as well. I'd be honored to be in the same room with this guitar, let alone in the same room with EC

[@mattilangofficial]

No-one inspired me more than EC. On my new album I play a 1990 Blackie and and 2010 Blackie. The sound is so unique. Thank you Eric for the soundtrack of my life 🎸🎸🎸

[@tefenstrat]

For me, This interview is priceless. I do not even know where to begin. I love Eric's music so much. I was a young teen when the Derick and the Dominoes Album came out. I still remember where I was and what I was doing the first time I ever heard " Bell Bottom Blue's" I loved hearing Eric talk about how picking up that guitar brought back memories of making that album. Only 100 of these guitars were made, owning one is on my bucket list for sure. :-)

[@HazardousSmoker]

On sale now for only $300,000

[@r-p-g-oofficial7687]

But worthed

[@freddiew12345678910]

NOT 199,000 NOT 100,000 BUT 500000000,0000000000,00000000 ONLY

[@oldgit4260]

TimR you get a specially cloned Clapton too.

[@michaelballard4095]

Is that all?

[@BbYyTtOo]

The manufacturer's suggested retail price is just $14.999

[@nicholaspalacio9672]

The thing about rosewood necks cracked me up. Perfectly describes how I’ve been feeling about rosewood necks since I started playing, and I never knew how to say it. The feeling of going “against the grain”. The man is a wordsmith and a genius of an entirely different caliber.

[@hughcameron]

I don't buy the the going against the grain thing. He doesn't have any problem with Les Pauls or 335s. If you feel the music needs it, you bend!

[@ericclapton6930]

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[@jokermaan1]

It wasn't a problem for SRV or Rory Galagher, who even released an album called 'Against The Grain!

[@Carguyeight]

@@hughcameron aren’t those ebony?

[@hughcameron]

@@Carguyeight Custom models yes, but the ones he used were' nt

[@KRT61]

Buy a regular new one and put 5,000 or so hours playing it and I guarantee it will mean more to you than this thing that was hacked at by someone in a factory.

[@chrisvo54]

dukeford stop being a jackass. there's no need to insult him in anyway. he's just saying that the guitar you spend your days with is more valuable to you than a tribute guitar. he's not insulting the guitar really, other than slightly insulting the factory workers with maybe 30+ years working there

[@KRT61]

Never fails to amaze me when someone takes a statement and immediately replies with a name calling comment are stunned when they get the crap they dished out served right back at them.

[@chrisvo54]

dukeford cuz we're too busy bustin out the blues out of our fingers, while we laugh at people like you struggling to play the basic blues in E

[@LucasTheGreat1]

dukeford 'cus everyone loves an arrogant rich boy!

[@LucasTheGreat1]

dukeford 'cus everyone loves an arrogant rich boy!

[@MrRisky-pb8bl]

Eric Clapton a fantastic voyage of a life. His music will live on forever. Often imitated never duplicated.The 50's 60's and early 70's were magic.

[@TheStayGold]

wow at 7:30 when layla starts playing softly and I see the smile on Eric's face it almost brought me to tears. What a journey this man has done and what an inspiration he is to all of us. Nothing but love to you Eric

[@alfiebuxton7054]

My neighbor used to play bass for Clapton. I always wanted to talk to him about it but unfortunately he passed a few months ago. May he rest in peace

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

Friggin hilarious, Clapton grabs brownie and just uses it regularly. These boys treat it like the Arc of the covenant haha

[@JJMewett]

He's playing the replica, but I do see your point haha it is just a guitar

[@NhânHoàng-b5t]

They sell guitars, they're gotta talk it up a storm to justify the price you would pay for one e. Clapton is just a player so the guitar is just a tool to play lol.

[@lewisfrazier3506]

Eric was born to play and write. Wonderful man!!

