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Ep. 28: "It's the Cranberries"

Ep. 28: "It's the Cranberries"

FromThe Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons


Ep. 28: "It's the Cranberries"

FromThe Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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 Truth About Vintage Amps Two-Prong hat collaboration from Manbroidery and Ebbets Field Flannels (link) This week’s sponsor: Grez Guitars (link) Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:13 Skip gets a $25 guitar; Jason goes to NAMM 11:05 Marc Silber’s inventory 14:16 Skip meets Grez 17:43 Tyler wins of our Union Bean Counter Tone Druid pedal giveaway (correct answer: Tom Waits) 19:17 Tyler’s fish taco recipe (email us) 20:29 A very clean Fender Tweed Deluxe 22:00 Joe Craven and Bruce MacMillan covers the Dead 23:24 Australians respond to Skip’s Robert Hughes query 23:51 More on Brent’s bargain Variac with a current meter hack 26:46 Leaving an amp on for a week 29:33 Vintage wire that just won’t solder 31:33 The Fender Greta as a pre-amp 34:02 The JHD Ice Cube Sustain Coupler (link) 37:43 The dangers of running an effect between an amp and a speaker cab 38:43 Changing a 1952 Gibsonette GA-8 from a field coil to regular magnetic speaker 42:30 Increasing the headroom on a Peavey Classic 50 45:45 Substituting a 5Y3 with a 5V4 in a 5E3 Deluxe 49:16 A 1950s Gibson GA-6 with an adapter for a 12AX7 pre-amp tube; more rectifier tube talk 51:50 Marshalls versus Fenders and the difference between 6V6/6L6 and an EL34/EL84 54:26 A Canadian Gibson Falcon that needs a massive overhaul 55:47 Choosing an amp for re-heating food 59:49 Little Charlie’s Chile Colorado, revisited 1:02:05 Export model Silverface Fenders   1:04:16 Questions on Angela’s Super Single-Ended Amp
Released:
Feb 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.