Your Bankruptcy Is a Wonderland: John Mayer May Get Stiffed on Amp Sale

What kind of a dick spends $160 grand on a guitar amp? Is Jackson Browne even known for his guitar playing?
 
I wouldn't walk across the street to see Jackson Browne. But I wonder how much John Mayer paid for the amp and how much he's really out on the deal.
 
B Valley said:
I wouldn't walk across the street to see Jackson Browne. But I wonder how much John Mayer paid for the amp and how much he's really out on the deal.
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The Jackson Browne amp is actually a great example of how much of a dick Howard Dumble is. A guy that @El Borrachito went to USC with named Jeff Troxel (IIRC) ordered the amp in the early 90's and was given a 2 year wait time and he had to pay the $5500 up front. Since Howard has the "don't pester me" ruled he waited until over two years had gone by to call about the amp to find out that Jackson Browne must have been in the shop and liked it so Dumble sold it to him and Jeff went to the back of the list again. I never did hear how the story ended. El Borrachito probably remembers the details better than I do.
 
Mark Wein said:
Since Howard has the "don't pester me" ruled he waited until over two years had gone by to call about the amp to find out that Jackson Browne must have been in the shop and liked it so Dumble sold it to him and Jeff went to the back of the list again.
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What a dickhole! I guess knowing the secrets of the crystal lettuce goes to a man’s head. Mattamp UK used to do the same thing to US customers, selling finished amps to Brits instead of shipping them to buyers in the USA.
 
I'm on Mayer's side on this one. The bankruptcy laws are what they are but he got massively screwed. His product endorsements, expensive gear, and fucking hot famous women doesn't make this ok.

But I'm also sick as shit of the Dumble hype. I'd like to see every one of them recycled and turned into Peavey Bandits.
 
I love it when waiving the magic bankruptcy wand makes theft by deception OK.

Sucks for Mayer to get stiffed on his amp.

I agree on recycling the Dumble amps. The hype on these things is truly insane.
 
Mark Wein said:
The Jackson Browne amp is actually a great example of how much of a dick Howard Dumble is. A guy that @El Borrachito went to USC with named Jeff Troxel (IIRC) ordered the amp in the early 90's and was given a 2 year wait time and he had to pay the $5500 up front. Since Howard has the "don't pester me" ruled he waited until over two years had gone by to call about the amp to find out that Jackson Browne must have been in the shop and liked it so Dumble sold it to him and Jeff went to the back of the list again. I never did hear how the story ended. El Borrachito probably remembers the details better than I do.
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Supposedly, dumble was living on Jbs estate when the amp for him was built per Internet lore
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Adventures_in_Amplification_Lineage_of_a_Dumble_OD-100WR

With that said, this is what we believe to be true.

Alexander Dumble was living on Jackson Browne’s property during the time that this amp was constructed for Browne (In fact, the original wooden channel switching footswitch still bears his name). The amp was originally constructed as an OD-100WR and it has most certainly been modified and updated over the years. The current owner speculates that these updates were made because it was close by and a convenient “guinea pig” for Mr. Dumble to try out new circuit design ideas.


Here's the listing
http://www.maverick-music.com/vinta...od-100wr-4x12-ev-cabinet-owned-jackson-browne
 
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