john mayall

A lively and explosive drive looks to Clapton's Blues Breakers tone for inspiration.

White-hot but sonorous drive tones. Sweetly dynamic.

Can get sizzly at wide-open gain settings.

$145

Spun Loud Effects The Litigator
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Though I get arguments from all quarters about the matter (not least from my Disraeli Gears-loving alter ego), I like Eric Clapton's tone from the 1966 John Mayall LP Blues Breakers best. And any device that gives me a trace of that slightly filthy, ringing and stinging sound tends to get me pretty twitchy.

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