JHS NotaDumble pedal - a different distortion voice to Darkglass?

[visog]

Great sound on bass and voiced differently to Darkglass. Not sure of the retail yet but JHS are usually reasonable - especially the kits.

 

 

[bnt]

For me it would be €107: it’s out of stock for now, but they say they’ll be getting more stock monthly. 

[visog]

Bass the World's take:

 

[Chris2112]

I watched the basstheworld video and thought it sounded kind of tame/lame. I have no interest in furious levels of distortion but this one just sounded a bit limp. 

[fretmeister]

I really like that.

 

It’s the sort of drive I like. More about harmonic content rather than straight filth.

[0175westwood29]

On 05/05/2025 at 18:15, visog said:

Great sound on bass and voiced differently to Darkglass. Not sure of the retail yet but JHS are usually reasonable - especially the kits.

 

 

I mean it’s voiced of a Dumble……..I’m not sure why the comment about darkglass 

[2pods]

Lots of Dumble

UAD Enigmatic pedal

[fretmeister]

14 minutes ago, 2pods said:

Lots of Dumble

UAD Enigmatic pedal

 

 

That's £359 though!

 

Could almost buy a real.... never mind!  

[krispn]

On 11/05/2025 at 15:54, 2pods said:

Lots of Dumble

UAD Enigmatic pedal

Lots of £££

You’d hope it’s enigmatic for the money. 

[rwillett]

3 hours ago, krispn said:

Lots of £££

You’d hope it’s enigmatic for the money. 

I'd actually hope it isn't enigmatic for that sort of money...

[Chris2112]

On 10/05/2025 at 14:22, 0175westwood29 said:

I mean it’s voiced of a Dumble……..I’m not sure why the comment about darkglass 

 

Probably because the Darkglass sound has become almost a default sound in the industry, for worse, I would argue. This isn't a product made to appeal to the same audience though, so I agree that it is an odd comment. 

[0175westwood29]

2 hours ago, Chris2112 said:

 

Probably because the Darkglass sound has become almost a default sound in the industry, for worse, I would argue. This isn't a product made to appeal to the same audience though, so I agree that it is an odd comment. 

Yeh I feel the same 

[bnt]

In a new video, Josh Scott reports on a weird situation regarding the current crop of NOTADÜMBLË pedals that has me a little bemused: apparently, the clean channel used the wrong circuit, one from a different Dumble pedal than was intended:

 

 

This apparently came to light when Josh asked one of his engineers about using part of the circuit with an effects loop return in a future pedal, and the guy went "eh?". It was supposed to be the circuit he made for John Mayer called "a box later", but it's actually based on the rarer Dumble BBC-1 pedal that Mayer also has.

 

Given Josh's history of pranks - I remember the Digitech Bad Monkey situation - I don't mind admitting I'm sceptical. The next and final batch of NOTADÜMBLË V1s will be released soon. Will the V1 gain some kind of legendary (pricey) status as a result? In the video, Josh says there's no difference, sonically.

 

Me, I actually want to see a V2, since it sounds like he's going to put in an effects loop and channel switching, both of which will be welcome. But if you already bought a V1, hang on to it, and you might have a rare-ish pedal at your feet.

Edited 5 hours ago by bnt