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Blackie is the nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favourite Fender Stratocaster.

Background
Clapton 在 1970 年從 Gibson 吉他轉換到 Fender Stratocasters，很大的影響來自於 Jimi Hendrix 和 Blind Faith 的團員 Steve Winwood. 他第一把 Strat 名為 "Brownie"，因為琴的黃昏漸層顏色而得名，這把琴使用於專輯 Eric Clapton 和歌曲 Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

In 1970, Clapton switched from Gibson guitars to Fender Stratocasters, largely due to the influences of Jimi Hendrix and Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood. His first Strat, nicknamed "Brownie" because of its sunburst brown finish, was used on his albums Eric Clapton and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

同年，Clapton 在 Nashville, Tennessee 發現吉他商店. 他買了六把 1950 年代出產的 Stratocasters，每把 200 或 300 美金. 然後送了 George Harrison, Pete Townshend, 和 Steve Winwood 每人一把，他自己拿了剩下的三把最好的部分組成了 "Blackie"，所以這就是名字的由來.

The same year, Clapton found the Sho-Bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee. He bought six 1950s Stratocasters for two or three hundred US dollars each. After giving one each to George Harrison, Pete Townshend, and Steve Winwood, he took the best parts of the remaining three (built c. 1956 and 1957) and Nashville Luthier Ted Newman Jones assembled "Blackie", so named for its black finish.

Clapton 第一次用 Blackie 表演是在 1973 年一月十三日的 彩虹音樂會. Clapton 在舞台上用 Blackie 表演很多年. 最後一次是在 1985 年的 Hartford，因為琴頸的問題所以將它退休. 在 1988 年，Eric Clapton Stratocaster 簽名琴誕生了，依據 Clapton 量身訂製，然後他又繼續用這把簽名琴演奏幾年.

Clapton first played Blackie live 13 January 1973 at the Rainbow Concert. Clapton would play Blackie for many years on and off stage (such as in his guest appearance in The Last Waltz); finally, after a tour concert in Hartford in 1985, it was retired due to issues with the neck. In 1988, the Eric Clapton Stratocaster was released, according to Clapton's specifications; he began playing his new signature model shortly after.

最後一次出現 Blackie 的公開場合是在 1990 年為日本的電視頻到中的汽車公司 Honda，這是該公司特別的請求，當時 Clapton 紐約使用 Blackie 錄製 歌曲 "Bad Love" 的吉他獨奏，同時也拍攝商業廣告. Blackie 也在 1991 年期間的 Royal Albert Hall 秀裡，帶去舞台.

One of the last known occasions when Blackie was seen by the public was for a 1990 television commercial for the Japanese automobile firm Honda when, at the specific request of the company, Clapton used Blackie to record a new guitar solo on "Bad Love" in New York and was filmed for the commercial doing so. Blackie was also brought out on stage for one number during the Royal Albert Hall shows in 1991.

Songs Recorded
從 1974 到 1985 年的錄音，Clapton 在舞台和錄音室幾乎都是彈奏 "Blackie"，著名的歌曲像是 "Cocaine", "I Shot The Sheriff", "Wonderful Tonight", "Further On Up The Road", "Lay Down Sally"，還有與他各是這樣的現場版本的 "Layla".

Clapton played "Blackie" almost exclusively on stage and in the studio from 1974-1985 recording hits such as "Cocaine", "I Shot The Sheriff", "Wonderful Tonight", "Further On Up The Road", "Lay Down Sally" and various live versions of "Layla" featured on several album covers and videos.

World Record Price
2004 年在 佳士得拍賣 大會， Blackie 已美金 95.95 萬元賣出，所得全數建立 Crossroads Centre 醫療中心，由 Clapton 成立的煙癮和酗酒康復中心. 拍賣買主是樂器供應商 Guitar Center，這出價紀錄是當是世界最貴的吉他. 2006 另外一把 Stratocaster ，上面一堆名人的簽名，包含了 Clapton，拍賣給 2004 印度洋大地震 的 benefit the victims|災民，已美金 280 萬美金售出，超越了 Blackie 的紀錄.

In 2004, Blackie was sold for US$959,500 at a Christie's auction to support the Crossroads Centre, a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centre founded by Clapton. The auction's winner was the music equipment chain Guitar Center, and the bid set the record for the world's most expensive guitar. In 2006, another Stratocaster—signed by a large group of celebrities, including Clapton—was auctioned to benefit the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami, selling for $US2.8 million, surpassing Blackie's record.

Custom Shop Reproduction
2006 年十一月，Fender 宣布一款 275 把 Blackie 限量複刻琴，由 Fender Custom Shop 製作，相同於原本的 Blackie. 已經在 2006 年十一月二十四日釋出，在幾小時內賣完. 原本的 Blackie 被完整的檢查和量測用以複製. 複刻板 Blackie 門由一組製琴師團隊負責組裝.

In November 2006, Fender announced a limited run of 275 Blackie reissues by the Fender Custom Shop, identical to the original. They were released on 24 November 2006 and sold out within hours. The original Blackie was exhaustively examined and measured for the reproduction. The reproduction Blackies were constructed by a team of master builders, with each of the various 275 produced being assigned to one master builder.