Six-String Stories

Six-String Stories by Eric Clapton is a book that showcases his collection of guitars, which he sold in three record-breaking auctions between 1999 and 2011 to benefit the Crossroads treatment center he founded. The book features some of the most famous guitars ever played and includes photographs and historical and technical information for each piece. Clapton reflects on the instruments he bought to emulate his heroes, the ones that never left his side, and the legacy they left behind.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 368 pages
\n Publication date: 23 November 2021
\n Publisher: Genesis Publications
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These guitars are more than just museum pieces; they possess a unique essence and come to life. – Eric Clapton

In his own words, Clapton shares his story through the history of his instruments. – Rolling Stone

In Six-String Stories, Eric Clapton reflects on a legendary career as told through the tools of his trade: his guitars. Collected together here for the first time are the instruments Clapton sold in three record-breaking auctions between 1999 and 2011 to benefit the Crossroads treatment center he founded in 1998. Featuring some of the most famous guitars ever played, Clapton guides the reader through nearly 300 instruments as he discusses their provenance, reveals insights about his own playing, and shares anecdotes from each chapter of his spectacular life in music.

"One by one, these guitars were the chapters of my life. They belong to a very well-loved family." – Eric Clapton

Six-String Stories presents a "family tree" that connects iconic instruments, such as Clapton's famous "Blackie Stratocaster," with previously unknown rarities, placing them in the chronology of his career. Clapton recalls the instruments he bought to emulate his heroes, the guitars with unknown origins that became their legend, the ones that never left his side, and the legacy they left behind. Every piece has been individually photographed, revealing every curve, detail, and scratch, while the work of over 80 of the world's best rock photographers shows the instruments in play. See Clapton's evolution from the psychedelic Sixties, through the stripped-back Seventies, electric Eighties, and unplugged Nineties, right up to the sale of the last guitar.

"As an avid rock or blues fan, I would look at all the pictures in this book." – Er.

\n Weight: 1872g\n
Dimension: 315 x 285 x 31 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781905662685\n \n