Bruce R
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I found this interesting bit of information by a member on a Cream Facebook page concerning the 335 Eric used during their farewell shows at the RAH in 1968:
.."Badge was recorded on Nov. 21 1968, 5 days BEFORE Cream's final Farewell performances at London's Royal Albert Hall which was on November 26. Clapton had just acquired his new (used) Gibson ES-335 two weeks before recording Badge from Jerry Donahue at the London Selmers music store (contrary to the lie & myth he had used it since the Yardbirds, both Yardbirds 335s belonged to Chris Dreja). In fact, Donahue recalls EC offering him tickets to the RAH farewell shows but Donahue already had tickets. He says Clapton loved the 335 and purchased it shortly after trying it out. He then used it for the entire second set of the Farewell concert at the RAH which thrilled Donahue who sold him the guitar but very likely also used it on Nov. 21 for the recording of Badge since the tone of that solo is fatter than a Firebird."
I have often wondered why we had never seen him playing a 335 during his tenure with Mayall and the time with Cream preceding the RAH shows. This makes sense to me.
.."Badge was recorded on Nov. 21 1968, 5 days BEFORE Cream's final Farewell performances at London's Royal Albert Hall which was on November 26. Clapton had just acquired his new (used) Gibson ES-335 two weeks before recording Badge from Jerry Donahue at the London Selmers music store (contrary to the lie & myth he had used it since the Yardbirds, both Yardbirds 335s belonged to Chris Dreja). In fact, Donahue recalls EC offering him tickets to the RAH farewell shows but Donahue already had tickets. He says Clapton loved the 335 and purchased it shortly after trying it out. He then used it for the entire second set of the Farewell concert at the RAH which thrilled Donahue who sold him the guitar but very likely also used it on Nov. 21 for the recording of Badge since the tone of that solo is fatter than a Firebird."
I have often wondered why we had never seen him playing a 335 during his tenure with Mayall and the time with Cream preceding the RAH shows. This makes sense to me.