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The early days of Clapton with the Les Paul (or later an ES335 in Blind Faith or when he did the From The Cradle album ) through a Marshall will always be my favorite tone of his. His later Strat tone improved (in my opinion) greatly, when he started using his Signature guitar with the active mid-boost.

Clapton with a Gibson has always been my favorite tones of his. The Fender just says “just calm down so I can rock you politely and get to bed at a reasonable hour.”

My favourite Clapton tone was the strat through a Fender twin that he used for Derek and the Dominos. Very late 60s early 70s. Cream was done by 68.

That strat and soldano sounds amazing. I have seen EC over 30 times live across a bunch of years and I always liked that set up the most. Having Knopfler riding shotgun on that tour in 88-89 was amazing.

I live here in Seattle Washington and I have known Mike Soldano for close to 30 years! Many people don't know it but Mike is a rad hot rod builder! Also early on he built some beautiful guitars but his passion is amplifiers. I just wanted to say that the Soldano SLO 100 amplifiers that Mike built for Clapton were anything but stock! They were highly modified and not even close to what you and I can buy off the showroom floor. I just wanted to put that out there as somebody that actually knows Soldano. Lastly for the finest example of Clapton's playing, in my opinion is the video titled Five Long Years. The story goes that Clapton rehearsed by himself for 6 weeks before even bringing the band in. Then they went through a grueling month of rehearsals and did the shows. For anybody that thinks that Eric may have lost it or that his Stratocaster tones are weak this is a must-see!

Enjoying the two tones series. It's sad though that everyone always ignores his mid 70s cleaner tone era, which is my favourite.

Great to see the use of an SLO. The late 80s early 90s Clapton tone showed excellent subtle use of FX care of the Pete Cornish rack system. Distinguish choice guys...

Contrary to a lot of the other comments I really like it when you stop and explain what you are doing rather than just shredding blues with no context. Thanks for the videos, been really enjoying the up-coming channel of late. In this Case I though the Strat rig was the best, but both were super acurate to my ears.I really like how this is mostly about the amp and guitar than the pedals too. Cheers

The finish of that strat is phenomenal

Absolutely loving the Les Paul + Remedy set up. You get so much control by just adjusting the tone and volume knobs. Great playing man and killer tone!

What a tones...man you're an awesome guitar player and the videos are amazing! The quality of the sounds is impressive!!! Hugs from Brazil!!!

I agree love both tones. Bravo great video

Jack, what a great job you've got, you get to play all the great gear and get paid for it. I bet you get discount as well, some people have all the luck. Good review mate.

Very nice! So great to see one of the Almond Green strats in motion. 👍🙏🏼

Lace Sensors are a huge part of 90s Clapton tone as well. Great playing.

That LP looks (and sounds) absolutely magical

Man that fella has some chops and some amazing guitar tones. 👍🍻🎸🎸🎸🎸

fantastic, missed this last year.. love the strat color, and prefer Erics sound during the 90s. Live in Hyde Park is an absolute must see for anyone interested in Eric..

That 60th anniversary les paul into the Dr z remedy sounds amazing for that classic rock or british blues sound.

Love the LP sounds .. but the opening Soldano riffs have to be one of the sexiest strat sounds ever.

Amazing!!! Felt kinda like going back in time. Great playing 🤘🏻 Phase 1 is the 1!!!

More great content from Peach Guitars! Great tones and playing! I generally prefer EC's playing with his earlier rig, but his tone with his later rig. That was held up by this video. Rig B for the win!

One of, if not THE defining moment of me starting guitar and falling in love with it was seeing Clapton on SNL in that SLO time period. I know there's a KZfaq recording of it. I just remember my jaw dropping and stopping everything I was doing for 4 minutes of audible heaven.

Both tones are incredible, just as a matter of preference, I’ll always like the orgasmic muscle of the late 60’s tone. It just takes me over and to a place I want to be.

You I’d a good job with the Les Paul. For me after the dominos Eric was just gliding I didn’t know about the strat model thanks for the info👍🏻

I could kill for that Krause / Soldano combo

Jack desperate to avoid being trolled by the Clapton nerds.

Tried out my first Dr.Z the other day at Carter Vintage in downtown Nashville, amazing sounding amps. Buying one!

