Chords for Robben Ford on Dumble Amplifiers | Reverb Interview
Tempo:
133.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
E
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] This [E] guy named Andy Brower, I don't know if you've ever heard of Andy, but he had a shop in North Hollywood
He had a Dumbbell overdrive special [A] and
played through it and just flipped, you know.
on I rented it from him whenever I had a gig
I could actually buy one.
for my first Dumbbell amplifier.
that time, actually.
[D] whenever it was.
He had a Dumbbell overdrive special [A] and
played through it and just flipped, you know.
on I rented it from him whenever I had a gig
I could actually buy one.
for my first Dumbbell amplifier.
that time, actually.
[D] whenever it was.
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Am
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ This [E] guy named Andy Brower, I don't know if you've ever heard of Andy, but he had a shop in North Hollywood
and he rented out vintage [Am] gear.
He had a Dumbbell overdrive special [A] and
_ I played through it and just flipped, you know.
From [Em] then on I rented it from him whenever I had a gig
_ until I could actually buy one.
At that time, you know, I paid [B] $1,200 for my first Dumbbell amplifier.
[A] $1,200 was a lot of money at that time, actually.
_ _ 1982 or [D] whenever it was.
_ _ _ Ten years later, the second one I bought from him for $13.
_ [A] That's unbelievable, man.
_ _ But in any case,
the only thing I can say
and for what it's worth is, I just kind of describe it as it has like this perfect sonic curve, you know.
The lows are deep and rich but not
_ unclear, you know. _
It doesn't, you know, mush out down there, you know, like some amps will.
You [Am] have the frequencies, you know, they're there
[Em] for your [Am] use.
You know, mid [E]-range,
_ [Em] _ punchy and [A] clear [D] and the high-end, bright, [Am] clear, but doesn't hurt your ears, you know.
It's loud, but it sounds good, you know.
It doesn't hurt. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't know if you know this, but it's a [E] fact.
_ Alexander told me later, after I'd already bought one of the amps from him, he told me that he used to hear me play
up in Santa Cruz, Northern California.
_ And I was playing through a blackface
_ piggyback [D#] basement.
[F#] And he said that's where he got the idea for the [B] overdrive special.
And he started [Am] modifying
Fender basement heads and eventually developed the overdrive special.
_ _ So I'm the reason, I'm the inception
part
_ _ [F#] for the overdrive special, which is probably the most famous [B] amp in the world.
[A] _ I mean, I can play like [F#] myself and sound like myself through other [C] amplifiers, you know.
But the [Am] last thing I want to do is stand next to somebody else [E] who has one.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ This [E] guy named Andy Brower, I don't know if you've ever heard of Andy, but he had a shop in North Hollywood
and he rented out vintage [Am] gear.
He had a Dumbbell overdrive special [A] and
_ I played through it and just flipped, you know.
From [Em] then on I rented it from him whenever I had a gig
_ until I could actually buy one.
At that time, you know, I paid [B] $1,200 for my first Dumbbell amplifier.
[A] $1,200 was a lot of money at that time, actually.
_ _ 1982 or [D] whenever it was.
_ _ _ Ten years later, the second one I bought from him for $13.
_ [A] That's unbelievable, man.
_ _ But in any case,
the only thing I can say
and for what it's worth is, I just kind of describe it as it has like this perfect sonic curve, you know.
The lows are deep and rich but not
_ unclear, you know. _
It doesn't, you know, mush out down there, you know, like some amps will.
You [Am] have the frequencies, you know, they're there
[Em] for your [Am] use.
You know, mid [E]-range,
_ [Em] _ punchy and [A] clear [D] and the high-end, bright, [Am] clear, but doesn't hurt your ears, you know.
It's loud, but it sounds good, you know.
It doesn't hurt. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't know if you know this, but it's a [E] fact.
_ Alexander told me later, after I'd already bought one of the amps from him, he told me that he used to hear me play
up in Santa Cruz, Northern California.
_ And I was playing through a blackface
_ piggyback [D#] basement.
[F#] And he said that's where he got the idea for the [B] overdrive special.
And he started [Am] modifying
Fender basement heads and eventually developed the overdrive special.
_ _ So I'm the reason, I'm the inception
part
_ _ [F#] for the overdrive special, which is probably the most famous [B] amp in the world.
[A] _ I mean, I can play like [F#] myself and sound like myself through other [C] amplifiers, you know.
But the [Am] last thing I want to do is stand next to somebody else [E] who has one.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _