How did Clapton get the woman tone?

Clapton famously showed a BBC crew how he recreated “Woman Tone” for the stage with his psychedelic-painted “Fool” SG in the Farewell Cream documentary, but he reportedly used a Les Paul Black Beauty for the session that yielded the track for Cream’s second album, Disraeli Gears.

Can you get woman tone on Strat?

You can approximate the Woman Tone on a Fender Stratocaster or any other single-coil equipped ax. Select the bridge + neck setting using your pickup selector and roll-off the tone. You may need an EQ pedal to adjust further.

Who invented the woman tone?

While with Cream between 1966 and 1968, Eric Clapton became known for his unique “woman tone” while playing lead guitar.

Does capacitor affect tone?

Choosing the Right Capacitors Tone capacitors are wired to the tone pot so the signal from the guitar pickup will pass high frequencies to ground when the tone pot is rolled down. The higher the value of the cap the wider the range of frequencies that get rolled off to ground.

What guitar did Eric Clapton play on Disraeli Gears?

the Fool Guitar
(Around this time, they also painted a Fender bass for Eric’s Cream bandmate, Jack Bruce.) Eric Clapton used the Fool Guitar during the recording of “Disraeli Gears” and would play it on stage until the band broke up in November 1968. It is also referred to as the “Psychedelic SG”.

Why do Les Pauls sound so good?

It’s a rich, resonant tonewood with lots of guts and character. Les Pauls feature mahogany bodies and necks, and this is a major driving force behind that legendary sound. There is a never-ending debate about how much tonewoods matter for electric guitars.

Can you play blues on a Les Paul?

The Les Paul Traditional has a slightly lower output, and is loosely based on the much sought after ’59 models so it makes for a great guitar for the classic blues players. If you want to spend a little less, the Gibson Les Paul Faded and Studio both make for good options, as does an Epiphone Les Paul.