There's a few corrections I'd like to mention: 1. All of Eric's signature models only have tone control assigned to the neck and bridge pickups (using a 1kV ceramic disc capacitor) while the middle pickup is wide open with no tone control. 2. The frets on all of Eric's strats are Medium Jumbos, not 'vintage' jumbos. 3. A vintage strat radius is 7.25", the 9.5" fingerboards came much later.
Rosewood bound finger board in Lucerne Aqua Firemist . That is the most stunning & beautiful example in the EJ line. Wish Fender offered that version, l would buy that in a heartbeat.
The thickest stock Stratocaster I’ve ever played is the 62 Hot Rod, fantastic neck, slab rosewood and a “fat C” neck shape. It feels like a baseball bat. The over all quality is superb, the neck pocket is precise, the frets are properly dressed, I’d have thought it was something from the custom shop. I will never sell this guitar.
Silviu Stefan no, blocked means installing a piece of wood wedged into the cavity between the bridge place and the body, like the Eric Clapton signature model. That makes the tremolo completely immobile. The EJ Strat isn’t blocked.
There's a few corrections I'd like to mention:
1. All of Eric's signature models only have tone control assigned to the neck and bridge pickups (using a 1kV ceramic disc capacitor) while the middle pickup is wide open with no tone control.
2. The frets on all of Eric's strats are Medium Jumbos, not 'vintage' jumbos.
3. A vintage strat radius is 7.25", the 9.5" fingerboards came much later.
Parth Pandya I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to notice the mistakes
Rosewood bound finger board in Lucerne Aqua Firemist . That is the most stunning & beautiful example in the EJ line. Wish Fender offered that version, l would buy that in a heartbeat.
Cliffs of Dover was recorded with a 335
Thanks.
John Osborne exactly!! Obviously he's not a real EJ fan
Part was a 335 part was strat
Yes that's true. Most of it was recorded with a 335 and half of the solo towards the end was with a strat (his '54 named Virginia)
1:52: "Rosewood neck version"? No no no. Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.
The thickest stock Stratocaster I’ve ever played is the 62 Hot Rod, fantastic neck, slab rosewood and a “fat C” neck shape. It feels like a baseball bat. The over all quality is superb, the neck pocket is precise, the frets are properly dressed, I’d have thought it was something from the custom shop. I will never sell this guitar.
There is paint underneath the bridge. I have this guitar and just changed to a Callaham bridge.
Really? I thought the absence of paint was a selling point.
Actually I think with EJ strats there is no finish between the bridge plate and the bridge block. Not on the body itself. The metal parts.
So why did he get rid of string tree for better vibrato use if the bridge is blocked?
It isn't blocked. It has 5 springs that keeps the bridge down against the body but will allow forward motion. -Chris
@@AlamoMusic 5 strings very tight with 10 gauge strings tuned down half of step?? That is blocked!
Silviu Stefan no, blocked means installing a piece of wood wedged into the cavity between the bridge place and the body, like the Eric Clapton signature model. That makes the tremolo completely immobile. The EJ Strat isn’t blocked.
Eric loves his 54 Strat with 7/25 inch radius but he makes his signature model with 12 inch radius like an Ibanez. Something is not right.
My understanding is that his vintage guitars were refretted and given an flatter radius years ago and of course he plays Gibsons, etc. -Chris
Do your homework first, son.
He gets stuff wrong a lot.
This guy ha no idea what he’s talking about
Worst demo ever