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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:51 am
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The last 5-night residency at Nippon Budokan saw him with a Blackie.



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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:14 am
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Retired from active service in 2016.

The last 5-night residency at Nippon Budokan saw him with a Blackie.


I suppose you do your best with what you have. :wink:

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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:35 pm
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It's only in the printed magazine, rather than online. You have to subscribe via the website to receive it, which I've done for years. I don't have a scanner otherwise I'd publish it for you, but I don't... so...

I'll type in a snippet which is relevant to this thread (the rest is Dan's background type stuff) -

Behind the scenes at the 2015 RAH concerts.

WE: What is the story behind the new Fender Sunburst Stratocasters being used at the recent concerts? Are there just two of them?

DD: The new Sunburst guitars are based on the Buddy Holly '55 ash body Strat but with Eric's neck and electronics. We have three of them at the moment.

WE: Eric very occasionally breaks a string but seemed to do so 3 nights running at the RAH - were they a new variety, was it just bad luck, or was he playing harder?

DD: Yeah, it was a shock to me.... the first string break in 5 years! Then it happened again the next night and again the night after that. At first, as it happened towards the end of the set, I put it down to Eric just playing a blinder! When it happened again, even with a short sleeve of plastic tubing over the end of the string to protect the string as it threads through the bridge (a Stevie Ray Vaughan trick), I noticed that the saddles were authentic to the Buddy Holly guitar and not the same as the saddles on the newer guitars. I changed the bridge and it seemed to work... no string breaks for the rest of the Albert Hall shows. Phew!

WE: Could you confirm the specification of the amps and pedals he was using at the recent concerts? I think the last tour you told me he was using a 3x10 Fender Bandmaster 1957, and Wah Wah and custom built switcher to the Leslie.

DD: For the last couple of years we've been using the Fender Bandmaster built by Alexander Dumble. On the floor we have a Dunlop Crybaby Wah and Mike Hill custom switch to turn the Leslie on. The Leslie cabinet is a bit like a chorus pedal and recognisable on songs like Wonderful Tonight and Badge but also used more recently on You Are So Beautiful and Can't Find My Way Home.

A very simple set up really... basically Strat into the Bandmaster most of the time. I had one person asking me what amp he used for his clean tone. He'll get clean sounds by riding the volume on the guitar and then it's everything up all the way, also really pulling out the notes with his fingers for lead. I think that the combination of the new Buddy Holly guitar and the Bandmaster amp at the recent Albert Hall shows were fantastic!


So the sunburst guitar was essentially a 1955 with modern "Elite" circuitry, noiseless pickups and flatter radius 22-fret soft V-shape maple neck.


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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:21 am
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chromeface wrote:
The last 5-night residency at Nippon Budokan saw him with a Blackie.


I'm no expert, but I thought 'Blackie' got it's name from being black, not Grigio Silverstone Grey.


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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:34 am
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LeftyElliot wrote:
chromeface wrote:
The last 5-night residency at Nippon Budokan saw him with a Blackie.


I'm no expert, but I thought 'Blackie' got it's name from being black, not Grigio Silverstone Grey.


Over the many years, those guitars have photographed differently depending upon stage lighting and photo gear. This could be a Mercedes/Midnight Blue guitar for all we know. I'm not convinced its a Grey. It's definitely NOT pewter. Anyway, I'm pretty much done with following the trail of Clapton's gear. My two in the herd are enough for me. Especially the Phase I guitar. The rest are merely variations on the theme.

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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:25 am
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ZZDoc wrote:
LeftyElliot wrote:
chromeface wrote:
The last 5-night residency at Nippon Budokan saw him with a Blackie.


I'm no expert, but I thought 'Blackie' got it's name from being black, not Grigio Silverstone Grey.


Over the many years, those guitars have photographed differently depending upon stage lighting and photo gear. This could be a Mercedes/Midnight Blue guitar for all we know. I'm not convinced its a Grey. It's definitely NOT pewter. Anyway, I'm pretty much done with following the trail of Clapton's gear. My two in the herd are enough for me. Especially the Phase I guitar. The rest are merely variations on the theme.


You're quite right. Maybe I shouldn't have said it's GSG but it's definitely NOT black :D

This photo on this video shows it in a different light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHrGJU2Zfs


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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:53 am
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When I saw his guitar I've had an impression he played a Blackie.

The stage axe Clapton used for the Budokan shows was a Midnight Blue TK Masterbuilt.


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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:56 am
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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:00 am
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The first time he used a Country Gent 6120 onstage since his early days with The Yardbirds in 1964 (Sunshine State).


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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:54 am
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The first time he used a Country Gent 6120 onstage since his early days with The Yardbirds in 1964 (Sunshine State).

"Holy Chet Atkins,Duane Eddy Batman!"

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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:03 am
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Cool pics. Thanks, Chromey


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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:23 am
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LeftyElliot wrote:
Cool pics. Thanks, Chromey

I wrote my reply without seeing those photos. I find the finish far more compelling than the orange. Do we know if that's a new build or something that's been sitting under a bed for the last 50 years or more?

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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:52 am
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ZZDoc wrote:
LeftyElliot wrote:
Cool pics. Thanks, Chromey

I wrote my reply without seeing those photos. I find the finish far more compelling than the orange. Do we know if that's a new build to his specs or something that's been sitting under a bed for the last 50 years or more and has been updated? That bridge is definitely NOT vintage Gretsch.

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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:19 pm
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It appears to be a Tune-O-Matic or some variation thereof.

The Bigsby makes no sense whatsoever since Mr. Clapner routinely plays a Strat with a blocked tremolo.

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Post subject: Re: Eric Clapton "Brownie" signature LTD for 2015?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:30 pm
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The Bigsby makes no sense whatsoever since Mr. Clapner routinely plays a Strat with a blocked tremolo.Arjay
Ditto on the bridge which prompted my comment. On the 'biggy', its more pertinent to the guitar than the player thereof,

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