Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting

Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting
"Helping guitarists sound better ... one amp at a time"

Last Update 21 AUG 10

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Feel free email me any technical questions you wish ... or just to say hello.
When it works my myspace page is HERE You can also find me on Facebook by CLICKING HERE. Twitter is HERE

Many of you talk to me over at Musicplayer (Guitar Player Magazine) where I have a column called "Feel free to ask Myles" that has over
150,000 post reads. I am also in the "Ask the experts" column at Dr. Z Amps. You can always reach me in either of those places for help in
addition to Facebook. Both the forum locations have direct links that you can click on above.

You may email me directly by clicking here

Welcome to the Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting website.   There are hundreds of pages on this site.   I cannot even find some of the things I
have placed here over the years.   This site really does not sell anything.   This is here for informational purposes for musicians, tech, and just
for folks interested in these sorts of things.    Since February of 2002 when I started this site there had been over 2,000,000 unique IP visitors
when I stopped counting in March of 2006. There are typically between 2,000 and 10,000 visitors per day.

I have my own ideas on who I feel are the best vendors, whose amps I feel are the finest out there, and other pieces of info on these sorts
of things. I generally try not to "slam" anybody but I will make an exception at times if I feel they are not doing things in the best interest of
the player or musician. Feel free to contact me directly if you have a question or if you feel I can help in any way.

The information I have posted on this site is what I feel is "public domain".   This is "the Internet" and if I put it on this site it is for you do with as
you wish.   Feel free to copy, paste, link to, post, plagiarize, take credit for, sell, publish, or whatever.

There are three great forums where the folks really have helping each other as their top priority rather than bickering.   You can find me on
these two forums on a regular basis - Dr Z Forum - Music Player (Guitar Player Magazine) Forum.   Maybe I will see you over there.   In each
of these forums I answer questions directly and post various reviews, reports, and spotlight some of the cool new products as the become
available.   I am the moderator on each of these forums and in each there is a post to ask me technical questions.   The posts are usually
called either "Feel free to ask Myles" or "ask the experts" or something like that.

Have a great day and happy playing!

Featured Cool Products - The best of the best - not all the cool things on the planet are related to
music!

This website is informational. I built this site a few years ago to assist musicians. This site is a place I post
answers to questions, it is a reference resource, and a place I list products that cross my path which I feel
are exceptional offerings or services.

Emily Walker - After The Show by Implied Images

The best of the best - Straps, cables, DVD, guitar insurance, distortion pedals, amp books,
photographer, best place to shoot, the best missions and ... Gourmet cupcakes!

Union Rescue Mission and The Midnight Mission - Click on the logos to the left or to the right (aerial building
shot) to learn more about these folks. They serve millions of meals a year, provide shelter for thousands and
the list of what they do goes on and on. These folks know how to stretch a dollar. Los Angeles has the highest
homeless population of any city in the USA. The homeless population of Los Angeles exceeds the population
of Santa Barbara. The downturn in the economy has put more people on the street than ever before. Click
on the logos to the left and to the right to learn more and help if you are able in any way.

The best cupcakes - Just click on the logo to the left or CLICK HERE to head to CupCapes of Falmouth.
Falmouth Massachusetts is one of my favorite places as the Falmouth Cutter (a great boat) came out of the
area.   Great baked stuff, great coffee, great folks and great music. I have a lot of friends in the area
including folks in the music bizz but also friends from my years at Data General. If you are a music person in the
area and if I have ever done anything for you then head to this place and buy a box or two of their offerings
to return the favor. I will keep your amp working great and you will thank me for letting you know about this
place in the end.

Moore-N-Moore Sporting Clays - If you like to shoot with a shotgun this is the place to check out. Terrific folks,
ultra pro operation, super advice, about as well run and maintained as anything you will find. If you are from
out of town and want to try something a bit different than the typical tourist things in the So Cal area then
consider a stop here. More info by clicking the logo up there on the right or just CLICK HERE

One of the best amp books I have ever seen - Dave Hunter's The Guitar Amp Handbook has things of interest
for the entry level reader as well as the most high level experts. Follow the link to Amazon where you can see
some of the inside of this book. A real winner. CLICK HERE

Best Vox Amplifier book ever produced - Just head to www.voxguidebook.com as my words on this book
would fall short of even a start to describe this masterpiece. I have a few screen snapshots below from their
website but there is a wealth of information on their website as to the details of the book. A must for anybody
interested in Vox amplifiers, the technical details, history, schematics and more. Scroll down a bit for a
sample page from the book.

Ashley Danielle - My favorite model and one of the smartest people I know regardless of age. You can find a
large page on her by clicking her head shot at the left ( to see one of her many pages) or to go directly to
main her website CLICK HERE

Moody Straps - Which amp or guitar is the best? This is a matter of personal preference. But there are some
items that one can qualify as the very best.   I may not have the best guitar in the world but I feel I have the
best strap. Guitar Magazine seems to agree too. Click on the Moody Leather logo for a lot more info.

Cables - I will leave it to you to find a more flexible, more transparent sounding, or less physically microphonic
cables anywhere. These are best instrument cables I have ever used. The PJB speaker cables will be a very
big surprise for folks that think that all cables are "pretty much the same".   The cables from Solid Cable are
sonically terrific, have Amphenol ends that are beyond even the Neutrik standard, and many other great
features. Click on the PJB cable at the left above for more and the Solid Cables logo above right for more on
the two best cable folks on the globe.

