The major tour starts in April and will follow the release of the new Me And Mr. Johnson album in which Eric Clapton pays a unique tribute to seminal blues innovator Robert Johnson. Taking in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield the tour culminates with a remarkable six-night residency at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Commenting on the purchase, Tim Boyle of Concert Sound said: "We have had a very long-term association with Eric Clapton and, again for this tour, chose Lab.Gruppen because of the outstanding sonic performance and excellent reliability. We needed a substantial 48 Lab.gruppen FP-6400s to power the rig and Sennheiser UK were able to supply this quantity on time."
Sennheiser UK's product marketing manager, Paul Nunnington, added: "Concert Sounds were one of, if not the very first, companies touring with Lab.Gruppen in the UK so it is great for Sennheiser UK to be able to continue and support that relationship."
The FP-6400 is one of Lab.Gruppen's series of class TD amplifiers. Weighing 10kg, the 2U package will deliver 2 x 2300W into 4ohms (2 x 3200W into 2ohms).
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
