Clapton's Fool SG up for auction

[Dave W]

What a bargain!

https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/500/lot/219560/ERIC-CLAPTON-CREAM-STAGE-PLAYED-1964-FOOL-GIBSON-SG-ELECTRIC-GUITAR?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F500

[uwe]

And what would it cost me to get rid of the paint job?

[BTL]

Collectors gonna' collect.

[uwe]

For finish? A sin if there ever was one.

[ilan]

Always loved the artwork on this guitar. I'm still thinking of one day having a similar design painted on my '73 white Ric.

[uwe]

I once read that it never really dried right, but remained soft, sticky and gooey plus ruined the sound (Dave: Discuss!), any truth to that? It should have dried out by now.

[BTL]

For finish? A sin if there ever was one.

[morrow]

I once read that it never really dried right, but remained soft, sticky and gooey plus ruined the sound (Dave: Discuss!), any truth to that? It should have dried out by now.

I think that was Bruce’s painted Bass VI that was gooey.

[uwe]

My bad!

[slinkp]

In the description on that auction page, Rundgren who had it restored says that it wasn't properly sealed and paint was flaking off and the neck wood deteriorating. He doesn't mention the paint being gooey though.

[Dave W]

I think that was Bruce’s painted Bass VI that was gooey.

You are correct, sir.

He said he never liked the feel of it after it was painted.

I blame the Dutch.   

[Basvarken]

I have a nice Fool story.

About 30 years ago I celebrated my birthday with friends. And we had the good habit to give each other useless presents. Such as ugly crockery and drinking glasses. But also horrible vinyl records from artists you were absolutely sure the birthday boy/girl would really hate. And as a bonus; the uglier/sillier the artwork, the better of course.

So on one of those birthday parties I got a stack of horrible vinyl records wrapped in nice packing paper.
- Alle Dertien Goed
- Gert & Hermien
- Het beste van Henk Wijngaard

And a very silly looking record by "The Fool"
Infantile artwork in blistering colours.
The music was even worse. Bad songwriting on hippy flutes and out of tune guitars.

We had a good laugh over that. 

The next day you'd throw them away along with all the ugly crockery, drinking glasses, cigarette butts, balloons and garlands.
And so I threw away that hilariously bad elpee by that horrible band The Fool.
I had no idea who they were. And I had never heard of their Art Collective and artwork for Cream.

Until I found out a couple of years later that this vinyl record was a highly sought after collector's item. 







By the way: Simon Posthuma's son Douwe Bob is a successful musician in The Netherlands

[Dave W]

I had no idea that they were also a band.

Oh well, I'd guess a lot of us have sold something that later became valuable.

[Dave W]

Sold for $1.27 million 

[uwe]

Probably Joe Bonamassa.