Reddit reviews Designing Tube Preamps for Guitar and Bass, 2nd Edition
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This book is great, goes into all the theory you need. As for building tube amps, execution is what yields a good amplifier in the end. Actually designing an amplifier, especially anything beyond medium gain is more of an art rather than a science.
I'm going to build a tube amp this year, and not from a kit. I'm going to design it from the ground up myself.
I was an electronics technician in the Navy for 16 years, so I have plenty of experience with soldering, amplifier theory (although solid state), and working with high voltage electronics.
Amplifiers are actually pretty simple circuits topologically, so the design phase doesn't concern me that much. The hard part is actually going to be in the construction phase, I'm going to buy a table saw so I can make my own cabinets, but I think I'm going to have the chassis constructed for me, because I'm not really interested in metal-working.
This book is highly recommended if you're interested in learning practical tube theory: Designing Tube Preamps for Guitar and Bass
Not sure of your application, but I've read a handful of books on tube circuits for musical instrument amplification and this one was my favorite. The same author has books on power amps and power supplies as well.
I went to a community college and studied Electrical Engineering Technology and learned enough to get me started on learning about amps. I also found a job in manufacturing which pays well but wish i had gone for regular EE because of the stability of those job and ease of finding new work.
This series of videos will unlock the mystery of tube based guitar amps. It's Uncle Doug and he's the best on youtube for this. He starts with the basics and explains it all so well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5SSKX74DKg
But they don't teach anything at all about Tube electronics anymore. You are still on your own to figure that stuff out. You could very easily learn about the basics of electronics online. after that buy this to get in depth. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0956154522/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0