BigKahune Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 . Just got an email on these - here's the website - http://www.fender.com/products/clapton From the website >> Handmade in the United States, all three amp models feature '50s—era output tube bias tremolo (which produces a more throbbing pulse than later Fender tremolo circuits) and a switchable power attenuator (reduces speaker output), in addition to other premium features. The three amps—the EC Twinolux™, EC Tremolux™ and EC Vibro-Champ®—are fascinating variations on their original '50s-era ancestors (the '57 Twin™, '57 Deluxe™ and '57 Champ®, respectively). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbxaXk9DG8&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Jones Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 . Just got an email on these - here's the website - http://www.fender.com/products/clapton From the website >> Handmade in the United States, all three amp models feature '50s—era output tube bias tremolo (which produces a more throbbing pulse than later Fender tremolo circuits) and a switchable power attenuator (reduces speaker output), in addition to other premium features. The three amps—the EC Twinolux™, EC Tremolux™ and EC Vibro-Champ®—are fascinating variations on their original '50s-era ancestors (the '57 Twin™, '57 Deluxe™ and '57 Champ®, respectively). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbxaXk9DG8&feature=player_embedded HOLY SMOKES!!! IT COSTS $4000.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Just got the same email. Looks good, but not gonna be spending $4000.00. I guess we'll all have to wait for R9 to get one nd let us know how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I always thought Clapton was a big Soldano guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Well, as much as I love EC...these are for the "cigar & cork sniffers!" $4000 bucks, for a 40 watt "Tweed Twin????" Nope, I'll get 2 Marshall Stacks, instead, and keep my regular Twin Reverb, and HR Deluxe. I'll never be Clapton, anyway...and buying his signature amp(s), sure as hell won't make any difference, that way. LOL Besides, you can still get the normal "Tweed Twin," for a Grand, to 1,500 less. ;>b This is Fender's endorsement greed, gone amuck! Can't blame EC, though...someone offers, and he likes their amps, why not? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I am starting to feel insulted by manufacturers that keep doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I like the artists, but I am getting a bit weary of the signature stuff Fender produces and then charges outrageous sums for. I am starting to feel insulted by manufacturers that are doing this. I'm just glad Gibson never does this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I always thought Clapton was a big Soldano guy? Last I knew he was, then again it's definitely not unheard of for artists to get sig brands who don't use the manufacturers product before the endorsement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Aside from the price and the whole idea of "signature" gear, I have to say those look highly GAS worthy. I love the simple controls and it looks like they're using top knotch components. I'd gladly rock any of them but not at those prices.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I think this kind of thing is OK It draws attention to classic sounds Yes it is over-priced...but who cares? The fun begins when one discovers the same specs and sounds for 1/4 of the price Happiness is then assured.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Too bad Clapton's best tones were with Gibson's & Marshall's. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Too bad Clapton's best tones were with Gibson's & Marshall's. Craig I agree!!! $4000 for those amps????? isn't that more than the Dumble amps? I think I would rather spend $4K on a R9 or R8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Actually, street price is 1 grand, 2 grand, and 3 grand. Not really out of line for a quality amp. That is roughly what you would pay for a new Vicky or Carr or Kendrick. Not trying to be a snob, but I am as serious as a heart attack and the doctor telling you to give up fried chicken. Playing a good amp changes the game. You just can't get a lot of these cheaper amps to sound nearly as good as a "good" amp. And when it comes to being versatile, you can get a lot more from a good amp than a stable of cheap amps, because you aren't dialing out nasties. I totally get it if a guy literally does not have 2 grand to drop on an amp, but if you are dropping that kind of cash on your guitars, you might do yourself a favor a check into some good amps of you are still playing through cheaper ones. It DOES