His latest album, Into the Sun, is a guest-filled affair with cameos by Warren Haynes, Sonny Landreth, and pop/rock chanteuse ZZ Ward. Still, if the inspiration for Dumbles most famous amp model came after hearing the specific combination of Tube Screamer and Bassman, it is not a wild guess to assume that the American Sound of Fenders probably played a significant role in the development of Dumble amplifiers. His tone was absolutely staggering!! I knew SRV used one, never knew Robben Ford did until today. Robben Ford began as a blues guitar prodigy, playing with legendary artists Jimmy Witherspoon and Charlie Musselwhite, and transitioned into a fusion master as a member of bands like the Yellowjackets and Tom Scotts L.A. Express. Dumble started modifying amps back in 1963, and before too long, was building some of the most sought after amps for some of the most well-known guitar players. If you can spare even US$5 it would mean a lot to help pay for GZ'smonthlyserverbill.Thank you to all. After his passing, another recent picture of Mr. Dumble emerged, apparently taken by Orianthi (see below). I use the Dumble whenever possible and usually take it overseas. Today, Techno Empire has listed a collection of gear owned and used by Robben Ford, the illustrious blues, jazz, and rock guitarist that has played with everyone from Miles Davis to George Harrison. Request Chords. Fords earliest influences arent exactly surprising. Share Reply Quote 15th February 2011 | Show parent # 5 CrownBox Gear Nut If you live in an area where you have access to a proper Vintage Guitar Store, you can ask them. I never quite got it. You get to hear all the notes, the full spectrum of the signal.. This was easy enough and all good until his speakers got stuck in customs! My experience with it is that it is a finicky pedal to dial in. It might also be interesting for you to know that theres an entirely different category of products that aim to recreate the Dumble Sound: there are many pedals that people like to refer to as Dumble in a Box, but thats a subject for a different article. Sometimes Ford tricks himself into being creative. Good luck on the build, hope it turns out great. Ford uses the Dumble as much for its expansive cleans as the drive, and controls his gain and attack from a volume pedal. All Dumble amplifiers were built to suit the requirements of the original customer and all are different to a greater or lesser extent. Buy and sell almost anything on Gumtree classifieds. S. Way cool. It was a non cutaway ES 125 copy , but instead of a P90 it had a floating minihumbucker. Limited Edition Commissioned Builds by Bob Benedetto, I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing., Virtuoso players: not necessarily songwriters. Or is it the perceived value and overall impact on the general public? Robben Ford on Dumble Amplifiers | Reverb Interview. Don't miss the latest deals, news, reviews, features and tutorials. Unfortunately if that's the case, the Zendrive was designed to sound more like the Dumble Overdrive Special ala Robben Ford/Larry Carlton instead of the Dumble Steel String Singer that Stevie used. "Didn't Ford play a Schaller humbucker-equipped Fender Esprit/Flame Elite for a while". In this blog post we take a closer look at Blues/Jazz master Robben Ford and the guitar strings he uses. I still need to order some more parts to finish it (PT, trimmers, a pot, footswitch jack and other random ######). There is one more curious detail about Robben Ford and his Dumbles mentioned by his guitar tech in a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown: they always try to use a Variac (Variable AC Power Supply) to provide precisely 122 Volts of power to the amp, because thats when this amp is happiest. As a subscriber enjoy big savings off the shop price! It may not display this or other websites correctly. You have the cloners bashing each other, cloner shrills hammering other amps, and some epic slap downs. The amp is a 1957 Tweed Deluxe reissue initially built by the Fender Custom Shop, but he says that Dumble completely gutted out the interiors of the amplifier to rebuild his circuit into it. Defining what people think of when the words Dumble and Sound are pronounced together is challenging. I have found this to put you in Dumble Nirvana with incredible sustain and singing note definition. Here's 3 ways to get Robben's smooth Dumble ODS tone. BUY MY MUG \u0026 MERCH HERE: https://goo.gl/Uye7mA SUBSCRIBE for more guitar videos: https://goo.gl/D4w8aF GET MY BACKING TRACKS: http://bit.ly/2HwSs4f WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT ME? To end this list, I have to mention the Italian-made (just like myself) Atom Amplifiers, another excellent take on Dumbles original designs. Cheers! For the wet component he is running the Dumble's line out/loop send to the Vibrato channel of the Super Reverb with a guitar cable. Interestingly, he mentions that the amp builder wasnt looking for old or vintage components when building his amp. It hasnt changed very much in quite some time, Ford says of his board. Its really a wonderful experience to play with a musical hero. Haha yeah I guess you could say that, I like his music though and am always fascinated by his sound. In fact, I might say it hasnt changed at all, other than the addition of the [Fulltone] Deja Vibe, which I started using maybe a year ago., A post shared by Robben Ford Official (@robbenfordmusic) (opens in new tab), A photo posted by on on Jul 29, 2020 at 6:36pm PDT. I believe that the magic of Dumble amps is also in the stories behind them. I brought my Dumble and, naturally, expected it to work, but for some reason it just didnt sound right no matter what we did. Location. On top of the regular EQ section (Treble, Middle, and Bass) this amp also has two potentiometers that control one High Pass Filter and one Low Pass Filter, which is not a very common feature to be found on guitar amplifiers. Not sure exactly what I am going to use cab wise. We had to get up and stand off to the side while Eric sat in. That is a big-time first for me. Looks like someone finally added information to the Wiki page, last time I viewed it there was almost no information. BA1 1UA. Robben Ford says that hes been getting a lot of questions about his pedalboard lately, and so the electric guitar great decided to do something about it, putting together a video tour of his impressive range of effects (the 52 Gold Top in his hands isnt too shabby, either). I don't have any experience with the Shepherd pickups but here's what I think of the TS's and 69's the TS's are warm with lots of mids and more crunch at 10. I just dont use it much anymore due to a change in taste. Anyway, in my opinion, the tonal relationship between Dumble and Fender is very noticeable, but there is one crucial difference: pretty much every Dumble amp has a very substantial boost in the low-end when compared to a Fender Blackface style amp, giving it more of a Hi-Fi quality, an essential detail noticed and subsequently praised by almost every lucky owner of one (or more) of these fantastic pieces of gear. As for what else is on his 'board? Wed love to stay in touch, sign up for The Pick team to contact you with great news, content and offers. I really make an effort to take my own gear wherever I go these days.. Sure, they might laugh in your face, but they are probably the only people that would know if theres a Dumble in the area. Whenever Robben Ford talks about Alexander Dumble, he refers to him as an amp-building genius, with the best set of ears on planet Earth. Robben Ford - Midnight comes too soon en live dans les Nocturnes de Georges Lang sur RTL. I saw Robben Ford play at Yoshis in 2010 , he was using the ZD in front of his Dumble ODS.. Soulful leads: You may need to control your amps master volume cause it will take your head off when you drive the ZD output. The Texan blues legend was blown away by the monstrous 150 to 300 watts of tone power that this single-channel amp could produce. Posted May 1, 2014. There was a problem. In fact, he had a signature model based on the Esprit and he was using them a lot around the time "Talk To Your Daughter" was recorded/released. Robben Ford reportedly said that Dumble had the idea for the Overdrive Special amp (probably his most iconic model) after hearing him play live in the early 70s, at a gig in Santa Cruz, where he was using a Fender Bassman from the 60s with an Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive pedal running in the front end of the amp. All rights reserved. Getting ready to jump into this project. "Since 1983, Ford's main amp has been a Dumble Overdrive Special, serial number 002, which Alexander Dumble made for him that year. Their use by some of the most respected players in LA, including Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Carlos Santana has added to the Dumble legend, while their rarity (its estimated there are fewer than 300 real ODSs) has driven up used values to extreme levels, typically 100K-150K. Am. Regardless, it was a great show. I was at the Austin show, too! B. If I were stuck on a desert island, I would have to have my original Dumble Overdrive Special. This is one of the earliest models built by Alexander Dumble, and you can listen to it on almost every guitar track on Texas Flood, the very famous debut album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). 6,095. He started gigging when he was 14 years old and hasnt yet put his guitar down. Build an all-tube standalone reverb unit. My first guitar hero was Mike Bloomfield. Here are some gems about his favorite gear, working with Miles Davis, and how he keeps things fresh. Discover Robben Ford's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career. It is designed to get the overdriven sound of a Dumble Overdrive Guitar Amp. J.Rockett The Dude. Let's face it, Robben Ford has one of the greatest and iconic tones in modern guitar playing. I hope this helps. He's truly in a class of his own, IMO. Cons: Just to follow up here with my anti-climactic purchase -- I decided that I don't quite know enough about what jazz guitar I want. 6:52. . My best advice if you are after the SRV tone would be to put the level all the way up, the tone up . 894. In 2018, he was nominated for a Presidential Scholarship at Berklee College of Music, which means he was in the top 25 musicians from across the world auditioning. The signal chain was my '58 RI Les Paul----Fulldrive 2---Line 6 DL4 (echoplex EP-3 setting)---'68 Fender Super Reverb. My Bludotone Ojai Special nails it, but that's not really a fair comparison. Users of Dumble amps include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford and many others. This makes sense considering that, allegedly, the inspiration for this model came from a Tube Screamer in front of a Bassman. All rights reserved. These forward-thinking veterans realise the power and opportunity of combining old-world tone with cutting-edge technology. Don't want to sound negative but I don't find that the Zendrive works particularly well with single coils - it's my favourite low-to-middle gain pedal for use with humbuckers but I've found that it sounds a bit 'thin' with a Strat. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Have no doubt that these are both leading examples of the genre - with no less than the Robben Ford himself offering his own endorsement - per the below visual! The real Dumble's used EV12L or G1265 so Ill probably use them or some similar speakers. (Serial 001 is Dumble's personal amp.) For example, only the first one ever made had a built-in vibrato circuit, but the one characteristic that they all have in common is the ability to remain clean even at deafening volumes, although including a very cool effect called clean feedback, that causes the amp to provide the player with feedback even with an immaculately clean sound. Crossrock Fiberglass "Archtop" Case Review, Nu Korg/Vox aimed at hollow bodies - Clubman 60. I have everything except pickups and a set of tuners. My Super Reverb is finicky like my wife going shoe shopping, have tried every OD under the sun including modded TS9s, Fulltone OCD, Boss Overdrive without much luck. Dunlop Tortex TIII, Purple, 1.14mm - https://amzn.to/2BUkQ06 Sinasoid Cables - https://www.sinasoid.com Vertex Effects - https://www.vertexeffects.com (USE CODE \"RJ-VERTEX\" FOR DISCOUNT) Universal Audio Apollo 8 TB interface - https://amzn.to/2FdDX6R=================================Camera Gear================================= Sony A7III - https://amzn.to/2qz73Dv Canon EOS M6 Mirrorless - https://amzn.to/2Lyjt6y Canon EOS Rebel T5i - https://amzn.to/2wojxAq Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - https://amzn.to/2BR54De GoPro HERO6 - https://amzn.to/2JOjRyM Rode VideoMic - https://amzn.to/2wp0Uwg Rode VideoMicro - https://amzn.to/2SXkAlb LimoStudio Lighting Kit - https://amzn.to/2MWC80D Tones that typify this sound can be heard on Jing Chi Live 'That Road', The Miller's Son or the OD sound on Life Song (to name a few). 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Alexander Howard Dumble built several different amp models, some of them are pretty well known, and we have some information about them, like in the case of the Overdrive Special or the above mentioned Steel String Singer, while others arent nearly as popular, and their characteristics remain mysterious, like in the case of the Explosion, the Dumbleland or the Winterland. LA session man extraordinaire and Steely Dan collaborator, Larry Carltons tone has - like Robben Fords - also changed considerably over the years; his contemporary sound is much cleaner and using his considerable taste, Larry Carlton also makes full use of the Dumbles extensive headroom for control over dynamics, attack and sustain. "The Brother" where he uses his Fender Signature guitar and "Start It Up" where you can really here his Tele tone come through. You must log in or register to reply here. 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