Seen a new book for diy stompbox beginners. Has anyone read it already?

[TakeItEasy]

Hey hey,
I would be interested in your opinions if anybody has seen or even read this book which appears to be newly released on Amazon.:
Tracking Down Your Dream Tone - Build Your Own Guitar Effects Pedals: A Beginner's Guide
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZCJLB9J

Do you think it's worth buying it, any recommendations?
thx

[EBK]

Welcome to the forum!
I'd be happy to take a look at that book, but first I have some important questions:
Did you write the book?  Are you affiliated with the author or publisher?

[TakeItEasy]

Welcome to the forum!
I'd be happy to take a look at that book, but first I have some important questions:
Did you write the book?  Are you affiliated with the author or publisher?

Thank you for welcoming me 
To your questions: writing books is not really my profession 

[EBK]

To your questions: writing books is not really my profession 

You avoided answering.   

[TakeItEasy]

To your questions: writing books is not really my profession 

You avoided answering.   

Oh dear. Since I am quite new to this entire topic I have been a silent reader in that forum for a while and I got some useful hints out of reading here. I just regístered in order to ask a question if someone would recommend a book to a beginner like me. Didn't know that this is kind of a trial and I have to prove that I am allowed to ask.
Thanks for your reply anyways.

[GibsonGM]

If it's a trial, Easy...it's an easy one to pass   Many trolls come in trying to plug products or books or to start arguments, so Eric just asked a general question.

Welcome, and are you affiliated with the publisher or author (trying to help them sell books....)?  Sorry, it's an honest question.

There are a few very good books that relate to our hobby (lifestyle ha ha), and people would be glad to share titles with you.  At the beginner level, the Forrest Mimms "Getting Started in Electronics" is good, as are his little handbooks on various electronics topics like transistors, opamps, communications, timers and so on.

What books would be good for YOU to get started with depends on your ability and prior experience with electronics, I'd say...where are you coming from?

[TakeItEasy]

At the beginner level, the Forrest Mimms "Getting Started in Electronics" is good, as are his little handbooks on various electronics topics like transistors, opamps, communications, timers and so on.

What books would be good for YOU to get started with depends on your ability and prior experience with electronics, I'd say...where are you coming from?

I just looked it up on amazon ("Getting Started in Electronics") and I really like the drawings  , the table of contents looks promising, could be the right one for me to start with -as I need some basics in terms of electronics.
Thanks a lot.

[GibsonGM]

You'll find we're a friendly group of musician / audio tech geeks in here, Easy, after we establish if you're actually a human who is interested in DIY audio! 

You can find a lot of those little books online, too!  Esp the "Circuit Handbooks", which a great for diving into opamps and the like.

[TakeItEasy]

You can find a lot of those little books online, too!  Esp the "Circuit Handbooks", which a great for diving into opamps and the like.

hugs to you, bro. I appreciate any help from all of you.

[GibsonGM]

Same back; feel free to ask other specific questions as you get going - people here LOVE to answer questions, ha ha!

[Mark Hammer]

Same back; feel free to ask other specific questions as you get going - people here LOVE to answer questions, ha ha!

Not me!  I generally keep my mouth zipped and all my secrets and ideas to myself.  Been doing so for about 25 years and almost 30,000 posts. 

But, just so you know, the first post  had all the earmarks - albeit quite unintentionally - of spam.  First time poster asks for opinions about a new product that few have heard of, and includes a complimentary comment or two.  Though not really active as such, I'm designated as one of the moderators of the Music Electronics Forum, and it seems that several times a week, something with those exact characteristics gets flagged as spam.

So, innocent-enough mistake.  Remember that scene in "Jaws" where the beach-goers and security folks get into a panic over what they think is a shark in the swimming area, and it turns out to be a couple of kids with a plastic shark fin strapped to their back?

[stallik]

Same back; feel free to ask other specific questions as you get going - people here LOVE to answer questions, ha ha!

Not me!  I generally keep my mouth zipped and all my secrets and ideas to myself.  Been doing so for about 25 years and almost 30,000 posts. 

Thanks for the belly laugh Mark

Welcome to the forum TakeItEasy

[matopotato]

Welcome to the forum @TakeItEasy.
Haven't seen this book.
I read Jack Orman's Guitar Effects Explained and also Distortion Pedals Explained I bought by mistake when trying to get the first book. I think Guitar Effects Explained covers a lot of ground of the second. I like his writing style and he has a very instructive web page as well with discussions on what affects what in a circuit.
And to forego any question: I am not affiliate or connected to Jack or his publisher or Kindle or Amazon. But I have gotten two email replies from him. I felt honored 

EDIT: Your book suggestion seems to cover a lot of ground. Perhaps limited to Fuzz, Distortion and ODs at first, but that is fine if you are beginning. Still, there are loads of good sites out there and forums like this one is full of gold. Just need your pickaxe and pan...

[TakeItEasy]

Thank you all guys,
yeah, I have been noticing that a lot of stuff is explained well in this forum already, but hearing from pros like you guys, where to start or if there is a recommended book or so seems more effective to me than going through all threads ;-).

[PRR]

... ... ... Remember that scene in "Jaws" where ... .... a couple of kids with a plastic shark fin strapped to their back?

One of those kids, Jonathan Searle, is now the Chief Of Police on Martha's Vineyard where "Jaws" was filmed.
https://www.police1.com/police-humor/articles/jaws-child-actor-named-police-chief-on-marthas-vineyard-where-movie-was-filmed-50-years-ago-LI9vpHN2uDPdvdGs/

[bluebunny]

Interesting story, Paul.  I was there 21 years ago.  We had to content ourselves with tales of the Kennedys and James Taylor.

[matopotato]

Thank you all guys,
yeah, I have been noticing that a lot of stuff is explained well in this forum already, but hearing from pros like you guys, where to start or if there is a recommended book or so seems more effective to me than going through all threads ;-).

With some selective searches you'd probably wouldn't need to read all them threads. Although taking on such a feat would most likely yield unexpected rewards.

[amz-fx]

I read Jack Orman's Guitar Effects Explained and also Distortion Pedals Explained I bought by mistake when trying to get the first book.

Thank you for your kind comments.

Talking about books, I allowed Yaguang Lian to use some of the photos that I have taken in his new book (still on pre-order) on semiconductor manufacturing. It will be available before too long:

https://www.amazon.com/Semiconductor-Microchips-Fabrication-Practical-Manufacturing/dp/1119867789/

I do not have any connection with the book or the publisher other than allowing the photos to be used without compensation.

Best regards, Jack

[EBK]

I do not have any connection with the book or the publisher other than allowing the photos to be used without compensation.

Thank you, Jack, for including this statement.

[Phend]

"semiconductor manufacturing"
Big question I have is why aren't these made in the USA ?
What happened ?
Another note,  I personally find the manufacturing very interesting.
As a starter Check out this old video.
Ok, hey it's old but we like those Ge transistors,  so it applies.
Next time you stomp on your Ge FuzzFace appreciate that video.
Latest high tech chips can take many hours to make and ...over most heads.
Thanks Jack for the link to  a most likely cool book.