Duba wurin da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin harshe ɗaya kamar yadda wurin yake:  Passage: Zaɓin Clapton na guitar lantarki ya kasance sananne kamar mutumin da kansa; kamar Hank Marvin, da Beatles da Jimi Hendrix, Clapton ya yi tasiri mai mahimmanci da yaduwa a cikin shahararrun nau'ikan guitar lantarki. Tare da Yardbirds, Clapton ya buga Fender Telecaster, Fender Jazzmaster, Gretsch 6120 mai sau biyu, da kuma 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335. Ya zama dan wasan Gibson ne kawai na wani lokaci wanda ya fara a tsakiyar 1965, lokacin da ya sayi guitar Gibson Les Paul da aka yi amfani da shi daga wani kantin guitar a London. Clapton yayi tsokaci game da sirrin wuyan wuyan, wanda zai nuna cewa samfurin 1960 ne. Da farko a lokacin da yake aiki a Cream, an sace Les Paul Standard na farko na Clapton. Ya ci gaba da kunna Les Pauls ne kawai tare da Cream (wanda aka saya daga Andy Summers ya kusan kama da guitar da aka sata) har zuwa 1967, lokacin da ya sami shahararren guitar a wannan lokacin, Gibson SG na 1964, wanda ake kira "The Fool". Clapton yayi amfani da duka Les Paul da SG don ƙirƙirar abin da ya bayyana kansa "sautin mace". Ya bayyana a cikin hira a 1967, "Ina wasa da sauƙi yanzu. Ina da abin da nake kira'sautin mata.' Yana da sauti mai dadi, wani abu kamar solo a kan 'Ina jin Free'. " Marubuci Michael Dregni ya kwatanta shi da "mai kauri amma mai ciwo, mai kauri amma mai santsi, mai kauri amma mai kauri". Ana samun sautin ta hanyar haɗuwa da saitunan sarrafa sautin a kan guitar da amplifier na Marshall JTM45 na Clapton. Mujallar Vintage Guitar ta gano "farkon riff da solo na 'Sunshine of Your Love' tabbas sune mafi kyawun kwatancin sautin mata". Clapton's "Fool" ya sami sunansa daga aikin zane-zane na musamman, wanda aka kirkira ta hanyar zane-zane na zane-zane wanda aka fi sani da Fool (kawai kafin bayyanar farko ta Amurka a 1967, Clapton's SG, Bruce's Fender VI, da kuma Baker's drum head duk an sake su a cikin zane-zane na psychedelic).  Tambaya: Wace irin guitar ce Eric Clapton ke kunnawa?
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