Credit: David Redfern/Redferns Few guitarists will forget the first time they heard Clapton ... flight when Eric lets rip. The basics of how he got that sound, in terms of gear, are known.

Few guitarists will forget the first time they heard Clapton’s ecstatic playing on the track Hideaway from the Bluesbreakers’ ‘Beano’ album. The tone EC achieved on that record has become one of the ...

As she said of her early days learning to play guitar: “The first few songs I learned were Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton and loads of Led Zeppelin ... Want all the hottest music and gear news, ...

The ubiquity of Peter Frampton’s 1976 double live release sometimes overshadows his other output, but the Frampton catalogue is rich with stunning guitar work ... Prince, and Eric Clapton, and ...

Most people take time before catching brilliance, but Andy Summers didn't initially see the appeal of Sting in a pre-Police world.

On the club circuit in the 1960s, there was an unwritten rule about keyboards. The stages in most clubs were tiny, so whichever band was headlining got their choice of keyboard on stage first. If you ...

I have an array of guitars that I use to color each particular song. I look at all of these tools as using the whole crayon ...

Eric Clapton and Van Morrison turn their joint single “The Rebels” into a top 40 hit on several charts this week.

Eric Clapton was part of a few bands during his heyday, one of which was Derek And The Dominos in the 1970s. The album version of “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?” isn’t exactly a fan ...

He is held in the highest regard by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, was close friends with Jimi Hendrix, and his mid-Sixties ...