Would like to build my own gear...

[GussyLoveridge]

hey everyone - i'm new to building my own gear. never built anything. i want to make a neve 1272 clone. Tell me how?

just kidding.

i am interested in starting a small project. i've done some trouble shooting work fixing guitar guts, swapping pick ups etc. Have an iron, de-soldering tools, multimeter, etc. But i don't know where to get started. Can you folks point me toward a book or something on basic theory and maybe something to help me identify components?

[GussyLoveridge]

sure did put this in the wrong place. can someone move it? sorry for the trouble.

[Tyler]

What do you want to build? Tube-based guitar amps are different from tube studio compressors and solid state guitar amps for that matter. Give out some details and I bet someone has a great story to tell.

There are a lot of great, basic electronic books (many available on-line) but that can be overwhelming. Sometimes it's good to start on a new branch of knowledge with only just enough information to complete a specific task. Keep it fun, spontaneous, and terrifying.

So, what are you up to?

[trodden]

I received some great suggestions in this thread..
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... chool+tech

[GussyLoveridge]

had a few projects in mind.

A/B switch maybe? or a simple guitar pedal. maybe some homemade reverb (wasn't there an article recently in the magazine about that?)

but would eventually like to get into something a little more involved. Mid/Side decoder maybe.

then onto whatever...

[GussyLoveridge]

thanks for the heads up Trodden. I checked it out and got some great information from it.

word.