The Fool is being auctioned

[GuitarBilly]

Talk about a truly iconic guitar. I'm a huge fan of that phase of Clapton's career. It will be interesting to see how much it sells for

https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details ... FNkoXQVtdE

[MacaroniSalad]

That guitar in my brain is linked forever with Ed Roman. "my Abstract 'Fool' is way better than the real thing. You're a goddamn idiot if you are gonna buy any guitars that don't come from me".

He didn't actually say/write that, but definitely made copies, and of course wrote like that.

[Devin]

That guitar in my brain is linked forever with Ed Roman. "my Abstract 'Fool' is way better than the real thing. You're a goddamn idiot if you are gonna buy any guitars that don't come from me".

He didn't actually say/write that, but definitely made copies, and of course wrote like that.

I remember finding Ed Roman's site as a teenager in the late 90's and thinking it was the greatest fucking thing ever

I miss the old internet

[Telephant]

Iconic guitar. Will go for big money!

[ibenhad]

IMHO the only one getting fooled is the person who pays what they expect that to bring. MEH

[ajaxlepinski]

...so, who's going to bid?

[Dave]

Wow, my '64 SG isn't worth a fraction of that

[Mike Oxhuge]

IMHO the only one getting fooled is the person who pays what they expect that to bring. MEH

Tell me you don't like Cream era Clapton without telling me you don't like Cream era Clapton.

[ibenhad]

IMHO the only one getting fooled is the person who pays what they expect that to bring. MEH

Tell me you don't like Cream era Clapton without telling me you don't like Cream era Clapton.

Lets just say I prefer JJ Cale and this version of Cream is my favorite. I like peanut butter ice cream and you may like vanilla. No penalty no foul.

https://youtu.be/aJe-jXNreik?feature=shared

[Devin]

I pity the Fool

[MacaroniSalad]

That guitar in my brain is linked forever with Ed Roman. "my Abstract 'Fool' is way better than the real thing. You're a goddamn idiot if you are gonna buy any guitars that don't come from me".

He didn't actually say/write that, but definitely made copies, and of course wrote like that.

I remember finding Ed Roman's site as a teenager in the late 90's and thinking it was the greatest fucking thing ever

I miss the old internet

I spent many an hour cruising that site as a youth too.
There has been a J Frog Glock 22 for sale around here for a long time for dirt cheap, but now that I'm looking someone must've finally bought it.

[ibenhad]

Not to razz the dead but that Ginger Troll was a Supreme Assclown. I used to go to the store he had in CT before he moved out West and thief does not begin to describe that creep. It was called The Danbury Music Mall and had some killer guitars. Some of the guys that worked there were awesome and the Co-owner at the time (Morgan) hooked me up with my first "real" console. A Mackie 24x8. Morgan was great to deal with. Ed not so much. They had a transparent green Robin in the store that I wanted for years and I was never able to acquire it. Oh well. I did score some awesome ibby's there. Damn that douchenozzle still lives on in infamy. If guitars could talk?

[Dave]

Ed Roman was a legendary troll

[GuitarBilly]

Yeah I used to go to the East Coast Music Mall in Danbury back in the day. It was a bit of a drive from my home in NJ but my dad would take me. I bought a BC Rich ST3 there in 1989, I think. I never actually saw Ed at the store, or maybe I just didn't notice him. His staff was cool though. That store was off the chain. They had an amazing inventory.

[Dave]

Oh damn, I only knew of his Las Vegas store. Never went but the website and his online rants were sick

[skybluegary]

I was watching a documentary last night about 1976. It covered the incident where Clapton did a racist rant at a gig, also the story of "rock against racism."

I was aware of Clapton's views, and I was also aware of RAR, but I didn't realise that the latter (the formation of RAR) was a direct result of the former.

Such a racist pos, he spawned an entire movement.

