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Designing Valve Guitar Amplifiers

by Merlin Blencowe

A component-by-component guide to valve guitar amplifiers

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A component-by-component guide to valve guitar amplifiers

Merlin Blencowe’s book traces the design of a conventional valve guitar amplifier from its input jack through to its loudspeaker. Its coverage includes preamp and power valves, effects, power supplies, and practical construction, bringing circuit principles together with the choices involved in building an amplifier. More than 300 diagrams and figures accompany explanations that the publisher describes as using minimal mathematics. The scope makes this a technical reference centered on how amplifier sections work and how design decisions relate to distortion and performance.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Hobbyists exploring valve guitar amplifier design
  • Professional engineers working with musical-instrument amplifiers
  • Guitar amp enthusiasts seeking a reference on circuits and construction

Themes

Valve amplifier circuitsAmplifier design and constructionDistortion and performanceMusical instrument electronics

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Book overview

Designing Valve Guitar Amplifiers is the most comprehensive guide to the design of valve-based amplifiers for musical instrument use, in a single volume. From the input jack to the loudspeaker, this book discusses in detail the inner workings and practical design of every part of a conventional guitar amplifier, including the use of preamp valves, power valves, special effects, power supplies, practical construction, and much more. Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional engineer, this book will help you to manipulate distortion and maximise performance for the perfect guitar tone. With easy-to-read explanations, minimal math, and over 300 diagrams and figures, it asserts itself as the essential handbook for every valve amp enthusiast.
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