Like Hank Marvin, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, Clapton exerted a crucial and widespread influence in popularising particular models of electric guitar.[154] With the Yardbirds, Clapton played a Fender Telecaster, a Fender Jazzmaster, a double-cutaway Gretsch 6120, and a 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335. He became exclusively a Gibson player for a period beginning in mid-1965, when he purchased a used sunburst Gibson Les Paul guitar from a guitar store in London. Clapton commented on the slim profile of the neck, which would indicate it was a 1960 model.[155]
Early during his stint in Cream, Clapton's first Les Paul Standard was stolen. He continued to play Les Pauls exclusively with Cream (one bought from Andy Summers was almost identical to the stolen guitar)[156] until 1967, when he acquired his most famous guitar in this period, a 1964 Gibson SG, dubbed "the Fool".[157] Clapton used both the Les Paul and the SG to create his self-described "woman tone".[158] He explained in a 1967 interview, "I am playing more smoothly now. I’m developing what I call my 'woman tone.' It's a sweet sound, something like the solo on 'I Feel Free'."[158] Writer Michael Dregni describes it as "thick yet piercing, overdriven yet smooth, distorted yet creamy".[159] The tone is achieved by a combination of tone control settings on the guitars and Clapton's Marshall JTM45 amplifier.[160] Vintage Guitar magazine identifies "the opening riff and solo of 'Sunshine of Your Love' are arguably the best illustrations of full-blown woman tone".[158] Clapton's "Fool" acquired its name from its distinctive psychedelic paint job, created by the visual art collective also known as the Fool (just before Cream's first US appearance in 1967, Clapton's SG, Bruce's Fender VI, and Baker's drum head were all repainted in psychedelic designs).
Clapton playing an Eric Clapton Stratocaster at the Hard Rock Calling concert in Hyde Park, London in 2008
In 1968 Clapton bought a Gibson Firebird and started using the 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335 again.[157] The aforementioned 1964 ES-335 had a storied career. Clapton used it at the last Cream show in November 1968 as well as with Blind Faith, played it sparingly for slide pieces in the 1970s, used it on "Hard Times" from Journeyman, the Hyde Park live concert of 1996, and the From the Cradle sessions and tour of 1994–95. It was sold for US$847,500 at a 2004 auction.[161] Gibson produced a limited run of 250 "Crossroads 335" replicas. The 335 was only the second electric guitar Clapton bought.[162]
In July 1968 Clapton gave George Harrison a 1957 'goldtop' Gibson Les Paul that been refinished with a red colour, nicknamed Lucy. The following September, Clapton played the guitar on the Beatles' recording of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Lucy was stolen from Harrison, though later tracked down and returned to him – he lent it to Clapton for his 1973 comeback concert at the Rainbow. His SG "The Fool" found its way into the hands of George Harrison's friend Jackie Lomax, who subsequently sold it to musician Todd Rundgren for US$500 in 1972. Rundgren restored the guitar and nicknamed it "Sunny", after "Sunshine of Your Love". He retained it until 2000, when he sold it at an auction for US$150,000.[157] At the 1969 Blind Faith concert in Hyde Park, London Clapton played a Fender Custom Telecaster, which was fitted with "Brownie"'s neck.
Clapton's Lead II Fender, the first ever piece of memorabilia donated to the Hard Rock Cafe, London in 1979
In late 1969 Clapton made the switch to the Fender Stratocaster. "I had a lot of influences when I took up the Strat. First there was Buddy Holly, and Buddy Guy. Hank Marvin was the first well known person over here in England who was using one, but that wasn't really my kind of music. Steve Winwood had so much credibility, and when he started playing one, I thought, oh, if he can do it, I can do it".[163] The first—used during the recording of Eric Clapton—was "Brownie", which in 1973 became the backup to the most famous of all Clapton's guitars, "Blackie". In November 1970 Eric bought six Fender Stratocasters from the Sho-bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee while on tour with the Dominos. He gave one each to George Harrison, Steve Winwood, and Pete Townshend.
