The Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 is a Ceriatone amplifier. Close alternatives include the Mooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral) and the Xotic Bass BB Preamp V1.5. It pairs well with the Colorsound Overdriver and the Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz.
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone · amplifier
The Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 is a 50-watt point-to-point hand-wired amplifier built on the His Royal Majesty version of the Dumble Overdrive Special circuit, with the Bluesmaster voicing option. The HRM tone stack adds the later midrange shaping that gives the overdrive channel a more vocal, forward character and a wider set of lead voicings than the plain Overtone Special. The clean channel keeps the full, dimensional quality of the D-style design, with a broad bottom end and sweeter highs than a blackface Fender, and less midrange scoop. At 50 watts it opens up at a more usable volume than the 100-watt version. It is strongly touch sensitive and suits blues, fusion and smooth rock lead playing.
What stands out
“It is strongly touch sensitive and suits blues, fusion and smooth rock lead playing”
— from the listing
“The HRM tone stack adds the later midrange shaping that gives the overdrive channel a more vocal, forward character and a wider set of lead voicings than the plain Overtone Special”
— from the listing
“Bought by players specifically chasing the vocal midrange of the HRM tone stack , with the Bluesmaster option aimed at blues-oriented lead tones”
— from the community notes
“The clean channel keeps the full, dimensional quality of the D-style design, with a broad bottom end and sweeter highs than a blackface Fender, and”
— from the listing
“The amp is meant to generate its own drive, though it takes a clean boost well for solos”
— from the community notes
- lead
- vocal
- midrange
- blues
- rock
- clean
- smooth
- clean boost
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 is commonly used in
- Rock
- Blues
- Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Jazz Fusion
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Jazz
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
27% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Colorsound Overdriver stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
25% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Univox Super-Fuzz wants
Goes in front of the amp
MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
MXR
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 in the signal chain, clear of Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Caline CP-10 Hot Mushroom Compressor RED Script
Caline
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Caline CP-10 Hot Mushroom Compressor RED Script brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Halo
Keeley
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Keeley Halo in Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50's effects loop, clear of Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
7% matchAlexander Pedals Radical Delay's pristine voice goes in Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Into Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50, Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Mooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral)
Mooer
72% similarityMooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral) recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Xotic Bass BB Preamp V1.5
Xotic
72% similarityXotic Bass BB Preamp V1.5 recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Rowin LEF-315 Dumbler Amp Sim
Rowin
72% similarityRowin LEF-315 Dumbler Amp Sim recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine
Dsm Humboldt Electronics
72% similarityDSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Van Weelden Twinkleland 100W Head
Van Weelden
55% similarityShared character: lead channel, fusion, singing
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
Mesa Boogie
53% similarityShared character: bottom end, boost, clean
Amplified Nation Bombshell Overdrive 100W Head
Amplified Nation
51% similarityShared character: overdrive channel, fusion, singing
Marshall 2555X Silver Jubilee
Marshall
51% similarityShared character: singing, vocal, smooth
EVH 5150 III
Evh
50% similarityShared character: lead channel, singing, smooth
Dumble Overdrive Reverb
Dumble
49% similarityShared character: fusion, singing, blues players
Marshall Jubilee Head
Marshall
48% similarityShared character: singing, vocal, smooth
Chicago Blues Box Bassman Amplifier
Chicago Blues Box
47% similarityShared character: blues players, boost
See all alternatives to the Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50?+
The closest matches in character are the Mooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral), the Xotic Bass BB Preamp V1.5, the Rowin LEF-315 Dumbler Amp Sim.
What pairs well with the Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Colorsound Overdriver, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz, Univox Super-Fuzz — Colorsound Overdriver stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here.