tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post4470986633094672827..comments2024-02-27T22:15:31.380+08:00Comments on The Guitar Column: Boutique Amp Maker Alexander DumbleClinton Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353694159662057570noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-87798316323538746422014-05-26T02:49:17.754+08:002014-05-26T02:49:17.754+08:00Brian, thanks for your comment. I am sure that you...Brian, thanks for your comment. I am sure that you are one of the few that has rare insight into Dumble's 'bright and talented mind', seeing as how you've read his speaker notes and all.Clinton Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353694159662057570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-79287153120715969692014-05-25T05:43:11.480+08:002014-05-25T05:43:11.480+08:00Actually, Dumble has made a LOT of amplifiers. The...Actually, Dumble has made a LOT of amplifiers. They are not "the same amp". Stevie Ray Vaughan's was nearly 100+ watts with no distortion or compression. Eric Johnson's is 50W with tons of gain and distortion but few highs. Larry Carlton's is warm and cleaner. So - like Chevy (who make Corvettes AND 2-ton trucks) there is NO Dumble amp. He is a designer who makes a lot of styles and ranges, all with quality and very selective choices; I've seen his speaker notes for ONE specific speaker - 6 pages on each speaker he tested! This is not something you can easily "clone" by copying a schematic from the web. That's BS and you don't understand why a bright and talented mind does what he does... yes, you can copy ONE of his many amps, but it will not be the same. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516489271989776834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-38675090535899209532009-09-14T13:21:51.201+08:002009-09-14T13:21:51.201+08:00Hang on.. Scott Page!!Hang on.. Scott Page!!Clinton Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353694159662057570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-83668502923330187782009-09-14T11:05:53.907+08:002009-09-14T11:05:53.907+08:00I got one of those Dumbles in 1980. Howard built m...I got one of those Dumbles in 1980. Howard built me that Amp when I was playing with believe it or not David Soul. Howard's shop was at at the rehearsal studio called the Alley in north hollywood. Still have the amp, I love it!! I had Howard build me a 4 10" bottom to go along with my 4 10" Fender concert, it was a Killer combination in stereo. I used the amp on severals tours, the 1983 and 1985 Supertramp tour and then Pink Floyd 1987 -1989 tours. Had no idea that my $1,200 investment would turn out to be such a good investment... Go Howard!!! scottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com