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How to Sound Like Eric Clapton

By Dan Cross, About.com

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Tips on Getting Clapton's Guitar Tone

Over the course of his career, Eric Clapton created several guitar sounds that guitarists have ever since tried to recreate.

The following article outlines the equipment Clapton used for each of these guitar tones, as well as individual settings whenever that information is available. Often, after some trial and error, you should be able to get close to replicating each of the following Clapton guitar tones with your own equipment.

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