Eric Clapton Shows Some Guitar Skills
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17 жыл бұрынEric Clapton in cream era shows some skills on his guitar.
@TheFabFoo 2 жыл бұрын
Eric Clapton is the only human I know who's appearance completely changed to being unrecognisable from one era to the next. Pretty nuts
@alexdelarge703 2 жыл бұрын
All that ron
@jakespencer431 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed he’s had that many looks sometimes I don’t no when it’s him or not unless he’s got a guitar in he’s hand ofcorse
@illmatic9096 2 жыл бұрын
John Lennon also lol
@woowah32 2 жыл бұрын
One word - Drugs.😅
@jonahn4151 2 жыл бұрын
@@woowah32 naah
@charmanderstail 10 жыл бұрын
Holy shit I didn't know Eric Clapton was young
@Brian-pr1dq 3 жыл бұрын
@@Liam.2000 thats the joke
@Liam.2000 3 жыл бұрын
@@Brian-pr1dq shut it Brian
@olyseth 3 жыл бұрын
@@Liam.2000 No you shut up
@Liam.2000 3 жыл бұрын
@@olyseth get to bed Seth
@heggy_69 2 жыл бұрын
Back when he changed his face every few months
@destianpatrianagara1119 2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe they called it "electronic guitar" back then.
@cjsnidlio9409 2 жыл бұрын
He's British you must understand
@josephgoulet3706 2 жыл бұрын
@@cjsnidlio9409 and his father was a canadian
@DaveSwart 2 жыл бұрын
…and how about that volume knob? What an innovation! And as I typed this, I think the interviewer just said “wow wow pedal.” This is hilarious.
@jokermaan1 2 жыл бұрын
@@DaveSwart And a tone knob that can give you more bass or more treble just by turning it one way or the other!
@DaveSwart 2 жыл бұрын
@@jokermaan1 Well I mean it IS an electronical guitar lol
@curtisdale2791 2 жыл бұрын
Even the guitar was nervous with the great Clapton playing it. It was chain smoking the whole time
@ashuzguitar 2 жыл бұрын
So Eric Clapton's guitar is to Eric Clapton what Eric Clapton himself is to Jimi Hendrix. Mathematically, Guitar : Eric : : Eric : Jimi
@unchien2069 7 жыл бұрын
God damn he plays one note and I'm immediately hearing cream songs. You could blindfold me and cut the voice and I'd know that's Eric Clapton any day. Amazing! Truly a one of a kind guitar player
@sebfreshnckf3504 2 жыл бұрын
When he plays i hear Albert King ....:)
@TheAtticradio 2 жыл бұрын
He liked Albert kings music
@Vaginaninja 2 жыл бұрын
The most racist guitarist
@easterislandhead9579 2 жыл бұрын
@THE RENAGADE needs someone to get behind him & toot their horn again
@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660 2 жыл бұрын
Joe Bonamassa said something to the effect that Clapton can plug a Stratocaster directly into a Fender twin amp and you’d know instantly that it was him.
@user-pt4ix4kd9l 5 жыл бұрын
It would have been great to see Hendrix interviewed like this and see close up his amazing abilities.
@randalstilskin5266 2 жыл бұрын
He has a 1994 blues album and the deluxe edition has a mini video documentary I believe of him talking guitar, he starts playing a song and its bad ass, then he says can I start over and its twice as bad ass.
@sunfish87 2 жыл бұрын
Well grab yourself a peanut butter sandwich and let's have a sit down. And wait that is.
@joedewitwomey9627 2 жыл бұрын
@@randalstilskin5266 where can I find this my friend?
@benjamincuevas199 2 жыл бұрын
Hendrix has done interviews like this. Continue your research and you’ll find the rabbit hole.
@user-pt4ix4kd9l 2 жыл бұрын
@@benjamincuevas199 that rabbit hole is very well hid then.
@balltopleft 7 жыл бұрын
"yeah, lemme turn this thing off" CHK-A
@RC-NY Жыл бұрын
The man is doing this since 1965 at age 20.. Still going strong in 2022 at 77. He's a born virtuoso.
@the90schildmashups92 2 ай бұрын
I can't think of any other musician that's played more live shows than Clapton.
@Fritz-the-Brat 2 жыл бұрын
The way how violently he kicks his wah on and off gets me every time
@skipcycle4580 2 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same and thought it must have had a switch that needed to be pounded in order to switch on or off. Mine is sometimes sensitive like that.
@tomasvanecek8626 Жыл бұрын
Old wahs were built like that. To engage you had to kick them real hard.
