Amp guru Lee Jackson covers: tools of the trade; the basics of soldering; different tube types, with specs and histories; electronic symbols; amplifier modifications from gain stages to adding reverbs; schematics of solidstate circuits and power supplies; lists of parts suppliers; and more. Features 180+ photos and illustrations.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Where are the "Design" and "Build" sections?,
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This review is from: Ultimate Bench Warrior: How to Design, Build, and Modify Custom Guitar and Bass Amps (Paperback)
The author begins with a cursory look at the tools used when building and servicing amps. Unfortunately, how to use the less common tools, such as an oscilloscope, in practice is not discussed. We do, however, find a few pages on how to make a guitar cable with a soldering iron.
Plenty of reprinted tube and solid state component data sheets made it into the final product--as did a guide to reading resistor color codes. A few vintage transformer data sheets are included as well. In light of the book's title, a section covering transformer selection along with power supply and output stage design would have been more useful. The author does include schematics for some isolated circuits, but many are of little value or irrelevant to the subject matter expressed in the title. For example, one schematic shows how to wire a foot pedal to control three separate Fender amps. Other included circuits may have broader appeal, but there is little guidance as to how to implement them in original or existing designs. In some cases, component values are not included. The "Extensive collection of top Amplifiers schematics, including all of Lee's equipment" and "A great collection of Effect Pedal Schematics, Vintage and New" promised on the author's website are not in the book. The biggest issue, and the reason for the single star: this volume doesn't deliver what it promises in the title. There is nothing about designing or building amplifiers. Instead the reader is offered an eclectic collection of data sheets, isolated circuit mods, and rudimentary, yet incomplete, information. But there's no math! :| (When I pre-ordered this work, I was unaware of the diminutive page-count, which would have made me question the depth of material covered.) The Guitar Amp Handbook by Dave Hunter would be a better choice. It's not an exhaustive treatment of the subject, but it covers two important areas that Jackson's book does not: how an amp works and how to build a vintage-modified amp. For those interested in the math, check out Richard Kuehnel's works. Tino Zottola has three volumes on building specific amps--all of which contain step-by-step instructions, component lists and schematics. For the well-funded, Kevin O'Connor's Ultimate Tone series would be another option.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Not worth it,
This review is from: Ultimate Bench Warrior: How to Design, Build, and Modify Custom Guitar and Bass Amps (Paperback)
I agree completly with "A Reader"'s review. THe title is misleading and most of the book looks like it is xeroxed tube sheets and charts that are not explained in the text. Dave Hunter's book is much better. I wish I could get my money back.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A MISLEADED "ULTIMATE BENCH WARRIOR",
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Biggest part of "Ultimate bench warrior" is reprinted charts of tube and solid state components,basic (and useless )schematics and various "terminologies". Title is MISLEADING as there is nothing about "How to Design, build and modify custom guitar and bass amps" inside this book. I believe that any "Ultimate bench warrior" knows how to solder a guitar and speaker cable, and what chemicals (various sprays)can make his work easier. Rest of information can be found on the net at no cost. I agree completely with what another reader wrote:"I wish I could get my money back."
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heater requirements, input signal voltage, speaker outputs, plate dissipation, reverb circuit, cathode resistor, heater voltage, cathode bias, seated height, plate voltage, output tubes, tone circuit, maximum grid, suppressor grid, cathode follower, phase inverter, standby switch, common emitter, grid voltage, original pin, plate resistance, grid circuit, control pots, tube socket, screen grid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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