Sad day for the world of tone and artistry. Thanks Henry for the shout out to Stephen Bruton. I got to play through one of Stephens Dumbles a long time ago...
Wow so many amazing stories. Henry, buckethead, dumble, and two visitors from Madagascar going to Disneyland. Carlos Santana’s awkward sit-ins with Peter green. Also cool to hear the real story of how dumble amps got started. All absolutely amazing 🙏
@@TheGuitarShow, at 33:30 it's a straight-up steal from "Just Got Paid" by ZZ Top! It would take a lot more pockets full of change to buy a Dumble than I could ever afford......
Awesome interview. Thanks to both of you. Have been quietly having a little cry on the inside since finding out about Mr D's passing. His amps and his mystique certainly captured my imagination and inspired me. When Satriani heard about Hendrix's death he quit the football team and (presumably) immersed himself in guitar. Pretty confident I won't go buy a Dumble right now but.... Rest in Love Sir and thank you. Nice to know when I'm tinkering with my tone I can now ask for your inspiration from the great gig in the sky
The last cut, Dumble sounded like the lead guitar player from Country Joe and the Fish. Why didn’t he make a contract with Fender to mass produce his amplifiers? Then, so many more of us could be enjoying his amplifiers. Or, take one to a Japanese company now, have them dissect it, then reproduce it on a mass scale.
Wow, Dr Dumble sure had some dark and swampy rhythm tones there. Really nice groove. I also love his simple explanation about the viability of fragile harmonics in a vacuum tube vs a crystal lattice. Smart dude! :)
Yes , somehow was fortunate to receive my ODS from Howard in 1986 in 5 months time. He told me initially that the amp would be delivered in 5 weeks, but ya.
Buckethead!?,...wait what. Professional Wrestler!!??,...wait wait what what. The Dumble lore just keeps on getting deeper and more interesting with every story. A Bona fide tone Magician
Years ago,i met mr.Howard Alexander Dumble on FB,in a reaction to a post of CWS Amps(the Netherlands). In this reaction,he freaked out on Chris Winsemius, because to his vieuw,Chris used his design and he was so angry,he could kill him for that. I gave him a reaction and also a friendship request(which he granted). I never played a Dumble Amp,just saw one once,at the Veenendaal Vintage Show,offered for €80.000. I'm more a user and collector of Rivera Amps and wenn i want a Dumble clone,i call my friend Peter van Weelden to build me a Twinckleland amp.
It's crazy I was trying to buy a Dumbell last week and out of the blue I was checking to see if he was alive still. And today I hear this! Let's enjoy life while we can! I think Larry had the best Dumble sound during the "Friends" record. Those amps are soooo expensive bit amazing!!
At 36:30, Dumble is rifffing "Just Got Paid Today" by ZZ Top! It would take one hell of a lot of pockets full of change to buy a Dumble these days......
When the world and the word gets around I predict gobs of views... So is Henry a surfer? ...also maybe some post production compression for the uneven volume (?) Thanx Ramon, this wuz amazing!!!
@@TheGuitarShow 70 grand... My ultra which is also 50 watts does that in spades only its two channel and the clean side sustains without any pedals... Fords former tech said 50k 3 years ago 35 low end but its 2022 now.
Correct two of them.... gutted reissues with 50 watt celestians Drafted boards Dumble was a draftsman and engineer his father was an engineer. He held the patent for the automatic transmission for automobiles. Ramon you know what I did for 3 years building amps in production line ? I made the ilet boards by hand. I built two more of them seeking - bias now and troubleshooting power issues..Ive owned the amp for 10 years and its charted and for sale. BTW Henry is speaking about 0057 it belonged to a friend of mine on west coast who sold it to Carlos. My 100 odsr was built using #60 reverb #183 ods and #60 Odsr reverb Dumble made 4 odsrs.0057 -0060 very rare the owner of 60 thought I had the amp which was being made for him only id bought it a year before and paid in advance. I still own them ...
Dumble sounds great. Not sure if Henry's effects sound so good. Maybe the video sound couldn't pick it up right. There are electronics repair people in every area, some no doubt better than others, but Dumble elevated his creations by listening to a player and choosing his components and circuitry to make that player sound the best possible. Here in these few little riffs you can hear you good Dumble sounds compared to the horrid fingernails on blackboard sound of Henry.( Was he auditioning for the Captain Beefheart Band perhaps?) Dumble's little pieces here are easily good enough to have been on a record by Creedence Clearwater, The Rolling Stones, etc. and those are just off the cuff.
