Bob Dylan talked about how he loved working with him because he’s the rare guitarist that had all the chops but didn’t need to show them off.
As an example, here’s a clip of him playing with Clapton. He takes over right when Clapton’s strap slips off his guitar and they go back and forth shredding.
That's a pretty famous clip -- it's from The Last Waltz, if I'm not mistaken -- but I first heard it on Clapton's 1988 career-retrospective box set Crossroads. Back then, the video was harder to come by, so my fellow guitar-nerds and I didn't actually realize the hows or whys of the handoff until years later.
You can actually SEE that the strap was in a precarious position in the clip (it's clear at like 45s). Straps in that era didn't have strap locks. It'd just be a chunky post in the guitar, and a leather tab at the end of your strap you'd force over it. In a normal orientation, it'd be secure ENOUGH, but as shown it's been flipped over, which means the weight of the guitar itself is pushing on it in a way that will absolutely cause the guitar to slip out of it.
As an example, here’s a clip of him playing with Clapton. He takes over right when Clapton’s strap slips off his guitar and they go back and forth shredding.
https://youtu.be/1WDmMWF83x4
However, if you listen to him with Dylan or The Band, the guitar parts are always simple and about fitting the song.