I subscribed because of the info, tones and playing. Please ignore those who don't like info. Flat earth for them. The rest of us learn from the dreaded info. Thanks Jack, great job!

Yes please, I’d like them both. 👍🏻😎👊🏻

Love Rig A tones! Would love to hear that Gibson into that SLO 100. Cheers!

You need to get a pre 2000 Clapton Strat with Lace Sensors. They are quite different from the Vintage noiseless.

I'm not a massive Clapton fan (don't get me wrong, he's great, I just never took a deep dive into his work), so I was shocked to hear that he played through a Soldano in the 90's. I've always considered those to be hard rock/ metal amps. Great video and playing!

Love that strat in that beautiful color ! 😍

Hey Jack, another great video! Your Beck and Clapton playing is really nice. It would be neat to do a “tale of two tones” for Dickey Betts and Duane Allman(comparing Duane and Dickeys tone. Duane’s Les Paul compared to Dickey’s SG/LP, and then how Duane would eventually use that same SG for slide). They used different Marshall’s and speakers as well. Dickey used 100w heads and JBL D120s. Duane used 50w heads with JBL/Celestions mixed(JBL d120s, open back cab/celestions closed back cab).

Whatever sustains the most with the sweetest tone and least compression is what I like.There are tones on a strat that aren't the loudest. the cleanest.or the punchiest, but they're the ones that stick with you the most, the ones you feel even after you've stopped playing, the tones Clapton and Knopfler are masters at getting that I love.Good Luck to All.

Bouth sound great!!! Love your playing!!

I saw Clapton in the late 70s or early 80s when he was using the Music Man rig. He was also playing his Gibson Explorer guitar, Les Paul and a strat. It was a wonderful show but my God he was brutally loud! Brilliant!

Another triumph for young Jack! When ”Clapo” plugged a Les Paul into a Marshall modern rock guitar was born.

My Fave EC tone is on Roger Waters’ “Pros & Cons of HitchHiking” ...YMMV!

EC also played a Famous 1964 Gibson SG called "The Fool" and "Sunny," it is heard on "Sunshine of Your Love," etc.

It is hard to beat the Gibson/Marshall combination and all of those tones sounded killer! The Dr. Z amp was magnificent in every way and all of the subtle nuances of the guitar could be heard. Eric certainly worked the volume and tone knobs a lot to get those tones with John Mayall and Cream. The strat and Soldano rig sounded a bit thin to me when cranked. His tone in the Cream reunion shows in 2005 with his signature strat and a modified tweed Fender Twin was a better rig and warmer sounding. Great playing though.... you definitely have some chops!

Just stumbled on this really really cool ^_^ I've been trying to get ball park to some early clapton bluesbreakers stuff on my instagram I'd love to see you guys do a video like the srv one you did for the beano album tones for us newbies that are a bit tight on funds through covid that are playing at home. Keep up the awesome channel.

Interesting video and great playing as always by Jack, really enjoyed it. For me, the Les Paul into a Marshall is unbeatable. Not to say the Fender/Soldano combination was not fantastic though. So, Gibson/ Marshall six days of the week, Fender/Soldano for the day I feel like something a bit different.

The Clapton Strat is such a versatile guitar. So much so that Pete Townshend has been using a version of it that's modified with a Piezo pickup (hence the extra knob) for decades now. It can get thick and sustainy like no other Femder Strat can with usage of the TBX & built-in midrange boost

Iommis tones between the first three albums and then when he switched to humbuckers on sabotage ETC are both great, I’d love to see those

Great one, Jack. Cheers

I would also love perhaps a part 2 during the 90's he was rumored using this amp and a Gibson 335 to get some huge thick warm blues tones ( nothing but the blues) I'd like to hear that

Brilliant!

INCREDIBLE

Yes he never used a Treble Booster On the beano album, however, for a lot of players at home it’s difficult to crank an amp. I have a treble booster and into a Boss Katana it actually gets real close to the tone. Tried it on a Hot Rod Deluxe and while not a Marshall, it came real close. The “trebly” tone from Beano is a result of the recording. Clapton had his JTM combo cranked to max. Imagine the amount of natural compression coming from the amp? The treble boosters help get that harsh but beautiful tone.

Both sound great

you are a stellar player my friend

Superb content and playing. I love the fender, just can't get behind a LP. The differences really are polarising.

