The Amp Garage

Thanks for the tips guys - yeah I really hope my library system is hooked into a larger system that I can tap cause its, well.........in a word,,,,,lame - otherwise I will have to get a public membership to the U of Victoria, I have so much crap to wade through already I doubt I will go and get a st...

I might be interested in that radiotron designers handbook {for the collection} I have scanned portions of the book but I really have a hard time reading off of a comp screen.- How much would you want for it? Its a difficult one for me to find locally - I live on an island - you know like Gilligan. ...

Well ElCabong - I have Gerald Webers books {and videos} which are pretty cool, it was a great place for me to start anyhow - they focus mainly on repair and mod - but the stuff you learn from them could be applied to amp building - I have all Kevin OConners books - They are like a math exam man! But...

Really ? I had to wait at first for a response also - but i did get one after a few days - Pete Thiessen may have spaced out on emailing you back - or mabye he got swamped with orders and you got lost in the shuffle - but I doubt he doesnt want to sell you a copy of the book - I have his paypal acco...

Yeah - luckiliy when I made the decision to become an amp tech/builder luckily I came into some money at the same time, I bought everything bookwise I could find. Plus a bunch of tools - but I still have alot to acquire/learn, but dont we all.
Mod on!
Charliewired

I wish to inform ppl of this cool release - Gar never really did get the recognition he deserved - as alot of people didnt over the years, tis true - I want people to be able to build the amps they want with tone they want , with the least amount of BS possible - this book will get them much closer ...

There is a new book out by Gar Gillies - the Guru of the Great White North, and founder of Garnet Amps fame, entitled - The How and Why of Tube Amps as Gar sees it " Normally I wouldnt be shouting it from the rooftops, but not very often does a book come along that is so amazingly and specificly dev...

is that a real 59 or a re-issue? I mean if thats a real 59 you certainly wouldnt be able to play out with it - thats for sure - I mean look what happened to poor Warren Haynes - held up at gunpoint out back of the show for his guitar! Im glad he got it back - but its such a sad state of affairs when...

Nice little score your working on there - I have an old Hammond M2 Im in the process of converting into a TV front Bassman right now - but its slow going as its my first conversion build, there are all kinds of cleaner type lubricants at your local electronics store - but stay away from the ones wit...