Vintage Fender Amp Gets Dumble Makeover
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- For the vast majority of guitar players, Dumble amps are unobtainable. The combination of increasing rarity and six-figure pricing make it nearly impossible for you and I to purchase one of these legendary amps. However, there are a number of Dumble-modified amps in existence that deliver on the Dumble sound at a fraction of the cost.
Today, we have the privilege of playing through a Dumble-modified Vibrolux Reverb (thanks to our friends at Techno Empire). This is not your father's silver face Fender. With its plethora of added features, its masterfully voiced clean and dirty channels, and its affordability when compared to other Dumble amps, this is the perfect route to take if you want to get into the Dumble club without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Intro Jam
00:36 Introducing the Amp
02:05 Unique "Feedback/Sustain" Control
04:59 Clean Channel | JM Clean Tones
06:44 Edge-of-Breakup Tones | Bold as Love
08:51 Clean Rhythm Tone | Vultures
10:02 Switching Between Clean and Overdrive Channels
11:59 Final Thoughts on the Dumble-Modified Vibrolux Reverb
13:13 Thanks for Watching!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Intro Jam
00:36 Introducing the Amp
02:05 Unique "Feedback/Sustain" Control
04:59 Clean Channel | JM Clean Tones
06:44 Edge-of-Breakup Tones | Bold as Love
08:51 Clean Rhythm Tone | Vultures
10:02 Switching Between Clean and Overdrive Channels
11:59 Final Thoughts on the Dumble-Modified Vibrolux Reverb
13:13 Thanks for Watching!
“This is a great way to get in, this is $45,000”……….
I got that feedback by standing closer to my amp and just saved $44,500!!
Good luck getting that feedback at those lower volume levels. God bless!
@@VertexEffectsIncsince when do you want feedback?
This amp was incredible, literal infinite sustain. Thanks again guys for inviting me for this shoot! Lets do it again soon??
a regen control knob is pretty cool, that's actually a really fascinating mod.
Great playing Gabe, well done!
Great playing brother
@@micuzzu thanks!
"You can go and you can have a bite....you'll still be hearing that one"
That low volume feedback thing is the money shot, a guitar players dream. Without losing dynamics. Thnx for posting.
I love the concept, but there are several excellent Dumblesque amps available in the $4-6k range.
Man, I'm loving my Amplified Nation amp, never had a better amp in 43 years of owning a huge number of amps.
Love it and it sounds way better in person. That’s what a lot of people get. I hear a lot of complaints on the Internet but if you have ever played one, it’s a different ball game in purse.
I love Stevie Dan. And this Dumbles guy seems like he makes some pretty good stuff.
Old Stevie Dan ;)
haha Stevie Dan!! thats a good one!
I can’t claim credit for that. The story goes that in the very early days when they were a touring band (with Baxter and Dias on guitars) Fagen and Becker would get their hard-drinking tour bus driver Mr Jerome Aniton to introduce them before each show. Aniton, always drunk as a skunk, literally did not understand it was a band and thought that Donald Fagen was “Mr Stevie Dan”.
Yet ANOTHER gem unearthed! THANKS for that Mason!!!
Thanks for watching Doug!
$45,000 is such a great deal 😊
Well in the dumble market, it is. The ODS that was featured a couple weeks ago sold for $200k+. So $45k in the Dumble world, is very affordable. Yes, its a ton of money, but in a market where amps are selling for 6 plus figures, this amp is on the lower cost side.
Yes i'll trade my Jeep for it and hitch hike to work. It's so worth it 🤣
For Dumble amps, that's as good as you'll get.
@@GabrielBergman95 Market determines price..
thanks for sharing reminds me to get more clips up.
also gives me ideas for my test bed...
Sounds great and Dumble is amazing. But I don’t think something like this is even close to being obtainable to the people who are interested in it.
There are plenty of clones and alternatives.
@@VertexEffectsInc I have the Fender Deville ML, would you suggest any type of Mod or upgrade to better obtain the dumble tone? Or any Mod or upgrade for that amp in general?
