Full Description
This book is for the fans of guitar amplifiers and the history that lies behind them. Starting with early amp models like the Gibson EH-150 that was first used with Gibson's EH-150 lap-steel guitar and later the Charlie Christian ES-150 guitar, it then delves into the development of Fender, Vox, and Orange amps, and goes right up to the modern boutique designers like Industrial, Dr. Z, Fargen and Fuchs. Also featured are such tube amp classics as the Seymour Duncan Convertible head, ahead of its time in offering tube-switching before THD Amps existed. Other amp designers profiled include:
•Carvin
•Danelectro/Silvertone
•Engel
•Epiphone
•Premier
•Roland
•Seymour Duncan
•And many, many more!
Emmy Award-winning guitarist, composer, and producer Brian Tarquin takes on the unique subject matter of the electric guitar's sidekick and partner-in-crime to create this informative and enthralling reference guide. Interviews with various amp makers as well as players, and a foreword by Michael Molenda (Guitar Player magazine), will all bring the reader closer to those glowing tubes and tones. Guitar Amplifier Encyclopedia provides an expansive education on all the best amps' every nuance, and how they each changed the history of sound!
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Contents
Forward by Michael Molenda editor & chief of Guitar Player Magazine Chapter 1: Amplifier History The Beginning Early Amp Designers The Vintage Collector Les Paul Gibson Chapter 2: Fender The King Of Amps Innovation Guitars & Amps The 60's CBS Era A Change Is Comin' Chapter 3: British Invasion Vox AC30 Star Power Marshall Early Days JTM45 The Plexi JCM Series New Era Conclusion Chapter 4: DR. Z: Rise of a Boutique Builder In the Beginning Fenders Bench Mark Tube Technology Innovative Amps Inner Electronics of the Beast Proofs in the Pudding UL Approved The Future Chapter 5: The Players Jeff Beck Zakk Wylde Hal Lindes Larry Carlton Gary Hoey Leslie West Randy Coven Chapter 6: Amp Designers Ampeg Carr Carvin Ceriatone Danelectro/Silvertone Divided By 13 Egnator Engel Epiphone Fargen Harmony Ibanez Industrial Jet City Jim Kelly Kustom Lafayette Lectrolab Line 6 Magnatone Matchless Mesa Boogie Orange Pignose Premier Paul Reed Smith Quilter Roland Selmar Seymour Duncan Soldano Sovtek Supro Tone King Traynor Two-Rock Watkins Attenuators
