Torres lists typical plate and cathode resistor combinations for a 12ax7 preamp tube. An erotically charged, addictive thriller from the future queen of suspense. Some of them are long out of print, and can only be obtained from used book sellers, although they are occasionally seen for sale on the internet. Dan torres, diy, fender, tube amp, parts, books grass. Sep 12, 2004 san mateo dan torres was a skinny, longhaired rock and roll guitar player until he discovered a wizardry for modifying the electronic sound of guitars and amplifiers. Everyone has learned about tube amps from this book. The book on tube amps technology by dan torres this book is written for musicians, not technicians. Is there any reason for tube amps to still exist 5 quick. I bought this thinking i would mod my low watt tube head but the projects i was interested in are beyond my capabilities i think. May 09, 2019 is there any reason for tube amps to still exist. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books aiken amps.
The torres book is incredible if you want to build you own tube amp after the class, i highly recommend you read it. Just search for inside tube amps on amazon or dan torres and select on kindle from the drop down menu and you got it. I recently picked up a torres princetone in a trade and it sounds fantastic. It has enough basic theory for a start, plus a ton of practical mods that anyone can understand. Fender amps the first fifty years, 1995, music, 256 pages. Dan torres has taken his many years of experience as a technician and designer and has condensed it all into one easy to read, musician friendly manual. Totally unique it covers design, modification, troubleshooting and repairs. Jan 22, 2019 it took many nights of reading my new favorite books, dan torres inside tube amps. Inside tube amps by dan torres discussion in for sale. Id like to be able to talk to an amp technician or builder and understand him, other than just saying id like to get a sound like mick taylor on the bluesbreaker lp crusade or whatever. Sold1965 vox super berkeley v8 all tube vintage guitar amp ebay sale demo 65mosrite duration.
This excellent book gives you a thorough grounding in what makes a tube amp tick. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Dec 12, 2011 he covers electronics, acoustics and even how humans hear and perceive sound. For modding, and at the risk of getting flamed, i think the best book is inside tube amps, by dan torres. Inside tube amps dan torres first edition signed reverb. The design, modification and repair manual for vacuum tube guitar amplifiers ebook. The design, modification, and repair manual for vacuum tube guitar amplifiers dan torres sparpco, 1995 amplifiers, vacuum tube 310 pages. The book on tube amps technology by dan torres 19980401 by dan torres isbn. The dan torres book, inside tube amps, although quirky, opinionated sometimes, and scatterbrained sometimes, is also to me a great book to pick up when you are starting out. This book s easytoread chapters cover schematics, preamp and power amp design, filter caps, bias transformers, tubes, rectifers and even building your own class a. Ive read 2 of the aspen pitman tube amp books, the first edition and the last edition. The design, modification and repair manual for vacuum tube guitar amplifiers kindle edition by torres, dan, torres, dan, strong, robert w download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Essentially, we set the bias of an amp to a setting that is just right. His first one is the best, imho, because it has good clear schematics for a ton of fender amps. Inside tube amps by dan torres first edition signed by dan torres. He does a great job of going over each section of the amp in detail, and has some great charts to show differences in tubes, rectifiers, etc. The book spine has a crease that was there when i bought it new. The first was based on a deluxe reverb preamp, but since i had 2 12ax7 tube stages left over, i used one for a cathode follower to drive the tone stack and the other for an added gain stage in front of the the deluxestyle preamp. When i was learning about amps and wondering how a tube actually amplifies a guitars signal, i was a little stumped.
Torres amps up sound of electric guitar east bay times. Torres engineering is the guitar and tube amplifier kit, modification, repair and design center based in nevada city, california. May 27, 2008 i had a good knowledge of how amps work from reading several tube amp books including how to service your own tube amp by tom mitchell and inside tube amps by dan torres. Bk025 inside tube amps by dan torres a comprehensive explanation of the different parts of tube amplifiers, and several projects including building a class a amplifier. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. The design, modification, and repair manual for vacuum tube guitar amplifiers torres engineering, 1998 bitten, kelley armstrong, aug 25, 2009, werewolves, 432 pages. Yahoo dan torres, diy, fender, tube amp, parts, books.
Best amp buildingmoddingrepair books telecaster guitar. Design and construction of tube guitar amplifiers robert. Best amp buildingmoddingrepair books telecaster guitar forum. Inside tube amps was the major book i have written, but it was preceded by. Bk030 how to service your own tube amplifier by tom mitchell lots of technicians have used this book to learn tube amp servicing. This book will help you get your personal sonic signature, and give you the knowledge to change it when your tastes change. Click download or read online button to get inside tube amps book now. If i rember right it was this book that helped the most learning to read schmatics. This books easytoread chapters cover schematics, preamp and power amp design, filter caps, bias transformers, tubes, rectifers and even building your own class a. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Torres engineering professional service nevada city. Torres engineering is no longer a going concern, but when it was, i read almost everything on his site about tube amps.
