Resources
I’m often asked," how do you get started repairing music gear ?"
The quick answer depends on where you are starting from. If you are a novice to electronic theory, then a good way to get going is this book: Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest Mims.
It’s the best I’ve seen of any of them. Very little math, just easy to understand drawings of the fundamentals that you need to know to get going either in repair or project building.
One good way to get started is learn how to use a volt/ohm meter. And the book above is excellent for this. When you get the fundamentals down you can proceed to books like the ones below.
In the near future I will be including more videos that show simple ways for musicians to use their volt/ohm meter in a way they can apply it to their equipment. Most complex circuits can always be broken down into several simple circuits. In ways that even a beginner can understand!
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Here is a book by Dave Hunter with a very cool cover. The white strat with a red marshall combo.
Here is an excerpt out of the book that I really like:
“Along the way, Guitar Rigs: Classic Guitar & Amp Combinations comes closer
than other books to telling you what many stars actually did play, buy cutting the
bull and concentrating on the equipment - and what goes into making the
equipment tick - rather than the legend and myth.”
Whenever possible it acknowledges the versions of guitars, amps and pedals
that you are more likely to get your hands on.
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I just started looking at another book by Dave Hunter that Myles over at Groove Tubes turned me on to. “The Guitar Amp Handbook” (Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds)
I sat down and read the first 2 chapters and I can tell if you’re wondering about signal chain and just what are the circuits doing when you stare at a schematic, then this is the book.
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These are various books/dvd’s on servicing.
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