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GuitarInferred9
Layla
Derek & The Dominos
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: Likely Stratocaster single-coilTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- Dry
Signal chain
- Guitar: 1956 Fender Stratocaster 'Brownie'
- Pickup: Likely Stratocaster single-coil
- Amp: Fender Champ cranked
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Cranked small-Fender overdrive with raw edge and singing sustain.
Bass
Moderate and warm.
Mids
Rich and vocal.
Treble
Clear but not piercing.
Brightness / presence
Open vintage top end.
Compression
Natural power-tube/small-speaker compression, highly responsive to the hands.
Effects
Engineer Chuck Kirkpatrick says Clapton's solos were Brownie into a cranked Fender Champ with no effects.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: cranked, vocal, woody, dynamic, mid-rich, raw, smooth, dry
This is Clapton's solo reference. The album also used a blonde Fender Bandmaster for cleaner/fatter rhythm parts, and Duane Allman contributes separate slide guitar layers.
Original Gear
Guitar
Eric Clapton's 1956 Fender Stratocaster 'Brownie' as the primary solo reference
Amp
Fender Champ cranked for Clapton's solos
other rhythm/slide parts use additional guitars and amps
Channel
Single Champ input, cranked
Pickup
Likely Stratocaster single-coil
