Re: Questions about stratocasters

Greg Heidel wrote:

During THE Cream days, Clapton used that psychedelic paint-jobbed
Gibson SG a lot. Yeah, he used his Strat during the RAH concert last
year, but that doesn't mean he recorded Sunshine of your Love (SOYL)
with it. Nevertheless, I can get almost the exact tone from SOYL, I
shit you not, with my strat plugged into any decent tube amp. This is
with the Gilmour EMG pickup set (using neck pickup), with the active
mid-boost turned OFF, gain around 7, and reverb around 2 or 3. The
tone is so close it's really remarkable. Turning the mid boost on
actually pulls the tone further away from the album version.

I can get a decent "Cream" tone with my Fender Strat going through a
Boss Blues Driver in my Fender Blues Jr amp. Close enough to keep me
amused for hours anyways.

Yeah, Clapton almost always plays through the neck pickup, regardless
of what guitar he uses.

I don't believe this to be true.

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