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Updated Pedal: Cornerstone Gladio MK 3 D-Style Double Preamp

Continuing the Italian builder’s obsession with capturing elusive D-style tube amp response, the Cornerstone Gladio MkIII elevates the flagship double preamp that built the brand's reputation. Designed and hand-built in Varese, Italy, the MkIII retains the core dual-channel architecture inspired by the dynamic touch sensitivity of rare Dumble-style circuits, while…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Cornerstone Gladio MK 3 D-Style Double Preamp

Mad Professor Simble MkII Overdrive

One of the most convincing D-Style compact pedals, the Mad Professor Simble, just like a real Dumble, lets you EQ the signal before or after the overdrive. The Accent control adjusts the brightness before the drive, and Contour sets the brightness after the drive stage. It can really sing with…... Click for more

Mad Professor Simble MkII Overdrive

Warm Audio Warmdrive (D-Style Overdrive)

Now discontinued, the Hermida Audio Zendrive is still one of the most sought-after pedals inspired by the highly-regarded, hand and custom-made Dumble amplifiers, and the Warm Audio Warmdrive is a faithful replica of it, down to the ying-yang logo, at a fraction of the cost. This type of pedal, often…... Click for more

Warm Audio Warmdrive (D-Style Overdrive)

DSM Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special

The DSM & Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special is a comprehensive, all-analog preamp pedal designed to capture the elusive feel and tone of the legendary Dumble Overdrive Special (ODS) amplifier. Unlike digital modelers, it aims to replicate the amp's legendary dynamic compression, touch sensitivity, and harmonic complexity through discrete analog circuitry.…... Click for more

DSM Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special

New Pedal: LPD Bedlum Overdrive

The LPD Bedlum Overdrive is a meticulously crafted analog recreation of the legendary #102 D-style amp, famously used by Robben Ford on his Talk To Your Daughter album and tour. Designed to capture the tone and feel of that era, it features straightforward controls: Master (output level), Drive (preamp gain),…... Click for more

New Pedal: LPD Bedlum Overdrive

J. Rockett Audio Designs HRM V2 D-Style Overdrive

In this uber-thorough article, we've covered in-depth the increasingly popular niche of overdrive pedals emulating the legendary Dumble amps. Nashville builder J. Rockett Audio, a company fascinated by everything overdrive, is featured in that list with three stompboxes: the Dude, the Lenny, and the more recent HRM, now upgraded to…... Click for more

J. Rockett Audio Designs HRM V2 D-Style Overdrive

Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Sometimes it feels like the world is giving birth to at least one drive pedal per day, but a quick glance at the new Tubesteader Lightkeeper - now updated to a compact V2 - was enough to understand that this is no regular overdrive. First of all, this hand-built baby…... Click for more

Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Joyo TaiChi Overdrive

The Joyo Taichi is the newest addition to their R series, which is a low gain D-style overdrive with 4 simple controls. Volume, Gain, and Tone are simple enough, but the Voice knob is where the design really gets interesting. It works in conjunction with the Gain and Tone knobs…... Click for more

Joyo TaiChi Overdrive

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Overdrive and amp fanatics are surely familiar with the unattainable Dumble amps (the Overdrive Special model, in particular), the most expensive guitar amplifiers on earth, hand-built and customized on order for stars of the caliber of Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer. There's a not-too-small niche of pedal builders dedicated…... Click for more

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Best Dumble-Style Pedals for your Needs & Budget | A Buyer’s Guide

Check out also our Guide to Overdrives by Type. Most of us will never get to play through an original Dumble amp, and in all likelihood, nobody reading this article will ever own one. Dumble tone has become legendary, and the fact that these amps sell for the price of a…... Click for more

Best Dumble-Style Pedals for your Needs & Budget | A Buyer’s Guide

New Pedal: Free The Tone Overdriveland

There's a new kid in the block where the Dumbe-style amp-in-a-box pedals live, and you should take it seriously because it's coming from a Japanese builder that has proven its worth over and over: enter the Free The Tone Overdriveland. Designed by veteran engineer Yuki Hayashi, one of the most…... Click for more

New Pedal: Free The Tone Overdriveland

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV Mini

The Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV Mini is the latest iteration of the company's Dumble-in-a-box line of pedals, inspired by the lesser-known Dumble Steel String Singer amp (while most D-Style pedals are voiced after the more popular Special Overdrive amp). The original, extremely rare, insanely expensive Steel String Singer is…... Click for more

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV Mini