{"product_id":"diy-guitar-amp-repair-morgan-reid-9798185063293","title":"DIY Guitar Amp Repair: Fix Tube and Solid-State Amps, Troubleshoot the Most Common Failures, and Keep Your Rig Stage-Ready","description":"Your amp died before the gig. Don't call the shop yet.\u003cp\u003eThe pilot light glows, the tubes warm up, and then nothing. No hum, no hiss, no guitar coming through the speaker. Maybe it crackled for a week first, or hummed louder than usual and you told yourself it was the wiring in the practice space. Now it's dead, and the set list doesn't care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour first instinct is to call the shop. They'll quote you a bench fee before they even look at it, and in a busy season you won't see your amp for two weeks. \u003cb\u003eDIY Guitar Amp Repair\u003c\/b\u003e hands you the other option: open the chassis yourself, read the symptom, and make the fix, with the safety rules that keep high-voltage work from biting back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a practical, project-based guide for guitarists and beginner techs, not an electronics textbook. No assumed background. Just a repeatable workflow you can run on tube and solid-state amps alike: read the symptom, find the cause, make the repair, test it, and get back to playing.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you'll be able to fix\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up a safe repair bench with the three tools that cover most failures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrace no sound, crackling, and hum in the right order instead of guessing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwap tubes and set bias without fear of the high-voltage rails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnose and replace blown or weak speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiet microphonic tubes and preamp noise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind and replace failed power-supply and filter capacitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshoot solid-state amps when there are no tubes to blame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFix dead footswitches, scratchy jacks, and broken cable paths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun gig-day emergency fixes and pack a backup kit that travels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow a maintenance schedule, and know the line where a repair belongs with a tech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this is for: \u003c\/b\u003e Gigging and bedroom guitarists, beginner amp techs, and anyone who would rather fix their own rig than ship it out and wait. If you can hold a soldering iron and follow clear steps, you can do the work in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe DIY Vintage Audio Workshop: \u003c\/b\u003e This is Book 3 in the series. If you also keep vintage hi-fi running, see \u003cb\u003eDIY Vintage Audio Repair\u003c\/b\u003e (radios, amps, and turntables) and \u003cb\u003eDIY Vintage Turntable Repair\u003c\/b\u003e (restore any record player and dial it in).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour amp went quiet. By the last chapter, you'll know why it failed, why the fix worked, and what to watch for next time. Play loud.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Morgan Reid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185063293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Morgan Reid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871443857663,"sku":"9798185063293","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diy-guitar-amp-repair-morgan-reid-9798185063293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}