make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Not trying to be a snob, but I am as serious as a heart attack and the doctor telling you to give up fried chicken. Playing a good amp changes the game. You just can't get a lot of these cheaper amps to sound nearly as good as a "good" amp. And when it comes to being versatile, you can get a lot more from a good amp than a stable of cheap amps, because you aren't dialing out nasties. I totally get it if a guy literally does not have 2 grand to drop on an amp, but if you are dropping that kind of cash on your guitars, you might do yourself a favor a check into some good amps of you are still playing through cheaper ones. It DOES make a difference. This should be echoed from the highest mountains. The only comment I will add is what I like to say: A killer amp will make any guitar sing. A crappy amp will make a any guitar sound like garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 This should be echoed from the highest mountains. The only comment I will add is what I like to say: A killer amp will make any guitar sing. A crappy amp will make a any guitar sound like garbage. exactly, but because its a sig its overpriced IMO If they just released as standard amps, it would 25% off I've been looking at Swarts and those are 2500 for head and cab for a 20 watt amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 exactly, but because its a sig its overpriced IMO I agree. For less than that you could have someone hand build you an amp. Especially something as basic as these are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I agree. For less than that you could have someone hand build you an amp. Especially something as basic as these are. But it won't have vintage eric clapton toanz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I guess Buddy's review is about as good as it gets. He plays it for a few minutes and then takes it on stage. No words needed. I guess we'll all have to wait for R9 to get one nd let us know how it is. Keep waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I always thought Clapton was a big Soldano guy? Haha. I bet he became a Fender amp guy as soon as they wheeled a dump truck full of money up to his house. I couldn't see spending $4,000 on anything that I was going to gig with. I mean, it sounds really cool, but $4,000? My luck, some putz would set a beer on it, and it would spill inside, and I'd get stuck playing my old trusty Peavey Classic 50. I guess my gigs aren't on the same level as these cats though... If I did have the cashola, I'd spend maybe $2k on a hand made amp (based on similar circuits) or something like that. I'm not much of a signature guy. I mean, I'm playing the damn thing, who cares who signed it? Then, I'd take the other $2k, and buy a 61 Reissue SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I always thought Clapton was a big Soldano guy? He's been using Custom Shop Tweed Twins since the 2005 Cream reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Tweed bassman behind him in the Hyde Park vid, that's at least 97. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Here you go....(From the "Where's Eric" website) Home » Eric Clapton Frequently Asked Questions » Guitars, amps and related equipment Eric Clapton's amps and stage set up: the past In his first band, The Roosters, Eric Clapton played a double cutaway Kay through a Selmer Futurama III Amplifier. During his tenure with the Yardbirds, Eric played a Fender Telecaster through a Vox AC-30 amplifier. While in John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, Eric Clapton played a 1960 model Les Paul Standard through a 45-watt model 1962 Marshall 2x12 combo (JTM 45). The amp was stock except that the output tubes were replaced with KT66s which have a more refined mid-range and clearer top end than either EL34s or 6L6s. The amp was usually turned up full volume, even in the studio. When the engineer complained that his amp was too loud, Eric replied “That’s the way I play.” In Cream, Eric Clapton switched to 100-watt Marshall heads and 4x12 cabinets using two full stacks. He also used a Vox wah-wah pedal and occasionally a fuzz effect pedal. For a while, he used Les Paul guitars exclusively. Sometime in 1967, he started playing a 1964 Gibson Les Paul SG. He had it painted by the artist collective known as "The Fool" - it is as famous for it's paint job as well as for its association with Clapton. The Fool Guitar is not a 1961 model as commonly believed as it has six screws on the scratch plate. This number of screws came into use three years later, in 1964. During the Spring of 1968, Clapton switched to a Gibson Firebird with a single pick-up. He then alternated between the Firebird and his now-famous Cherry Red