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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by cr0sh on Friday April 06, 2018 @06:11PM (#16777940)
Some fun schematics to "read" are Fender's digital microcontroller adjustable tube amps; basically the modern incarnations of integration of tube technology with solid-state and modern microcontrollers. Last I knew (when I did web dev for them 5-6 years ago), you could download them from their site.

You can find similar circuits from the 1950s-60s Popular Science back-issues on Google Books; that's the time period when hobbyists were transitioning from tube-based stuff to more solid-state and transistor stuff (transistors came down in price enough, plus they were more reliable) - so occasionally, you can find an article on some project combining both technologies.

Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by kazinator on Friday April 06, 2018 @07:01PM (#16778231)
Microcontroller adjustable tube amps are just descendants/knock-offs of the ADA MP-1: what I use. :)