“The Amp Book” by Donald Brosnac – an introductory treatmentġ8. “The Fender Amp Book” by John Morrish – a small book with the Fender models and specs on eachġ7. “Tube Substitution Handbook” by Howard Samsġ6. “General Electric Essential Characteristics”ġ5. I bought mine used on eBay and it wasn’t cheap.ġ4.
Make sure to get the First Edition since after this one a lot of the tube circuits were dropped in favor of solid-state. “Audio Cyclopedia – First Edition” by Howard Tremaine – The bible, with everything knowable about tube circuits. “The Tube Amp Book” by Aspen Pittman of Groove Tubesġ2. “The Ultimate Tone – Volumes 1 and 2” by Kevin O’Connorġ0. "Tube Guitar Amplifier Essentials" by Gerald Weber - The latest in his series of books.ĩ. “Tube Amp Talk For The Guitarist And Tech” by Gerald Weber – more good info. “A Desktop Reference Of Hip Vintage Guitar Amps” by Gerald Weber – Lots of good info and schematicsħ. “Video 3 - Advanced Tube Guitar Amp Overhaul and Servicing” by Gerald WeberĦ. “Video 2 - Basic Tube Guitar Amp Overhaul and Servicing” by Gerald Weberĥ. It’s great to be able to see and hear about tube amp circuits instead of just reading about them.Ĥ.
“Video 1 - Tube Amp Basics for the Guitarist” by Gerald Weber – I found Gerald’s videos and the one above by Tom Mitchell very, very helpful. Very readable and he does a great job of making the concepts understandable.
"The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds" by Dave Hunter - An excellent introductory treatise to the world of guitar amplification. “How To Service Your Own Tube Amp” (book and video) by Tom Mitchell – If you only buy one, this is it, in my humble opinion.Ģ. I find that as I learn more, I go back to these sources when I am able to grasp more sophisticated concepts.ġ. I don’t pretend to know even 20% of what is contained in these books and videos, but you have to start somewhere. As promised earlier, here’s the tube amp reference information I keep at my house.
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