THAT AMP'S TONE WOULD SIT IN A MIX PERFECTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I suspect it would do well in a band mix.
Thank you for these videos. It’s so cool to see what these amps can do. ✌🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for watching!
The sustain is wicked. And You two play so tasty, the notes should be bottled and sold. 😁
3:37 you can go and have bite and come back and it's still ahhhhhhhh
-Nigel Tuffnel
I really love the old tube vibrato. So many new devices don't attain that sound.
Yes...I still love the old BFD pedal for the Fender sound or the Tremulator by James Demeter if you want this in a pedal.
You are obsessed with Steely Dan!
They are all different the ultra/rockfonic I own has alot more low end but its a bassman platform with mid added on back . Positive Sustain on clean channel and when I got the amp back in 2013 it was far more aggressive on lead side but a glass adjustment as well using a Brown Box solved that as well the proper Caps which brought all the filters back to life.. I record before and after to know where it was and if its better and soon as the great caps were in it I had to drop the bass to 1 or 2 maybe not past 2.5 with Treble and Mids up and I dime the clean side and back the lead side down a bit Volume wise. Its interesting to not be lacking in the clean volume department and if 50 isnt enough you can do the Landau thing ISO box tap off main amp into bigger amp. Speaking of that I found a 150 watt amp that has the same transformers as Ejs 005 or SRVS 006 and the same tubes GE 6550 chrome base tubes.. So when you introduce line level into that 150 on a open back 4x12 with EV 12s , then boost the gain to the bigger amp.... the 2nd amp is BIGGER clearly then the 50 watt amp TADA but you set the 2nd amp at 2.5 volume and the eq flat at first then get out in front of that and get a feel for that and adjust EQ and go.. All you hear is the Dumble but the IRON AND GLASS AND SPEAKERS is 150 watts with 4 ev 12 l speakers but open back cab.. So think Todd Sharpe Dumble 150 watts with SSS IRON and Tubes and more of a MEGA PLX lead . So it does the POSITIVE CLEAN SUSTAIN and the Lead.
and by using the 2 channel clean and lead then any other lead is on the clean side say blues driver or tube screamer fuzz combinations flanger vibe tremolo all on clean side
but still able to bring in the D LEAD or Combine all on AB Y switch.. Because the lead from the clean side is brighter more so SSS sounding then ODS or Mega Plx which is Dumbles take on the better Plexi. The mega Plx was not 50 watts though It was made with Studio work in mind to begin with not stadium amps all im suggesting is when I did this the sound was closer to SSS and original STEVIE OR EJ because thats the transformers and tubes and speakers used for the bigger amps. That rig could make people cower in the cotton bowl or billy bobs in Texas which is A GIANT CLUB ....But right about 3 on volume is about all one can handle and add fuzz flanger all that its gets real large...im mostly after dry sound though for IR CAPTURE. those amps are not existent in axe fx or modelers yet not the original setup for SSS and you clearly hear the massive difference and feel it I had that on 3 in a 1300 sq ft building and was at the other end and it was LOUD about perfect but LOUD So if you plug both amps into brown box and lowered power by 30 % its going to run cooler and sound better.. then you can lower power without re bias the amp and safely find other sweet spots and voltages. Does the owner know that potential buyers would want to see this amp inside out is this one smurfed or epoxied inside ? mine isnt. No smurf in my Dumble so its fully serviceable thus the correct caps wonder when the last time this amp had a cap job.....? I know the controls sure react much more sensitive its all touch at that point...
Is there a pedal that can produce a similar effect to the feedback/sustain control?
Very cool. I don't know what he did in there, but the 6-position rotary switch thing seemed to be just a variable gain with 6 detent positions, rather than a pot.
