[Slowhand] Fender's Clapton series Strat

[Mark Deavult]

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From: "DAVID cruise" <dcruise at adelphia.net>
To: <slowhand at planet-torque.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 7:20 PM
Subject: [Slowhand] Fender's Clapton series Strat


> Well I have finally saved up the money for a Clapton Strat, but have a
> few questions that nobody seems to be able to really answer for me, so
> maybe some of you Strat owners can help.  I have always loved the 89-90
> 7up green strat but never really warmed up to the lace pickups, I now
> see they make a candy green Clapton strat with the new noiseless
> pickups, I have not been able to find any picture of this color and
> Fenders new color chart on their website says the candy green and
> torinio red colored pictures are coming soon, so no help their.  Does
> anyone know if this color favors the 7up green?

Yes and no. Candy green is a darker color, as a reference I'd say it is
between 7-Up and Sherwood.  If you have the current  printing of
Duchossoir's "The Fender Stratocaster", there is a great color photo of a
Candy Green Elite Strat in the color section on page 41 that is very
accurate.

> Also the fender website
> says the Candy green paint finish is polyurethane,  what does that mean?
> What type of finish are the other colors?  This will be a played
> instrument and I'd like it to eventually get the cool paint wear
> markings, Is this possible with the poly finish.

No, all production EC strats have a poly finish, and will not wear like
vintage guitars finished in nitrocellulose lacquer. They will wear, but it's
not the same look at all - for instance, poly tends to "crystallize" around
dings instead of chip like nitro.

For what it's worth, all of EC's personal EC strats are finished in Poly,
and most of his necks are finished in cyanoacrylate (super glue) which gives
a great feel but wears quickly!

Cheers,
Mark Deavult