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thevintagesound
12-01-2008, 01:37 PM
Any amp builder / tinkerers out there have any books that they would suggest for someone who has built 2 or 3 amps but wants to dive into voicing an amp, overdriving, classic to high gain type of stuff. I have been wanting to take the Egnator class but money is not allowing it right now. I really appreciate your help guys!

Steve
FortinAmps
12-01-2008, 02:09 PM
TUT1 from http://www.londonpower.com/ is a great start.

Cheers,
Mike
jawjatek
12-01-2008, 02:13 PM
Radiotron Designers Handbook, 4th Ed. (1953)
As many RCA tube manuals you can find
Mullard Tube Circuits for Audio Amplifiers
Books on circuit theory and basic electronics

Notice I don't recommend anything written by Pittman, Weber, or Torres et al.

Brush up on yer math :BEER

North Avenue Trade School is always an option! :cool:
WesKuhnley
12-01-2008, 05:53 PM
Notice I don't recommend anything written by Pittman, Weber, or Torres et al.

I concur. Randall Aiken's site is a good place to absorb facts on tube amps though.
mooreamps
12-02-2008, 09:02 AM
TUT1 from http://www.londonpower.com/ is a great start.

Cheers,
Mike

I would recommend reading "all" off the TUT series from London Power.
I have.

-g
donnyjaguar
12-02-2008, 09:56 AM
Study some schematics and hit the Aiken site. If you have any questions not addressed there, put them here and they'll be answered. Just don't start with, "Duh, how to toob amps wurk?", or the ever popular, "What's hz mean?". :)
skipm45
12-02-2008, 12:05 PM
Dave Hunter's book is a great intro to tube amp topology
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Guitar-Amp-Handbook/Dave-Hunter/e/9780879308636

Here is a huge collection of tube amp related technical books available for free downloads

http://www.pmillett.com/technical_books_online.htm


HTH

Skip
www.skipzcircuits.com (http://www.skipzcircuits.com)
Gatorman352
12-06-2008, 12:05 PM
In addition to Gerald Weber's book. For more advance reading get Pentode Press's series of books by Richard Kuehnel. There is a guy on Ebay from Austrialia who makes videos about building tube amps that are great. Get on the forums like 18Watt / Sloclone / Ampage / Amp garage