Legend has it, three brothers each owned a '59 Les Paul, a Klon Centaur, and a Dumble Overdrive Special. It is believed that whoever succeeds in reuniting all three of these items would become the master of tone.
I always love (and hate) how you roll out all of these incredible guitars whenever you do amp or pedal demos. It’s beautiful (and torturous) to see what you have collected through the years.
Wait a minute, that might be the best clean sound I’ve ever heard 😳 I don’t usually get impressed by clean sounds, but that silver sky through that amp was insane
Ya I’m gonna go ahead and let everyone know that I would own every single Amplified Nation amp they make if I could. Taylor, the owner and creator of Amplified Nation, is amazing. I have a Dirty Wonderland modeled off of John Mayer’s Two Rock model and it’s epic. He’s also making a custom 2x12 cab for me. He’s just good people and the products he makes are absolutely epic.
Hey I think you should really check out the PRS vela series, knowing you’re a prs artist already it shouldn’t be too hard to get your hands on one. I think you’ll really enjoy it
I’m hoping one shows up at a store down in Houston to play. I like the simplified classy look. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like I have to be all flashy if I have a flashy paint job with bird inlays ha.
Rhett Schull(?) explained it like "Imagine if there were only 50 Marshall amps in the entire world, imagine how valuable that would be". And I mean, in that light, I guess it kinda makes sense but at that price, the diminishing returns on what you're getting are into the stratosphere.
You’re looking at it as a tool when some others look at it as a collectors item. For what its worth I agree with you, but different strokes for different folks 🤷
These crazy prices are like any other rare collectables - once it's been sold at a massive price a couple times it becomes its 'worth' because that is the price people are willing to pay for it. The Klon is the best example of that there are clone circuts out there now all over some maybe even sound better than the original, but only the originals ate worth 4 figures.
@@cynicalclockworks9857 It still shouldn't be that valuable.It's just tone. You can get 99% of the way there with a non-Marshall amp, even a digital emulation
One thing that people fail to understand about guitar gear like the Klon or Dumble amps is the fact that the circuitry of these products are built with components and parts that were built in the 1940s and 1950s, so the technology isn't as complex or advanced than you think. Yea it may be cool to get a product hand built by one boutique builder who makes it their life's work to create an excellent high quality product, but it's 2022 and it only takes one person to get a copy of the circuitry of these products and produce them in larger masses with a much smaller price tag. If you can afford these crazy expensive pieces of gear by all means get it. But if you can't afford it you can get basically the same type of gear at a fraction of the cost.
Well... that's not exactly possible. In the case of Dumble, he coated the circuit with goop... so you can't see what components are used and exactly how. Many builders take educated guesses though.... but copying a Dumble is harder than you think.... also, try getting your hands on one to copy....
@@keesketsers5866 the klon was also gooped for years until some people collectively put their money together, bought it, and degooped it. With dumble it would’ve definitely been harder since they’re so expensive and rare but all it takes is to know one person who’s willing to lend it to someone who can degoop it and at the very least map out the schematic
As the old saying goes (something like) "things are only worth what people are willing to pay for it". If people didn't keep buying them around that high of a price for long enough, the sellers might consider lowering the price.
I just bought a 74 Fender Super Reverb for $400. It has the original CTS speaks and someone, probably in the 70s, added a master volume and mounted it through the second R in reverb on the faceplate. Had it recapped, removed the mod and blackfaced for 3 organ amp chassis I had laying around. It's an awesome amp, even with the extra hole in the faceplate and for 400 bucks.
If you’ve ever tried a Vertex SSS-SRV pedal, it gives the same vibes. One side is the gain channel and one side is the clean boost, with a very Dumble style sound.
I knew Howard dumble back in the seventies. I had one of his very first amplifiers that he did. It was a black face Showman that he ran the channels in series and put a master volume on it. He had a little Electronics repair shop in Santa Cruz that he worked on amps and other things. I'm guessing it was probably one of the very first ones he ever modified as it was probably in about 1973 or 4. Sounded great probably should have kept it huh?
@@bostonbesteats364 no telling what it would be worth. I think it would be kind of hard to prove where it came from though. It was definitely a great sounding amplifier.
I checked it, sounds really cool! I have a Blackstar HT40 amp, and i like it but i want a more basic setup. I would like a small tube single channel amp and a couple pedals. What do you play the mxr through?
@@biohazard8295 Orange Ad30htc, American Fender Blues Deluxe, Marshall JCM900 Model 2100, Dynacord Eminent II and a JCM800 amp :) sounds really nice on most of them
Very impressive! I'm curious how all the Dumble clones stack up against each other in a shootout. Like a Centaur shootout - but for Dumbles. This sounds extremely good and sounds FUN to play.
@ 6:40 HOLY SMOKES I didn't think it was possible to have both a JUICY and a SPICY lick all rolled into one! Really throwing down the stank right there bro! Love it!
Robben Ford setting his red solo cup on top of his Dumble, that’s a legend right there!! He drags his all over the world and plays the shit out of it. That said, I have the Vertex SSS SRV pedal and it does a reasonable facsimile for my purposes. I’ve tried two real Dumbles and they were unique, I’ll give them that. No piece of music gear is worth $150,000 in tone though. The name carries a mystique.
Wow! The Amplified Overdrive sounds a lot like the Dumble Overdrive Supreme I tried in 1987. I played a Les Paul Standard through it and it sounded incredible. It was very loud and very clear and had a wonderful feel to it. The thing was just very musical. I used to try boutique amps all the time in L.A. in those days when I was playing in a bunch of metal bands. At the same shop where I tried the Dumble I also tried a Klon. The thing was considered a joke by the store owner who only ordered it out of curiosity. Back then I think it listed for $200 which was considered ridiculous for an overdrive pedal. Yes, it sounded terrific, but wasn't worth the money. The amps I played it through were a Marshall Jubilee combo, a Fender Deluxe Reverb and a Matchless.
