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"A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album

"I have Marshalls, Fenders, Voxes, Oranges, Supros – all different kinds of amps. But since the day we got this amp I've not plugged into anything else," he said of his favourite Dumble modded amp

“Dumble would refuse to build them for a lot of people, but for whatever reason, he agreed to make four for me”: Pearl Jam used Dumble amps on new album Dark Matter, reveals producer Andrew Watt

“Dumble would refuse to build them for a lot of people, but for whatever reason, he agreed to make four for me”: Pearl Jam used Dumble amps on new album Dark Matter, reveals producer Andrew Watt

The late Alexander Dumble made four custom amps for the A-list producer

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

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"The only thing I could hear coming through the window was the bass": Eddie Vedder recalls the Ten single he co-wrote while being locked out of a Pearl Jam rehearsal

But the timeline of the song remains somewhat confusing

"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too

Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans

Pearl Jam Unleashes Hard-Hitting Album, Show No Signs of Mellowing

Pearl Jam's upcoming album, played for the first time at the Troubadour, shows the band's relentless energy and their best work yet.

“So that harmonic, I'm kind of ripping The Firm's Radioactive”: How Jeff Ament discovered a slide harmonic on Pearl Jam’s Even Flow

“I remember accidentally hitting harmonics and sliding on it, so I just started experimenting”

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10 all-time classic bass guitar tones - and how to recreate them

10 all-time classic bass guitar tones - and how to recreate them

Delving into some of the best low-end tones of all time

"There was something about this music" - Eddie Vedder and the magical intensity of of Pearl Jam

"There was something about this music" - Eddie Vedder and the magical intensity of of Pearl Jam

How the tragic end of Mother Love Bone and a surfing scientist brought Pearl Jam to life, and an album called Ten

Revisiting the seven weeks in 1991 that changed music history forever

Revisiting the seven weeks in 1991 that changed music history forever

The 80s weren’t dead and the 90s hadn’t really begun. This is the story of how seven weeks of summer in 1991 belonged to rock (and not just grunge)

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