The "Beano" Album

Eric Clapton's playing on this album is legendary. He's the one reading the "Beano" comic book in the picture. In addition to his JTM 45 Marshall combo amplifier and Gibson guitar, Clapton employed a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster to push his amplifier into creamy distortion. You can hear soundfiles from this album by clicking here. The original Rangemaster pedals are rare. Expect to pay up to $500 if you can find one. Yes, they've got mojo, but they are also very noisy.

The Crispy Cream Booster "G" Version features the same circuit that was used in the original Dallas Rangemaster pedal. Like the original Rangemaster pedal, the "G" is based around a germanium Mullard OC44 transistor that is hand selected. One difference, though, is that I've updated the circuit so that the pedal has less hiss and doesn't pick up radio stations (like the original pedal was prone to do). The modification does not change the tone of the pedal.

Take a listen to my rendition of "Hideaway." (recorded with the original Crispy Cream pedal).

 

Crispy Cream Treble Booster Vitamin G Germanium Booster Krunch King Fuzz Box THD Hot Plate THD Yellow Jacket
*I'm not affiliated with Eric Clapton, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Dallas-Arbiter, or Marshall.