Blues Breakers and John Mayall with Eric Clapton best Tone he ever had

I can’t believe the Derrick & the dominoes tone wasn’t celebrated… that is what birthed Brownie and gave Clapton his identity. It was also the best recorded album ever…

You just need both!

His silver strat had a electronic tone boost I believe it was 50db and active tone controls,they offered the same boost with a 25db from fender in the made in Mexico strat for the general public, and I was lucky enough to grab one, endless tones from two active tone controls and a hot but sweet tone can be dialed in without the harsh tone of regular pickups, hence the woman tone.

Well played sir 👏👏👏

Thats strat rig Oh my!

Man this guy can play...😯

I was under the impression that the late 80s/early 90s were lace sensor loaded strats. Seen a bunch of videos with that guitar PU setup

Love the strat soldano tone.

Clapton has been using a strat since his first solo album in 1970. His Gibson was used in the 60's, Cream, Blues Breakers. All his solo stuff and Derek and the Dominos were with a strat.

Jack, love your take on Clapton’s 24 Nights “Old Love” tone! One of my all time favorite performances of his.

Another great video guys.

Good reference for John Mayer also - Last Train Home. Rig Doctor has a good video on 80s Clapton

Why is there no comment of Clapton's use of a Marhsall Powered Leslie, even to this day he uses it.

Great player!

Jack, my friend you are an absolutely brilliant guitar player! Absolutely impressive, thank you for these videos! I am looking forward to paying a visit to peach guitars when I come to the UK in a couple years. maybe we could jam? What's that riff you are playing at 3:44? I absolutely love it!

Fantastic Strat tones, really excellent demo of the Clapton vibe, brilliant thanks 👏👏👏

When Clapton changed from Gibson Med Paul to Fender Stratocaster in 1974 ( yes the Gibson Les Paul was his main recording guitar on Layla and other assorted Love songs). He came back from Heroing addiction in 1973 still using The Gibson Les Paul as his main guitar. Then in 1974 he changed, by 1982 he was Tired of the Fender Stratocaster and wanted back to Humbucker guitars. He signed for Strings and Things in Memphis Who made humbucker guitar. He actually had his first signature guitar from Strings and Things. Then Fender offered him loads of money to come back. Clapton demanded that Fender made him a guitar that could sound exactly like the Gibson Les Paul. Fender managed to make a guitar that sounded exactly like a Gibson Les Paul at a mid boost of 21 DB, so Clapton came back. Though he wanted even more powerful Humbucking sound so Fender Icreased it to 25 DB boost far more powerful Humbucker tones than in a Gibson Les Paul. The problem with the Eric Clapton Strat is that it never gets down to regular single coils. Its lowest is 12 DB boost making the Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster a Humbucker guitar. They asked Clapton if he wanted to be able to play Single coil notes and he Said ” No I never use them”. Thats Why its at its lowest at 12 DB boost. Clapton plays the whole concert on 25 DB boost Anyway. On the Layla album the Gibson Les Paul is as staded his main guitar, but he also uses pretty much Fender Telecasters on Layla and assorted Love songs. The Fender Telecaster has been on every Eric Clapton album from 1963 to 2021. He used the Fender Telecaster as his main guitar 1963 to 1966 but always kept recording with them and also used them heavily in concerts after 1966 upp untill 1989. Between 1963 to 1966 he only used the Fender Telecaster, but he kept using them live up untill 1989 and recording up untill 2021. The Telecaster after 1966 was usually used for 3-5 songs a concert up untill 1989 with the exception of 2 tours Where the Telecaster was his main guitar on those tours. The tours Clapton used the Fender Telecaster as his main guitar was US 1976 and a 2 month tour of Japan of 1975. Clapton has always been a big fan of the Fender Telecaster, When asked in 2002 for the official Fender Telecaster book ” We dont see you play Telecasters that often anymore, Why is that ? Clapton quickly responds” But I do, I buy and play Telecasters all the time”.

Middle and Neck individually are used most by Clapton on the Boosted Strat, Bridge I've only heard once in the Cream reunion shows. Middle & Bridge together aren't used unless you want the 70's sound stuff. I do think the Strat does work better into the current Fender Twin Amp rig than the Soldano.

I think I found my favorite video.

You absolutely nailed those tones. Impressive work.

Cool video!

