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Eric Clapton ‘Blackie’

In 1970, Clapton came across a store selling Fender Telecasters and Stratocasters for a mere $100, so he bought six, giving three to George Harrison, Pete Townshend and Steve Winwood. After playing his remaining three, he decided to make himself the ultimate guitar by taking his favorite parts from each (‘56 black alder body, ‘57 maple neck, etc..) and giving the resulting guitar the nickname “Blackie”.  Blackie soon became his #1 from 1973 to 1985 and unsurprisingly, began to show large amounts of wear and although its electronics were fit, it was retired before it completely fell apart.

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