Gibson ES-335 guitar for the US tour through Cream’s farewell concert. In Blind Faith (1969), Eric played a Gibson Firebird through either Fender Dual Showman or Marshall amps. But, at the band's debut performance in London?s Hyde Park, he played a Fender Telecaster with a Stratocaster neck. While with Derek and the Dominos (1970), Eric Clapton switched to maple neck Fender Stratocasters (primarily the stratocaster known as “Brownie”). During the Dominos UK Tour, Eric would still play Gibsons. A Fender Champ was his main studio amp used in recording the classic album “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.” On stage, he used Fender Dual Showmans or Marshall amps with Fender cabinets. In 1976, Eric Clapton used his Cherry Red Gibson ES-335 (purchased in 1964 and used extensively during his Cream days) for slide playing. It was strung with Ernie Ball Super Slinky’s .009 - .042 and he used an Isis medium slide. Eric utilized Modified Music Man amps (HD 130 Reverb) with the bias up all the way and special open-back cabinets. He also used a Leslie cabinet with JBL components and had a special foot switch with fast/slow and on/off positions so that the guitar could go either through the amp, through both the amp and the Leslie, or just through the Leslie at either fast or slow speeds (as in the song “Badge”). Eric Clapton also used a Crybaby wah-wah pedal at this time. His Fender Stratocaster of choice was "Blackie", with the tobacco sunburst "Brownie" on standby. On the ARMS tour in 1983, Eric Clapton used a ‘57 blonde Fender Twin amp, Blackie, a Gibson Explorer, a Martin acoustic and assorted other Fender Stratocasters. In the mid-80s, "Blackie" and "Brownie" were still Eric Clapton’s Stratocasters of choice, although he owned others. For his Behind the Sun Tour, his stage rig grew tremendously. He used an effects board with (from right to left): a Jim Dunlop Crybaby re-issue, a Bradshaw foot controller, and a Roland 700 synthesizer bank. The rack was controlled by a pedal board consisting of an Ibanez Harmonics / Delay, a DBX 160 compressor, a Roland SDE-3000 delay, a Tri Stereo Chorus [Dyno-My-Piano], a Boss CE-1 chorus, and a Boss Heavy Metal pedal. Eric Clapton switched from Music Man amps to Marshall 800 series heads (50 watts) during this time. The amp settings were: presence 3; bass and middle 1 o’clock; treble 8; and volume just under 9. The strings he used were Ernie Balls .010-.046. He also used a Dean Markely head ?possibly a 130 with Marshall cabinets. In 1985, Eric Clapton "retired" Blackie and by 1988, Fender was supplying him with his own line of Eric Clapton Signature Stratocasters based on Blackie. Up until the mid-90s, Eric Clapton would play these Signature Strats exclusively on stage for electric numbers. In recording the album “From The Cradle” in 1994, Eric Clapton used approximately 50 guitars from his personal collection, including a dot-neck Gibson ES-335 (a tobacco sunburst model from the early 60s), and his famous Cherry Red ES-335. He also used a n olympic white Eric Clapton Model Strat from the Fender Custom Shop, several different Gibson L-5s, Byrdlands and some Super 400s. He played straight through a Soldano SLO-100. The acoustic guitars used on the album included several Martin Acoustics, his Tony Zemaitis 12-string (known as “Ivan the Terrible” with a heart shaped motif), and several resonator guitars (dobros) in different tunings. Clapton used an old Fender Twin amp with no effects and occasionally an old Fender Champ, plus a Silverface Fender Deluxe and a Blonde Showman head. When Clapton took this album on the road in 1994 and 1995, many of these guitars made the trip with him. A good number of these guitars were later sold by Eric Clapton at auctions held in 1999 and 2004 to help raise funds for Crossroads Centre Antigua. Eric Clapton used the following set-up for the Soldano SLO-100 during his mid-90s blues period: Normal / Preamp: 8 Overdrive / Preamp: 3 Bass: 11 Middle: 11 Treble: 3 Normal Volume / Master: 10 Overdrive Volume / Master: 7 Presence: 4 Amp switches: Normal and Crunch A foot pedal was used to switch between the normal and overdrive channels During the 2001 Reptile Tour, several changes were made in Eric Clapton's stage set-up. He initially started out using copies of his old Fender Tweed Twins, built by Fender under the supervision of John Suhr. Part way through the tour, Eric went off of them and started using 3 x 10 Fender Vibro Kings with 2x12 extension cabinets built by the Fender Custom Shop. He also continued to use a Leslie speaker driven by a Marshall JCM800 Lead Series 1959 head. Due to its proximity on stage to drummer Steve Gadd, the box was also soundproofed. For his 2004 World Tour, Eric Clapton used Cornell Amplifiers with Tone