He Only Needed 1 Guitar, 1 Amp, and 1 Scale!

[@coreycongilio]

In this video I'll show you how Eric Clapton's playing on the John Mayall and The Blues Breakers change blues guitar by using a Les Paul, Marshall JTM 45 Combo and a simple Minor Pentatonic Scale! Get 50% off Just The Licks Blues Breakers Edition! workingclassguitar.com/p/just-the-licks-bluesbreakers-edition?coupon_code=YT124&product_id=5292071 Get the TAB and Track FREE! workingclassguitar.com/courses/best-of-corey-s-youtube/lectures/51533382?preview=admin Learn more about the Clapton and the Beano record by watching these great videos! Five Watt World kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmnOmXyDacp6b9k The JHS Show! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Kyqn2YeN2sppI

[@Tony_Leonardi.]

Unable to download the free tab is there a coupon code?

[@gwhiz3708]

The link for tab and track is dead 🪦

[@Tony_Leonardi.]

Yup

[@coreycongilio]

@@gwhiz3708 just fixed it. It is also in the video description

[@coreycongilio]

@@Tony_Leonardi. just fixed it. It is also in the video description

[@jessprice1518]

All I can say is, Eric Clapton is my favorite guitarists, favorite guitarist… Right? He inspired so many of the greatest guitarists of all time. I’ve actually only heard one other guitarist say anything bad about Clapton. That particular guitarist has a bad opinion about everyone though. The Beno album was incredible! Thanks for all your continued efforts and contribution to the KZbin world 👍

[@t.garratt5371]

I saw John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton 11th April 1966 at the Marquee club in London, it cost us 7 shillings & six pence to get in, that's about 38 p in today's money or in American, 30c. He was astounding that night, it was the first time I saw a Les Paul or a Marshall amp. Four of us had to sleep in the car that night.

[@trevorclarey3336]

shillings , haven't heard that for years 7&6 you were robbed "joke"

[@nonegiven9579]

Those really were THE days...

[@zyzzyvacation]

8:45 The "Beano Boost" (Analogman) is named after the 1966 Blues Breakers album that features Clapton reading the Beano comic on the sleeve. Incidentally, the guy sitting on Clapton's left on the album cover is bassist John McVie who would later form Fleetwood Mac. Personally, I think that Clapton was at the top of his game during his time with John Mayall. There was rawness and fury in his playing that inspired an entire generation.

[@WillieDuitt1]

The dope took a toll...

[@olafbigandglad]

Peter Green formed Fleetwood Mac. John McVie wasn't even the first bass player. That was Bob Brunning.

[@stricknine8623]

The tone you are getting here is nothing short of incredibly good !!

[@dustinbroussard2653]

I concur.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Without a doubt, Corey's tone is incredible!

[@col145]

Tone is ok ….. but it ain’t the tone on the record 🙃

[@whiskersb5296]

It is great, but you should hear the record.

[@stricknine8623]

@@whiskersb5296 What makes you think that a compliment on this guy's tone is an indication that I haven't heard the Beano album ?

[@jonathanhines2441]

Great tone and video. For me, Clapton has always been the man. He was inspired by Freddie King, early Buddy Guy, BB King, and others but, to me, his phrasing and touch are guitar perfection that has no fluff, pointless flash, or wasted notes.

[@Jonathan-L]

This would have to be THE BEST guitar tone I've ever heard.

[@spoonophosese2450]

Concur

[@BrianBrazilHarmonica]

I bought that album in 1967 shortly after it came out. I went on to collect about 7 more of the Blues Breakers albums featured more the bands great lead guitar players like Peter Green and Mick Taylor.

[@CJZM7777]

I saw an interview with Clapton from 1960s era and he demonstrated his guitar tone. He played exactly the same parts of the minor pentatonic box 1, box 5 and box 2 demonstrated in this video and yes, he used his index and ring finger for the 4 fret stretch on the treble E and B strings in box 1. He only used the bass E and A strings from box 5 and he used the G, B and E strings from box 2. You can always repeat these shapes an octave up with the G minor pentatonic box 1 starting at fret 15. You can get a lot of tone from just these shapes.

