This Eric Clapton Strat in the J-Man Relic version in sunburst comes from a limited series and is almost impossible to find in the masterbuilt version. In addition, only very few of them were built by Todd Krause, "the" Clapton masterbuilder par excellence. Todd Krause is not only responsible for Clapton's personal stage guitars, but is also the masterbuilder of choice for blues rockers Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jeff Beck, Robin Trower and many more. When I first tested it, I immediately noticed that the V-profile here is not as extreme as on many Clapton Strats, almost inconspicuous, and the neck is also slightly more powerful. Very authentic and much closer to the real old Strats. The top vibration behaviour of the ash body is transmitted very dynamically and powerfully by the noiseless pickups, and that too without humming and side noises. On the amp, for me one of the best Clapton Strats I have played so far! Great feel and the classic Strat sounds in the best quality. Of course including TBX-Tone-Control and Active Mid Boost. Slowhand friends will have a lot of fun, because slow playing is really fun here. The very authentic, discreet relicing should also be mentioned here. The guitar including the frets is in absolutely mint condition. Super optics, top league sound and 1A playability.
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