Clapton to sell off his guitars

MUSIC legend Eric Clapton is to sell off part of his extensive guitar collection — including one he played on stage with Cream — to raise hundreds of thousands for his rehab clinic.

More than 150 lots will be auctioned from his own archive — including a vast collection of amps and speakers — in the sale in New York on February 9.

Money raised will go towards the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, which Clapton founded in 1998 to help treat drug and alcohol addiction.

He has previously held auctions in 1999 and 2004.