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Re:Characteristics of "Dumble Tone"?

1/24/2001 6:31 AM
aron	Re:Characteristics of "Dumble Tone"? >There is one more thing that is hard to describe, but the amp just has its own sound. There is a boxy or phasey quality to it sometimes that has a lot of character. That's EXACTLY what I thought of the Two Rock that I tried here in Hawaii. There's a sort of 3 dimensional quality - a rich sound. Yes, not a Marshall or Fender type overdrive, but a smooth, rich - at low volumes a warm and fuzzy tone. >It will clean up with a light touch, and give you creamy sustain when you pick hard, WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN YOUR VOLUME. This part describes what Larry Carlton sounds like when he plays the Dumble. Aron

1/24/2001 6:31 AM

aron

Re:Characteristics of "Dumble Tone"?

>There is one more thing that is hard to describe, but the amp just has its own sound. There is a boxy or phasey quality to it sometimes that has a lot of character.

That's EXACTLY what I thought of the Two Rock that I tried here in Hawaii. There's a sort of 3 dimensional quality - a rich sound. Yes, not a Marshall or Fender type overdrive, but a smooth, rich - at low volumes a warm and fuzzy tone.

>It will clean up with a light touch, and give you creamy sustain when you pick hard, WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN YOUR VOLUME.

This part describes what Larry Carlton sounds like when he plays the Dumble.

Aron

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Ed Rembold Thanks for taking the time to write... -- 1/24/2001 5:28 PM