[@colinpadley1897]

Very overated player.

[@spudvader]

@@colinpadley1897What you mean is, you think he is overrated. Each to there own and all that

[@gwhiz3708]

Calm down girls, after all, training bras aren’t one size fits all 😂

[@Dreyno]

@@badger519Well, I’m assuming he’s going to put up a link to his own playing to show his coruscating opinion is founded on genuine knowledge.

[@Dreyno]

You can’t bend with your pinky. That’s why so many players rarely use it. Clapton was always adding little bends and vibrato and using the pinky on those notes precludes you from doing that reliably.

[@glenh2752]

I agree a great player can make a captivating solo with just those 5 notes. Paul Kossof was the master of phrasing. When people judge guitarists these days, they tend to look at the technical element and criticise their often limited vocabularys. But focus on the phrasing and what these guitarists did for music overall, above anything it’s about creating great songs with feel.

[@howardtyler7]

I don’t remember Kossof ever playing a fast solo! It was 100% soul,tone and feel with him! A true Master!

[@user-up1us9jf1o]

I love Koss. If you really look at his solos he even uses the same notes/phrases just in different order on different songs.

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

People are obsessed with what I consider dull playing. I'd rather hear Kossoff, JJ Cale, Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Page or David Gilmore saying more with a few well chosen notes than anyone else could say in a flurry of notes

[@jimclegg5659]

The Clapton course is great, Corey! I really like how you emphasize the nuances of Clapton's playing. It's those subtle nuances that, to me, made Clapton such an amazing guitarist. Great job teaching his playing style!!

[@paulhansen8566]

The version of Cream's volume II live album of Steppin out, is killer also!

[@MilosBrajkovic-rc3ik]

Unparalleled! Best break neck drive in r'n'r history! Forever! 👍

[@LaMarrBrewster]

Great video Corey! You can almost hear the "angst" that led to Cream in some of the Blues Breaker solos. Clapton was really going for it.

[@kurtweiand7086]

Your tone is one of the best, 😊 thanks for showing us how to get it going!

[@kdavis63]

Mahalo Corey!! One of my favs from my high school days! Still listen that LP to this day!

[@golfdoc1950]

First heard the Beano album as high school senior. Knocked me out. Been fortunate enough to hear Clapton live a few times and even John Mayall at the Cabooze bar in Minneapolis.

[@mikebrookfield]

Clapton is the gaffer.. he’s easy overlooked these days.. sounding great! Keep it burnin!🔥🎸

[@stickman55100]

I think you totally nailed the tone. Great work and tips on this. And your playing is so magnificently fluid. Such a simple set up and amazing tone!!!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks a ton!

[@renatodiiorio691]

I purchased the course last night and have just begun learning. Like all your material the information is valuable and you explain with passion which makes me want to play. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Please continue for a long long time

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks so much! I hope you continue to enjoy it!

[@johnpick8336]

I have been listening to the Beano album for over 50 years. You've got that Beano Clapton tone Nailed Bro !

[@Black_Hat_Music]

This is a great video. I knew the story of the album but your examples with the Ox is amazing. The room mic is clearly the magic dust on those tones. Well done Sir!! ☮️✌️☮️

[@castleanthrax1833]

Yeah. Jimmy Page would use this technique, too. I believe he called it distance equals depth.

[@davidcromwell6805]

Corey, you're on fire! Looking forward to diving into this course soon!

[@coreycongilio]

Thx David! Enjoy!

[@JesseIsleymusic]

Great tone Corey! That Bluesbreakers record is damn near perfect.

[@compucorder64]

Peter Green was another incredible guitarist like that. All about the expression and the tone. Like on 'Fool No More' for example, he had the instinctive musicality to know that mostly, less is more. Too many people lose sight of that and then go to far toward being performing musicians, rather than being artists. Not to knock musicians, but, they often aren't the same thing.

[@jokermaan1]

Peter Green followed Clapton in the Blues breakers and 'A Hard Road' was his 'Beano' album.

