Layla amp settings — Line 6 Spider

The Eric Clapton guitar tone for “Layla”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider with a Yamaha EG 112C. Studio version, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) — iconic main riff

Original rig

1960 Fender Stratocaster 'Brownie', Fender Champ (1957 tweed, 5W tube combo) cranked to full volume for natural overdrive

Raw, urgent, biting overdrive with thick compression and creamy sustain from a small tube amp pushed to its limits

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider

CHANNELTweed (closest to Fender Champ voicing)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01MXR Six Band EQ

Use to add mid-forward presence that the Spider's Tweed model lacks vs a real cranked Champ. Slight upper-mid bump at 800Hz recreates that nasal bark.

100Hz 4 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 6 · 800Hz 7 · 1.6kHz 6 · 3.2kHz 5

Why these settings

The original tone came from a cranked 5W tube amp compressing naturally — the Spider's Tweed model approximates this but lacks the sag and harmonic richness. Gain at 7 (not maxed) avoids the fizzy digital breakup the Spider exhibits above 8. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for the Spider's inherently scooped voicing vs the Champ's mid-forward character. Your Yamaha's humbuckers are hotter than Clapton's single-coil Strat, so treble stays conservative at 6.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 7 and dig in hard with your pick near the bridge — Clapton's attack was aggressive and the Champ responded dynamically. The urgency of 'Layla' comes from playing hard into a compressing amp, not from gain alone.

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