Members Sonno Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 I made a New Years resolution... THIS year I'm going to learn how all this guitar audio electronics stuff works and build my own rig. I figure 12 months should be enough time to do all that, and if not... well; I'll keep going 'til I'm finished. I know absolutely 0 about electronics, sound and acoustic theory, tube amp design and building, or effects design and building. But I'm going to learn. So... where should I start? I've been reading through different web sites and stuff and can't quite seem to find the information I'm looking for. Are there any good books you all can recommend digging into? I don't want to know just the "what"; I want to learn the "how" and "why" as well. Ultimately, I'll be looking to build:a Stereo 100w Tube Power Amp (200w total, 100w per channel)a Tube Pre Amp2 4x12 Speaker Cabinetsand a whole lot of Effects. Yes I know I could probably save a lot of money buying this stuff already built; but I want to build "exactly" what I want and not have to compromise. That and I really want to learn how all this stuff works. So where should I go from here? Thanks in advance, and I'm sure this will be the first of many posts over the next year or so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KeepSwinging Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 For effects pedals- http://www.buildyourownclone.com/Some basic info about building amps- http://www.valvette.us/essentials.htmlSome put together amp kits- http://www.stf-electronics.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nonameputs Posted January 11, 2009 Members Share Posted January 11, 2009 I would also suggest getting yourself a basic electronics text book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonno Posted January 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 11, 2009 Are there any good books you all can recommend? Right now specifically Tube Amp design and basic electronics. There are a bunch on Amazon, I'm just trying to separate the wheat from the chaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcsugrue Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I would recommend doing a LOT of reading, and experimenting with effects pedals and electronics powered by 9v batteries before you dive into the stuff that could potentially kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mobyd Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I would recommend doing a LOT of reading, and experimenting with effects pedals and electronics powered by 9v batteries before you dive into the stuff that could potentially kill you. yes, guitar pedals are one thing, you start messing with amps, you may end up dead. Do you know basic electronics at all? Ressistor color codes? ohms law? Hi voltage safety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonno Posted January 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 yes, guitar pedals are one thing, you start messing with amps, you may end up dead. Do you know basic electronics at all? Ressistor color codes? ohms law? Hi voltage safety? Nada. But I'm learning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonno Posted January 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Anyone have any good books to recomend? Anything at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ken W Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Classic text, from basic principles up to "I don't care, I'm not building seismographs". Not current, but this is irrelevant, as the principles haven't changed, and most musical electronics is antique stuff anyways (except the DSP, but you're not planning on building that, are you?) a bit more of a reference than a beginner's text, but it's THE desert-island electronics book, and you will be learning from it ten years on if you are still doing electronics http://frank.harvard.edu/aoe/index.html here's a reviewhttp://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/12/horowitz-and-hill-the-art-of-electronics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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