All new material from amp guru Gerald Weber. Tons of empirical data that demystify the inner workings of tube amps to help you get the most from your amps! You will learn how tube amps work, electronic concepts, how different types of tubes work, the anatomy of a gain stage, how to resurrect a dormant tube amp, how to voice an amp and tune the reverb, how to build an amp, recover a cabinet, re-grill a baffleboard, more. And over 140 pages of Q&A - sectioned into Fender, Gibson, Marshall, Danelectro/Silvertone, Vox, Other American, Other British and Miscellaneous Topics. You'll learn the six dreaded tone killers and how to avoid them, the top ten amp-tone tips, and how to fine-tune your entire amp setup. 513 pp.
49-332829
$34.95
BOOK ONLY - HOW TO SERVICE YOUR OWN TUBE AMP
by Tom Mitchell
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"A complete guide for the curious musician" on how to maintain, service, and modify tube guitar amps. A good overall guide that also serves as a crash course in electronics. With voltage charts for 30 popular models. 247 pp., comb-bound.
320-1
$29.95
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TUBE GUITAR AMPLIFIERS
by Robert Megantz
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Provides an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive explanation of all aspects of tube amplifier design. Reading this book will allow you to fully understand why your amplifier sounds like it does. You'll learn how to design, construct, maintain, repair and modify amps, and the real meaning of concepts such as bias and class of operation. Chapter 1 introduces basic audio engineering concepts. Chapter 2 teaches you how to design and interconnect all five stages in a basic amp. Chapter 3 discusses distortion, overdrive, tremolo, reverberation, and effect loop design. Chapter 4 explains how to build and troubleshoot tube amps. Includes an appendix of data for the most common tubes used in guitar amps. 151 pp.
725-1
$29.95
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TUBE GUITAR AMPLIFIERS - SHOPWORN, TOP CORNER CRUNCHED
by Robert Megantz
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Provides an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive explanation of all aspects of tube amplifier design. Reading this book will allow you to fully understand why your amplifier sounds like it does. You'll learn how to design, construct, maintain, repair and modify amps, and the real meaning of concepts such as bias and class of operation. Chapter 1 introduces basic audio engineering concepts. Chapter 2 teaches you how to design and interconnect all five stages in a basic amp. Chapter 3 discusses distortion, overdrive, tremolo, reverberation, and effect loop design. Chapter 4 explains how to build and troubleshoot tube amps. Includes an appendix of data for the most common tubes used in guitar amps. 151 pp.
725-1SW
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$22.00
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DIY SPEAKER CABINETS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT APPLICATIONS
by Kevin O'Connor
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Learn how to build your own speaker cabinets for guitar, bass, or keyboards. Covers speaker cabinet design with a focus on high-efficiency and maximum tonal capture from a given driver. Discusses driver characteristics, selection, mixing and interactions, and reviews stage set-ups. Outlines construction and finishing techniques with designs for 1x, 2x, and 4x10", 12" and 15" cabinets. Comb-bound. 76 pp.
451-6
$19.00
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GREAT TUBE AMP AND GUITAR MODS
by Mike Thompson
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Over 50 useful modifications for Fender and Marshall amps, electric guitars, and speaker cabinets, plus equipment tips. Lots of practical information, presented in an easy-going manner for all levels of expertise. 150 pp.
24-61
$19.95
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HOW TO HOT ROD YOUR FENDER AMP - MODIFYING YOUR AMPLIFIER TO GET MAGICAL TONE
by Jeffrey Falla, photography by Aurora Johnson
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As every guitarist knows, it's all about tone. But getting that magical tone can sometimes be a black art. This guidebook explains how you can get the best sound possible out of your Fender amp with simple to advanced modifications. Covering both old and new Fender amps with lots of clear color how-to photos and schematics, these tips include essential and fundamental pointers like selecting tubes, capacitors, pots, and other electronic equipment, as well as biasing and setting up your amp. 184 pp.
49-333107
$27.99
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PRINCIPLES OF POWER - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TUBE POWER AMPLIFIER DESIGN
by Kevin O'Connor
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In-depth coverage of vacuum tubes, power supplies, amp essentials, toroidal designs, OTL valve amps, hybrid amps and much more. Comb-bound. 230 pp.
451-2
$44.00
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READY SET GO! - AN ELECTRONICS REFERENCE FOR THE EVERYMAN
by Kevin O'Connor
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You may already have an interest in a specialized area of electronics such as audio, amps, computer hardware, or ham radio, but before you start, you must begin the basics. This guide covers schematic symbols, current, voltage, inductance, Ohm's and Lenz's laws, standard notation and prefixes, resistor and capacitor color codes, much more! Spiralbound, 82 pp.
451-5
$28.00
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SOUND ADVICE FROM GERALD WEBER
by Gerald Weber
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Everything you wanted to ask about vacuum tube guitar amplifiers. For over two decades, Gerald Weber has answered hundreds of tube amp related questions in advice columns in major guitar magazines. This is a collection of 300 of those Q & A's, updated, revised and indexed into one book. Covers everything tube amp related from understanding electronic concepts to filter chokes to negative feedback to diode clipping, speaker codes, rewiring 6SC7 to 12AX7, troubleshooting any reverb circuit, and much, much more. There's tons of information in this book and Gerald lays it out in plain English. 532 pp.
