GuitarCleanRiff
Old Love Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster (1988-89, Lace Sensor Gold pickups, mid-boost circuit, maple neck)
Pickups
Fender Lace Sensor Gold single coils (active mid-boost circuit)
Amp
Soldano SLO-100 (custom, part of Soldano/Cornish routing system)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording for 'Old Love' on the 1989 'Journeyman' album. Clapton used his signature Stratocaster with active mid-boost and a Soldano SLO-100 head, routed through a Pete Cornish switching system. Clean riff sections are played with low gain and minimal effects. No evidence of pedal use for the clean riff section; all effects are amp-based or from the routing system. Year: 1989, studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6.5
Gain3
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- warm and rounded lows
- articulate highs
- touch-sensitive
- slight compression
- clear note separation
- subtle spring reverb ambience
- mid-scooped but not thin
- minimal breakup
- dynamic response to picking