Dumble Overdrive Special

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John Mayer performing live on stage at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London on June 28, 2008.

John Mayer will never turn his back on tube amps, but he says this pedal is the next best thing

By Phil Weller published

The guitarist's comments come in the wake of his clever solution to the noise restrictions that affected Dead & Company’s Las Vegas residency

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Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special (left), Joe Bonamassa performing onstage

Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search

By Phil Weller published

The amp and its matching cab haven’t been played live in 45 years, but Bonamassa says he’ll be gigging with it by the end of the year

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L-R: Sonny Landreth, Robben Ford, Steve Vai and John Jorgenson performing in 2015. Note the Dumble Overdrive Special amp between Landreth and Ford.

Sonny Landreth Shares Some Sweet Memories of "Colorful Genius" Howard Alexander Dumble

By Guitar Player Staff published

The slide statesman remembers the world class custom amp builder who passed away January 16, 2022, at age 77.

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Robben Ford, 2015

“It Just Didn’t Sound Right No Matter What We Did”: Robben Ford on Abandoning His Treasured Dumble Overdrive Special

By Rod Brakes, Michael Ross published

When a six-figure amp just doesn’t cut it.

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