Haha brilliant!

Coming sooner: the Fender MasterCard. Don’t leave Guitar Center without it... 😕

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I completely agree with your point but I love the Blind Faith Tele so much

This one isn't even a Signature Model. Just a reproduction. For $12K!

@@firstshirt434 Huh?

There are photos and videos of Blind Faith performing in Hyde Park and he IS playing a guitar just like this one.

Actually he played Telecaster before he played any other serious guitars. He played a blond and a red fiesta telecaster extensively while in the yardbirds. Don't talk about stuff without knowing the facts.

What an amateur place to put a camera, ontop of an amp that vibrates with sound. Ive never even held a proper camera in my life and I know that much.

That's cuz yer gey

You don't need it you can get one made just as well if not better from Korea

I was going to write my own comment as I started to scroll down and read the comments and I noticed yours and your inspiration that you speak of. I can too honestly say Eric has been the largest inspiration on my guitar playing since I picked up the first guitar in 1984 and I absolutely tried to score one of these but unfortunately did not get the opportunity to do so I was about two grand short and I’m sure even looking them up now if I tried the price has got to be astronomical, but I would buy everything that has Eric Clapton signature on it because I believe that the man truly make sure the products you get are good, and he has certainly proven out That what they’re copying will provide you the total range that he obviously is able to obtain. I have certainly learned over all of these years through my fingers how to play almost all of Eric songs and love to do so he is a guitar hero I’ve never called anyone of God except God, but Eric didn’t like being called God either as I read many books, studied and have three signatures on guitars from him now, and have met him on seven occasions, I’ve been very lucky and donated a lot of money to crossroads when I’ve had it. I got clean myself around 15 years ago. The crossroads clinic in Farmville Virginia helped me I can’t say enough good things about Eric he may have made some mistakes in his life, no doubt, but he is certainly owned them and he doesn’t brag about it like Nikki six or well you know what how can I even say Nikki six his name in the same sentence with Eric Clapton because Nikki six is not a Musician, he’s a showman Eric Clapton and bodies the word musician. His commitment has always been to the music and providing the best performance available to the audience. He doesn’t need sparklers and flamethrowers he just needs the guitar are damn well anyone you put in his hands God bless you, Eric live long And continue to prosper as your influence has helped me to prosper as well as playing your music. Thanks again for all of it, and I like to think fender to it this time just for their commitment to working with Eric people make the remarks but it makes me sick. Eric worked hard to get where he got, and he deserves everything he has And the people that sit here at the dog him make me sick because they haven’t spent 10 hours a day playing guitar or 12 hours a day they didn’t go through our live through the things that Eric had to live through and overcome to get where he’s at, he was handed nothing And anybody that read his book or watched his movie knows the truth because he’s willing to own up to any of it, I’d say he’s more than a leader, and certainly worthy of being a guitar hero but no God and that’s the first thing he would tell you too I hope, and I am sure many generations to come see more guitars from Eric Clapton as his legend will surely live on to the end of time you don’t see them making guitars like this for Jimmy page as much as I think he is a wonderful guitarist Eric Clapton is truly probably the most celebrated musician there is there’s a reason for that And your negative comments mean nothing nor do they diminish that at all you can’t say anything good why not say anything at all thank you again guitar center for this great demo and releasing such a wonderful guitar. Maybe there will be a second run. Thanks. 10:23

@@xandermohan6331 oh yeah the crossroads centre for rich drug addicts

RM-PC, 😂🤣🤗😇

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So you sold your “home” just to purchased that tele?

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Absolutely @jchessermusic - Clapton had a fantastic Tele + Marshall tone at BF's Hyde Park outing, no question. Warm, throaty, but with that nice bell-like harmonics thing--especially compared to the (presumably Fender) amp tones in this video.

@@geschickt I agree completely! When Eric said "This sounds really good," I was like, it sounds like a standard amp setting. Nothing really about the sound that stood apart. The tone at Hyde Park was MUCH better

@@jchessermusic Ya know, watching that video, EC's Marshall's (which still had "CREAM" stenciled on the back) were like the elephant in the room. You can't talk about his Hyde Park guitar without talking about his Hyde Park amp! Nothing "thin" about this guitar sound!: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrB6oaRn36vHd58.html

I’ve always been under the impression that a Tele bridge pickup tends to be more powerful and thicker sounding than the bridge pickup of a Strat. Am I off-base here?

@@geschickt Absolutely. Nothing thin about that sound AT ALL. I actually prefer his Hyde Park sound to the sound he got later on with the strat. And it's not that the strat tone is bad, because it's not. But the tele sound with that Marshall just had a bite to it. You're absolutely right on that!

