Eric Clapton Praising Other Guitarists

Eric Clapton talking about his favorite guitarists and what makes them so great...
0:00 Jimi Hendrix
1:06 Stevie Ray Vaughan
2:36 George Harrison
3:30 BB King & Muddy Waters
4:25 John Mayer
5:04 Jeff Beck
5:34 Chuck Berry
6:39 John Mayall
7:27 Duane Allman
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[@peterkovach8655]

For what it's worth, he built a non-profit rehab center that I was able to go to get sober. For free.

[@SuzyQpip]

That’s fantastic! Kudos to you! Stevie was such a genuine soul.

[@sickheadjoker1421]

Eric Clapton is a legend and probably one of the last great guitarists still alive from that generation, bless this man

[@peterturner6497]

Yeah he just made second in the most over rated guitarists of all time. A well deserved award too,

[@NisseOhlsen]

Dave Gilmour. Mark Knopfler.

[@NisseOhlsen]

@@peterturner6497 #1 ?

[@peterturner6497]

@@NisseOhlsen obviously Jimi Hendrix - and that one is right too.

[@NisseOhlsen]

@@peterturner6497 Really ? Jimi may or may not be the 'best' (whatever that means) guitarist, but if you listen to his solo to 'All Along the Watchtower' you'll know that this guy is both imaginative, clever and funky.

[@dannydillon997]

Eric talking about that left handed Stratocaster gives me chills

[@billysikes1374]

Me too

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

Jimmy never had a left handed strat. He played a right handed one reversed upside down. Just thinking about that blows my mind. It's like when somebody first held daVinci's notebook up to a mirror and realized everything was written backwards. Mind boggling.

[@mjk45]

@@michaeldavidfigures9842 I can't remember who but years ago someone did some research and found Erics tale of going to meet Hendrix when he died was not true.

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

@@mjk45 Everybody tells a lie or two, from time to time.

[@mjk45]

@@michaeldavidfigures9842 Definitely none of us are blameless when it comes to telling a fib or two, one oher fib that comes to mind regarding Hendrix death is Eric Burdon's claim that Jimi's girlfriend rang him that night about Jimi being unresponsive and he advised her to put him under the shower and give him coffee to wake him up.

[@neub4321]

New respect for Clapton for acknowledging the capabilities of his fellow guitarists. Most rock stars are too egocentric to say these things.

[@francispower1418]

The thing about Eric Clapton that I feel is less understood is that, these days especially, guitar playing is not his most burning passion. He knows he is fabulously good at it, or at least the style of guitar playing that he is drawn to. But his main motivation for making music these days is to generate revenue for his work in recovery. He doesn’t only throw money at it. I had a neighbor who was a hopeless alcoholic and had attended four six week residential courses at southern England’s famous Priory clinic. On the fourth stay Eric was his actual facilitator. For the full six weeks. He told me he was by far the best facilitator he had ever had. Eric is as physically hands on with his recovery work as he is when he plays guitar, and I believe today it gives him more meaning than anything else. And he is very, very good at it.

[@sonoftherabbitpeople4737]

I discovered Clapton when I was still pretty young, about the time I Shot the Sherriff came out. One of the things that endears him to me as an adult is how much he loves other guitarists and is not afraid to name his favorites and his influences. He's a good guy.

[@KeithRiches-oe8og]

He had the greatest admiration from the real governor, the late great Jeff Beck , at Jeff’s funeral he said that Jeff was always the number one.

[@paulreese3071]

Interesting that he said he “wandered about” and that Jeff stayed the course? I feel like Jeff explored far more than Clapton ever has. Just my thoughts

[@jimkon1479]

This is what I like in my algorithm: legendary guitarists giving their stamp of approval to others instead of putting them down.

[@Desmond-ul7cw]

He puts them down all the time. Clapton can't play beyond the pentatonic box...never could, and because he can't, he rags on anyone better than him and that's most guitarists. He's just an arrogant, pretentious goof who was at the right place at the right time and someone called him "great." Nope.

[@aitortilla5128]

What he says about Jimi Hendrix, almost crying at the end, is breathtaking.

[@user-bt3tj6we7b]

he was pretending cause he s intimitaded by hendrix they played together and eric stopped playing and went to sit on a table and lighted his cigarette while his hand was shaking

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@user-bt3tj6we7b Nevermind princess, it'll all work out in your sour world one day.

