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A collection of guitars from the Eric Clapton Crossroads Centre guitar auction

“Owned by, played by, signed by and designed by some of the brightest lights in rock ‘n’ roll”: Eric Clapton launches 25th anniversary Crossroads Festival auction – and it includes some serious instruments

By Matt Owen published

Slowhand's 'Crash' Fender Stratocaster and a unique PRS Silver Sky are among the guitars up for sale, and all proceeds will go towards supporting the Crossroads Centre in Antigua

Carlos Santana (left) and Eric Clapton perform at the Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on September 24, 2023

“The doctor's in the house”: Watch Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton tip their caps to Peter Green with searing Black Magic Woman at the 2023 Crossroads Festival

By Jackson Maxwell published

Guitar legends who had passed on since the last Crossroads gathering in 2019 were on the minds of audience members and performers alike at this year's festival

Eric Gales, Samantha Fish and Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram at Crossroads 2023

I’m Going Down: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram calmly recovers from tonal calamity as he joins Eric Gales and Samantha Fish onstage at Crossroads 2023

By Matt Parker published

The trio of blues maestros took on a standard beloved by Jeff Beck at what has fast shaped up to be the guitar event of the year

John Mayer performing onstage at the 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival

John Mayer trades solos with H.E.R., covers Grateful Dead with his blues trio, and reunites with the Fender Monterey Stratocaster (again) during jam-packed Crossroads 2023 concert

By Matt Owen published

Mayer brought his rhythm, lead and tonal A-game to the star-studded festival, during which he had an especially busy itinerary

Eric Clapton Crossroads 2023 25th Anniversary guitar collection

Guitar Center honors Eric Clapton with 25th Anniversary Crossroads Collection – a selection of guitars inspired by the most iconic instruments throughout his career

By Matt Owen published

Ahead of this year's Crossroads Guitar Festival, an assortment of limited-edition Fender, Martin and PRS models have been unveiled – watch Slowhand get hands-on with his new signatures

John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and Joe Bonamassa

Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled

By Matt Parker published

From H.E.R. to John McLaughlin and Marcus King to Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr, the LA event takes place this September and features an eclectic, once–in-a-lifetime lineup

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton's 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival set for release in a range of physical formats

By Sam Roche published

The four hour-plus highlights collection features performances from John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy and many more

Two guitars from Eric Clapton’s personal collection are up for auction

By Richard Bienstock published

You can bid on a Gibson Custom 1964 Firebird I prototype and Fender Clapton Blind Faith Telecaster now

Watch Eric Clapton and Peter Frampton's explosive While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Crossroads Festival

By Richard Bienstock published

The performance marked the first time the two British guitar greats have ever played together