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Eric Clapton

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Eric Clapton
A 2004 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster, 'CRASH' concept guitar owned and played by Eric Clapton, 2004; the headstock bearing the logo FENDER STRATOCASTER WITH SYNCHRONISED TREMOLO and ORIGINAL CONTOUR BODY label to front and 390 TODD KRAUSE label on the reverse side, the body in polychrome custom finish fitted with three Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups; a hardshell case; accompanied by an 'Eric Clapton 2004 Auction' guitar pick and a photograph of Clapton playing the guitar on stage

This guitar became Clapton's main stage instrument, first appearing at the One Generation 4 Another charity concert, The Royal Albert Hall, 15 March, 2004. Clapton continued to play the guitar during his 2004 European Tour (4)

Provenance

Ex-lot 87, Crossroads Guitar Auction Eric Clapton and Friends for the Crossroads Centre, Christie's New York, 24 June 2004

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Lot Essay

This guitar was a collaboration between two master builders at Fender, Todd Krause and Mark Kendrick. This, the third addition to Clapton's collection of signature Stratocasters custom painted by graffiti artists, is by the artist 'Crash'.
Born in 1961 in New York City, 'Crash' has been described as a true pioneer of the Graffiti art movement. In the words of one biographer ...Using the IRT subway system as his launching pad, Crash established a visual link between the underground street life and the world above... His works are now exhibited and collected by private and public collections throughout the world.

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