The best clean tone I have ever heard is from a Magnatone Panoramic. But Amplified Nation is tempting me with some of their amps. I want to try their SSS
Stevie Ray Vaughn's Dumbles kept breaking and Dumble would milk every penny from srv. I believe he even charged him for advice on how to fix it over the phone.
Doesn't really matter if it's worth $150k. If you buy it you're not setting that $$ on fire or 'wasting' it on a vice. You're moving that money from an account (presumably) that's not earning any interest these days, into a product that will likely return your money and then some whenever you decide to bail out. I'd much rather enjoy that money as a fine guitar or amp, that I can stare at and touch and use rather than it be hidden away in an account getting dusty.
Obviously not for this video, sorry, but your 50 guitar tips video came up on my auto play like 10 days ago and it reminded me of this. In it you mention somebody’s suggestion for rocksmith. I first watched that video like a year or something ago maybe(?) after I’d given up on properly learning and getting into playing guitar for the third time. I started watching your videos shortly after I picked up a schecter and a spark during Covid lockdown to try to keep me interested in guitar and inspire me, but guitar super system was too overwhelming, fenders learning subscription was too easily completed, and playing random tab online was frustrating because it’d take me hours to be able to get the first 10 notes to sound like the actual song. When I first watched the 50 tips video, I bought rocksmith and ordered a cable to play it off Amazon, but it never showed up, surprise surprise. I took it as a sign that guitar just isn’t meant to be my thing. But after watching that video again the other night, I ordered an actual cable made specifically for the game from a real seller. It showed up a few days ago and I’ve been glued to rocksmith for like 3 hours every night until my fingers hurt too bad to continue. Not only because it’s fun, but because I’m actually making real progress, and quickly, since it makes you follow a little quest line to jump around to all the different features. This is the most excited I’ve been to play guitar and I’m much better after three days of rocksmith than I was even after the semester long acoustic only boring ass guitar class I took in high school. It’s obviously too soon to know, but I’m pretty sure I’m actually going to stick with it this time. I’ll never care enough to become good enough to be in a band or anything, but I’ll be able to show off for family and friends and maybe find some new friends to play with. So I just wanted to thank you for including that in that video and to let you know it’s an awesome tool for absolute beginners first getting into guitar. Thanks dude.
I believe that Alexander's original intention for the FET input was actually for acoustic guitars? I don't think it's intended as a primary input? I would definitely experiment with both inputs. The few times that I met Alexander his ears seemed to lean towards a very warm and balanced tonal spectrum. Look at the guys that he makes amps for. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robben Ford, eric Johnson etc. etc. etc., the FET has a tendency to make a Strat sound very brittle and overly bright. I would experiment with different settings using the normal input and do some a/b'ing to compare the two. Just my two cents...
Had an opportunity to get an original Hiwatt 100 for $1800, and I regret it. I did buy the last Mesa Stiletto Deuce made in the original Mesa factory before they sold to Gibson. It is in a curly maple cabinet with a wicker mesh front. Super boutique, lol. It is an amazing amp. The curly maple matches my Dean Icon NYC Skyline.
Interestingly, in the litterally 10s of thousands of posts I've read online since I started my dive into Dumble clones, I've almost never seen anyone use the FET input
Ps for those wanting such Dumble tones at a reasonable price, have a look at Ceriatone offering. All handwired amps and with many different flavors of Dumble available.
Here in Indy we get the occasional guitar show that comes through. It's at the Airport Hyatt (I think) and it's a small time operation, maybe 15 or 20 booths and it's all local dealers and shops. You'll see guys from Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, etc. Last year one of them had a Dumble head for sale for the low price of $130K. Of course I had to check it over and it just looked like an ordinary amp. So I asked if I could play it. The owner asked if I was interested in buying it, I chuckled and told him no, he politely declined, saying only serious buyers could play it. What? I could not believe my ears. What possible harm could come from me noodling on it for 10 minutes? Anyways, I left in a huff and kept an eye on it until someone else came by. No one did. So I was talking to another booth and he said that the Dumble I was looking at had some serious questions surrounding it. Something about the numbers not matching or too many digits to be real...something was just putting people off. I suppose the point is like the Klon, forgeries abound. When you're talking $130k, buyers beware
Music is win, thank you for giving me the courage to try harder riffs to expand my knowledge, but can you go deeper on how Kurt cobain stutters at the start of smells like teen spirit. I am following your vid from 3 years ago but can’t grasp on how you do it. If you see this , you might not please make a vid to help other starters like me to play the guitar the right way👍🏻
The funny part about most "tone snobs," is you could do a blind test with multiple amps, including sims, and 99% of most players wouldn't be able to pick out the super expensive Amp. I remember the Anderton's blind test video on active vs passive pickups, and the guy who swore by passive pickups was wrong almost everytime.
I mean, I have never played a Dumble but this one sounded great. If this is the Dumble sound but at a more accesible price, I'm in on this one. Not that I can afford this one either XD, but it is 50 times less the cost, so I can at least aspire to have this one.
When I was starting with electric guitars, I thought buying stuff will make me a better guitar player. Of course it didn't. I improve playing by watching lessons and practicing. But I have a horrible tone. I improved my tone by starting to stop thinking like a guitar player(and buying useless stuff), and start thinking as a sound engineer. No matter how good your gear is, it may sound good live(specially if you're alone in the mix), recording things and mixing it in a Band context is a different game.
