It’s Episode 117 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons answers your questions about guitar amps and repairs!
Would you like to be part of the show? Get the amp questions ready for Skip and come to Podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice notes or emails are welcome. And don’t forget we now have a Patreon.
This week’s sponsors: Emerald City Guitars, Stringjoy Strings (use code FRETBOARD to save on your first string order), Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.
This week’s topics:
1:18 Jason goes to NYC (and Montana)
4:43 Special thanks: listener Doug, QSL cards, Micah
9:18 Skip’s Movie, Music and Book Picks of the Week: ‘Little Miss Sunshine’, a box set by Arhoolie Records (Link), ‘A Hero’s Death’ by Fontaines DC, ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet’ by Eminem; “Fire in the Sierra Nevada Woods” by George E. Gruell
16:34 The amps Skip has seen the most and why
21:51 When should I NOT just service this Stromberg Carlson AU-42 first? Daniel Romano; Premier amplifier
29:45 Can I actually use the AC outlet on the back of my vintage fender?
32:43 What are tower boards made of when extending the leads of a Mojotone Tweed Princeton kit?
38:08 Do I need to replace all the resistors on my 1953 Gibson GA-20?
42:52 Clutch cap alignment, Redux
44:30 Obtaining a kit of parts for servicing vintage amps
51:17 John Vanderslice visits Skip, Gibson resists again
54:02 I’m using the vintage speakers I found in the intercom walls of my mid-century modern house
59:06 Hope for the Fender Musicmaster bass amp, GSS Speaker Repair Services in Los Angeles
1:05:50 anode voltage versus screen voltage on a power tube; @thevalvinist on Instagram; for sale is a Hohner/Sano combo amp; the Fretboard Summit 2023 (Link)
1:14:14 Modifying the tone control of a Silvertone 1482 using a tip ring sleeve jack to bypass a cap
1:22:40 Fat Tire Amber beer
Hosted by amp engineer Skip Simmons and co-host/producer Jason Verlinde of Fretboard Journal.
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Photo: A 1965/1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb for sale through our newest sponsor, Emerald City Guitars. Go ahead, use the outlet.
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