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.