Eh. Henry owned Dumbles entire line of amps early on. I knew about Lindleys amp being the 1 and Dumble made his first amp from a bassman. The Ultra was what Lindley used to begin with then he go the ODS AND SSS #3 Henrys blue SSS #2 is 100 watts Lindleys #003 SSS 100 watts #004 pentode 100 watt SSS Eric Johnsons #005 SSS 150 watts BIG BALLS IN COWTOWN Srv #006-#007 silver and blackface consecutive serial numbers like his Vibroverbs every SSS from 005 on was 150 watts. The iron was different in SSS then ODS NONE OF THE CLONE BUILDERS ARE ANYWHERE CLOSE ON THE SSS THEY ALL COPIED THE 1ST THIEF WHO COPIED A VANILLA CIRCUIT WHICH SOUNDED NOTHING LIKE #005 TO BEGIN WITH. I leased Erics former Practice room for 3 years on one side Eric had the bigger room and the other side was Srvs room I heard those amps and saw them in person along with the other ods and manzamp and others including Dumbleland and Chris Cross amps between Rays which they all shopped at and the practice room which was no accident. In 89-91 we had built a 150 watt amp and Eric was only there to meet me to take him to see a goldtop 58 which he bought.. But I ambushed him at work and had that 150 setup with the same pedals and a 58 strat and I asked him what he thought he said close but no cigar. That statement set me off on 30plus year quest to find it. In 1996 Erics #005 caught fire and was never the same . But Sherman and Peabody took me in the way way back machine and I snatched it back . The answer was in the bassman I bought 10 years ago and nothing worthwhile is easy. When I spoke to Dumble about my amp and offered to send 6 grand overnight inside a showman he said he was already booked. could only build for front line players and could not help me. So I charted the amp and drafted it from my work 89-91 and I got online to study for 10 years and within that 10 I found the original notes on Srvs amp which was serviced overseas the person who overnighted the rare parts taught me that anyone can paint by numbers but what seperates the men from the boys is tuning them. son of a bitch the answer was right in my face my amp was already tuned. Alex installed parts which were 17 years old in 1996-97 to throw everybody off. Drafting using physics and acoustic properties of sound he made his own boards to fit and those circles or ilets were all in machinists measurements. There were parts in the SSS which have been obsolete since 2010 for certain 5% value difference nobody would hear and its not a tone crucial part so who cares. I think I blew one amp up. and I blew a 150 watt amp up but ill fix them Ramon you know what that ultra sounds like master slave through the 150 with SSS IRON ? :) CAN Y0U SAY FLAGSHIP TWO CHANNEL DUMBLE ? I KNEW YOU COULD THINK ODSR WITH SSS IRON AND GLASS THROUGH D CAB 4X12 WITH EVS. AND YOU THOUGHT I WAS FUCKING OFF... THE ULTRA SOUNDS BEST WITH 65S BUT THE SSS IS BEST THROUGH EVS 8 OHMS OF COURSE AND WITH THE TOP BACK OFF. THATS THE SHIT THAT KILLED ELVIS RIGHT THERE SON.
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He’s the poster boy for not selling out. Great interview. RIP Mr Dumble.
Many thanks Dave
Henry, you have an amazing memory. Thank you for sharing these fantastic stories. If you didn't tell them here, someday they would be lost forever.
Sad day for the world of tone and artistry. Thanks Henry for the shout out to Stephen Bruton. I got to play through one of Stephens Dumbles a long time ago...
Wow so many amazing stories. Henry, buckethead, dumble, and two visitors from Madagascar going to Disneyland. Carlos Santana’s awkward sit-ins with Peter green. Also cool to hear the real story of how dumble amps got started. All absolutely amazing 🙏
Thanks - Henry is such a legend!
Dr. Dumble has fantastic tone in the end clip. He lays down a solid groove with excellent playing dynamics.
I think so too!
@@TheGuitarShow, at 33:30 it's a straight-up steal from "Just Got Paid" by ZZ Top! It would take a lot more pockets full of change to buy a Dumble than I could ever afford......
Glad to see Henry talking about this. He also has something few musicians have - his own voice.
Condolences, a great loss,, great interview Ramon, 😢Respect and stay healthy all.
🙏🙏
Awesome interview. Thanks to both of you. Have been quietly having a little cry on the inside since finding out about Mr D's passing. His amps and his mystique certainly captured my imagination and inspired me. When Satriani heard about Hendrix's death he quit the football team and (presumably) immersed himself in guitar. Pretty confident I won't go buy a Dumble right now but....
Rest in Love Sir and thank you. Nice to know when I'm tinkering with my tone I can now ask for your inspiration from the great gig in the sky
Many thanks indeed Nick for watching bro
May Mr Dumble rest in peace, immortalised by his unique design legacy.
