Tube Amp Archive

Thanks again, guys! I have some studying to do... Boggs

What would you all suggest for an easy to absorb and comprehend publication to help me actually LEARN something about the hows and whys of tube guitar amp circuitry particularly with respect to taking on this project?

Lots to pick and choose from... Thanks so much, guys! I reallylike the banana plug idea on the output strip! This is from the guy who sold me the amp on what he did with another one: "Greg, Here's a few versions of the circuit as I went through and tried various mods. I found a schematic online for ...

Welcome. I've destroyed stuff like this and I regret it, along with the all bugs I burned with a magnifying glass. Don't do it, eBay it to a hifi guy who'll love it as it is and use the money towards a new build. Maybe restore it first, trying to keep as many old parts, to up the value. Put a high ...

I have a second pristeen chassis and front for it so I could essentially keep the original stock and get new sockets and such and start from scratch so to speak and just use the transformers...

I do work with some pretty leathal equipment at Xerox in my profession so I do have a healthy respect for electrons... just as healthy as a spinning router or table saw or radial arm saw or coping saw or planer or... ;) I have been in contact with Andy Fuchs and he has also offered to help give dire...

Hey, Bob! Thanks for the responses, all... Bob-I will tell you that I don't ever do anything easy... :lol: My first guitar design and build was a chambered body bookmatching the padauk top and back and chambered Cuban mahogany midsection without using so much as a router... It had a jazz style neck ...

Hey, all! Boggs here from RockBeach Guitars in Rochester, NY. Up to this point, I am a self-taught guitar designer/builder and would like to start learning a little about tube amps with a project. I am the "inheriter" of a HeathKit AA-23 mono amplifier (25 watts). I'll describe its basic parts below...