Blackie (guitar)
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Blackie is the nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favorite Fender Stratocaster.
Clapton with "Blackie" performing in 1978
Fender Stratocaster
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The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of double-cutaway electric guitar designed between 1952 and 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares.
Blackie (guitar)
…Blackie is the nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favorite Fender Stratocaster. In 1970, Clapton switched from Gibson electric guitars to Fender Stratocasters, largely due to the influences of Jimi Hendrix and Blind Faith bandmate…
David Gilmour's 1969 The Black Strat
Body and electronics
Headstock and tuning pegs
Six-point "tremolo" bridge