another question from a guy who doesnt know a thing

[perez]

hi folks,
i was just wondering, so i don't do any more silly questions, is there any e-book, website or any thread where i can read everything i need to know about tube amps?
if you have something about transistor amps i would appreciate it too.

[tunghaichuan]

hi folks,
i was just wondering, so i don't do any more silly questions, is there any e-book, website or any thread where i can read everything i need to know about tube amps?
if you have something about transistor amps i would appreciate it too.

Start by downloading and reading these chapters:

http://www.diyguitarist.com/Misc/J_Darr.htm

Here is a great book that explains exactly how a guitar amp works and what all the parts do:

http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Amplifier-Handbook-Understanding-Amplifiers/dp/087930863X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282599953&sr=1-1-spell

There is a chapter on building your own tube amp, a project the author calls the Two Stroke.

Some info on guitar amp speaker cabinets:

http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/copy_cabinets.html

http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/stereocab.html


Here is the mother load:

http://www.tubebooks.org/technical_books_online.htm

There is enough information to keep an advanced electrical engineer busy for decades.

[perez]

the first link does not work

[bcdon]

the first link does not work
Sure it does.. I just tried each link (thanks tung!) and they work just fine.

[perez]

Sure it does.. I just tried each link (thanks tung!) and they work just fine.


Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /Misc/J_Darr.htm on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/1.3.41 Server at diyguitarist.com Port 80

that is what i get

[tunghaichuan]

the first link does not work

That's odd, it works fine for me.

That book is back in print again, you might be able to find it or order it locally. It is well worth having.

[Retro Hound]

Link works for me. And thanks.

[FusedGrooves]

Yeah I have same prb :o(

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /Misc/J_Darr.htm on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.


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Apache/1.3.41 Server at diyguitarist.com Port 80

[marnold]

Weird, I just tried it and it worked for me. That's really odd.

[FrankenFretter]

Works for me too.

[Retro Hound]

Try a different browser.

[otaypanky]

hi folks,
i was just wondering, so i don't do any more silly questions, is there any e-book, website or any thread where i can read everything i need to know about tube amps?
if you have something about transistor amps i would appreciate it too.

Don't 'Fret' about it. I got my first tube amp in 1962 and I'm still tryin' to figure 'em out. That's half the fun ;)

[deeaa]

Forbidden for me too. Maybe i won't allow international connexions?

[SuperSwede]

It works here too

[deeaa]

Now it works for me as well! Go figure. 'Problems with international picture feed' as they used to frquently say on TV with Olympic games etc. when I was a kid and there were some problems with direct picture broadcasts overseas still.

[Brian Krashpad]

Hmm, link worked for me no problema.

[Tig]

Watch these Understanding Tube Amp videos from "Stevie Snacks" (teacher Anthony Stauffer) and you'll learn everything you need, especially the first 3.

1: Why Tube Amps?
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2: Structure
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3: Preamp And Power Tubes
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4: The Distortion Chain
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5: Volume
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6: Attenuators
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[perez]

thanks a lot for those videos, he explains it very well