Good Fender Amp book?

Fendher Bendher · April 11th, 2005, 04:33 PM

Theres a few books out on Fender amps.

Anyone recommend a good one. Interested in all vintage of course and one with the most pictorial history.

Maybe should ask for a good all around history of the guitar amp book as well...

thanks,
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5965 · April 11th, 2005, 04:59 PM

Teagle and Sprung's "Fender Amps: The First Fifty Years" is a good place to start. It's softcover, 8.5"X11", heavily illustrated and has a little over 250 pages for $34.95 or less.

The emphasis is more on the amps and their evolution/history than schematics and electronics.

TT100 · April 11th, 2005, 05:31 PM

2nd that.

TT100

ne4tt · April 11th, 2005, 09:57 PM

If you're interested in what makes Fender amps tick.
Aspen's books are a good place to start.
jamie

Fendher Bendher · April 12th, 2005, 12:40 AM

Fender Amps - Fifty Years and Beyond - Revised, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Anyone have a review of this one?
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PSWoods · April 12th, 2005, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ne4tt

If you're interested in what makes Fender amps tick.
Aspen's books are a good place to start.
jamie

+1. This book will tell you everything from Fender history and milestone models/years to which tubes to look for on eBay to mojofy your Deluxe.

Plus it will tell you a lot about a zillion other important amp companies.

It's geared toward players and techs, I think - I mean in the author/editor's mind (It's a bizarre publication) - but it has lots of geek appeal, too, at least in the latest edition. The older ones were more like an almanac; the new one is more like a coffee table book in construction and layout. I love mine. I loan it out a lot; I should get a couple extra copies, b/c I know someday it's not gonna come back from loan.

Tele295 · April 13th, 2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 5965

Teagle and Sprung's "Fender Amps: The First Fifty Years" is a good place to start. It's softcover, 8.5"X11", heavily illustrated and has a little over 250 pages for $34.95 or less.

Yep

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