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Clapton ‘Blackie’ Guitar Replica At NYC Auction
A replica of a prized Eric Clapton guitar that duplicates the cigarette burns and belt buckle scratches found on the original could fetch as much as $20,000 at a New York City auction.
Proceeds from the Wednesday sale are to benefit a drug and alcohol treatment center Clapton founded in the West Indies.
The British artist has donated 70 guitars and 70 amps to the Bonhams New York sale.
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Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
The replica Fender Stratocaster “Blackie” guitar is inscribed in silver felt pen “Eric Clapton 2010.” The original “Blackie” sold at Christie’s in 2004 for $959,500. Bonhams says it’s the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.
The 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is a recovered addict who established the nonprofit Crossroads Centre in Antigua in 1998.