The speaker system can then connect to the talk box output. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech 524 pages. Duane allmans marshall bass 50w model 1986 ground guitar. References rebuilding a fender deluxe reverb tube amplifier. Are these two books worth buying, and or do you have better suggestions. Featured in guitarist 455, on sale friday 10 january.
Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech is a followup to gerald webers popular a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. I already own and have read dave hunters the guitar amp handbook. A guitar amp can be thought of as a device that has two stages. Amp talk is a great info source on valves for amps. For years, gerald weber has written both an amp column and an advice column ask gerald for vintage guitar magazine. The guitarists guide to electric guitar amps part 4. Until a few years ago, my understanding of the technical aspects of tube amplifiers was very basic. 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.
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. As a special bonus, ken fischers trainwreck pages from vintage guitar are also included. Basic tube guitar amplifier servicing and overhaul book. 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. Basic tube guitar amplifier servicing and overhaul by gerald weber. Tube amp design books discussion in glowing bottle tube amp forum started by omlove, dec 26, 2017. 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.
Instead of carting a speaker cabinet, send your amps signal to the monitors and foh via a good cab emulator, and youre set. This book assumes that the reader has at least a working knowledge of tube guitar amplifiers. Most guitarists are fairly fanatical about the tube amp. The marshall bluesbreaker is the popular name given to the models 1961 and 1962 guitar amplifiers made by marshall.
This is a great book if you are looking for a this component goes here and is suposed to do that type of. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Gerald weber, tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech, pp. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book chicago. Definitely not, according to our resident amp expert. Unless you need the amp to provide more than a basic clean platform w a bit of reverb, a single channel amp is fine. 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 code. Ptp or terminal strip wired tube ampsomething like a modded bogen, an older fender or something basic and durable. A 30 watt tube guitar amp is often capable of playing loud enough to blow out a bar or small to medium hall. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book by gerald. 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. Talks about tube and semiconductor devices, and the basics of amplifiers. Think of bias as the tube amp equivalent of a cars.
Hal leonard tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book. A first year ee textbook that bridges the vacuum tube age and the semiconductor age. 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. The guitarists guide to electric guitar amps part 5. Yoll know its past time when your amp just doesnt sound the same or starts acting strange. 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. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech by gerald weber 1997, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. I use this amp on 70% of my recordings, and 50% of the music i play live. Valve amplifiers can be used for applications such as guitar amplifiers, satellite transponders such as directv and.
Will your tube amp risk being damaged if you dont use the standby switch. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech gerald weber although not written for a design engineer, they are packed with useful information. 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. The guitar should be connected to the amplifier, which in turn connects to the talk box input. Last rehearsal, the singeracoustic guitar player in my band plugged into my top hat club royale 112 and it wasnt bad. This page is discuss guitar tube amp tone particularly hot rodded amp mods, high gain amps, classic marshall. For this followup to his popular a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps, gerald weber has compiled his articles and ask. Talk box mechanics how talk boxes work howstuffworks. Unlike fenders earliest tweed champs, the ac4 has a tone control and tremolo, which gives us a bit more to talk about. A guide to basic tube amp maintenance guitar world. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. A desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps by gerald weber lots of good info and schematics 7. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech book, 1997. Led flashlight small, inexpensive multimeter 14 femaletofemale mono adapter extra speaker cable small flatblade.
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. They are perfectly matched to the set in each amp, so i can retube on tour without a rebias. 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. I spose well have to get the schematics from fender, for our tubetech. If you use an attenuator, remember that running your amp hard will wear out your power tubes and phase inverter tube much faster. 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. For years, gerald weber has written both an amp column and an advice column ask gerald. 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.
We wanted to make something that wasnt another derivative of a tube amp in a box or another tube screamer copy. At midhigh temps, these tubes handle great, and have minimal feedback. If you play regularly, roughly once a year will do. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech paperback december 1, 1997 by gerald weber author 4. Book 1 a desktop reference to hip vintage guitar amps code. 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. A relatively weak signal goes from your instrument into the first stage, where it is processed and. Palmer fat 50 full tube guitar combo 50 watts tech talk. The strange old amp i saw today was 2300 pesos 176 dlls so what do you guys think. World war ii stimulated dramatic technical progress and industrial scale production economies. This writing by amp tech gerald weber,touches upon most of the favorite guitar tube amps in use by musicians. How guitarists have embraced the reverberations of the sound world around us. There are 1watt tube combos, like the blackstar ht1, that offer highgain tube amp tones at bedroom volumes, and theyre very affordable.
You should take it to a qualified tech to be biased when its ready for new tubes. While its small and simple, an ac4 actually is not the simplest guitar amp out there. The mark ii brings an updated design and better quality components. Book 2 tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech kendrick. Well discuss amplifier circuits by looking at my absolute favorite small amp, a 1960s vox ac4.
Okay so i relented and worked on an amp with not one single lonely valve tube inside. A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to. 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. 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. Should i go for the old strange amp it said it was 60 watts or for the twice expensive but new crate palomino v16.
Thus, the amplified guitar sound is driven directly into the mouth. Amp talk is a blog related to valves and repairs in musical instrument, hifi amps, and jukeboxes. Hes compiled his articles and ask gerald columns that have appeared in vintage guitar from 1993 to 1996. Tube amp talk for the guitarist and tech by gerald weber. Procedure if a fuse blows, or if you plug in and theres no sound. They are better at something else, making lots of tube distortion. What to include in a gear first aid kit to take with you. 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. 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. The guitarist then places the end of the plastic tube halfway into his or her mouth. This leads to a quote from don butler, who goes by the nickname tm1 on the les paul forums.