Eric Clapton

"C.F. Martin and Company is proud to introduce the first sets in a new line of Artist Choice acoustic guitar strings, Clapton's Choice Phosphor Bronze. The Clapton's Choice Phosphor Bronze guitar strings have a distinctively clear, warm tone with a hint of brightness that can highlight the subtleties of any player's style. Live or in the studio, these strings deliver the kind of performance expected by Eric Clapton."

"C.F. Martin and Company is proud to introduce the first sets in a new line of Artist Choice acoustic guitar strings, Clapton's Choice Phosphor Bronze. The Clapton's Choice Phosphor Bronze guitar strings have a distinctively clear, warm tone with a hint of brightness that can highlight the subtleties of any player's style. Live or in the studio, these strings deliver the kind of performance expected by Eric Clapton."

In early 2007, Eric Clapton appeared on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster with gold anodized scratchplate. It soon became known amongst fans as the “Christmascaster” or “Christmas Stratocaster.” This is because the instrument was a gift from his wife and four daughters at Christmas 2006 with the inscriptions from them on the back. It is a standard production model and not an Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster. It was used from time-to-time on stage during 2007 but has not been spotted at any live performances since that time.

This guitar was a very rare and limited run for the Crossroads 2013 Eric Clapton Guitar Center edition of guitars.

These Ernie Ball guitar straps, customized for Eric Clapton by Gianni Versace with stripes of black and clear rhinestones, stamped at one end Ernie Ball -- 44 in. (112 cm.) long were used by Eric Claptons in the early 1990s.

An autographed B.B. King 'Lucille' model Gibson guitar, used by him during the recording of the album 'B. B. King & Friends: 80', FOOTNOTES The album was a celebration of B.B. King's 80th birthday and comprised a series of duets with the signatories on the guitar. According to information supplied, the signatures were obtained in various recording studios during the sessions: Clapton, Daltrey, Knopfler and Van Morrison in Olympic Studios, London, the remainder in New York and Los Angeles. B.B.King used this guitar for the session with Mark Knopfler.

a Yamaha SX guitar, late 1970s, contoured, double-cutaway body in cherry red finish, one volume and three tone controls, five-way selector switch, bound body and neck, headstock with replacement Grover machineheads, strap pegs missing, back of body inscribed by Clapton in black marker E.C. Was Here, in original shaped case with key, several original airline tags, Yamaha business card and Eric Clapton personalised plectrum, together with statement of provenance, on Bushbranch Limited stationery, signed by Eric Clapton confirming that '...the cherry red Yamaha guitar...was previously owned by me'.

Eric Clapton used the Fender Eric Clapton Master Built Crash 2 Model during his 2001 concert at Budokan, Japan, as seen in the YouTube video "Eric Clapton - Five Long Years."

Tommy Clarke is a native New Yorker and was a first-responder at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His experience at the tragedy profoundly changed his life. Clarke felt a duty to keep alive the memory of those who died that day, as well as the survivors who still suffer effects from the attacks and the collapse of the towers.

Clarke enlisted his longtime friend and three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Eric Clapton to create something to honor the three services of first responders – the New York Police Department, the Fire Department of New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Clapton brought in master luthier Todd Krause from the Fender Guitar Custom Shop and legendary graffiti artist Lee Quinones to design and build three guitars.

Quinones interviewed many 9/11 survivors to get their thoughts and impressions about the events. With their stories as inspiration, Quinones and Clarke conceptualized the renderings that Quinones then painted on the back of each guitar. Clarke secured authentic badges and commendation bars, and Krause installed them on the instruments he built himself. Clapton brought these guitars on tour with him in 2011 and played them onstage in Brazil.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will bring the guitars to the 2013 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival as part of a special guitar exhibit from April 12-13 at Madison Square Garden. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will also bring Muddy Waters' 1958 Fender Telecaster, which is part of the Museum's permanent collection and featured in the Roots of Rock gallery. All four guitars will return to exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, after the Crossroads Festival.

