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The pre-amp in the Clapton possibly was a part that
goes back to the Elite Strat. I'll check on that. It
is also use on other sig. guitars like the Buddy Guy,
and Sambora.
The staggerd vintage keys are made by Gotoh, and were
also used on the Sambora Start. You can probably get
these from Allparts. They also make a staggered
vintage key that lock. Both of these key styles fit
orig. vintage hole pattern I have a couple sets of the
locking, but I haven't put them to enough of test to
tell you to buy them.
What makes guitars expensive is when they have unique
features like battery cutouts, like the Clapton, Buddy
Guy,or Sambora.Because they limit the rework
opportunitys.
The first time someone screws a back cover on an EJ,
that body is junk. It can't be used for another model
because of the nice big scoop cutaway in the back.
This is the only production guitar where every neck
must be a quarter-sawn piece of wood. That is a very
expensive cut of wood.
The thin laquer body paint looks and sounds cool.
Other laquer guitars have a polyester undercoat which
affects the look and sound of the guitar.
Is that true that it retails, not the deal price, is
around $1600? Fender has a 50% markup, so that sounds
like it could be an OK price.
-dave
--- Jacob Dobner <> wrote:
>
>
> The Clapton Strat has a decent amount of stuff
> designed for his
> guitar. But the reason I can figure EC's is cheaper
> while EJ's is more
> exspensive is because more people want a Clapton
> strat.
>
> It would be really cool to see the staggered tuners
> to see what those
> are about.
>
> I am not a big fan of zero radius instruments. My
> 'Ukulele, which I
> love, has a zero radius and it makes it much hard to
> play than a
> guitar. The smaller frets hurt that as well. I
> really need a radius
> because I have messed up my fretting hand several
> times playing baseball.
>
> --- In , Michael S
> Springer
> <springerms@j...> wrote:
> > Yeah, the price on the EJ Strat seems high,
> > when compared with the Clapton and SRV Strats,
> > <but> if you've read the shtick in the 2005
> Frontlines about
> > them, it makes sense:
> >
> > 1. The pickups are a unique design to Eric
> Johnson's specs.
> > Most guys just specify a pre-existing pickup- not
> EJ!
> >
> > 2. The radius on the neck is way unusual for
> vintage style
> > Fender necks, meaning they are not just pulling a
> neck from
> > a different model, and slapping a different decal,
> or even different
> > frets onnit. That's a major variation, not a
> minor tweak.
> >
> > 3. There are a <lot> of other odd little tweaks in
> the guitar that
> > <have> to require more time, if not money to do.
> > Oh yeah- It has staggered <vintage> style
> tuners...
> > I've never heard of those before- has anybody?
> > That means specially machined parts!
> > The staggered tuners I've heard of are normal
> enclosed tuners
> > on the American Strats.
> >
> > Anyway, when you consider all that, maybe it's not
> such a high price
> > after all.
> >
> > I also understand the objection to the flat
> radius,
> > but flatter radii are common on shredder guitars,
> > and as shredders get older, they may follow the
> general
> > trend of aging players becoming interested in more
> vintage
> > flavored gear, but still want a flatter neck
> radius.
> > In that case, the EJ Strat is the only game in
> town.
> >
> > And regarding the comment about Marty Tippens-
> > there is already one Custom Shop signature model
> > dedicated to a surf guitarist, the Dick Dale
> Strat.
> > So surf guitar has <some> representation in the
> Fender catalog!
> > Ya can't have <everything>! ;^)
> >
> > Michael
>
>
>
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