@shable1436 2 ай бұрын
He needed a tech to lower the push button
@shootfirst2097 2 жыл бұрын
This is Eric at the height of his playing/creativity. It's a tragedy that more live Creams show weren't properly recorded.
@ninjavigilante5311 2 жыл бұрын
Yup, too bad wasn't teaching lessions with the legendary les Paul guitar from the beano album
@robmorrison1043 2 жыл бұрын
His peak years were from 92 to 2000. 94 to 98 being on another level. Watch the documentary nothing but the blues featuring EC, and his Fillmore shows from the mid nineties, this is not in the same Stratosphere.
@shable1436 2 ай бұрын
@@ninjavigilante5311the stolen one you mean
@shable1436 2 ай бұрын
@@robmorrison1043pre unplugged, but the thing about Eric isn't just one phase, it's his evolution throughout his career which makes him so special, his gift to make anything great from jazzy, to Robert Johnson back in cream, to reggae in the 70s, to 80s even his drug years was insane, but those 80s suits and short haired Clapton was monster, very close to SRV being so fast, but a better song writer because of his age, and smooth sounds, do you remember that special Carl Perkins had, Clapton, and some Beatles playing? You see how many influences he had, and country influence like lay down Sally, and 57 Chevy, all those in that era were so clean to me as a child from the 80s, but after his son died, he really got deep into his heavy stuff, and it was painful for me to listen to the anguish from his music both guitar and voice. That's the sign of a genius like him, same as he describes here about taking out his anger through his music, he used it as therapy for mourning and pain. One of the hardest things for someone to go through and you can actually hear it
@gman3164 2 жыл бұрын
Dude seems pretty humble for having a massive talent
@Vaginaninja 2 жыл бұрын
Probably because he was speaking with other white people
@jamesobrien9747 2 жыл бұрын
@@Vaginaninja lmao
@jonahn4151 2 жыл бұрын
@@Vaginaninja What do you mean?
@anthonythomas6593 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonahn4151 this planet life person is a Chinese troll. Pay no attention
@oseasgonzalez4307 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonahn4151 Eric has a pretty spotty record on race relations, to say the least lol
@felphero 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I love how he's just explaining extremely basic tone and volume control as these crazy groundbreaking new features, at the time just the concept of distorted guitars was such a novelty I suppose
@tastytoast 2 жыл бұрын
This guy could easily work in a music centre selling guitars
@jonnylons1 2 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right here!
@francomanca 2 жыл бұрын
I'm the owner of the shop where he works... He's pretty good...
@lshort8842 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to have a dollar for every guitar sold to kids trying to emulate Eric. So yeah, he's a great guitar salesman. 🎸
@eneastavora1943 2 жыл бұрын
I believe he likes his job (career) better than working at a guitar shop…!
@mechanicrainbow2709 2 жыл бұрын
@@eneastavora1943 r/whooosh
@heidiengel7623 9 жыл бұрын
is his guitar smokin a cig? 0.o
@jeanniefranco7461 7 жыл бұрын
Heidi Engel lol😂
@lsubslimed 5 жыл бұрын
That's usually how it ends yea?
@DanyBizzyD 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@maarcoooo 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, ideal place to put anything behind the nut in the head. I keep my picks up there
@fritosantana285 3 жыл бұрын
Na man his cig is smoking a cig on a guitar 🎸
@TheCream14 2 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite band - Cream! They lit the musical fire in my over 50 years ago and I've never been the same.
@peterlorenzo615 2 жыл бұрын
I love the first song from the first album
@matthewchunk3689 2 жыл бұрын
@@peterlorenzo615 Someone told me CREAM is an acronym for Cash Rules Everything Around Me.
@datboijoey9587 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewchunk3689 I think that was from the wu Tang clan album
@raoulduke344 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewchunk3689 That's the Wu Tang Clan. Cream was the first "superband" with the best bass, drum and guitar players. The creme de la creme.
@dougpeters1625 2 жыл бұрын
The natural "feel" he has for the guitar is just incredible
@ashuzguitar 2 жыл бұрын
3:11 Eric Clapton is so honest. When asked if he uses stock phrases while improvising, he honestly admitted he did! 💯 / 💯 for honesty, and over all such good behaviour.
@joepalooka2145 2 жыл бұрын
Back at that time, nobody sounded like Clapton. Even today, only a few other guitarists like Hendrix etc. have been so influential. He took the sound of the blues which he learned from Robert Johnson, Freddie, BB and Albert King and others---- into a whole new creative dimension. Eric is a guitar genius with a God-given talent. He inspired a whole generation of guitar players.
