That's how I learnt. Like you, I started out with just a basic understanding of components. Then I studied every guitar amp schematic I could find and read virtually every post on every amp forum.Big Jim wrote:Lately I have been taking schematics of amps that I am familiar with, and studying them to search out the different sections and components. This seems like a logical way to "reverse" learn circuits and schematics.
Once I felt that I could understand most amp schematics, I got some of Kevin O'Connors books (The Ultimate Tone series). That's given me enough confidence to design my own amps, rather than just building clones.