spunky-naz

I bet everyone has heard of the song "Layla" in all versions; acoustic, live and studio. And I hope everyone knows that in the 70's, Eric has changed from using Gibson Les Paul to Fender Stratocaster.

The Strat that he used during the early 70's was called "Brownie" and had a sunburst finish, maple neck (the picture on the left is rosewood), skunk-stripe routing and dot inlays. Clapton bought his in 1967 and was used for his album "Eric Clapton". His debut album had a loose, funky feel that was far removed from his previous work, in part because Clapton traded in his muscular Gibson for the leaner sounds of a Stratocaster.

And this very guitar was used for "Layla". But it's a bummer really because after that he used another Strat called "Blackie" as his main partner. Oh well. But Fender's a Fender.

Then on 24.06.1999, Eric auctioned the guitar off at Christie's, NY for $450,000. And people he wasn't broke, he was raising funds for his alcohol and drug treatment center, The Crossroads Center.

This Guitar is nice~~~ partly because JM uses it (Red custom-made, his current hug) and I have one (Made in Mexico, Metallic Blue Limited Edition) which is at my friend's house. I am gonna take it next week (2.12.06) and that is the turning point to where I will begin my true journey to Delta Blues (EC) or Pop Blues (aka JM).