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Guitar Related Index

An index to all of my guitar and guitar amplifier pages



Home Brew Jazz Guitar Amp Notes


Part 1 : The DC Power Supply   Added January 4, 2019
Part 2: The Power Amp       Added November 20, 2019
Part 3: The Preamp Stages    Added November 16 , 2020
Part 4:  Preamplifier Notes    Added March 15, 2021

Jazz Guitar Amp Experimenters Series  [ last updated December 4, 2022 ]

GA-50 Inspired Guitar Preamplifier Tribulations   
Added Dec 11, 2021


I present a simple, quiet preamplifier inspired buy the best qualities of the Gibson GA-50 guitar amplifier. Goes with the PA described in the above link.

Guitar Amp Experimenters Bench PA — 12 Watt Popcorn PA 
Added Jan 1, 2022
A small footprint audio power amp for bench developing guitar preamplifers.

More experiments with tone control circuits: Definitely Not Your Father's Tone Stack
Added Feb 7, 2022

I make my new favourite benchmark tone circuit to which all new tone circuits are compared; plus other Tom Foolery. 

GAA-12 Practice Guitar Amplifier  
Added Nov 6, 2022

Suzu 12 — All Discrete Component Guitar Amplifier for 2023

Significantly edited with new circuitry on Feb 20, 2023

A sweet sounding 12W guitar practice amp with only 4 controls.

Miscellaneous

4 and 8 ohm Dummy Load


1969 Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier restoration

Peerless Martin Taylor Guitar - A brief review    Updated Oct 30, 2018

Fender Telecaster Jazz Box    Updated March 18, 2021

Polytone Amplifier Page

1968 Princeton Reverb Repairs

Gibson ES-175 Chronicles   Updated Nov 18, 2020

Ride Cymbalist    Posted April 19, 2019 -- I play ride cymbals while listening to jazz tunes as a hobby -- and to boost my time keeping + jazz swing on guitar