The Amp Garage

Sorry if it sounds cantankerous, but these guys have built hugely successful businesses from this mans work. The least they can do is thank him for his enormous inspiration. I'm not anti clone and this is not a diss on their amps (they are mostly amazing), but I think thay should pay thanks to HAD o...

Most recent 'guitarwank' podcast is about HAD and is very interesting. Apparently he showed Clapton a lick that EC thoughts was cool and he also named the marshall mod 'purple haze'. Bruce Forman and Richard McDonald (they both own ultraphonix and tweedle dee from the past few years.) Also disappoin...

Thanks Scott. The question of "no more new" anything is clearly subject to Howard's sole discretion. He's made a number of products for some people that he told others he would no longer make. It's his right, despite how strange it may be... We've heard (and confirmed) of Overdrive Specials as well...

Sorry, can't find any pics of SRVs 4th SSS.

Max, So it is known that there were 150w and 300w DL's. What wattage was the DL in the linked clip? I love the tone of it BTW, thanks. Technically if it were a 150w it should be called a Dumbleland Special right? Hi Greg, It's a 150W Dumbleland Special for guitar. In the 1978 price list there has b...

Do you have any footage or pics of him using this 4th amp which you say is number 11? Is it the same that it is in the museum or yet another one? Sorry, don't have any. HAD has had the amp since SRV died. There is a lot of footage from SRV shows from the late 80's on youtube. As far as Dumble amps ...

No, the one in the museum is #9

he also used #11 for some time and It was then returned to HAD for repair and he finished the repair after SRV died. Do you have any footage or pics of him using this 4th amp which you say is number 11? Is it the same that it is in the museum or yet another one? Sorry, don't have any. HAD has had t...

Thanks for the detailed post I was asking Greg D about this the other day. I have learned more about these amps over the past 3 months then I can soak up.. Hearing them is quite something... The SSS the ODSR and the Phoenix are all 3 different sounding amps they all have that amazing hi fi eq thoug...

On a similar note did Colin James (Canadian blues guitarist) have a SSS. His sound on his first record to me sounds like one. Very influenced by the "SRV" tone at the time, the high end is different from the ODS.He is quoted as using a dumble. Not just as another recorded example but also for catal...

he also used #11 for some time and It was then returned to HAD for repair and he finished the repair after SRV died.

Bombacaototal wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:43 am

Dumbbell wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:02 pmTHanks

One of the pics with the Silver and Blackface SSS you posted is not from SRV museum. Please find the full size pic attached

That is what I have been told. And I doubt that Jimmie would sell any of Stevies gear. There is probably a picture somewhere.

Aaron wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:11 pm That’s his/Tommy Shannon’s Dumbleland
I tried putting together a timline of SRV amps a while back.

https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... ay+vaughan

Thanks,
Aaron

I think its a 300sl

Most of the major amp models can be guestimated pretty close, I think, but I'm just wondering how many Dumbles there really are out there... Bob Simpson I am going to guess something over 300. I have heard of high 290+ numbers. But I doubt we will never know. There are a LOT of amps that he keeps a...

THanks