More people need to tell these millennial content thieves just that!! They’re afraid to try and write some music!! They are the seeds of laziness and greed!!
I got recently my first experience with a Dumble style preamp with the Synergy OS module (plugged to the effect loop on my 20w 6L6 amp). The great thing about it is that it is very responsive to the picking and cleans very nicelly when rolling down the volume. It is a very versatile beast; and has many "unique" tones to it. But it takes a bit of practice to balance the drive and clean sounds. Overall, the clean tones are quite close to those you showed here; the driven tones are a bit more agressive than your demo but this depends a lot on the speaker too (i have a V30). Overall, I am very happy with this preamp module !
i am SO wanting try the Synergy OS in my Syn30 head, to see what it can do! I can run direct out and/ or through greenbacks, or through a 4x12 Bogner with Wizard Rock 20's..
I've followed Amplified Nation for a few years. Taylor does excellent work and seems like a genuinely decent guy. He works his ass off creating each amp practically from scratch. So, this comment is not intended to be an attack on his character. But I wonder about the ethics of straight up copying the Dumble amps. He's using Dumble's hard earned notoriety to sell his own amps. Even if the circuits aren't exactly the same, the aesthetics, logos and amp names are taken straight from Dumble's own work. I get that people in the amp, guitar and pedal communities frequently copy from each other, but this feels like a step further. He has the chops to make his own amps. The quality is next level, from cabinet fabrication to his extremely clean circuit designs and high quality parts. He could probably build amps better than Dumble could. Maybe he couldn't create a circuit from scratch like Dumble, but Taylor can put one together like no one else. So it just feels weird that he clones those amps, especially since Dumble was sort of known for protecting his work.
@@jackruysenaars7572 I thought I did a pretty good job pointing out the difference. In this case, he's using the exact names and exterior designs of the Dumble amps.
Essentially every amp is a copy of prior circuits that other designed. If we didn't have people copying Fender, and a few other early innovators, we wouldn't have very many amps. We also wouldn't have very many cars, TVs, computers and dishwashers. If it is patented, you can't copy it. If it isn't (and this isn't, it is difficult to patent electrical circuits because they are almost always copies of something else or obvious unpatentable improvements over the same; Dumble also copied and his innovations may not even have been patentable, but he went the trade secret route), it is fair game. Same for trademarks (he didn't trademark anything, when he could have). BTW, FU, Ohio State, for trademarking "THE".
Chill out dude. Dumble also copied Fender and many others, Taylor is using his own brand and not a “Dumble” logo on it like Chibsons do. The font style can be seen as an tribute to Mr D, I fully support the business model of Taylor. In the other hand, he is keeping alive the legacy of a great amp builder, otherwise we will only experience the D tone by watching videos or recordings, thank God someone like Taylor is making these beauties at a reasonable price.
It's wildly expensive, but I wouldn't say it is 'overrated'. I mean, the sound quality is absolutely there. You're not going to find many amps that can produce that tone. The fact the average mere mortal could never afford to own one shouldn't really be part of that evaluation at all. I mean, I couldn't afford guitars over half a grand until my mid-20s and plenty of people way way older can't afford them still. Doesn't mean we should pretend a $3,000 guitar sounds the same as a $300 one. It's just not. We can agree it's unfair to those who can't afford it, but we can't deny the difference. It's debatable whether it makes sense to buy like a $40,000 guitar and I understand that. But I'd say up to like $5,000 to around $10,000 will get you arguably the best money could buy. Also keep in mind anything custom made can easily quadruple cost compared to like a 'factory model', which doesn't translate to a tone that's also four times better. And yeah you pay for how rare the amp is.
...or, just get an FM9, if you can find one. If you do, you will have all the tone you would ever want right at your feet. It will sound 95% as good in person and 100% as good in the mix. Once dialed in and recorded you would never be able to tell the difference between a Dumble an the FM9. That is a fact. IMO, it's a great time to be a guitar player. For under $2,000 you can now have 9 glorious pedals and access to thousands of amps and cabinets with unlimited combinations of very high quality effects. You can fine tune your presets to a silly degree using the PC editor and have consistent tones everywhere you go. You can make the FM9 sound like virtually any amp/cab. and sound like the original song. It is also far more convenient than a heavy amp that you have replace tubes and constantly adjust to get the right tone. Best of all, if you have bad ears like me, you can play quality tones without having to crank it up (not an option here) like it is usually needed on any tube amp- they sound better the more you crank them.
From what I followed on some guitar forums, guys might be better off to get familiar with amp rebuilding and tweaking… You can create an absolutely integral-for-you piece of gear that suits your playing ambition and creative drive. If you buy a Dumble, you’re buying somebody else’s specific amp built… Rather like buying a bespoke suit made for someone with a different physique than yours. It’s just a well-made amp. Whether or not you are lucky enough to find one that fits your playing style.
A buddy of mine has one that started as something else, then completely modded by Dumble, which used to be the most popular option. He’s looking to sell it now, and recently said he thought he’d only get $20k for it. I laughed at first, then told him to not even think about selling it that cheap, but still…it’s just an amp. It’s an amazing amp, but still just an amp.
