How a Small Texas Booster Shaped Eric Clapton’s Guitar Tone

This episode pulls back the curtain on the Dallas Rangemaster treble‑booster—an unsung hero that gave Clapton—and other British blues players the cutting edge of their late‑sixties solos. From its circuitry and how it pushed Marshall and Vox amps into fresh distortion, to the recording sessions at Trident and IBC studios, we trace what this little device taught us about tone, gear culture and the evolution from clean jazz‑blues to hard‑driven rock.

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