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Fundamentals of Guitar Amplifier System Design: Richard Kuehnel: 9780999674239

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Books about guitar amplifier electronics usually focus on individual circuits: the preamp, tone stack, phase inverter, power amp, and power supply. The design of a guitar amplifier as a complete system, however, is more than the natural consequence of putting these components together. Fundamentals of Guitar Amplifier System Design presents a structured, professional methodology for crafting a complete guitar amplifier, including 1. deciding which features to include, 2. defining system performance in terms of guitar and effects signal levels and control positions, 3. optimizing the distribution of gain and attenuation with a strategy for cascading gain, 4. laying out the complete architecture, including the effects loop, 5. developing a system-level audio model, 6. designing individual stages to match the model, 7. voicing the amp from a system-level perspective to improve overdrive dynamics, 8. optimizing power supply filtering for hum suppression and inter-stage decoupling, and 9. executing a post-design checklist to identify mistakes. It has been said that the process of guitar amplifier design is like a cooking recipe, like flavors that you are mixing. This book is about mixing these flavors to achieve rewarding sonic results. Read more

Publisher ‏ ‎: Amp Books LLC


Publication date ‏ ‎: November 1, 2019


Language ‏ ‎: English


Print length ‏ ‎: 184 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0999674234


ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0999674239


Item Weight ‏ ‎: 13.8 ounces


Customer Reviews: 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars


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  • Great Learning Experience
Format: Paperback
The basics are needed first. This is a great guide to plan a design from input jack to the speaker. It has a well documented example of each stage. I was trained using solid state devices. These books, from this author, are all worth reading
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2025 by Luc

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Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2025 by Aldo Neves Neto

  • #2 of a 3 book’s covering Guitar Amplification & Design
Format: Paperback
Buy all 3 books.., their a treasure for someone who wants to get into design, repair, construction of tube amplifiers …There’s also a link to a website with many tools and additional secrets for Amp modifications!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023 by Robi01331

  • Fantastic book series!
Format: Paperback
These books are some of the very best that I have found on this subject. Check them all out, you will be glad you did. Ten stars!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022 by Jon Currier

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