THE TURNAROUND LICKS OF THE BLUES GIANTS ERIC CLAPTON

Consistently rated as one of the most important guitarists of all time, Eric Clapton is oft-credited as a major influence on the changing sound of electric blues in the 1960s. And, after switching from humbucker-loaded Gibsons to the single coil tones of Fender’s Stratocaster towards the end of the decade, he’d continue making his mark in the 70s, penning classic songs and , then into the 80s and 90s releasing landmark albums such as and .