Eric Clapton's Legendary 1958 Gibson ES-335

Eric Clapton’s Legendary 1958 Gibson ES-335

Written by vintage on March 29, 2009 – 6:31 am -

Included below is a video story of Eric Clapton's Legendary 1958 Gibson ES-335
Re-Creating A Legend: The Eric Clapton Crossroads Gibson

The ultimate blues and rock musician, 16 time Grammy winner, and the only artist to ever be inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame three times, Eric Clapton originally purchased the now famous Gibson ES 335 guitar in 1964 and used it throughout his illustrious career for the ensuing 40 years. The Clapton 335 has gone on to become one of most famous guitars in rock music history, and was purchased by Guitar Center at a charity auction in June of 2004 for a record price of $847,500. Guitar Center subsequently loaned the original instrument to Gibson Custom so that it could be meticulously measured and recreated by Gibson's expert luthiers in preparation for the limited edition Crossroads model. Here's the story.