J Rockett The Dude.

markj

On the verge of ordering one of these pedals. There’s quite a bit of love for them here on the forum, are they as good as all the reviews I’m reading on other forums. Any advice / comments welcome.

Jimbro66

They are very good o/d pedals. As with all D-style pedals, how much they sound like an original ODS amp depends on what amp you run the pedal through. If someone tells you they are getting excellent D tones with a Dude (or any other) ask them what amp they are using.

susbemol

I agree that they are very good pedals with an excellent overall tonality and good response to dynamics. That's pretty much everything I look for in an overdrive pedal.

Whether it actually sounds like a dumble is anybody's guess!

Jimbro66

BTW there are a lot of YouTube demos of the Dude but IMO the Shawn Tubbs one does it the most justice.

https://youtu.be/IuSuNDAO4kc

markj

I have a Wampler Euphoria that's supposed to be Dumble sounding but the Dude sounds different to this through my computer speakers.

susbemol

In reality, there are lots of different Dumble sounds, although I reckon most people would first think of it as the Overdrive Special as used by Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, etc. But, in essence, I think manufacturers can claim that pretty much any overdrive pedal sounds like a Dumble if they don't qualify exactly which one... and they normally don't.

Greatape

Listen to the noguitarissafe podcast episode with Mark Lettieri. He demonstrates it better than anyone on that.

johnhe

I find it to be a superb sounding pedal. Really good for thick, chunky solo tones. It sounds quite Bonamassa like to my ears - which is meant as a real compliment. As far as I know, Joe often used to mix in a Dumble type amp onstage, along with his silver Jubilee.