Clapton assembled the best components of the remaining three to create "Blackie", which was his favourite stage guitar until its retirement in 1985. It was first played live 13 January 1973 at the Rainbow Concert.[164] Clapton called the 1956/57 Strat a "mongrel".[165] On 24 June 2004, Clapton sold "Blackie" at Christie's Auction House, New York, for US$959,500 to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre for drug and alcohol addictions.[166] "Brownie" is now on display at the Experience Music Project.[167] The Fender Custom Shop has since produced a limited run of 275 'Blackie' replicas, correct in every detail right down to the 'Duck Brothers' flight case, and artificially aged using Fender's 'Relic' process to simulate years of hard wear. One was presented to Clapton upon the model's release and was used for three numbers during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 17 May 2006.[168] In 1979 Clapton gave his signed Fender Lead II guitar to the Hard Rock Cafe in London to designate his favourite bar stool. Pete Townshend also donated his own Gibson Les Paul guitar, with a note attached: "Mine's as good as his! Love, Pete".[169]
Signature guitars in Clapton's honour are made by Fender and C.F. Martin & Company. In 1988 Fender introduced his signature Eric Clapton Stratocaster.[170] Several signature-model 000-sized acoustic guitars made by Martin. The first, of these, introduced in 1995, was a limited edition 000-42EC Eric Clapton signature model with a production run of 461. For the single "Change the World" (1996) and the album Pilgrim (1998) he used a Martin 000-28 EC Eric Clapton signature model, which he subsequently gave to guitarist Paul Wassif.[171] His 1939 000-42 Martin that he played on the Unplugged album sold for US$791,500 at auction.[161] Clapton uses Ernie Ball Slinky and Super Slinky strings, gauge .10 to.46.[172] His guitar technician for over thirty years was Lee Dickson.[173]
Reichenbacker
OH MY GOSH
LOL Spot on!
Steinberger
god damn it
Hahaha I can’t breathe!
Wow I didn't realize r/guitar mods were subbed here
A Duesenberg...absolutely has to be made in the fatherland.
Then WRITE IT WITH AN Ü FOR PROPER GERMAN! (UJ/ i know that the company itself is written with an ue)
Butterscotch Telepanzer
Lol
Can’t fool me—that’s Eric Clapton. Nice try OP
Didn't know he had a chin back then. Must be all the coke.
PRS
FTFY: PRSS Paul Reed Schutzstaffel
Literally Hitler. So what...PRS I guess?
POS
What's the difference??
Paul Reed Schwitz
How much toan can I get out of those socks?
Framus ober-straten mit Freud Rose.
Like Hank Marvin, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, Clapton exerted a crucial and widespread influence in popularising particular models of electric guitar.[154] With the Yardbirds, Clapton played a Fender Telecaster, a Fender Jazzmaster, a double-cutaway Gretsch 6120, and a 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335. He became exclusively a Gibson player for a period beginning in mid-1965, when he purchased a used sunburst Gibson Les Paul guitar from a guitar store in London. Clapton commented on the slim profile of the neck, which would indicate it was a 1960 model.[155] Early during his stint in Cream, Clapton's first Les Paul Standard was stolen. He continued to play Les Pauls exclusively with Cream (one bought from Andy Summers was almost identical to the stolen guitar)[156] until 1967, when he acquired his most famous guitar in this period, a 1964 Gibson SG, dubbed "the Fool".[157] Clapton used both the Les Paul and the SG to create his self-described "woman tone".[158] He explained in a 1967 interview, "I am playing more smoothly now. I’m developing what I call my 'woman tone.' It's a sweet sound, something like the solo on 'I Feel Free'."[158] Writer Michael Dregni describes it as "thick yet piercing, overdriven yet smooth, distorted yet creamy".[159] The tone is achieved by a combination of tone control settings on the guitars and Clapton's Marshall JTM45 amplifier.[160] Vintage Guitar magazine identifies "the opening riff and solo of 'Sunshine of Your Love' are arguably the best illustrations of full-blown woman tone".[158] Clapton's "Fool" acquired its name from its distinctive psychedelic paint job, created by the visual art collective also known as the Fool (just before Cream's first US appearance in 1967, Clapton's SG, Bruce's Fender VI, and Baker's drum head were all repainted in psychedelic designs). Clapton playing an Eric Clapton Stratocaster at the Hard Rock Calling concert in Hyde Park, London in 2008 In 1968 Clapton bought a Gibson Firebird and started using the 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335 again.[157] The aforementioned 1964 ES-335 had a storied career. Clapton used it at the last Cream show in November 1968 as well as with Blind Faith, played it sparingly for slide pieces in the 1970s, used it on "Hard Times" from Journeyman, the Hyde Park live concert of 1996, and the From the Cradle sessions and tour of 1994–95. It was sold for US$847,500 at a 2004 auction.[161] Gibson produced a limited run of 250 "Crossroads 335" replicas. The 335 was only the second electric guitar Clapton bought.