GUITARISTS HERE: About Eric Clapton - Which guitar is playing on the photo?

[Terry82]

Hey guys, someone can tell me the submodel of this (i think) Fender Stratocaster of Eric Clapton.
The photo is from the Crossroads 2004..
I hope that someone can help me.

[border_reiver]

But for the love of G...

...where exactly is MK in this?

[JF]

BR is right. this kind of topic should be posted in the general discussion forum

and a 3 seconds search on Google leads to this :

http://www.edroman.com/guitars/fender/ericclaptoncustom.htm

[Terry82]

Thank for the information

[ds1984]

This is Eric's  Crash 3. The guitar was auctioned at the Eric Clapton & Friends For Crossroads Antigua Auction on 24 June 2004 for $321,100

[Terry82]

Thhanks for the info my friend. My dad loves that guitar..

[ybot]

But for the love of G...

...where exactly is MK in this?

MK1
Pensa-Suhr
Rudy Pensa made it for Mark in 1988
He played it for the first time at the Prince Trust Gala at the beginning of july 1988

[ybot]

Pensaboy,
I was wrong about his first gig, was not at the beginning of july, i confused the month

Prince trust Gala June 6th 1988
mandela warm up gigs june 8th and 9th 1988
Mandela main june 11th 1988

[JF]

Pensaboy,
I was wrong about his first gig, was not at the beginning of july, i confused the month

Prince trust Gala June 6th 1988
mandela warm up gigs june 8th and 9th 1988
Mandela main june 11th 1988

yes already discussed here :

http://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=4881.msg107390#msg107390



Mandela gig actually was the fifth public performance as both Princes Trust and Warm Up gigs were 2 performances (5&6 and 8&9 of june).
Note that all others free days from May 30 onward were used for rehearsal, June 4 for the Prince Trust gigs the others for the Mandela gig.

But considering the size of the venues (all below 5k attendance capacity)  it is correct to say that Wembley Stadium was the first "big" event, and moreover with a worldwide audience.