Eric Clapton
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Get Eric Clapton’s Cream-era guitar tone from just one pedal
By Matt Parker published
Aclam Guitars’ The Woman Tone is Clapton-in-a-box, a pedal pairing overdrive with a humbucker pickup simulation circuit for pure tonal cream – and it’s painted by ‘the Fool’ artist Marijke Koger
11 essential Willie Dixon covers
By Damian Fanelli published
These covers – by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Cream, and more – show the influence of this hugely important figure in blues and rock history
Get to the roots of Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking playing with this lesson on his biggest influences
By Phil Short published
In six immersive studies, we approach Eddie’s playing style from the perspective of the players he idolized
10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered
By Jonathan Horsley published
The rock royals, pop icons and blues heroes who kept their cool in the heat of battle and styled it out even after going a string down...
Eric Clapton tests positive for Covid-19, postpones shows
By Matt Owen published
Shows in Italy and Switzerland will be rescheduled after the blues guitarist contracted the virus
The secrets behind Eric Clapton’s guitar tone on Cream’s Sunshine of Your Love
By Chris Gill published
How Slowhand brought the power of his stage rig to bear on a rock classic that inaugurated his his famous “woman tone”
Ozzy Osbourne has completed his guest star-packed new album
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Prince of Darkness revealed on social media that he had delivered the completed album to his label, Epic
A 1970 Gibson Les Paul Custom – gifted by Eric Clapton to Gregg Allman – is headed to the auction block
By Jackson Maxwell published
Said to be in good condition, the guitar has sat in the home of Allman's onetime Anna Maria Island, Florida neighbor for 40 years
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