I'm almost 55 years old and have an electrical engineering background, I must say that this is an excellent layman's explanation of how an amplifier works! Well done!
@@aidanduncan8187 For whatever it's worth, I'm completey baked rn watching this and I think our highnesses seem to cancel each other out so it sounds normal 😁
I am 73 years old and a Nurse, a computer technician and was a mathematician before becoming a nurse. This for me was very insightful as I have started working with pre-amp tubes for audio. I particularly like what you said as to a benefit of tubes over transistors. Thank you for taking your time and sharing!
I've been playing Tube Amps for decades and never worried about how they worked, kinda like a race car driver that never worked on engines before, just drove he shit out of them. Hey it worked for years. But now, with this easy to understand explanation of what goes on, I found myself selecting tubes to produce desired tones from my amps. Let alone doing work inside the heads a lot more safer than any other times before. Thank you sir, good job.
I found that learning how to build guitars gave me the same benefit that working on cars gave me, discernment on buying them!! If you know how a guitar or engine works, then you can know what is wrong, could go wrong or is lacking in them.
Thanks for the video Brandon, it was very informative. Not many people can explain engineering/electrical designs as articulately as you have. Your video has broadened my understanding of tube amps. Keep up the good work!
I'm about to build my first tube amplifier! I watched this video because I'm just so excited about what I've been learning from my teacher. Everything you say adds up to what he's been saying, and he's a veteran tube guy from back before transistors were cool. Nice job man.
Wow! You did a great job of explaining the tube amp operation for someone who does not know electronics. I have been an electrical engineer for 40 years, and a guitar player for 50 years! I really enjoyed your video. Take care, Sparky
You, Sir, have my respect. I've worked as a science communicator for many years, translating highly complex material into engaging stories people can relate to. I'm a total noob to everything relating to electric guitar playing, and my pre-existing electronics knowledge is almost non-existent. Of course I had learned about tubes in school, and I knew they're essentially tiny old-school TV sets (the "ray gun" kind), but how such a thing could possibly make a guitar sound was completely beyond me. Your explanations cleared that up beautifully. Very nice work!
Great walk through and explanation of parts in a amp. I always wanted a more in depth video how it all works because it gives you more knowledge when looking for an amp. Well done mate keep pumping these tutorials out... its appreciated!
At first I thought this would be terrible but it turned out to completely blow my mind both with how I learned how cool it is how tubes amplify sound and how fast I learned it. Incredible job explaining this, never would have been able to understand it better.
Yes it's quite neat to watch isn't it? There's a video on youtube just filming the tubes of a 1000 watt amp on full, playing Charles Marie Widor's 5th symphony. It's really mesmerizing to watch.
Beta radiation. Good thing it gets stopped by the glass envelope. The glow comes from electrons passing through holes in the plate, originating from the cathode, and striking the glass with enough force to emit blue light.
This was easily the best explanation I've seen on youtube. An interesting idea I have on building my own amp is to use Lithium phosphate batteries to run the amp off of DC Current. that way you always get nice clean direct power. I think you could still plug the guitar amp into the wall, but it would just charge the batteries. Its like have one giant capacity, with the benefit of making your amp portable too like for busking.
Many thanks, Brandon. As a noob, I appreciate someone who doesn't assume the view know ANYTHING about amps............That's where many knowledgeable instructors fall short.
Brandon.........Thanks for making the vid, I primarily, repair old tube radios now as a hobby, Every teacher has a different way of explaining theory, and I liked your source electrical filtration of AC, Take care !
Thank you for this video, I learned a lot. I really liked it when you turn off the lights & I could see the electrons flowing each time you played a chord. Whoever discovered how all this stuff works must of been a genius. It's truly amazing!!!
Been messing around with amps for a while, thank god for my high school robotics club or I would be spending 1500+ dollars on tools. This helped a lot! I've had a lot of failed projects but I recently built my first working solid-state amp, and its an absolute mess. But hey, it works. I'll try to fix it tomorrow since I blew it out upon plugging it in today. Its the small victories I suppose. I have a work in progress tube amp as well, so thanks!