@breakfastplan4518 2 жыл бұрын
Eric is a great player but most of what he did up to that point was destroyed by a trio of kids who released only a few albums that were mind-blowingly future-proof and fresh. The Hendrix Experience was like the 'Sonic Youth' or the 'Talk Talk' of their day. They abruptly changed the entire landscape. Listen to what hendrix is playing on his guitar when hes not soloing yet, singing vocals. Clapton could not come even close to that level of lyrical comping. That kind of comping is what you learn playing the chitlin circuit in the u.s with R&B acts. But no. I'm not knocking clapton he was a prophet ( not a genius ) in opening up white audiences ears to black musicians and black music. This is what Eminem did for rap music. And Eric gets nothing but praise from me for that, because it seemed like only a white person can sell black music and Black Ideas to white audiences back then. And yes, Im white AF. We've come a ways, to be sure.
@breakfastplan4518 2 жыл бұрын
@Andy Butler Hell yeah, dude. This wont be a debate! Zappa is certainly a better guitarist than eric clapton, but his thing was composition. Zappa could write for any instrument you presented him with. Johnny Winter... the Silver haired slider was great as well. Dont forget to add Jeff Beck to this list. Coryell and Hendrix had a guitar battle. Coryell played a wall of notes while Hendrix shattered his wall with one looong beautifully toned note. In the Audience was Robert Wyatt from softmachine and matching Mole. He said it was the only time hes ever heard one beautiful note destroy an army of notes. Alan Holdsworth, I had a beer in a pub with him years and years ago. He is a practical joker and keeps you in stiches. he is a guitar god without question and Zappa in interviews has gone on record for saying he likes listening to holdsworth. While were on the subject of holdsworth, the first guitarist from Chick Corea's return to forever ( Bill Connors )is up there too.
@wallywalpamur4960 2 жыл бұрын
So, you practice for hours a day for year/s and become good at something and this is what you call god given ? And Robert sold his soul to a creepy old black fella in the middle of the crossroads too ;) yep all true.
@breakfastplan4518 2 жыл бұрын
@@wallywalpamur4960 Only now, the crossroads are full of non-black fellas looking to sell their souls to the creepy old black fella. Go figure.
@derfgerps4016 2 жыл бұрын
Same deal with guys like Peter Green and Paul Kossof all of them had a completely unique vibrato, it’s sad how modern players underestimate the power of blues licks.
@MikeGervasi 16 жыл бұрын
This is one of my all time favorite Clapton clips. He seems so open to talk and happy...not to mention this is extremely instructional.
@waderivers3304 2 жыл бұрын
Saw him in Fort Worth just three months ago. He can still make his guitar scream or moan or cry. Unbelievable how good he still is.
@ashuzguitar 2 жыл бұрын
The more time a player puts under their belt the better they become. Fortunately music isn't like sports, where you retire in your 30s. Therefore, a Guitarist can keep getting better till the sweet lord choses to take him away. 🎸🤘
@taoman108 16 жыл бұрын
I'm constantly impressed by Clapton's humility. Whereas most guitarists act like alchemists who guard their skills like formulae, Clapton pulls back the curtain, shows his techniques, acknowledges his predecessors, and demystifies the instrument. Rather than judge the better guitarist, I think every musician could learn from Clapton's workman-like attitude, and from his openness.
@Levottomat01 2 жыл бұрын
His humility and humanity have waned recently. He is my favorite guitarist but it's fucking disappointing to hear he's an absolute cockhead.
@taoman108 2 жыл бұрын
@@Levottomat01 I'm glad you commented on this. What I thought thirteen years ago about his guitar playing is something I still stand by, but his statements outside the music world are disappointing. Makes me wonder if and how it's possible to divorce the artist from their art.
@Levottomat01 2 жыл бұрын
@@taoman108 I think that it is possible. I mean I like both Clapton and Rage against the machine but more Tom Morello, but yet I absolutely disagree with Clapton and his position on covid and I dont fully support Morellos politics either.
@taoman108 2 жыл бұрын
@@Levottomat01 Great second example. I agree.
@Levottomat01 2 жыл бұрын
@Doug Bull Whos name haven't you heard in years?
