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Dumble amps have an almost mythical reputation. But what's all the fuss really about?

The late Alexander Dumble built only a handful of meticulously crafted, much-sought-after amplifiers every year – and they ended up in the backlines of many of the greatest guitarists of all time. So ...
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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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Producer/musician Bob Rock ...
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd on what people get wrong about Dumble amps and why the clones don’t measure up

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Kenny Wayne Shepherd caught the Dumble bug during the ...
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“Everyone thinks the amps are going to make you sound great because they are so expensive”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on the biggest misconceptions about Dumble amps, the ...

Shepherd is a long-standing user of Alexander ‘Howard’ Dumble’s amps and was a friend of the late amp guru. Here he discusses amps’ mythical status and salutes the man who made them When you purchase ...
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“The sound of the most elusive guitar amps ever made”: Universal Audio unveils the UAFX Enigmatic ’82 Overdrive Special Amp – a Dumble-in-a-box for “heavenly” tones ...

Universal Audio has added some unicorn tube amp tone to its UAFX lineup with the launch of the Enigmatic ’82 Overdrive Special Amp, a compact amp in a stompbox that emulates the holy grail tones of a ...