[@digitalsketchguy]

Eric is a British legend. He was only in his early 20's when he was taking blues somewhere completely new. He acknowledges greats like Hendrix, Buddy Guy & Freddie King et al. Don't be mean. Let us music lovers & musicians celebrate a brotherhood / sisterhood that transcends politics, ageism and racism. We all share this planet. Love & respect from me to YOU.

[@johnknow4097]

Use to watch and listen when he was with The Yardbirds then when he was part of John Mayals Bluesbreakers, who were our resident band at the time. Happy days.

[@admtech69]

Eric Clapton: Don't touch it! Fender Technician: We'll I wasn't going to touch it, I was just pointing at it. Eric Clapton: Well... don't point! It can't be played. Don't point, okay Fender Technician: Can I look at it? Eric Clapton: No. no. That's it, you've seen enough of that one.

[@sufyanghani9022]

Huh?

[@kennyphung5695]

Its a Spinal Tap reference

[@ugie8851]

It goes to eleven

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

@@sufyanghani9022 uncultured...

[@sufyanghani9022]

@@theknightsofawesomeness2701 sorry i ain't seen spinal tap then lol

[@EarthSkyPVideos]

Eric Clapton. A living legend. Guitarist legend like none other.

[@HTNT9]

Eric Clapton has soo much class...could listen to this guy play and talk all day.

[@miltonkeynes3090]

Nothing more beautiful than the sound of a strat.

[@JonDunnmusician]

A Steinway Piano

[@thegreatconsummation6939]

And an original burst.eric sounds great on both gibson and fender.

[@DrewMIATL]

I absolutely love the worn look on a maple fretboard after years of being played.

[@zeppelin2412]

Wow, there's nothing like having the masters approval. what a man, what a player !!

[@andzwe]

An animated storyteller and someone who's able to clearly articulate his thoughts. I think it was a part of his success as an artist, although there were of course lots of obstacles to overcome.

[@101guitars-tm6]

Got to love Eric! Unique voice - unique style - great songs

[@Edward-ko9pn]

I like when Eric says, the guitar brings him back to a state of mind, a state of capability.

[@todd3205]

What an honor for these Fender guys.

[@strattuner]

it's clapton's guitar,showing respect is warranted,he is a stratmaster,period

[@That.old.mountain]

Very touching that he notes how his ability and capability had faded since when he first had Brownie. Still amazing :)

[@DanCouncil]

I've always been a single cut guy. Love t style and les paul style guitars. Listening to a lot of clapton inspired me to try out a strat and finally purchase one. Love it a lot surprisingly, especially as someone who usually only like humbuckers. Found it's great for different uses than what I'm used to. Thanks fender and eric.

[@chrisbauman2562]

Can we just appreciate the wife variety of guitars now at our finger tips. I can get a strat of any color with any neck for decent price. I'm grateful for that

[@Jeffsafe]

I sat in the Custom Shop with about a dozen of these talking to Todd. A cool day in deed.

[@raidyadwiky2876]

Oh God, the last part of this video made me cry

[@kristoferramirez1966]

I could just sit in front of him and watch and hear him play for days.

[@djcurtis9547]

I just ordered the Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Stratocaster I certainly made the right decision to get Serious about Blues guitar Thanks FENDER & ERIC CLAPTON

[@CHlEFFIN]

Watching this man play the ultimate blues is an honor.

[@ralex3697]

He’s a legend no denying it

[@nothanks1066]

I love that you put on white gloves to handle a strat that is already so completely knackered; the sense of theatre is spectacular. Good show, Fender :D

[@javiceres]

No Thanks Of course it’s a show. Well put.

[@whenvioletsturngrey9597]

To me, it’s amazing that the people at Fender get to reverse engineer what they did so many decades ago & the effects that aging had on those works. That must be so much fun. It’s so rare today that we get to focus on quality of work, as all cost.

[@Dodubnjj]

Grazie a tutti i Collaboratori della Prestigiosa Azienda Fender, professionisti Come E.Clapton e le sue Fender Stratocasters, hanno potuto regalarci l'indimenticabile muro di suoni del passato!!!

