So if I had a Dumble amp...

Guitarslinger1 · March 19th, 2008, 09:02 PM

do you think I could play like this?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=l1qCczGgSxw

I don't believe I've ever heard anything quite like that before. And I hope I never hear anything like it again.

Tim Armstrong · March 19th, 2008, 09:09 PM

The big guy on the right is Dumble, the guy on the left is Henry Kaiser, who's, well, experimental...

Cheers, Tim

Pepi · March 19th, 2008, 09:27 PM

I wonder if someone tampered with that video

tazzboy · March 19th, 2008, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

The big guy on the right is Dumble, the guy on the left is Henry Kaiser, who's, well, experimental...

Cheers, Tim

Experimental. More like finger nails on a chalk board annoying.

G-P · March 19th, 2008, 09:53 PM

That was a bit abstract. Not my cup of tea at all.

Mark Davis · March 19th, 2008, 10:09 PM

That sounded worse that those shredder parodys.

Ive heard cats fighting that were more intune.

Thats the worst tone Ive ever heard in my life.

Guitarslinger1 · March 19th, 2008, 10:11 PM

"Experimental" "Abstract"

You guys are being VERY diplomatic!

I'd better not post what I thought of it.

scooteraz · March 19th, 2008, 10:21 PM

Wow!
So that is the celibrated Alexander Dumble. I had thought him older than he appears in the video.

As for Kaiser, that is some interesting expermintation.

Tim Armstrong · March 19th, 2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by scooteraz

Wow!
So that is the celibrated Alexander Dumble. I had thought him older than he appears in the video.

As for Kaiser, that is some interesting expermintation.

I'm pretty sure that video is at least twenty years old, if not older!

Cheers, Tim

Bill · March 19th, 2008, 10:26 PM

Dumble & Dumbler

boris bubbanov · March 19th, 2008, 10:41 PM

Kaiser had done some worthwhile stuff in the past.

I don't understand this at all.

This guy is the son of famous industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. Kaiser produced some very desirable cars, but cars not well suited to roads covered in de-icing salt, that's for sure. Kaiser owed Willys from '52 on and that's where all the Jeeps came from, until the car company sold out to AMC.

This is what happens when the rent is already paid, folks.

Mark Davis · March 19th, 2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill

Dumble & Dumbler

hahahah good one

Scott McCray · March 19th, 2008, 10:49 PM

...somewhere, someone loves that...

I hope I never go there or meet them.

That was excruciating.

kovachian · March 19th, 2008, 11:00 PM

WOW is Mr. Dumble a rotund fella or what? I heard he eats half the amps he builds.

Freight Twang · March 19th, 2008, 11:43 PM

"If I had a Dumble, I'd sell it on Ebay.......... need the money.

Seeing Mr. Dumble in video or in person is like seeing Bigfoot on a hunting trip in South Alabama, not going to happen. But that's him in the video.

scooteraz · March 19th, 2008, 11:49 PM

Surfing around, I saw a couple of other videos there as well. Dumble's explanation of how tubes work vs. silicon was pretty interesting as well. I am guessing that some of my old EE profs would have a field day with that.

Well, at least the video being old tells me why Dumble looked younger than I expected.

pbenn · March 19th, 2008, 11:59 PM

Is putting an extra 12AX-7 right before the PI but after the channels are summed known as "the Dumble mod" or did someone fool me?

tiktok · March 20th, 2008, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

This guy is the son of famous industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. Kaiser produced some very desirable cars, but cars not well suited to roads covered in de-icing salt, that's for sure. Kaiser owed Willys from '52 on and that's where all the Jeeps came from, until the car company sold out to AMC.

This is what happens when the rent is already paid, folks.

Grandson, not son.

As I recall, the rent is all that's paid. Big fight over the estate, Henry the guitarist left with a trust fund to be available at age 25, he convinces the executor to take the fund and buy him a house after he gets out of high school and lives in that. Henry's a respected oceanographer and SCUBA instructor, also record producer and musician.

He has a DVD called "A Bunch Of Guitar Solos" which has the most amazing juxtaposition of really pretty stuff followed by totally out there avant garde stuff. Very rare to find someone who can do both with equal enthusiasm and skill.

Rob DiStefano · March 20th, 2008, 06:21 AM

Too far out there for my simple sonic thinking .... yikes, er, yuks.

mr_hankey · March 20th, 2008, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pbenn

Is putting an extra 12AX-7 right before the PI but after the channels are summed known as "the Dumble mod" or did someone fool me?

Very simply put: that would give you the overdrive channel.

PostoronnimV · March 20th, 2008, 07:53 AM

...if I had a Dumble amp I think i'd sell it and buy a house or something :)

1293 · March 20th, 2008, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott McCray

...somewhere, someone loves that...

Ya think? It might be experimental, but it's also REALLY BAD.

I like this:

tonemandan · March 20th, 2008, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 1293

Ya think? It might be experimental, but it's also REALLY BAD.

I like this:

Bwahahaha! I fell off my chair! And I'm a jazz guy too. Too funny.

I couldn't tell if they meant it as a joke or not..they look pretty serious!

Dan

tonemandan · March 20th, 2008, 09:49 AM

Umm. You guys do realize that the first video was a spoof right? Theres someone out there whos doctoring old videos of all kinds of famous people to make them sound awful. Pretty funny if you look at it in the right light. If I were one of the video guys I'd be pissed though. Look how many people thought that it was real....

Dan

Scott McCray · March 20th, 2008, 09:49 AM

...so it wasn't just me...LOL

1293 · March 20th, 2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tonemandan

Bwahahaha! I fell off my chair! And I'm a jazz guy too. Too funny.

I couldn't tell if they meant it as a joke or not..they look pretty serious!

Dan

I'm serious. I love the drumming.

March 19th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Guitarslinger1 Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 966	So if I had a Dumble amp... do you think I could play like this? http://youtube.com/watch?v=l1qCczGgSxw I don't believe I've ever heard anything quite like that before. And I hope I never hear anything like it again.

March 19th, 2008, 09:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 8,888	The big guy on the right is Dumble, the guy on the left is Henry Kaiser, who's, well, experimental... Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,477	That sounded worse that those shredder parodys. Ive heard cats fighting that were more intune. Thats the worst tone Ive ever heard in my life. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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Bill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 2,609 58 Photos	Dumble & Dumbler __________________ B i l l B a e c k A journal of our year in London

March 19th, 2008, 10:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,652	Kaiser had done some worthwhile stuff in the past. I don't understand this at all. This guy is the son of famous industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. Kaiser produced some very desirable cars, but cars not well suited to roads covered in de-icing salt, that's for sure. Kaiser owed Willys from '52 on and that's where all the Jeeps came from, until the car company sold out to AMC. This is what happens when the rent is already paid, folks. __________________ Bubban0v

March 19th, 2008, 09:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pepi Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 54 Posts: 205	I wonder if someone tampered with that video

March 19th, 2008, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
G-P Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PDX Posts: 147	That was a bit abstract. Not my cup of tea at all.

March 19th, 2008, 10:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Guitarslinger1 Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 966	"Experimental" "Abstract" You guys are being VERY diplomatic! I'd better not post what I thought of it.

March 19th, 2008, 10:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
scooteraz Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 758	Wow! So that is the celibrated Alexander Dumble. I had thought him older than he appears in the video. As for Kaiser, that is some interesting expermintation.

March 19th, 2008, 10:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Scott McCray Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte (and Cullowhee), NC Age: 49 Posts: 277 21 Photos	...somewhere, someone loves that... I hope I never go there or meet them. That was excruciating. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa

March 19th, 2008, 11:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
kovachian Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: IN Age: 32 Posts: 129	WOW is Mr. Dumble a rotund fella or what? I heard he eats half the amps he builds.

March 19th, 2008, 11:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
Freight Twang Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montgomery,Al Age: 40 Posts: 111 2 Photos	"If I had a Dumble, I'd sell it on Ebay.......... need the money. Seeing Mr. Dumble in video or in person is like seeing Bigfoot on a hunting trip in South Alabama, not going to happen. But that's him in the video.

March 19th, 2008, 11:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
scooteraz Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 758	Surfing around, I saw a couple of other videos there as well. Dumble's explanation of how tubes work vs. silicon was pretty interesting as well. I am guessing that some of my old EE profs would have a field day with that. Well, at least the video being old tells me why Dumble looked younger than I expected.

March 19th, 2008, 11:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
pbenn Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 52 Posts: 562	Is putting an extra 12AX-7 right before the PI but after the channels are summed known as "the Dumble mod" or did someone fool me?

March 20th, 2008, 06:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 62 Posts: 4,674	Too far out there for my simple sonic thinking .... yikes, er, yuks.

March 20th, 2008, 07:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
PostoronnimV Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: H Age: 25 Posts: 139 6 Photos	...if I had a Dumble amp I think i'd sell it and buy a house or something :)

March 20th, 2008, 09:49 AM	#24 (permalink)
tonemandan TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montgomery, AL Age: 50 Posts: 19	Umm. You guys do realize that the first video was a spoof right? Theres someone out there whos doctoring old videos of all kinds of famous people to make them sound awful. Pretty funny if you look at it in the right light. If I were one of the video guys I'd be pissed though. Look how many people thought that it was real.... Dan

March 20th, 2008, 09:49 AM	#25 (permalink)
Scott McCray Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte (and Cullowhee), NC Age: 49 Posts: 277 21 Photos	...so it wasn't just me...LOL __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa