D-Style Overdrive

Caline Mellow Drive D-Style Overdrive

D-Style Overdrives ("D" stands for "Dumble," the name of a reclusive boutique amp builder with stellar reputation) are extremely sought after by roots and rock guitarists, and because of this several companies offer stompboxes that try to simulate the transparent and smooth tone of the Dumble amps. The Caline Mellow…Click on the title for more

Caline Mellow Drive D-Style Overdrive

2021 UPDATE: The Best Dumble Pedals (or D-Style Overdrives)

Check out also our guides to Klon Clones and Plexi-Style Pedals. 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…Click on the title for more

2021 UPDATE: The Best Dumble Pedals (or D-Style Overdrives)

Cornerstone Gladio D-Style Double Preamp

Whether you call them D-Style pedals or Dumble-inspired overdrives, gain stompboxes attempting to emulate the voicing of the ultra-rare Dumble amps are probably the second most hyped overdrives after the (still unreachable) Klon clones. Based in Varese, Italy, Cornerstone Gear is a family-owned company focused on designing and hand-building guitar…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Gladio D-Style Double Preamp

Tubesteader Lightkeeper 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 was enough to understand that this is no regular overdrive. First of all, this hand-built baby is inspired by the legendary tone of the…Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Lightkeeper D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Vox Nu-Tube ValvEnergy Series

We already wrote in this blog about Korg's new Nu-Tube technology just about one year ago, when Ibanez announced the Nu Tube Screamer, a version of the venerable overdrive featuring the new device KORG had recently developed: a new kind of vacuum tube much smaller than the original ones and…Click on the title for more

Vox Nu-Tube ValvEnergy Series

J. Rockett Audio Designs The Dude V2

J. Rockett Audio Designs has built a solid reputation for no-frills amp-in-a-box kind of pedals, and The Dude V2 is their (updated) four-knob Dumble Overdrive emulator. Set your signal strength with the Ratio (gain) and Level controls, and adjust your EQ with Treble and Deep, whose unique sweep adds plenty…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Designs The Dude V2

Vertex Steel String Drive MkII

The Vertex Steel String Clean Drive was voiced after the legendary Dumble Steel String Singer, apparently, the reference unit they had was serial #1. It features just three controls – Gain, Filter (tone) and Volume. It sounds killer with lap-steel guitar. Released in 2020, the MkII version adds a toggle…Click on the title for more

Vertex Steel String Drive MkII

Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive

The Hermida Audio Zendrive is one of the first Dumble-style pedals and it's still very well regarded. The compressed-but-not-too-squashed tone of a real Dumble is there, as well as the thick overdrive sounds. The company recently released a V2, which features high voltage FET technology that clones the Tung-Sol 12AX7…Click on the title for more

Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive

Wampler Euphoria V2 D-Style Overdrive

The Wampler Euphoria is a popular pedal inspired to the Dumble Overdrive amps (aka D-Style) featuring a Bass knob functioning pre-gain, allowing you to dial in low-end that sounds thick, without muddying up your tone. A toggle switch lets you choose between three different styles of clipping: Smooth is low-gain, with…Click on the title for more

Wampler Euphoria V2 D-Style Overdrive

New Pedals: J. Rockett Audio Designs HRM (Hot Rubber Monkey) D-Style Overdrive

A few months ago, in this uber-thorough article, we've covered in-depth the increasingly popular niche of overdrive pedal emulating the legendary Dumble amps. Nashville builder J. Rockett Audio, a company obviously fascinated by everything overdrive, is featured in that list with two stompboxes (the Dude and the Lenny), but they'll…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: J. Rockett Audio Designs HRM (Hot Rubber Monkey) D-Style 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 on the title for more

Joyo TaiChi Overdrive

Outlaw Effects Dumbleweed

The Outlaw Effects Dumbleweed is based on a D-style amp, one of the most desired (and expensive!) tones in rock music. 4 simple controls dial it in with Gain, Tone, Volume, and a Voice switch with extra control over the EQ. - Brandon Stoner See more of our pedal demo shot at…Click on the title for more

Outlaw Effects Dumbleweed