Robben Ford & His Dumble Overdrive Special

[dbharris]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

#102 was probably still a low plate classic then too. But RF always sounds good and apparently #102 does too!

-Dan

[WhopperPlate]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

More like replacement components .

AFAIR 102 has had a cap job ;, original caps replaced with F&T electrolytics.

I maintain the assertion that those caps are not my cup of tea. They lend themselves to a scooped midrange , and bright and potentially grainy high end response within most amplifiers.

They feel great , and the harmonics will feel alive, but the pitfalls can be bothersome .

I certainly like the way 102 sounds back in the day more than it how sounds now

[Guy77]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

More like replacement components .

AFAIR 102 has had a cap job ;, original caps replaced with F&T electrolytics.

I maintain the assertion that those caps are not my cup of tea. They lend themselves to a scooped midrange , and bright and potentially grainy high end response within most amplifiers.

They feel great , and the harmonics will feel alive, but the pitfalls can be bothersome .

I certainly like the way 102 sounds back in the day more than it how sounds now

Hi Charlie, if I had to choose the sound I liked best I would also slightly favor that recording I posted from 1988.


G

[Charlie Wilson]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

More like replacement components .

AFAIR 102 has had a cap job ;, original caps replaced with F&T electrolytics.

I maintain the assertion that those caps are not my cup of tea. They lend themselves to a scooped midrange , and bright and potentially grainy high end response within most amplifiers.

They feel great , and the harmonics will feel alive, but the pitfalls can be bothersome .

I certainly like the way 102 sounds back in the day more than it how sounds now

Ruby Gold.
CW

[ayan]

Nice picture, I'd never seen it before!
G.

[Matt J]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

More like replacement components .

AFAIR 102 has had a cap job ;, original caps replaced with F&T electrolytics.

I maintain the assertion that those caps are not my cup of tea. They lend themselves to a scooped midrange , and bright and potentially grainy high end response within most amplifiers.

They feel great , and the harmonics will feel alive, but the pitfalls can be bothersome .

I certainly like the way 102 sounds back in the day more than it how sounds now

Ruby Gold.
CW

Awesome gut shot!
Are there any other confirmed internal shots of #102?

Matt J.

[martin manning]

I see it has the pro tour option, 12 chassis mounting bolts ;^)

[llemtt]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

More like replacement components .

AFAIR 102 has had a cap job ;, original caps replaced with F&T electrolytics.

I maintain the assertion that those caps are not my cup of tea. They lend themselves to a scooped midrange , and bright and potentially grainy high end response within most amplifiers.

They feel great , and the harmonics will feel alive, but the pitfalls can be bothersome .

I certainly like the way 102 sounds back in the day more than it how sounds now

Ruby Gold.
CW

Awesome!

Rectifiers/bias board has also been updated with later version..

M.

[WhopperPlate]

Here is a video of him playing the amp live back in 1988. I believe that is his dumbleator sitting on top of it.
I noticed the amp did sounded a little darker here with the dumbleator. It still sounds amazing!!

I wonder if the ageing of the components over time also changed the sound of the amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YI71Tlo4cY

Cheers
G.

More like replacement components .

AFAIR 102 has had a cap job ;, original caps replaced with F&T electrolytics.

I maintain the assertion that those caps are not my cup of tea. They lend themselves to a scooped midrange , and bright and potentially grainy high end response within most amplifiers.

They feel great , and the harmonics will feel alive, but the pitfalls can be bothersome .

I certainly like the way 102 sounds back in the day more than it how sounds now

Ruby Gold.
CW

I stand corrected on F&T, thanks CW

Weren’t the original sprague ?