Solo Tone

I Looked Away

Derek & The Dominos

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1956 Fender Stratocaster 'Brownie'

AmpFender Tweed Deluxe (5E3)

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. No pedals except possible wah; amp cranked for natural overdrive. Clapton's 'Brownie' Strat was used for the solo. No evidence of other effects or pedals in the studio chain for this track.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveslightly compressed attackclear single-coil articulationdynamic and expressiveedge-of-breakup crunchvintage blues-rock flavoropen and airy highsmild midrange emphasis

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive, singing sustain characteristic of Clapton's style on this track.

Sources

Eric Clapton's 50 Greatest Guitar Moments | Guitar World Clapton's "Derek" tone???? | Guitar Forum

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