Learning to fix amps

[Mr. Foxen]

Can do plenty of guitar fixing that I need to, and learn by rebuilding trashed ones, I want to expand my skillset to amps, as I love tinkering. Is it a good plan to learn in the same way? Get myself a multimeter and read stuff on the net surrounded by amp carcasses? I've bought a couple of 'dead' amps on ebay to fix, and found some pot cleaning and a fuse is all they need. Didn't teach me much.

[steve-soar]

Find a local amp tech and see if you can do some unpayed work for them in your spare time.

[Dood]

Not wanting to sound defeatest or anything, but I would strongly recommend getting enrolled on an electronics course too - especially one that teaches you proper fault finding skills. I have indeed seen gear nuked by 'technicians' floundering around not knowing what they are doing.

[steve-soar]

Big plus one.

[mrcrow]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='564359' date='Aug 9 2009, 07:29 PM']Big plus one.[/quote]

#1

watch those condensers

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='mrcrow' post='564451' date='Aug 9 2009, 08:55 PM']#1

watch those condensers[/quote]

Capacitors?

[skankdelvar]

+1 on the course. A dodgy guitar won't kill you, but a dodgy amp might

Edited August 10, 2009 by skankdelvar

[mrcrow]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='564520' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:11 PM']Capacitors?[/quote]



yes...erm capacitors

[MoonBassAlpha]

Different word for the same thing.