[@cypeman8037]

I'm still flogging that double album to death.

[@killereverb3928]

So both Blackie and Brownie were/are 3 piece bodies! That’s just wild. Never knew that. I learned something new today.

[@puri6546]

I love Eric more and more each day. Such a wonderful, humble, beautiful and kind man. I love watching him play on TV with his great musician fellow friends. I could be like this all day.

[@shreddymcshredface]

The music at the end makes me emotional...😌

[@eth1937]

Goodfellas ending

[@manofmarcopolo5104]

Ending with les paul sound haha

[@TheStudedude]

that guitar has had the shit played out of it, covered in sweat and grime, probably never seen a polish in all its born days but you gotta wear white gloves to handle it cos you might get a smudge on it haha

[@Ibjahmin]

It is an artifact

[@Showmetheevidence-]

KSHI GM no it isn’t. It’s just a used guitar. He could’ve played anything and it would sound good. Getting all pissy over a plank of wood is just dumb.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

KSHI GM no it isn’t. It’s just a used guitar. He could’ve played anything and it would sound good. Getting all pissy over a plank of wood is just dumb.

[@derekmunn7115]

@@Ibjahmin oh ffs. Artifact?? Smh

[@turtle5173]

D.B. You’re so wrong in all way. Your guitar will be just an old guitar (if you don’t go out there and step up, make a trend and create successful history with it) It’s Clapton’s old Guitar, of course it’s an artifact because that guitar made a relevant and a successful one too, in music history-which inspires younger generation now to create BETTER one. Soooooo basically you’re just jealous because your guitar will not be an artifact of someone great.

[@brunosalvador6862]

u are the best for the blues music! thanks for all

[@pmay222]

Imagine going round pawn shops in the early 70's casually buying 4 classic strats at a time. . . Superb. . I enjoy eric on any guitar really. . Keep using all types

[@joshmuz9018]

pmay222 he was so great on the les Paul. Can’t stand him when he picked up the start, plastic cheap tone with no style, just doesn’t come from his soul, like it used to

[@pmay222]

@@joshmuz9018 lot of the greats take the strat route as they get older. . I like all of em. . Mix it up keep it varied and fresh etc 😊

[@cunecao]

Eric is a guitar hero. One of the GOAT's.

[@lufiealice6251]

Eric has never been one of my favourite players BUT he is a great player and icon. Much respect, long live Eric Clapton...

[@jandj7276]

I think some of you are missing the point. These guys at the FCS are true searchers. They honor the tradition of the Fender company...and another thing; some things in this world are special...worth far more than money. Some things which are created are great...greater even than thier creator in some cases. The search for understanding of what makes something like Blackie,, Bownie, whatever into something which has a soul...this is love of what you do. That is why Fender is tops..100% dedication

[@ashthegreat1]

Clapton harks back to a time when music wasn’t just something - it was everything!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

I was at the EMP when this guitar was on display..... couldn't believe my eyes......a good 15-20 years ago.....

[@joefairweatherblues8511]

For a guy who's been through so much he seems remarkably well adjusted, considering what he reveals in his hair-raising autobiography. A survivor.

[@lawlaw1]

Every time I watch this video, I get chills

[@TheAslakVind]

When I turn 72, I would love to be as cool as Eric!

[@dr.slowdeath1852]

If we turn 72 (sorry for the gallow couldn't help myself)

[@ralex3697]

Eric Clapton is my absolute favorite of all time.

[@moose6676]

Eric Clapton is a genius, thanks for a great video 👍🏻

[@edallison2435]

I have no money to buy these expensive guitars, however, my brother repoed a Harmony "Brownie" Strat copy and its a solid, great sounding guitar! and he gave it to me! I Love It! Hey, it's all about the music not what instruments we play anyhow!

