Three of Eric Clapton’s highest-profile guitars -- including “Blackie,” the Fender Stratocaster that was his primary instrument from 1970 to 1985 -- set record prices in an auction that generated ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A replica of a prized Eric Clapton guitar that duplicates the cigarette burns and belt buckle scratches found on the original could fetch as much as $20,000 at a New York City auction.

The world’s second-most expensive guitar is taking up residence in New York this week. Guitar Center is putting Blackie, Eric Clapton’s legendary Stratocaster, on permanent display at its new flagship ...

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The iconic instrument bears the mark of characteristic cigarette burns and was the successor to his most famous guitar, a hybrid Stratocaster Clapton nicknamed ‘Blackie’. The guitar up for sale, known ...

Provenance is key to the most valuable guitars, and in this arena, Eric Clapton is king. His guitars are by far the most plentiful in our top 60 guitar listing with his Fender Stratocaster "Blackie" ...

"Blackie," the 1950s-era Fender Stratocaster owned by Eric Clapton and auctioned for a record $959,500 last week at Christie's in New York, was acquired along with a handful of other historic… By ...

Ritchie Blackmore is up there as one of the most iconic Fender Stratocaster players – and it turns out his affinity for the Strat first began way back when he purchased a particularly notable example ...

Eric Clapton earned the moniker "God" with a Gibson Les Paul Standard in his hands. It was his guitar of choice during his mid-1960s stint with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and the Gibson brand ...

(CBS/AP) Talk about Blues Power. Some of the guitars on which rock legend Eric Clapton may have played that song brought in a pretty penny at auction in New York. A Clapton auction on Wednesday at ...