BONUS EPISODE: Satellite Amplifiers

FromThe Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

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BONUS EPISODE: Satellite Amplifiers

FromThe Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

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35 minutes

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Feb 5, 2020

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Jason and Skip get Adam Grimm (Satellite Amplifiers) on the line. https://www.satelliteamps.com

Released:

Feb 5, 2020

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Titles in the series (100)

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it's like no other guitar podcast out there.

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Ep. 13: "Throw a Love Light Party!": Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Special thanks to our sponsors: and . Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
94 min listen
Introduction: Once a month, amp repair guru Skip Simmons and Fretboard Journal publisher Jason Verlinde will field your questions about vintage guitar amps. Whether you're looking for your next purchase or just want to get your old tweed Fender Deluxe working... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
1 min listen
Ep. 8 - "Alcohol and what?": Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
107 min listen
Ep. 15: "Yuba Peach": Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
94 min listen
Ep. 4: "Smoked Paprika": Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip Simmons here: or by leaving us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Twice a month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
73 min listen
Ep. 7: "In French or English": Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
96 min listen
Ep. 32: "Let's Make Cookies": Amp tech Skip Simmons is once again fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. 8:04: Good Goo:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
87 min listen
Ep. 11: "Waiting For the Tater Tots": Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. This is our eleventh (and possibly most philosophical) episode to date. Submit... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
111 min listen
Ep. 5: "You're a Maintenance Man": Submit your guitar amp questions to amp repair guru Skip Simmons here: or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Twice a month, guitar amp repairman and former drawbridge... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
69 min listen
Ep. 9 - "Up on Its Feet": Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
91 min listen
Ep. 3: "Make Me Some Bread": Submit your questions for vintage amp repair expert Skip Simmons here: Twice a month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
85 min listen
Ep. 73: "Also, Not My Suit Size": Welcome to the 73rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! (Banter hater? The actual... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
102 min listen
Ep. 29: "Filter Capacitors and You": Amp tech Skip Simmons is once again fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This week's sponsor: Grez... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
96 min listen
Ep. 17: "One Good Solder Joint": Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
111 min listen
Ep. 2: "Don't buy that thing": The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons. Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com Every month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons shares stories... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
100 min listen
Ep. 14: "I'll Do the Jokes": Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Want to support the show? Special thanks to our sponsors: , , and . Submit your... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
112 min listen
Ep. 27: "A Big Grizzly Bear with a Duck Head On It": Amp tech Skip Simmons is once again fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. **Order a PDF download of... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
111 min listen
Ep. 28: "It's the Cranberries": Amp tech Skip Simmons is once again fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Pre-order today: The... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
80 min listen
Ep. 10: "Would It Get You Out of the Army Early?": Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
100 min listen
Ep. 37: "Bury It in the Yard for a Year": Once again, Skip Simmons is quoting 'A Tale of Two Cities' and fielding tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. ... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
73 min listen
Ep. 23: "He's a Hugger": This week, Skip and Jason are joined by a very special guest, John Vanderslice. John is a prolific singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and engineer. We have a candid, unfiltered conversation about vintage amps, food, life, the music... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
139 min listen
Ep. 20: "It's a Big Tent": Summary: Skip has never had sushi; Earl is not a fan of low-balling; and Fender Bassmans rock Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
116 min listen
Ep. 12: "Painting the Fence": Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Special thanks to our sponsors: and . Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
99 min listen
Ep. 6: "A Rustic Kegger Out in the Woods": Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
100 min listen
Ep. 19: "I Have Lifestyle Tips": Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
120 min listen
Ep. 44: "Heavy Rotation at the Prison Library": Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world, but this week we have a special guest: Colleen Fazio of Fazio Electric! Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
99 min listen
Ep. 38: "Thousand Dollars or Get a Job": The elusive, highly influential Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments joins us on this week’s episode for what is quite possibly our most entertaining episode to date. For decades, Angela has provided DIY tube amp and hi-fi enthusiasts with... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
140 min listen
Ep. 22: "A Crouton in Every Bite": Special guest Charles Baty joins us on this week’s Truth About Vintage Amps podcast! Twice a month, guitar amp guru fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
120 min listen
Ep. 58: "Beards and Flattops": Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp. This week's sponsors: and . Want to support the show? Be a part of our . 3:57 Skip announces his retirement (not really) 10:50 The Roxy Theater's... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
85 min listen
Ep. 34: "I'm Not Waking the Baby Up": Amp tech Skip Simmons is once again fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. (Apologies for the... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
109 min listen