I have a $1,000 Marshall combo. It’s a nice little amp. However, my favorite amps are vintage Fender amps with some overdrive placed in front of them. I played through a vintage Fender Concert amp in a local music store, which is one of the last hand wired Fender amps (or so I’m told). Anyway, it sounds friggin amazing
The guitar/bass amp is the most riffoff overprice electronics in the world that you can buy, yet you see inside just cheap electronics parts and speaker
During a trip to France I was pleasantly surprised by the brand Kelt, which are guitar amps handmade in France If you have the opportunity one day to try it would be great
Love to hear more about that Blueberry burst 335?!?!sounds great!!!With the silver sky I could hear a feeling of good ol' Brian May tone.Maybe just me.Thank you Tyler for the awesome video as always,you Rock!!!🤘😎👍
I'm curious where you got the advice to use the FET input for the "boosted stages"? I have had a different experience than that. The Normal channel responds too all the pedal selections as one would expect. The FET is kind of odd and sort of brittle to my ears, to the point where no one uses it.
Some typical comments here from ignorant folks who can't really afford Amplified Nation gear so in order for them to feel better they just deprecate. Even via shitty UA-cam compression the sound is detailed, crisp, dynamic...blah, blah, blah! It sounds rad. If I had the funds I would have no hesitation in dropping $6k on a 100w Steel String Singer & 2 x 12 cab.
The amp sounded good and I’d take one at $1K, maybe even up to $1,500… Amps at over $2K though, I start chuckling and then laughing pretty hard! But at a $150K, that’s hilarious! That being said though, someone who thinks it’s worth that amount or more would consider it a bargain!
I've got a few 5k amps and quite a few more 2.5k ones. They all have their tonal characteristics but the real desirable (like the ones with a giant waitlist) 5k amps are good at all settings. Their mid range is very special and they are always dynamic and predictable in the way they break up. They don't generally have lots of range for their knobs, but all the settings are always usable. I suspect it comes down to whether something is designed by an amp builder or an amp builder who is also a great musician. That said, these real good amp don't necessarily mean expensive parts. They often are very good quality but super available parts such as alpha pots.
@1:01 at the Andy Wood guitar camp, the blue amp behind Robben Ford is a Koch Amps the Greg model. Did you get a chance to play with Greg Koch, the man the myth the gristle legend himself? How about his amp, I'd be curious of your opinion of it. I have one and I love it, it's so versatile. It's only issue is it's also heavy and I'm old and have a weak back.
Anyone got an extra house I can borrow
Nah fam you need a spare mansion 😂
sure bro wanna put ur guitars in my cardboard box house
Go live at sweetwater they wouldn’t care
@@Sky-tf5fs I live by sweetwater, it'd be cool to see Tyler whenever I need some new shiz haha
You live in a three million dollar house
Legend has it, three brothers each owned a '59 Les Paul, a Klon Centaur, and a Dumble Overdrive Special. It is believed that whoever succeeds in reuniting all three of these items would become the master of tone.
Well looks like that's gonna be my life goal now 👽
Joe Bonamassa: “hold my beer”
Some might say, the king of tone...Lol
Nerds
When the master of tone wants to retire, he can just sell his gear on Reverb and have himself a nice nest egg.
Gentlemen, it appears we have officially entered the tone zone. Sheesh, that amp sounds tasty.
That's SRV tone just speaks to my soul
Wait aren’t you the guy who built Poppy?
Jesus christ that's cringe.
I always love (and hate) how you roll out all of these incredible guitars whenever you do amp or pedal demos. It’s beautiful (and torturous) to see what you have collected through the years.
Wait a minute, that might be the best clean sound I’ve ever heard 😳 I don’t usually get impressed by clean sounds, but that silver sky through that amp was insane
I just bought a Amplified Nation Wonderland Overdrive. It kicks ass. Love it
2:08 sounds eerily like JM’s ‘Any Given Thursday’ clean tone from 2002. Super spacey and gorgeous.
Ya I’m gonna go ahead and let everyone know that I would own every single Amplified Nation amp they make if I could. Taylor, the owner and creator of Amplified Nation, is amazing. I have a Dirty Wonderland modeled off of John Mayer’s Two Rock model and it’s epic. He’s also making a custom 2x12 cab for me. He’s just good people and the products he makes are absolutely epic.
Yer gay
I'm saving up for one!
Great amp. I was out to Taylor’s shop in Hudson MA a few weeks ago Glad I was able to pickup the Wonderland Overdrive
Hey I think you should really check out the PRS vela series, knowing you’re a prs artist already it shouldn’t be too hard to get your hands on one. I think you’ll really enjoy it
Velas are killer! That neck pickup... *Chef's kiss*
I’m hoping one shows up at a store down in Houston to play. I like the simplified classy look.
Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like I have to be all flashy if I have a flashy paint job with bird inlays ha.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson lol I feel that, I’m hoping to reward myself with one sometime soon since I just got a promotion at work
Jesus - that Amplified Nation head sounds incredible. The internet is killing my financial future.
maybe it's just me but I couldn't justify spending that much money on something that essentially sounds the same as everything else
Rhett Schull(?) explained it like "Imagine if there were only 50 Marshall amps in the entire world, imagine how valuable that would be".
And I mean, in that light, I guess it kinda makes sense but at that price, the diminishing returns on what you're getting are into the stratosphere.
You’re looking at it as a tool when some others look at it as a collectors item. For what its worth I agree with you, but different strokes for different folks 🤷
When you have the money for it, it’s not an issue.
These crazy prices are like any other rare collectables - once it's been sold at a massive price a couple times it becomes its 'worth' because that is the price people are willing to pay for it. The Klon is the best example of that there are clone circuts out there now all over some maybe even sound better than the original, but only the originals ate worth 4 figures.
