{"id":3615,"date":"2011-03-12T17:58:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T22:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2013-10-16T03:37:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T07:37:52","slug":"clapton-auctions-guitars-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2011\/03\/12\/clapton-auctions-guitars-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Clapton auctions guitar&#8217;s for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>The guitar god, Eric Clapton, auctioned off 70 guitars with the proceeds going towards his favorite charity the Crossroads rehabilitation centre in the Caribbean. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* guitar_inpost_200x200 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2435441159\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 200;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 200;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The pre-auction estimates was much lower then the final total (21.5 m).<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>An instrument that was sold and caught my eye was Eric&#8217;s 1948 Gibson L-5P guitar! 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