on 9/25/04 1:12 PM, Mike Nicholson at mnick@nc.rr.com wrote:

> It's not online, but you can easily get The Tube Amp Book by Aspen
> Pittman at Amazon or similar. It's kind of expensive but it totally
> will bring out the geek in even the most casual guitarist. It'll tell
> you the difference between point-to-point wired amps vs. hand wired,
> what recifitiers do and why they are often a solid-state component of
> an other wise "all-tube" amp and most importantly why certain amps
> sound the way they do.

Hi Mike,

Thanks to you, Lee and all the others who responded. That'll be perfect for
a couple of these guys who are more into amps thatn playing.

> 
> Some tube amps suggestions:
> If you have very little money to drop on a Carr, Dr. Z., Matchless,
> etc. try finding a used Sovtek on eBay. I have a Sovtek bass head
> that rocks nuts and I have owned a MiG60 and a MiG60. All great. Clay
> has a Tube Midget and it really smokes too.
> 
> Gibson Goldtone amps are really great. Some of the new Orange's are swell.
> 
> Remember, the number of knobs on an amp is inversely proportional to
> how good it is!

Like a stereo amp so there is less signal interference in the chain.
Thanks again, Mike

Mike V.

> 
> I play a Carr El Moto which is based on the circuit in an old Matamp
> from the early 60's. 55 watts of warm but brittle TONE.
> 
> Mike