[@justineslick6463]

​@@user-bt3tj6we7bnaw man. That was genuine emotion. Not everyone is as cynical as you.

[@youreatoilet]

​@@user-bt3tj6we7b Hendrix was a massive fan of Clapton and Cream and was one of the reasons he came to England, so he could meet and play with guitarists like him and Jeff Beck, because that style of electric blues/rock/psychedelia fusion hadn't quite made it to America yet. The problem was that when Jimi arrived here Clapton was so highly regarded in England that people were using the term 'Clapton is God' then Jimi came along and blew everyone out the park with ease! So naturally they were all a bit jealous/intimidated by Hendrix's abilities to begin with, and who wouldn't be! But you can tell from interviews with Clapton, Beck, Townshend etc that despite their initial reactions they were also completely enamoured by Jimi and just couldn't believe how incredible he was

[@Chatti16]

@@user-bt3tj6we7bEric is intimidated by no one at all! He was emotional! To play with Hendrix or even watch him was a revelation.. when he took Randy California under his wing … he knew he was right!

[@leechild4655]

The more you know about Eric the more you see how caring he is to his fellow players and forever heaping praise on the old blues masters he grew up on. Eric got them to come out to shows he put together, more than once or twice. He`s an insiders insider.

[@kurtcobainenstein3831]

One of the only times I’ve ever really seen him start to choke up is when he’s talking about jimi and the left handed strat. He always seems so cool and collected but that was a rare moment of vulnerability for Clapton

[@bradparker9664]

He and Jimi had a real bond, and then he was stuck with the gift he never got to give. I've often wondered if he still has it.

[@Notes-From-Underground66]

In this interview when he talks about Jimi is about 25 years ago. See what happens when he talks about Jeff Beck in the present. I saw an interview about 5 months back when he was asked about Jeff. Eric said the last time he saw JB was January 2nd. He said Jeff had tubes in him everywhere and his eyes were shut. At this point EC got emotional. Then he said I do not think Jeff even knew I was there! Jeff never spoke or made a movement. Eric then took several shallow breaths.

[@kurtcobainenstein3831]

@@Notes-From-Underground66 it really must be said with Eric’s longevity compared to the average rocker, he’s lost a TON of friends. It has to weigh on him greatly, especially with Jeff

[@ginopini6484]

​@@kurtcobainenstein3831And George

[@buddyslowhand7647]

All his guitar festivals, his live shows, everything throughout his career showed Eric's deep appreciation for other guitarists. He is a wonderful sensitive man. Some people like to fokus on some questionable episodes caused by drugs and alcohol long time ago. Eric survived and grew from it. He is human, one of the greatest human beeings to me...

[@marvinc9994]

I can believe what you say. A friend of mine was a session guitarist, and got to play in the studio with Eric. He said he was of the nicest, most unassuming men you could ever meet. Genius doesn't need to be flash. God, when I think of some of the blown-up, manufactured prima donna mediocrities of today...

[@PedrSion]

Gary Moore was never invited to any of of the Crossroads festivals. That tells you all you need to know. He did cover Still got the Blues on Old Sock, but an accoustic version.

[@buddyslowhand7647]

@@PedrSion You can not be best friends with everybody. And the world is full of guitar players who were not invited to crossroads. Mr. Clapton also didn't invite me to his birthday party. Are you a little child or what?

[@jrcwwl]

Was kind of wondering if you were a child, what with the way you spelled simple words like focus and beings. Though, I do agree with everything you said.@@buddyslowhand7647

[@Notes-From-Underground66]

You say Eric Clapton is one of the greatest human beings (which you spelled wrong). Are you a child? A statement like that illustrates what an inane individual you are?

[@mattt5006]

Having known so many arrogant guitarists who never made it to Eric’s level. It’s nice to hear him be so humble.

[@fredrickmillstead2804]

Knopfler and Clapton, as good as they come.

[@paulfrancis764]

I would have thought Mark Knopfler would have been mentioned .

[@cpking7]

Been listening to loads of Mark recently as much for the composing as playing: I wonder if nothing about him because Eric's praised him but they didn't want to make this video too long or because their sound was different enough that he didn't feel as much kinship. Thought this was honest and insightful about Stevie Ray, and what he thought of Stevie Ray is what Harrison thought about him. Clapton on Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking and Beck on Amused to Death are probably my two favorite guitar performances.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Bonamassa too.

