EP176 – Clapton Cream Era

[Garry]

Hi All,

Hope everyone is keeping safe.

Spent a fair bit of time on this one. Played Brian’s original first 22 bars then extended it with my own 22 bars. Practised with a metronome for a while to accommodate the bars with the off beat triplets but decided to ditch the metronome as the strict tempo to me sounded too stilted. Feedback on the sound setup would be great (used the British Blues Combo Amp in GarageBand) and also whether members think I’ve continued along the same vein as Brian’s original cycle.

All the best!

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[6stringer Pete]

Got a nice fuzz tone, soft and mellow. Digs deep into ones soul. Very fine playing.

The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete

It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 Pete

Pete
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[Martin W]

Yep you nailed it your own bits fitted seamlessly, glad you ditched the metronome , feelin the beat yourself makes you more connected. Nice work well played .

Martin

[Andy N]

Smooth playing and lots of tasty licks there. I’ll need to check this one out, there’s a sort of Robin Trower feeling going on there too. The second part carried the feel through so you made very good choices. Tone was rich and soft, if you pushed me , I’d prefer a smidge more treble to open it up more but that’s probably just a personal preference. Great job and a fine reminder of the cream days.

[charjo]

Nicely played, Gary. It’s a great test if I can’t tell where your lead starts and Brian’s ends. I really liked the lick at 1:42. I liked the warm, “woman” tone but I think it needed a little more nasty grit.
John

[sciencefiction]

Excellent, Gary! Your licks in the second half fit perfectly. This lesson of Brian’s never reminded me much of a Cream song to my ear. But you certainly nailed it!!
Larry

[Dieter]

Great stuff, sounds really good.

Dieter

[Alan D]

sounds like a good groove there Garry..timing pretty in the pocket as well…
Keep moving forward man…dont forget to thank the pandemic for making it possible to grow so much as a player..FYI AM not really for me but the good people here helped me with some good direction when I first started about a year ago…BB box and major blends took me out of the minor lockin that i created for myself pretty fast….anyway..hope you and your family stay safe …as this thing aint quite over yet it seems… Best of luck man..Alan

[Mike D]

Nice smooth licks, tone is on point. Sounds great, would like to hear a backing track with it.

Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

[Bob Utberg]

Great job Garry! That is classice Eric Clapton “woman” tone like he did with Cream for sure! Like in the solo for Sunshine of Your Love. You nailed this my friend. Great playing and soul. bob

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[James B]

Sounds great Garry!

James

[Alan K]

Great take on this lesson Garry. Your improv merged nicely with the original licks.

[Brent O]

Love it! Sweet fuzzy tone and great licks! Thanks for sharing!

Brent

[Garry]

Thanks to all who have commented. I appreciate it. Thanks to Andy and John for advice. Always trying to find that elusive great sound!

[Lights]

Great job, Garry! Like your own stuff very much in this lesson.
Lights.

[wannaplayblues]

Fantastic! Great muddy tone! Fit beautifully!

"I hear you talkin' son, but you 'aint sayin' nothin'" - Will McFarlane quoting Muddy Waters hearing a really fast guitar player

[Guido Clericus Vagans]

Very well played and sounds great (as always)! I don’t know this lesson, but for me first and second part (with your improvisation) was both amazing!

Guido - Italy

[Craig S]

EC was here! (check it out)

Wish You Were Here

[bluesheki]

Nice, dark and hynotic.

Blue

[AndréM]

Great playing Garry, liked the tone, reminds of those round fuzz pedals with the one switch on it.
You nailed it man.

AndréM

AndréM

[Bruce D]

Garry,
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This sounds great – so much going on there, no backing track, well played. Got a good spooky sound.
Nice!

Bruce

The blues can make you happy, too! . . . Duke Robillard

[Don Patton]

Good job Garry !
Your play sounded smooth and fluid. I am always for improvisation, which is part of the goal in learning.
Thanks for Sharing !
Don

Don P

[Denise]

Garry the sound setup is very good.
Your playing superb. I like it very much.
Denise

Switzerland

[WBlues]

Cool Garry! Your improvisation fit very well. Nice playing.

Wilfried

[Garry]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Looking forward to everyone’s submissions coming up this weekend. All the best!

[kubrider]

Well done Garry, your added verses blend in perfectly!
Rob

[William MG]

Wow, very cool. That fuzz! I have a Peavey head and cabinet from the 70’s with Fuzz. I love that thing. Well done.

[Clarke]

Great playing Garry and again great tone.

[John B]

Great job Garry. I didn’t recognize it at first because I play it differently. Very nice.

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