Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: BridgeMost AccurateCrunchBlues
Criteria Studio Duet — Strat Rhythm & Goldtop Slide
Eric Clapton played Brownie, his 1956 Fender Stratocaster, while Duane Allman used a 1957 Les Paul Goldtop for the interlocking lead and slide parts. Producer Tom Dowd remembered a small Fender Champ in the studio, although accounts of the complete amplifier setup conflict, so the control positions below are representative rather than documented. Source: Guitar Player’s Layla gear feature and oral history, plus Sound on Sound’s Classic Tracks.
Signal Chain
1956 Fender Stratocaster “Brownie”→Fender Champ→Fender Champ 1x8→Output
Guitar1956 Fender Stratocaster “Brownie”
Tone
8
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpFender Champ
Bass
5
Mids
6.5
Treble
6
Volume
8
Cab / IRFender Champ 1x8
MicRepresentative close dynamic mic
Mic PositionOff-axis, near speaker edge
Notes
Keep both amps small, loud and compressed. Separate the Strat and Les Paul voices rather than making both parts equally thick.
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