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So, are they building Dumbles again?

seafood

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This is interesting...Drew Berlin is the perfect guy for this !! So it will be done right. however i'm in the camp that believes every Dumble that I have heard has it's own individual tone and character. Still a cool amp.....is a ....cool amp !!! so let's enjoy it ! Cheers !!
 

MattD1960

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was only a matter of time, why else would someone buy the brand off the estate if they didnt plan on making amps.

i do believe Drew Berlin will do an amazing job with it, hes obviously a passionate guitar man and has been about gear for many decades now. that said i do think in this case these " dumbles" will essentially be part of the dumble clone movement he talks about in the video. Amp Nation, Two Rock, Red Plate, thats what these amps will be in the same ball park as.
 

Xpensive Wino

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Which of the Dumbles are they building. Wasn't his stuff all 1 of 1?
They were originally crafted for an A-list clientele, setup specifically to respond to their own playing style, and they couldn’t be bought stock from a wider inventory. A newly established Dumble website has confirmed new amps are on the cards, as well as a complete database of every Dumble ever made.

What’s most notable, though, is the fact the statement reveals the current Dumble overseers have access to “schematics… and databases of all authentic Dumble amplifiers ever in existence”.

Dumble.com is maintained by the successor to Mr. Dumble’s business, who owns all intellectual property rights associated with Dumble amplifiers, including trademarks, schematics and other trade secrets, together with records and databases of all authentic Dumble amplifiers ever in existence sufficient to verify authenticity.


 
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They were originally crafted for an A-list clientele, setup specifically to respond to their own playing style, and they couldn’t be bought stock from a wider inventory. A newly established Dumble website has confirmed new amps are on the cards, as well as a complete database of every Dumble ever made.

What’s most notable, though, is the fact the statement reveals the current Dumble overseers have access to “schematics… and databases of all authentic Dumble amplifiers ever in existence”.

Dumble.com is maintained by the successor to Mr. Dumble’s business, who owns all intellectual property rights associated with Dumble amplifiers, including trademarks, schematics and other trade secrets, together with records and databases of all authentic Dumble amplifiers ever in existence sufficient to verify authenticity.



Interesting. I doubt I will be able to afford the clones let alone an original but congrats and good luck to the new company.
 

goldtop0

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So those with the dollars will be ordering a 'Lowell George' dumble or a 'Stevie Ray Vaughan' dumble

.............. I've got a Marshall stack :oops: :ROFLMAO:
 

gmann

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How are they Dumble if Alexander isn’t building them, same as Trainwrecks if Ken Fischer isn’t building them?
 

Xpensive Wino

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How are they Dumble if Alexander isn’t building them, same as Trainwrecks if Ken Fischer isn’t building them?


The rights go with the name. That's the law.

Leo Fender's been dead for 33 years. Fender still makes guitars and amps.

Orville Gibson's been dead for 106 years. Gibson still makes guitars.

Jim Marshall's been dead for 12 years. Marshall still makes amps.

Problem?
 

gmann

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The rights go with the name. That's the law.

Leo Fender's been dead for 33 years. Fender still makes guitars and amps.

Orville Gibson's been dead for 106 years. Gibson still makes guitars.

Jim Marshall's been dead for 12 years. Marshall still makes amps.

Problem?
Yeah. Dumbles were built by one guy, the examples you gave weren’t. Gibson, Fenders, Marshall’s were assembly line built. Not the same thing. Not arguing the legality of as much as the morality of it. Sounds like a cash grab.
 
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