During the heyday of Cream, Clapton was known for how many notes he could cram into a solo. Since then, he has learned that the spaces between the notes are as important as the notes themselves. In fact, if Clapton is the master of anything on guitar, it's knowing when not to play. It'll be interesting to see how he applies what he's learned about not playing to a context where playing as hard and fast as possible was always the object.