Back in the early '90s I started modifying my own Silver-face Fender amps (and one or two black-face models - I know, that's probably a crime in some states...). It was less expensive than buying something new, and I could make it sound exactly how I wanted it to sound. I used to look for used silver-face Bandmaster heads to modify, because they were just right. I still have two or three down in the basement. My usual trick was to make them really close to a Marshall 50. I usually added a master volume pot after the tone stack, and on several I had the input go (internally) to both a "bright" and a "normal" first pre-amp stage, with separate volume pots for each. They sounded great. Old Traynor YBA-1 heads were also good for modding. Of course, back 30+ years ago, the raw materials (used silver-face heads) were a lot less expensive than they are today.
I think it's a negative feedback control from what the original owner had indicated but I didn't look inside to verify or investigate.
@@VertexEffectsInc ah-ha! that makes sense. which explains why the tone didn't really change. varying the negative feedback on the power tubes is usually what's happening with a presense knob, except the presense only changes the high-end feedback - to open up high-end response from the power stage. a full range negative feedback control would basically act as a regulator or governor on how full-out the power stage runs. I've done a similar thing to a Chinese tube amp, but to increase the negative feedback and put the brakes on the power stage a little bit more than in the original design - to keep those Chinese power tubes operating longer...
Everything is a trade-off. Unless you can afford a Dumbles or a Dumble-modded Vibrolux...
Okay, it sounds neat but WHERE CAN I GET THE SCHEMATIC, please?!
Awesome, thanks for sharing Mason!
Hope you had the chance to document the internals, it would be awesome to have elite amp techs such as Lyle (Psionic) or David Friedman commenting on this mod as well
No, no documentation of the amp. Typically for these we want to tread lightly and really keep it focused on the amp and not on the customizations as not to impact the re-sale value or the do anything that might put off a future owner.
Have you thought about seeing how the cheaper Dumble copies ie..Ceriatone and VHT D-50 compare to an actual Dumble? I would be very interested in your thoughts on that
Most Dumble owners aren't anxious to hear how their $200K amp compares to a $2000 amp (or less). They typically don't want to provide an opportunity to devalue their amp or call into question whether it's a "good one" or a "dog". It can affect the price when they go to sell it if there is any negative press surrounding that particular serial number. However, I think it would be a good idea and a cool video to maybe bring some enthusiasts back to earth.
@@VertexEffectsInc thanks for answering
@@VertexEffectsIncVery well put. How about just playing some of those amps and showcasing how your D-style pedals complement their sound? Maybe even pair some of those amps? Would love to see you or one of your guests play the Ceriatone JM and the SSS together.
@@VertexEffectsIncinteresting…hadnt thought of that!
@@VertexEffectsInc In other words - most Dumble owners don't want everyone else to know that they could get 95% of the sound for 1% of the price.
The best way to get into a dumble is to buy or build a Ceriatone. They have many models to choose from, and you can source your special variety of parts.
Well, nice "demo". But you didnt identify all of the specs. What does each switching do? What did he modify? How does it work? You nailed about 2 switches. What was the "master" on the tremolo intensity knob?
I am wondering how it compares to an old Rivera hundred duo twelve. I swear that for a moments I could hear my old trusted rivera in one of the positions
Pretty different gain structure. Clean might be similar.
ain't no amp worth or guitar worth more to a couple thousand, imo
At $50 an hour (very reasonable for an experienced professional), imagining parts at 1/4 total cost ($500 in your case, including things like glues, utility costs, etc) that would allow 30 hours for the builder to communicate with you, place the order, build and paint, package and ship your item.
That doesn’t take into account R&D, sourcing parts, their insurance and staffing costs, etc.
I understand that paying $42k for an old piece of gear isn’t everyone’s thing (certainly not mine), but I’m today’s economy buying a new amp or guitar built locally for $2k means they’re probably losing money ok it or don’t know what they’re doing.
unless somebody else is willing to pay that much...
I suppose it depends on the time and the parts and then with the Dumble amps theres the mystique factor.
For sound, you're right! For sentimental and historical purposes, sadly you're wrong.
It’s way to simplistic to put it that way. I would say that past 5000$ for a hand made guitar or amp , The ratio between what you pay and what more you get, is "unreasonable ". At that point you’re in a collectible territory and all hell brake loose.
Whoa I know this guy!