[@ericblaich7681]

Peter Green was peerless at his peak ! Restrained and tasteful with a very unique tone and phrasing ☝️👊

[@bluesman75]

I love this lesson!! I just had a lesson on this subject with Clapton in Cream . When people today make fun of the pentatonic scales . Just because something is simple doesn’t make it bad . Excellent lesson. I hope people especially beginners listen to it .

[@brandonpalk8859]

60s Clapton and B.B. King were just the absolute masters of ‘Less is more.’ They could both just make a few simple notes absolutely sing…

[@tazisme5751]

My favorite thing about clapton is his awesome tone. I can't really put my finger on it but it has such a simultaneously unique & classic sound.

[@mikeyh1111]

Erics tone comes from his fingers and soul as much as his guitar and amp

[@metalzonemt-2]

@@mikeyh1111 Tone doesn't come from fingers, it comes from the amp and the speaker. Fingers are there just to press the strigs against the frets.

[@tazisme5751]

@@metalzonemt-2 tone deff comes from how you play the guitar. Different materials also dampen reverberations of the strings. That includes fingers

[@metalzonemt-2]

@@tazisme5751 No it doesn't. Sustaine/reverb is not the same thing as tone. If I would play Clapton's guitar and his gear, I would be shittier player, but the tone would be exactly the same.

[@paulhunter3247]

Jeez man… some super phrasing going on there yourself!!! One of the few videos on KZbin where the change in the tones you are creating actually comes through to the viewer. Very well recorded, thank you!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks!

[@stephenscott6991]

Corey, master of your craft and techno-wizard for sure😮, a giant in the guitar world community, Paid your dues, live life to the fullest and may all your wildest dreams come true !

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

I was just thinking about learning some Slowhand stuff. Time to dive in on the course!

[@coreycongilio]

Ha! Yeah buddy!

[@pascalauzias5636]

My favorite Clapton solo is on the Yardbirds "I aint got you", 1964... I mean NOBODY played like him in 1964 !!! This IS why one called him GOD

[@jbencinitas]

Corey, your explanation these fundamental shapes and especially how they are used are very good. Thanks man!

[@coreycongilio]

Glad you enjoyed! My pleasure!

[@toddmoney8921]

Dunno about the Bluesbreaker but you’ll notice in pics or vids from the Cream/100w stacks era, Clapton always used the 2nd - darker channel. I think that’s where a lot of the warmth of his tone came from. He’s always said he just turned everything up full.

[@cliffords2315]

Clapton had the very first so called Plexi's they were JTM 100's using KT66 tubes, not unlike the Marshall VIntage Modern 100 watt amp, just has added mid boost and master volume, he also had 25 Watt Greenbacks.

[@martindrury6321]

I really like the sound of both pickups together.

[@howardtyler7]

You can see where Ritchie Blackmore “borrowed” the riff from Black Night from! Great lesson !👍

[@ridesingletrack]

Wow, you really nailed the tone but more importantly the vibe of those licks. Sounds awesome. Thanks for the lesson!

[@allenwelden7099]

Wall of sound from two-notes does the same thing

[@Jonathan-L]

@@allenwelden7099 ... 2 notes together actually produce 4 tones; the original 2 notes, plus the harmonics.

[@allenwelden7099]

@@Jonathan-L Can't tell if your serious......

[@paulrhodesquinn]

I’m a pro keys player learning guitar. I can hear what I want to play in my head but have that frustrating feeling when you have to translate it to a less familiar instrument. I bought your beginner Blues licks course recently on TrueFire and am loving it! I do a new lick every morning then transpose it and improvise using it and combine it with the others I’ve learned and feel like I’m really making some progress. I’ve been recommending your courses to everyone I know! Great teaching and playing!

[@coreycongilio]

Thx for the support! Enjoy the courses!

[@jroc2201]

What i finally realized is how the bends make it really come alive

[@Jonathan-L]

Fully agree with you jroc ... the note bends make the amp 'sing'.

[@nicholascarlozzi1881]

Super tone Corey. Love listening to you play.

