Eric Clapton's Gibson ES-335 "Cream" Tone Settings

Here's my best shot at replicating some of Clapton's tones throughout his Cream career. I think the gain on my amp was a bit too high, but it's close enough. The "Woman" tone is spot on. Any suggestions/feedback is welcome.

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• woman
• crossroads
• sunshine of your love
• outside woman blues
• blues breakers
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[Taygoo15]

Vintage fenders arent solid state

[Grinch89]

@Taygoo15 That depends what you call "vintage." Fender started producing solid-state amps in 1969, my dad bought the one you hear in the late seventies. It's 2010, if 30+ years doesn't make something "vintage" anymore than I don't know what to think!

BTW people, I don't have a Marshall and this was made a long time ago. I don't have special "guitar pedals", don't comment on the video if you're just going to say I used the wrong amplifier or too much distortion. I did the best with what I had.

[wordhurler]

What amp/fx are you using to get of these sounds?

[Grinch89]

it's just a solid state Fender Stage Lead II. No effects, just the guitar through the amp with reverb. It's the 40 year old Gibson PAFs that give it the sound.

[Scearus]

Whats that song at 1:16?

[Grinch89]

"Politician"

[Teelux]

Too much "cold" fuzz.

Clapton's overdriven tone was achieved by pushing the amp to it's max volume. Modern amps use attenuated gain that doesn't sound the same.

[LesterPaul01]

No pedal, but you are using the gain channel. That's not natural ovedrive. Crank a fender super reverb past 8, then you would be on to something. rock on.

[finndigg]

Too tinny. Lacks warmth.

[Carthsgtr]

Completely out. I haven't even bothered to look at the amps or settings you used, but this sounds like a badly miked solid state amplifier with the volume on both the guitar and amp set at 2. Mediocre playing doesn't help, but honestly it just lacks that vintage warmth.

Pretty lazy stuff considering you could have atleast kicked up the bass on your amp and lowered the treble.

[KaptainKwasnik]

i couldn't help myself, I started to sing after he played Crossroads!

[robiandolo]

First the sounds are pretty close, at least close enough. My question is since the tone controls on most of the sounds are at zero what setting for EQ are on the amp?

I play a 335 through a Fender Custom Vibrolux [not vintage its a year old - LOL] anyway I usually play treble on 9 and bass on 6 and believe it or not volume on 3 [which for that amp is 2! 1 is totally off].

[kemotox]

oh, this video is really helped me, thank you!

[awsomewengo15]

what do you sat the gain on your amp to?

[Glassandcandy]

these all sound the same...............