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George Harrison and Eric Clapton with the 1913 Gibson "Pattie" Style-0 Archtop Acoustic
The 1913 Gibson used to write Here Comes the Sun and Let It Rain – owned by Eric Clapton – is now up for auction

By Janelle Borg Published

Alongside the Clapton/Harrison acoustic, one of Ace Frehley’s Les Pauls from Kiss’s peak popularity era is also included in the auction

Guitars
(L-R) Roger McGuinn, Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers and Eric Clapton perform onstage during Day 1 of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup

By Janelle Borg Published

Now in its seventh edition, the festival is set to take place in Austin, Texas – and features Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, and John Mayer, while Trey Anastasio, Tommy Emmanuel, Julian Lage and Pete Townshend are all making their Crossroads debut

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Jared James Nichols plays a Gibson Explorer in a still from his Guitar World lesson video.
Jared James Nichols on the melodic soloing ideas every guitar player can take from Eric Clapton

By Jared James Nichols Published

In his latest Guitar World column, the blues powerhouse channels Slowhand (and uses his own track Threw Me to the Wolves) for a lesson in lyrical leads

Artist Lessons
The Yardbirds
Why bassist Paul Samwell-Smith chose a short-scale Epiphone for his “rave-ups” with the Yardbirds

By Stevie Glasgow Published

The blues-rock opener from the band’s 1966 debut album showcases a standout example of Samwell-Smith’s fluid, freewheeling bass work

Bassists
David Gilmour's Black Strat
The 16 most expensive guitars of all time

By Jenna Scaramanga Last updated

Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

Guitars
The Jim Irsay Collection's three big stars of the night [L-R]: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Mustang, David Gilmour's record-breaking Black Strat, and Jerry Garcia's Tiger.
World record for most expensive guitar shattered three times in one night as Jim Irsay auction sees David Gilmour's Black Strat fetch $14.5m

By Jonathan Horsley Published

On any other night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” would have been world records. But this wasn’t any other night...

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Guitars
David Gilmour performs onstage with Pink Floyd in Hyde Park, London on July 2, 2005
David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for record-shattering $14.5 million in the biggest guitar auction in history

By Jackson Maxwell Last updated

We were live on the ground at Christie's auction house in New York as the world's greatest guitar collection went under the hammer

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Guitars
Eric Clapton's The Fool Gibson SG: Close-up shots of the iconic guitar, with its psychedelic paint job courtesy of the eponymous Dutch Art Collective
The history and preservation of Eric Clapton’s The Fool SG

By Jamie Dickson Published

With its psychedelic paint job, Clapton’s iconic Cream-era Gibson SG is a guitar like no other. As it goes under the hammer as part of the Jim Irsay Collection, we take a closer look at The Fool SG

Electric Guitars
Eric Clapton's The Fool Gibson SG: Close-up shots of the iconic guitar, with its psychedelic paint job courtesy of the eponymous Dutch Art Collective
“He felt a responsibility to look after these things”: Inside the greatest guitar auction of all time

By Jamie Dickson Published

With Jim Irsay’s epic collection of iconic guitars about to go under the hammer at Christie’s, we find out how this unique treasury of tone was prepared for auction

Guitars
Eric Clapton performs onstage during Day 2 of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
Eric Clapton announces US tour – and he’s bringing another blues guitar hero on the road with him

By Matt Owen Published

Nathan East and Doyle Bramhall II will make up Slowhand's band for the short run later this year

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