In June 2004 this guitar was sold at the same Crossroads Guitar Auction in New York for a price of $791, 500. (photo from http://www.guitaraficionado.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/edit-rr_ecm_10716.jpg)
The headstock bearing the logo C.F. Martin & Co./Est. 1833, branded internally C.F.Martin & Co/Nazareth, PA. and 000-42/73234, length of back 19 5/16 in. (49 cm.); and leather covered hardshell case with adhesive tape inscribed by Lee Dickson Auction/Boo-Hoo/Auction #30/M. OOO-42 # 73234
This guitar was the main instrument for Eric Clapton's MTV Unplugged appearance, one of the pivotal moments in his career. The picture of Clapton playing this guitar which appeared on the c.d. cover for the multi-million seller Unplugged album, has became one of the most enduring images of recent music history. Clapton used it to play the acoustic version of: Layla, Before You Accuse Me and Old Love, as well as early versions of My Father's Eyes and Lonely Stranger. The guitar first appeared on stage at the first of the Blues only seasons at the Royal Albert Hall in February/March 1993, used in the opening acoustic segments of the show for pre-war Blues covers such as Alabama Women, How Long Blues and Four Until Late. It went on to serve as Clapton's main stage acoustic guitar between 1993 and 1995, mostly used in the opening acoustic segments of the Blues concerts for numbers such as Malted Milk. When Martin was developing its first Eric Clapton signature model 000-42EC, Eric Clapton requested that the construction of that guitar should be based on the structure of this pre-war 000-42. A Martin publicity photograph at the time shows Clapton holding this guitar in one hand, and the new signature model in the other. Although Clapton Signature Martin guitars with built-in pickups began to be used for larger concert venues from 1996 onwards, this guitar remained as the main stage acoustic guitar through the 1997 Far Eastern Tour and the first leg of the Pilgrim US Tour in 1998. (2)
Used Eric Clapton Unplugged Cd By Eric Clapton Inventory Lot M20 Ggg 93624502425
A1966 Martin 000-28 (converted to Style 000-45 pearl inlay byMike Longworth), serial #208511, sold for US$ 186, 700 at theCrossroads Guitar Auction 2004
Stamped internally C.F. Martin & Co/Nazareth, PA./Made in U.S.A. and OOO-28/208511, labelled This instrument inlayed/by/Custom Pearl Inlay Service/200 Hemphill Avenue/Chattanooga Tenn. 37411/work performed OOO-28-45 No 67 April 11, 1976/Mike Longworth, length of back 19 7/16 in. (49.4 cm.); and later hardshell case with adhesive tape inscribed by Lee Dickson Longworth/Martin: OOO-28-45 #208511
Lee Dickson recalled that this guitar was one of Clapton's two favourite acoustics before the development of his custom signature Martin in 1995. The Longworth has been regularly used by Eric Clapton on recordings, and the phrase 'Get me the Longworth' has been a regular request to Lee in the studio over the years. Eric Clapton acquired this customised 1966 Martin 000-28 in Nashville in November 1970 whilst he was on his US Tour with the Dominos. He'd stopped there for filming the Johnny Cash show with Carl Perkins as his fellow guest. He used the guitar for recording sessions at Criteria Studios in Miami in the spring of 1974, which produced the album 461 Ocean Boulevard. Clapton was photographed playing the guitar in front of the house he'd rented at that address whilst he was recording that album, and the photo was used as the back cover of the record. When Clapton went on tour to promote the album later that year, he used this guitar on stage to open the concerts in Scandinavia and the US with Charlie Chaplin's Smile, Let It Grow from 461 Ocean Boulevard and Easy Now from his first solo album. The guitar travelled with Clapton on his first tour of Japan in November 1974, and was used for the opening segment of concerts which consisted of Better Make It Through Today from the album There's One In Every Crowd in addition to Smile and Let It Grow. This guitar seemed to have remained Clapton's main acoustic guitar throughout 1975/1976 until the 'Rodeo Man' 000-28 took its place on the 1976 tour. It made a brief appearance on stage again during the ARMS tour in the autumn of 1983 for the encore number Good Night Irene with Ronnie Lane. Nine years later, it was played by Andy Fairweather Low during the session for the MTV Unplugged at Bray Studios in 1992. It subsequently made a stage comeback when Clapton used it during the acoustic section of the Blues season at the Royal Albert Hall in 1993 alongside the vintage 000-42 [Lot 19] he used for the Unplugged session. From that point on, 'The Longworth' was regularly used for acoustic numbers on stage throughout the From The Cradle Tour until November 1995. (2)This is the guitar that Clapton played onMTV Unpluggedon January 16, 1992. He played it throughout most of the show – which was highlighted by an acoustic version of “Layla”.