@@cynicalclockworks9857 It still shouldn't be that valuable.It's just tone. You can get 99% of the way there with a non-Marshall amp, even a digital emulation
One thing that people fail to understand about guitar gear like the Klon or Dumble amps is the fact that the circuitry of these products are built with components and parts that were built in the 1940s and 1950s, so the technology isn't as complex or advanced than you think. Yea it may be cool to get a product hand built by one boutique builder who makes it their life's work to create an excellent high quality product, but it's 2022 and it only takes one person to get a copy of the circuitry of these products and produce them in larger masses with a much smaller price tag. If you can afford these crazy expensive pieces of gear by all means get it. But if you can't afford it you can get basically the same type of gear at a fraction of the cost.
Well... that's not exactly possible. In the case of Dumble, he coated the circuit with goop... so you can't see what components are used and exactly how. Many builders take educated guesses though.... but copying a Dumble is harder than you think.... also, try getting your hands on one to copy....
@@keesketsers5866 the klon was also gooped for years until some people collectively put their money together, bought it, and degooped it. With dumble it would’ve definitely been harder since they’re so expensive and rare but all it takes is to know one person who’s willing to lend it to someone who can degoop it and at the very least map out the schematic
Josh Scott of JHS Pedals says goop can be removed.
As the old saying goes (something like) "things are only worth what people are willing to pay for it". If people didn't keep buying them around that high of a price for long enough, the sellers might consider lowering the price.
I just bought a 74 Fender Super Reverb for $400. It has the original CTS speaks and someone, probably in the 70s, added a master volume and mounted it through the second R in reverb on the faceplate. Had it recapped, removed the mod and blackfaced for 3 organ amp chassis I had laying around. It's an awesome amp, even with the extra hole in the faceplate and for 400 bucks.
That Gibson ES-330/335 is wicked beautiful! You absolutely had a great "on" day playing in this video!
If you’ve ever tried a Vertex SSS-SRV pedal, it gives the same vibes. One side is the gain channel and one side is the clean boost, with a very Dumble style sound.
I knew Howard dumble back in the seventies. I had one of his very first amplifiers that he did. It was a black face Showman that he ran the channels in series and put a master volume on it. He had a little Electronics repair shop in Santa Cruz that he worked on amps and other things. I'm guessing it was probably one of the very first ones he ever modified as it was probably in about 1973 or 4. Sounded great probably should have kept it huh?
I wonder what it would be worth today?
@@bostonbesteats364 no telling what it would be worth. I think it would be kind of hard to prove where it came from though. It was definitely a great sounding amplifier.
Cool story! Do you have any "affordable" amps to recommend under 1k?
Ive seen robben 3 times. Twice with Dumbles once with a super reverb and an 808 as a boost. He sounded just like himself at all 3 shows.😏
People really pimping the Amplified Nation stuff. They sound fantastic! Would not mind owning one at all.
The reverb on that sounded like playing to an empty theater but in a good way
I've recently bought the MXR Shin-Juku Drive and it actually imitates the Dumble sound pretty awesomely...
I checked it, sounds really cool! I have a Blackstar HT40 amp, and i like it but i want a more basic setup. I would like a small tube single channel amp and a couple pedals. What do you play the mxr through?
@@biohazard8295 Orange Ad30htc, American Fender Blues Deluxe, Marshall JCM900 Model 2100, Dynacord Eminent II and a JCM800 amp :) sounds really nice on most of them
Very impressive! I'm curious how all the Dumble clones stack up against each other in a shootout. Like a Centaur shootout - but for Dumbles. This sounds extremely good and sounds FUN to play.
I'm just an occupational therapist in Germany whom never ever could afford any of your gear, but I love everything you own (guitar gear!)
I like how you specified that you refer to guitar gear, not to somehow offend him by loving his furniture and clothes lol
@ 6:40 HOLY SMOKES I didn't think it was possible to have both a JUICY and a SPICY lick all rolled into one! Really throwing down the stank right there bro! Love it!
Robben Ford setting his red solo cup on top of his Dumble, that’s a legend right there!! He drags his all over the world and plays the shit out of it. That said, I have the Vertex SSS SRV pedal and it does a reasonable facsimile for my purposes. I’ve tried two real Dumbles and they were unique, I’ll give them that. No piece of music gear is worth $150,000 in tone though. The name carries a mystique.
Wow! The Amplified Overdrive sounds a lot like the Dumble Overdrive Supreme I tried in 1987. I played a Les Paul Standard through it and it sounded incredible. It was very loud and very clear and had a wonderful feel to it. The thing was just very musical. I used to try boutique amps all the time in L.A. in those days when I was playing in a bunch of metal bands. At the same shop where I tried the Dumble I also tried a Klon. The thing was considered a joke by the store owner who only ordered it out of curiosity. Back then I think it listed for $200 which was considered ridiculous for an overdrive pedal. Yes, it sounded terrific, but wasn't worth the money. The amps I played it through were a Marshall Jubilee combo, a Fender Deluxe Reverb and a Matchless.
Dirty tone, clean feel. Freaking immaculate dem tings and many of the lookalikes too.
The best clean tone I have ever heard is from a Magnatone Panoramic. But Amplified Nation is tempting me with some of their amps. I want to try their SSS
But my word, that Bombshell Overdrive, sounds gorgeous 😍
Thank you so much, I've been learning so much from you for about the past month, gone way past where I ever thought I would be
Stevie Ray Vaughn's Dumbles kept breaking and Dumble would milk every penny from srv. I believe he even charged him for advice on how to fix it over the phone.
very nice playing and tone here
can never understand how you get your hands on these….? 🙌🏻
He knows a guy
Our local luthier has one and lets me plug in when I visit. Does sound pretty damn cool, even at low volume.
Doesn't really matter if it's worth $150k. If you buy it you're not setting that $$ on fire or 'wasting' it on a vice. You're moving that money from an account (presumably) that's not earning any interest these days, into a product that will likely return your money and then some whenever you decide to bail out. I'd much rather enjoy that money as a fine guitar or amp, that I can stare at and touch and use rather than it be hidden away in an account getting dusty.
For $150,000 you can graduate with a BSEE, build your own and have a job for life.
Obviously not for this video, sorry, but your 50 guitar tips video came up on my auto play like 10 days ago and it reminded me of this. In it you mention somebody’s suggestion for rocksmith. I first watched that video like a year or something ago maybe(?) after I’d given up on properly learning and getting into playing guitar for the third time.
I started watching your videos shortly after I picked up a schecter and a spark during Covid lockdown to try to keep me interested in guitar and inspire me, but guitar super system was too overwhelming, fenders learning subscription was too easily completed, and playing random tab online was frustrating because it’d take me hours to be able to get the first 10 notes to sound like the actual song.
When I first watched the 50 tips video, I bought rocksmith and ordered a cable to play it off Amazon, but it never showed up, surprise surprise. I took it as a sign that guitar just isn’t meant to be my thing. But after watching that video again the other night, I ordered an actual cable made specifically for the game from a real seller. It showed up a few days ago and I’ve been glued to rocksmith for like 3 hours every night until my fingers hurt too bad to continue. Not only because it’s fun, but because I’m actually making real progress, and quickly, since it makes you follow a little quest line to jump around to all the different features. This is the most excited I’ve been to play guitar and I’m much better after three days of rocksmith than I was even after the semester long acoustic only boring ass guitar class I took in high school. It’s obviously too soon to know, but I’m pretty sure I’m actually going to stick with it this time. I’ll never care enough to become good enough to be in a band or anything, but I’ll be able to show off for family and friends and maybe find some new friends to play with.
So I just wanted to thank you for including that in that video and to let you know it’s an awesome tool for absolute beginners first getting into guitar. Thanks dude.
I believe that Alexander's original intention for the FET input was actually for acoustic guitars? I don't think it's intended as a primary input? I would definitely experiment with both inputs. The few times that I met Alexander his ears seemed to lean towards a very warm and balanced tonal spectrum. Look at the guys that he makes amps for. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robben Ford, eric Johnson etc. etc. etc., the FET has a tendency to make a Strat sound very brittle and overly bright. I would experiment with different settings using the normal input and do some a/b'ing to compare the two. Just my two cents...
Had an opportunity to get an original Hiwatt 100 for $1800, and I regret it. I did buy the last Mesa Stiletto Deuce made in the original Mesa factory before they sold to Gibson. It is in a curly maple cabinet with a wicker mesh front. Super boutique, lol. It is an amazing amp. The curly maple matches my Dean Icon NYC Skyline.
Interestingly, in the litterally 10s of thousands of posts I've read online since I started my dive into Dumble clones, I've almost never seen anyone use the FET input
Ps for those wanting such Dumble tones at a reasonable price, have a look at Ceriatone offering. All handwired amps and with many different flavors of Dumble available.
You can get that same tone with a 1990 peavey bandit and a od pedal for 400$
I looked at those amps. By the time I picked my favourite colour and grill cloth, it might as well have been 150,000.
And here I am being happy with my Fender Frontman 212R 100 watt half stack I got a decade ago.
Here in Indy we get the occasional guitar show that comes through. It's at the Airport Hyatt (I think) and it's a small time operation, maybe 15 or 20 booths and it's all local dealers and shops. You'll see guys from Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, etc. Last year one of them had a Dumble head for sale for the low price of $130K. Of course I had to check it over and it just looked like an ordinary amp. So I asked if I could play it. The owner asked if I was interested in buying it, I chuckled and told him no, he politely declined, saying only serious buyers could play it. What? I could not believe my ears. What possible harm could come from me noodling on it for 10 minutes? Anyways, I left in a huff and kept an eye on it until someone else came by. No one did. So I was talking to another booth and he said that the Dumble I was looking at had some serious questions surrounding it. Something about the numbers not matching or too many digits to be real...something was just putting people off. I suppose the point is like the Klon, forgeries abound. When you're talking $130k, buyers beware
Music is win, thank you for giving me the courage to try harder riffs to expand my knowledge, but can you go deeper on how Kurt cobain stutters at the start of smells like teen spirit. I am following your vid from 3 years ago but can’t grasp on how you do it. If you see this , you might not please make a vid to help other starters like me to play the guitar the right way👍🏻
Hey Tyler! Great vid by the way :D
Also what is that blue strat O_O. I have to know!
If a modeler can get me 90% of the way there, I’ve saved $150k and the audience wouldn’t even notice.
Good video but why FET input the whole time? Most people don’t use that input at all.
The funny part about most "tone snobs," is you could do a blind test with multiple amps, including sims, and 99% of most players wouldn't be able to pick out the super expensive Amp. I remember the Anderton's blind test video on active vs passive pickups, and the guy who swore by passive pickups was wrong almost everytime.
Exactly, apart from really badly made cheap amps, i think one can create a good sound with every amp there is.
I mean, I have never played a Dumble but this one sounded great. If this is the Dumble sound but at a more accesible price, I'm in on this one. Not that I can afford this one either XD, but it is 50 times less the cost, so I can at least aspire to have this one.
When I was starting with electric guitars, I thought buying stuff will make me a better guitar player. Of course it didn't. I improve playing by watching lessons and practicing. But I have a horrible tone. I improved my tone by starting to stop thinking like a guitar player(and buying useless stuff), and start thinking as a sound engineer. No matter how good your gear is, it may sound good live(specially if you're alone in the mix), recording things and mixing it in a Band context is a different game.