[@goosups6609]

That tone is so delicious dude wtff

[@cloudchaser3428]

Clapton looks really good for his age! And he’s still got it when he picks up that Strat!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Eric like Trower and Hendrix was born with " Perfect Pitch " a gift of music . Very few people have it .

[@lookatthestateofyourkneesl7877]

How do you know?

[@GRMRGMRTB]

The dooo

[@j0sh_lim205]

More people have absolute pitch than you’d think, I have relative pitch but it’s close enough since I can recognise most notes immediately, nothing special and nothing really unique

[@warmuser5550]

A WONDERFUL guitar for a WONDERFUL player who created WONDERFUL music.

[@CutiePie-hh3gg]

Fender Strat is the greatest guitar ever made

[@fender]

We're honored by your kind words! 🤘

[@PeterStrachanMusic]

All the great guitar players that I have known (from the local scene) and there has been a few.. All rate Clapton as their favourite guitar player. I think this is the case all round the world.

[@alfalders3020]

I adore the pickup sounds and switching on that strat. I’d swap it in a nanosecond for my 2019 Pro.

[@ThrashRoC]

7ender Stratocasters ...The REAL Thing !! My Favourite Electric guitars , Sound , Look , Feel its Just Perfect

[@barkulator]

I thought you were dead?

[@hg585]

That Tweed-Fender combination tone is to die for..... DO WANT

[@steensuder115]

Eric Clapton: "Yeah... that'll do." Probably the cardinal essence of this video.

[@bluesloverfr]

Never forget The Shadows for the stratocaster : Mr. Hank Marvin !!!

[@deedevlin3934]

If we all could be so humble

[@SubhansVault]

I own 2 guitars, they are not costly. But they are extension of my body, They will age with me. I wouldn't do anything to make them look like new again. Or neither will buy a new guitar and forcefully make it to look like an old one.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love Eric Clapton & the Fender Guitars!

[@aronbehar6706]

i'm watchin this the hundreth time and still the layla solo in the intro is killing me

[@bodu5838]

same here, can i find this solo somewhere else?

[@bozboz133]

Yep Duanne Allman was the man!

[@kennethmorillas2217]

Eric, listener since must have in the later 60s, THANKS MY MAN, YOU FILL ALOT OF LIVES

[@charlesotis6971]

How funny would it be if they pulled out a 40 year old baggie of heroin @3:08?

[@dr.slowdeath1852]

Hahahaha

[@fretboardmaster70]

Probably a replica baggie and reliced spoon is in with the case Candy?

[@pouyan_m]

Lol

[@pouyan_m]

Or cocaine

[@livewire2759]

Cocaine would be much more fitting...

[@lucasgodsk2059]

Eric is doing to shows in Copenhagen next year, i wasn’t lucky enough to get tickets. But i still got his videos and music wich i’m happy for.

[@iemon7722]

5:34 Jesus painted that guitar. You cannot go wrong.

[@ElFimpo]

A guitar well fitted for a king of blues and riffs. Thank you Sir.

[@alexleezer7538]

I wouldn't buy a guitar that looked like a famous one. You can hang it up but it's always in the back of your mind that it's just a copy.

[@karsaurlong]

do you mean a signature guitar? because if you dont want one that looks like a famous guitar, your choices are very limited.....

[@alexleezer7538]

karsaurlong I'm basically saying that I wouldn't buy a guitar that is a copy of the guitar that someone famous used. I like some signature guitars like the ibanez Jem. I guess you could also call the les Paul a signature guitar. Those are fine, I just don't want a guitar that is a clone of what Eric Clapton, Jimmy page, etc played

[@goodnoodles1624]

Alex Leezer ahhh, your an individual with his own identity . That's the way to be!

[@alexleezer7538]

Good Noodles :)

[@kewlfonz]

So if you smack the head stock accidentally and it breaks off, it's a few thousands dollars and not a couple of hundred thousand dollars...

