London,
(ANI):
English
guitarist
Eric
Clapton
is
set
to
sell
part
of
his
extensive
guitar
collection
in
order
to
raise
money
for
his
substance
abuse
recovery
centre
Crossroads.
Clapton,
65,
will
include
a
guitar
he
played
at
the
Cream
reunion
shows
in
2005,
and
it
is
expected
to
fetch
more
than
13,000
dollars
at
the
sale
in
New
York
next
year.
Money
from
the
sale,
which
will
also
feature
a
vast
collection
of
amps
and
speakers,
will
go
towards
the
Crossroads
Centre
in
Antigua,
which
Clapton
founded
in
1998
to
help
treat
drug
and
alcohol
addiction.
A
pair
of
Marshall
speaker
cabinets
used
during
the
1970s
when
the
star
was
performing
with
Derek
And
The
Dominos
is
expected
to
fetch
more
than
5,000
pounds.
Guitars
donated
by
Jeff
Beck,
JJ
Cale
and
Joe
Bonamassa
will
also
go
under
the
hammer.
“We
are
delighted
to
be
offering
such
a
fantastic
collection
of
guitars
and
amps
from
such
an
iconic
musician," the
BBC
quoted
Stephanie
Connell,
head
of
entertainment
memorabilia
at
Bonhams,
as
saying.
She
added
she
hoped
the
auction
would
“raise
a
lot
of
money
for
this
worthwhile
cause".
Items
will
go
on
display
at
Bonhams
in
London
from
January
23
to
26
before
the
sale
on
February
9.