Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream) guitar tone and amp settings
Sunshine Of Your Love guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Crunch amp type, medium gain (Gain 5.5), forward mids (Middle 7), balanced lows (Bass 4), bridge pickup.
Tuning: E standard
Settings for your amp
The song has distinct sounds: Verse, Chorus, Solo. Each rig below lists what to change for them.
Sunshine Of Your Love settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songThese settings play the verse, chorus.
AmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- Off
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 5.5
- Volume
- 6
- Bass
- 4
- Middle
- 7
- Treble
- 5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 1
Sunshine Of Your Love settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songThese settings play the verse, chorus.
AmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 6.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 5.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Amp Model
- JM45
- App Drive
- Off
- App Comp/Wah
- Off
- App Mod/EQ
- Off
- App Delay
- Off
- App Reverb
- Off
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 1
Sunshine Of Your Love settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songThese settings play the verse, chorus.
AmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- 70S ROCK
- Gain
- 5.5
- Volume
- 5
- Treble
- 5
- Bass
- 4
- Middle
- 7.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- None
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 1
Sunshine Of Your Love settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
These settings play the verse, chorus.
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 6
- Bass
- 4
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 5
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 1
Song parts
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
Solo:
Pickup Selector Neck
.Switch to the neck pickup for the solo.
Song parts
Positive Grid Spark 40
Solo:
Pickup Selector Neck
.Switch to the neck pickup for the solo.
Song parts
Fender Mustang LT25
Solo:
Pickup Selector Neck
.Switch to the neck pickup for the solo.
Song parts
Any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Solo:
Pickup Selector Neck
.Switch to the neck pickup for the solo.
Why it sounds like that
Clapton's woman tone comes from rolling the tone control down and running the volume high. That softens the attack and gives a vocal-like midrange with smooth, singing sustain. He played a 1964 Gibson SG Standard with Gibson humbuckers into a 1966 Marshall JTM45/100. For Sunshine of Your Love he appears to have used only the stage rig. The solo is played on the neck pickup, and the verses and choruses use the bridge pickup with the same settings. In the studio the rig was a pared-down version of the stage rig, with the amp on its normal channel, which adds midrange and warmth.
- Roll the tone control down to 1 or 0 and turn the volume full up for the woman tone.
- Play the solo on the neck pickup with the volume up and the tone rolled off.
What amp did Eric Clapton use on Sunshine Of Your Love?
- Guitar World says Clapton's main studio rig for Disraeli Gears was a pared-down version of his stage rig. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[1]
- Guitar World says the studio rig's main guitar was a 1964 Gibson SG Standard refinished with The Fool graphics. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[1]
- Guitar World says the studio rig used a 1966 Marshall JTM45/100 head and a single Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[1]
- Guitar World says Clapton apparently used only his stage rig on Sunshine of Your Love, the '64 SG and a Marshall half-stack. (on this song)[1]
- Solo: Guitar World says Clapton's solo was played through the neck pickup with the volume at 10 and the tone control rolled down to 1. (on this song)[1]
- Verse: Guitar World says the bridge pickup on the main backing track for the verses and choruses uses the same volume and tone settings. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World's settings box for the tone lists standard tuning. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World says Clapton's SG had vintage-output Gibson humbuckers, 500k potentiometers and Sprague ceramic tone capacitors. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[1]
- Guitar World says Clapton plugged into the Marshall's normal channel rather than its brighter high treble channel. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[1]
- Clapton said to turn the tone control down to 1 or 0 and the volume full up for the woman tone. (on this song)[2]
- Guitar World says Clapton recorded much of Disraeli Gears with the Fool SG. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[3]
- Guitar World describes the woman tone on Disraeli Gears as having a less percussive attack and a focused, vocal-like midrange. (on the album Disraeli Gears)[1]
Questions
What amp did Eric Clapton use on Sunshine Of Your Love?
The sources on this page document Eric Clapton's gear on Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream: guitar, 1964 Gibson SG Standard [1]; pickup, Gibson humbuckers [1]; amp, 1966 Marshall JTM45/100 [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Sunshine Of Your Love settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Sunshine Of Your Love guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 5.5, Volume 6, Bass 4, Middle 7, Treble 5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 1. Set Master and Power Control to your room. These settings play the verse and chorus. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Sunshine Of Your Love settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Sunshine Of Your Love guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 6.5, Bass 5, Mid 7, Treble 5.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0, App Amp Model JM45; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 1. Set Master and Output to your room. These settings play the verse and chorus. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Sunshine Of Your Love settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Sunshine Of Your Love guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 70S ROCK, Gain 5.5, Volume 5, Treble 5, Bass 4, Middle 7.5, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb None; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 1. Set Master to your room. These settings play the verse and chorus. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What tuning is Sunshine Of Your Love in?
Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream is played in E standard, according to the cited source [1]. Tune to it before you set the amp, or the riff will not sit right against the record.
Can I get the Sunshine Of Your Love tone on my own amp?
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