@jazzman2516 2 жыл бұрын
This was back when the electric guitar had to be explained to skeptical, snobby posh people. And to be honest, I still find myself explaining it to those people. 😂
@blinddawg7901 2 жыл бұрын
Let the music do the talkin’
@aresdesiderata8959 2 жыл бұрын
@@blinddawg7901 Livin for the music Yeah Listen to the music talk
@TweedSuit 2 жыл бұрын
Shoulder length hair, big sideburns, moustache, Gibson + Wah through a cranked Marshall stack... The blueprint for every heavy rock/metal band to come.
@thomascroce4672 2 жыл бұрын
Clapton's playing in Cream was amazing and something he never captured later in his career. So much incredible talent at such a young age among many of the early Brit rock guitarists- Clapton, Townsend, Beck, Page, you can count Hendrix because he blossomed in the UK. Late 60's/early 70's an amazing time for rock.
@11celtics11 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Peter green....never forget the great Peter Green. His performance of " ive got a good mind to give up living" is one of the best pieces of music I will ever hear.
@thomascroce4672 2 жыл бұрын
@@11celtics11 Thx I'll chk it out.
@11celtics11 2 жыл бұрын
@@thomascroce4672 let me know if you dig it.
@bsec9846 2 жыл бұрын
Trower
@frippster 2 жыл бұрын
Blackmore.
@amsedelm 3 жыл бұрын
I love the way they cut to Jack for a second. Hysterical!
@JohnGauge790 2 жыл бұрын
He was at the top of his game here. My favorite EC era.
@TheAtticradio 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@paulcooper5748 2 жыл бұрын
He was very arrogant around this period of time too.
@LOLLYPOPPE 2 жыл бұрын
@THE RENAGADE before he killed his son
@SimpleManGuitars1973 2 жыл бұрын
@THE RENAGADE I was about 14 rows from him a few months ago and he tore it up. He still brings it live. Marcus King came out for the encore with him.
@commentatron 2 жыл бұрын
@@paulcooper5748 Really? You think he had an exaggerated sense of his abilities? Pretty down-to-earth considering the Beatles were considering him as a replacement for George.
@Jedizen07 10 жыл бұрын
I've heard players from one end of this earth to the other. From Yngwie to George Harrison, from Zappa to Jack White. . . And I'm telling you: Nothing sends chills in me like Clapton's playing with Cream. Simply elegant and heartfelt. His overall guitar playing is as close one can get to seeing an actual human soul.
@guitarista67 2 жыл бұрын
He’s maybe the most overrated of the big names. He’s also kind of a shitty person, not that that’s related to his playing. I just don’t think he’s a big deal.
@maddog6233 2 жыл бұрын
@@guitarista67 Stop being offended to everything from the past just enjoy your life and stop judging people..
@jakelm4256 2 жыл бұрын
@@guitarista67 Found the redditor
@Phendrana. 2 жыл бұрын
Grant Green? Pat Metheny? Scott Henderson? Charlie Christian? Pat Martino? Greg Howe? Joe Pass? Bireli Lagrene? Nelson Faria? Frank Gambale? Guthrie Govan? Bella Fleck? Paco de lucía?
@biggusdickus1689 2 жыл бұрын
Gilmour and BB King are the kings of phrasing imo and Clapton is right there with them!
@jjjjeeeeeffffffffff 5 жыл бұрын
“Yeah let me turn this thing off” *prodeces to wreck the shit out of the pedal*
@GAFloppa 2 жыл бұрын
I first saw this film 10 years ago and it changed the way I played guitar, and frankly that then changed my life forever. Eric, you grumpy old bastard, you changed my life. Keep slaying and keep inspiring us
@lattamusic 16 жыл бұрын
Saw this as a kid and it floored me! One of those inspirational moments that made me need to play. Awesome!
@powerslim 16 жыл бұрын
He's actually talking about perfecting his vibrato. You can still read interviews with many pro players who consider Clapton's vibrato the most musical and fluid of all time. Many will talk about how they've practiced it for years but still can't match the feel of it.
@tago69mago 2 жыл бұрын
Remember reading a piece about Clapton asking Paul Kossoff how he got his amazing vibrato
@Backfromthestorm 2 жыл бұрын
Can't beat Kirwans for me.... Such a skinny lad but so much vibrato
@valentino3191 2 жыл бұрын
We may find this trivial with him explaining the controls of his SG, but this was the late 60’s and it was all new. His phrasing is absolute gold. Even today, few play with the refinement and precision Eric does when he plays licks.
