Intro
Preface
Who This Book Is Written For
Analog Rules!
About the Math
Building the Circuits
Vacuum Tubes
The Third Edition
Safety
Disclaimer
Acknowledgments
Contact Information
Internet Links and Descriptions Used in Text
Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Power Supplies
Introduction
A Simple Power Supply Circuit
The Transformer
The Rectifier
Analysis of the Rectifier
The Frequency Domain
The Filter
Ripple Voltage
Filter Analysis: The Frequency Domain
Response Curves, Decades, and Octaves
Power Indicators

Neon Lamps
Light-Emitting Diodes
LED Current Limiting Resistor Calculation
Incandescent Lamps
A Basic Regulated Power Supply
The 78xx Voltage Regulator
Dropout Voltage
Power Dissipation
Bipolar Power Supplies
Using Batteries for Bipolar Power
A Typical Bipolar Power Supply
A Regulated Bipolar Power Supply
Two-Diode, Full-Wave Rectifier
Basic Vacuum Tube Diode Power Supplies
Vacuum Tube Diodes
Reverse Bias
Forward Bias
The 5AR4, 5U4-GB, and 5Y3-GT Diodes
Typical Vacuum Tube Diode Power Supplies
The LC, Pi Filter
RC Pi Filter

Supply Voltage Distribution
Final Comments
Summary of Equations
Chapter 2: Pickups and Volume and Tone Controls
Introduction
Single-Coil Magnetic Pickups
Humbucker Pickups
Peak and Average Output Voltages
More Magnetic Pickup Analysis
Inductance
A Pickup Winding Example
Winding Resistance
Winding Capacitance
Approximate Circuit Model for a Magnetic Pickup
Piezoelectric Pickups
Piezoelectric Pickup Analysis
Example of Calculation: Input Resistance and Corner Frequency
Guitar Volume and Tone Control Circuits
Potentiometers
Potentiometer Taper

The Transfer Function
Rheostats
Basic Guitar Tone Control Operation
Damping
Multiple Pickups
Pickup Phasing
Amplifier Tone Control Circuits
A Basic Tone Control Circuit
Improved Single-Pot Tone Control
Baxandall Tone Control
Other Tone Control Circuits
Final Comments
Summary of Equations
Chapter 3: Small-Signal and Low-Power Amplifiers
Introduction
Gain
Decibels
Other Amplifier Parameters
Distortion
Input Resistance
Output Resistance
Bandwidth
Slew Rate
Amplifier Classifications and Biasing
Bipolar Junction Transistors

The Active Region
Saturation
Cutoff
Biasing
Class A
Class B
Class AB
The Load Line
Clipping
DC and AC Load Lines
Class A Power Dissipation Characteristics
The Common Emitter Configuration
The Emitter Follower (Common Collector) Configuration
The Common Base Configuration
Field Effect Transistors
Bipolar Transistor Specifications
Basic BJT Amplifier Operation
Voltage Divider Biased CE Amplifier
DC Q-Point Analysis Equations for Fig. 3.13
Beta Independence
AC Analysis Equations for Fig. 3.13
Common Emitter Amplifier Analysis Example