It’s the 113th installment of The Truth About Vintage Amps, in which legendary amp tech Skip Simmons answers your questions about guitar amps and repairs.
Do you want to be part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip at podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice notes or emails are welcome.
Some of the topics discussed this week:
4:11 Announcement: The Truth About Vintage Amps at Fretboard Summit 2023 (www.fretboardsummit.org); Chicago’s Kale My Name (Link)
14:14 Should you use better or equivalent replacement parts if your amp needs repairing?
18:52 A real rustic barrel; Skip’s favorite amp
25:20 Beginners corner: How many speakers can my amp drive? Cast iron grilled cheese
32:50 B+, Redux; Advantages of a separate filament transformer; UTC transformers; HAM radio transmissions
38:17 6X5 rectifier tubes
41:48 A HiWatt clone that keeps blowing fuses
47:17 Thanks for the coffee, Kevin!
48:26 Running an acoustic guitar through a tube amp (Bogen Challenger); El Pato’s Neighbor; Clean tube sockets
52:54 Error swapping tube sockets on a Fender Bassman 50; Arby Frozen French Fries
59:53 The Tornado and the 1967 Fender Deluxe Reverb story, redux
1:05:12 Convince a store to ship you a Gibson EH-150; Carter cutlery (link)
1:11:23 Special thanks: Max in Spain; Invoice from California
1:13:00 Do you need your reverb coil rewound? Check out Tom Brantley (@tombrantleyrewinds).
1:15:39 Help me choose speakers for my Tweed Twin; parallel vs. series speaker wiring, Sleeper Vintage 12″ speakers, doping grades of Weber speakers
and much more…
This week’s episode is sponsored by Stringjoy Strings, Amplified Parts (use code TAVA10 to save 10% off their mod kits), Emerald City Guitars and Grez Guitars. You can also use discount code FRET10 to save 10% on your Izotope purchase.
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The Truth About Vintage Amps is hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons. Co-hosted and produced by the fretboard journal’is Jason Verlinde.
Above: A Dynamotored Masco, as in Ep. 111. Image courtesy of listener Rick D.
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