Category Archives: Amp/Tubes

I love this series! I have several of them, but this book is a good beginning!

Want to know about tube amps and how to modify them? I have this book and it is excellent! There is tons of information on tube amp circuitry, this is a must-have if you want to learn about tube amps. [wp_ad_camp_1]

My Fender Bassman was showing zero current at idle on one of the two 6L6GC tubes. I knew it was isolated to the socket because swapping the tubes showed the same zero current on the same socket. To make a long story short, the screen resistor (470 ohm) was fried. This is a 1 watt […]

Here’s an old article I wrote for beginners to understand tubes a little more – coming from a stompbox perspective: Tubes for dummies [wp_ad_camp_1]

Looking to repair your old Fender amp? This site has a ton of schematics and layouts and they are cleaned up. Nice site! Vintage Fender Amp Repair [wp_ad_camp_1]

Very interesting use of foam to help prevent “beaming” of speakers. Check it out.

as used in Tube Amps. Check it out.

A great Music Electronics Forum thread on power supply capacitors for your amp. I used the balancing resistors on my 64′ Fender amp and it has worked great!