[@greenmanalishi6963]

@@Tyrell_Corp2019don’t be ridiculous, Clapton didn’t mention a bunch of legends like Peter Green/ Jeff beck, plus there hasn’t been updated footage. There’s no vandetta

[@unclesamowitz9922]

Maybe EC felt that with all the self-promoting jews do he didn't need to lend a hand.

[@greenmanalishi6963]

@@Tyrell_Corp2019 you didn’t but the comment you replied to did dingo

[@kathif17]

Eric is so humble and all so relevant TODAY. ❤ His compliments are genuine. True gentleman. I will always be his ❤ Forever Fan ♥

[@HIPCHIP]

Love what he says about SRV. Stevie just thought it in his head and it flowed down his arms to his fingers. He never had to work for it.

[@ellisvener5337]

I was lucky enough to see SRV a couple of dozen times when his career was basically just playing small clubs in Austin. I disagree with your assessment: I don’t think thinking - at least in the analytical sense of the word- came into his playing at all- my impression is what makes him a great musician is that for him, it was all about listening, feeling and using his fingers, guitar and amp, and singing voice as ways to respond.

[@toddjohnson271]

He played in his room until he had to glue his callouses on his fingers. It didn't just happen...hour after after hour after hour.

[@HIPCHIP]

Listen to what Clapton and Buddy Guy said about Stevie, that it just flowed into his figurers. He never had to think about it, it just flowed naturally/ Sure Stevie worked at it, but he could also hear a song and immediately know how to play it.@@toddjohnson271

[@Robin-Cale17]

Eric Clapton called JJ Cale his hero. He has a lot of integrity because he is not afraid to admit that he loves to learn from other musicians. When you think you know it all it's time to quit. Eric's guitar festivals help to keep him fresh, while raising funds for his Crossroads Centre. I admire him greatly.

[@ellisvener5337]

There are some aspects of Eric Clapton as a public facing person that give me pause, but none of them have to do with what he clearly lives to do which is make and his ability to appreciate music when it somehow connects to something that is simultaneously and profoundly of and transcendent of our little world.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

When I think of a guitarist , Eric Clapton always comes up first ! He doesn’t consider himself the best and appreciates all the other guitarist for what they have contributed to this instrument and to the fans !

[@milow-cl9kt]

He also said this about Joe Walsh: "He's one of the best guitarists to surface in some time. I don't listen to many records, but I listen to his."

[@clancykobane9102]

Eric also had nice things to say about Mike Bloomfield, calling him one of his main influences.

[@UlloMark]

Wow... great stuff... the highest of high-praise, from a Mount-Rushmore hall-of-fame singer-songwriter-guitarist...

[@Chatti16]

How beautifully spoken by Eric .. his speaking voice is as beautiful as his singing ❤

[@tiffsaver]

I thought this was one of the best descriptions of these musicians' various gifts as any I've heard. Clapton is a great communicator, on so many levels.

[@carlosclaptrix]

There are videos about one musician putting another one down. This is so beautiful, all this praise for others.

[@GmanMusic12]

I have the Eric Clapton concert t-shirt from the last concert SRV attended at the alpine valley

[@RG-ja34sep]

A complete legend in conversation about many other legends, so interesting listening to this!

[@JohnDoe-jp8fx]

Johnny Winter!

[@EviMlcak]

I love SRV. I love his phrasing.

[@Wowi-mv2sj]

Blues, Rock, Pop and all between. Not boring at all😊🎸

[@SgtPUSMC]

Eric Clapton is a class act. He is generous and gracious and he seems to be a loyal friend. It's a shame that he was treated to shabbily by some for his stance on COVID, which turned out to be both principled and correct (I'm looking at you Robert Cray)

[@dm2156]

@raymondcarver476 Seems he got triggered, but fwiw I've not heard Cray improve from his first album

[@halwright8081]

Robert Cray was triggered by a line in the Van Morrison song "Stand and Deliver", which Eric recorded, that asked "Do you want to be a free man, or do you want to be a slave?". Eric's point was that the lyrics were strong and needed to stay. Slavery isn't bound to one ethnicity, one era, or even one concept. Although I can sympathize with Cray having a negative reaction, I think he carried it too far. ... Not long afterward, Eric expressed discomfort with a lyric on an Ozzie Osbourne collaboration. Osbourne tried to find a different lyric that would capture the tone of the song, but everything sounded weak. Eric agreed to record the song with Ozzie as it was. When the roles were reversed Eric respected the lyrical integrity of Osbourne's song.

