EC Blackie 

£1695

Fraser Guitar's tribute to Clapton's Blackie offers pure iconic Clapton style alongside our standard specifications.  Eric Clapton first performed with Blackie on the 13th January 1973 at the Rainbow Concert, continuing to favour this instrument for years to come.  Between 1974 and 1985, Clapton used Blackie almost exclusively on stage and in the studio, recording hits such as “Wonderful Tonight”, "I Shot the Sheriff" and “Lay Down Sally”.

Our Blackie takes you back in time, with a deep contoured body in alder, nitrocellulose lacquer finish, 1-ply aged White, 8-hole, pickguard and tremolo.  With subtle indications of the ages, such as discoloration of plastic parts and metal hardware showing slight oxidation, this guitar maintains its sheen while the distinctive wear evokes its journey and weathering though time.

Features include our Vintage "C" 1-piece maple neck with 9.5" radius fretboard, rolled edges and black dots, rolled and polished Vintage Jumbo frets, bone nut and vintage-style machine heads.  A trio of single-coil '60s pickups, hand-wound to vintage specifications, ensure this guitar retains the classic sound of the era.  All our guitars now include a Fraser tweed hard case as standard.

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EC Blackie

Specifications

Body

Body Shape:  S-Style 

Body Material:  2-Piece Alder

Body Finish:  Aged Nitrocellulose

Body Colour:  Black 

Relic:  Blackie

Neck

Neck Material:  1-Piece Maple

Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape:  Vintage “C”

Scale Length:  25.5" (648mm)

Fretboard Radius:  9.5”

Number of Frets:  21

Fret Size:  Vintage Jumbo 6150

String Nut:  Bone

Nut Width:  41.5 mm

Position Inlays:  Clay Dots

Truss Rod:  Vintage Style Heel Adjust (Dual-Action Truss Rod)

Electronics

Configuration:  SSS

Pickups:  Hand-Wound Alnico 5 '60s Single Coil S-Style (reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup)

Pickup Switching:  5-Way Switch

Potentiometers:  Vintage Dimple Back Brass Shaft, Full Vintage Cloth Wiring, Handmade Reproduction Capacitor

Hardware

Hardware Finish:  Aged Chrome

Bridge:  6-point Full Size Block Tremolo

Machine Heads:  6-In-Line Split-Post Vintage 

Pickguard:  1-Ply Aged White

Control Knobs:  Aged White

Switch Tip:  Aged White

Miscellaneous

Strings:  Size 10 - 46 Ernie Ball 

Case/Gig Bag:  Fraser Tweed Hard Case