Agreed Dan
The last cut, Dumble sounded like the lead guitar player from Country Joe and the Fish. Why didn’t he make a contract with Fender to mass produce his amplifiers? Then, so many more of us could be enjoying his amplifiers. Or, take one to a Japanese company now, have them dissect it, then reproduce it on a mass scale.
Thank you for this interview. I would love to hear about how Dumble learned all he knew about electronics.
Love this. Thank you, Henry.
🙏
Fantastic….great stories.
Many thanks Douglas
Friggin love the Buckethead/Disney story. I wish I could have seen that.
Thanks Patrick
amazing story cheers.
Wow, Dr Dumble sure had some dark and swampy rhythm tones there. Really nice groove.
I also love his simple explanation about the viability of fragile harmonics in a vacuum tube vs a crystal lattice. Smart dude! :)
Yes , somehow was fortunate to receive my ODS from Howard in 1986 in 5 months time. He told me initially that the amp would be delivered in 5 weeks, but ya.
So cool
Well dang...
Rest in peace Mr.Dumble.
Fabulous stories Henry is a real gent! 👌 Nice one Ramon
Pleasure Dan
Brilliant interview
🙏🙏🙏
I played a really awesome 1977 OD Special with a 59 Les Paul a couple years ago. Fun rig 😂
lovely Lance!
Buckethead!?,...wait what. Professional Wrestler!!??,...wait wait what what. The Dumble lore just keeps on getting deeper and more interesting with every story. A Bona fide tone Magician
R.I.P Alexander Dumble
thank you so much!!!! this was excellent......thanks.
Pleasure Thanks
Brilliant
🙏🙏🙏
It's time for me to reach back to the Guitar Player magazine issue (Sept '85) where he was interviewed on his amplifier wizardry... R.I.P. Mr. Dumble.
RIP 🙏🎶
Years ago,i met mr.Howard Alexander Dumble on FB,in a reaction to a post of CWS Amps(the Netherlands).
In this reaction,he freaked out on Chris Winsemius, because to his vieuw,Chris used his design and he was so angry,he could kill him for that.
I gave him a reaction and also a friendship request(which he granted).
I never played a Dumble Amp,just saw one once,at the Veenendaal Vintage Show,offered for €80.000.
I'm more a user and collector of Rivera Amps and wenn i want a Dumble clone,i call my friend Peter van Weelden to build me a Twinckleland amp.
Thanks for this Jochem, I've heard a few Van Weeldens - for me they sound a little dull
My Fender Twin Reverb blew up this morning. My guess is bad power tubes. I wish I had a Dumble!
man HK is such a great person . RIP Dr D
Great amps, bizarre playing but God bless you both
God bless you to compadre
Dumble RIP
Great video, it would be cool if you could get Ben Harper on next to talk about his relationship with the big man.
Great idea!
It's crazy I was trying to buy a Dumbell last week and out of the blue I was checking to see if he was alive still. And today I hear this! Let's enjoy life while we can! I think Larry had the best Dumble sound during the "Friends" record. Those amps are soooo expensive bit amazing!!
At 36:30, Dumble is rifffing "Just Got Paid Today" by ZZ Top! It would take one hell of a lot of pockets full of change to buy a Dumble these days......
Thanks!
When the world and the word gets around I predict gobs of views...
So is Henry a surfer?
...also maybe some post production compression for the uneven volume (?)
Thanx Ramon, this wuz amazing!!!
Pleasure Jonny
agreed about the sound - next time Ill improve that
Henry is a professional scuba diver believe it or not!
Clapton bought his Dumble from Gruhn Guitars when he was in Nashville for a show.
Thanks Chris
@@TheGuitarShow 70 grand... My ultra which is also 50 watts does that in spades only its two channel and the clean side sustains without any pedals...
Fords former tech said 50k 3 years ago 35 low end but its 2022 now.
AS you know I have Peters signature in the cavity of my LP ??
yes, amazing
Seen musicians in foreign countries talking about him.
Am sure Clapton's is using modded bandmaster amp's
Yes I think you are right Darren
Correct two of them....
gutted reissues with 50 watt celestians
Drafted boards Dumble was a draftsman and engineer his father was an engineer.
He held the patent for the automatic transmission for automobiles.
Ramon you know what I did for 3 years building amps in production line ?
I made the ilet boards by hand. I built two more of them seeking - bias now
and troubleshooting power issues..Ive owned the amp for 10 years and its charted and for sale.
BTW Henry is speaking about 0057 it belonged to a friend of mine on west coast
who sold it to Carlos.
My 100 odsr was built using #60 reverb
#183 ods and #60 Odsr reverb
Dumble made 4 odsrs.0057 -0060
very rare
the owner of 60 thought I had the amp which was being made for him
only id bought it a year before and paid in advance.
I still own them ...
Will there be a part 2 of Dumble history? The first one was amazing!
Hi Jonathan - its coming next week bro
@@TheGuitarShow Yesss! What a great way to honour a legend. Cheers from Canada!
@@jonathanlok643 pleasure Johnathan
Hi Ramon, will you still be following up with a Dumble Amplifiers part 2 at some stage.? Thanks mate
Henry is an odd guitar player but always seems like a solid guy
Hi Ryan, Henry is one of my favourite guitar players and he's a great friend also. Thanks!
R.I.P Alexander Dumble 😔 Does Henry still own a Dumble?
I wonder what Mr. Dumble thought of Henry's playing.
Dumble sounds great.
Not sure if Henry's effects sound so good. Maybe the video sound couldn't pick it up right.
There are electronics repair people in every area, some no doubt better than others, but Dumble elevated his creations by listening to a player and choosing his components and circuitry to make that player sound the best possible. Here in these few little riffs you can hear you good Dumble sounds compared to the horrid fingernails on blackboard sound of Henry.( Was he auditioning for the Captain Beefheart Band perhaps?) Dumble's little pieces here are easily good enough to have been on a record by Creedence Clearwater, The Rolling Stones, etc. and those are just off the cuff.
Omg did he die man? Aww thats so sad....Rip
So they will actually let someone into Disneyland with a “Phantom of the Opera” mask and a KFC bucket on his head?
Good point!
Eh. Henry owned Dumbles entire line of amps early on.
I knew about Lindleys amp being the 1 and Dumble made
his first amp from a bassman.
The Ultra was what Lindley used to begin with then he go the ODS AND SSS #3
Henrys blue SSS #2 is 100 watts Lindleys #003 SSS 100 watts
#004 pentode 100 watt SSS
Eric Johnsons #005 SSS 150 watts BIG BALLS IN COWTOWN
Srv #006-#007 silver and blackface consecutive serial numbers like his Vibroverbs
every SSS from 005 on was 150 watts.
The iron was different in SSS then ODS
NONE OF THE CLONE BUILDERS ARE ANYWHERE CLOSE ON THE SSS
THEY ALL COPIED THE 1ST THIEF WHO COPIED A VANILLA CIRCUIT
WHICH SOUNDED NOTHING LIKE #005 TO BEGIN WITH.
I leased Erics former Practice room for 3 years on one side Eric had the bigger room
and the other side was Srvs room I heard those amps and saw them in person along with the other ods and manzamp and others including Dumbleland and Chris Cross amps between Rays which they all shopped at and the practice room which was no accident.
In 89-91 we had built a 150 watt amp and Eric was only there to meet me to take him to see a goldtop 58
which he bought.. But I ambushed him at work and had that 150 setup with the same pedals and a 58 strat
and I asked him what he thought he said close but no cigar.
That statement set me off on 30plus year quest to find it.
In 1996 Erics #005 caught fire and was never the same .
But Sherman and Peabody took me in the way way back machine
and I snatched it back .
The answer was in the bassman I bought 10 years ago
and nothing worthwhile is easy.
When I spoke to Dumble about my amp and offered to send 6 grand overnight inside a showman
he said he was already booked. could only build for front line players and could not help me.
So I charted the amp and drafted it from my work 89-91 and I got online to study for 10 years
and within that 10 I found the original notes on Srvs amp which was serviced overseas
the person who overnighted the rare parts taught me that anyone can paint by numbers
but what seperates the men from the boys is tuning them.
son of a bitch the answer was right in my face
my amp was already tuned.
Alex installed parts which were 17 years old in 1996-97
to throw everybody off. Drafting using physics and acoustic properties of sound
he made his own boards to fit and those circles or ilets were all in machinists measurements.
There were parts in the SSS which have been obsolete since 2010 for certain
5% value difference nobody would hear and its not a tone crucial part
so who cares.
I think I blew one amp up. and I blew a 150 watt amp up but ill fix them
Ramon you know what that ultra sounds like master slave through the 150 with SSS IRON ?
:)
CAN Y0U SAY FLAGSHIP TWO CHANNEL DUMBLE ?
I KNEW YOU COULD THINK ODSR WITH SSS IRON AND GLASS THROUGH D CAB 4X12 WITH EVS.
AND YOU THOUGHT I WAS FUCKING OFF...
THE ULTRA SOUNDS BEST WITH 65S
BUT THE SSS IS BEST THROUGH EVS 8 OHMS OF COURSE
AND WITH THE TOP BACK OFF.
THATS THE SHIT THAT KILLED ELVIS RIGHT THERE SON.