Celebrated amp designer Howard Alexander Dumble passes away

[Robert]

Celebrated amp designer Howard Alexander Dumble passes away

Dumble designed and personally made amps for guitarists including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robben Ford, John Mayer, Eric Johnson, Santana and Kenny Wayne Shepherd

www.musicradar.com

 

[jimilee]

Wow, the end of Dumble amps?

 

[PapaBear]

Wow, another legend gone!

 

[Nostradoomus]

So the prices are going to go even higher?

 

[music6000]

Oh Crap, I was next on the List, R.I.P!

 

[vigilante398]

He designed and built some great-sounding amps, and I'm sure he had a loving family that are mourning his passing and I wish them the best.

But crystal lattice.

 

[andare]

But crystal lattice.

I don't understand what that means

 

[music6000]

I don't understand what that means

 

[andare]

Thanks, everything is crystal clear now.

 

[zgrav]

not to diminish the solemnity of Mr. Dumble's passing and his formidable contributions. Dumble amps certainly seem to have more shimmer and high end, but are they really preserving fragile harmonics that get lost in solid state amps? or are they just voiced differently?

 

[vigilante398]

I joke about it, but obviously he built way better amps than I ever have. I believe he's a brilliant engineer with a great ear for tone that knew his stuff and just gave a bad interview that he never lived down.

 

[vigilante398]

dumble amps certainly seem to have more shimmer and high end, but are they really preserving fragile harmonics that get lost in solid state amps? or are they just voiced differently?

He was really close to making sense, tubes produce higher levels of even-order harmonics, whereas solid-state devices produce higher levels of odd-order harmonics. Not specific to Dumble amps, but tubes in general.

 

[thesmokingman]

will amplified nation be offering a clone of his corpse?

 

[Coda]

I have no issues with Dumble whatsoever. I’ve never been into the Dumble sound (after all, I play a 1972 Acoustic 124), nor have I ever really listened to anyone who played one. However, I always thought that it was strange that you never hear about the Dumble owners who suck…just sayin. Sometimes tone is in the fingers…

 

[thesmokingman]

I have no issues with Dumble whatsoever. I’ve never been into the Dumble sound (after all, I play a 1972 Acoustic 124), nor have I ever really listened to anyone who played one. However, I always thought that it was strange that you never hear about the Dumble owners who suck…just sayin. Sometimes tone is in the fingers…

youtube is full of dumble clone owners who suck ... I expect it's the diminishing results of making a copy with copy

 

[jjjimi84]

Has anyone watched that entire video? If I recall right the playing wasn't very good and was very out there/

 

[Coda]

Has anyone watched that entire video? If I recall right the playing wasn't very good and was very out there/

The vibe reminded me of this for some reason…

 

[Robert]

Has anyone watched that entire video? If I recall right the playing wasn't very good and was very out there/

It seems I recall Dumble playing the "Just Got Paid" riff over and over while Henry Kaiser just made... noise....

Henry Kaiser reminds me of myself the first time I ever got a multi-effects unit.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

The vibe reminded me of this for some reason…

Why did I just watch all of that? Sounded exactly like I thought it was going to. Dudes got a Florence Foster Jenkins thing going on but without the heaps of cash.

Edit: a quick search yielded this gem.