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	Blues Lick #12: Eric Clapton The Justinguitar.com Blues Guitar Lessons
	Lick the Blues with a phrase from one of the Grand Masters of the blues Next Lesson Get help with this lesson Previous Lesson

One of Clapton's 'pet licks' to throw in a bit of flash!

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Getting The Sound

For this lick I'm using a Fender Stratocaster (1989) into a Fender Super Champ (old valve one from 1983 designed by Rivera, not the current model) recorded with a Shure SM57 microphone.

Guitar Settings
I used the neck pickup with the volume and tone all the way up.

Amp Settings
'Exact settings' even if you have the same amp and guitar will probably not sound exactly the same... I kept the amp pretty clean nothing exciting. My settings (to use as a starting point): Volume 5, Treble 4, Bass 8, Reverb 3, Lead N/A, Master Volume 3.

Pedal Settings
I used my Nobels ODR-1 for this one, approx settings: Drive 5, Spectrum 4, Level 7 - just trying to make it sound like an amp being driven hard, not really 'distorted'.

 

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