More people need to tell these millennial content thieves just that!! They’re afraid to try and write some music!! They are the seeds of laziness and greed!!
@@christopherdouglas512 laziness and greed? Sounds like you're describing boomers
@@Vivi_9 uh Oh sounds like a millennial loser😂…. what does a boomer mean?
@@Vivi_9 virgin zoomer spotted
Great Video Tyler! Amazing tones and fantastic playing 🔥
I got recently my first experience with a Dumble style preamp with the Synergy OS module (plugged to the effect loop on my 20w 6L6 amp). The great thing about it is that it is very responsive to the picking and cleans very nicelly when rolling down the volume. It is a very versatile beast; and has many "unique" tones to it. But it takes a bit of practice to balance the drive and clean sounds. Overall, the clean tones are quite close to those you showed here; the driven tones are a bit more agressive than your demo but this depends a lot on the speaker too (i have a V30). Overall, I am very happy with this preamp module !
i am SO wanting try the Synergy OS in my Syn30 head, to see what it can do! I can run direct out and/ or through greenbacks, or through a 4x12 Bogner with Wizard Rock 20's..
That awesome man, never knew an amp could cost that much!
I've followed Amplified Nation for a few years. Taylor does excellent work and seems like a genuinely decent guy. He works his ass off creating each amp practically from scratch. So, this comment is not intended to be an attack on his character.
But I wonder about the ethics of straight up copying the Dumble amps. He's using Dumble's hard earned notoriety to sell his own amps. Even if the circuits aren't exactly the same, the aesthetics, logos and amp names are taken straight from Dumble's own work.
I get that people in the amp, guitar and pedal communities frequently copy from each other, but this feels like a step further. He has the chops to make his own amps. The quality is next level, from cabinet fabrication to his extremely clean circuit designs and high quality parts. He could probably build amps better than Dumble could. Maybe he couldn't create a circuit from scratch like Dumble, but Taylor can put one together like no one else. So it just feels weird that he clones those amps, especially since Dumble was sort of known for protecting his work.
literally every boutique maker will do a blackface clone (or at least clone the circuit) , what’s the difference ?
@@jackruysenaars7572 I thought I did a pretty good job pointing out the difference. In this case, he's using the exact names and exterior designs of the Dumble amps.
Essentially every amp is a copy of prior circuits that other designed. If we didn't have people copying Fender, and a few other early innovators, we wouldn't have very many amps. We also wouldn't have very many cars, TVs, computers and dishwashers. If it is patented, you can't copy it. If it isn't (and this isn't, it is difficult to patent electrical circuits because they are almost always copies of something else or obvious unpatentable improvements over the same; Dumble also copied and his innovations may not even have been patentable, but he went the trade secret route), it is fair game. Same for trademarks (he didn't trademark anything, when he could have). BTW, FU, Ohio State, for trademarking "THE".
@@bostonbesteats364 is no one reading my whole comment? I give up.
Chill out dude. Dumble also copied Fender and many others, Taylor is using his own brand and not a “Dumble” logo on it like Chibsons do. The font style can be seen as an tribute to Mr D, I fully support the business model of Taylor. In the other hand, he is keeping alive the legacy of a great amp builder, otherwise we will only experience the D tone by watching videos or recordings, thank God someone like Taylor is making these beauties at a reasonable price.
Or just buy the Archetype Cory Wong for like $150 and get a Dumble amongst 2 other amps and various effects
You love pulling out that pedal! I don’t blame you.
Great video! Did you use any pedals when making this video? Or was it all amp? Cheers.
Just the amp. Thanks for watching!
@@MusicisWin wow! That’s an incredible sounding amp then! Or it’s all in your fingers! 👍🏻
I want a 2rock! I love that clean but dirty as can be but still cleaning sound. Digging in gets it dirty! That natural dirt
Very good sounding amp.
It's wildly expensive, but I wouldn't say it is 'overrated'. I mean, the sound quality is absolutely there. You're not going to find many amps that can produce that tone. The fact the average mere mortal could never afford to own one shouldn't really be part of that evaluation at all. I mean, I couldn't afford guitars over half a grand until my mid-20s and plenty of people way way older can't afford them still. Doesn't mean we should pretend a $3,000 guitar sounds the same as a $300 one. It's just not. We can agree it's unfair to those who can't afford it, but we can't deny the difference. It's debatable whether it makes sense to buy like a $40,000 guitar and I understand that. But I'd say up to like $5,000 to around $10,000 will get you arguably the best money could buy. Also keep in mind anything custom made can easily quadruple cost compared to like a 'factory model', which doesn't translate to a tone that's also four times better. And yeah you pay for how rare the amp is.
One of the best tones I’ve ever heard was a guy in a country store playing a Tele strait into a $150 Peavy bandit, go figure😳
...or, just get an FM9, if you can find one. If you do, you will have all the tone you would ever want right at your feet. It will sound 95% as good in person and 100% as good in the mix. Once dialed in and recorded you would never be able to tell the difference between a Dumble an the FM9. That is a fact.
IMO, it's a great time to be a guitar player. For under $2,000 you can now have 9 glorious pedals and access to thousands of amps and cabinets with unlimited combinations of very high quality effects. You can fine tune your presets to a silly degree using the PC editor and have consistent tones everywhere you go. You can make the FM9 sound like virtually any amp/cab. and sound like the original song. It is also far more convenient than a heavy amp that you have replace tubes and constantly adjust to get the right tone. Best of all, if you have bad ears like me, you can play quality tones without having to crank it up (not an option here) like it is usually needed on any tube amp- they sound better the more you crank them.
