Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech

Whether you are looking for excellent guitar and amplifier repair work or oneonone instruction so that you can fix your own, you have come to the right place. The guitarists guide to electric guitar amps part 4. A first year ee textbook that bridges the vacuum tube age and the semiconductor age. Are these two books worth buying, and or do you have better suggestions. The speaker system can then connect to the talk box output.

Ab, the mesaboogie amps are for another world of guitar, although you can get a nice jazz sound out of them, but its like using a thoroughbred to ride trail. World war ii stimulated dramatic technical progress and industrial scale production economies. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech 524 pages. Amp talk is a great info source on valves for amps. Book 1 a desktop reference to hip vintage guitar amps code. We wanted to make something that wasnt another derivative of a tube amp in a box or another tube screamer copy. Gerald weber, tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech, pp.

Every guitarist who plays a tube amp, whether its a combo or a head and cab, should have the following tools and spare parts on hand to address low level firstaid needs. A 30 watt tube guitar amp is often capable of playing loud enough to blow out a bar or small to medium hall. This book assumes that the reader has at least a working knowledge of tube guitar amplifiers. Yoll know its past time when your amp just doesnt sound the same or starts acting strange. Basic tube guitar amplifier servicing and overhaul by gerald weber. Most guitarists are fairly fanatical about the tube amp. Basic tube guitar amplifier servicing and overhaul book. A guide to basic tube amp maintenance guitar world. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech by gerald weber another great book by gerald weber full of specific info on tube amp reapiring and modifications. Okay so i relented and worked on an amp with not one single lonely valve tube inside.

Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book, 1997. A guitar amp can be thought of as a device that has two stages. Whichever modernamp alternative works for you, the zerodecibel stage is an easy reality to attain these days, and shouldnt scare any guitarist away from the gig. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech by gerald weber. Definitely not, according to our resident amp expert. Palmer fat 50 tube series amplifiers are for the guitarist in search of the distinct and highly individual sounds only a true alltube design can. I already own and have read dave hunters the guitar amp handbook. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book chicago. I started with these books and dvd 3tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech 3a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps and entertaining dvd 4tube guitar amp servicing and overhaul by kendrick amps gerald weber but he is self taught and his technical and safety procedure foundation is shakey. Led flashlight small, inexpensive multimeter 14 femaletofemale mono adapter extra speaker cable small flatblade. A desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps by gerald weber lots of good info and schematics 7.

If you need good books written for people who know nothing about tube guitar amplifiers, or just really good reference books for your own projects, i couldnt. The marshall bluesbreaker is the popular name given to the models 1961 and 1962 guitar amplifiers made by marshall. Using the logic of the first part a 10 watt amp is twice as loud as a 1 watt amp and a 100 watt amp is three times as loud as a 1 watt amp. Book 2 tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech kendrick. If you use an attenuator, remember that running your amp hard will wear out your power tubes and phase inverter tube much faster. Duane allmans marshall bass 50w model 1986 ground guitar. The zesty flavor of tone the cathode follower delivers results in an amp thats a pretty awesome combination of old and new a timetested guitar amplifier circuit, the cathode follower, paired with a tubedriven power amp, a power soak and the gamechanging red box ae. For years, gerald weber has written both an amp column and an advice column ask gerald for vintage guitar magazine. Talk box mechanics how talk boxes work howstuffworks. At midhigh temps, these tubes handle great, and have minimal feedback. I am looking at buying, tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech by gerald weber and all about vacuum tube guitar amplifiers by gerald weber.

If you play regularly, roughly once a year will do. Featured in guitarist 455, on sale friday 10 january. For this followup to his popular a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps, gerald weber has compiled his articles and ask. Thus, the amplified guitar sound is driven directly into the mouth.