[@lightningstrikes7314]

Really great job and commentary/analysis. I'm into Holdsworth, Scofield, McLaughlin etc. but always come back to the Beano album-it's where it all started, the tone, phrasing and articulation is phenomenal.

[@crasherxtreme]

His best era. Loved mayall/clapton and mayall/green.. the first clapton solo I learned besides acoustic Layla was "double crossing time". Also learned "nobody knows you when youre down and out!". This was on the major scale.

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

Very cool and informative clip. Yeah, when I was a young teenager in the early 70s my world was Hendrix, Clapton and Paul Kossoff. Technology is so fun these days. The room sound you got is awesome and I was cracking up when you went from a wood floor to carpet floor with a click of a switch .. Ha!

[@EvgenijGr]

Up until this moment I thought that carpets were just for decoration and fixing stuff in place…

[@robmcgaughey1938]

Great video Corey, love that tone and explanation of using the room to get there!!!

[@jack_konte]

Excellent tutorial on getting the sounds and phrasing.

[@cowboy68]

Been playing the blues scale forever. Never heard anything else than the pentatonic from him

[@spideymarino]

Just brilliant Corey. Killer playing, killer tone , killer lesson. Thanks. 👍👍

[@jteichma]

You are one awesome guitarist Corey! That treble boost bit was heavenly.

[@indyvin]

The solo that really put Clapton on the map is the one on "Telephone Blues", with John Mayall. I don't think it is on this album. I have it on "Anthology of the British Blues", and also on streaming. It is that solo that shows Eric's complete mastery of the blues and put him virtually in a class by himself.

[@markrayner6615]

Yeah that was always my fave Clapton/Mayall solo as well. 'Telephone Blues' was the B side of the single "I Am Your Witchdoctor' released sometime in '66. The Beano album was stunning at the time and remains so all these years later. Too many people these days slag off EC, they don't realise how much he changed the sonic world of the 60s and what a brilliant guitarist he was (and prob still is!) Anyone reading this who doesn't know 'Telephone Blues' really needs to give it a listen, it's from the same era as the Beano and it's incredible. Cheers :))x

[@indyvin]

Right on, Mark. Glad you appreciate. Other favorites of mine are "My Fathers Eyes" live with Steve Gadd on drums and his pal Andy Fairweather Low on rhythm guitar. Also, how about "Love Minus Zero, No Limit" on the Dylan 30th anniversary special. Clapton can play live and create these perfect melodic solos. Most others can only do this kind of thing in the studio, maybe.

[@mainoffenders4662]

Great job! You've really nailed the sound and playing!

[@berkc06]

I think Carl Perkins spoke well: "You know there is song writers, there is singers, there is guitar players. Only one man conquered all of them.Clapton done that all around the world.

[@argbluesman]

I really love how some cork sniffers get offended by the word “software” but if you hadn’t told them they wouldn’t have known or “heard” because they already watched half the video without complaining 😆 Amazing as always, Corey! One of the best educators out there.

[@coreycongilio]

😉🙏🏻

[@dopeymark]

The album you should check out is John Mayall "Back to the Roots". I used to play it endlessly years ago.

[@stefanhortell4046]

Great album!

[@AntonEmery]

Great instruction and tones! Just snagged the course, looking forward to digging in.

[@coreycongilio]

Great thx!

[@DavidLaFerney]

What I love about this is that once I have the lick in my head, and I’m in the right scale I can usually just play it by ear. Much easier than figuring it out from tab. And I’m really not much past beginner. 20 year beginner - but still.

[@nickdonalds0546]

20 year begginer lol. More like advanced intermediate who refuses to give himself master status due to always learning new aspects and always improving. Definitely not a beginner though lol

[@DavidLaFerney]

@@nickdonalds0546 Thanks.

[@DavidLaFerney]

@UCDkyZ3iTeDmHk9mEOfukLQA Sure.

[@kennyleejohnson5253]

Man that is an amazing tone !!

