title: Blue Book of Guitars and Guitar Amps, Condensed First Edition
author: Zachary R. Fjestad
description: Zachary Fjestad is the author of the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Blue Book of Electric Guitars, and the Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers.
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  # Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies
  
  
  ### Visit
  [www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/guitaramps](http://www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/guitaramps)
  to view this book's cheat sheet.
  
  
  
  
  
  * Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Introduction](03_9781118899991-intro.xhtml#a1)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [About This Book](03_9781118899991-intro.xhtml#a2)
  
  
  * [Foolish Assumptions](03_9781118899991-intro.xhtml#a3)
  
  
  * [Icons Used in This Book](03_9781118899991-intro.xhtml#a4)
  
  
  * [Beyond the Book](03_9781118899991-intro.xhtml#a5)
  
  
  * [Where to Go from Here](03_9781118899991-intro.xhtml#a6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Part I: Getting Started with Guitar Amps & Effects](04_9781118899991-pp01.xhtml#a1)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter 1: The Concept of Tone for Creative Guitarists](05_9781118899991-ch01.xhtml#a1)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [The Sound Chain: Your Sonic Team](05_9781118899991-ch01.xhtml#a2)
  
  
  * [From Classic Tones to Total Originality](05_9781118899991-ch01.xhtml#a3)
  
  
  * [It All Begins with Your Guitar](05_9781118899991-ch01.xhtml#a4)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Variations in guitar designs](05_9