Thus the second part should say for example, a 1watt tube amplifier can be perceived by the listener to be as loud as a 100watt solid state amplifier, particularly when both are driven into maximum. The guitarists guide to electric guitar amps part 5. In the first of a new series for, nashville session guitarist david henriksson lays out the essential bedrock of learning how to play country electric. The strange old amp i saw today was 2300 pesos 176 dlls so what do you guys think. For this followup to his popular a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps, gerald weber has compiled his articles and ask gerald columns that have appeared in vintage guitar from. Hal leonard tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book. Will your tube amp risk being damaged if you dont use the standby switch. I spose well have to get the schematics from fender, for our tubetech. Hes compiled his articles and ask gerald columns that have appeared in vintage guitar from 1993 to 1996. They are perfectly matched to the set in each amp, so i can retube on tour without a rebias. This writing by amp tech gerald weber,touches upon most of the favorite guitar tube amps in use by musicians. Ptp or terminal strip wired tube ampsomething like a modded bogen, an older fender or something basic and durable. Well discuss amplifier circuits by looking at my absolute favorite small amp, a 1960s vox ac4. Book 2 tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech code.

There are 1watt tube combos, like the blackstar ht1, that offer highgain tube amp tones at bedroom volumes, and theyre very affordable. Tube amp design books discussion in glowing bottle tube amp forum started by omlove, dec 26, 2017. A relatively weak signal goes from your instrument into the first stage, where it is processed and. Unlike fenders earliest tweed champs, the ac4 has a tone control and tremolo, which gives us a bit more to talk about. You should take it to a qualified tech to be biased when its ready for new tubes. Instead of carting a speaker cabinet, send your amps signal to the monitors and foh via a good cab emulator, and youre set. Don confirms that duane did indeed use 6ca7s, but as another member points out a couple of posts below, these tubes didnt exist until around 1970, so duane used them for a. For this followup to his popular a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps, gerald weber has compiled his articles and ask gerald columns that have appeared in vintage guitar from 1993 to 1996. This leads to a quote from don butler, who goes by the nickname tm1 on the les paul forums. As a special bonus, ken fischers trainwreck pages from vintage guitar are also included. Until a few years ago, my understanding of the technical aspects of tube amplifiers was very basic. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech gerald weber although not written for a design engineer, they are packed with useful information. Valve amplifiers can be used for applications such as guitar amplifiers, satellite transponders such as directv and.

Amp talk is a blog related to valves and repairs in musical instrument, hifi amps, and jukeboxes. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech paperback december 1, 1997 by gerald weber author 4. Should i go for the old strange amp it said it was 60 watts or for the twice expensive but new crate palomino v16. Hi all, i wanted to hear from any folks who happen to play an acoustic guitar with a pickup of some sort through a tube amp. Think of bias as the tube amp equivalent of a cars. Talks about tube and semiconductor devices, and the basics of amplifiers. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech is a followup to gerald webers popular a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps. This page is discuss guitar tube amp tone particularly hot rodded amp mods, high gain amps, classic marshall. What to include in a gear first aid kit to take with you. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech by gerald weber 1997, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The mark ii brings an updated design and better quality components. References rebuilding a fender deluxe reverb tube amplifier. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. I use this amp on 70% of my recordings, and 50% of the music i play live.

A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to. Palmer fat 50 tube series amplifiers are for the guitarist in search of the distinct and highly individual sounds only a true alltube design can produce. There is something about the glow of hot glass and the imposing sight of weighty iron through the grille that seems to sum up so much of whats cool about the electric guitar. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Last rehearsal, the singeracoustic guitar player in my band plugged into my top hat club royale 112 and it wasnt bad. While its small and simple, an ac4 actually is not the simplest guitar amp out there. This is a great book if you are looking for a this component goes here and is suposed to do that type of. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. In this more advanced followup video to tube amp basics for the guitarist hl00320145, amp expert gerald weber spends an hour and. Unless you need the amp to provide more than a basic clean platform w a bit of reverb, a single channel amp is fine. How guitarists have embraced the reverberations of the sound world around us. The guitar should be connected to the amplifier, which in turn connects to the talk box input. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book by gerald.

The guitarist then places the end of the plastic tube halfway into his or her mouth. They are better at something else, making lots of tube distortion. But thats partly by design because this amp is meant to be a small practice amp, perfect for hashing out ideas or playing some quick riffs on the fly. Procedure if a fuse blows, or if you plug in and theres no sound. For years, gerald weber has written both an amp column and an advice column ask gerald. Parts for this would be more likely available, but there is the issue of needing to replace tubes, which could be hard to find out in the middle of nowhere. Palmer fat 50 full tube guitar combo 50 watts tech talk.