Riff Tone

Born Under a Bad Sign

Cream

Guitarblues1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Gibson SG Standard

AmpMarshall JTM45/100

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1968. Gear confirmed for Cream's 'Wheels of Fire' sessions. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the clean riff section; amp and guitar only. Pickup selector in middle position per forum consensus.

Tone Character(10)

brassy and roundedwarm neck+bridge blendtouch-sensitive cleanslightly compressed from amppresent midssmooth highsno pedal colorationclassic British blues sounddynamic response to pickingfull-bodied, not thin

Difficulty

The riff requires good timing and dynamic control for clean note separation, but uses standard blues phrasing and is accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Brassy Clapton Cream tone. Suggestions? | Guitar Forum Claptons's tone on 1968 Born Under a Bad Sign ...Potent Pairings: How To Sound Like The Beatles on

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