Kitty Hawk is another Dumble amp that people might not know about. I’ve seen them for sale as low as $18,000
Yes, typically in the European market.
There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that Howard Alexander Dumble was a GENIUS! The overtone control on this modded amp is very cool. I’m just really wondering if spending half as much money on pedals and modelers plugged into my 1967 Super Reverb, Deluxe Reverb, Rivera Clubster 45, or Mesa Mark V, wouldn’t be a better use of resources.
Hey made some great amps, no doubt!
@@VertexEffectsInc I’ve tried to figure out a way to buy one or trade for one, but then, I’d have to get rid of the guitars I cherish most!😳😵💫😢
Lyle could open it up and tell you exactly what Howard did!
A lot of the typical Fender modded Dumble schematics are out there to a degree, as are many of the ODS circuits, I'm sure some combination would get you close but if you don't want this exact same amp, I think you'd be better of having a guy like @psionicaudio mod it to your tastes instead of this exact amp.
"You don't have to put up a mortgage on a house." Right. You have to take out an even higher interest loan on what is literally half of the purchase of my first house just in 2010. 😆
Everything in context. This is a collectors piece not really a gigging musicians piece. It’s sort of like driving an old ‘57 Chevy vs a daily driver Ford Fusion. Is the ‘57 Chevy “better”? That’s subjective. It’s price is a result of supply and demand. I don’t know why people get so butt hurt over Dumbles. They’re not for me but if I was a millionaire maybe I would get one, they seem to be good investments if nothing else.
This is what toxic gear/tone chasing looks like. To suggest, apparently unironically,a $45k amp as being a reasonable purchase to 99.9% of the people watching this is insane and kind of insulting. And I say that as someone fortunate enough to be able to spend on gear fairly regularly.
In case anyone thinks they need this to sound good - you don’t.
Respectfully, I think you're misrepresenting what was said in the video and taking some liberties with the intent of the video to scaffold a straw man. Nowhere in the video is it said that this is a reasonable price for an amp in general. The only comparison that is given for its affordability is relative to other Dumble amplifiers that can go upwards for $240,000. Furthermore, it is a true statement for those interested in Dumble amps, this is the most affordable way to get your foot in the door if having a real deal Dumble is the goal. The video makes no attempt to dispute that good (or even great) tones can be had and achieved for far less money - so I'm not sure how you could construe this as an insult unless you were triggered prematurely and saw "red" after on the revelation of the price and went on autopilot as to the context and just heard what you wanted to and made an argument against something that's not presented in the video. If you've spent any time on the channel you'll see that we frequently showcase high quality budget and sleeper amps like the 1980's Rivera Fender amps, that are well built, handwired, feature rich, and well below $800 in many cases.
Would love to see the circuit board and internals of that amp.
At the request of the owner, we didn't do this.
Never gonna happen, bud. And even if it did, there are so many critical little details that fall under the heading "versed in the arts" that you'll never even come close to figuring out unless you were an apprentice or are a genius with the touch.
@@skydog22 Well, as a qualified electrical engineer, in addition to a long-experience guitar and tube hifi tech, it's not so much to "copy" it, I'm more curious to see his thinking from the earlier era he was doing mods. I've seen the insides of a few later Dumble amps from the later era.
Couldn't find it for sale on the website. Did it sell already?
Yes, sold to John Shanks.
The clean sounds were wonderful but the more overdriven settings did not get a pleasant sound to my ears. I play Josie in a band and play a strat on 5th position with a semi clean sound then turn up the guitar for the solo. I have tried to play it with an LP on the neck position and that works also. For this cleanish type sound I use a Carr Rambler, Brownie Blue side, and Koko boost. This is all for lower volumes and I turn the guitar volume way down so that I have a lot of headroom.
With any Dumble, it's a custom amp - modified or not. The player this was built for clearly liked a lot of low end. So much so, there's a "SUB" knob on the amp. We're trying to play it with more typical "Dumble" style sounds that are in the canonized songs you might have heard a Dumble on with some other clean/dirty examples mixed it. I think for a more traditional Dumble sound the ODS #0022 that we profiled a few weeks ago in a video is closer to that classic ODS sound compared to this amp.
