Fender – recreating the classic “Brownie” Stratocaster used by Eric Clapton
An evening pause: Apparently Clapton used what is called a “Brownie” Stratocaster when he recorded the song Layla. In this video Fender rebuilds an old one to make it like new, for Clapton.
Hat tip Cotour.
Readers!
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. Your support allows me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Only now does it appear that Washington might finally recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
Behind The Black
c/o Robert Zimmerman
P.O.Box 1262
Cortaro, AZ 85652
You can also support me by buying one of my books, as noted in the boxes interspersed throughout the webpage or shown in the menu above.
As I understand it the Fender company took Clapton’s own “Brownie” guitar and went over it microscopically and reproduced it with all of the unique elements from the original factory that make it sound like Clapton wants his handpicked guitar to sound.
The cost for this hand made custom limited reproductions? $25K.
https://reverb.com/p/fender-custom-shop-tribute-series-brownie-eric-clapton-stratocaster
From how the wires are connected to the grade and kind of wood used for the neck, it’s as exact a reproduction of what Clapton himself plays.
They also make a “Blackie”: https://reverb.com/p/fender-custom-shop-eric-clapton-blackie-tribute-signature-black-relic-2006
$30K?
I hope this is recent. I read reports of Eric having a neuropathic reaction to the Covid vaccine which hampered his guitar playing.
Layla may be my favorite music from that era.
Thanks for posting.