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Luxist Phototour: A Look At Eric Clapton's Legendary Guitars Up For Auction

In the last 50 years guitars have made the transition from serviceable musical instruments to works of art. Collectible guitars have become hot items at auction and some have been enshrined at museums around the country. Guitars that have been touched by guitar gods are particularly valued. In the guitar world they don't get much godlier than Eric Clapton. Clapton is a rock icon whose work has stretched decades. Not only is he one of the best, he's played with the best and is forever enshrined as part of the history of rock and roll.

Clapton has auctioned off guitars twice before in service of his other passion, recovery. The upcoming auction at Bonhams, New York on March 9 will benefit The Crossroads Centre, Antigua, the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center he founded in 1998. The sale will feature more than 70 guitars and 70 amps, which have helped create Clapton's legendary sound. Although he has donated guitars before this is the first time that he has brought his historic amplifier collection to auction and even for a non-musician, it's pretty compelling stuff. After all, you can't have Clapton's arena-filling sound without an amp.

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Eric Clapton To Auction Off Guitars

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Bonhams has announced a major sale of guitars and other music equipment from guitar god Eric Clapton's collection. The sale will take place in New York on March 9, 2011 and proceeds will go to benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Crossroads is the addiction treatment center than Clapton founded on the island in 1998.

The sale will feature instruments and amps by Fender, Gibson, Marshall, Martin, Music Man and estimates range from $300-30,000. In addition to Clapton's guitars, the auction will also sell off guitars donated by other musicians includes Jeff Beck and J.J. Cale. The auction is being held in association with Wallace & Hodgson, who worked on the two previous Clapton/ Crossroads Guitar auctions in 1999 and 2004.

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