django49 Posted July 28 Posted July 28 The elusive Dumble amp tones. Whatever that means to you..... There have been multiple threads about all this. One more now is available.....JHS has come out with a "DIY" version called the "Notadumble" that is pretty darn good for the price. At $119 (plus shipping and tax). It does NOT have tubes and does not have the many finetuning controls of such as the Ethos versions. What it does have is the simpler 4 control function of such as the Zen Drive as well as a separate preamp/boost or whatever you call it. To me it more or less emulates the in/out OD section of the D type amp, inc such as the Fuchs ODS. Use one or the other or both. (Plus an FX loop with TRS). It IS DIY so you assemble yourself. Very simple. All parts provided aside from a screwdriver and pliers. No soldering, etc. Quick and easy. Even comes with a tube of "Goop" in event you want to make it more authentic. Had to try it. I am pretty impressed. Stuck it in front of my Swart SST (which I consider one of my favorite amps of all time). A wee bit of finetuning to sort out "my tone" and balance the two sides to sit right on top of the amp's stand alone tones. Works great for me. Better than I expected, actually. Not that I needed another variation, but for a simple grab and go.....It will not replace my Ethos CFD Or Effectrode SR-71, but it ain't bad. And it also does not cost $600. A very simple pedalboard with this, a board mounted power amp (the Carvin is not bad for their low price!) and one or two pedals in the loop. Small, light and an easy in/out for setups. And probably less in total than the cost of the CFD alone. I just might try that this weekend. Would it be better (as in more tweakable) if it had a full tone stack instead of one tone and one presence? Yeah. BUT I was able to get to the tones I want very easily. Certainly quicker than the 23 knobs and (2-3 way) switches plus 4 footswitches on the CFD. Def learning curve there! Worth consideration..... BTW, they also make a DIY "Notaklon". I have NOT given that a try. 5 1 Quote
Hbom Posted July 28 Posted July 28 Pretty good Dumbleish pedal. If you are interested, be sure to get the V2 model as the V1 wasn't quite up to the task. Quote
django49 Posted July 28 Author Posted July 28 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Hbom said: Pretty good Dumbleish pedal. If you are interested, be sure to get the V2 model as the V1 wasn't quite up to the task. Fer sure! V1 was not fully ripe when they released it! The good new re that is that JHS admitted their mistake and apparently made it good for anyone unhappy with the original version. Edited July 28 by django49 Quote
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