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Our repair tech called me when the obvious fixes had no effect at all. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books. Oct, 2008 one of our amps came in for warranty repair. Guitar center offers stringed instrument warranty services for most major manufacturers. Repair and disassembly guides for guitar amplifiers.
Amphead maintains an extensive stock of the best quality guitar and amp parts. Parts is parts is the authorized national parts distributor for korg parts. A well organized and easytounderstand approach to guitar amplifier repair. I found a dvd by gerald weber called tube guitar amplifier servicing and overhaul. Guitar amp repair pro audio service accutech audio ct. A well organized and easytounderstand approach to guitar amplifier repair covering basic electronics, reading schematics, understanding tubes and transformers, tube biasing and use of test equipment.
This warranty will only cover the work performed and does not cover defects unrelated to the original reported problem and completed repair. How guitar amps work and what you can do to start tweaking. Im extremely interested in learning to service tube amps, and one day design and build them. After we learn about all the components, the book then, and this is great, takes you for a ride through an amplifier as a signal from beginning to end. Some of them are long out of print, and can only be obtained from used book sellers, although they are occasionally seen for sale on the internet. Guitar amplifiers usually consist of four sections, hence a systematic diagnosis of the same will help us fix it. I have read mine over and over, gotten more troubleshooting technique from it than i picked up in the first 5 years of vintage amp service i was doing. Nonwarranty repairs will be covered by a 90day parts and labor repair warranty. The internet is filled with lots of information on amp repair, but it is sometimes difficult to discern those who know from those who think they know. I myself do a bit of electronics repair work in my spare time, but the pay is so low that i would never consider doing it for a living.
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