[@SgtPUSMC]

@@halwright8081 Exactly. 1. Clapton was collaborating with Ozzy so his input is to be expected. 2. Clapton didn't denounce Ozzy and ruin a long friendship over political BS. 3. Robert Cray has his head so far up the leftist orifice, that he still refuses to acknowledge that he was lied to and was wrong.

[@Letsrock44]

Clapton always shined when he with the best musicians....

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

So Clapton’s taste runs the entire gamut: blues, blues-rock, rock and roll, rock. Reminds me of that line from “The Blues Brothers”: “Oh, we got both kinds. We got country AND western.”

[@djjonesable]

His taste runs deeper than that. There are hundreds of interviews of him over the last 60 years where he praises all kinds of music and musicians. Just because the poster only included a few short clips in this video doesn’t mean he only likes one form of music.

[@randysiler7458]

I only went to two SRV and one Eric Clapton concerts. They were awesome. 👍👍🙏❤️

[@brenbishop9867]

Peter Green 💚

[@mikemike1425]

No one is "better" than the other, enjoy the music!

[@cavecookie1]

Indeed. At that level, they're all virtuosos, it's a matter of whose style you like better. I'm a Duane Allman guy, but that doesn't mean I think Eddie Van Halen is not as talented, it only means I like Duane's style more. Both are guitar gods!

[@daveburns3886]

Fantastic, thanks.. I’ve got to relisten to so many of his mentions that I have in vinyl that I haven’t in too long .. particularly SRV.. and Jimi , and I’ve gotta sample John Mayer who I’m unfamiliar with , and .. chuck berry is the start of all r and r guitar!!

[@stevenmercer8299]

Eric is such a great musician and cool human being. I remember a story when he was much younger. Busted for public intoxication and he had no ID. He said he was EC and they laughed. Then they found a guitar and he proved he was EC. He was released with no charges. Probably sobered up a bit.

[@djjonesable]

That happened here in Tulsa in the late 70’s, early 80’s. He was on his way to play Leon Russell’s Birthday Bash which Leon put on every year at the Cain’s Ballroom

[@nicolelala10]

Great video. So cool hearing an absolute legends talking about others with reverence. I'm an SRV fan, and happened to be playing an SRV CD in my car one day, with my daughter and a friend of hers. Her friend said to me..."Is that Jon Mayer?"..."No, It's Stevie Ray Vaughn." Turns out Lenny was playing. A fifty year old man and a couple of 15 year old girls traded music that day..

[@brucethompson2625]

Eric is one superstar that shares the stage with players.. No ego-issues, even though he is the best player up there

[@LaserRanger15]

Excellent post. Thanks

[@meldeer6253]

i thought i see him iv vermont one day ,, but he is a surviver... so many with so much talant i wish i could of met so many of these people who still inspire me to practice ... No music can ever top the music i grow up on .. they all were and still all i will lissen to .. its the genoration thing like Eric said they all stick to gather.. cant get any one to show up any wair around here to just jam an get that commadray .. god bless you Eric wair ever you are .. slow hand ant so slow

[@danwebb4418]

We all have a favourite guitarist, and the Irish guy Rory Gallagher is mine...

[@Gatecrasher257]

Jimi Hendrix was once asked "what's it like to be the best guitarist in the world". To which he replied "I don't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher"

[@daviemcf]

Rory was a fantastic guitarist and human being. Clapton once said that Rory was the man who got him back into the blues.

[@youreatoilet]

​@@Gatecrasher257 Fake quote I'm afraid, there is no evidence of this ever being said anywhere despite some people saying it was Hendrix talking about Rory Gallagher on the Dick Cavett show or an interview with Clapton talking about Prince, there is no footage or audio of the show or interview available anywhere. The same saying has been rehashed over and over again but with every popular guitarists name under the sun being used instead "I wouldn't know ask ___". I will eat my words if you can provide me with genuine evidence but I've looked into it before and it's always a dead end

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Rory London sessions with muddy waters is 🔥

[@David-xy9my]

I thought he said that about Terry Kath?@@Gatecrasher257

[@tommeredith7462]

One notable and overlooked feature of Stevie Ray was his long fingers reaching cords with ease and creating sounds like non other.