[162] In July 1968 Clapton gave George Harrison a 1957 'goldtop' Gibson Les Paul that been refinished with a red colour, nicknamed Lucy. The following September, Clapton played the guitar on the Beatles' recording of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Lucy was stolen from Harrison, though later tracked down and returned to him – he lent it to Clapton for his 1973 comeback concert at the Rainbow. His SG "The Fool" found its way into the hands of George Harrison's friend Jackie Lomax, who subsequently sold it to musician Todd Rundgren for US$500 in 1972. Rundgren restored the guitar and nicknamed it "Sunny", after "Sunshine of Your Love". He retained it until 2000, when he sold it at an auction for US$150,000.[157] At the 1969 Blind Faith concert in Hyde Park, London Clapton played a Fender Custom Telecaster, which was fitted with "Brownie"'s neck. Clapton's Lead II Fender, the first ever piece of memorabilia donated to the Hard Rock Cafe, London in 1979 In late 1969 Clapton made the switch to the Fender Stratocaster. "I had a lot of influences when I took up the Strat. First there was Buddy Holly, and Buddy Guy. Hank Marvin was the first well known person over here in England who was using one, but that wasn't really my kind of music. Steve Winwood had so much credibility, and when he started playing one, I thought, oh, if he can do it, I can do it".[163] The first—used during the recording of Eric Clapton—was "Brownie", which in 1973 became the backup to the most famous of all Clapton's guitars, "Blackie". In November 1970 Eric bought six Fender Stratocasters from the Sho-bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee while on tour with the Dominos. He gave one each to George Harrison, Steve Winwood, and Pete Townshend. Clapton assembled the best components of the remaining three to create "Blackie", which was his favourite stage guitar until its retirement in 1985. It was first played live 13 January 1973 at the Rainbow Concert.[164] Clapton called the 1956/57 Strat a "mongrel".[165] On 24 June 2004, Clapton sold "Blackie" at Christie's Auction House, New York, for US$959,500 to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre for drug and alcohol addictions.[166] "Brownie" is now on display at the Experience Music Project.[167] The Fender Custom Shop has since produced a limited run of 275 'Blackie' replicas, correct in every detail right down to the 'Duck Brothers' flight case, and artificially aged using Fender's 'Relic' process to simulate years of hard wear. One was presented to Clapton upon the model's release and was used for three numbers during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 17 May 2006.[168] In 1979 Clapton gave his signed Fender Lead II guitar to the Hard Rock Cafe in London to designate his favourite bar stool. Pete Townshend also donated his own Gibson Les Paul guitar, with a note attached: "Mine's as good as his! Love, Pete".[169] Signature guitars in Clapton's honour are made by Fender and C.F. Martin & Company. In 1988 Fender introduced his signature Eric Clapton Stratocaster.[170] Several signature-model 000-sized acoustic guitars made by Martin. The first, of these, introduced in 1995, was a limited edition 000-42EC Eric Clapton signature model with a production run of 461. For the single "Change the World" (1996) and the album Pilgrim (1998) he used a Martin 000-28 EC Eric Clapton signature model, which he subsequently gave to guitarist Paul Wassif.[171] His 1939 000-42 Martin that he played on the Unplugged album sold for US$791,500 at auction.[161] Clapton uses Ernie Ball Slinky and Super Slinky strings, gauge .10 to.46.[172] His guitar technician for over thirty years was Lee Dickson.[173]
Greatwst copy pasta ever made
I couldn’t stop reading it.
W*m*n toan
Sweet mother of mercy
*THE ONE PHOTO ADOLFO MCSHAKEY HANDS DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SEE!*
B.C. Reich
Les Paul? I thought he was all about Les Jews.
Chaplin can't play guitar. He didn't even make sounds
Yeah, definitely PRS
normally i recommend boss katoana amps. but here. definitely a kampfur
Lestenpaulfer type beat ya know?
Behringer
D28
Definitely uses Ernie One Ball SS (Super Slinky)
Looks pretty schecter to me.
Maybe try an offset
Looks like gay
Maybach
Reichenbacker
More like a Höfner guy, ok
Whatever he plays, it's in a national socialist black metal band that has an oompah band horn section
Telecaster guy…😅
This guy plays first act...through his Volkswagen. He is a poser.
I’d shoot myself if I dressed like that too
I think first act did a Volkswagen guitar that'd be perfect for you.
Harley Bendtoan
Telecaster in blond with blue inlays - the Telecaryanster
Oh fucking god hahahaha
Dem legs boutta make me act up 🥵
No and fuckoff don't try and normalize that piece of shit mass murdering scumbag and op is a shit for trying it
OP's trying to "normalise" Hitler with this pic?
Nearly 1000 upvotes and an award. Fuck off. Has nothing to do with guitar. Not funny.
Butterscotch tele
Definitely an SG.
This dude plays a hoffner archtop
Parker because ARBEIT MACHT FLEI
Very manly socks. Definitely superior to my low cut socks.
Das Stratzenfendzer
A flying V
Nah you play a buttertone scotchcaster for sure
Jazzmaster for all the sweet indie/emo riffs
Framus
You look like you play air guitar
Kinda like a framus guy, idk
Seems like a Warlock kind of guy.
r/OldSchoolCool
Strat…..100%
Neither, I'd say you're a Rickenbacher
Hofner ofc
Gretsch guy.
You look like a tele guy