@@VertexEffectsInc Agree and loved the tone of that amp you profiled especially with a LP. That is the tone I like, rich, dynamic, very nice.
Can’t Find My Way Home was by Blind Faith, not Traffic. But yes, nice playing.
Yes, you're right.
I love the amp. I just don’t love how much lower end it has. It was pretty flabby.
You can see that there is a "Sub" control on the amp that clearly the original owner liked low-end.
@@VertexEffectsInc ohhh that’s what that was! Thanks for the clarification.
VERTEX, That is the word I was trying to explain that the Vertex Dumble pedals sound to "contained" not enough sustain like this modified fender amp has that Feedback Sustain Control which the Vertex Dumble pedals need built in with a 6 position to go from contained to fully sustain and everything between. I hope now you know what I have been trying to tell you for a few years now how the Dumble has this very high clean headroom midrange compression that sustains the notes for a very long time
Thanks for watching!
Can I get one in yellow tolex to match my Lambo?
Right! Why not!?
Glad the guy didn’t make pedals… imagine how much they would go for! Would put a Klon to shame.
Right! He would definitely be in that category!
Mason! I’m also in Ca. Do you know anybody who does good fender amp repair? I need it!
All Pizzas are good Pizzas. Good analogy :)
Same with cheeseburgers, never had a bad one. 😂
haha, that was maybe the most improvised sentence I said that day haha
I'm not sure if I fully endorse this, but we'll roll with it.
It sounds great maybe we can get a video going over. What we need to do to modify the amp ourselves to get that sound ?
Could be an interesting video!
I currently own an early 70’s Silverface Fender Twin Reverb, a Soldano Lucky 13 from 2000, and a 2014 Marshall Bluesbreaker Reissue. My guitars consist of a 32 year old Fender ‘62 Reissue Strat, a Gibson 335 from 2003, and a 2020 Fender Robin Trower Custom Shop Strat. I’m very happy and lucky to own this gear. All my amps & guitars (and even pedals), don’t come close to $45K . If I think about all the great gear you can get for under $20K, why would you spend so much money on 1 amplifier? The thought is insane to me, but then again, I’m not rich.
you got it right at the end there in your last sentence. nowadays, those things are status symbols. or "investments." it was cool to have one 40 years ago when they sounded like nothing else around. now, there's lotsa stuff that can get you that sound, plus lots of other sounds. Why would anyone buy a $45K bottle of wine? or pay $100K+ for a guitar? mainly to show everyone else that they can, and you can't.
The price is dictated by the market and what folks are willing to pay, doesn't mean you can't get a great sound with what you have. You got some great gear there for sure!
I understand that it’s market price, but by “folks,” I assume you’re referring to Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Sonny Landreth, John Mayer, etc. We commoners can’t invest that kind of dough in 1 amp when we’re trying to pay a mortgage, a car note, feed a family and so on. I guess even if I had that type of cash to throw around, I would spread it around on multiple pieces of gear - just my opinion.
@@VertexEffectsInc
Not sure if you are still paying attention to t to this thread, but I’ve always wanted to ask if you were familiar with the Siegmund Microtube Double Drive. I can’t live without this pedal, but now that Chris Siegmund has passed away, the lifetime warranty on my pedal is gone too. I was wondering if you were
aware of a similar pedal in case I ever need a replacement or backup.
Sorry, my previous post was cut short. Thanks!
You guys need to get out more ...
Huh?
It doesn't't sound like a dumble at all to me
What does a Dumble sound like if they're all custom amps?
@@VertexEffectsInc it should sound good? Maybe?
ahhhhh!!!! speaker?!!
Why is this $45k if they just put an overdrive circuit in the amp? I wonder if I could do the same to my Princeton Reverb.
yes you can, quite easily - IF you know what yer doin. and the parts will cost you MAYBE about $10.
That's not all they did.
The clean tone sounded good.
The overdrive stuff was horrible and buzzy.
