Eric Clapton – Journeyman
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1989 album Journeyman.
Music from Journeyman
Artists on Journeyman
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Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes Cream Derek and the Dominos The Yardbirds The Plastic Ono Band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Eric Clapton & His All Star Band George's Band The Secret Police The Louisiana Gator Boys The Dirty Mac Blind Faith T.D.F. The Singing Rebel's Band The Singing Rebel's Band Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse Immediate All Stars Eric Clapton And His Band Slowhand and Van Sting with Eric Clapton Sean Head Showband B.B. King & Eric Clapton -
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Gear Used On Journeyman
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Eric Clapton – Journeyman (1989). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
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Guitars used by Eric Clapton on Journeyman
Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster
Avg price: $2,089.88
According to Lee Dickson, Eric Clapton used this guitar on the Journeyman album and on stage in the late 1980s. Clapton said that he chose this shade of red to match the Ferrari he owned at the time. It is actually a Ferrari paint colour - Torino red. Lee Dickson said that he thought that this guitar or the one in lot 67 was played by either George Harrison or Andy Fairweather Low during the 1991 Japanese Tour.
Eric Clapton said that he used this 1987 Fender Stratocaster in custom '7-Up' green metallic finish a great deal. He thinks this colour is "great". He calls it '7-Up' green after the colour on the fizzy-drink can of the same name. Clapton commissioned the custom paintwork on this guitar
Effects Pedals used by Eric Clapton on Journeyman
1988 Soldano/Cornish Guitar Routing System
The California custom amp builder Michael Soldano was commissioned to build two of his SLO-100 amplifiers for Clapton in 1988. When interviewed in November 1988 for the Japanese Young Guitar magazine while on tour in Japan, Eric Clapton spoke about his newly acquired Soldano amps. Clapton commented that he had been using Fender Dual Showman amps (Lot 88) when he heard Mark Knopfler at rehearsals and was impressed by his sound. He realised it was Knopfler's amp rather than the guitar that was responsible for the sound character. Clapton tried Knopfler's amp and liking its sound which he described as 'warm' and 'round', immediately placed an order with Michael Soldano. Clapton went on to explain that although he was allowed to go on top of the waiting list, he waited two months before he received his amps because they were all handmade and not mass-produced. Clapton went on to say that Soldano was the best amp for him and thought it would be a classic. He added that he would be recording the next album with Soldano amps.
Clapton's guitar technician stated in an interview in 1994 Guitar Techniques magazine: "The Soldanos are the original amps that Mike Soldano built for us in a hurry. Of course we bought them, but because Mike dropped everything else he was doing, Eric gave him a signed Clapton Strat, which we thought was a fair deal. Eric said, "In return, why don't you sign my amps?" so that's what he did. We have two, one as a spare, but I like to alternate them so that valves are properly burnt in on both."
In 1989, the British music accessories engineer Pete Cornish was commissioned to build a guitar routing system to replace Clapton's Bradshaw switching system which would allow Clapton to recreate his studio guitar sound using his on-stage amps. This was to be achieved by a system that would mix the direct dry sound with various processed sounds at will. The Soldano heads were modified to form the heart of this elaborate system hand-built by Cornish and his wife, Lynda. The system defined Clapton's guitar sound between 1990-1994,the period of Clapton's return to forceful playing and a grand scale rock shows as chronicled by the album, 24 Nights. The entire system from the wireless transmitters that were once attached to Clapton's Versace guitar straps, and the nine-button foot-controller, to the purpose-made mains power distributor, multi-core cables, the massive rack unit housing Cornish's routing system, the control centre of the system, as well as the rack-mount signal processors including the Dyno-My-Piano Tri-Stereo Chorus, and the EV loaded Marshall cabinets are sold as an entire set-up, flight-cased and ready to go on a world tour.