@vladyslavanufriiev1224 2 жыл бұрын
I like how his vibrato is the basic one and he'll only develop his signature vibrato later. It looks like a piece of history
@surviveandstrive6436 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting comment. Would you be up willing to provide a couple songs I could compare the vibrato? 🤙
@Ozzie143 2 жыл бұрын
@@surviveandstrive6436 his vibrato is also known as whole hand vibrato where he pushes the string upwards. John Mayer and SRV use it. Traditional vibrato is just using your wrist e.g: bb king and jimi hendrix. Last but not least is classical vibrato where you just slide your fingers from left to right or vice versa. E.g: mark knopfler
@shreyanshroy7892 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ozzie143 steve vai does a circular thingy .......that sounds sweet too
@tatzor 15 жыл бұрын
can't get enough of this. dunno how many times i've watched this and i have enjoyed every second of it
@smoothreaperx 15 жыл бұрын
True genius. True respect for a man like that.
@Fleathemighty 2 жыл бұрын
the fact that he stuck his cigarette at the tip of the guitar is all the evidence you need that this guy is a badass
@DustyNothing 2 жыл бұрын
Top move of all guitar legends, I saw Lennon do an interesting move on the new doc, he pierced the bottom of the filter on the end of an untrimmed string
@hairycrocs5038 2 жыл бұрын
He’s a racist
@BarefootKommando 2 жыл бұрын
@@hairycrocs5038 we all are, in our own special way
@jamesfitzgerald6636 2 жыл бұрын
The shadows jet Harris 1st one I’ve seen on KZfaq doing it!
@therespectedlex9794 2 жыл бұрын
@@hairycrocs5038 BLM is, and Jesse Jackson.
@americansongbooker1 8 жыл бұрын
Guitar God
@cgavin1 7 жыл бұрын
Pentatonic God. There's 5 actual Gods. They're all evil. He's like pretty low down in the pecking order.. at least since he quit the blow.
@TheRiboka 7 жыл бұрын
Everyone can learn scales. NO ONE can play like Clapton. I've tried playing Sunshine of your love which is one of the simpler ones. Fucking impossible to get the sound and that vibrato right.
@trebortrahrebe2575 7 жыл бұрын
Frank .....just practice. you can get that one its not that hard
@lgc41004 10 жыл бұрын
So this is why john mayer always wears that necklace....
@sirolivermally 6 жыл бұрын
porno dickhead!
@mcbeavis6380 6 жыл бұрын
Caio, it’s most certainly true though. Go watch them play crossroads together. Clapton is one of the most overrated players of all time. He sounds like every thirteen year old wanking off his pentatonic scales at the guitar center.
@andersulvestad3815 5 жыл бұрын
Bryan Cortes i love both john and eric, but seriously, Eric is one of the reasons john was fucking around the pentatonic at the shop in the age of 13..
@Official_Cyberwolf_Ledgic 5 жыл бұрын
And in other news!. What’s the story behind the necklace and where can you buy one of those necklaces???.
@wickhauser1024 5 жыл бұрын
porno you are an idiot
@RomandelaselvaOficial 9 жыл бұрын
And now he wear shorts when he plays.
@unchien2069 7 жыл бұрын
Romandelaselva he's earned it lol
@SkeletonKeey 7 жыл бұрын
He can wear short pants ... he's Eric Clapton.
@Unholygamewinner 5 жыл бұрын
Romandelaselva yeah be weird if he was dressed like he is here now tho😂 all gotta get old
@DatMetalBoi75 5 жыл бұрын
@@SkeletonKeey why should his name have to do with what he wears? Just let the man wear whatever the fuck he wants?
@American-Motors-Corporation 4 жыл бұрын
yes these Eric Clapton's today and the way they dress, versus the way they used to dress 50 some years ago oh my God it's just terrible, The Clapton's today have no rock and roll fashion sense at all!! Not like the Clapton's of 47 to 50 some years ago!!!
@evanshiong3557 4 жыл бұрын
I heard both Baker and Bruce have left us; he’s Cream’s last surviving member.
@angusorvid8840 2 жыл бұрын
God, his tone was perfect back then. Nothing against strats but I wish he would have kept some SGs in his guitarsenal. It captured his style so well.
@tomasvanecek8626 Жыл бұрын
Not only SG.. any Gibson he played sounded so much better, remember Beano Burst or ES335 ? With Strats it was all gone.
@theempires5 Жыл бұрын
@@tomasvanecek8626 Beano Burst through a Marshall stack. And blues rock were never the same since.
@tomasvanecek8626 Жыл бұрын
@@theempires5 Absolutely.. yet some dont get it still
@drewcard3855 9 жыл бұрын
It's crazy, because at one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies BB King said himself that Eric Clapton was better than him
@magical7703 9 жыл бұрын
Drew Card Bleh, who cares about who is better anyway? After playing guitar for 7 years, I'm no expert, but everyone plays so differently. It's like saying basketball is better than pizza; there is sometimes just no comparison.
