Pauline France at Fender.com:
There are tons of guitar riffs out there, but only a few have become deeply ingrained and ubiquitous in pop culture. Our Top 10 Instantly Recognizable Guitar Riffs all have something in common: They’re the ones you can’t wait to learn how to play; the ones you catch yourself humming; the ones that are revered worldwide by musicians and non-musicians alike.
There are so many riffs to chose from — Pauline picked some good ones.
I don’t know, I can’t see a list like that without Layla on it.
Perhaps Clapton doesn’t use Fender guitars?
Was this written in 1995? Where’s “Seven Nation Army”?
Where’s Sweet Child ‘o Mine?
Someone at Fender is either itching for a fight or just wants to poke a hornet’s nest. If Pauline France was ordered to do this list I feel sorry for her. There are some ultra fine riffs here but valid arguments for what has not been included, too. Glad it wasn’t my job. If I had to leave a number of ZZ Top riffs off I wouldn’t be able to look at myself in the mirror.
He does.
The Loop even linked to Fender remaking his »Brownie«:
http://www.fender.com/de-DE/custom-shop/features/brownie/
Maybe they did not want him twice in the list.