Ultimate Bench Warrior: How to Design, Build, and Modify Custom Guitar and Bass AmplifiersPaperback, 1 December 2008

Amp guru Lee Jackson covers: tools of the trade; the basics of soldering; different tube types, with specs and histories; electronic symbols; amplifier modifications from gain stages to adding reverbs; schematics of solidstate circuits and power supplies; lists of parts suppliers; and more. Features 180+ photos and illustrations.