Lee is photographed performing with Clapton at Ahoy, Rotterdam, April 23, 1983. Clapton is shown onstage with Delaney & Bonnie, at Royal Albert Hall in 1969. | Credit: Lee: Rob Verhorst/Redferns ...

Advertisement But its story doesn’t stop there. As per Gibson, in 1979 Clapton gifted the Les Paul to Albert Lee, who remains the ’58 Les Paul’s custodian to this day.

Eric Clapton, one of the greatest guitarists of all time, is bringing his 2025 tour to the U.S. this fall for a limited run.