• See more at: https://rockhall.com/blog/post/in-the-museum-9-11-fender-custom-memorial-guitars/#sthash.ienY3Bzv.dpuf

Tommy Clarke is a native New Yorker and was a first-responder at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His experience at the tragedy profoundly changed his life. Clarke felt a duty to keep alive the memory of those who died that day, as well as the survivors who still suffer effects from the attacks and the collapse of the towers.

Clarke enlisted his longtime friend and three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Eric Clapton to create something to honor the three services of first responders – the New York Police Department, the Fire Department of New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Clapton brought in master luthier Todd Krause from the Fender Guitar Custom Shop and legendary graffiti artist Lee Quinones to design and build three guitars.

Quinones interviewed many 9/11 survivors to get their thoughts and impressions about the events. With their stories as inspiration, Quinones and Clarke conceptualized the renderings that Quinones then painted on the back of each guitar. Clarke secured authentic badges and commendation bars, and Krause installed them on the instruments he built himself. Clapton brought these guitars on tour with him in 2011 and played them onstage in Brazil.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will bring the guitars to the 2013 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival as part of a special guitar exhibit from April 12-13 at Madison Square Garden. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will also bring Muddy Waters' 1958 Fender Telecaster, which is part of the Museum's permanent collection and featured in the Roots of Rock gallery. All four guitars will return to exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, after the Crossroads Festival.

• See more at: https://rockhall.com/blog/post/in-the-museum-9-11-fender-custom-memorial-guitars/#sthash.Vjyzd5zR.dpuf

Eric Clapton used this guitarm for the encore songs at the 2001 Budokan performance.

This case is handmade by Hermès for Eric Clapton using the finest crocodile skin, poplar wood from Pennsylvania and a very fine, soft blue velvet lining, and is worth $100,000.

This Platinum sales award was presented to Eric Clapton by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) to commemorate the sale of more than 70,000 copies of "Just One Night" in Australia.

A Special Citation of Achievement certificate presented by the BMI to Eric Clapton, in recognition of the great national popularity as measured by over 1 million broadcast performances attained by "Lay Down Sally".

This 2x Platinum sales award was presented to Eric Clapton by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to commemorate the sale of more than 600,000 copies of "The Cream of Eric Clapton" in the United Kingdom.

According to the vendor this guitar was used by Eric Clapton on the Pilgrim album specifically for the song My Fathers Eyes. the accompaniying notes from the recording engineer, Alan Douglas date the recording session as Sunday 29th June 1997 and notes the use of the Lowden guitar. The vendor worked at Olympic Studios in Barnes during this time and purchased the guitar from Eric Clapton's guitar tech Lee Dickson.

A rare opportunity to own a guitar owned and played by one of the all-time greats. Heritage Auctions and former Asleep at the Wheel guitarist Johnny Nicholas are proud to offer Eric Clapton's personal Custom Shop Stratocaster. A noted blues player, Johnny Nicholas was a member of the Grammy winning Asleep at the Wheel before he and his wife Brenda settled down to raise a family in the Texas Hill Country. During his time with Asleep at the Wheel, Johnny became and remains close friends with Eric Clapton. So much so that when Brenda was diagnosed with Leukemia, Mr. Clapton was kind enough to offer one of his personally owned and played guitars to help raise money for Brenda's courageous fight. Sadly, Brenda Nicholas recently lost her battle with the disease. However, it is the desire of Mr. Clapton to see this wonderful guitar sold in an effort ease the Nicholas family's medical expenses and to further alternative Leukemia treatment research.

This Masterbuilt Strat was built by Todd Krause for Eric Clapton in 2014. It has been verified by Mr. Clapton's representation as one of two Stratocasters used on May 21, 2015 during his 70th birthday concert as documented in the concert film Slowhand at 70-Live at the Royal Albert Hall. The guitar appears nearly as new with the exception of a few very light scratches on the back from Eric's playing the guitar. The guitar's pickguard is signed by Eric Clapton in black Sharpie. The Custom Shop COA, case candy and tool kit are included. Additional provenance will be provided to the winning bidder. Heritage Auctions and the Nicholas Family greatly appreciate the thoughtful consideration of Mr. Clapton. Original hard case included. Condition: Mint. Price Guide Value N/A

In 2016, Clapton sold a small amount of his guitar collection together with Grun Guitars store. The sale revealed, Clapton used a 2009 Gibson Byrland Custom for the performance of "Further On Up The Road" in 2013.

