Clapton guitar sells for €790,000

Rock star Eric Clapton’s treasured "Blackie" became the most expensive guitar to sell at auction today, fetching a staggering €790,000.

Clapton guitar sells for €790,000

Rock star Eric Clapton’s treasured "Blackie" became the most expensive guitar to sell at auction today, fetching a staggering €790,000.

The classic Fender Stratocaster, which Clapton once said had "become part of me" was one of 88 instruments sold by the music legend and his friends in New York.

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