His 1939 C.F. Martin & Company Style 000-42 acoustic guitar went for $791,500 at the Crossroads Guitar Auction in 2004. The Christie's sale benefitted Clapton's Crossroads Centre rehab facility.

Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebrat ...