Rare Dumble Resurfaces after 40 YEARS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 Introducing Dumble Overdrive Special NO.0022 01:10 Our Objective/Gear Used 02:48 Overdrive Channel (Les Paul) 04:35 Clean Channel (Strat) 06:41 Clean Channel (Telecaster) 08:03 Boosting into the Overdrive Channel (Les Paul) 09:31 Sustain, Clarity, Compression 10:45 More Boosted Overdrive Tones! 12:56 Final Thoughts on Overdrive Special No.0022 14:05 Outro Jam

Man, this was an incredible day! Thanks again for the invite Mason! Glad everyone is enjoying the video!!

Several decades ago, I purchased a Silvertone guitar with the case—this happened to be one of the Silvertone cases that had a built-in amplifier. Mine was not just any Silvertone case/amp. My Silvertone case/amp had been modded by Alexander Dumble’s lesser known distant cousin, Darius Dumble. Rather than compete with Alexander, Darius had concentrated his efforts solely on the Silvertone cases with built-in amps. By limiting what he would mod, he became an absolute genius at modding the Silvertone amps. Due to the limited number of Silvertone amp/cases sold and the painful fact that many ended up at the garbage dump, Darius Dumbles creations are extremely rare and the market for his amps is even rarer. Darius also was very idiosyncratic in his ways and would only mod Silvertone amps to match the actual Silvertone guitar that was sold with the amp. Once a potential client tried to trick Darius into modding an amp to a guitar other than the Silvertone guitar sold with the amp. The potential client substituted an identical model Silvertone guitar with identical lipstick pickups for the original. It is said that Darius recognized the ruse immediately by ear and came close to suing the customer for fraud. It took a phone call from a famous guitarist, who like Darius, was an aficionado of the Silvertone and was also a loyal Darius client to convince Darius to back off. Because Darius had chosen such a limited medium in which to exercise his talents, he was often without work and broke though a complete Darius mod often pushed 7 figures. Darius spent most of the money he earned in what was usually a fruitless search for the few existing matched pairs of Silvertone guitars and amp/cases available. Like Ahab searching for Moby Dick, Darius’ fanatical searching and his obsession with perfection eventually drove Darius to the brink of insanity. He spent his last years in an alcoholic stupor obsessively playing through the 1962 edition of the Mel Bay “Fun with Guitar” beginners handbook (Darius believed that the only way to accurately put one of his modded Silvertone amp/cases through its paces was to play the 1963 Mel Bay “Fun with Guitar” versions of Buffalo Gals and The Blue Tail Fly). No one knows what eventually happened to Darius. In the fall of 1992, Darius disappeared leaving no note, body or message of any type. Darius had no real friends and no one can point to an actual date when he supposedly disappeared. A potential client attempting to contact Darius for a mod, eventually contacted the authorities. After several months of looking, Darius was declared dead. I have been offered a small fortune for my modded Silvertone amp/case and matching guitar but consider them priceless and not for sale. I was once offered a straight up trade for one of Alexander’s creations (and while they are amazing amps), I refused to part with my Darius Silvertone amp/case. I realize this video was about Alexander and his magical irreplaceable amps but felt it important to also give a nod to Darius and his amazing, if lesser known, obsessions.

You guys have been on an absolute tear with killer videos, lately! I really appreciate the content, thank you!

Sounds amazing. Love the history and mystique associated with these amplifiers. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

Thanks guys .Great classy tour of this work of art.Some sharp playing Gabe.

Best Dumble I’ve ever heard also. Overtones are unreal. Clean beautiful sustain.

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to hear this rare Dumble, who only personally built 300-350 Amps. It's great that you showed us the signal path, and all the details. In one of your videos from 2022, you mentioned that "... the Providence SOV-1: the ONLY pedal that has Dumble's stamp of approval." Now we have another Overdrive pedal, this time approved for Dumble Amps by Robben Ford. 😎

Beautiful tones!!!

What an amazing piece of amp history. Thanks for sharing with us and Gabriel, he looks so happy.

Man that eould be a dream come true!! I envy you guys! Thanks for sharing this moment with us!

It sounds both sharp and soft and has a roundness to the tone like a really amazing vintage amp should. Super amazing purrs grinds sings all depending on your playing. The last clip w the Les Paul was excellent at showing this

What a treat. Thank you!

I love that Earnhardt #3 decal on the mixing board behind ya'll. 😎

Very cool rare Dumble review. It's just amazing that the sound , as sweet as it is , is so insanely priced . I do understand the rarity . It's just so unfathomable. I can get some Gary Moore sustain and tones from my Les Paul and Fender Hotrod Deville , that make me want to play endlessly . I'm thankful that tones and sustain and saturation , can be attained, without breaking the bank.. Great video . Nice work ! And thanks for the glimpse .

Beautiful video Mason....thank you!

So many Dumble type amps/clones/copies that you can achieve this tone relatively easily.

the les paul and that amp was a perfect combination!!

Sounds so good. Nice surprise to see a K Line guitar in the video. Thanks for that too!

Very smooth midrange overdrive !