Eric Clapton Crossroads 25th Anniversary Charity Auction | Gary Clark Jr. at Guitar Center Hollywood

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Before his Crossroads 2023 appearance, Gary Clark, Jr. was greeted in the Vintage Room at Guitar Center Hollywood by Artist Relations Manager Eric Bradley. The occasion was the fulfillment of a generous mission-selecting an instrument Guitar Center would donate to Eric Clapton’s charity auction to benefit his Crossroads Centre Antigua. Clark, Jr.’s choice of a ’65 Gibson SG Special with P90 pickups surprised Bradley a bit, as the guitarist is known for wielding semi-hollowbody models.
“I like semi-hollow guitars,” says Clark, Jr. as he inspected the walls of vintage beauties. “But every now and then, I want to feel like a rock star by picking up an SG. When I play an SG, it's ‘shred-o’clock.’ It’s go time.”
In the video, Clark, Jr. also expresses what it means to play the Crossroads Guitar Festival, why he digs Fender Princeton amps and his gratitude for the Crossroads Centre. “Life is hard, in general," he says. "So, to be able to reach out and know a place like Crossroads exists-that’s everything. It means a lot.”
Learn more about Crossroads Centre Antigua here: crossroadsantigua.org/
Follow Gary Clark, Jr. at www.garyclarkjr.com/
Chapters
00:00 - Intro with Gary Clark Jr. and Guitar Center Hollywood’s Eric Bradley
00:41 - Gary’s Choice: ’65 Gibson SG Special with P90s and Vibrola Tremolo
02:46 - Gary’s Feelings on the Crossroads Charity Auction
03:12 - Fender’s Princeton Reverb: Gary Clark Jr.’s Amp of Choice
03:48 - On Playing Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival and Crossroad’s Antigua
05:09 - Signing the ’65 Gibson SG Special
05:35 - Outro

[@TheSmokedIrises]

Gary with an SG always a good thing.

[@howardp.lovecraft4499]

Man is a great player who certainly belongs to Crossroads. And we share the same sentiment when it comes to SGs.

[@dirkbowman946]

Gary is a goat 🐐

[@abhulineokonofua8677]

Gary Clark Jr. and his band is the greatest 😍😍😍

[@marvean2519]

Hadn't seen Gary in a while, glad to see him do this!

[@thebaneofyourexistence.3377]

Gary is absolutely superb,

[@stevenbird1431]

Awesome!!! And great charity too🎸👍

[@JarnoDamWichers]

We want more music from Gary! 🎉

[@johnnyboo8243]

My favorite contemporary blues player

[@joejackson2388]

Keep this kind of stuff going!!!! We need you Guitar Center!

[@blkbeauti05]

Gary is awesome 👌🏾

[@09BiGDylan]

"We love you gary!"

[@raoulduke344]

I love how he made sure all the other guitars didn't get jealous or feel disrespected.

[@roderickbalt8993]

Looks good on him man😅 and sounds good with him

[@vinivola]

"Shred 30 is what time it is when I pick up an SG" my man,get it.

[@SK-dl8zl]

Thank you Gary!!!!!!

[@Freedomforall1290]

Outstanding cause ❤

[@alw1340]

Gary is a walking legend

[@LarrytheMan-uc4ev]

Gibson uses veneer and lots of it..Gibson's semi-hollowbodies like the ES-335 and ES-339 have tops and backs constructed of layers (either 3 or 4) of maple veneer. My understanding is that the veneers are assembled in successive cross-grain layers with the top layer having its grain longitudinal to the length of the guitar. The tops and backs are approximately 1/4" in thickness after layup.

[@Koffieleuter]

Battle axe!

[@balmain2496]

Give it to me

[@Addhandletoontinue]

Shred:30

[@marygaleac]

Only ever played SGs for 40 yrs…..If I had only kept the originals…..it’s just BadAss…..

[@randyzeitman1354]

This is a bit comical ... if it's for auction why not choose the most expensive guitar?

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

Wish i had skipped the last 30 seconds of the video. Yikes 🤦‍♂️

[@TommyWrenn]

Nothing a little dab of alcohol can’t fix. 😂😂😂