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11/28/1999 5:12 PM
Fj	Can someone HELP me find... I'm looking for an "all-around" outstanding book(s), that will help me further my understanding on the electric guitar amp...EI...Jack Darr's "Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook" is a strong cosideration...IF...I can find one to buy one!...can someone help?...this particular book is "out of print"...used is just fine!...Frank.

11/28/1999 7:15 PM
Marc	frank: check out the resources page here at ampage. I think two exellent resources (of many)are 1) All the tube info @ GEO Thanks to RG. 2) Kevin O'Connors' books from London Power Skip the Torres's book, for the $40 to $50 bucks it costs you could learn more(acurately too.) at AMPAGE. IMHO Marc

11/28/1999 9:59 PM
Dave Stork	I can't recommend a good book specific to guitar amps that's currently in print. Skip the Torres, Funk, O'Connor, Gerald Weber and Aspen Pittman books unless you're interested in erroneous and/or overly subjective information. For good tutorials in tube theory, I suggest Valve Amplifiers by Morgan Jones and Beginner's Guide to Tube Audio Design by Bruce Rozenblitt.

11/28/1999 11:10 PM
Ken Gilbert	Dave, do you really consider O'Connor's books to be erroneous or overly subjective? I mean, I've seen typos and other minor mistakes, but it surely ain't full of shit. Pittman's book is good for the schems, which is the only reason to buy it. Never seen Torres, Funk, or Weber. KG

11/29/1999 6:11 PM

The torres, funk, pittman, weber books are ok for a beginner. They're, in fact, easier to read, sort of like 1st grade books and shit. O'Connor books, although more in-depth, are actually too much for someone who doesn't know R from E. I always thought one must start at the bottom to fully and gradually understand what they want to learn. ...and yes, while pittman, weber and torres put their hidden (and not so hidden) messages in their books, the basic info in there is still about right. Buying those books, doesn't mean we'll go and buy boob tubes, or torres kits, or funks amps. Right?

11/30/1999 5:36 PM
Dave Stork	For one thing, his explanation of transconductance is totally ass-backwards. That certainly doesn't inspire confidence!

11/30/1999 9:49 PM
Geoff Van Brunt	For what it's worth, I've been told there are different versions of his book avaliable. Corrections have been made, and some things were clarified. So some older texts may have things in them that are wrong, but may be ok now. I'm curious though, the book I have seem to explain transconductance ok, what's it say in yours? GVB

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