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tenderfoot
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Link Posted on Dec 04 2007 09:33 AM

Has anyone read this book: The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds by Dave Hunter?

It gets pretty good reviews at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087930863X/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=ITFRTH4MMSU0E&colid=1A4J5FQ370108

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Link Posted on Dec 04 2007 01:04 PM

I haven't read it, but I recently ordered that one and Fender Amps: The First Fifty Years by John Teagle and John Sprung.

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Link Posted on Dec 04 2007 02:07 PM

sounds pretty cool, i'll probably have to buy it. thanks for posting this!

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Link Posted on Dec 04 2007 06:43 PM

jp
I haven't read it, but I recently ordered that one and Fender Amps: The First Fifty Years by John Teagle and John Sprung.

I hope you didn't get it from Amazon and select super saver shipping! I ordered the first Dave Hunter book in October, then canceled after they postponed shipping it until it went out of stock and wasn't expected back in until APRIL!

The Hunter book is cool (thumbed through it but don't have a copy yet...) because it goes into some technical detail about how amps work, has some good pics of a variety of amps, and at the end shows you an example of building your own amp. Plus...ALL books in that Dave Hunter series are a good value if you get them for around $16.

I have the second book (1st 50 years) and it's a great book and worth getting for an overview of Fender amps. From a gear nut's perspective it left me wanting more though in terms of both circuit detail and photos...I can probably say the same critique about ANY gear book though with the exception of the "Blackguard" book on Telecasters which has the most detail and best photos of any guitar book I've read to date.

I also have this one: http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Tone-Celebrating-Years-Fender/dp/0634056131/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
It's also a good book (although on the 'pricier' side) and comes with two CDs so you can hear demos of many of the amps. It has some nice pics but falls short in the technical department. The CDs also could have been better with more audio clips of different amps and shorter dialogue between the clips. Still, it's worth getting in my opinion and has some cool interviews and discussions about the origins of Fender amps.

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Link Posted on Dec 04 2007 08:49 PM

I have Dave Hunter's book and like it o.k.

A related book I have is Dave Funk's "Tube Amp Workbook, Complete Guide to Vintage Tube Amplifiers, Volume 1 - Fender". It's more Fender specific. If you're interested, Google: Tube Amp Workbook. Amazon doesn't have it.

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Link Posted on Dec 04 2007 11:29 PM

tenderfoot
Has anyone read this book: The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds by Dave Hunter?

It gets pretty good reviews at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087930863X/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=ITFRTH4MMSU0E&colid=1A4J5FQ370108

I've got it, and I think it's very good. I definitely recommend it.
I want to get Tom Wheeler's new book on Fender amps. Maybe
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tenderfoot
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Link Posted on Dec 05 2007 06:33 AM

Well I have ordered the Guitar Amp Handbook. I like how it is suppose to cover the fundamentals as well as some more advanced concepts. Thanks for the other suggestions, I will look into them as well.

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