Riff Tone

All Your Love

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Guitarblues1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Beano Burst'

AmpMarshall Model 1962 'Bluesbreaker' 2x12 Combo (JTM45 circuit, 30-watt, open-back, Celestion Alnico speakers)

PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers (uncovered, vintage spec)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1966. No evidence of pedals or external effects used on the clean riff section. Amp likely cranked but guitar volume rolled down for clean passages. No effects loop. All gear confirmed for the Blues Breakers 'Beano' album session.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothfull-bodied cleantouch-sensitivedynamic and expressivemidrange-rich British cleanslight natural compressionarticulate note separationno audible reverb or delayclassic vintage blues toneneck pickup warmth

Difficulty

The riff is not technically complex but demands dynamic control, expressive phrasing, and mastery of clean blues tone with subtle vibrato and volume knob use.

Sources

Blues Breakers - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album How Eric Clapton got his tone on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers’ ‘Beano’ album | Guitar World All Your Love - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers w/ Eric ...Clapton Bluesbreakers Tonal Secret (Possibly?)

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