Books on amp building

[midnightlaundry]

Designing Valve Guitar Amplifiers by Merlin Blencowe

I bought these, but haven't read much out of the power supply book.
He taught me Star Grounding.. U can follow the black wires to the 1 bolt where they all come together..
This is my version of a Trainwreck Express..

 

[glpg80]

Merlin’s books are what you’re looking for. Just buy anything he’s written and read it as the honest truth. Decades ago I bought his preamp book before I went to college for EE.

I will say some of his suggestions are hand wavy - like technically they’re correct but objectively everything has an effect on tone.

 

[FourT6and2]

The ones by Kevin O'Connor?
Which volume(s) would be the best to start with?
I want to get Volume 3 since it discusses a few amps I'd want to build, but don't know if I could jump right in to the series with that one or not?

I'm not sure which ones off the top of my head. I bought like 5 of them and they were all useful. Just look at the topics and see what looks interesting. As you learn more, you'll figure out what is relevant and what isn't.

 

[ChurchHill]

It's been a while since I read them, but I've got the Kevin O'Connor series, too, and I didn't think they needed to be read in order or anything. From what I recall, Vol. 1 and Vol. 3 were as good as any place to start.

Personally, I got a lot of milage out of Gerald Weber's books, too.