Eric Clapton

Role

Guitarist

Genre

Rock Blues Pop

Group

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes Cream Derek and the Dominos

Credits

Meanwhile Moon River Always On My Mind

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Role

Guitarist

Genre

Rock Blues Pop

Group

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes Cream Derek and the Dominos

Credits

Meanwhile Moon River Always On My Mind

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Audio-Technica AT4055 Handheld Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Condenser Microphones

Collins chooses Audio-Technica AT4055 handheld large-diaphragm vocal condensers for Eric Clapton and his backing vocals

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Audio-Technica AT4050

Condenser Microphones

For the February 1999 volume of the German music magazine "Gitarre & Bass" (Guitar and Bass), journalist Stephan Neumeier had the chance to analyze Clapton's equipment for the Pilgrim tour. According to Clapton's guitar tech Lee Dickson, Clapton has been using this microphone to record the guitar sound from his twin amplifiers on stage.

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Samson Synth 32 95 Guitar/Bass Wireless Unit

Wireless Microphones

For the February 1999 volume of the German music magazine "Gitarre & Bass" (Guitar and Bass), journalist Stephan Neumeier had the chance to analyze Clapton's equipment for the Pilgrim tour. According to Clapton's guitar tech Lee Dickson, Clapton used the then brandnew Samson-"Synth"-model wireless units.

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Shure SM58

Dynamic Microphones

In this live footage, Eric Clapton is shown to be using a Shure SM58.

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Audio-Technica AT4047

Condenser Microphones

Clapton’s tweed Twin guitar amp is mic’ed with an Audio-Technica AT4047

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Sennheiser MD 421-II

Dynamic Microphones

"n 1971 George Harrison and Ravi Shankar held their famous Concert for Bangladesh at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The stage was positively bristling with MD421s, including all of the stars’ lead vocal mics (Eric Clapton, Ringo Star, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell and Billy Preston) Check out the video." -Martin Mitchell's Microphones.

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Yamaha WXY-05UR Diversity Receiver

Wireless Microphones

Eric Clapton utilized the Yamaha WXY-05UR Diversity Receiver as his wireless guitar signal unit, as evidenced by the Bonhams auction listing of his 1980s Bradshaw/Dean Markley switching system.

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