Thanks for the explanation. Recently had tube amp problems in my EVH 50wt. After a simple tube replacement did the trick, I needed to know how it all worked. Got a slow start at 57
Thanks for all that ! Many years ago, Dutch company Philips, sold as Norelco in the States, used tubes in their radios but had trouble with output transformers, so they made a special range of 700 ohm speakers for some of their sets !
This information is not entirely accurate. Philips had no troubles with output transformers in their tubes radios. At that time, Philips used no output transformers for other reasons: first, to achieve a better sound quality and -also important - reducing costs. The impedance of the speakers when used were 800 ohms
I just learnt so much from this and I’m not a guitarist or actual music person at all. I’m purely a listener and want to get into vinyl and turntables. That’s everything I wanted to know. Thanks so much mate
Glad you liked it! I use the Bravo Audio Ocean for listening. It's a tube headphone amp / preamp that uses a single 12au7. It's a wonderful little amp if that's something you're looking for.
Very informative video. Thanks for uploading. I've been compiling components to build my own version of the Dar Fbm 100w head since they're oh so very rare. You explained things in a way that is much more understandable than most blogs/discussions I've read.
This was great bro. Good job. I was just wondering how exactly a tube amp worked and what the tubes actually did and how they worked and u deff made it easy to understand. Thank for taking the time to do this and answer the question most guitar players wonder about and for doing it so simply. Appreciate u bro!
His `` explanation``was very clear....the only problem is that it was factually incorrect which is a sure way to create myth and it can be quite laughable to anyone who is any way familiar with the trem ``boils``.....as anyone with any type of common sense know that to boil anything requires a liquid..It`s to bad that Brandon knowingly ignores the facts preferring to badmouth anyone who is trying to help him with cold hard facts.He gets offended when corrected and berates anyone who presents facts to him ....I assuming that in some cases ignorance is bliss...
well that was an awesome tutorial, I know more now than i did before watching, I've got the same amplifier so it was cool learning what all that stuff back there really was,Thank You..
Thanks for posting this! Helped me learn a lot. I for one don't mind the slow talking. Makes it easier for dumb people like me to comprehend the material
Hey, way to go with a top level overview of tube operation with a touch of theory. While I was watching, I thought about referring you to Uncle Doug for a more in depth explanation, then you mentioned him as well! :-D Keep studying, and never stop learning!
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY imformative video , i used to play the guitar if you could call it that . more like a hack , but i was looking for videos on tube amps for my home theater ... im sure they work on the same principle AWESOME JOB DUDE !!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm almost 55 years old and have an electrical engineering background, I must say that this is an excellent layman's explanation of how an amplifier works! Well done!
But he talks like shit
@@aaronarinez9496 slowly and creamy as it exits the orifice?
He sounds completely baked 😅
@@aaronarinez9496 Whereas you talk "shit", so I'd rather listen to him than you.
@@aidanduncan8187 For whatever it's worth, I'm completey baked rn watching this and I think our highnesses seem to cancel each other out so it sounds normal 😁
I am 73 years old and a Nurse, a computer technician and was a mathematician before becoming a nurse. This for me was very insightful as I have started working with pre-amp tubes for audio. I particularly like what you said as to a benefit of tubes over transistors. Thank you for taking your time and sharing!
Genuinely can't tell whats real or not anymore
What a beautiful piece of technology.
as an electronics major/guitarist this was an awesome fucking video. Very informative thanks bro
dingledong94 Glad you liked it! Are you studying a specific type of electronics or is your degree pretty general?
Great work...even I can understand this! Whoever invented tube technology was a real genius.
Thanks Brandon. I'm 70 yrs old and can say that I learned quite a bit today. Great video.
I've been playing Tube Amps for decades and never worried about how they worked, kinda like a race car driver that never worked on engines before, just drove he shit out of them. Hey it worked for years. But now, with this easy to understand explanation of what goes on, I found myself selecting tubes to produce desired tones from my amps. Let alone doing work inside the heads a lot more safer than any other times before. Thank you sir, good job.
