R.i.p. aspen Pittman of groove tubes

[pucho812]

It is with very heavy heart that I pass along news from this morning. Aspen Pittman  of gt fame was involved in a car wreck yesterday and passed away from complications of that wreck this morning. I have no further details at this time.  :'(

 

[Winston OBoogie]

That's absolutely terrible news Pucho, shocked.

 

[Tubetec]

Thats a tragic end ,
I got Aspen's 'Tube amp book' more than 20 years ago now ,
before 'WWW' it  was my main source for schematics for old tube stuff ,
back in the days my teachers would say ,'Valves (tubes) ,no future in that' 

 

[gyraf]

Damn, that's sad indeed...!

 

[abbey road d enfer]

He was a great guy; sold his beloved amps and guitars in order to finance his tube plant. 

 

[fazer]

Rip Aspen.  I used that tube amp book to repair many amps.

 

[rock soderstrom]

Thats a tragic end ,
I got Aspen's 'Tube amp book' more than 20 years ago now ,
before 'WWW' it  was my main source for schematics for old tube stuff.

I bought mine 1993 and I still enjoy it to  study this classic. Its my all time favorit book, thanks a lot for that! Really sad news. RIP Mr. Pittman.

 

[Scodiddly]

Wow, that's really sad.

I'm another proud owner of the Tube Amp Book.  Pages are all falling out of mine, that's how much I used it.

 

[Tubetec]

The pages started to fall out of my paperback version too , I carefully glued them back in with pva glue and that worked perfectly
I also used clear adhesive film over the cover , its a bit tatty looking now ,but thats fine too . Mines the same cover as your's Rock so it must have been mid 90's I got it , how time flies....

Heres another favourite of mine ,
http://www.trinityamps.com/ForumGallery/trinity/resources/Jack_Darr_Handbook.pdf
Thats a great book for amp servicing tips ,and of course some extracts of it are in the Tube Amp Book too. 

 

[pucho812]

i knew aspen 20 years. he signed my copy of the tube amp book.  he chaired our brain trust meetings each month until stepping down and being just a member. he was one of a kind. 

 

[clintrubber]

Sad news... 

Must admit I'm a s*cker for (& buyer of) his off-centre ideas,
various of his brilliant/weird/impossible things were temping to at least try (Fathead, Fatfinger, SFX)

 

[pucho812]

L.A. has a tight, close audio community,. It always hard to lose people in audio who were friends and colleagues but even more so when it's one of our local audio community. 

 

[Mbira]

Very sad.  Sorry for your loss Pucho and to the whole community.  I learned a ton from his book and still use it to this day. 

 

[pucho812]

His book is a wealth of information for sure.

 

[clintrubber]

FWIW, while messing around with some old papers yesterday
I happened to ran into 'his' Behind The Gear article in TapeOp.

It's (partly) online:

  https://tapeop.com/interviews/btg/56/aspen-pittman/

 

[pucho812]

Celebration of Life in honor of Aspen Pittman
this Saturday 8/24 @ 7PM - 10PM
Burbank Marriott - Burbank Airport
2500 N Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505-1019
Please spread the word for Saturday.
RSVP to Autumn Pittman if possible.
Please make sure to let everyone know, they will not be serving food but there will be a cash bar, coffee/tea and dried fruits and nuts.

 

[emrr]

No Wiki page for him....someone should get on that.....

 

[pucho812]

For those who did not make it, the memorial this evening  for aspen was classy and full of the audio tribe. May he rip in the great beyond.