[@Weebill007]

Yes, and this despite being a short guy at 5'5" in height.

[@tc6485]

Check out Johnny Winter if you want to know who SRV wished he could play like. Clapton deserves praise, but a Texas guitarslinger is the best blues from America.

[@Weebill007]

@@tc6485 JW was another one-of-a-kind player. SRV and him used the same bass player Tommy Shannon.

[@kamillok3273]

@@tc6485 😂

[@youreatoilet]

Just like Jimi, freakishly large hands/long fingers allowed stevie to play chords with his thumb over the top with ease

[@pjincho]

You know more and more I hear John Mayer mentioned in the conversation about great guitarists. I’m relieved as a novice player who prides myself in having an ear bc I remember back in 2010 saying “he’s John Mayer… but he’s really quite good”

[@monikadudzinska20]

google clapton"s fav guitarist man he mentioned john as his second fav :) i was like 1-2 years ago

[@CipherSerpico]

Imho, John Mayer is legitimately one of the most Under-appreciated Musicians of the modern era. He’s not just an amazing Guitarist-he’s a _Great_ Songwriter. I firmly believe that _’Continuum’_ is one of the Best Modern “Pop” Albums-yet I never hear people mention it, I never see ‘Critics’ talk about it, I never see it on a list of ‘Best Albums of the Decade/Century’, etc. etc. People just dismiss him like he’s “just another average Pop Star”. There’s a great ‘joke/quip’ about his Music-that is actually pretty spot on: _’John Mayer has two kinds of Fans:_ _Women._ _And Musicians’._ Every Musician that I’ve known-has been a fan of John Mayer. Yet, I rarely hear non-Musicians saying that they like his Music, apart from Women.

[@pjincho]

@@CipherSerpico it’s because of men’s inability to look past reputation, especially if it’s something tainted with femininity. It’s seen as weak to be a John Mayer fan, so men generally dismiss him… anyone who understands musicality or music can see that he’s massively talented.

[@anthonymorelli1532]

IF YOU NEVER HEARD IT, LISTEN TO ERIC CLAPTON AND DUANE ALLMAN STUDIO JAMS 1-6, IT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY

[@delhowell4416]

Eric Clapton…say no more ….he was there , music thanks and salutes him that he was🎼🎸🍺

[@josevi5835]

Although Eric is not a prodigy in terms of technique, he has an incredible good taste for music, he plays with a lot of soul and, as we can see in this video, he is a good man. I have been listening to Clapton since he released 461 Ocean Boulevard. His music is always entertaining and makes me feel fine. I think that he forgot mention Gary Moore. But this is not a comprehensive list.

[@theeardrafter]

Can't deny the man his props. He's a good talent with a really interesting, good tumultuous career. I can not make judgement on anyone with musical ability or not. Its nice to see a little humility in anyone. Especially talented players. Just My thoughts but...This is what I think when I think of Eric Clapton...... Right place at the right time. There's more talent out there than we all think. Peace

[@Bodyknowledge77]

I recall back in the late 80's-early 90's the rock guy Clapton put the praise on was Richie Sambora. Clapton has had love for Prince for quite a long while.

[@jeffrobertson527]

Layla (and other assorted…) was released when I was 11 and very much into the music of the day Ive been a Clapton fan since then. Truly the best

[@allmen08]

Clapton is a humble, generous spirit. Deflects praise from himself towards other artists

[@stephencammilleri270]

Because he knows he's a very mediocre player!

[@Desmond-ul7cw]

@@stephencammilleri270 Bingo! Finally! Someone who knows what they're talking about!

[@scotthalladay2210]

I’m surprised Buddy Guy wasn’t on that list

[@jasonmiller2962]

I am too. I know Clapton was heavily influenced by Buddy

[@djjonesable]

For fucks sake, if they would’ve shown every clip of him talking about his musical heroes, this video would be many hours long.

[@ursulabornhauser1091]

Monika dannemann a ice princess in from dusseldorf..was with jimmy hendricks...he got ill stomach...and drew up...she called the manager ask him what to doo...in the mean time jimmy died....😢😢😢😢😢so sad. 1love eric❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@69ssrscamaro4]

Greatest guitarist lists are nothing more than one's personal preference to style.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

I remember a Rolling Stone interview of EC from the late-80's in which he was asked if there were any new players he enjoyed and he named Slash. Clapton alluded to the fact that there were a bunch of guys that could play lightning fast (cough, Malmsteen) nowadays but that Slash was one of the few new ones that played with a lot of soul.

