Eric Clapton often auctions off his music gear to help fund the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, and it's from the first in mid-1999 that Lot 103 was sold. That 1954 Fender Stratocaster dubbed Slowhand ...

In my last column, we discussed 1960s-era Eric Clapton, focusing on his work with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Cream, and his predilection for relying on Gibson guitars during that time. As ...

A finely-aged finish for the high-end signature model In addition to the craftily-aged finish, the new model features a two-piece ash body (as opposed to the Select Alder of the Custom Artist Series ...

Carlos “CDawg” DC, lead guitarist for Slow Hands Band, a New Jersey-based Eric Clapton tribute act, said he would probably pass on the 1954 Fender Stratocaster that Slowhand himself used for slide ...

Eric Clapton's 1954 Fender Stratocaster has been put up for auction. With the opening bid set at an eye-watering $1 million, it is expected to be one of the world's most expensive electric guitars.

The world’s second-most expensive guitar is taking up residence in New York this week. Guitar Center is putting Blackie, Eric Clapton’s legendary Stratocaster, on permanent display at its new flagship ...

A guitar owned by Eric Clapton has sold at auction for $45,000 and the proceeds will be used to pay the medical bills of a well-known Texas musician whose wife recently died of leukemia. By Associated ...

Its seductive looks and futuristic design have endeared the Fender Stratocaster to generations of guitarists. As an icon of rock turns 60, Jonathan Glancey looks back. Old rockers wrinkle as they ...

Few rock icons can claim to still be going strong after 60 years, but today marks the anniversary of the first Fender Stratocaster being built, and the music icon is still as popular as ever. Designed ...