I found that learning how to build guitars gave me the same benefit that working on cars gave me, discernment on buying them!! If you know how a guitar or engine works, then you can know what is wrong, could go wrong or is lacking in them.
My son is learning to play guitar and I told him let's start with the sound... best explanation. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the video Brandon, it was very informative. Not many people can explain engineering/electrical designs as articulately as you have. Your video has broadened my understanding of tube amps. Keep up the good work!
I'm about to build my first tube amplifier! I watched this video because I'm just so excited about what I've been learning from my teacher. Everything you say adds up to what he's been saying, and he's a veteran tube guy from back before transistors were cool. Nice job man.
+GuitarAudiologist Thanks, and good luck! I have yet to build my own amp, but I've worked on my amps a bit. That'll be a future project.
Awesome, down-to-earth explanation Brandon. Well done and thank you!
Thanks everything I’m learning in my EE program is all coming together and becoming clearer after watching your vids
Nice vid. I built an amp a few years back and learned a lot but about them then but this clarified some of the finer points I never totally grasped.
Wow! You did a great job of explaining the tube amp operation for someone who does not know electronics. I have been an electrical engineer for 40 years, and a guitar player for 50 years! I really enjoyed your video. Take care, Sparky
+sparky Old School Thank you! That means something coming from an expert!
You, Sir, have my respect. I've worked as a science communicator for many years, translating highly complex material into engaging stories people can relate to. I'm a total noob to everything relating to electric guitar playing, and my pre-existing electronics knowledge is almost non-existent. Of course I had learned about tubes in school, and I knew they're essentially tiny old-school TV sets (the "ray gun" kind), but how such a thing could possibly make a guitar sound was completely beyond me. Your explanations cleared that up beautifully. Very nice work!
Thanks! Glad you liked the video.
Thank you, I was studying how computer made and TH-cam brings me here. And it was amazing, thank you
Great walk through and explanation of parts in a amp. I always wanted a more in depth video how it all works because it gives you more knowledge when looking for an amp. Well done mate keep pumping these tutorials out... its appreciated!
At first I thought this would be terrible but it turned out to completely blow my mind both with how I learned how cool it is how tubes amplify sound and how fast I learned it. Incredible job explaining this, never would have been able to understand it better.
Thanks, I'm glad it didn't suck! hahaha
One of the most helpful, well done videos I've seen on TH-cam. Thank you!
I NEVER knew that the blue glow on powertubes changes with playing! awesome
Yes it's quite neat to watch isn't it? There's a video on youtube just filming the tubes of a 1000 watt amp on full, playing Charles Marie Widor's 5th symphony. It's really mesmerizing to watch.
Not to mention the glow is much more intense and there are probably 8 or 10 power tubes! It looks like something from science fiction.
I'll be looking that up later.. Thanks!
Beta radiation. Good thing it gets stopped by the glass envelope. The glow comes from electrons passing through holes in the plate, originating from the cathode, and striking the glass with enough force to emit blue light.
@@JMP_2203 Link?
This was easily the best explanation I've seen on youtube. An interesting idea I have on building my own amp is to use Lithium phosphate batteries to run the amp off of DC Current. that way you always get nice clean direct power. I think you could still plug the guitar amp into the wall, but it would just charge the batteries. Its like have one giant capacity, with the benefit of making your amp portable too like for busking.
Ive been studying this since i was 15, and you just explained it clearly in a few minutes.
Bravo!!!
I finally get it. Great description of how tubes amplify and distort/clip the signal... keep learning and teaching. :)
Many thanks, Brandon. As a noob, I appreciate someone who doesn't assume the view know ANYTHING about amps............That's where many knowledgeable instructors fall short.
bflo1000 Yes, that's called the curse of knowledge. I always try to explain things as simply as possible.
This was the most concise and informative video going through this I've seen. Thankyou!
I'm kind of late to the game here, but I must say I have never heard such an informative explanation about how an amp works. Excellent job. Thanks.