Tubby Speakers with hemp cones inside the cabinets for his electric guitars. Built by Dennis Cornell, the Eric Clapton Custom 80 (Single Channel) looks very much like a Fender Twin, but sounds bluer with a lot more middle. Designed to his exact specifications, the Custom 80 is made from birch ply and covered in “fender tweed” that is treated to look old. He first used the Cornell / Eric Clapton Custom 80 at the Party At The Palace concert in June 2002. The manufacturer sold these amps in both single channel and twin-channel models. In addition to this amp, Eric Clapton used a Fender Woody for the Robert Johnson set in the middle of each concert during the 2004 Tour. Clapton's effects pedals for the 2004 tour were limited to a tri-stereo chorus (Boss Chorus CE-3), a Leslie pedal, a Jim Dunlop 535 Crybabywah-wah pedal (6 way selectable) and a box to switch from the amp to the Leslie or to select both. Eric did and does not use an overdrive pedal. He gets all of the overdrive from the 25dB boost in his guitar, a Fender Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster. Eric used a Samson Synthetics wireless system on stage. His Martin 000-28EC goes through an Avalon DI box. Since 2004, Eric Clapton has been using a Carlos Juan CP-1 Pickup in the Bellezza Nera model Martin guitar. These pickups are handbuilt in Germany by Carlos at his American Guitar Center. The Eric Clapton Signature Stratocasters are equipped with Fender Vintage Noiseless Pickups. Cream Reunion Shows took place in May (London) and October (New York) 2005. For these concerts, Eric Clapton changed his set-up a bit. Available to him on stage were four Fender Stratocasters (all were black strats, 2 were set up for slide), a Fender Custom Shop Tweed Twin Amp (1957 Tweed Reissue), Leslie Speaker, Samson wireless pack, Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah Pedal, and a box to switch from the amp to the Leslie or to select both. Things changed a bit for the 2006 / 2007 World tour. Eric had on stage: - Eric Clapton Signature Fender Stratocasters, some of which were set up for slide - Martin Acoustics - EC signature models, including the Bellezza Nera - Fender Custom Shop Tweed Twin Amp (1957 Tweed Reissue) - Leslie Speaker - Samson wireless pack - Vox Wah Wah Pedal - Boss TR-2 Tremelo Pedal - Box to switch from the amp to the Leslie or to select both On some of the dates in 2007, Eric played a white Stratocaster with gold anodized scratchplate. According to a blog he maintained at the time, it was a gift from his wife and four daughters at Christmas 2006 (See "Christmastcaster" entry in this section for additional details). CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Not trying to be a snob, but I am as serious as a heart attack and the doctor telling you to give up fried chicken. Playing a good amp changes the game. You just can't get a lot of these cheaper amps to sound nearly as good as a "good" amp. And when it comes to being versatile, you can get a lot more from a good amp than a stable of cheap amps, because you aren't dialing out nasties. I totally get it if a guy literally does not have 2 grand to drop on an amp, but if you are dropping that kind of cash on your guitars, you might do yourself a favor a check into some good amps of you are still playing through cheaper ones. It DOES make a difference. Probably the best bit of wisdom I've seen posted on here in quite a while, I've always been of the mindset that you should buy a quality amp at least in the price range of what you paid for the guitar you're running through it. Haha. I bet he became a Fender amp guy as soon as they wheeled a dump truck full of money up to his house. I couldn't see spending $4,000 on anything that I was going to gig with. I mean, it sounds really cool, but $4,000? My luck, some putz would set a beer on it, and it would spill inside, and I'd get stuck playing my old trusty Peavey Classic 50. I guess my gigs aren't on the same level as these cats though... If I did have the cashola, I'd spend maybe $2k on a hand made amp (based on similar circuits) or something like that. I'm not much of a signature guy. I mean, I'm playing the damn thing, who cares who signed it? Then, I'd take the other $2k, and buy a 61 Reissue SG. This is part of what turned me off from going after an old JMI era AC30, I would be too afraid of what would happen to it and end up being so paranoid I would leave it at home. I'm much more comfortable with this new handwired (the warranties sure as heck make it easier to sleep at night too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Too bad Clapton's best tones were with Gibson's & Marshall's. Craig +1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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