Lot 15
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Eric Clapton
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Eric Clapton

Details
Eric Clapton
A Fender composite Stratocaster electric guitar, circa 1959 and 1960s, the headstock bearing the logo Fender/STRATOCASTER/WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO/ORIGINAL/Contour/Body, neckplate engraved 44218, the body in later black finish fitted with three single-coil pickups, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 'clay' dot inlays; and a re-issue tweed hardshell case with adhesive tape inscribed by Lee Dickson '59-'60 R.Wood/Fender-Strat-Black #44218 (2)
Provenance
Ex-lot 73, Crossroads Guitar Auction: Eric Clapton & Friends for the Crossroads Centre, Christie's New York, 24 June, 2004
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

This is one of the few Strats from Eric Clapton's collection with a neck variation i.e. rosewood, rather than maple. Lee Dickson, Clapton's guitar technician, made the guitar up from an existing body and the neck of another Strat. that a fan had given to Clapton.

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