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The Fool SG (1964 Gibson) and The Fool Bass VI (1962 Fender) exhibited at "Play It Loud", MET. Clapton's guitar is a key relic of the psychedelic fashion and design fad that flourished from the mid-to-late 1960s. This cultural movement featured the work of The Fool design collective prominently.
This guitar was known as the "Fool" guitar, as it was painted by the Dutch artists known collectively as The Fool. In spring 1968, the SG was loaned to Jackie Lomax, an associate of George Harrison. The "Fool" was later sold to Todd Rundgren for $500 before eventually being sold to a private collector for about $500,000.
"The Fool" is a song written by Naomi Ford and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Sanford Clark. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart, #7 on the U.S. pop chart, and #14 on the U.S. country chart in 1956. [1] Al Casey played guitar on the record [2] and it was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956. [3]
Clark's most popular and well-known song, "The Fool", was featured in the Netflix film Win It All (2017) and the Focus Features film Dallas Buyers Club (2013). His song "Calling All Hearts" has been played in various TV and film productions including the NBC series Aquarius: Episode 107, the ABC series Nashville: Episode 310, [5] the FXX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Episode 1209 ...
In 1999, Clapton auctioned off some of his guitar collection and raised more than US$5 million for continued support of the Crossroads Centre. [179] A second guitar auction, which included the "Cream" of Clapton's collection, as well as guitars donated by famous friends, was held on 24 June 2004 at Christie's [179] and raised US$7,438,624. [171]
The Fool were a Dutch design collective and band in the psychedelic style of art in British popular music in the late 1960s. [1] They worked closely with The Beatles in London, painting George Harrison's Mini car, John Lennon's piano and a three story high psychedelic mural on the outside of the Apple Boutique on Baker Street (since painted over). [2]
The Fool – a 1964 Gibson SG guitar, painted for Eric Clapton by the Dutch design collective The Fool. One of the world's best-known guitars, it symbolizes the psychedelic era. [39] It was then owned and played through the 1970s by the singer-songwriter-producer Todd Rundgren. The Fool was purchased by The Jim Irsay Collection in 2023. [40]
The Fool (guitar) G. Gibson EDS-1275; S. Gibson SG; Gibson SG Special; Gibson SG Junior