Eric Clapton often auctions off his music gear to help fund the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, and it's from the first in mid-1999 that Lot 103 was sold. That 1954 Fender Stratocaster dubbed Slowhand ...

In his legendary tenures in Deep Purple and Rainbow – and even through to his current exploits in Renaissance music – Ritchie Blackmore, when playing electric guitar, has rarely been seen using ...

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Carlos “CDawg” DC, lead guitarist for Slow Hands Band, a New Jersey-based Eric Clapton tribute act, said he would probably pass on the 1954 Fender Stratocaster that Slowhand himself used for slide ...

Eric Clapton is auctioning 70 of his guitars and 70 of his amps to raise money for the rehab centre he founded in Antigua. Bonhams in New York will hold the auction next Wednesday. Among the ...

Eric Clapton’s guitar tone has evolved from the rich, psychedelic sounds of his Cream-era Gibson SG to the clear, expressive voice of his later Fender Stratocaster years. Capturing it requires an ...

Never mind the rumoured $500 million sale of guitar maker Fender. If just one of its guitars is touched by the hand of God, it can raise $1 million by itself. Never mind the rumoured $500 million sale ...

Fender’s Custom Shop had a precarious start in the mid-1980s, but the story of its formative years is full of big ideas, some bizarre instruments, and a queue of famous guitarists ...