Eric Clapton Gibson ES 335 Crossroads Limited Edition Start Price USD 8,999.00 Current Price USD 8,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 19, 2008 End Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Location Boynton Beach, Florida See more about 'Eric Clapton Gibson ES 335 Crossroads Limited Edition' Description This is #118. It has been on display in my climate controlled, smoke free studio since purchased new from Guitar Center. It was only played once to ensure everything worked. And does it play great!! Here is a description: Gibson Guitar announced plans to reproduce 250 replicas of the Eric Clapton Crossroads 335 model. 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, 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 history, and was purchased by Guitar Center 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 luthiers in preparation for the limited edition "Crossroads" model, which has been approved by Clapton himself. The processes used to reproduce the guitar include digitizing the neck with a laser beam to ensure dimensional accuracy, 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. All of the guitars will be signed by Clapton. The guitar will ship in the case and all candy pictured in the original box. Bid with confidence!!! I ONLY SHIP TO CONUS Place a Bid!