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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Electric guitar amplifier handbook,
By Jim Stevens (Fairport Harbor, Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Electric guitar amplifier handbook (Paperback)
By far the best of it's kind I've seen, Jack Darr's book seems aimed at giving TV repairmen, and others with some electronic experience, the tools they need to work on Musical Instrument Amplifiers. Going through the amp section by section, he explains both in theoretical, and practical terms how each part works, and what to look for when it doesn't work. Helpfull illustrations where needed throughout the book, and in the back of the book, a large section of schematics that on it's own is worth the price of admission!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Jack Darr, Audio Valve Insights,
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This review is from: Electric guitar amplifier handbook (Paperback)
My best first exposure to audio VT technology, design, and basic electronic trouble shooting was realized through my discovery of this curious book I found in the university library where I attended graduate school years back. I photo-copied almost every page of which I still have. Subsequently, the basic concepts that I learned from this book helped catapulted me into a very busy and rewarding business. An excellent book that I will recommend to anyone.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Classic but no longer of much value,
This review is from: Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook (Paperback)
As one who owns stacks of guitar amplifier books, I bought this one after seeing a mention of it. To sum it up, it was a book for a TV repair shop who wanted to work on guitar amplifiers. This is how many amp techs got their start in the business (when there was little info out there). It had a few bright spots on problem solving, but it far from best in its class. It has no understanding of tone and is very old school (amplifiers are not to distort). Most of the book is schematics (second half). What little I got from this book was in testing (for repairs) that will help somewhat in building amplifiers. But overall, I did learn some things to fill some holes in my knowledge and you may do so too. But if you are looking at this because you like vintage amps it is pretty much a bad choice these days and the old school advice is simply bad advice. The basic premise is to get an amp to work again nothing more. There is also a lot of not very important information. OK, it is a classic and folks way back when loved it, but there are so many books out there now, it really does not cut it now. On the other hand, so many people wanted this book that is was reprinted in 2006 when the last printing was 1977. So it is OK buy this to fill in your book collection or pick something up, but realize there is not really that much here. (If you know nothing about electronic repair it may have more value to you in that regard only, then you need to get all the current info from all the other books that are available). Also you are not going to fix your own amplifier if that is what you want to do. Bring it to a good amp tech, they really are not expensive compared to auto repairs.
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