Wow, that book has a wealth of information. I've been thinking about starting with stomps and I was looking into LM386 amps and they look like a pretty sweet deal. Are there any specific LM386 kits you would suggest for starting off? I have no experience yet with working with electronics, so the simpler the better.

Awesome, thanks guys! Where should I go to learn more about the various parts of instrument amps; i.e. speakers, enclosures, amps and preamps?

Hey all, I'm a total newb to the world of amp building and was just wondering if it was possible to use my car amps/speakers as a means of amplifying my guitar. I'm thinking about this because I have a couple of decent hi-fi amps (2 phoenix gold amps both rated at 600w) and 2 MB Quart speakers from the days when they were making good stuff. Is this something that's been done before or at all worth looking into?

-Josh