Feeling like spending over a quarter million on an amp?

[Harp Tail]

1982 Dumble Overdrive Special OD-100W Guitar Amplifier Head w/ 1x12 Cab #52912 | Reverb

WORKING CONDITION: Excellent - It simply cannot be overstated, but the tone of this amp has the sensation of hearing your playing come back at you as if it were studio mixed and mastered. It's like hot-pressed vinyl coming out of the speakers. One for one, we've seen guitarists "come ho...

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Apparently someone is..

 

[Opsimath]

Who's Dumble, and why is his stuff so expensive? Came up with 9 results on Reverb, all rather pricey.

 

[Harp Tail]

Alexander Howard Dumble was a legendary boutique amp builder before the very term had ever been used... Robben Ford, Christopher Cross, Eric Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan all used Dumbles at some point

 

[Harp Tail]

Who's Dumble, and why is his stuff so expensive?

As you know very well, there's always something new to learn.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Absolutely! I'd love to be able to spend a quarter million on anything!

 

[Minnesota Flats]

First thing that came into my head between when I read the thread title and then clicked on it: "Dumble"...

 

[GGJaguar]

Five people have it in their cart. Maybe that's a way to feel like part of the action without actually buying it.

 

[Steve Messenger]

... and at the same store (unless you are a cheap skate)... https://reverb.com/item/73170202-du...wo-2x12-speakers-built-for-eric-johnson-49935

 

[SFIV1967]

Who's Dumble, and why is his stuff so expensive? Came up with 9 results on Reverb, all rather pricey.

Joe Bonamassa loves them, he has quite a few which he is using live. He usually travels with 4 of them, two Special Overdrive combos (one with silver and one with a diamond baffle) and two Dumble Special Overdrive heads (one tweed, one black).





Ralf

 

[bobouz]

First thing that came into my head between when I read the thread title and then clicked on it: "Dumble"...

Yup, that was my first thought, too. And If you simply can’t decide between the two above listings, as we often say, buy both of ‘em!

 

[GAD]

Joe Bonamassa loves them, he has quite a few which he is using live. He usually travels with 4 of them, two Special Overdrive combos (one with silver and one with a diamond baffle) and two Dumble Special Overdrive heads (one tweed, one black).





Ralf

I just saw him live a couple of weeks ago and he had multiple on stage:






The other guitarist was playing through Two Rocks.

Speaking of SRV, Reese Wynans was on keys:

 

[GAD]

You can also see an original Klon in the amp pic.

 

[SFIV1967]

I just saw him live a couple of weeks ago and he had multiple on stage:

Yes, those are 4 of them, but he owns quite a few more.



The Klon is kind of hard to spot!



10 years ago that Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive was part of a full paddle board: (and that is Mike Hickey's foot...)



Ralf

 

[Guildedagain]

Great tone has never been cheap.

 

[Opsimath]

I just read this:

Alexander Dumble 1944-2022 | Vintage Guitar® magazine

Howard Alexander Dumble, iconic amp designer and builder, passed away January 16, 2022, after suffering a stroke. He was 77 and had been dealing with heart issues including Atrial fibrillation (A-fib). The son of an engineer, Dumble grew up in Bakersfield, California, and was 12 years old when...

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Mr. Dumble was an astounding individual.

 

[GAD]

I just read this:

Alexander Dumble 1944-2022 | Vintage Guitar® magazine

Howard Alexander Dumble, iconic amp designer and builder, passed away January 16, 2022, after suffering a stroke. He was 77 and had been dealing with heart issues including Atrial fibrillation (A-fib). The son of an engineer, Dumble grew up in Bakersfield, California, and was 12 years old when...

www.vintageguitar.com

Mr. Dumble was an astounding individual.

He was a genius. He was also a bit of a loon.

 

[lungimsam]

We need a Dumble vs. a Peavy Backstage amp a/b trax and see who can guess which is which.

 

[Harp Tail]

Mr. Dumble was an astounding individual.

Apparently Mitch Colby (the Marshall guru who owns the Park brand) thinks Dumble was pure genius, and I dig the story of how (supposedly), upon completing a custom amp for Christopher Cross, all he requested as payment was a washer/dryer from the Sears catalog.

 

[Walter Broes]

For all the insanely expensive, rare and sought-after gear he plays, I've always thought Bonamassa's sound isn't all that remarkable or unique.

It fits what he does and there's nothing  wrong with it, but to stay with Dumble players, it doesnt make me go "whoa?!?" Like SRV's first album or David Lindley's Lap steel or Eric Johnson's very recognizable thing.

 

[HeyMikey]

For all the insanely expensive, rare and sought-after gear he plays, I've always thought Bonamassa's sound isn't all that remarkable or unique.

It fits what he does and there's nothing  wrong with it, but to stay with Dumble players, it doesnt make me go "whoa?!?" Like SRV's first album or David Lindley's Lap steel or Eric Johnson's very recognizable thing.

But it just wouldn’t be proper to play your half million dollar LP burst through just any ordinary amp. You need a Dumble.