Hi all,
I've been trying to construct a working knowledge of impedance, pickup output, grounding, loads, etc. for some time, but am at the point where I'd like a good reference for how all of this fits together, starting at the beginning and explaining it step by step. Do any of you have a recommendation for a book or some other reading that might help me fit it all together and understand the electric side of things?
I'm interested not only in current/impedance/voltage/grounding/etc., but also stuff like gain stages, diode clipping, compression, etc. Recommendation do not necessarily have to be guitar-only (for the electrical part, anyway), but that is my point of reference.
I found a couple of books on Amazon, but they seem to have mixed reviews.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
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GUITARS - Carvin DC127M - Carvin Bolt kit
AMPS - Bogner Alchemist 112 - Blackheart Handsome Devil half stack
FXs - Roger Linn Adrenalinn III - Boss GT-10
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If you want to buy a book, Amazon has Electronics for Dummies, which is pretty good. If you're starting from scratch and want a good, but non-technical intro the the concepts, There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings by Ken Amdahl is good.
You might check at your local library, the electronics books are in the 621.381 area in a Dewey-cataloged library.
Here is the NEETS program, developed by the US Navy:
http://www.phy.davidson.edu/instrumentation/NEETS.htm
Thanks for those suggestions. I'll look into all of them, probably starting with NEETS.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ is a good online electronic primer.
A good book is Paul Horowitz's The Art of Electronics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Electronics