Does Clapton use reverb?

Eric utilized Modified Music Man amps (HD 130 Reverb) with the bias up all the way and special open-back cabinets.

What Fuzz did Clapton use in Cream?

Member 202408. Pretty sure Clapton used a ZVEX Fuzz Factory on Cream’s early albums.

What guitar effects does Eric Clapton use?

To my knowledge, Eric Clapton does not – nor has he ever – used overdrive or boost pedals. This is most likely because he instead relies on the mid-boost circuit built into his guitar. If you have the same circuit, then you don’t need to be overly concerned with boost or overdrive pedals.

What kind of guitar does Eric Clapton play?

Plugging a Gibson-style guitar with PAF-style pickups and ’50s wiring straight into the amp will give us a glorious tone. Keep in mind that the higher you turn the tone knobs on the amp, the more the amp saturates. All knobs up will yield more overdrive then cutting the EQ.

How did Eric Clapton get his woman tone?

Eric Clapton’s famous ‘woman tone’ from his time with Cream was achieved by rolling the tone controls basically all the way down. On his Les Paul he then decreased the volume on the bridge pickup to around 6 or 7 and cranked it all the way up on the neck pickup. This removes a lot of the treble from your tone and really ‘darkens’ the sound.

How old was Eric Clapton when he formed Cream?

At the ripe old age of 23, he had lit the pop music world on fire with the Bluesbreakers and had finished playing with the first supergroup, Cream. He topped critic’s polls, had platinum albums and a huge house in the English countryside and everyone wanting to work with him.

Why did Eric Clapton use a Goldtop Les Paul?

Eric had admired the goldtop Les Paul held by blues legend Freddie King on an album cover and sought out a similar model for himself. King’s tone was raunchier and more muscular than the Tele/Vox combination Eric was using at the time and it perhaps acted as another impetus for Eric to work with the Gibson’s humbucking sound.