I noticed they vyse recommend reading inside tube amps by dan torres before doing their course. I restore old radios as well as mess with amps, so i have a lot of radio engineering textbooks. The book on tube amps technology 9780966974300 by dan torres and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. These other books have sections on basic electronics as well as the inner workings of a guitar amp. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books. His website is tube amp kits, tube amp books, tube amplifiers by london power dan torres inside tube amps is a good start for people who have used tube amps but have little to no previous knowledge of electronics. Amplifiers, vacuum tube, audio amplifiers, electronic equipment, guitar, handbooks. Not saying ruined as in not working but from a collecter, resale value point of view. Torres has ruined or helped ruin alot of vintage fender amps so keep that in mind. Everything from tube selection to power transformers to even building an entire class a amplifier is covered without the. San mateo dan torres was a skinny, longhaired rock and roll guitar player until he discovered a wizardry for modifying the electronic sound of guitars and amplifiers.
Parts, strings, and accessories started by fbny71, feb 8, 2012. Inside tube amps is available as an ebook on amazonkindle. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading inside tube amps. It took many nights of reading my new favorite books, dan torres inside tube amps. That book helps to explain things if you know nothing about electronics.
Includes an entire chapter on every section of a tube guitar amp, from jack plug to speaker output. I will take the next lot from the youtube comment section and then. Internet address logbook personal organizer note owl des. The design, modification and repair manual for vacuum tube guitar. Inside tube amps download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A seminal book on the technology of vacuum tube guitar amplifiers. I didnt agree with everything found within the pages but they do help to focus ones thoughts. This 310 page soft covers easytoread chapters cover schematics, preamp and power amp design, filter caps, biasing, transformers, tubes, rectifiers etc. I bought this thinking i would mod my low watt tube head but the projects i was interested in are. He writes and presents a table regarding amplification in his book that the gain can be increased in an amplifier stage by increasing the value of the plate andor cathode resistor. I also have inside tube amps, and find that while its pretty good by itself, its best when supplemented by a more technical text. Gerald weber a desktop reference of hip vintage guitar amps.
Has anyone installed the fxloop seriesparallell tube buffered from the book inside tube amps by dan torres. Looks at standard practices as well as tricks and techniques outside of the perfect specs. I learned more cool stuff about amps in 10 minutes with this book then ive learned in my entire musical life. Dan torres the author of inside tube amps is a lifetime professional guitarist with 35 years of experience in the studio, on stage and on the road, and brings the true musicians view to technology. Guitar player magazine july 1995 inside tube amps is clearly written in a musician friendly style. He is also a columist for vintage guitar magazine with a popular monthly column on vacuum tube guitar amps. Following is a list of must have books for the serious tube amplifier designer. It is a complete manual on tube driven guitar amplifiers and covers design, modification, troubleshooting, and repairs. Is there a book site out there that is the equivalent of amps for idiots. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Aust the book on tube amps technology by dan torres this book is written for musicians, not technicians.
Looks at standard practices as well as tricks and techniques outside of the perfect. The design, modification and repair manual for vacuum tube. Is there any reason for tube amps to still exist 5. Dan torres, a veteran of the amp modification and repair biz, explains the nuts and bolts of tube amp design without the anguish of quadric equations. I cant really recommend this book due to its numerous technical errors and some quite dangerous tips. Inside tube amps by dan torres, 1995, sparpco edition, in english 1st ed. The book on tube amplifier technology reprint by torres, daniel isbn. Thankfully there are people too stupid to look inside an amp when they buy so sooner or latter itll sell. I was going to sell it because it isnt loud enough for me to gig with but yesterday i spent a few hours playing through it and i think at low volumes i. A fairly good book to start with would be inside tube amplifiers by dan torres. Some approaches are new and experimental, some are very old. Book recommendation for understanding tube amps and amps. Inside tube amps by dan torres this book is written for musicians, not technicians. Vaccum tube guitar and bass amplifier theory by tony zotta, and design and construction.
The book on tube amplifier technology by daniel torres 1995, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Again there is some useful info in there, but also a lot of advertorial for groove tubes, and some of the info in the last edition was utter twaddle. Any number of other references will show you how to plot a load line and figure things out yourself. Featured download build a jimi page favorite the supro thunderbolt the high gain marshall point to point. Fender amps is the first book to chronicle this companys amazing contribution to the amplifier, providing a complete overview of. The book on tube amplifier technology by daniel torres 1995, paperback. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. That was also around the time i heard about him and got the book. I got this added stages circuit out of dan torres book, inside tube amps. I am the original owner of this book and it has sat on a bookshelf for most of its life.