[@pjw1016]

Mick Taylor and Peter Green

[@ramember2]

S-A-N-T-A-N-A. his guitar does something to my ears I can't explain.. it's just mesmerizing. Is there ever a question when you hear Carlos Santana on the guitar who it is? Very distinct.

[@scottlochans4180]

Mark Knofler , he's the Best, and I ain't even lying.

[@tiffsaver]

His comment on Jimi Hendrix really got to him... and me.

[@brianpinion5844]

Eric had Stevie come play with him at a concert he died leaving that same concert

[@user-bt3tj6we7b]

eric doesn t know how good he is cause he s the best of all blues musicians !! i m sure he doesn t know how great he is ! i listen to some of his guiytar solos since i m 13 years ols and now i m 40 years old and they re masterpiece he plays the guitar with all his soul

[@guyh.4121]

Eric loved George but Not as much as he loved George’s wife.

[@edljnehan2811]

And not as much her as he loved himself😅

[@gr637]

😂😂😂very good

[@Jay-xy7yi]

😂

[@motherlessblues1565]

Probably you would expect to love your wife a bit more than your best friend ,, otherwise you marry your best friend 😂

[@motherlessblues1565]

Remember Eric & George went on making music together , touring in Japan and George had a desire to make an album with Eric before he passed away,,,, so this raises above any cheap comments you have forever

[@edljnehan2811]

Jeff Beck is my favorite guitarist by far however he did change he went from straight out rock and roll are rock music to jazz fusion I would call that a pretty significant change😮

[@brianhastings7129]

I would call that developed but he didnt wonder around different genres…

[@edljnehan2811]

@@brianhastings7129 he could play it all Brian and keep in mind none of these people wandered around different genres certainly not Eric Clapton unless you consider pop a different genre. I didn't see Jimi Hendrix running around different genres unless it was some British female coochie haha he was the most overrated guitarist of anyone and I don't give a crap how much negative response that statement receives. There were plenty of guitarists better than those two add Jeff Beck would run rings around them. I saw Eric Clapton trying to play next to Jeff Beck and it was laughable as well as it had to be embarrassing for Eric Clapton. So here's a long answer to a very short comment but I made it because I think people need to wake up and realize who the greats really were instead of just picking a person because they're black and R A anomaly or put out cute little bubblegum pop songs

[@brianhastings7129]

Haha don’t we all wish we saw Jimi….. got to say Blow by Blow one of my favourites.

[@edljnehan2811]

@@brianhastings7129 that and wired my friend. I always tell people as an example of Jeff Beck's greatness Listen to goodbye pork pie hat off of the wired album. And the only time I ever wanted to see Hendricks was when he opened up for the Monkees and was booed off of the stage. Haha I think that was 1966 or 67

[@Jtuesday51]

Jeff beck in a class of his own, when jimmy page comes to watch you know who’s the greatest

[@teresacatala3041]

Es buenisimo,genial

[@royferguson2297]

Gary Moore was a brilliant guitarist he made the guitar talk, played with feeling I have not seen in anyone else.

[@johncarlo7395]

The very best.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Roy how are you doing 😊

[@justineslick6463]

Theres a live show of him playing the thrill is gone with bb and they are doing call and response. It's one of the best live guitar performances I've ever seen.

[@josephcrawford4038]

I don't know how old this piece is but I read not too long ago that Clapton said the best guitarist he ever heard was a guy named Reggie Young who was a session guitarist who played in Memphis and Nashville studios. He has passed on.

[@halwright8081]

I remember that as well, but can't remember the source. Reggie played on numerous significant recordings. I enjoyed his work with Waylon Jennings and The Highwaymen.

[@alex79suited]

Eric is a Giant of the guitar, the problem is those giants are slowly but surely leaving us. So when I heard Bonammosa say he would retire in 10 years . Being almost54 that really hit hard. There's a need for these great great players to keep playing, inspiring inspiration is a priceless commodity. When RR past its like what's happening to the music the real music. Like Heart for example get ur asses out there and show them how it's done. The Denny Laine passed another giant gone. Listen all you older players without you there's no direction, keep the licks a coming we want to watch and hear yall. If you play they will come. Thanks for the memories and more importantly the music. Peace 😎 ✌️ from Canada, eh. Rock-and-roll baby.

