Read guitar amps and effects for dummies online by dave hunter. Jun 16, 2015 dave hunter is a writer and musician who has worked extensively in the usa and the uk. Each volume focuses on nicks life as he grows up in the dh world and starts when hes fourteen and first meets kyrian and acheron. While it performs adequately, we havent seen anything that really makes it stand out from the other competitors weve looked at recently, like rhapsody, thumbplay, and the stillinbeta rdio. The book also features exclusively conducted, indepth interviews with leading figures in the tube ampbuilding world including ken fischer. He is the author of the guitar amp handbook, the british amp invasion, guitar effects pedals, the fender telecaster, the gibson les paul, and a dozen other books, in addition to being a regular contributor to several prominent guitar magazines. This deluxe revised edition contains 40% new material, with a comprehensive az section covering all the great tube amp manufacturers, with histories, photos and information.
Books, tutorials, and technology for guitar amplifier circuit design. Aspen pittman, passed away august 10, 2019 from injuries suffered from an automobile crash in southern california the day before. Understanding tube amplifiers and getting great sounds, updated edition brings fresh information to the table to help guitarists understand everything about what makes their amps tick and how to use them to sound better than ever. Along interstate i 75 is a must have for anyone travelling south. In this thorough and authoritative book dave hunter cuts through the marketing hyperbole and the blind faith and supplies all the information you need to choose the right amp and get the best from it. Comments from dave hunter emails belowapril 19, 2006 i had a look at your amp kit blog.
Understanding tube amplifiers and getting great sounds by dave hunter at indigo. Approximately 600 of these amps were built during that time. Two stroke is a double single ended dse tube amp designed by dave hunter. Dave hunter actually breaks down the tweed champ circuit for the examples in his book, the guitar amp handbook, and his twostroke project amp in the book is tweed champprinceton inspired.
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Dave hunters most popular book is mason bee revolution. Trainwreck circuits was an american company that manufactured boutique guitar amplifiers. The book also features exclusively conducted indepth interviews with leading figures in the tube amp building world a including ken fischer mark. A fascinating deconstruction of the classic fender and marshall circuits.
The history and the oem electronic circuits are first hand and complete for all amps. For the most part its more of a basic overview book for the layman, not super technical. For years, experts have argued over the tiny details of exactly. Another good one that is fenderfocused is dave funks tube amp workbook. Theres a huge amount of hype and mythology surrounding tube amplifiers in the guitar world. Ideal operational amplifier, opamp types, noninverting amplifier, the integrator amplifier, the differentiator amplifier, basic opamp configurations and simple mathematical operations, differentiation and integration using opamp, digital logic families, boolean logic operations using digital ics, adder and. In this thorough and authoritative book, dave hunter cuts through the marketing hyperbole. Dave hunter has thought of every detail starting in detoit and ending at the florida border. Because i have been tweaking my tube amps already for some time, the idea to make my own amp have been crossing my mind a lot lately. Pittmans the tube amp book has sold more than 140,000 copies worldwide which is a strong testament on the value of this book. Shop amongst our popular books, including 43, the guitar amp handbook, along interstate75, 20th ed. In part that is because we now have access to modern components such as toroidal output transformers, extremely highquality resistors and capacitors, and many sorts of wire with. Jim kelley amplifiers is the trademark for the vacuum tube guitar amplifiers designed by jim kelley and manufactured by his company active guitar electronics of tustin, california between the years of 1978 and 1985.
Its a golden age for guitar effects pedal users and makers right now, with over 40 years of design experience and musical experimentation to. The first computers were vacuum tube based and took up rooms while vacuum tubes are considered outdated by most of the world they are still used in several key areas. Guitar effects pedals the practical handbook, dave hunter, 2004, music, 224 pages. I started out with the previously mentioned dave hunter book the guitar amp handbookas well as tom mitchells how to service your own tube amp. I have read mine over and over, gotten more troubleshooting technique from it than i picked up in the first 5 years of vintage amp service i was doing.
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I really recommend this for all repair shops or hobbyist who are involved with tube type amps, this book is the best i have seen yet. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books. Spice simulations, modification suggestions and some really great insight weve not seen anywhere else. Where to stay,eat,buy gas,points of interest,you name it it is all there. Dave hunter is a writer and musician who has worked extensively in the usa and the uk. I bought dave hunters book the guitar amp handbook in december 2005 and got excited by the diy amp project presented by the book. Id like to read this book on kindle dont have a kindle. The book also features exclusively conducted, indepth interviews with leading figures in the tube amp building world including ken fischer. Tubes were the first widespread method of controlling electrical signals without moving parts. The book also features exclusively conducted indepth interviews with leading figures in the tube ampbuilding world a including ken fischer mark. Written with a technical accuracy that engineers can appreciate, and with a descriptive punch and sizzle that speaks directly to guitar players, his guitar amp handbook 1 has become the quintessential introductory text on guitar amplifier components. Supplementary notes download this to get some very important and specific information about pt hookup and other needtoknow details before you solder.
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