Shin*s Music Dumbloid Boost Special Purple Solar

The vast majority of people who know about the Dumble amplifier will never see one of them in person, much less play through one. Produced by Alexander Dumble out of his shop in [somewhere, CA], only about 300 Dumbles are currently in circulation, with many of them designed custom for specific clients. Dumbles are not only scarce, but incredibly expensive. The few that have sold on Reverb fetch somewhere between $50,000 and $70,000.

And then there’s the Dumbloid, a Japanese overdrive and distortion pedal that meticulously recreates the Dumble sound. The Dumbloid is also itself scarce and incredibly expensive, often running upwards of $600 on the US used market.

The Dumbloid has earned its designer Shin Suzuki a cult following. Suzuki, in fact, has been Japan’s go–to Dumble amp technician since the 1990s. Working hands–on with many variations of the Dumble circuits has taught him a thing or two about the qualities that make these amps so desirable.

These pedals have been on our minds as they're absolutely next level when it comes to sweet, touch-sensitive overdrive and impeccably clean, transparent boost. The Dumble-like tones that come out of these little stompboxes is unreal! The controls are extremely responsive and allow for a massive spectrum of tonal options, all of which are completely usable. Furthermore, these pedals are stackable and the gain structures play off of one another when used in conjunction.

In Jazz mode you can coax tones of many famous players from Robben Ford to Larry Carlton. The tone get full, woody, round characteristics. Kick it in to Rock mode and you get more mids and focus a-la Robben Ford, Keith Urban, Santana. There is quite a bit of headroom in this pedal it can be used as an organic boost to a full on Overdrive Special! The Drive control gently ramps up the gain, while the Accent controls the sensitivity and dynamics that correspond with the input coming from the instrument.

Dumbloid Special

Standard Dumbloid model with true Dumble cascading gain. Silky-smooth, malleable and very touch sensitive overdrive.

Dumbloid Special BTM

Standard Dumbloid model with true Dumble cascading gain with a more robust low end.

Dumbloid 335 Special

Very similar to the Standard dumbloid special. The main difference is it dials out some of the fuzz in the upper mid range Very similar to Larry Carlton hence the 335.

Overdrive Dumbloid Special

This pedal takes the gain and low end one step further. Think hot-rodded Marshall HRM. Nice low end with tons of gain on tap.

Boost

The velvet boost is an independent low gain germanium boost that hits the Dumbloid circuit to add more gain to a standard Dumbloid.

*The boost function can be added to any pedal; just like adding a Velvet Boost to your pedal configuration.

Specs:

• Special Purple Solar Finish
• Jazz/Rock Switch
• Controls: Drv, Accent (Cut/Presence)
• Tone, Volume
• Two Distinct Voicings