Bold as Love tone was a dumpster fire.
The playing was very good.
You had me at Dumble. You lost me at $45,000!!!
Market makes the price, I don't. Just the demonstrator!
@VertexEffectsInc It wasn't a complaint, just an observation. I really appreciate your videos. Informative, educational, and good-natured. Keep up the great work!👍
I love Mason and his knowledge, but he’s talking about this amps $45k price tag like the average player can just drop that at their local Walmart at great is kind of funny. $45k is definitely more attainable than almost $300k, but not practical for 95% of players out there. I’m not arguing worth, as components and time, years of practice and improve on skill, as well as the value and prominence the brand dumble has built is definitely worth that price. If it wasn’t people wouldn’t be paying that much for them. The value is definitely there, but how much of us can practically afford that value is a different question.
With that being said. Thank you Mason for sharing your access to amazing gear and amazing players that most of us would be robbed of if you were not gracious enough to do so through video format. 🙏🏽
Jay, nowhere in the video do I suggest that anyone could afford this amp. The only thing that I say is that for what the cost of an ordinary Dumble might be ($240K or more) - this is about the most affordable that you will find them if you want to get your foot in the door.
Very reminiscent of Rivera Mods
Has some similarities, probably done around those times.
The Dumble Amp never made the player, it was the other way around. I don’t think it sounds that special anyways from these demos .
You just saved yourself $40K
🤘👽👽👽🎸
Thanks for watching!
JUST 45k?
Just, and already sold to John Shanks ;)
$45k but won’t make you play any better 🤷🏻😂
so, blues doctor money
It actually sold to a musician, thankfully. So hopefully it really gets used.
Sounds bad... Don't know If the Mic is doing this amp Justice
Mic'ing is standard Ribbon/SM7B same as we did on the other Dumble ODS video at this same location. The amp does have some low-end emphasis (there's even a SUB knob on the amp for the bass). Don't think it's the mic, might just be your preferences.
@@VertexEffectsInc Yeah ! Most of the time I like the Guitar tone you get on Your videos !
@@PedroEvil12 we try to keep the reference mics the same for most videos so you're not hearing a lot of variety in the recording process, just the amps/gear in question.
What mod has this amplifier received?
Is that a hotel hog
Understanding that a high price revolves around the fact that it was done by dumble. It does not mean that the circuit is worth that but the rarity of the item is worth that. Other dumb will amplifier show for hundreds of thousands of dollars. And are owned by elite musicians who make millions of dollars a year. Everything is relative. However any good electronics engineer could reverse engineer what Dumble did to this or any other amplifier. The question is are the circuits available to do it? Are the tubes available to do it? I believe that we have seen very close for about $250. The steel string supreme SRV IS A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE VIABLE OPTION FOR THE MASSES. However there are good engineers in electronics today who could reverse engineer that amplifier or any Dumble amplifier and create very similar or exact tones of any given amplifier. We know this is true because the Chinese have brilliant engineers duplicating everything that we create now. However inferior parts are going to be an issue. With very little manufacturing being done in countries outside of China we are going to be subject to cheap cheap cheap duplication of parts. This is a classic example of the old parts were built better. Not cheaper because that is the goal of many people who duplicate parts but parts that are high quality potentiometers Rio stats the mounts for the boards the actual boards that tubes are mounted to right down to the cabinet that the amp is made with and the driver being used to duplicate the sound. Why do some speakers sound better it is the quality of the parts it is the design of the cone it is everything to the way the sound is reproduced. Speaker manufacturing has come a long way. One thing that concerns me is we are celebrating the old we do this a lot because the parts are not available to recreate it in the same manner. However parts can be recreated and made in a high quality environment. How much would a modern amplifier reversed engineer be worth if you're going to say $2,000 I have to say you're wrong $2,000 of today's money is very little money basically a week's pay The amplifiers that you're looking at sold for about 2 months pay back when they were developed. Depending on your income some things are out of reach. Some people can't afford a spark amplifier which will give you tones that are very close to anything on the market. Of course it is not something you would take on stage and play professionally. However there are people who are doing it. There are lots of jam sessions with a bunch of guys sitting around with spark amplifiers or boss amplifiers. Emulators give you a close tone for not a lot of money you see there is an answer for everyone but big money is made by making things affordable to the masses. If any of you young people have taken an economics class or macroeconomics or microeconomics you would understand this type of theory. I learn these theories a long time ago from a guy named zig ziglar. Yes his name is not a joke. go look up old videos by him and his theories on marketing and you will understand not only did he teach people how to sell he taught people the value of the things they were selling. We used to say in the record industry and in the music industry speaker manufacturers and other things the best for less. There were always elite things that the masses couldn't afford but what gave the closest emulation of that that was the one that sold the most. I would like to see a young manufacturer come along and make all the components or have them made in a quality environment. A quality environment outside of China.