Thank you. Great description of what amps do. I have to re-watch it more and finally understand a little bit.
great video. i love the hands on explanation and demonstration.
Lol. I asked my dad the same question a couple weeks ago.
"How do tube amps work?"
What a coincidence! Thanks Brandon!
DudeOfDiamonds DOD Haha well I hope this helped!
They work like mad, son...
Brandon.........Thanks for making the vid, I primarily, repair old tube radios now as a hobby, Every teacher has a different way of explaining theory, and I liked your source electrical filtration of AC, Take care !
Thank you!
Thank you for this video, I learned a lot. I really liked it when you turn off the lights & I could see the electrons flowing each time you played a chord. Whoever discovered how all this stuff works must of been a genius. It's truly amazing!!!
Thanks for the video, I've learned more from your clip than I have any other video on Tube amps. More specifically, just what a the transformers do.
This is incredibly useful, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for the excellent explanation!
Nice Overview. These are hard to find. Everybody just dives into small details directly. Keep it up!
That was a very comprehensive overview of how amps work. Thanks for posting!
I've been wanting to learn how they worked for a while, it really helped me. Thanks for your clear explanation ;)
Been messing around with amps for a while, thank god for my high school robotics club or I would be spending 1500+ dollars on tools. This helped a lot! I've had a lot of failed projects but I recently built my first working solid-state amp, and its an absolute mess. But hey, it works. I'll try to fix it tomorrow since I blew it out upon plugging it in today. Its the small victories I suppose. I have a work in progress tube amp as well, so thanks!
Thanks for the explanation. Recently had tube amp problems in my EVH 50wt. After a simple tube replacement did the trick, I needed to know how it all worked. Got a slow start at 57
Great video mate! Very well explained for a basic understanding of tube
Thanks!
+Scott Thomson Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to create this video. I'm a beginning electronics student and this helped a lot.
No problem, glad I could help!
Interesting, always wondered this... I've got to push pause, but I'll be back! Great vid!
Thanks for all that ! Many years ago, Dutch company Philips, sold as Norelco in the States, used tubes in their radios but had trouble with output transformers, so they made a special range of 700 ohm speakers for some of their sets !
This information is not entirely accurate. Philips had no troubles with output transformers in their tubes radios.
At that time, Philips used no output transformers for other reasons: first, to achieve a better sound quality and -also important - reducing costs. The impedance of the speakers when used were 800 ohms
GREAT WORK. Fantastic. Being able to explain complicated stuff in a simple way its great skill, please carry on doing this.
+Ninho de Vespas Ninho de vespas Thank you!
I learned more I this 20 minutes than I did in 6 months of my "electrical" class years ago!
thanks Brandon for taking the time and effort to help us understand amplification. much appreciated
I built my own '68 plexi replica and still learned plenty from watching this video. Great job!!!
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful! I bet your replica sounds great!
Nice to see Toby Maguire found himself a hobby.
I have a '78 JMP 2204. I love my 50 watt. Thanks for the video!
Brandon Doherty is an excellent teacher, it all makes complete sense now👍👍👍
i love every time you say 'well, let's get into it' haha cheers man
I just learnt so much from this and I’m not a guitarist or actual music person at all. I’m purely a listener and want to get into vinyl and turntables. That’s everything I wanted to know. Thanks so much mate
Glad you liked it! I use the Bravo Audio Ocean for listening. It's a tube headphone amp / preamp that uses a single 12au7. It's a wonderful little amp if that's something you're looking for.
Yeah man 100%
I’ll have a look at it! Thanks heaps 😃
Very informative video. Thanks for uploading. I've been compiling components to build my own version of the Dar Fbm 100w head since they're oh so very rare. You explained things in a way that is much more understandable than most blogs/discussions I've read.
Brandon, I just viewed this video for the first time (some five years after you created it) WELL DONE
This was great bro. Good job. I was just wondering how exactly a tube amp worked and what the tubes actually did and how they worked and u deff made it easy to understand. Thank for taking the time to do this and answer the question most guitar players wonder about and for doing it so simply. Appreciate u bro!
