An episode that almost went off the rails (a missing special guest, talk of tragic balloon heroes, street tacos) but kind of gets back to amp basics.
Some of the topics discussed this week:
3:56 Skip’s decision to stop being a drawbridge operator, Skip visits Eminence
8:58 Austin Ribbon Mics, the Hot Holder Pro (Link); Recommended book: ‘How to Read Schematic Diagrams’ by Donald Herrington
11:36 The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair, by George Plimpton (New Yorker link) 12:22 Roqsolid Amp Covers (Link); Revenge
13:52 New to our Patreon: Listener Nick reads the Jack Darr (link)
15:30 The Use of Ferrite Beads, Redux; inductances versus capacitors
18:20 A love for logging trucks; the Gretsch Fury, a not quite stereo amp
24:00 The amp-related storyline in the fourth episode of poker face on peacock
25:10 Polarized Electrolyte Caps; Using a dual shaft concentric pot on a ’65 Gibson Scout GA-17RVT to avoid drilling a new hole; Musician Seth Walker
30:21 Installing a switch to bypass the entire reverb circuitry on a 1965 Princeton Reverb clone
34:12 Ampeg VT-40 hums at 60 cycles, even on standby 39:40 Skip’s Steak Street Tacos; tortillaland tortillas; Rancho Gordo Beans (Link)
46:19 SOLVED: James’ 1967 Twin Reverb with reduced volume, could this bug be a desired mod?
53:38 Hitting a transformer with a hammer
55:40 Could you build a field coil speaker extension box that has its own power supply so you can use it with any amp?
1:01:31 I’m looking for an inexpensive classic country hi-fi system; Mezzetta stuffed with garlic olives; Egg rolls filled with cream cheese, Granzella’s restaurant in California
1:08:08 Dutch kale in cream; Using a thermal imager to diagnose faulty amp parts, puppies as relationship testers; thermometer guns
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