[@geedubb-q1u]

Every great guitarist knows his musical tool. Weird to say it that way but that’s what it is to them. It’s their job and that’s what they use. The maple we used to call it a blonde neck. I had an early 70’s rosewood, and loved it.

[@orlandomorales5423]

It's so funny watching these guys handle the guitar with white gloves like it will break with the wrong look when the guitar is already beat to hell. One thing about Fenders I've always loved is just how damn durable they are.

[@Strato13]

Orlando Morales I was thinking the exact same thing it's ALREADY beat, how much more can it hurt to be handled by hands lol.. I'm sure Eric never handed it like a baby.

[@Intheshed123]

These dudes are PROS!!!!!! Cant have a finger smudge on it! That could piss somebody off!

[@jeffelm8033]

And nothing screams like a strat 🎸

[@javiceres]

Orlando Morales I couldn’t agree more. But they are being filmed so ...

[@svendeboer8469]

They are just like nokia phones

[@MrMonteCarloRacing]

I have an '82 American Standard that looks a lot like this one.. but with several wear spots on the neck... I also named mine Brownie. Ive been fortunate to see Clapton live 7 times. My all time favorite guitar he played was Blackie tho.

[@rockturtleneck]

Beautiful guitar but there's something odd about reproducing all of those nicks and scratches. Those were all earned by Clapton through years of great playing, but the person buying the replica hasn't done the work to earn those signs of passion. They are just paying to not have to do the hard work.

[@j.epstein7723]

@@Peter-ff1tp lol just wrecked this guy's whole comment

[@CW0123]

It’s for doctors / lawyers to hang in their office. As fast as attention to detail it’s just the custom shop showing what they can do.

[@StevenBucknall]

it sounds so good... the only reason i would go to the usa would be to go to the Fender shop... the very best thing to come out of the USA

[@mrsrandommademedoit3387]

Is Clapton wearing his Patek 2499 platinum here. I can see the moonphase. It would make sense, and the interview is from before he sold it at auction for $3.65 Million. Crazy watch!

[@asm1]

I came to this from the Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster. The Moment when Clapton looks at it with a lump in his throat and says "yeah that'll do". Don't forget Clapton doesnt have "Brownie" anymore - he gave it up. As Andy Summers said "Whern I opened the case, it was like the twilight zone because I knew I'd left it (his original) in the loft at home." I'm sure Clapton feels similar here. It's not the oriiginal but so close as to evoke memories/feelings/life experiences of years long gone. This was/is the "Layla" guitar....

[@MojoStrummer]

@hungerstriker27 that's how I feel now. When I was just starting out I had this idea that I needed a signature model of someone's guitar to get a good tone, but I've reached this comfort zone with my own strat that I wouldn't trade for anyone's repro

[@markdoughty8780]

Eric's a master at what he does - of that there is no doubt...

[@MartiniPinball]

When Clapton says “that’l do”, you best believe IT will do...

[@DeanSibleyAntiques]

having met Seymour Duncan many years ago & listening to his stories , I believe Seymour met Eric & wound some pups for him just prior to Layla being recorded. In fact Eric had the sound in his mind but could not get it from the standard pups. Nearly 15 yrs ago I was lucky to find an all black 1983 MIJ strat with lace sensor pups, Gotoh tuners & maple neck in pawn shop just prior to the whole planet getting connected to i/net - not so easy to get a bargain now. I paid $200 for it & have never touched truss rod or frets - just a complete rewire- improved the tone enormously. Since retiring I have made a few high end guitars but still love the Strat & can't bring myself to sell it, even tho it's now worth a lot more than it cost.

[@TheBluesamp]

I wonder how the earlier rosewood fretboards compare to ones made these days as far as how the grain lays flat and doesnt catch like he is discussing.

[@ishatype2764]

When I saw Brownie of the back of the Layla album, I knew someday I'd have a Strat with a worn maple neck. To me, a tobacco sunburst Strat with a maple neck and a cherry sunburst Les Paul Standard are the two most beautiful guitars in creation.