how to play Crossroads by Cream_"Eric Clapton"- intro and first guitar solo lesson


Published on 26 January 2016
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shutup-Play-Guitar-Tutorials/531813906953186?ref=hl An electric guitar lesson on how to play the intro and the first solo to Cream's Crossroads. Eric Clapton's iconic guitar solo is a master class on phrasing and how to mix major and minor pentatonic scales over a classic 1-4-5 blues progression. This is probably one of the most copied solos of all time and was a HUGE influence on almost all rock/blues guitar players. I get a lot of questions about my sound so here's what I'm using: My amp is an Egnater Renegade head through a Marshall 1960b cabinet. I use a TC Electronics Nova System through the loop for effects. On almost all songs I just use a digital delay, roughly 400ms, but some stuff I use tap tempo to set the delay. I also use a BB preamp on most lead tones and sometimes (rarely) a Boss CS-3 compressor. The reverb is from the amp. My wah is a Dunlop MC404 CAE Dual Inductor, REALLY great pedal! I also use a Polytune tuner which is a fantastic. My guitar is a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. I have Suhr Aldrich pickups on it. Folks may be surprised at how much time and effort goes into creating these videos. If you're getting something out of the lessons and can afford to contribute, I've setup a Paypal link. If you can't afford it no worries, but if you can, any amount is appreciated and will help me to continue to make the videos. PayPal:https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G47MZ9YL8F38C Thanks for all the comments, and questions and of course for subscribing. I really appreciate the support. Good luck to everyone with their guitar playing. cheers everyone