Best DVD - This is one of the best DVDs I have seen and heard. I guess I can also make the rash statement that
the player on this DVD is the best guitarist I have ever heard. Period. Carl Verheyen. If you do not know who
Carl Verheyen is, trust me, you hear him just about every day. Read his bio by clicking here. Back to the DVD
... Surprises at every turn in style and tone, tone and style changes in just every song. This is a MUST HAVE DVD
for ANY player of guitar or people that want to hear one of the very best writers and performers to craft a
song. Click on the DVD above and BUY this. You will thank me.   His latest 2007 CD "Take One Step" is also a
masterpiece. Tons of interactive bonus material and a workshop on the DVD.     MORE HERE

Insurance - Heritage is the place to go. The best rates you will find anywhere. Backed by a huge icon in the
insurance business. If you can find an exclusion I will be amazed short of an act of war. Theft, damage, loss,
and even loss or damage when your instrument is in somebody else's care or automobile.    The rates are too
low to consider being without this protection. Click on the icon for more.

Killer Pedals - Zendrive! On this one if you click on the icon you just get a bigger photo to see things clearly.
For more info CLICK HERE to hit their website. The best pedal I have ever used or heard. Use from a slight
drive to pretty darn heavy overdrive. Even at no distortion setting you can shape tone and color. VERY quiet
and a master of engineering, design and construction. All the folks in Brad Paisley's and Sara Evans' bands use
these.

Best Transformers on the planet whether you need a replacement for an original or an upgrade to an existing
amp. If you are an amp builder and want the best these are also the folks. Mercury Magnetics

Best Photographer - Implied Images - The bottom line here is .... simply "the finest phtographer I have seen".   If
you need some great shots, an ad campaign, CD artwork, shots for your bio or press kit, this is the guy to
contact.   For a very small sample of their work CLICK HERE.

Best guitar store on the planet - Click on the Fretted Americana icon to the left in the panel. There is also more
in my great guitar stores section by CLICKING HERE.

Nice compilation of some Carl Verheyen playing moments in the
above video. Some great shots of Carl Verheyen and Brad Paisley
together by Dustin Jack HERE and Carl's website is HERE

Amp Show - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

www.ampshow.com for registration form, updates and information
Produced by Loni Specter Productions
To exhibit contact;
Loni@ampshow.com
(818) 992-0745

More info at www.ampshow.com

CLICK ON EITHER OF THE AMP SHOW LOGOS TO
HIT THE AMP SHOW PAGE WITH MANY PHOTOS
FROM THE 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 L.A. SHOWS
and the N.Y. SHOWS as well as the 2010 Austin
Texas show. Some photos HERE

For anybody who has ever taken a stab at song writing this may be a bit of fun. Listen to the entire song.
CLICK HERE

Simply the finest vintage
fretted instruments
available anywhere.
Click on the icon above

Best straps on the planet

Amazing Amp book for
amp folks at every or
any level

Amazing cables (left)
and the one of the
world's great distortion
pedal (right)

The best transformers on
the planet

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010

This is a bit of Carl Verheyen in the studio. This is also a very nice
clip of the Dr. Z SRZ-65 in action.

If you are a Marshall fan and ever want to hear what a "proper"
"2204" was supposed to sound like then this is the amp to listen to.

More by CLICKING HERE

Ashley Danielle

Ashley is the head of
artist relations for Guitar
Amplifier Blueprinting as
well as a model and
actress.
You can contact her
directly from her links on
her page which you can
get to by clicking on her
head shot above

CLICK HERE to continue to the main page at
GUITAR AMPLIFIER BLUEPRINTING
where you will find over 450 pages of "stuff"

CLICK HERE if you need a spokesmodel,
a model for a music video or a model for
product promotion etc.

Implied Images
My personal favorite
photographer

Best Insurance

Best DVD

CLICK HERE to head to my blog on the
architecture of Los Angeles and my direct
work with the homeless of Los Angeles.

Above is Dan Boul of 65 Amps ( www.65amps.com ) explaining some of the
features of the Lil' Elvis amp that was shown at 2009 NAMM. The amp had
been in the field for over a year before it's official release at Winter 2009
NAMM as was a hit at the show.

Above is Nick Sterling playing a 65 Amps Stone Pony. It is an amp
with a 7591 output section; think Ampeg tones of the past such as
The Rolling Stones and you will get an idea. This amp also features
the 65 Amps Master Voltage control as does the Lil' Elvis in the
video above this one. The Master Voltage control lets the player
throttle the amp back to about 2 watts in a continuously variable
manner with no loss of feel, tone or authority.

Dan Boul of 65 Amps explains some of the features of the Stone Pony amp.
There is a video on youtube of Nick Sterling playing the amp if you want to
hear some sound clips of a few tones in the amp's tone vocabulary.

Perhaps the best
cupcakes on the planet
and on Cape Cod to
boot ... how can you
beat the scenery?
Acoustic music, cool
people and what could
be a great hang on a
nice day. Click on the
logo above!

The coolest spot you will
find if you want to shoot
at things that move!

Before you venture to the GAB website a quick note on an important subject

In December of 2009 I started spending time with the homeless people in Los Angeles. I created a blog at
http://la-economy.blogspot.com/ that follows some of my activities with text, photos and videos. The blog talks about
the economy of our country, homeless issues, music and amplifiers, vacuum tubes, architecture and other issues of interest
to myself and many of my friends.

If this website has helped you in any way or you have found it interesting, if I have helped you directly, on one of the
forums or via email or phone call please consider going to the link I posted on the blog and take a moment to look at the
blog and perhaps spread the word and the link itself.

Above is a slide show of some of the photos I have taken while
working with the homeless of Los Angeles. There is a lot more
information on my ongoing blog at
http://la-economy.blogspot.com/ that has much information and
more details.

Rather than try to write
much here I will just say
that these folks can
stretch a dollar farther
than anybody. I cannot
begin to describe what
these folks accomplish
every single day.

The Midnight Mission

The next show is the 6th Annual Los Angeles
Ampshow, where it all started. The two day show
is October 2nd and 3rd 2010. See you there!