News (Image credit: Future) Yes, eagle-eyed readers, you thought it: This month, Guitar World is taking a trip through the mists of time to check out the very first 3 years of Eric Clapton’s storied profession. It ends up Clapton hasn’t been included on a GW cover considering that I interviewed him in 2016– yet, 60-ish years after signing up with the Yardbirds, Slowhand is still producing headings. His newest Crossroads Guitar Festival was among the most significant guitar occasions of 2023, and in November, his famous Cream-era 1964 Gibson SG Standard– much better called “The Fool”– cost $1.27 million. That makes it not just the most pricey Clapton guitar ever cost auction (keep in mind that Blackie cost a neat amount a couple of years ago), however likewise among the most pricey guitars cost auction– ever. Our E.C. protection looks a bit like this … THE SIXTIES: How Eric Clapton actually developed the contemporary electrical guitar noise, assisted develop what simply may be the first-ever “rock” album and permanently altered how all of us play electrical guitar. [By David Sinclair]
THE SEVENTIES: GW marches, album by album– consisting of the sometimes-forgotten things like There’s One in Every Crowd and No Reason to Cry– through Clapton’s many misinterpreted years. This one consists of “interlude” interviews with Chuck Kirkpatrick, Albhy Galuten and Danny Flowers. [By Bill DeMain]
THE EIGHTIES: How Clapton boarded a train with Another Ticket and disembarked 8 years later on as a fully-fledged Journeyman! Including interviews with Steve Lukather (who used Behind the Sun), Phil Palmer (who used Journeyman) and Albert Lee, who was an important part of Clapton’s band in the pre-Behind the Sun age. [By Andrew Daly]
Famous producer/engineer Eddie Kramer goes over the recording of Derek and the Dominos’ only authorities live album, In Concert, Chris Gill informs the story of Blackie, Clapton’s primary Strat through 1985, Jeff Perrin transcribes Clapton’s Bad Love, and we likewise hear from Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa and Martin Barre. This problem– aka the devilishly attractive February 2024 concern of Guitar World — is readily available right here, today. (Image credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images)This concern likewise includes … * Jazz terrific George Benson goes over the impact of Eric Clapton, the time he fulfilled Hendrix, how Frampton altered the course of his profession and what Paul McCartney made from his Beatles homage. * Joe Bonamassa talks turn-of-the-century profession battles, the lean-and-mean blues-covers album that altered his fate in 2003– and its big-budget 2023 follow up, Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 * Activity guitar player and Trap Door Electronics head honcho Travis Johnson flourishes because hard-to-find world where electronic devices and synths quietly exist side-by-side with greatly effected guitars. We have brand-new interviews with establishing Stiff Little Fingers guitar player Jake Burns (who goes over 1979’s Inflammable Material), plus previous Autograph terrific Steve Lynch, U.K. upstarts Squid, Nashville studio legend Brent Mason, Sonia Anubis, Yvette Young and DieHumane’s Rick Hunolt. On the other hand, long time GW writer Joe Bonamassa goes over the finer points of his 1962/63 Gibson Les Paul/SG with Bigsby, Andy Aledort reveals you more about how to imitate vocals on guitar, Josh Smith discusses how to utilize repeating as a phrasing gadget and Andy Timmons reveals you how to play Ghost of You. This month’s transcriptions are Clapton’s Bad Love, I Want My Crown by Eric Gales (with Joe Bonamassa) and Jailbait by Thin Lizzy. We have evaluations of the Fender Highway Series Dreadnought and Parlor designs, the UAFX OX Stomp Dynamic Speaker Emulator, the Jackson American Series Virtuoso, the Eventide Riptide and the Donner HUSH-X solidbody guitar. In Power Tools, Chris Gill checks out the history and secret of the Getsch 6120 Chet Atkins/Nashville design. You can purchase brand-new concerns of Guitar World at Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Hudson News, Books a Million and other shops– and online from Magazines Direct. And, while you’re at it, why not save money on every concern by subscribing? Thank you for checking out 5 short articles this month ** Join now for unrestricted gain access to United States pricing $3.99 monthly or $39.00 annually UK rates ₤ 2.99 monthly or ₤ 29.00 annually Europe rates EUR3.49 each month or EUR34.00 each year * Read 5 complimentary posts each month without a membership Join now for limitless gain access to Prices from ₤ 2.99/$3.99/ EUR3.49 All the current guitar news, interviews, lessons, evaluations, offers and more, direct to your inbox! Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World publication. In previous lives, he was GW’s handling editor and online handling editor. He’s composed liner notes for major-label releases, consisting of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘The Complete Epic Recordings Collection’ (Sony Legacy) and has actually spoken with everybody from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a couple of unforgettable Eric Clapton talks tossed into the mix). Damian, a previous member of Brooklyn’s The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitar player in Mister Neutron, a trio that explored the U.S. and launched 3 albums. He now plays in 2 NYC-area bands. The majority of Popular