Latest about Eric Clapton
The acoustic Eric Clapton used to write Tears in Heaven just sold for over $100,000
Originally owned by John Porter, Clapton begged him to borrow his 1977 Juan Alvares acoustic to use as his go-to songwriting guitar
Eric Clapton picks an unlikely contender as his favorite contemporary guitarist
The blues veteran has a deep admiration for one of modern guitar's premier lo-fi players
Eric Clapton called it “the best-sounding acoustic guitar I’ve ever played” – now his personal Martin signature acoustic prototype is up for sale
One of only four acoustic guitar prototypes discovered so far, this Clapton-used model is expected to fetch $50,000 at auction
The Les Paul behind the iconic solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is now up for auction
The late Ian Bairnson’s guitar was used across the first four Kate Bush albums, as well as classic records from the Alan Parsons Project and countless sessions
Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' Martin 000-28 is headed to auction again
The acoustic guitar was used to pen one of Clapton’s most popular tracks – and has a few distinguishing characteristics…
Session legend Nathan East reflects on the business of bass
Nathan East looks back at some of his biggest tracks, and why he’d love to have a career like Pat Metheny or Marcus Miller
Eric Clapton’s Live Aid Marshall JCM800 amp is up for auction
The 1984 amp head and matching 4x12 cab that Clapton used for his iconic Live Aid performance with Phil Collins is being sold by London’s Denmark Street Guitars
“Absolutely mind-blowing”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith rips through the blues on a ‘55 Gibson Les Paul Custom previously owned by Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton
The early-years Black Beauty was reportedly Kossoff's first “real” guitar, and paved the way for the many Burst LPs that the Free great later became synonymous with
“I turned everything on the amp to 10 and smoked the guitar so hard that it would rattle someone’s teeth… They said nothing, then Jack Bruce signaled me out”: How Blues Saraceno became ‘the kid that replaced Clapton’ – despite almost blowing the audition
The young phenom was already making waves at the age of 16, and when it came to filling Slowhand's shoes, he won over Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce with a bold audition that left quite the impression
“Eric came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Jeff Beck’s contribution was spellbinding”: Mark Knopfler enlists Clapton, Townshend, Iommi, Slash and dozens more for all-star charity single
Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes raise funds for teenage cancer charities with an epic version of his Local Hero theme, featuring Jeff Beck’s final recording, and over 50 guitar legends – including David Gilmour, Joan Armatrading and Brian May
