VHT D-Fifty is a 50-Watt hand-wired Dumble amp clone… for $849!
A bargain priced clone of one of the worlds most expensive boutique amps!
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The D-Fifty is a 50-Watt is a new hand-wired amp by VHT. And yes, it is based on the highly sought-after boutique Dumble amp circuit. Coming in at under thousand dollars, this amp head could be a very attractive for tone chasers.
Dumble Tone
The new VHT D-Fifty is a single-input amp head. The first thing that jumps out at you is the presence of three switches for attaining different voicings: Bright, Mid Boost and Jazz/Rock. There’s also a three-band EQ, plus Master, Drive, Level and Presence controls.
The tubes used here are three 12AX7 preamp tubes and two Ruby Tubes 6L6GC in the output section. The amp is hand-wired throughout and includes a two-button footswitch that you use to activate the preamp boost and overdrive sections.
VHT D-Fifty is a 50-watt is a hand-wired Dumble amp clone · Source: VHT
VHT D-Fifty rear panel · Source: VHT
VHT D-Fifty
For the money, this amp offers a heck of a lot of ’boutique’ amp features. If it is anywhere near the tone of an original Dumble amp, then it will become a very attractive proposition; it’s a fraction of the cost of an original.
This is one for all you tube amp lovers to check out and evaluate in 2020. STart by having a listen to he video below. I’m pretty astounded by the price point and am looking forward to hearing reviews from users over the coming months.
Considering a player like John Mayer is famed for playing an original Dumble amplifier and that the originals can change hands for $70,000 or even $150,000 each, this new VHT model could be an absolute bargain.
RRP – USD 849
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I tried it at NAMM and talked to the designer a bit. It’s pretty great. Well worth it at this price. Really responsive and surprisingly versatile. It was easily the favorite amp I tried, but it didn’t get much attention cause it was quietly sitting in its distributor’s booth. I’ll definitely be taking a punt on it.
It sounds pretty epic for the money. A decent tube amp for under a grand, could be a great seller at this price point.
Talked to the designer I thought Howard Dumble was pretty much retired because he’s the one that actually designed it. Not VHT.. Inferior Chinese caps cheap metal film resistors instead of carbon.. No precision Dale plate resistors or orange drop sprague capacitors? Its a fizz buzz machine.. A knock off of and original.. Its sounds absolutely nothing like my custom Robben Ford 102 I hand built! Just and honest upfront opinion. Been playing and building tube amplifiers for 40 years.. Just saying
To be fair, I have never heard a single Dumble amp that I would use myself. Always found them a bit too thin sounding for my personal tastes, so horses for courses. But if you are on a budget, then that type of tone for under a grand is reasonable. Now, if you want to spend more time/money and chase a more refined tone, well that is all good as well.
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that’s really a cheap amp, do not know how is the sound and workmanship.