George Harrison placed a Hare Krishna stamp on the headstock of Eric Clapton's famous guitar—the red Gibson ES-335 that he played throughout his career until auctioning it for charity to benefit his Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a residential-care facility dedicated to the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency and addiction.
"'I think this is the star of the show,' Clapton said prior to the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Auction at Christie's, where it sold for $847,500. Even though the guitar was 40 years old when Clapton sold it, it was in remarkably good shape. Even the Hare Krishna stamp that George Harrison affixed to the back of the headstock was still in good shape. 'It's worked really hard,' Clapton said. 'It was on a lot of albums, went everywhere, and was played regularly over the years, but it never got old or worn down or lost anything. It’s amazing that it's survived in this condition. I'd still play it today."
Gibson produced a reissue of the guitar—an exact replica numbering 250—complete with the Hare Krishna stamp.
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