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Although there don’t seem to be any photos of Eric using the guitar prior to the 1992 show, it’s possible that he acquired the 000-42 all the way back in 1970. This is according to an interview from 1976 with Stephen Stills, in which he notes that he gave a 000-42 Martin to Clapton.
Stills also gives away his guitars, his latest present being a Martin 000-42 to Eric Clapton. “It was sitting around gathering dust, ” Stephen states. “Eric needed an acoustic, and I had one that would fit his needs. If he doesn’t play it though, I’ll go and take it back. But he’ll understand that.Guitar Player, January 1976, by Lowell Cauffiel
Obviously, since the interview predates the 1992 concert by almost two decades, it’s impossible to know whether this is the exact same guitar.
Martin 000 28ec Eric Clapton Left Handed, Natural
This particular Martin was made in the pre-war period and is considered to be one of the most desirable and rarest acoustic guitars. Overall, the models that Martin made in the pre-war era (WWII), are extremely desirable. Obviously, some of this is due to them being rare since there’s only a limited number of guitars left (for example, the 000-42 was made only for five years, from 1938 to 1943) but there are other reasons as well.
One of them is the type of wood used in the process of building these guitars. Prior to World War II, Brazillian rosewood was used amply by high-grade furniture makers and guitar manufacturers. Over the years the supply was reduced, and by the late 1960s, most manufacturers like Martin decided to switch to Indian rosewood – which most still use today.
Due to exploitation, and due to loss of the tree’s natural habitat – most of which was converted to farmland, in 1992 the Brazillian rosewood (or Dalbergia nigra) tree species was declared to be endangered and is since protected under the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) treaty. Today, guitar makers in the US are only allowed to use the wood that was harvested prior to 1992, and in the EU – prior to 1947.
Eric Clapton, Unplugged (1992 Reprise), High Grade
Also around WWII, theAdirondack spruce which was used for the top of the 000-42 became hard to come by due to over-harvesting, and most manufacturers switched to Sitka spruce – which is still used on most models today. Contraryto the Brazillian rosewood, theAdirondack spruce has made a comeback since and can be seen on many of the newer models.
So although there may be technicalreasons as to why the pre-war models are so desirable, most of it really comes to them being built in a completely different environmentthan the guitars made today.
Most consider the 1934 to 1944 period to be the peak of Martin’s quality of production – which was obviously hurt by WWII. And if you think about it, the Brazillian rosewood was used in both the 1950s and the 1930s Martin, but for some reason, the latter is more desirable than the former. It seems that in the guitar industry people look at the overall picture, and decidethat a certain period was simply the best. The 30s with the Martin acoustic, the late 50s with Gibson Les Paul electrics, and the early 60s with the Fender Stratocasters.
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As said in the opening paragraph, the first time that Eric was seen with the guitar was at the MTV Unplugged show in 1992, during which he used it for most of the set. [more info to be added]
The guitar was sold at auction in 2004 for $791, 500, which was the highest price ever paid for an acoustic guitar at that time. For comparison, a regular 1930s 000-42, that wasn’t played by Eric Clapton, goes for around $50, 000.
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