[@405Lenny]

What a great video! 👍👍

[@a.gabriel9109]

Last living guitar legend. ❤

[@dm2156]

Jimmy Page died?

[@GBPaddling]

@@dm2156 Dave Gilmour?

[@paulhardy59]

Mark Knopfler

[@youreatoilet]

Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Robin Trower, Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour and many more are still alive

[@djtrendsetta5766]

Buddy Guy?

[@GedTheRed]

Good guy

[@Frank5133]

He makes a good call on other class players.Although my preference would be Peter Frampton over Jeff Beck.Eric has also made mention of Albert Lee,as having one of the most unique styles on playing Telecaster.

[@hukshot]

today is the first day i ever saw stevie ray vaughan without a hat.

[@edge1289]

Saved the best for last, no disrespect to the other greats he spoke of. His legacy s unbelievable yet he died at 24. Duane was the man.

[@newnoggin2]

He was incredibly impressed by Tommy Emmanuel

[@StevenCarinci]

What about Mick Taylor? He blows everyone away.

[@pieropasset2246]

Absolutely right!!!

[@mattkinsella9856]

He was genuinely huffing back tears when he was talking about not being able to give the left handed Strat to Jimi Hendrix. That had nothing to do with the guitar or anything professional, that was pure grief at losing a friend who clearly meant a lot to him.

[@ampzamp]

Where is David gilmour, the guitarist who beat him to the title of greatest fender Stratocaster player?

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

George loved Eric. Gave him his wife. Wrote badge to seal the deal.

[@cliftonjarvis8010]

I didn’t even hear my name

[@glenmaurizio630]

Where’s that lefty Strat today? Wow priceless with the story behind it!

[@nunyabusiness3920]

When Jeff Beck died every other player moved up a notch IMHO

[@pwk22]

It would have been great to have Cream-era Eric play with Stevie Ray Vaughn. I'd pay for that.

[@G0K3001]

Oh yeah!.........(if only ) that's what time machines are for-

[@pwk22]

@@G0K3001 I'm saving up for a time machine. I'm halfway there!

[@Groundx1]

Who is interviewing Clapton at 3:37?

[@tomsewell2462]

I often wonder what the other guitar legends think of TAJ FARRANT, the 14 year old Aussie kid. Santana has asked him on stage, but what do Angus and Eric, and Gilmore, think of him. His "Sad Rock Ballad" from when he was, what, 10? will make you cry. Truly Stevie Ray reincarnated.

[@Sparkplug4712]

The list of guitar players is many. How can one talk about them all in such a short amount of time. What you all aren't seeing because it's been edited is the direct questions he's being asked on a certain someone or both of a certain time . He's answering back to those questions asked, not just talking off on a particular player for any other reason

[@HoosierRooster]

He made a great comment once about Johnny Winter

[@discernment8963]

Clapton's fantastic everybody's aware of that, there's no dispute. That said, I've always had the impression both he as well as SRV were hesitant to compliment Johnny Winter. There's the generally accepted perception of the great caucasian Bluesman, then JW lays down his version of Crossroads, or Be Careful with a Fool etc, then the books suddenly reopen.

[@patriciastone3501]

I'm very surprised that he didn't mention Alvin Lee from TEN YEARS AFTER. Especially because Eric and Alvin come from England and were very close in age. Both are extremely gifted superstars.

[@user-sj2hi5fn4m]

Alvin was awesome ....

[@andrasczehlarik9180]

@@user-sj2hi5fn4m ALVIN FOREVER. R.I.P.🍉

[@andrasczehlarik9180]

@@user-sj2hi5fn4m Alvin was a gift from god. R.I.P. ALVIN. Cheers.

[@Chatti16]

Love Alvin ❤

[@andrasczehlarik9180]

@@Chatti16 I agree with you.❤ Have a nice day.

[@jmalen123]

So rare to see real characteristics of someone we usually see scripted. Touching at times. Always entertaining.

[@danflynn2662]

G.O.A.T

[@harrisfrankou2368]

The first real rock I heard was John Mayall a best of with Clapton, Green and two with Taylor, it was rock as much as blues what Clapton and Green brought to Mayall.

