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Bernie Rico Sr. told me the story of when this picture appeared in a BC Rich Advertisement in 1976, Fender went ballistic and threatened to sue all concerned parties. BC Rich being a small company didn't fight the Mighty "F". Eric is only seen these days playing a Fender. My Fender rep told me that Eric Clapton receives a $100.00 royalty on every single Eric Clapton Strat sold. I met Eric Clapton in 1969 at a Derek & The Dominoes gig. He gave me a 4 foot autographed poster of him playing a Guild Guitar. That poster hung in my apartment for less than 2 months before it got destroyed in a foodfight. Cest La Vie. I will always remember Eric Clapton as my very first guitar hero, back when he played with John Mayall and then with Cream. I will always remember the Psychedelic SG he played and the inspiration it gave me to build custom guitars. It's too bad Eric mellowed out so much, I am barely a fan these days. He just went too whitebread for me. Ironically the reason he left the Yardbirds in the first place was that he wanted to do something heavier. Ed |
Eric Clapton Playing his