[@brianwood7237]

The song and guitar performance that blew my young mind and is STILL a reference point

[@feloniousmonk3049]

Sir, you have a gift for matching that "tone", touch, and phrasing that just make that '59 Gibson have the equivalent of Stratavarius in violins. Brilliant in how you got all the tricks, tips, head, amps and setting to come together to very well match Eric and that live sound. Maybe one day you show us some Pete Townsend "Live at Leeds" tones. Thank you for this education!

[@lucasvonbraun]

Great guitar playing - both Clapton and Corey ... Ritchie Blackmore really nicked this with "Lazy"

[@jjtaylor6380]

Great tone. I could listen to you for days!

[@nimitz1739]

Nice Marshall Jubilee I just got one last month! Killer amp

[@coreycongilio]

It’s great!

[@johnskerlec9663]

I can see that fingering in so many other classic tunes from contemporaries and later guitarists. Nice.

[@kyledrevlo1962]

So cool, Corey. Great tone and feel by you as usual! Nice new ink too

[@jonstephenson5436]

I love this album! My guitar teacher put me on it when I was like 16. His take on Hideaway on this album is my favorite. It has a lot of push/pull between the major 3rd and minor. That one, and steppin out are classics.

[@slashtrio]

Man this is cool! I’m a big fan of that album. I’m gonna check out your course. 🎸👍🏼

[@rehkram]

Thanks Corey. That album turned me on to live recording of bands but I didn't quite understand what I was hearing at the time. Among other great tips that was a killer demo of what the tasteful adding of room sound can do for a live take. Love the channel, keep up the good work! - Mark

[@DizzyKrissi]

The Beano-Album was Gary Moore's and other young players bible . there are so many great tracks like: have you heard, steppin' out, Hideaway etc. Clapton stated himself that he never played better than on this album.

[@steved1099]

Gary is VERY EC influenced.. I can hear it all through his blues playing

[@stanislavmigra]

Great lesson and great sound. Im all for "embrace the Pentatonics before stepping outside pentatonics". Most of solos, that I like is pure pentatonics and I see nothing wrong with that. Funny thing, that Beano boost developemetn was sparked by guitar tech of Tony Iommi, as attempt to find replacement for his long lost Treble booster and has nothing to do with Eric Clapton. Dunno, why they called it Beano boost at the end.

[@richprincipe749]

Amazing sounds, tone and playing… great video!!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks a lot!

[@fredbloggs2206]

He does some great minor pentatonic/ major pentatonic blending in Stepping Out too. Marshall Class 5 will give you a great Bluesbreaker tone by the way.

[@muzicislif33]

Love watching your stuff , really love your playing man. Keep it up

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks so much!

[@picknngrinn]

Phenomenal insights...thank you Corey.

[@cooghoublaga7555]

Always a pleasure to watch you play and great sound with that gear, many thanks !

[@chrisdurham6517]

Just before you demonstrated the room sound, I was thinking, "Yeah, but I can't hear the 'air' in the room." I know that sounds like something from a stoner comedy sketch, but then BAM you answered it with the Room Mics demo. Really Cool.

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

Corey! The toooooooooooone! It’s so good. So close to Eric’s! Wow thank you!

[@JoelPerri7777]

While stepping out and hideaway were the amazing instrumentals on beano, the solo in “have you heard” is imo his most passioned playing besides the Layla album stuff.

[@skyemoz6559]

Great vid. Tasty licks. Awesome playing

[@MichaelAlso]

Great playing and great tone. The room sound is a lot of what that Beano sound is. Clapton wanted to capture how the amp would sound from a distance, like an audience member in a club, not the really close-miked techniques engineers that were standard. He changed the game in achieving amp sounds and got one of the best in the process.

[@mikedolan6176]

Reminds me of the Young brothers of ACDC. Guitar+ amp+ volume. Kept it simple yet powerful

[@bluesfuze]

Sounds great but did you turn tone knob back? Very important to EC beano tone

[@peterm3964]

Can you do. Billy Gibbons tone rubdown ? I want to know how he gets his BLOOM . It is kinda flangey /phasey .

