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in 1964 while playing with the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton was inspired to buy the cherry red 335, it quickly became a staple of Clapton's guitar arsenal for the next 4 decades. The guitar was perhaps most famous for its use during the "Cream" years, and achieved special notoriety as the guitar he played on one of his most spectacular recordings - "Crossroads" from the Cream "Wheels of Fire" album.
Along with his "Blackie" Stratocaster, the Gibson 335 was the centerpiece of the second Crossroads Center auctions, held at Christie's New York on 24 June, 2004. It was there that Guitar Center purchased the guitar for $847,500 making it arguably the most valuable Gibson in the world.
The processes used to faithfully reproduce the guitar include digitizing the neck with a laser beam, aging the finish to simulate 40 years of loving use, replicating the Hare Krishna sticker given to Eric by George Harrison, and stenciling the "distressed" case with the "CREAM" logo - as per the original.
Its time to own a piece of history in this limited run reproduction. |