I can't wait for the guitar Eric " almost " played once at a guitar shop in 1966 but chose to have a cup of tea in the cafe next door instead 👍

He's had a nerve disease for about 4 years now and he can't play like he used to. Maybe that is why.

1039sflem could be but I just saw him last year and he didn’t miss a beat just seems like a shame to go through all the trouble of filming him and not using it even if it was him telling the story of the guitar it would have been cool

@@scottfleming6166 he still tours and plays regularly, not really restricted at all in his performances.

@@arthurias7693 He does not tour like he used to and I believe he is not playing as he used to.due to the nerve issue.

@@thomast596 he rocks harder than ever dude. didn't u hear the sick ass solo he did?

Completely agree with you on that!

Agree!

Same, I have both and can say my Strat is thinner sounding

The Paranoid Blues Man totally agree, I mean the strat is more of a chordsy strumming guitar I always thought. They are both single coil guitars but I found that strange that he said a telecaster is thin compared to a stray, a les Paul I could see

My only guess is he's comparing '50s Strats (like Blackie and Brownie) with '60s Teles. Fenders of the 1960s are known to be a bit brighter than those of the '50s. Or maybe he's talking about his signature Strats, with an active mid-boost.

Michael Goodhand eric is loosing his hands movements, that’s actually pretty sad :(

Would've cost Fender too much money to have Eric play some of his music.....and I don't blame him one bit for being mercenary if that was the case.

Find another VP that plays as good as Mike. You won’t.

Stewart Hilton yep , agreed

as well ; this one is about 11.000 ....

Stewart Hilton You can build one yourself for under $1200

18 bucks sure guitar is butt ugly

Seriously, make your own. Cheap sunburst Fender knock of Telecaster body, put a Strat neck on it...it's yours for a few hundred.

He deserves it, right?

Leevi Lipponen I think it might be three. This one, a new Firebird from Gibson, and a new Martin acoustic.

Clapton is God 🤷🏻‍♂️

David Parker Ever had Martinelli’s sparkling cider?? Well, Erics got his own signature bottle of that as well.... 🍾 🥂 Cheers

...dont forget ThE Ferrari 450 E.C.

He never plays at these sit downs, I think he must instruct them not to expect that of him, or he just doesn't want to without a band backing him, or he's just plain tired...who knows.

Lol yeah about right

Don't worry, they'll bring out a Mexican sweatshop version that will only cost $10 000.

this one has the added benefit of having a improper fitting neck - MOJO!!

@@jehovahnissi1961 just google blind faith and buy the parts separately its not rocket science

I still love the guitar and blind faith, but i think its worth noting that blind faith was before he sold out to fender.

Judge Steve you don’t know anything

@GretschDog I don't consider him no. 1 but I don't get what you mean

It goes to his crossroads rehabilitation center, carlos santana john mayer and I think someone else had picked some iconic guitars from their career to sell to also go towards his crossroads rehabilitation center

@GretschDog get out

it seems he is suffering from an osteo arthritic situation of the wrists and hands perhaps why he plays so few gigs nowadays.

Infinity's have too small a body. Don't like them in the least.

Because in 1969 at the Hyde Park concert the cigarette burn was not there. Nice catch Fender!

Clapton probably still smokes

Tell us ABOUT ThE amp, please

He used marshall at the time tho

@@user-qw6qm2ms9g maybe his BEST sound ever was w Musicman amps... Derek live

he sold out after blind faith. but you really hit the nail on the head

I saw McCartney last month, and he told a story about Hendrix and his "Bigsby handle." He was referring to the Strat whammy bar, of course. Apparently old English guys use alternate terms for guitar parts.

gibson probably trademarked 'binding'

The Tele was his primary guitar in Blind Faith, and that is it. He played one briefly in the Bluesbreakers before finding the Les Paul Marshall combination, which defined Blues/Rock Guitar for decades. He rarely played tiles in the seventies and eighties, and he certainly didn't play one on every album. I've seen him in concert five times, and he never put a tele over his shoulder. The Strat became his primary guitar in 1970, right through today. In the last 3 decades, he has either played a Strat, ES 335 or rarely a Les Paul. I've seen footage of him playing a tele in the studio on the EC/JJ Cale album from the mid-2000s, but no other time. He may have used a tele occasionally, but it would have been very rare.

Agree, 3 seconds of Eric, the rest of a boring player

@Paul Brian Martin I think he did play some slide on a Tele a few times. It's a good guitar for slide.

Kent Beery True. Probable Clapton doesn’t remember