[@Screaminwitchdoctors]

Very nice video, with very nice reproduction of Eric's tones and feel. One other element of his tone is the feedback, which gives some magical sounds. This part is very difficult to reproduce at low or moderate volumes.

[@therhythmofthefloridakeys1466]

Great lesson and info. Thanks Corey

[@peteryoungpeteryoung965]

I saw Eric with the Bluesbreakers in a pub in Golders Green London called The Refectory in '66. They said that they had just finished recording an album and then went on to play all the songs off that album for about 60 people. That album was nicknamed the Beano and change blues rock forever and influenced just about everyone who came after. Also I believe that that sound of a '59 Les Paul through a overblown Marshall 30 watt combo is the greatest guitar sound ever.

[@coreycongilio]

That is fantastic! Appreciate the share

[@ronmorey3475]

Great tones and stellar playing as always!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks for listening

[@mutantboy8888]

Wow. Super smooth playing! Eric Clapton is thee man, behind Hendrix. This is one of my favorite songs to practice!

[@swaffy101]

Great stuff! Would love some Peter Green and Danny Kirwin!

[@DustyD-vv8xb]

That cestus pedal is badassed! Great video brother , made me feel like I was hanging at a music shop with a friend.

[@coreycongilio]

Thx for that!

[@jerrypinner1671]

It wasn't just the notes, Clapton had great time - phrased like a vocalist

[@danle3181]

You just nailed it. "HAD" is the keyword. Nowadays, he sounds and plays electric guitar like shit.

[@shobudski6776]

@@danle3181He also almost 80 years old and his lifestyle caught up with him. Besides the fact that he plays boosted Fender Strats that sound like shit.

[@GerryBlue]

Nice tone you got there!

[@coreycongilio]

Hey, thanks!

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

It seems to me that Lonnie Mack was playing more interesting stuff in 1963 than Clapton became famous for a couple years later. Mack was mixing blues with country, bluegrass and jazz licks and playing every bit as precisely and with as much skill as EC wound up doing with his strictly blues stuff . Lonnie used a Magnatone amp or a Leslie cabinet so his tone wasn't as heavy as ECs but the playing was definitely every bit as impressive if not more so

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

imagine playing in your Dad blues jam pub band, with Hughie Flint and he gets in the van, sits next to you and says 'this is like the old days! this happened to me 20-30 years ago, he was my Dads drummer for a while before that, the gig i mention, ruined his arthritis unfortunately, i still pass his old house but assume he moved now.

[@TheNobbynoonar]

While it’s great that we have so much information that was impossible to find not so long ago, by all means learn about the sounds, scales, techniques used etc.. but most importantly, get out there and PLAY. Do your own thing or what others are doing…Whatever you like but getting out there and meeting others who share your passion is a great way to develop your own musicianship and meet people. As one really accomplished musician once said to me “One live performance is worth a whole bunch of practicing at home”. By the way, great website, great lesson. Thank you.

[@christopherlees1134]

Awesome demonstration vid!

[@coreycongilio]

Thank you!

[@scajmz]

Corey, make a vid on the Aux box and how to setup and configure the software

[@coreycongilio]

I did this one a few years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYSugmqinMh5q6Msi=c08xISBclE0jU68a

[@QBRX]

Wow, love your playing!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks a lot!

[@jbrown292]

The "room sound" feel DEFINATELY reminds me of prime Deep Purple Ritchie Blackmore. I would assume they used the same thing

[@EvgenijGr]

It heavily reminded me about their song “Lazy”. It has similar sound, and even some ideas sound similar to the ones in the video.

[@ronmercer6362]

Great video Corey! Thanks

[@coreycongilio]

Glad you liked it!

[@sbdrummer615]

That tone is fkn insane dude!! Damn Definitely gonna have to go check out that Blues Breakers record too.. thanks for the recommendation and helpful video 🤘🏼

[@anthonydavella8350]

You RAWK sir. Man, sounds killer!!

[@coreycongilio]

Thx!

[@jackschijven8219]

Inspirational. Thanks.