Fender Announces Limited Edition Guitar and Amp to Benefit Crossroads Centre, Antigua

by Staff.

Fender has announced that in an effort to recognize and support Eric Clapton's philanthropic efforts, its Custom Shop will produce the Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocaster Master-Built guitar, or “Sun Strat”, in a limited run of 100 instruments globally; and, the Crossroads ’57 Twin-Amp, which will number only 50. All profits from the project will benefit the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, the drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation facility founded by Clapton on the small Caribbean island in 1998. Each guitar will be crafted to Clapton’s specification and bear a unique “Crossroads Antigua” graphic designed and originally hand-drawn by Clapton himself.

Fifty of the guitars will be paired with the amps in exclusive Crossroads platinum packages for $30,000 each. The other 50 Crossroads guitars will be offered in packages for $20,000 each. The on-sale date is July 20, 2007 exclusively at www.fender.com—only eight days before Clapton’s monumental Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 in Chicago on July 28.

The Crossroads platinum package is highlighted by the Crossroads Edition ’57 Twin-Amp—the perfect sonic companion to the Crossroads guitar. The Fender ’57 Twin-Amp is Eric Clapton’s personal amp of choice for studio and stage use. This unique Crossroads premium package will also include a guitar certificate signed by Clapton; an official Crossroads tour laminate, set list and program book; Clapton guitar picks; a commemorative Crossroads guitar strap and a framed, limited edition art print of the Crossroads instrument package.

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Fender Creates Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocasters and Amps