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Riff Tone
Layla (Live at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, August 2001)
Eric Clapton
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster
AmpFender Custom Shop '59 Bassman LTD (modified/Clapton spec, aka 'Bass Breaker Model '59 Nike')
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance at Staples Center, Los Angeles, August 2001. Gear confirmed for this tour and video. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; Clapton is known for straight-into-amp approach during this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm, slightly overdriven blues tonetouch-sensitive breakupsmooth breakup when digging inmoderately high treble, strong midsclean with smooth break-updynamic, amp-driven crunchclassic Stratocaster articulationpushed mids for blues punchminimal effects, amp-drivenclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level timing, precise muting, and dynamic control to achieve the signature touch-sensitive breakup and articulation.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster
AmpFender Custom Shop '59 Bassman LTD (modified/Clapton spec, aka 'Bass Breaker Model '59 Nike')
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Live performance at Staples Center, Los Angeles, August 2001. Gear confirmed for this tour and video. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; Clapton is known for straight-into-amp approach during this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm, slightly overdriven blues tonetouch-sensitive breakupsmooth breakup when digging inmoderately high treble, strong midsclean with smooth break-updynamic, amp-driven crunchclassic Stratocaster articulationpushed mids for blues punchminimal effects, amp-drivenclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level timing, precise muting, and dynamic control to achieve the signature touch-sensitive breakup and articulation.