When Eric Clapton sold part of his guitar collection along with his United States guitar partners at "Gruhn Guitars", it was revealed that Clapton used a 2012 Alexandr Svistunov 17" Archtop guitar.

This guitar was in the collection of Eric Clapton from 2006 until 2016 when he sold the archtop guitar together with Gruhn Guitars.

This D'Angelico archtop guitar is not to be confused with the similar 17" archtop model and was in the collection of Eric Clapton from 2006 until 2016.

This guitar was used during rehearsals since 2013 by Clapton.

This 2000 Epiphone Les Paul Standard with "Black" finish was signed by Clapton in 2016 and was used since 2006 by the British rock musician for studio work.

This guitar was used by Clapton onstage at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013.

As part of his 1988 Soldano/Cornish Guitar Routing System, Eric Clapton used the Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner and Light Module, a SAMSON UR-5D UHF wireless receiver, a SAMSON BR-3 VHF receiver, a Drawmer 1960 tube compressor, a YAMAHA SPX-90 multi-effect processor, a Dyno-My-Piano CS-5 Tri-Stereo Chorus, a TC Electronics 2290 dynamic digital delay, a DYNACORD CLS 222 Leslie simulator, a YAMAHA GEP 50 multi-effect processor, a Roland SDE-3000 digital delay as well as the TC1210 spatial expander with VHS/UHF aerial unit at rear.

As part of his 1988 Soldano/Cornish Guitar Routing System, Eric Clapton used the Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner and Light Module, a SAMSON UR-5D UHF wireless receiver, a SAMSON BR-3 VHF receiver, a Drawmer 1960 tube compressor, a YAMAHA SPX-90 multi-effect processor, a Dyno-My-Piano CS-5 Tri-Stereo Chorus, a TC Electronics 2290 dynamic digital delay, a DYNACORD CLS 222 Leslie simulator, a YAMAHA GEP 50 multi-effect processor, a Roland SDE-3000 digital delay as well as the TC1210 spatial expander with VHS/UHF aerial unit at rear.

As part of his 1988 Soldano/Cornish Guitar Routing System, Eric Clapton used the Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner and Light Module, a SAMSON UR-5D UHF wireless receiver, a SAMSON BR-3 VHF receiver, a Drawmer 1960 tube compressor, a YAMAHA SPX-90 multi-effect processor, a Dyno-My-Piano CS-5 Tri-Stereo Chorus, a TC Electronics 2290 dynamic digital delay, a DYNACORD CLS 222 Leslie simulator, a YAMAHA GEP 50 multi-effect processor, a Roland SDE-3000 digital delay as well as the TC1210 spatial expander with VHS/UHF aerial unit at rear.

As part of his 1988 Soldano/Cornish Guitar Routing System, Eric Clapton used the Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner and Light Module, a SAMSON UR-5D UHF wireless receiver, a SAMSON BR-3 VHF receiver, a Drawmer 1960 tube compressor, a YAMAHA SPX-90 multi-effect processor, a Dyno-My-Piano CS-5 Tri-Stereo Chorus, a TC Electronics 2290 dynamic digital delay, a DYNACORD CLS 222 Leslie simulator, a YAMAHA GEP 50 multi-effect processor, a Roland SDE-3000 digital delay as well as the TC1210 spatial expander with VHS/UHF aerial unit at rear.

Eric Clapton utilized the Yamaha WXY-05UR Diversity Receiver as his wireless guitar signal unit, as evidenced by the Bonhams auction listing of his 1980s Bradshaw/Dean Markley switching system.

Lot #104 - 1952 Fender Telecaster (Natural) $90,000 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 Given to Eric Clapton by Carl Radle

Used on tour 1974-76 world tours.