A 1994 Martin J12-40
Serial No. 536346, in natural finish, rosewood body, spruce top, mahogany neck, twenty fret bound ebony fingerboard with hexagonal abalone inlays, tuners with ebony buttons, ebony pin bridge and black pickguard; and a black hardshell contour case with blue plush lining and Lee Dickson's handwritten adhesive paper label Martin 12 Str.- Blonde J.40 36346
Eric Clapton said that he used this guitar for the number that opened the show on the 1994-5 From The Cradle Tour - Motherless Child.
Martin J12-40/Natural
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When Clapton used this guitar on stage it was apparently tuned to open G with a capo.
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