Toggle search. The Guitar Amp Handbook. Add to Cart. Save to Wish List. Share Facebook. Everyguitar player should read this book! There is a very heavy warning on page seven about the danger of opening up an amplifier so I read the book for interest only, rather than intending to get a screwdriver out. Well laud out with detailed chapters on how an amp works plus an assortment of classic amp descriptions, the book then continues on how to choose the best amp for you and how to look after it.
Essentially, a one-stop shop for all things Marshall, Fender and Peavey. More Less. The Fender Stratocaster Book. In a nutshell, this book Oct 25, Arnaud Schwartz rated it it was amazing. Amazing book to get a grip with how your tube amp is working and how they are made. Highly recommend to any tube amp user. Jun 17, Bill Zappasodi rated it it was amazing.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Excellent book. Apr 02, East Bay J rated it it was amazing Shelves: about-guitar-amps , electricity-electronics. I've been playing electric guitars through effects into guitar amplifiers for twenty six years but it's only in the last five that I've become interested in the electronic circuits that have made this happen.
As this interest developed, I did what I so often have done and began to read books on the subject. Guitar amplifiers are particularly complicated beasts and The Guitar Amp Handbook has been instrumental in my grasp of just how it is a guitar amplifier does what it does.
Dave Hunter has a fr I've been playing electric guitars through effects into guitar amplifiers for twenty six years but it's only in the last five that I've become interested in the electronic circuits that have made this happen. Dave Hunter has a friendly, easy going writing style that communicates several complex concepts quite well.
He is able to be informative without going over anyone's head, speak to the layman without being condescending and be funny without being awkward or corny. So very few of the authors of books on music electronics are capable of adequate technical writing, including those who have Electrical Engineering degrees and have worked in the industry for decades. Hunter communicates the concepts and ideas guitarists need to know to be able to make informed decisions about what amp to buy in a way that is completely effective.
I cannot stress this enough. The book itself is fantastic. Hunter tells you what the amp does then proceeds to break this process down to its various parts. He discusses electrical components and what they do and addresses the issue of "mojo" in NOS new old stock tubes, capacitors, resistors, etc. Hunter also covers speakers, cabinets, wattage requirements and maintenance. There are tons of excellent photographs and diagrams to reinforce the subject matter and a thorough and handy glossary to refer to as you read.
One chapter details building your own amplifier from a kit. There are also several interviews with various amplifier makers that are pretty interesting, considering many of the topics discussed in this book are echoed in these interviews.
The coolest chapter takes a look inside various amplifiers with detailed photos of the insides of the amps illustrating what each part is doing and what is happening in the circuit.
This is a great tool to help understand how amplifiers work. This is not a technical manual, so techs might find this book redundant. However, anyone who wants to know what makes and amp tick and sing, roar, wail, etc. Mar 28, Charles rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: any guitarist.
Shelves: music-stuff. This book brushes the surface of just about every topic related to guitar amplification, tone, and all sorts of "voodoo" related to the topic. Although it is a lot to digest, the topics are well-divided, and I am being honest when I say that the book only hits the high-points of each topic. Within each chapter, I believe one could write an entire other book at least , but the information is not so shallow to be useless.
Also, Hunter's writing is easy to follow and he uses guitar-y phrases like This book brushes the surface of just about every topic related to guitar amplification, tone, and all sorts of "voodoo" related to the topic.
Also, Hunter's writing is easy to follow and he uses guitar-y phrases like "fat tone," "dig in," and "crack the plaster. Jun 22, Rodney Frothingham rated it it was amazing. Just keep the book in MMC or computer disk and they are readily available to read any time. The flourishing system by reading this soft file of the The Guitar Pickups Handbook, By Dave Hunter can be introduced something brand-new habit. So currently, this is time to show if reading could improve your life or not.
For every electric guitarist, a book that goes right to the source of the sound! The pick-up may be a humble piece of technology, yet without it there would be no electric guitars. In The Guitar Pick-Ups Handbook, guitarist and author Dave Hunter explores the history of the transducer that captures mechanical vibrations, from its beginnings in the early 20th-century through to the present day. He explains why different designs affect the sound of classic electric guitars, and provides complementary aural demonstrations on a specially recorded accompanying CD.
About the Author Dave Hunter is a leading guitar writer and a musician. If you're looking for a history book on pickups you're By Me If you're looking for a history book on pickups you're in luck.
I learned a lot about the origin of pickups and the more famous vintage designs. Unfortunately the book is a bit lacking in any type of "how to" information on pickup design, which is ironic considering the title is "the Guitar Pickup Handbook.
Every single audio track 36 in total is from a vintage ''64 pickup playing quasi-bluesy early rock riffs. Not a single rhythm track either. It is important to appreciate music from this time period, but my tastes are definitely not confined to this 15 year window. For some this will be a home run, but for the average guitarist or music fan this will be a swing and a miss.
Great for any guitarist By Gary I've always wanted to get into making my own pickups but had little knowledge on the history, and the what does what and why factor. This book gives that information and more.
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