@FredRaymondNa70 9 жыл бұрын
Pizza is better than anything, man. LOL
@MrJohnnyDistortion 6 жыл бұрын
magical Don't disrespect the pizza!
@RepublicOfUs 5 жыл бұрын
Those bunch always say the others are better than them: Clapton, Buddy Guy, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the list goes on. It's all a mutual respect thing. In their own eyes, the others are always better than they are.
@AnthonyRecenello 5 жыл бұрын
BB King is a humble guy. And what he means by better could mean technically. BB admits he's not the most technical. But the reason why we all love him is because every single note he plays is more gorgeous than anyone else's.
@nathandouglas4416 2 жыл бұрын
And God picked up his guitar for a BBC interview and played upon the heavens on earth a minor pentatonic lick on the fly and thus noodling came to be. When asked to play the same noodle through an exceptionally large tone potentiometer connected to a pedal, a sound swept the Earth. Through the valleys and mountains, a "Wah," was heard and lo behold, angels were pleased, and became to be funky. Amen. Hallelujah.
@somestupidwithaflaregun7149 2 жыл бұрын
To me, his greatest talent was knowing what to play, and when to play it. He is always "just right".
@bradnelson4778 2 жыл бұрын
The SG tone - brilliant in the hands of a master.
@SimpleManGuitars1973 2 жыл бұрын
His 335 tone is the absolute pinnacle of sound that can be accomplished by mere mortals.
@andriealinsangao613 2 ай бұрын
@@SimpleManGuitars1973Right up there with his tone on the famous Beano album!
@TheJollycoppers 3 жыл бұрын
What a cool analysis of his playing. I could listen to this stuff all day.
@stevehughes1510 Ай бұрын
I saw that film when I was 15 and it changed the way I tried to play guitar, copy that fluency of his, dynamic stuff from Eric, his early years were a godsend.
@canuckteach4315 2 жыл бұрын
Love that sweeping right-hand - who needs finger-picking?
@tomslick2058 2 жыл бұрын
His playing back then reminds me of SRV. Of course he became more interested in the song and not just shredding. There is no goat. Lots of beautiful players. I will say the ones that make great songs impress me more. That's why Hendrix is always thrown in to the conversation.
@OspreyD40 16 жыл бұрын
Great to be able to see this again-my first view was when the 'show' appeared on American television 'way back. We were desperate to know how in the world he got that vibrato sound. Saw him using this guitar then changing for a Les Paul when the SG broke a string, in Back Bay Theater, Boston. The Les Paul had a beauty and penetrating clarity that this SG lacked, in that setting. Thank you for posting this 'lesson'.
@G0K3001 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this look of Clapton....those were the days....can't recall believe he was wearing red Sox or red shoes.
@jkerr7288 Ай бұрын
A young and unrecognizable Eric Clapton playing a customized Gibson SG. This dude was on a side quest in different eras
@freebee8221 3 жыл бұрын
3 time hall of famer. one of the best ever to pick up a guitar.
@timcwalker 11 жыл бұрын
That janglying noise machine sounds good.
@KnowKnot 16 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this, i hadn't seenen it. this period of EC was what made me want to play the electric, and though the players and styles i was influenced by went all over the place after that, this still hammers me. it's so good to see the humility, objectivity, intellect and sweetness he put into his work.
@olpluke 15 жыл бұрын
I just love how articulated he is when he turns off the wah-wah!
@adamjcuz 17 жыл бұрын
I love "old" clapton stunning tone
@BronYrAur1 16 жыл бұрын
Man I can't get enough of this video! I love the fuzz tone, well actually just his tone in general. I wish he would have stuck with humbuckers
@alicegrant3731 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most tasteful players to ever grace this earth 🌎
@mikekoenig6467 5 ай бұрын
The old camera with the audio makes it sound so awesome
@FirstLast-cd6vv 2 жыл бұрын
His playing has so much feel here. Never was quite the same thereafter.
@prathameshbhambure 8 ай бұрын
That's the most nonsensical thing you could say here.
@Rustino44 2 жыл бұрын
All hail the king of the blues players.
