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90's Clapton Strat

90's Clapton Strat

This was a workshop job I couldn't resist sharing here on the workshop blog too. A customer booked in their 90s Clapton signature Strat for a few jobs, so I wanted to document the guitar as I'm sure it'll interest others like it did me.

Although my music tastes/guitar tastes have changed a lot over the years, I really have to credit the 80s/90s Clapton music and his guitars as the key ingredient that sparked my love for guitar. In particular, things like his Knebworth '90 performances, or the 24 Nights album/video sporting his pewter grey signature Strat, were personal favourites at the time. So opening the old tweed case and revealing this example instantly hit me in the feels! The right colour, amazing condition, very much looking forward to getting stuck into the job.

1988 Fender Strat Plus for some major TLC

1988 Fender Strat Plus for some major TLC

Ian kindly contacted me to have a look at his long time owned 1988 Fender Strat Plus. It had been unplayed for a while sadly as there was some severe fret wear/divots along with a troublesome setup, but it was time to get it back in use and being enjoyed again. He popped by with it so I could see whether there was enough fretwire to play with for a level/crown/polish rather than a re-fret, of which there was plenty to work with so the level/crown/polish was the plan this time around. It was also in need of a thorough inspection/clean too, but selfishly I was really really looking forward to this little project as I have a soft spot for this era Strat, especially the Strat Plus, Ultra and Jeff Beck models from the Lace Sensor times. Very nostalgic for me, and this seemed like an era where it felt like every major player was sporting a Lace Sensor equipped Strat of some form! This one was particularly cool though thanks to it's original Graffiti yellow finish, which has darkened somewhat (which my photos don't really capture all that well unfortunately) but still looks super vibrant. Such a great colour.