49-333877
$39.95
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THE TUBE AMP BOOK - DELUXE REVISED EDITION
by Aspen Pittman
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Book/CDROM pack. Now even better with 40% new material and an improved design and page layout. Features 100 pages on amp companies alone, technical articles, mods inluding "blackfacing" Fender amps with detailed instructions, mods for Marshall, Hiwatt, Vox, Ampeg, tube conversion instructions, 200 pages of schematics and a CDROM with 800 additional schematics. The schematics can be zoomed and enlarged. The book's tips, in-depth specs and explanations, rare schematics, and full-color plates make it a must-have for tube-tone fanatics. Spiralbound hardcover. 379 pp.
available as a special order -- normally ships within 7-10 days
49-331091
$49.95
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THE ULTIMATE TONE - MODIFYING AND CUSTOM BUILDING TUBE GUITAR AMPS
by Kevin O'Connor
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A very comprehensive publication covering how guitar amps are built. Helps demystify the secret art of amp modification. Comb-bound. 372 pp.
451-1
$72.00
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THE ULTIMATE TONE, VOL. 4: ADVANCED METHODS FOR MODERN GUITAR AMP DESIGN
by Kevin O'Connor
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Outlines, in schematic form, many approaches that achieve the goal of Power Scaling. Gives a complete history and discourse on the technology, outlining how to implement multiple Power Scale controls, alternative circuit forms and the system impacts. Fully integrated systems are presented with full explanations of the choice of components, choice of circuits and how to make seamless installations into existing equipment. Includes tutorials for Super Scaling, with both fixed and variable boost ratios, using both solid-state and tube methods. Power Management in its greater context is explored, covering AC and DC current limiting, voltage restoration, voltage clamping, composite zener circuit applications - the latest trend in tube amp biasing, and much more. 548 figures (schematics). Comb-bound. 417 pp.
451-8
$110.00
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THE ULTIMATE TONE, VOL. 6 - TIMELESS TONE BUILT FOR THE FUTURE TODAY
by Kevin O'Connor
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"Timeless tone" is tone that has historic precedent and is still enjoyed today. TUT6 builds upon the lessons of TUT4, delving deeper into discussions begun earlier while introducing completely new topics. DC power scaling, Dumble amplifiers, Z-B-X amps (push-pull with a single power tube), class-G tube amps (100W amp with 20W amp waste heat), advanced mains control methods, sustain control circuits, high-gain preamps, more. 404 schematic diagrams and tables. Comb-bound. 320 pp.
451-10
$72.00
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THE ULTIMATE TONE, VOLUME 3: GENERATIONS OF TONE
by Kevin O'Connor
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There are certain tones anyone can recognize. This construction-oriented book investigates how these "iconic" sounds and circuits are created, how to create new ones, and how to improve upon age-old circuit methods. Covers issues of circuit compromise and historical relevance, explores the compromises introduced if you want to build the same circuit in a physically different style, tricks to improve various iconic circuits, more. Presents both bass and guitar systems. Includes schematic and layout drawings for each icon, practical guidance for the order of construction, incremental testing, wiring techniques, more. Build the amp you really want, or modify an existing amp to your own needs. Comb-bound. 304 pp.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
451-7
$72.00
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THE ULTIMATE TONE, VOLUME 5: TONE CAPTURE
by Kevin O'Connor
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Every part of your system contributes to your Ultimate Tone, so every part is important. This book describes what each electronic component in a circuit does, and how alterations affect the final sound. Optimization of interstage attenuators using repeatable techniques that let the circuit builder "see" where sustain is being lost is covered, transformer specifications are standardized and demystified, a simple procedure for matching output and power transformers is presented with examples and suggested combinations, more. Follows the project format of TUT3 including tube Super Scalers up to 450W, the Swede all-tube guitar amp, the Stentorian for loud clean bass, dumpster projects using inexpensive parts, more. 183 schematics and layouts. Comb-bound. 277 pp.
451-9
$66.00
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TONNES OF TONE - ELECTRONIC PROJECTS FOR GUITAR AND BASS
by Kevin O'Connor
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Chapters include: Acoustic Preamps, Experimenter's Power Supply, Guitar Preamp, Bass Preamps, Tube Power Amp, The Hood Amp, more. A very concise book, to help you get the most out of your amps and pickups. Comb-bound. 116 pp.
451-3
$32.00
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TUBE GUITAR AMPLIFIER ESSENTIALS
by Gerald Weber
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From the amp guru and columnist for Vintage Guitar magazine this future classic features more than 60 easy-reading chapters de-mystifying the complex world of tube amplifiers. Written for the guitarist who wants to squeeze every ounce of performance from their amp, it covers the basic knowledge and practical steps for working with a tube amp, including: the four parts of a guitar amplifier, bias explained and defined, converting a solid state rectifier to tube, tube substitutions in guitar amps, tranformers, easy speaker fixes, troubleshooting, modifications, amp building, and much more. 529 pp.
49-331368
$34.95
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ULTIMATE BENCH WARRIOR
by Lee Jackson
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Amp guru Lee Jackson gives you the essential information to start working with amplifiers. Tools of the trade - hand tools, scopes and chemicals; the basics of soldering and how to make your own cables; Tubes - history, specs, how they work, and how to substitute one for another; electronic symbols; amplifier modification schematics, from adding reverb and phase inverters to distortion and biasing (multiple suggestions for each); schematics of solidstate circuits and power supplies; more. Over 180 photos and illustrations. Doesn't take you all the way through the design and building process but does contain lots of useful information to get you started. 151 pp.
49-500368
$29.95
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