Replicas of Clapton Guitar on Sale for $24,000
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 24) - Eric Clapton paid about $300 for his famed "Blackie" guitar in 1970. Beginning Friday, hardcore fans can buy an official replica of the Fender Stratocaster for a mere $24,000.
Blackie was Clapton's primary stage and studio instrument between 1970, when he built it from the best parts of three Stratocasters bought for $100 each, and 1985, when it entered retirement.
Just 185 of the replicas -- including faux worn wood and cigarette burns -- will go on sale in the United States, at Guitar Center stores. The retailer paid $959,500 for Blackie at a 2004 auction that benefited Clapton's Crossroads rehab center in Antigua. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the replicas will also go to Crossroads, according to a Guitar Center statement.
Blackie's notable public appearances include Live Aid in 1985, and Clapton's first music video, for the tune "Forever Man."
Blackie was Clapton's primary stage and studio instrument between 1970, when he built it from the best parts of three Stratocasters bought for $100 each, and 1985, when it entered retirement.
Just 185 of the replicas -- including faux worn wood and cigarette burns -- will go on sale in the United States, at Guitar Center stores. The retailer paid $959,500 for Blackie at a 2004 auction that benefited Clapton's Crossroads rehab center in Antigua. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the replicas will also go to Crossroads, according to a Guitar Center statement.
Blackie's notable public appearances include Live Aid in 1985, and Clapton's first music video, for the tune "Forever Man."
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