Fantastic explanation. Extremely helpful
Very good explanation, simple and to the point. Much thanks!
the tone in the intro is glorious and playing is quite tasty there
Interesting general overview of the amps components and what they do. I enjoyed!
Great basic explanation. Well described !!
To me, this explanation was very clear. Thank you very much for this!
Niels Peter Kjeldsen You're welcome!
His `` explanation``was very clear....the only problem is that it was factually incorrect which is a sure way to create myth and it can be quite laughable to anyone who is any way familiar with the trem ``boils``.....as anyone with any type of common sense know that to boil anything requires a liquid..It`s to bad that Brandon knowingly ignores the facts preferring to badmouth anyone who is trying to help him with cold hard facts.He gets offended when corrected and berates anyone who presents facts to him ....I assuming that in some cases ignorance is bliss...
Thanks for this video! I am studying for my Music Technology A-level and your explanations are extremely helpful. Keep posting more videos like this!
well that was an awesome tutorial, I know more now than i did before watching, I've got the same amplifier so it was cool learning what all that stuff back there really was,Thank You..
Who would thumb this down? Great info and this guy showed you electrons in the wild. Excellent.
Thank you for teaching me basics about tube💡 amp 👍
Incredible video! You made it so clear and easy to understand. I had no idea how amps worked before but now I do
Great explanation. Simple and straightforward. Great work!
Great explanation, such an interesting video and topic. Thank you :)
Thanks for posting this! Helped me learn a lot. I for one don't mind the slow talking. Makes it easier for dumb people like me to comprehend the material
Beautiful thinking and explanation.
Hey, way to go with a top level overview of tube operation with a touch of theory. While I was watching, I thought about referring you to Uncle Doug for a more in depth explanation, then you mentioned him as well! :-D
Keep studying, and never stop learning!
Thanks!
Thanks for this!
Extremely informative, and highlighting the essential points.
Great job!
Wonderful video--I learned a lot. Thank you!
This is a great video! Very informative, and presented tangibly & accessibly -- thanks!
Great video, loved it. Might even watch it again. Thanks
Great job with the explanation, really enjoyed it. Keep going and make more videos!
Really helpful overview. You are a great teacher! Thanks much.
thanks for taking time to put this video together. interesting stuff
It sure is interesting. I've got a lot more to learn myself, but I'm glad you liked it.
I learned a great deal, thank you very much! Nice led zep ending btw :)
Super video! It is not too slow but good explaination speed for beginners also. Thx for this video!
You were clear enough for me, tight work, boss!
Really good explanation! :D Love your calm way of explaining!
Hey this video is exactly what I was looking for. Little correction: 120V is not the peak of the wave, it is the RMS.
Thanks for the video man. Very helpful
Great video, learnt alot. Well done!
great presentation. Logical to me. Clarified quite a few things for me.
Great clear explanation. Thanks!
Excellent video, thanks for putting it together.
nice job man, for newbers like myself this was easy to understand, us newbies thank you kindly bro
+chuck jones Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
This is really good, sounds as a simplified version of the big deal
Awesome video!! This was really well explained.
legendary video, very informative and really well done. safed me a lot of research time!!
Thank you so much for this very interesting video
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY imformative video , i used to play the guitar if you could call it that . more like a hack , but i was looking for videos on tube amps for my home theater ... im sure they work on the same principle AWESOME JOB DUDE !!!!!!!!!!!
Super informative video Brandon!
Thanks!
Bro touched the tubes 😭
(Btw awesome video!)
Really great video, instructionnal and well done, thx for transmitting your knowledge in such a brilliant way
Thanks for the video. I appreciate the lesson. Very helpful.
I like so much of the video, thank you for the explication (sorry my bad english).
Please make more videos, your chanel will be big really fast
I like how he explains things.
Awesome video, I completely understand this stuff better now ; )
+Kyle Koplien Thanks, glad it was helpful!