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VHT D-20
“Scratches the Dumble itch without a rockstar’s budget”: VHT D-20 Tube Amplifier Head review

By Martin Smith Published

VHT attempts to emulate the much-vaunted Dumble sound with this moderately priced all-tube amp

Guitar Amp Heads
The JHS Notadümblë V2 and the Dumble A Box Later pedal its clean boost circuit is based on
JHS Pedals corrects its biggest error with the relaunch of the DIY Dumble pedal

By Phil Weller Published

The Notadümble now correctly features Mayer’s magic clean boost circuit – and it’s been given some key new upgrades to boot

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Guitar Pedals
JHS Fumble
JHS Pedals once mistakenly put an ultra-rare Dumble boost circuit into one of its DIY pedals – now it’s been launched as an $89 standalone stompbox

By Phil Weller Published

A clone of John Mayer's elusive Dumble BBC-1 has been released after it was accidentally put in the Notadümblë

Guitar Pedals
Larry Carlton performs 'The Crusaders Remembered & Greatest Hits Steely Dan' at Billboard Live on June 9, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan
Larry Carlton on the first time he met a legendary amp maker – and received a private concert from a guitar great

By Phil Weller Published

Carlton swung by to check out Dumble’s amps and ended up bumping into a fellow virtuoso

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Guitarists
TONEX One Double Special
IK Multimedia models two vintage – and VERY expensive – Dumble amps for the $249 TONEX One Double Special

By Phil Weller Published

The limited edition amp mini pedal offers tones modeled from two holy grail Dumble combos with a range of cabinets and classic pedals to boot

Guitar Pedals
Eric Gales smiles (or grimaces?) as he hits a note and holds it onstage with his S-style signature guitar.
Eric Gales says he doesn’t understand all the fuss about Dumble amps

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Yes, they sound great, says Gales, but they're not the only amp in the world to give you great tone

Guitarists
Actor and musician Jason wears his trademark hat and plays the bass, on the right, his holy grail Dumble Overdrive Special, once owned by the Beach Boys, photographed on a beach in Hawaii.
A long-lost Beach Boys Dumble that has spent the past 35 years in Hawaii has surfaced – and Jason Momoa is using it on his new album

By Jonathan Horsley Published

This early 1980s holy grail took a decade to hunt down – and there's another one out there in the wild

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Guitarists
Fuchs Audio JB-ODS Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa’s new signature amp has landed – and it’s been built by a renowned disciple of Howard Dumble

By Matt Owen Published

The Fuchs JB-ODS was originally conceived as a go-to gigging combo for small club shows – but it developed into something more

Combo Amps
Dumble guitar amp head
When Dave Cobb traded a blender for the services of a legendary amp modder, he found the sound for Mirador’s blockbuster debut

By Matt Owen Published

According to Chris Turpin – who used the amp on his new album with Jake Kiszka – Cobb acquired the mod in exchange for a $80 kitchen gadget

Guitarists
Left-Carlos Santana during Santana Live in Concert at Madison Square Garden - June 15, 2005 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States; Right- Stevie Ray Vaughan is performing at the Community Center in Sacramento, CA on July 2. 1987
Carlos Santana on his “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan, who implored him to borrow his Dumble amp

By Janelle Borg Published

Santana shares how he managed to borrow SRV's prized Dumble after both he and Stevie Ray's tech had the same dream...

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