I’ve always believed in the law of diminishing returns. At a certain price point, the difference in tone just doesn’t justify the enormous cost.
Next level GIGA chad when someone puts a drink in a Dixie cup on a 150000$ amp
From what I followed on some guitar forums, guys might be better off to get familiar with amp rebuilding and tweaking…
You can create an absolutely integral-for-you piece of gear that suits your playing ambition and creative drive.
If you buy a Dumble, you’re buying somebody else’s specific amp built… Rather like buying a bespoke suit made for someone with a different physique than yours.
It’s just a well-made amp. Whether or not you are lucky enough to find one that fits your playing style.
I've never heard a tone like that last one. Holy shit what a sound
That clean sound is heavenly
7:55 damn that sounds amazing 🤯
A buddy of mine has one that started as something else, then completely modded by Dumble, which used to be the most popular option. He’s looking to sell it now, and recently said he thought he’d only get $20k for it. I laughed at first, then told him to not even think about selling it that cheap, but still…it’s just an amp. It’s an amazing amp, but still just an amp.
I have a $1,000 Marshall combo. It’s a nice little amp. However, my favorite amps are vintage Fender amps with some overdrive placed in front of them. I played through a vintage Fender Concert amp in a local music store, which is one of the last hand wired Fender amps (or so I’m told). Anyway, it sounds friggin amazing
I have an old like 1930s Gibson lap steel guitar, it was my grandfathers I don’t play it much but that steel stringer amp might be good for it.
I'm guessing that any amp model may vary from on to another, but didn't Dumble tailor his O.D. Special to the individual client for whom he built it ?
Got myself the NUX steel singer and it rules but would love to try the real thing.
I was expecting you ordering a $150.000 amp on reverb
The guitar/bass amp is the most riffoff overprice electronics in the world that you can buy, yet you see inside just cheap electronics parts and speaker
Would love to see you do a review on Tagima guitars
During a trip to France I was pleasantly surprised by the brand Kelt, which are guitar amps handmade in France
If you have the opportunity one day to try it would be great
5:50 I’m Saul Goodman
Love to hear more about that Blueberry burst 335?!?!sounds great!!!With the silver sky I could hear a feeling of good ol' Brian May tone.Maybe just me.Thank you Tyler for the awesome video as always,you Rock!!!🤘😎👍
I believe I'll have to stick with my Boss Katana for now...
Try a Longhorn amp. You'll be astonished. The El Patron is amazing.
I feel like a helix patch with an IR / kemper profile for these amps would sell like crazy
Been using a Fractal Dumble patch for a month or so and loving it. There are several models in the factory library.
Ben Harper is a famous player of the dumble. His tone is iconic
Ben has been playing Amplified Nation amps on tour all summer!
I’m definitely saving up for one of these mamajamas
There are many amps doing the same thing .. Try Fuchs , Redplate,Two Rock etc...you will love them all and the ANation is excellent..
Louis Electric are fantastic too
@@tomyork6311 +1
Can anyone please tell me what the name of the guitar at 5:05 was, and how much it costs?
The only thing that makes these or any other item worth so much is nut cases being willing to pay for it.
Let me guess: It's worth it if you can write it off as a business expense.
Should I get a prs for my first guitar
I'm curious where you got the advice to use the FET input for the "boosted stages"? I have had a different experience than that. The Normal channel responds too all the pedal selections as one would expect. The FET is kind of odd and sort of brittle to my ears, to the point where no one uses it.
Well, now it cost more than $150.000
Some typical comments here from ignorant folks who can't really afford Amplified Nation gear so in order for them to feel better they just deprecate.
Even via shitty UA-cam compression the sound is detailed, crisp, dynamic...blah, blah, blah! It sounds rad.
If I had the funds I would have no hesitation in dropping $6k on a 100w Steel String Singer & 2 x 12 cab.
The amp sounded good and I’d take one at $1K, maybe even up to $1,500… Amps at over $2K though, I start chuckling and then laughing pretty hard! But at a $150K, that’s hilarious!
That being said though, someone who thinks it’s worth that amount or more would consider it a bargain!
Agreed! What are you REALLY getting for that silly money? As Tyler said, "diminishing returns"!
@@2760ade if you can afford $150k for an amp, the return you may get on it would be the last thing on your mind
If I had the dough, I would buy that steel string singer in a heartbeat
I mean they're just collectables, that's it. To Robben Ford it's just an amp. He doesn't care about that stain from the drink.
I've got a few 5k amps and quite a few more 2.5k ones. They all have their tonal characteristics but the real desirable (like the ones with a giant waitlist) 5k amps are good at all settings. Their mid range is very special and they are always dynamic and predictable in the way they break up. They don't generally have lots of range for their knobs, but all the settings are always usable. I suspect it comes down to whether something is designed by an amp builder or an amp builder who is also a great musician.
That said, these real good amp don't necessarily mean expensive parts. They often are very good quality but super available parts such as alpha pots.
Did you by any chance hooked those amps through your PRS cab?
Harley Benton 15w valve amp for me.
@1:01 at the Andy Wood guitar camp, the blue amp behind Robben Ford is a Koch Amps the Greg model. Did you get a chance to play with Greg Koch, the man the myth the gristle legend himself? How about his amp, I'd be curious of your opinion of it. I have one and I love it, it's so versatile. It's only issue is it's also heavy and I'm old and have a weak back.
Try a Mesa lonestar classic-
Wait a second... Bends from the f*cking headstock? What is this sorcery that I've been missing out on it 8:00?! 😳