This is too painful to read. Paragraphs are your friend, friend
@@MoreMeRecording well friend if you have been paying attention to my life and my story I would probably call you friend.
However I am voice typing as maybe evidence by some of the strange words that come in play.
You understand that I've lost the use of my right hand. And whether I am writing for you or someone else doesn't matter to me I am just stating some things that I think are important. If you're well educated self had read a lot of JRR Tolkien you would understand that paragraphs and run on sentences are part of the original language. Or should I say the lack of paragraphs and long run on sentence are the norm. However when you are talking to a device and it is recording what you are saying you are less aware of syntax for people who could not adapt improvise in overcome. I am sorry that your mind is not function at a high level that allows you to do things that are outside of your strict rules of normalcy. Friend!
$2000 is a week's pay? that's $100K / year. you're talking about the top 20% in America. 2022 median income in USA (for a single earner) is below $50K in most states. And good luck with that "outside of China" thing! the reason little is "made in USA" nowadays is because nobody can afford to pay those kinda prices anymore.
Nice sounding amp but I’d just get a Divided by 13 and save a ton of dough…
As though it's the same thing?
@@VertexEffectsInc not the same thing but killer tone for a whole lot less…cool vid though…thanks for the excellent content…
45,000 is a joke. how can it possibly cost that.
45 friggin thousand US dollars for any amp is a marketing ploy to get us paupers to buy silly pedals and computer sims. Any valve amp with a Graphic Eq and a fuzz bbox can get you there...come on people...but thanks for letting us listen . Sounds great clean. Are the prices bssed on what a person has paid for a similar amp? The Hendrix "Bold as love" tone was achieved with a Marshall and an Arbiter fuzz so a Marshall 2owatt head and cab and a fuzz and wah may just cost you a lot less than 2k. Sorry chaps , the price tag isnt expensive it's anti-social.
I paid less for my 4×4 Pickup Truck which is more practical than a guitar Amp
Ok?
For most people not the best way to spend $45K, you'll get no argument from me.
why would you pay that???
Yeh 45k... Sure, most players have that to spend on gear. 🤦
I suppose some do, it's since sold to I guess people are willing to pay for it.
It would've been WAY more useful if you guys, who build pedals 'n stuff, actually explained what's behind that rotary switch so that people can pursue the same mod themselves. Now, that would save money, wouldn't it?! Everything else is BS.
Is it a compressor? is it just feeding discrete amounts of gain? is it sweeping through the mid frequencies?
Drooling over an unobtainable amp doesn't help anyone and this video's title is just click bait.
Unfortunately, opening up the amp and analyzing just wasn't possible. Dumble owners are sensitive and giving away the family recipes can often lead to devaluing of a specific amp.
@@VertexEffectsInc Got it, thanks for the explanation.
What would be you educated guess though?
My solid state polytone sounds better and cleaner than any dumble amp featured on this channel.
There you have it!
While interesting to watch the video, the concept of amps costing more than a couple grand tops is silly. Guitar has so much lore associated with it. Save your money and worry about practicing. The gear quickly becomes nothing more than a distraction and a source of short lived instant gratification.
I don’t know the reading in the video is in conflict with this
That amp doesn't sound any better than any other decent amp