Layla amp settings — Marshall Origin 20C

The Eric clapton guitar tone for “Layla”, dialed in for a Marshall Origin 20C with a Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster. Studio recording, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) — iconic main riff

Original rig

1956 Fender Stratocaster 'Brownie' (neck pickup) into cranked 1957 Fender Champ 5W tube combo

Warm, singing overdrive with rolled-off treble, vocal midrange, and creamy sustain from a cranked small tube amp

Amp settings — Marshall Origin 20C

CHANNELNormalBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	4
Presence	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss OD-2 Turbo OverDrive

Used as a mild mid-boost/push into the front of the amp to mimic the compressed sag of a cranked 5W tweed Champ

Level 7 · Tone 4 · Drive 3 · Turbo 0

Why these settings

The cranked tweed Champ original is thick and compressed with soft highs, whereas the Marshall Origin 20C has a brighter British top end. We keep treble and presence low and push mids to emulate the tweed breakup, engaging the Origin's pull-boost alongside a light Boss OD-2 push for singing sustain. Note: Tilt control on the Origin 20C should be set low around 3 to favor the darker Normal voicing.

PRO TIPClapton used his Strat's neck pickup with the guitar tone knob rolled back to roughly 6, rounding off the glassy transient attack to get that unmistakable vocal, woman-tone edge on the main riff.

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