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Ep. 132: "Start Dark": No guests or special theme this week...just an all-new, old-school episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 131: "Sandy Soil": Illustrator/musician/underground comix legend Robert Armstrong (Mickey Rat, Couch Potato, the Cheap Suit Serenaders!) joins Skip and Jason this week for a very special installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps. Want to support our show?... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 130: "America's Hat": It's a very special, all-Canadian episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair! This week, we have special guests Calvin McCormick (Hiwatt) and Mike... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Episode 129: "Summer of the Comet": Welcome to ep. 129 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair. This week, it's an (almost) all-Fender episode! Reminder: . Some of the topics... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 128: "The Smells Were Overwhelming": Welcome to episode 128 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair. The first hour of this show probably belongs on our Patreon, but I'm feeling generous and... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 127: "The Rogue Hoe": We're closing out 2023 with special guest Bill Krinard of Two Rock! I won't even attempt to annotate this episode but Bill joins us at 5:36 and fields a bunch of listener-submitted questions on transformers with dissimilar primary windings;... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 126: "They Do Die Eventually": Transformer talk, spaghetti carbonara, goat horn jazz, and more transformer talk...it's the 126th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Want to be a part of our show? Submit your question or voice memo to . Some of the topics discussed this week:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 125: "Put Your Hands on the Hood": It's the 125th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to . Some of the topics discussed this week: :51 Skip works on a Jim Kelley Amp, built-in... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 124: "Night Train": It's the 124th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons: Conductive paints, speaker impedance mismatches, pizza hacks and lots of dad jokes! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to . Our... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 123: "Salt to Taste": Today, we celebrate the millionth download of our podcast with one of our favorite conversations to date: Longtime TAVA contributor Larry Chung joins Skip and Jason to talk about the zen and art of early tube amp restoration and so much more. We also... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 122: "A Low Ceiling Situation": ** Note to the Amp Purists: There is virtually NO amp talk on this episode. If that's what you're seeking, stay tuned for TAVA episode 123, out tomorrow, where we'll have two hours of deep amp knowledge with special guest Larry Chung. Everyone else:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 121: "Plaid Bell Bottoms": It's the 121st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. This week: Special guest Jim Kelley joins us (around the 28-minute mark)! Want to be a part of the... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 120: "One Call": It's the 120th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. This week in a nutshell: Is this the Fender Yale?; lots of Fretboard Summit love; Skip sneaks a... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 119: "Painting Some Dots": It's the 119th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to ! Voice memos or emails... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 118: "Pirate Ale" (Special Guest: Ben Harper): This week, we’re joined by the one-and-only Ben Harper, who has a couple of questions for Skip right before his Lyon, France concert. Ben regales us with tales of a rare Weissenborn spotted on a Disneyland ride, Dumbles, and pre-show skateboarding... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 117: "Tommy, Time for Dinner": It's the 117th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to ! Voice memos... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 116: "Or Something": It's the 116th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to ! Voice memos... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 115: "The Group W Bench": It's the 115th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to ! Voice memos... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 112: "Adjust for Minimum Smoke": It's the 112th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair. Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to ! Voice memos or emails... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
90 min listen
Ep. 111: "A Tree, the Roof of a Trailer and a Deluxe Reverb": We're back and episode 111 has it all: Deep thoughts, a tornado, fried eggs, and power tubes gone bad. Keep the questions coming to and enjoy! Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:59 The TAVA Big Index page () 3:26 A pro chef hack, Rancho... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 110: "Need a Ride?": An episode that almost went off the rails (a missing special guest, talk of tragic balloon heroes, street tacos) but somehow gets back to amp basics. Some of the topics discussed this week: 3:56 Skip's decision to quit being a drawbridge operator,... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 109: "The First Podcast Puddle": Episode 109: A long build-up to the amp troubleshooting, but plenty to discuss, including a new puppy, the realities of vintage guitar shows, grandmothers getting run over by reindeer, and ferrite beads. Some of the topics discussed this week:... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Ep. 108: "Put a Pot Under It": Episode 108: It's like a best-of episode, but totally new! Pre-amps, typewriters, too many kitchen hacks, transformer talk, Jason reads the tubes wrong, and we even get a little artsy! Some of the topics discussed this week: 2:53 Does Skip... by The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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BONUS EPISODE: Satellite Amplifiers

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