Eric Clapton at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London, England in March of 1966 - John Mayalls Blues Breakers Sessions ________________________________________________________ The guitar that Eric Clapton used during the recording of John Mayalls Blues Breakers album was a sunburst 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard. This guitar (whose current whereabouts remains unknown since being stolen in 1966) is also called the Beano Les Paul. The Marshall amplifier Clapton used was Marshalls first combo amplifier ever built, and was described as arguably the most important in the companys history. Clapton wanted an amp that would fit in the trunk of his car, so he asked Jim Marshall (whose store in London he frequented) to make him a combo amp powerful enough to use on stage. Jim Marshall initially gave Clapton a Model 1961 with 4x10 speakers, which was soon replaced with the Model 1962 with 2x12 speakers, (the amp would later be renamed the Marshall Bluesbreaker in honor of this legendary recording). Claptons 1960 Les Paul in combination with the Marshall 2x12 Model 1962 amp and a Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster pedal, resulted in the creation of a texture of sound that would become regarded as iconic in the realm of blues oriented rock. This was the first time in music history that a Les Paul guitar and a Marshall amplifier were ever used in combination together. Eric Claptons guitar tone and playing on this album was to be influential in the artistic and commercial development of rock-styled guitar playing...
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