Layla amp settings — Peavey Bandit 112

The Eric Clapton guitar tone for “Layla”, dialed in for a Peavey Bandit 112 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) — iconic opening riff and lead

Original rig

1956 Fender Stratocaster ('Brownie') straight into a cranked vintage Fender Tweed Champ (5F1) with studio EMT plate reverb

Cranked small-tweed tube sag with biting upper-mid bark, singing compression, and bright Strat bite

Amp settings — Peavey Bandit 112

CHANNELLead (Classic switch mode)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tweed Overdrive / Boost (e.g. Catalinbread Formula 5F6)

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Gain 6 · Tone 7 · Volume 6

Why these settings

The Peavey Bandit's Classic mode on the Lead channel emulates vintage American power-amp breakup, dialled to gain 6 to match the singing compression of Clapton's cranked Tweed Champ. Boost mids to 7 to replicate the small 8-inch speaker enclosure's mid bark, while keeping the bridge+middle split on the Ibanez GIO to mimic a Strat's bright single-coil quack. Adding a dedicated Tweed-style overdrive pedal down the road allows switching to the Clean channel with gain at 2 for an even closer analog sag match.

PRO TIPDig in hard with a medium pick right near the bridge to accentuate the signature bright transient attack and natural harmonic overtones Clapton gets on the opening pull-off riff.

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