@manofbeard 2 жыл бұрын
I remember Eric being asked how it felt to be the best guitarist around. He said, I don’t know. You would have to ask Prince. Both Eric and Prince are indeed two of the very best guitarists in history. I would imagine had Prince been asked the same question. He most likely would have said someone else he admired would have been the best guitarist. That’s why these guys are icons. Eric will be remembered for his amazing contributions to music and how he expanded people knowledge and minds with his abilities on a guitar. And Prince!! Oh man. Such a next level genius. He mastered so many different instruments during his lifetime. For me, he was the ultimate, consummate professional. Simply amazing.
@ItsRevival 2 жыл бұрын
Apparently Clapton never made that comment
@colehuard 7 жыл бұрын
probably the most insightful explanation any guitarist has given
@threeg6966 2 жыл бұрын
Eric Clapton is the best rock guitarist of all time. There have been other great ones, but for my money Eric Clappton IS the best.
@slashtrio 2 жыл бұрын
He’s up there for sure. Such a smooth player.
@tomslick2058 2 жыл бұрын
The goat thing is ridiculous. So many beautiful players. Mick Taylor and Wayne Perkins get no love. But when it comes to commercial song writing.Hendrix and Page did more for rock than anybody..
@classygary 2 жыл бұрын
@@tomslick2058 Steve Winwood
@LiLhusLLa094 2 жыл бұрын
It’s so subjective to say who’s best. I think creativity/diversity in playing styles goes to Jimmy Page. Hendrix is my favorite rhythm guitar player. For technical capability you gotta give to to EVH and Eric Johnson, the speed and precision those guys have is incredible. Clapton is amazing and certainly up there but he doesn’t make the #1 spot in any of those categories for me.
@johnsmythe6134 2 жыл бұрын
@@LiLhusLLa094 You left out NUMBER ONE...The Late Great RORY GALLAGHER. NO ONE had that level of musical genius. Rory did not WANT the commercial fame. Love and peace to all. -Smythie
@mybluesguitar 6 жыл бұрын
Eric’s playing between 1965 and 1970 will never be equalled, let alone surpassed. The best electric blues player of all time.
@Topunga81 5 жыл бұрын
My Blues Guitar Peter Green though!
@ayshaandnaterock4eva 5 жыл бұрын
My Blues Guitar Hendrix proved that wrong lol
@user-pt4ix4kd9l 5 жыл бұрын
Um, Hendrix?
@vjkwaeguiv12 5 жыл бұрын
My Blues Guitar Bb King.
@andymccallum8090 5 жыл бұрын
@MetalCommand89 hahaha jimmy page was an awful lead guitar player.
@paulmichelet3483 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely stuff !
@TweedSuit 2 жыл бұрын
That guitar is smokin'
@Orion579 16 жыл бұрын
This is when Clapton was God!!!! Best Clapton clip ever.
@TheLRider 3 жыл бұрын
And in 2021 he still sounds amazing. I've been learning to play since the 1960s and still can't sound like him. He is and was just amazing and am so privileged to have been around since he started with the Yard Birds, when I first saw him, and the Cream, so aptly named and they were just that. This is what I will remember of what normal life used to be like. So so blessed. RIP Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. We used to go around dressed like our heroes. Such such raw talent now we have f***** Simon Cowell..
@felipehenriques7880 2 жыл бұрын
please post some videos of you playing showing your skills and saying tips of things you learned from all these years
@brazenlilhussy5975 2 жыл бұрын
Best advice I could give (which you didn't ask for..lol) is try to NOT sound like ole Slowhand, or anyone apart from you to be fair. Uniqueness makes a good guitarist 'Great' imo..and compose your own..no-one can tell you that you're wrong!😁
@franklinkoo1716 2 жыл бұрын
¹1
@johnsmythe6134 2 жыл бұрын
Talent went down the drain with the advent of computerized CRAP and NO talent became the order of the day. Peace and the blues to all. -Smythie
@ramonmoodley2462 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@jacksonfilm 15 жыл бұрын
cool. I'd love to see the rest of this programme
@therealawakener7 6 жыл бұрын
You see Clapton is a prophet. He foresaw road rage and chambered it through his guitar.
@Hektor88 16 жыл бұрын
"can you show us some aggression in your music?" "oh yeah sure..." *Outplays not only any guitarist then, but any guitarist who has come along in the next 40 years*
@thomasmorse9241 4 жыл бұрын
Great
@PindamonhaMAN 15 жыл бұрын
When i first saw this it changed alot my playing! I love this...
@sueayers7065 3 жыл бұрын
This is the way EC looked when I started listening to him in 1968. Other girls screamed over the Beatles; I just listened to Eric and fell for him and the way he played.
@TheLRider 3 жыл бұрын
Clever girl. Me and my three mates worshipped him too. We're very privileged I think to have grown up with that music and my tastes have wondered but I still love The Cream.