[overdrivenel34s]

I pity the Fool

[thermionic geek]

Stealing his friends wife, Junkie, Racist. Blaming the covid Vaccine for his hand problems then touring months later anyway. It's still a cool guitar though. As big an asshole as he's always been the guy was for a time at least pushing the Rock Genre into new territory. This guitar was a part of that but not worth whatever it will sell for. I wish there was a better museum than the R&R hall of fame or Hard Rock Cafes for this crap.

[Dave]

I was watching a documentary last night about 1976. It covered the incident where Clapton did a racist rant at a gig, also the story of "rock against racism."

I was aware of Clapton's views, and I was also aware of RAR, but I didn't realise that the latter (the formation of RAR) was a direct result of the former.

Such a racist pos, he spawned an entire movement.

Stealing his friends wife, Junkie, Racist. Blaming the covid Vaccine for his hand problems then touring months later anyway. It's still a cool guitar though. As big an asshole as he's always been the guy was for a time at least pushing the Rock Genre into new territory. This guitar was a part of that but not worth whatever it will sell for. I wish there was a better museum than the R&R hall of fame or Hard Rock Cafes for this crap.

Cry harder.

Clapton rules.

[GuitarBilly]

Yeah I don't particularly care for some of Claptons antics over the years, but that goes for a lot of rock stars really. So I just separate the music from the personal/political stuff.


But looking back, Cream was hugely influential at the time, definitely one of the first bands to start exploring with what became hard rock later on. So in a way, that was the genesis of most of the music I like/play and this particular guitar was the center of it. So it's a highly iconic instrument in my view. I think the $1M-2M range is realistic given the importance of the guitar, but we'll see.

[EndTime]

I was watching a documentary last night about 1976. It covered the incident where Clapton did a racist rant at a gig, also the story of "rock against racism."

I was aware of Clapton's views, and I was also aware of RAR, but I didn't realise that the latter (the formation of RAR) was a direct result of the former.

Such a racist pos, he spawned an entire movement.

Stealing his friends wife, Junkie, Racist. Blaming the covid Vaccine for his hand problems then touring months later anyway. It's still a cool guitar though. As big an asshole as he's always been the guy was for a time at least pushing the Rock Genre into new territory. This guitar was a part of that but not worth whatever it will sell for. I wish there was a better museum than the R&R hall of fame or Hard Rock Cafes for this crap.

Cry harder.

Clapton rules.

Lol.

Junkie Clapton was best Clapton. And it’s not like he was a junkie junkie, but a functioning junkie. Like many addicts actually are.

Pretty sure it was Evh who said this, and he was a huge Clapton fan, I forget the context but basically he was talking about how Clapton hasn’t written any good music since he got off heroin. Lol. And I think that’s pretty much true

[Dave]

I was watching a documentary last night about 1976. It covered the incident where Clapton did a racist rant at a gig, also the story of "rock against racism."

I was aware of Clapton's views, and I was also aware of RAR, but I didn't realise that the latter (the formation of RAR) was a direct result of the former.

Such a racist pos, he spawned an entire movement.

Stealing his friends wife, Junkie, Racist. Blaming the covid Vaccine for his hand problems then touring months later anyway. It's still a cool guitar though. As big an asshole as he's always been the guy was for a time at least pushing the Rock Genre into new territory. This guitar was a part of that but not worth whatever it will sell for. I wish there was a better museum than the R&R hall of fame or Hard Rock Cafes for this crap.

Cry harder.

Clapton rules.

Lol.

Junkie Clapton was best Clapton. And it’s not like he was a junkie junkie, but a functioning junkie. Like many addicts actually are.

Pretty sure it was Evh who said this, and he was a huge Clapton fan, I forget the context but basically he was talking about how Clapton hasn’t written any good music since he got off heroin. Lol. And I think that’s pretty much true

Ya, I gotta agree there, but I sure do love his current outlook on society. Certainly appreciate it much more than the whiny bitches crying about him.

[EndTime]

Agreed ^^

[GuitarBilly]

funny how is always the same people

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