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The Fool (also occasionally referred to as Sunny) is a 1964 Gibson SG guitar, painted for Eric Clapton by the Dutch design collective The Fool, from which the guitar takes its name. One of the world's best-known guitars, it epitomizes the psychedelic era. [1] Clapton used the guitar extensively while playing with Cream and it was an essential ...
A guitar played by British music star Eric Clapton while in rock band Cream has topped a rock ‘n’ roll auction. The 1964 Gibson SG electric guitar sold for 1,270,000 dollars (£1,023,000) to ...
Eric Clapton used a 1964 Gibson SG Standard [12] starting in 1967 while in Cream. 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, Clapton's colorfully painted Gibson SG, heavily featured during his time with supergroup Cream. The guitar was hand-painted by members of the Dutch art collective The Fool (design collective), where it derives its name. Clapton used this guitar on recordings of Cream songs such as "Sunshine of Your Love," "I Feel Free," and "Strange ...
Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. [2] He ranked second in Rolling Stone ' s list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" [3] and fourth in Gibson ' s "Top 50 Guitarists of All ...
The actual guitar that Clapton used has been identified as a 1964 Gibson SG, known as "the Fool". [19] [24] [e] It is one of the best-known examples of the woman tone and quotes the melody from the perennial pop standard "Blue Moon". [23] [26] By using the song's major pentatonic scale, Clapton provides a contrast with the riff's blues scale. [27]
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 Crossroads Guitar Festival is a series of music festivals and benefit concerts founded by Eric Clapton. The festivals benefit the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton, a drug treatment center in Antigua. The concerts showcase a variety of guitarists, selected by Eric Clapton personally.