Clapton's Strat sells for $959,500 at auction

[No2W2004]

'Blackie,' the guitar Eric Clapton used on some of his biggest hits, was sold at an auction for $959,500 in New York on June 24, 2004. The Christie's auction house had expected the guitar to go for between $100,000 and $150,000. Blackie, being shown by Kerry Keane of Christie's, was among 88 guitars and other items Clapton and other musicians donated to raise money for Crossroads Center Antigua, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center Clapton founded in the West Indies. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)

[Guaranteed]

1. Wow....when did HE die?

Musta missed that one...

[DemoTex]

4. Must have been since last Saturday night ...

Clapton played a gig in Greenville, SC, last Saturday night.

[Fenris]

2. I'd pay that much for that guitar

But only if I got to beat Clapton over the head with it for releasing "Pilgrim". What a piece of shit that was!

[tekriter]

3. That's about $959,100 more than mine cost...

and mine's not used!

Just kidding. It's great to see that someone would buck up for the Crossroads Center in that amount.

Blackie may be one of the three or four best-known guitars out there, the others that come to mind are McCartney's violin-shaped Hofner bass, and of course Lucille (BB King).

[madrchsod]

7. willie nelson`s quitar

is right up there in priceless

[matcom]

5. Ah, Blackie

if i had the cash, i'd pay 10x that much

[madrchsod]

6. nice someone paided that much

for a good cause..to bad clapton hasn`t done shit since layla. the only time i`ve ever heard him play well is when there is someone else playing with him..otis rush and clapton live in japan is very good but that`s about it....

[ArkDem]

8. A Martin D-100 Delux goes for 100,000 new.

http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=pl&m=D-100%20Deluxe

[No2W2004]

9. Wonder what one of

Hank Williams' Martins would go for?

[ArkDem]

10. My heart is all aflutter just thinkin'!!!!

[XNASA]

11. Almost a $1M for a guitar that apparently.............

Has no good songs in it.

[Bat Boy]

12. At least that means he'll stop playing it.

Perhaps he'll give all the rehashed blues licks back to their original owners...

[devilgrrl]

Wow! All to fund his drug rehab center that no one can afford!

Almost 1 million dollars for a guitar owned by the most over rated musician in rock history. :eyes:

[devilgrrl]

13. Wow! All to fund his drug rehab center that no one can afford!

Almost 1 million dollars for a guitar owned by the most over rated musician in rock history. :eyes: