As for the song -- really dislike this version. The turnaround and tempo really combine to wreck it for me. It's good parts from Lowell's and Elvis's, but I just don't like the result. This version with Elvis singing...that would probably work better for me. Of the covers, though, I'm in with Freddie King's.
The guitar debate is funny...think about how SRV made a strat sound, then go try to play one like he had his set up -- good luck! And really, too many people overemphasize the instrument and fail to realize how much of the tone is the guy plucking the strings...oh, and the amp behind him...if you want your "why did he" answers, go read his autobiography...
I hate to inject this comment (rather argument), but since there seems to be a generous amount of knowledgeable blues fans on this post, could you rank both vocal and technical skills amongst B.B., Eric, SVR, etc.
The Cream reunions was utterly ruined because he didn't play a Gibson and a Marshall, and neither did Jack Bruce. The only redeeming player was Ginger Baker. Eric, Get rid of the Fenders and stick to SG's, 335's and Marshalls. OK, you can use a Gibson with a Fender Amp, but only on one song !!!
@racer500gp I had to learn how to like a strat. For years, I preferred the gibson through a marshall, but I have found myself really appreciating the Robert Cray and Jimmy Vaughn tones. I hope you didn't take my comment as an attack. A lot of people get crazy with attacking other folks about their preferences.
This song is from Lowell Fulson, Not Eric Clapton.
THumbs this up. Why? Well i love eric, but this is not his shit, and if he's showing ppl like you what the blues is, you people should discover all the different and fantistic artists, rather than bundling it all up into one man that is really good at playing his personal covers of them,
@dirosaga You know what,ppl like you shouldn't tell other people what they should or shouldn't like.
I discovered the original of this song by Lowell Fulson in the sixties on an album called The Blues Vol.1 which was responsible for starting my love affair with the blues which has continued to this day.
This doesn't mean I snobbishly reject any other versions of the great standards.
The only criterion should be,is it any good? ----and I LOVE this version by Eric.
@kingstumble 'You know what,' search my comment and show me anywhere i told people what to like. Why i did this is Eric covers a ton of good old blues songs, but alot of people who watch the youtube vids don't know they are covers. And because they don't know this they miss out on finding the original artist and all of his/her other great songs and albums. They miss out on the blues, So why don't you take your old, overly sensitive ass over to someone else who wants to here your bullshit.
Clapton playing this way is at his best . Relaxed, in the groove and giving Lowell Fulson song a great tribute that becomes a standard. thank you, Eric !
Imagine, at 58, I want to learn to play my heros tunes, Eric Clapton. I have no neighbors to offend, no wife, no girlfriend, kids or pets. I can crank it up and play all night long. What equipment do you recommend?
i think he went to strats because he didnt want to be reconised as eric clapton-cream. he was tired of that scene... thats why he did bonnie and delaney and derick and dominoes-etc...He wanted to sound like someone other that eric clapton....and yes he does sound so much better on Gibson
Clapton is good with both Strat and Gibson. But even sometimes he wears a simple t shirt, Clapton cares about how he looks. I suspect that one of the reasons he uses Strat is that he thinks it looks better on him and vice versa. Of course, I may be wrong.
Clapton is good with both Strat and Gibson. But even sometimes he wears a simple t shirt, Clapton cares about how he looks. I suspect that one of the reasons he uses Strat is that he thinks it looks better on him and vice versa. Of course, I may be wrong.
When you hear BB King talking about his Lucille you understand how magic it is to play on a Gibson, one name that kept the pace thru the years and always ahead of Fender thanks to US tradition & the name: Les Paul ...
Reissued 50's,60's &some more signature models make it all legendary
Glad to see all the love for his Gibson's here! I've always considered Gibson to be the better blues instrument, it just flat out has a richer, more melodic tune for the blues.
Don't get me wrong, I love Stratocasters and there's nothing like hearing Jeff Beck play his Strat, but Gibson dominates the blues.
He's been a hero of mine for years but I prefer the Les Paul sound from the Bluesbreakers era. Definitely should stick with Gibson. Same as SRV sounded incredible on the strat Eric needs that thicker sound.
The man god. Well he plays what he wants and he makes any guitar sound good.
I mean if you gave him a £100 guitar he would still be able to do it. But then came the news of TBX on Clapton Strats, for that go between on fender strats not fogetting the midboost. for the full length Women Tone. GREAT
I think eric sounds SOOOO much better on the strat. this is too twaingy for him. its just not his style. i mean he can play it really well, cause he eric clapton, but he sounds so much better on a strat. and he looks better on one too :)
I think eric sounds SOOOO much better on the strat. this is too twaingy for him. its just not his style. i mean he can play it really well, cause he eric clapton, but he sounds so much better on a strat. and he looks better on one too :)
Love it! Y'know this is about the most animated Eric's ever been! lol. He gets older, yet fitter! Love the 335, sounds awesome, real gritty blues. Keep on rockin' EC!
As a player of both I can tell you I completely understand his use of both axes. Strats are a more versatile instrument for starters. But you just "get into" the sounds of either and go with it for as long as it takes. It keeps you fresh as a player to keep it mixed up! The holy trinity of guitars are Les Paul (vintage specs) es 335 and Strat.
@djangolad I agree, but to a point. There are some things even in blues that only a telecaster can do. Personally, much as I like the sound of Les Pauls, I've never been able to get into them. So my Blues "trinity" would be 335, Strat then Tele. Clapton's sound on this Gibson is the best I've ever heard him sound to my ear.
gibson or fender...I think it depends on who gives the best sponsor deal..:-)
look at joe bonamassa, he went to a gibson sponsor deal, since that he havent played anything from his blues deluxe album, and that was without any doubt his best album ever... but the sound on a gibson just cant do it on those tracks, and i think that goes the other way around also... its not just the look its everything, like sustain pickups etc that makes the diff from track to track...
Ah ha, in this version Clapton sang 2nd verse wrong , instead of singing ' i'll let you go head out baby' he sang 'why don't reconsider baby' which is meant for 3rd verse. So i guess even god guitarist can err too but not that it matters. Clapton is still god. Love him more when he makes mistakes though!
PS. i bet he sounds great in any kind of guitar he plays, it just that, i guess, he thinks a strat looks (not necessarily sounds) coolest for him.
If you wish to hear this song did at its best, type in: JOE BONAMASSA, RECONSIDER BABY, TANGIER, AKRON, OHIO, and get ready to have your mind blown away.
If you wish to hear this song did at its best, type in: JOE BONAMASSA, RECONSIDER BABY, TANGIER, AKRON OHIO, and get ready to have your mind blown away.
what period did he say that in? because you cannot make a strat sound like a Les Paul. and you can make a les paul sound like a strat. i've been doing it for years.
you can make a gibson sort of sound like a strat, and you can sort of make a strat sound like a gibson. simmulated tone through the use of pedals is never as good as the real thing....guitar-chord-tube amp. if you want true les paul or 335 tone...then play a paul or 335. same with a strat, play a strat if you want true strat tone. i personally like all three very much and think that they all have their place. however i think claptons hands surely suit a gibson better than a fender.
You misunderstand. Strats are perfectly fine guitars. I am on my third--still trying to find 'the one'.I also have a 335.All I am saying is that Eric sounds better with a 335 especially on this style of blues.
@kingstumble I know what you mean.. I'm trying to find another guitar that suits me.. got a Gibson Flying V, but its like it doesnt give me the satisfaction i need, FYI i play the blues 24/7
@o1zeidler Personally I love the versatility of the humbuckers so I'd say stick to that. I've got a Switch Oscar IV which I love, but they're really hard to come by. My favorite place to get guitars is in small music shops where the owner also plays guitar, they usually stock based on what they like so you're bound to get quality stuff. Also, if you can impress them sometimes you get a discount.
@kingstumble I think specific guitars inspired him to write specific songs which is probably the reason why he plays different guitars live. I think he sounds great regardless of any guitar he plays.
@kingstumble The reason he switched to Strats is because of his friendship with Strat master Jimi Hendrix, and after Hendrix died Clapton respected his life and legacy by switching to them, even though Gibsons are better for his style.
@DoubettheBluesman I don't mean to be a troll but I would like it if you posted a source for this fact. A moderately recent biography I read on Hendrix said that apart from blues, he and Clapton didn't have a whole lot to agree on. I shouldn't be talking because I haven't even read Clapton's autobiography though. Is it in there?
@thenbensaid Yeah it is in there and in a interview I red that Eric Clapton did for Guitar World that was in the issue of Guitar Legends that was conducted when From The Cradle was coming out. And it's ok, I didn't think you were troll.
Steve Winwood turned him on to them during Blind Faith and lot's of blues players at the time were on Strats (Buddy Guy, Hendrix). Hendrix was the reason Clapton had a perm as well. I agree that those Humbuckers give his blues playing such a warmth but the Strat has given him some iconic tones. They're too different to compare I think.
Saw his tour with Winwood. It was great, and a little sad, because at 64 and 61 respectively, one got the feeling that we are nearer the end than the beginning. I'm 53 so it is particularly bittersweat for people like me, who first saw him live in 1968. So enjoy these nuggets, one day, we will all be sitting around saying, "I remember when . . ." and this is all we'll have to show others what great musicianship on a guitar, is all about. The question is, "Will it be enough?"
vichhick..his wah wah use was not terrible..the wah wah was a brand new effects pedal in the mid 60's and he was one of the first to use it, i mean USE IT! back then it was experimentation. you sound stoned when you say his 'tone' was over rated...peace
you can't say his psychedelic work is overrated. his play is probably second only to jimi hendrix when it comes to psychedelic rock. sure clapton started as a blues player. all the greatest guitarists start with the blues. it's the cornerstone of rock n roll. but it is his work with the yardbirds and cream that made him into a superstar. he set the tone for the psychedelic sound. i too like his blues work more, but you can't say his psychedelic stuff is overrated.
Eric was fine in cream, Ginger was fine, Jack's bass was fine as well. Jacks Harp playing was hardly elementary. if you watch rollin and tumblin from the reunion, he is horrible. the guy who is playing right now is so much better. I wish he could have given this group a name, and went on as a band with them, all of them were great.
cream was psychedelic, his tone was overrated. THIS is what clapton was supposed to sound like. The Bluesbreakers, Blind Faith, and on was better. Cream was a period of time that he seemed to be wasted or something, if you listen to some of his live wah use, it was terrible(Tales of Brave Ulysses) because he was so Stoned. My only favorite cream album was Fresh Cream, it's more blues.
This era is litterally clapton at his best. Hands down. He was sober, he was emotionally attached to the music.. I've never seen him so involved in what he's playing! Bravo.. Anyone have ANY idea where I can get this on DVD/VHS?!?
i'm almost 100% sure this is the documentary done by Martin Scorcese about the Blues. Martin Scorcese presents the Blues or someting like that.. anyway ..I totally agree about this being the best Clapton era.. this is when the real feelings came out.. no drugs no booze (not that there's anything wrong with any of it) just the real man Eric Clapton really expressing himself through 6 strings. Awesome!!
Yes. Yes I am.. Clapton himself in his autobiography says that he believes this was his finest period and doesn't get the hooplah about the crossroads solo. Sure, it's a good solo, never said it wasn't and never even sited that song.. I'm just agreeing with the man himself that the 'from the cradle' tour was some of his best playing.
you just cant beat that! the guitar is played so good that it sounds as though it is singing. never seen clapton play a gibson for a while but fuck me that was great.
Wonderful version by Eric (great tone,tasty playing and fine vocal). Let us give a little credit to the man that wrote it... Mr. Lowell Fulson. His recording is a real classic.
Dude, some of his ebst work was done on a gibson, John Mayall, Cream, the solo for whil my guitar gently weeps, Im sorry but EC sunded eaps better on a gibson, the strat has takne some of his fire, although o a good night he could set the wolrd ablaze, EC is a god after all
I've got an audio boot of a Clapton concert in the late 1970s where he does his Key to the Highway(?)/Have You Ever Loved a Woman medley and he had those crescendoes dialed in to maximum emotional effect. I sure didn't enjoy the pop stuff, esp. 'Wonderful Tonight'. I read that it is actually meant in a sarcastic way, which would be a relief.
If you honestly think Eric Clapton is an average guitar player, you need to wake up. Listen to some of his songs from the crossroads guitar festival 2004 and from the One more car, One more rider album. People dont get inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for no reason asshole!
Tell you what...make a video of yourself..." noodeling around ", see if it's as good as, or better than this, I'm guessing you won't...so..if you can't show..don't blow.
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Sorry to burst your bubble. Clapton has written good songs. He is NOT a great Blues player. average tone and a limp wrist. He really sounds like ANY other guy trying to replay old blues standards. His licks are mundane show a lack of knowledge of what it takes to make Blues mus
Nothing better than EC and ES 335.
Bluesful1 2 weeks ago
As for the song -- really dislike this version. The turnaround and tempo really combine to wreck it for me. It's good parts from Lowell's and Elvis's, but I just don't like the result. This version with Elvis singing...that would probably work better for me. Of the covers, though, I'm in with Freddie King's.
jah60025 3 weeks ago
The guitar debate is funny...think about how SRV made a strat sound, then go try to play one like he had his set up -- good luck! And really, too many people overemphasize the instrument and fail to realize how much of the tone is the guy plucking the strings...oh, and the amp behind him...if you want your "why did he" answers, go read his autobiography...
jah60025 3 weeks ago
Gibson?
butrokkek 2 months ago
I hate to inject this comment (rather argument), but since there seems to be a generous amount of knowledgeable blues fans on this post, could you rank both vocal and technical skills amongst B.B., Eric, SVR, etc.
ajacob75too 4 months ago
The Cream reunions was utterly ruined because he didn't play a Gibson and a Marshall, and neither did Jack Bruce. The only redeeming player was Ginger Baker. Eric, Get rid of the Fenders and stick to SG's, 335's and Marshalls. OK, you can use a Gibson with a Fender Amp, but only on one song !!!
racer500gp 5 months ago
@racer500gp I was going to disagree with you, but I guess some folks just don't have an ear for a single coil.
davidriggs1955 4 months ago
@davidriggs1955 I meant for the Cream stuff, not his solo endeavors. I love Strats (I have three of them).
racer500gp 4 months ago
@racer500gp I had to learn how to like a strat. For years, I preferred the gibson through a marshall, but I have found myself really appreciating the Robert Cray and Jimmy Vaughn tones. I hope you didn't take my comment as an attack. A lot of people get crazy with attacking other folks about their preferences.
davidriggs1955 4 months ago
@davidriggs1955 Not at all. I have been a musician for 45 years. I'm not some YouTube punk that will attack if you don't like my opinions !!!
racer500gp 4 months ago
This song is from Lowell Fulson, Not Eric Clapton.
THumbs this up. Why? Well i love eric, but this is not his shit, and if he's showing ppl like you what the blues is, you people should discover all the different and fantistic artists, rather than bundling it all up into one man that is really good at playing his personal covers of them,
dirosaga 5 months ago
@dirosaga You know what,ppl like you shouldn't tell other people what they should or shouldn't like.
I discovered the original of this song by Lowell Fulson in the sixties on an album called The Blues Vol.1 which was responsible for starting my love affair with the blues which has continued to this day.
This doesn't mean I snobbishly reject any other versions of the great standards.
The only criterion should be,is it any good? ----and I LOVE this version by Eric.
kingstumble 5 months ago
@kingstumble 'You know what,' search my comment and show me anywhere i told people what to like. Why i did this is Eric covers a ton of good old blues songs, but alot of people who watch the youtube vids don't know they are covers. And because they don't know this they miss out on finding the original artist and all of his/her other great songs and albums. They miss out on the blues, So why don't you take your old, overly sensitive ass over to someone else who wants to here your bullshit.
dirosaga 5 months ago
@dirosaga At least I can spell. Ha ha!
kingstumble 5 months ago
Clapton playing this way is at his best . Relaxed, in the groove and giving Lowell Fulson song a great tribute that becomes a standard. thank you, Eric !
lamiamano 6 months ago
I like him more when he plays Gibson guitars.
fenderosa 6 months ago
Imagine, at 58, I want to learn to play my heros tunes, Eric Clapton. I have no neighbors to offend, no wife, no girlfriend, kids or pets. I can crank it up and play all night long. What equipment do you recommend?
dbreed53 7 months ago
i think he went to strats because he didnt want to be reconised as eric clapton-cream. he was tired of that scene... thats why he did bonnie and delaney and derick and dominoes-etc...He wanted to sound like someone other that eric clapton....and yes he does sound so much better on Gibson
Lemmy30294 8 months ago
U got to be kidding!
kidbuddyblue 8 months ago
Imagine that guitar with Elvis voice. It would be 100 points.
MAGICO240 8 months ago
I thought if you played the electric finger picking style you would get an electric shock, is the why everybody calls him Electric Eric m?
zinger52 9 months ago
@Jazz95Master Im not kidding.. gibsons are hard to play - strats ftw <3
o1zeidler 10 months ago
Clapton is good with both Strat and Gibson. But even sometimes he wears a simple t shirt, Clapton cares about how he looks. I suspect that one of the reasons he uses Strat is that he thinks it looks better on him and vice versa. Of course, I may be wrong.
russjchandra 10 months ago
Clapton is good with both Strat and Gibson. But even sometimes he wears a simple t shirt, Clapton cares about how he looks. I suspect that one of the reasons he uses Strat is that he thinks it looks better on him and vice versa. Of course, I may be wrong.
russjchandra 10 months ago
Look how Clapton is dressed, at 23 he was a millionnaire, what a simple guy for keeping it simple and focus on feelings & music.
DarkHorizonEOS 10 months ago 8
@DarkHorizonEOS Not sure what you mean about 23? Oh in his later years? Don't get it.
noeljdun12 2 months ago
@noeljdun12 their just sayin that hes been rich since he was 23 and he still isnt dressed all flashy many years later
kuhndawgsky 2 months ago
When you hear BB King talking about his Lucille you understand how magic it is to play on a Gibson, one name that kept the pace thru the years and always ahead of Fender thanks to US tradition & the name: Les Paul ...
Reissued 50's,60's &some more signature models make it all legendary
DarkHorizonEOS 10 months ago
Glad to see all the love for his Gibson's here! I've always considered Gibson to be the better blues instrument, it just flat out has a richer, more melodic tune for the blues.
Don't get me wrong, I love Stratocasters and there's nothing like hearing Jeff Beck play his Strat, but Gibson dominates the blues.
rocknrollguru23 11 months ago
He's been a hero of mine for years but I prefer the Les Paul sound from the Bluesbreakers era. Definitely should stick with Gibson. Same as SRV sounded incredible on the strat Eric needs that thicker sound.
peyoteblues 11 months ago
The man god. Well he plays what he wants and he makes any guitar sound good.
I mean if you gave him a £100 guitar he would still be able to do it. But then came the news of TBX on Clapton Strats, for that go between on fender strats not fogetting the midboost. for the full length Women Tone. GREAT
David98618 1 year ago
I think eric sounds SOOOO much better on the strat. this is too twaingy for him. its just not his style. i mean he can play it really well, cause he eric clapton, but he sounds so much better on a strat. and he looks better on one too :)
sadiemyladie96 1 year ago
I think eric sounds SOOOO much better on the strat. this is too twaingy for him. its just not his style. i mean he can play it really well, cause he eric clapton, but he sounds so much better on a strat. and he looks better on one too :)
sadiemyladie96 1 year ago
I love his guitar but ELVIS VERSION is just out of this world.
MAGICO240 1 year ago
Eric Clapton DOES sound better on a Gibson!!
stratguy1688 1 year ago
Love it! Y'know this is about the most animated Eric's ever been! lol. He gets older, yet fitter! Love the 335, sounds awesome, real gritty blues. Keep on rockin' EC!
GeoStratocaster 1 year ago
Best band I think he ever had. Not sure why he stopped playing with Andy Newmark?
badluckwitcarpet 1 year ago
1:36, God mode = On
TheGrandeMartini 1 year ago
@TheGrandeMartini 2:22 ,mass destruction mode-on
GBTBUBA 1 year ago
@GBTBUBA 0:00 to 3:39, Fucking unbielevable mode on
TheGrandeMartini 1 year ago
Everytime I see this I wanna buy a 335...
TheGrandeMartini 1 year ago
Let's take away the doubt who's the best...
Cuz this vid... Well, said it all!
TheGrandeMartini 1 year ago
gibson or not sound and electric sounds outstanding. eric coooooooll.
0311RFLMN 1 year ago
As a player of both I can tell you I completely understand his use of both axes. Strats are a more versatile instrument for starters. But you just "get into" the sounds of either and go with it for as long as it takes. It keeps you fresh as a player to keep it mixed up! The holy trinity of guitars are Les Paul (vintage specs) es 335 and Strat.
Can't really say one is "better" than the other.
djangolad 1 year ago
@djangolad I agree, but to a point. There are some things even in blues that only a telecaster can do. Personally, much as I like the sound of Les Pauls, I've never been able to get into them. So my Blues "trinity" would be 335, Strat then Tele. Clapton's sound on this Gibson is the best I've ever heard him sound to my ear.
guitaaress 1 year ago
necer mind gibson vs fender .....he could play a rubber band and melt your face ..love it x
bednarek999 1 year ago
Que guea mas espectacular!!
vitokoD1GP 1 year ago
gibson or fender...I think it depends on who gives the best sponsor deal..:-)
look at joe bonamassa, he went to a gibson sponsor deal, since that he havent played anything from his blues deluxe album, and that was without any doubt his best album ever... but the sound on a gibson just cant do it on those tracks, and i think that goes the other way around also... its not just the look its everything, like sustain pickups etc that makes the diff from track to track...
mmalthe1 1 year ago
Ah ha, in this version Clapton sang 2nd verse wrong , instead of singing ' i'll let you go head out baby' he sang 'why don't reconsider baby' which is meant for 3rd verse. So i guess even god guitarist can err too but not that it matters. Clapton is still god. Love him more when he makes mistakes though!
PS. i bet he sounds great in any kind of guitar he plays, it just that, i guess, he thinks a strat looks (not necessarily sounds) coolest for him.
russjchandra 1 year ago
Never heard him play a lick like 2:45 - 2:50 before. Clapton is something else.
vicioustruth 1 year ago
wow wow what a power in his voice
Alex280592 1 year ago
i can tell that this is really good based on the
number of times i have listened to it....
annabonana100 1 year ago
Realmente es increible lo que Eric es capaz de sacarle a la Gibson. En mi pais le decimos Dios.
silvestrino2007 1 year ago
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johngoo343 1 year ago
Eric Clapton = DIOS.
stebanloko 1 year ago
puta que o pariu
betao1970 1 year ago
Compared to supreme artists like clapton and the great black players that influenced him, Joe Bonamassa is a nerdy try-hard..:)
bluefen 1 year ago 6
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moseseseseses 1 year ago
CHECK OUT THIS SONG BY JOE BONAMASSA
moseseseseses 1 year ago
@moseseseseses ya joe does a smokin' version
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moseseseseses 1 year ago
If you wish to hear this song did at its best, type in: JOE BONAMASSA, RECONSIDER BABY, TANGIER, AKRON OHIO, and get ready to have your mind blown away.
moseseseseses 1 year ago
Plays fast and sings with an average voice...
chickenandbaconclub2 1 year ago
@chickenandbaconclub2 .. the reverse.. plays slow (and great) and has a great voice
JOHNNYG99X 1 year ago
@chickenandbaconclub2 thank you sooo much for your expertise. I wouldn'T have known what to make of this sans your help! pffft...
thailow117 1 year ago
@thailow117 Pardon?
chickenandbaconclub2 1 year ago
If you wish to hear this song at its best, type in: JOE BONAMASSA: RECONSIDER BABY, TANGIER, AKRON OHIO, and get ready to have your mind blown away.
moseseseseses 1 year ago
wow this is amazing Clapton is a god!!!!!!
ryan2rule 1 year ago
I'm going through this shit right now. LIfe sucks, but at least I got Lowell Fulson via. Clapton :/
shinigami285 2 years ago
If any man should have the blues in him, this man should.
NorthsideBill 2 years ago
Simply put, this is good stuff
dearrmoundblues 2 years ago
Lowell Fullson wrote this wonderful blues with this up-tempo beat thta makes it unique.
Whenever EC plays a song from someone it becomes a standard and he pays an incredible tribute to Lowell.
Well done, Eric !
lamiamano 2 years ago
Agreed.
A Gibson suits his style so much better.I really don't understand his apparent obsession with Strats.
kingstumble 2 years ago 21
Put a fidle in His hands and he still will be de verry best!!!
ejlaparram 2 years ago 2
Clapton once said:
"You can make a Strat sound like a Les Paul, but you can't make a Les Paul sound like a Strat".
A strat is more flexible in sound than a es-335 and a les paul, so he sticks to them instead of having to change guitar all the time.
tormentor91 2 years ago 2
what period did he say that in? because you cannot make a strat sound like a Les Paul. and you can make a les paul sound like a strat. i've been doing it for years.
TheMullerFan 2 years ago
you can make a gibson sort of sound like a strat, and you can sort of make a strat sound like a gibson. simmulated tone through the use of pedals is never as good as the real thing....guitar-chord-tube amp. if you want true les paul or 335 tone...then play a paul or 335. same with a strat, play a strat if you want true strat tone. i personally like all three very much and think that they all have their place. however i think claptons hands surely suit a gibson better than a fender.
bluesforever24 1 year ago
@kingstumble agreed. after all it was him and the les paul that started it all. then the Sg w/ Cream
sonnyburst 1 year ago
@kingstumble his love for hendrix apparently made him do it
HackSlasher 1 year ago
@kingstumble Strats are far more playable on, especialy on stage!
TheGrandeMartini 1 year ago
@kingstumble you have to play one to understand.. i have the same feeling with strats
o1zeidler 1 year ago
@o1zeidler
You misunderstand. Strats are perfectly fine guitars. I am on my third--still trying to find 'the one'.I also have a 335.All I am saying is that Eric sounds better with a 335 especially on this style of blues.
kingstumble 1 year ago
@kingstumble I know what you mean.. I'm trying to find another guitar that suits me.. got a Gibson Flying V, but its like it doesnt give me the satisfaction i need, FYI i play the blues 24/7
o1zeidler 1 year ago
@o1zeidler Personally I love the versatility of the humbuckers so I'd say stick to that. I've got a Switch Oscar IV which I love, but they're really hard to come by. My favorite place to get guitars is in small music shops where the owner also plays guitar, they usually stock based on what they like so you're bound to get quality stuff. Also, if you can impress them sometimes you get a discount.
PwnageGravy 1 year ago
@kingstumble I think specific guitars inspired him to write specific songs which is probably the reason why he plays different guitars live. I think he sounds great regardless of any guitar he plays.
hatilesshati 1 year ago
@kingstumble They both good:P
Alex280592 1 year ago
@kingstumble The reason he switched to Strats is because of his friendship with Strat master Jimi Hendrix, and after Hendrix died Clapton respected his life and legacy by switching to them, even though Gibsons are better for his style.
DoubettheBluesman 1 year ago
@DoubettheBluesman I don't mean to be a troll but I would like it if you posted a source for this fact. A moderately recent biography I read on Hendrix said that apart from blues, he and Clapton didn't have a whole lot to agree on. I shouldn't be talking because I haven't even read Clapton's autobiography though. Is it in there?
thenbensaid 10 months ago
@thenbensaid Yeah it is in there and in a interview I red that Eric Clapton did for Guitar World that was in the issue of Guitar Legends that was conducted when From The Cradle was coming out. And it's ok, I didn't think you were troll.
DoubettheBluesman 10 months ago
@thenbensaid I just finished Clapton's biography, and there is a whole section on how well they got along... maybe the story has changed.
bradstivers 8 months ago
@kingstumble I like Strats. What we can do ?
But, Strat is a good guitar too.
GuitarUnknow 8 months ago
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@kingstumbleHe likes Strats. What we can do ?
But, Strat is a good guitar too.
GuitarUnknow 8 months ago
@kingstumble There are some sounds you can get out of a guitar only if it's a Strat .
CrAzZzZzZy94 7 months ago
@CrAzZzZzZy94 I agree, but all I'm saying is Clapton's style is better suited to a Gibbo.
Conversely someone like Mark Knopfler should stick to Strats.Horses for courses or something like that.
kingstumble 7 months ago
@kingstumble Fender pays him to play with a Stratocaster, not to mention they give him all the strats free. cheers
lonestar7703 6 months ago
@kingstumble @alphadogstudio you faggots leave him alone and let him play any guitar he wants
TheThepurplebird 6 months ago 6
@kingstumble Because it sounds better to him
caizza3 4 months ago
Steve Winwood turned him on to them during Blind Faith and lot's of blues players at the time were on Strats (Buddy Guy, Hendrix). Hendrix was the reason Clapton had a perm as well. I agree that those Humbuckers give his blues playing such a warmth but the Strat has given him some iconic tones. They're too different to compare I think.
ericclapton36 3 months ago
This is the first time I'e seen Clapton play an electric with out a pick.
He sounds so much better on a Gibson
alphadogstudio 2 years ago 44
@alphadogstudio Kudos
kodachromefilm 1 year ago
i like this song, it sounds cool and slinky :)
daschr1 2 years ago 3
Great performance ! He builts his version around the original by Lowell Fulsom. I must admit though that I think Elvis' version is the best
mahkindofmusic 2 years ago
great picking
donottawaguitar 2 years ago
Saw his tour with Winwood. It was great, and a little sad, because at 64 and 61 respectively, one got the feeling that we are nearer the end than the beginning. I'm 53 so it is particularly bittersweat for people like me, who first saw him live in 1968. So enjoy these nuggets, one day, we will all be sitting around saying, "I remember when . . ." and this is all we'll have to show others what great musicianship on a guitar, is all about. The question is, "Will it be enough?"
desertswo 2 years ago 6
Obviously the guitar playing is amazing, but that's about the handsomest guitar I've ever seen. Someday after awhile I'll have one of those!
leh17 2 years ago 6
vichhick..his wah wah use was not terrible..the wah wah was a brand new effects pedal in the mid 60's and he was one of the first to use it, i mean USE IT! back then it was experimentation. you sound stoned when you say his 'tone' was over rated...peace
ricrefrat 2 years ago 2
you can't say his psychedelic work is overrated. his play is probably second only to jimi hendrix when it comes to psychedelic rock. sure clapton started as a blues player. all the greatest guitarists start with the blues. it's the cornerstone of rock n roll. but it is his work with the yardbirds and cream that made him into a superstar. he set the tone for the psychedelic sound. i too like his blues work more, but you can't say his psychedelic stuff is overrated.
jinsangjuice 2 years ago
Eric was fine in cream, Ginger was fine, Jack's bass was fine as well. Jacks Harp playing was hardly elementary. if you watch rollin and tumblin from the reunion, he is horrible. the guy who is playing right now is so much better. I wish he could have given this group a name, and went on as a band with them, all of them were great.
ddecto 2 years ago
cream was psychedelic, his tone was overrated. THIS is what clapton was supposed to sound like. The Bluesbreakers, Blind Faith, and on was better. Cream was a period of time that he seemed to be wasted or something, if you listen to some of his live wah use, it was terrible(Tales of Brave Ulysses) because he was so Stoned. My only favorite cream album was Fresh Cream, it's more blues.
vickhick 2 years ago
i've just to have a 335
JOHNNYG99X 2 years ago
He's not using a pick here...ala Jeff Beck
nsra1933 2 years ago
Yes, but more like ala Freddie King!
bloozplyr 2 years ago
This era is litterally clapton at his best. Hands down. He was sober, he was emotionally attached to the music.. I've never seen him so involved in what he's playing! Bravo.. Anyone have ANY idea where I can get this on DVD/VHS?!?
TheAndyMan100 2 years ago
i'm almost 100% sure this is the documentary done by Martin Scorcese about the Blues. Martin Scorcese presents the Blues or someting like that.. anyway ..I totally agree about this being the best Clapton era.. this is when the real feelings came out.. no drugs no booze (not that there's anything wrong with any of it) just the real man Eric Clapton really expressing himself through 6 strings. Awesome!!
gustavoandrian 2 years ago
Bullshit, his Cream work was monumental. Your going to compare the live Crossroads solo to this?
Blackshayde 2 years ago
You're not supposed to compare, they're different eras. That was Clapton's "guitar god"/pre jam band phase, this isn't. This is the blues.
musicinmysoul91 2 years ago
Yes. Yes I am.. Clapton himself in his autobiography says that he believes this was his finest period and doesn't get the hooplah about the crossroads solo. Sure, it's a good solo, never said it wasn't and never even sited that song.. I'm just agreeing with the man himself that the 'from the cradle' tour was some of his best playing.
TheAndyMan100 2 years ago 3
you just cant beat that! the guitar is played so good that it sounds as though it is singing. never seen clapton play a gibson for a while but fuck me that was great.
terrysamantha 2 years ago 2
God save Clapton...
crbrSantos 2 years ago
after seeing this......clapton is GOD
danimal511 2 years ago
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If you want to ear the best cover of reconsider Baby, pls. listen to the Charles Ford Band.
YoGroucho 2 years ago
Great video! Eric is a Legend. Nadine
williedb47 2 years ago 3
Blues is Magic!!!
elblusilla 2 years ago 4
This is awesome. I also suggest Joe Bonamassa's version... it's got a sadder feel, but it's still great.
Damn I want to see Eric do this live!!!!
claptonhendrix1 2 years ago 2
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Elvis supera largamente Eric, apesar de estar muito bom, na interpretação desse Blue. Quem duvidar é só acessar
rikhichfy 2 years ago
JOHNNYG99X asked for the amp not for the guitar... ;)
BarbaBlues0720 2 years ago
think its the fender 57 twin amp.. or a yamaha
gebamst 2 years ago
Epic solo
jjbennett123 2 years ago
Wonderful version by Eric (great tone,tasty playing and fine vocal). Let us give a little credit to the man that wrote it... Mr. Lowell Fulson. His recording is a real classic.
mrbissonet 2 years ago 6
clapton is my hero end of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stuface78 3 years ago
did anyone ever notice in the beginning when he was trying to adjust the volume and he grabbed the pickguard instead?
BandOnTheRun87 2 years ago
Think about the layout of his strat... i didn't see i though
Octopusbeak 2 years ago
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coolscrnname 2 years ago
who cares hes still the best ever
CLAPTONblues2009 2 years ago 3
Written by Lowell Fulson(1921-1999)
Tarantulisimo 3 years ago
Clapton made a very good version, but pls. listen the the Charles Ford blues bnad versión.
