Guitar Amplifier Electronics: Circuit Simulation
by Richard Kuehnel
This book is a step-by-step tutorial for simulating vacuum tube guitar amplifiers using LTspice, a free SPICE-based electronic circuit simulator for Windows and macOS. The book walks you through the basics of developing a schematic, setting up a simulation, integrating vacuum tube models, and interpreting the results. From there it gradually ramps up to advanced topics, like verifying the sonic performance of a guitar amplifier as a complete system, analyzing the dynamics of overdrive, and writing new SPICE models for triodes and power tubes. With this book, you will learn how to
- analyze tone-shaping circuits
- simulate real-world components
- evaluate the performance of a tone stack
- compute a power supply's DC output voltage under load
- determine the effects of negative feedback for single-ended and push-pull power amps
- measure the dynamics of harmonic distortion in preamps and power amps, and
- analyze transient behavior when stages are overdriven.
Richard Kuehnel is a member of the Circuits and Systems Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Binding | softcover | ||
Item Height | 0.52 in. | ||
Item Length | 9 in. | ||
Item Width | 7 in. | ||
Page Count | 205 pages |
Packaging Dimensions | 9 in. × 7 in. × 0.5 in. | ||
Weight (Packaging) | 0.9634 lbs. |
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