Eric Johnson Signature model

[Snoogans]

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Does the Clapton still have the onboard boost fitted? I remember trying one once, and being shocked at how ballsy it was!

[jgcable]

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its not really boost. It is called TBX and the Plus and Ultra's have it too.

[thebisch]

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The EC has a preamp board in it which provides boost. The TBX is something entierly different. The Plus and Ultras do not have the boost that the EC has.

[SEEGERMANY]

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I guess this genius realizes that cliffs of dover was recorded with a GIBSON ES335, right?

Pete

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Wayta make me piss my pants! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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The EC has a preamp board in it which provides boost. The TBX is something entierly different. The Plus and Ultras do not have the boost that the EC has.

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Yeah, I believe the EC has some kind of mid boost. Also, the pickups in the newer version are the Noiseless models instead of the Lace Sensors in the old version.

[YetAnotherOne]

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The TBX is a passive treble/bass cut. It's "off" when the pot is in the mid position. Turning it one way cuts treble and turning it the other way cuts bass.

IIRC the Clapton Strats have the passive TBX (1st tone knob), an active mid-boost circuit (2nd tone knob), and a master volume.

[BallsOnParade]

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The Sig Strats all have unique features that are not avalible on any other Strat...

Like the Cray example above...
Hardtail '60 RI. That alone is a unique feature, plus the Mex has 9.5 radius and MJ frets and the CS Cray has IIRC 12" radius with vintage frets. The point is that there are no other vintage style Strats with a hardtail in the entire line.

Now on to the Clapton example...No, the Clapton is not a plus with a sig. It is a vintage style body/bridge with a 22 fret vintage V neck with 9.5" radius and MJ frets. Another unique feature set unless you want to go Mex.

As for buying a '57 reissue and swapping pickups? Well, if you are looking for a quarter sawn neck with some girth to it (vs. most '57s are skinny little necks, and no other Fender necks that I know of are quarter sawn) with a modern radius, then the '57 won't cut it. Currently a burst '57 RI lists for about $1900 and sells for about $1300 typically. If the list preice on EJ is the $2299 as stated that means that the selling will be about $1600 with out dickering. I'd say that if the feature set of the EJ is what you need, that $300 is not that much more.

What really bothers me, though (and I AM a Strat guy, I own 8 of them!) is how ANY Strat can be priced that much? Even the American Stds/Series are overpriced IMO. If you like skinnier necks the best deal going on Strats IMO are the beaten stepchild '83-'84 US Std 2 knob Strats and the first couple of years(came out in '87) of the American Standard which both usually go for about $500 on ebay.

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absolutely, ihave an SRV Strat my wife bought new (X-mas gift) about 4 or 5 years ago and it was only about $950 (sans case and tax) brand new. GREAT guitar, but I could never play with the string guages he used...

shortly thereafter, i bought a silver American Standard Strat, put a tortoise shell pickguard on it, and a Hot Rails in the bridge: one of my most versatile guitars in my collection, outside of my PRS (although I'd like to add the Fishman/Wilkinson piezo setup to my AS Strat)...