Guitar Amplifier Electronics: Basic Theory

by Richard Kuehnel

Guitar Amplifier Basic Theory is a new approach to explaining how to design the essential circuits of a vacuum tube guitar amplifier, including preamps, cathode followers, tone stacks, power amps, phase inverters, negative feedback, and power supplies. The book includes the traditional mathematical formulas for calculating parts values that were used by legendary amp designers like Leo Fender, Jim Marshall, and Dave Reeves. Its primary design tools, however, are modern graphing calculators that are free on the publisher's website. They are designed for smartphones and laptops, making them as portable as the book that puts them through their paces.
Chapters
1. Electronics Fundamentals
2. Vacuum Tubes
3. Preamps
4. Cathode Followers
5. Tone Stacks
6. Power Amps
7. Phase Inverters
8. Negative Feedback
9. Power Supplies
10. Overdrive and Harmonic Distortion
11. Some Final Words on Guitar Amplifier Design

185 pages, Paperback

Published August 7, 2018