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Ep. 135: "Liquor, Candy, Model Airplane Magazines..."
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It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps.
Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com.
Some of the topics discussed this time around:
1:24 Another hopeful story; Winters, California
7:44 The fifth-ever Fretboard Summit: Blake Mills, Adam Levy, vintage amps, new amps, 80 luthiers, JHS and so much more. www.fretboardsummit.org
13:25 One of the greatest boxes of all time: thanks, Ben from Chattanooga!
15:01 Lynn Wheelwright reaches out to Skip
16:33 The very first Standel amp; Tacoma, Washington's Guitar Maniacs
18:53 Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars (watch the Dumble video here), Amplified Parts, StewMac, and Grez Guitars.
22:10 Thank you, John Ross
23:41 Gibson's GA-45 "Velvet Touch"; Terry Dobbs (Mr. Valco) https://valcoamp.com
27:32 The answer to Ep. 134's Baffler: A Tweed Vibrolux
31:44 A Body & Soul El Pato fuzz giveaway? https://www.instagram.com/bsinstruments/
34:00 The last remaining Big Boy locomotive is moving through California; Skip's hobo days https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
37:26 How to satisfy your customer when only one power tube needs to be replaced? CE Distribution; pimento cheese
47:04 A 5E3 build with too much Fender "bacon;" Ken Fischer
49:51 A Rickenbacker M11 with a 60 cycle hum out of V1
57:22 VHT Special Six, redux
1:03:51 A simple cocktail: A Boyhattan; bitters
1:05:15 The history of AIMS amps; 5 ohm amps; The Mosquito Supper Club's boiled shrimp (link)
1:13:34 The pronunciation police; modding a Silver Panel Fender Champ with a Magnatone 213 tone control
1:17:11 Elemental knowledge; California-built Vox amps; Clarkson's Farm
1:25:00 Is variable input impedance worth experimenting with? Bogen guitar amps
1:29:41 Is the two-prong hat offensive? Are fixed-bias amps more touch-sensitive? the phono input in old PAs; GM/IP on tubes
1:33:15 Recommended reading: The All-Music Guide Recorded June 21, 2024.
141 episoade
Manage episode 425761323 series 2481534
It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps.
Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com.
Some of the topics discussed this time around:
1:24 Another hopeful story; Winters, California
7:44 The fifth-ever Fretboard Summit: Blake Mills, Adam Levy, vintage amps, new amps, 80 luthiers, JHS and so much more. www.fretboardsummit.org
13:25 One of the greatest boxes of all time: thanks, Ben from Chattanooga!
15:01 Lynn Wheelwright reaches out to Skip
16:33 The very first Standel amp; Tacoma, Washington's Guitar Maniacs
18:53 Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars (watch the Dumble video here), Amplified Parts, StewMac, and Grez Guitars.
22:10 Thank you, John Ross
23:41 Gibson's GA-45 "Velvet Touch"; Terry Dobbs (Mr. Valco) https://valcoamp.com
27:32 The answer to Ep. 134's Baffler: A Tweed Vibrolux
31:44 A Body & Soul El Pato fuzz giveaway? https://www.instagram.com/bsinstruments/
34:00 The last remaining Big Boy locomotive is moving through California; Skip's hobo days https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
37:26 How to satisfy your customer when only one power tube needs to be replaced? CE Distribution; pimento cheese
47:04 A 5E3 build with too much Fender "bacon;" Ken Fischer
49:51 A Rickenbacker M11 with a 60 cycle hum out of V1
57:22 VHT Special Six, redux
1:03:51 A simple cocktail: A Boyhattan; bitters
1:05:15 The history of AIMS amps; 5 ohm amps; The Mosquito Supper Club's boiled shrimp (link)
1:13:34 The pronunciation police; modding a Silver Panel Fender Champ with a Magnatone 213 tone control
1:17:11 Elemental knowledge; California-built Vox amps; Clarkson's Farm
1:25:00 Is variable input impedance worth experimenting with? Bogen guitar amps
1:29:41 Is the two-prong hat offensive? Are fixed-bias amps more touch-sensitive? the phono input in old PAs; GM/IP on tubes
1:33:15 Recommended reading: The All-Music Guide Recorded June 21, 2024.
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