Rock Style from The Boyd Collection 
27 June 2019
Rock Style from The Boyd Collection 
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Fender

1976 Stratocaster electric guitar

1976
lacquered wood, maple, plastic, chrome-plated steel, steel, chrome 39½ h × 12½ w × 2¼ d in (100 × 32 × 6 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,560
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Serial number: 713914
Decal to headstock ‘Fender Stratocaster Original Contour Body Patented Pat. 3143028’. Sold with hardshell case. Stamped to neck plate '713914' with large 'F'. Stamped to tuners ‘S Made in Germany’. Stamped to neck plate ‘Fender Micro-Neck-Adjust Pat. 3550496’.

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In 1970, Eric Clapton switched from Gibson guitars to Fender Stratocasters. His favorite guitar, a Black Stratocaster similar to the example offered here, was nicknamed “Blackie”. From 1974-1985, Clapton played it almost exclusively on stage and in the studio, featuring it on the recordings for Cocaine, I Shot the Sheriff and Wonderful Tonight. 

Eric Clapton playing his black Fender Stratocaster. Photo by F. Antolín Hernandez
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