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I played the last Overdrive Special that Dumble worked on – and it completely changed my perspective on the amp of my dreams

I didn’t go to my first NAMM expecting to play a Dumble Overdrive Special but, somehow, that’s exactly what happened. It all started when we came across a small unassuming booth, which never opened ...
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Up close with the ultimate Dumble Overdrive Special Jason Isbell calls “possibly the greatest amplifier ever made"

California pedal brand Vertex Effects got the chance to get up close and investigate a rare Dumble Overdrive Special guitar amp – an unlabelled example that has since been bought (and used onstage) by ...
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Uber producer Bob Rock learned the secret sauce behind Alexander Dumble's amps during his long friendship with the famed designer

Since his passing in January 2022, boutique amp guru Alexander “Howard” Dumble’s deep mystique has morphed into legend. His precious works have become practically unobtainable. When one of the 300 or ...
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Dumble tones for $849? VHT Amps returns with something special

The Dumble Overdrive Special is one of the most exclusive and expensive amps in the world – if one ever comes up. But how about getting in its rarefied tonal zone for $849? VHT's new D-Fifty. The ...