@DecoPage666 16 жыл бұрын
"Jangling noise machine!" lol :D
@DannyMcCaffrey 16 жыл бұрын
Ugh. My favorite part has been cut! It's when Clapton remarks on Hendrix in a way only an Englishman could do. Something about "He plays the most the most amazing Gypsy blues...and occasionally freaks out a bit" Brill.
@ifyoueverfind78 5 жыл бұрын
i love this, more then you can imagine
@Schoolprojects221 11 жыл бұрын
Man digging the painting on that guitar! Noice playing as well!
@larrygeetar9309 6 жыл бұрын
He always sounded better on a Gibson, in my opinion.
@Dibblesoldhollywood 4 жыл бұрын
larry geetar wayyyy better on a Gibson😂 especially his 90s semihollow return. At the Fillmore he killed it
@amsedelm 3 жыл бұрын
Totally. When he went to Fender he just lost it.
@aaronfuentes3207 3 жыл бұрын
This the first time I really heard him on a Gibson and wow
@rsears78 2 жыл бұрын
Some players are just meant to play certain brands. Hendrix on a Strat, Gilmore on a Strat, Peter Green on a Gibson, Clapton was explosive on a Gibson, he completely changed once he joined Blind Faith with that Tele/Strat neck
@charlesfabri9771 2 жыл бұрын
He had a lot more urgency and legato back then. Strat... That's when he became slowhand. I think I'm Steve Vai or SRV, but I'm really Clapton. He was my bread and butter before I found Jimi.
@rocknrollguru23 16 жыл бұрын
I've seen him live before. Musically it was the greatest concert I have ever seen.
@TheAtticradio 2 жыл бұрын
Me too ! Great concerts
@moxie7658 2 жыл бұрын
I have too, it is just behind Mccartney's live concert in my opinion.
@Guitar387 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent playing and feel
@thesavman23 15 жыл бұрын
Thats the beauty of vintage gear my friend. Both guitar and amp....
@PsychadelicGod 17 жыл бұрын
the part from 1:13 is played by Page almost note-for-note on his live heartbreaker solos
@patrickbrand1319 7 жыл бұрын
Tone for days
@genericgeorge 12 жыл бұрын
Clapton has never tried to paint himself other than blues player. He describes himself as a simple player. He was great for the day
@eastwoodize 14 жыл бұрын
so much cooler than today
@lesterpaul9657 2 жыл бұрын
He still plays the same scales and runs for over 50 years now. But today with less fire.
@slashtrio 2 жыл бұрын
Great observation. I was hoping he would start finger tapping by now. WTF
@guitardudebecker7308 8 жыл бұрын
Eric Clapton the master of blues..
@bryanfigueroa941 8 жыл бұрын
he is a "Master of the Understanding of Blues" if you wanna see a Blues Master, check out Robert Johnson or Muddy Waters
@guitardudebecker7308 8 жыл бұрын
+Bryan Figueroa what about Stevie Ray Vaughuan, Cheers bro
@bryanfigueroa941 8 жыл бұрын
Diego Gudfer yeah I'll put SRV up there before Clapton all day. And I've listened to plenty more Clapton/Cream than SRV
@guitardudebecker7308 8 жыл бұрын
+Bryan Figueroa fuck yeah dude
@Josh-og9sv 7 жыл бұрын
Guitar Dude Becker Clapton, master of the blues. B.B. King, king of the blues
@whiteymanngogh4489 3 жыл бұрын
SOLID GOLD!
@bustedup 2 жыл бұрын
This is Claptons ”These go to eleven” moment
@magnus12g7 9 жыл бұрын
BEST GUITAR PLAYER EVER:-))
@indiesongaday 9 жыл бұрын
Spinal Tap cutting room floor footage?
@lashropa 7 жыл бұрын
Seriously.
@demonrouge3338 3 жыл бұрын
Definite inspiration for spinal tap right here.
@gitr77 16 жыл бұрын
haha love the joint placement! rock on clapton
@zacharywalsh6481 6 жыл бұрын
"i have to kick this to start it"
@louisfenderstyle 11 жыл бұрын
For my part, Eric made me realize you have to transfer your emotions through your instrument so listeners will feel the heart of blues you're playing He's the best and most valuable teacher i've ever had
@ethanbyrne6462 2 жыл бұрын
The most artful and stylish type of aggression and way to blow off some steam that I’ll ever see
@tiediegymnasts920 2 жыл бұрын
Smooth and professional
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