Far be it from me to tell Mr.Clapton which guitar he should use----but I will anyway! Forget the Strat and stick with Gibson. I think his best tone ever was on the Martin Scorsese film from the mid 90s and featured a live concert with Eric playing his 335. I don't believe the film was ever officially released but you can find parts of it on KZfaq.

My favorites is his beano sound and his reptile sound.....

Mmmmm. Classic Clapton tone is nearly enough to get me interested in Gibsons. Almost!

I have 1 of these for sale! From 1990, Lace Sensor, TBX and Treble Boost. Black...

Great tone brother man! What pedals are you using? If you don't mind giving some of your secrets ☮️🎸😊

Nice . The overbend in the “ Bad Love “ solo is the lead channel on the SLO and the lace sensors . Let’s hear the Les Paul through it ;)

Thanks. Nice! Most of Clapton's Cream/60s comes from PAF treble p/up, loud and backing off the tone control. You're going to struggle to get tones like that at bedroom volume. He didn't seem to use the "sharp end" much, just a bit on "Badge" and here-and-there, and the typical thickness "woman" sound came from the treble p/up backed off. He didn't use the mid "2 p/ups" very much at all. Almost all of it is from that single tone control. Anyone that's ever used an SG Junior or Les Paul Junior (Leslie West) will know how that works. Fender E/C Signature, I can't say. Fender Lace - I suspect it doesn't sell very well. I must have met I-don't know-how-many Fender players - none using the Fender Lace Strat. It's not walking out the store, folks! Never played one, all that I've heard - put some teeny-weeny circuit board and battery compartment in your guitar. How many of us have done that for "convenience" to find that it doesn't measure up to stomp boxes or amp settings? Forget about it? How many have stuck a Gibson H/bucker in front of a Strat bridge to find that the different bridge arrangements completely alter the sound and it isn't Paul Kossoff no matter what you do? So a Fender Lace is a nice Strat till you push it into O/D and you've got a very bad Gibson and the only rescue is a wah pedal to get rid of that indistinct "bludgeoning" of the lower and mid frequencies. You can say "smooth" and it is - but you can also say highly compressed. No vowel-like "sag" from a midget circuit and no dynamics whatsoever. Just get a Tube Screamer - they aren't too much money and if you're on the T p/up, back off the tone that Strats come with on the T/p/up these days (finally, a mod that's as old as the hills). And save yourself a ton of money IMHO because this EC set up seems to be mucho dollars to have a Strat that doesn't sound like a Strat, instead delivering something pretty nondescript. A wah pedal is compulsory if you want to create any lead-guitar drama with a design like that. Nice video. Thanks.

its clear everyone wanted this episode

This puts Peach video’s right on top for me.

Mark Knopfler said that it was he who recommended Soldano amps for Eric.

There’s basically 3 different eras when it comes to Clapton. 60’s/Marshall’s 70’s/Fender tweeds 80’s-present/Fender tweeds with Fulltone overdrive

Eric always has great tone. I think being able to handle the volume on either one of those rigs separates the men from the boys? It ain’t easy to play that good when you’re that loud. Apples and oranges really? There’s some crossover with the Strat boosted? I guess I would say the B setup for versatility, but it’s hard not to love the simplicity and raw Blues Power of his early rig!

nice playing and killer amps I love my SLO and will never part with it

Do an episode for Richie Sambora. His high gain Marshall Hair Metal era and the 90s Fender Tonemaster era.

Does this guitar have the notched TBX on tone 1 as well as the active midboost on tone 2?

Could you please do the same thing on slo-30?

What make of jack lead do you use, I can't see them on the Peach web site?

Hi Jack. Which ‘Version’ of the late 60’s Gibson Les Paul 60th Anniversary are you playing ? Is that a Version 2 or maybe a Version 3 LP ? Thanks.

Wampler SLOstortion or AMT S1 or S2 could probably do it pedal-wise

I haven’t even heard the strat yet but he got the woman tone going and it was sooo good and then he cocked the whah... I almost fell outta my chair. Reminds me of Gimme Shelter in a way that you can damn near get high just listening to it

Very unique finish on the custom shop EC model.....have the stock EC model..I just can’t justify the tremendous difference in price...better in some aspects than the production model...but “that” much better?...

best tone and playing journeyman album a that era

I’m posting a reply at the :30 mark... Jesus Christ that tone at the start is so damn delicious.