Eric Clapton's Gear

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At 3:58, Eric mentions using an Ernie Ball Electric Guitar Strings Regular Nickel Slinky 10-46 during a live performance.

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Eric Clapton used a Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster during a guest appearance with Santana. The concert was in Tokyo during Santana's Supernatural Tour.

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In this photo of Clapton playing in Blind Faith in Toronto, you can see he has the pedal In between his Wah And Uni-vibe.

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In a live photograph from Eric Clapton's Cream years, he is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway model with a Bigsby, confirming his use of this guitar during that period. The image also features Jack Bruce with a Fender Bass VI.

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Used with The Dirty Mac in “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus”. Can be seen throughout the video, sitting on top of a Fender 2x15 cab, making it a Dual Showman.

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Sits under a Blackface Dual Showman, Used during “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus”.

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Eric Clapton used an Avalon U5 DI box for his live acoustic rig from the early 2000s to the mid 2010s.

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A Music Man advertisement from 1977 lists the Music Man HD-130 Reverb Head as part of Eric Clapton's equipment.

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Eric Clapton is confirmed to have used the Music Man 412-GS, as evidenced by a Music Man advertisement from 1977 featuring this gear.

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In November 1975, Eric Clapton used a Yamaha prototype SG1000 during his Kyoto concert on his first tour of Japan. This is documented in color photographs and bootlegs, such as "EC MEETS YAMAHA," as noted in a release on Yahoo!フリマ.

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In this picture from Derek and the Dominos' performance at the Fillmore East in October 1970, Eric Clapton can be seen using a Fender Vibratone rotary speaker. According to an article from Guitar Player Magazine, engineers Ron and Howard Albert recall that Clapton used a Fender Vibratone on the recording of "Layla" during the piano coda section.

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