[@stephentinker9376]

I would like to get in contact with Eric Clapton good news and need his opinion

[@user-xy3fo7rk8u]

Clapton is still trying to figure out Duanes playing. For my ears, Duane stood alone.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Duane did stand alone. As great as Clapton was and is, Duane Allman was every bit his equal and then some. The man who deserves much more credit as an all-time great is his guitar twin in the Allman Brothers Band, namely Dickey Betts. Betts, in his prime, was a very special player and a superb one-of-a-kind musician. The ABB hasn't been the same since he left. Eric speaks about SRV being an "open channel," well, same thing for Duane Allman. The music just flowed through him. Duane made everyone else around him sound better, which is one of the things the all-time greats do. The proof of that pudding is look what he did for Clapton's playing in the short time they worked together. Poor Eric... all of these wonderful musicians he gets to meet and they establish something special together, and then to have to face losing them.

[@user-xy3fo7rk8u]

@GeorgiaBoy1961 I agree re, Dickie. He was a masterful player. The stars aligned when he wrote both, Liz Reed and Jessica.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

@@user-xy3fo7rk8u - I mean, it takes a set of stones to get up on stage with Duane in the first place, right? Dickey had to be one bad hombre in the first place to be able to trade solos and fills with that guy. And his contributions to the ABB went above and beyond that, way above and beyond. His songwriting, as you mentioned, his arranging, singing, just everything. I just dig the way the guy thought about music. Every single guy in that band was a stellar musician, right? But if you want to talk about hard blows to the ABB, losing Berry Oakley was a bad one. I play guitar and bass myself, started on bass... and learning that guy's lines on some of their tunes.... he was such a unique and gifted player. He made his bass growl, too, if that makes any sense. He had a great tone, but with an edge when he wanted it. When I started off, I was into all of those old flat-wound Fender bass players, Duck Dunn, James Jamerson, and so on... Berry was one of the guys who hipped me to how round-wound strings could sound used the right way. That was a dream gig for a bassist, though. He got the chance to explore the fullest range of his instrument, and in all sorts of styles, too. Rhythm, melody, harmony, everything. You don't run across too many popular music players who are respected by straight-up jazz cats, but Oakley was. That's how bad of a cat he was. I liked Allen Woody a lot, the guy who eventually took Berry's place in the reunited ABB, but no one could fill Oakley's shoes. Far as Warren Haynes goes, I think he was about as good as you could do finding a slide monster to try and replace Duane. I much prefer his playing to Derek Trucks, who for some reason doesn't flip my switch. I also liked "Dangerous Dan" Toler, who was in Dickey's solo band for a while and who also cut some solo sides with Greg Allman in the late 1980s. Heck of a fine player. Last but not least, Les Dudek, Dickey's partner on "Ramblin' Man"... what a monster slide player and very tasteful, too.

[@user-zf2hs3mx3h]

Didn't Duane once say of Dickie , "I'm the famous guitarist, he's the good one" or something similar? Possibly the best pairing, but an honorable mention for Hughie Thomasson and Billy Jones of the Outlaws - try to listen to their early live recordings, I hope you enjoy them.@@GeorgiaBoy1961

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

​@@GeorgiaBoy1961Dan Toler was great. Not talked about enough when people mention The Allmans

[@user-vg3yc6gk5f]

I went to my first Crossroads last year. It was absolutely clear how Eric feels about the great guitarists.

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

What Eric Clapton really said it was that Prince saved his life. Eric was heavily depressed and after watching Purple Rain the film he thought rock’n roll had hope. He decided to get up and record play and live the life

[@jean-lucbersou758]

Back in the 60's and 70's DAVE ROBERTS a British demonstrator for GIBSON § SEIMATONE was a real and eclectic virtuoso .....A CLASS ACT GUITAR PLAYER .....but curiously out of the mediatic guitar microcosm .

[@vernonsaayman9741]

Did he mention the greatest of them all h b marvin?

[@RobertWalsh-vp5ui]

Eric Clapton was one of EVH's favourite guitar players

[@tommyrawlings3046]

Terry Kath, especially live!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I have often wondered what E.C. Would say about Robin Trower , Or Yngwie Malmsteen . ?

[@dukeford]

He was fairly dismissive of Trower, sadly enough.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

@@dukeford Why ? Jealous ?

[@trevorgwelch7412]

When did Eric say this ?