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95998 3 years ago
He looks so small behind that Gibson xD
yoursatan 3 years ago
Angus looks pretty small behind his SG, he's 5' 2" And Albert king makes his guitar look tiny!
Octopusbeak 3 years ago
true about Angus he's a little genius though and I dig Albert king awesome player but I don't like v neck guitars to much
donneric 3 years ago
lowell fullson wrote this song.Love it.
I prefer Freddie King version.
I have always loved Clapton as a guitarist but as a singer he is,compared to his guitar playing,poor.
lamiamano 3 years ago
wonderfull tone,and that piano in back sounds like on shoud!!!!!!!!!
reminds me of my p bas!
davo171 3 years ago
anyone know what amp Eric is using here, and even better what speaker is loaded ? thanks
JOHNNYG99X 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure it's a vintage fender '57 twin ;)
BarbaBlues0720 3 years ago
Love it!!
Elvis Presley also recorded some killer versions of this song between 1956 and 1977.
Bolgi 3 years ago
love that tone..
DetroitDRight 3 years ago
very good version but not the best !
jerryleelewisfan42 3 years ago
J O E B O N M A S S A
TROGGGGI 3 years ago
ANITAGOFRADOMP
raedwulfone 3 years ago
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he's an excellent artist but he CAN'T play the BLUES, believe me !
jerryleelewisfan42 3 years ago
Sorry, I don't believe you!
homegrownpa 3 years ago 6
I don`t either !
Igotbadjoints 3 years ago 4
And you can do better? I want to see come on show me??? Tell you what I'll wait better not hold my breath though huh?
BATENKILL 3 years ago 2
He's PLAYING a gibson u guys!!
stratguy1688 3 years ago
man i heard joe bonamassa's version of this the other day, melted my face!
coulsonsam87 3 years ago
Wuahu!! Grande Eric! muy Grande!
TequilaPTV 3 years ago 2
for the love of God Eric- please go back to Gibsons- tone is much much better
Lemmy30294 3 years ago
I completely agree with you. Let's do a petition: "Eric, go back to Gibson...for the love of God!" :) :) :)
fedelogy 3 years ago
For this song gibson sounds awsome but hes a strat player and always will be!!
JuniorBlues101 3 years ago 2
Dude, some of his ebst work was done on a gibson, John Mayall, Cream, the solo for whil my guitar gently weeps, Im sorry but EC sunded eaps better on a gibson, the strat has takne some of his fire, although o a good night he could set the wolrd ablaze, EC is a god after all
bnapoleonc123 3 years ago
Eric needds to go back to the Gibson Full time- tone is sooooo much better
Lemmy30294 3 years ago
this is on the "from the cradle" cd... and the album version is even better than this...in my only sometimes humble estimation..
andrewf2 3 years ago
Is this on a cd anywhere?
BATENKILL 3 years ago
this is a good version man, iam always looking for good licks man try this; i am traveling to mexico gonna find me a senorita there
buckwheat39 3 years ago
sadly so short! :(
MacRaisen 3 years ago
do you experts realise how good he is on this one? lol
SusannaG74 3 years ago
i don't think so.maybe an electric-acoustic bass.
MacRaisen 3 years ago
where was that concert?
MacRaisen 3 years ago
EC is GOD
wesrman 3 years ago
i love the 19 time grammy winner
congrats eric for winning 19 times
he is the best i love him to death!! EC 4 LIFE
mkeywork 4 years ago
talk is cheap..
robotsrocks2 4 years ago 2
I've got an audio boot of a Clapton concert in the late 1970s where he does his Key to the Highway(?)/Have You Ever Loved a Woman medley and he had those crescendoes dialed in to maximum emotional effect. I sure didn't enjoy the pop stuff, esp. 'Wonderful Tonight'. I read that it is actually meant in a sarcastic way, which would be a relief.
strandwolf 4 years ago
If you honestly think Eric Clapton is an average guitar player, you need to wake up. Listen to some of his songs from the crossroads guitar festival 2004 and from the One more car, One more rider album. People dont get inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for no reason asshole!
stratplayer32 4 years ago 4
and u no there's a hell of a reason if they get inducted 3 fucking times!! rock on eric
musicplusfood 3 years ago
clapton plays here nearly all songs of 'from the cradle' and some other blues classics.
MacRaisen 4 years ago
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Eric Clapton is THE most over rated guitar player in the WORLD. He sounds like some kid at the music store who is noodeling around on a guitar.
GIMME A BREAK !!!
mujjiemazoo 4 years ago
Tell you what...make a video of yourself..." noodeling around ", see if it's as good as, or better than this, I'm guessing you won't...so..if you can't show..don't blow.
bluesishere 4 years ago
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Sorry to burst your bubble. Clapton has written good songs. He is NOT a great Blues player. average tone and a limp wrist. He really sounds like ANY other guy trying to replay old blues standards. His licks are mundane show a lack of knowledge of what it takes to make Blues mus