i could recall Clapton with an old Les Paul (bluesbreakers period),
an SG (painted all psychedelic by "the fool" from his Cream days),
or with a Strat ("brownie"; from the Derek and the Dominoes period) - I don't really see Clapton with a Gibson ES 335.
well, i'd like to correct myself;
this is Clapton at the Cream farewell concert at the Albert Hall (as guitarz was kind enough to point out) in London, in November 1968.
a bit obsesive; i know, but i love it. i told you i love guitars.
thanks to guitarz for opening the door- i really enjoyed the research.
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Great! You found a picture.
I'm glad my memory didn't let me down on that one!
awesome post! love the photo's!
If you look at the Rolling Stone "Rock'n'Circus 1968" DVD, you'll see Clapton play The Beatles' "Yer Blues" on the red ES-335. (alongside Mitch Mitchell on drums, Keith Richards on bass (!) and John Lennon on vocals and rythm guitar, Epiphone Casino I think)
Eric did use the ES-335 for one night. The Farewell Concert at Royal Albert Hall. The photo above is from the first show that night. The second show is filmed in the documentary. He did not, however, use it on the original version of Crossroads or at any other time with Cream.
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