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Length:
86 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts (use the discount code TAVA10 when you check out to save 10% off your order!) and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 6:50 The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon Page: New contributions from Jesse at Acme Instruments 10:00 Trusting a repair tech and what to do with old, removed parts  12:40 A driver for a horn speaker; dogs chasing golf balls, Specimen Audio 19:10 Ceramic fast-acting versus glass fuses   25:56 Putting two single-ended output transformers in series to make a larger single-ended output transformer 36:56 Solid state watts versus tube watts  39:07 A Garnet G15T Gnome with a 6V6 that fluctuates in time; the Garnet Herzog  42:56 Fender Super Reverb tremolo disconnect mods  48:09 Employing a Cetron CE-25C photocell tube to make a Theremin (or something like it) 51:40 More bean talk: Teasdale beans; Instant Pot revisited 56:57 Using two lower-value pre-amp plate load resistors in series  58:53 Pete Millett's online tube book reference library (link) 1:04:34 Skip's book picks: Patrick O'Brian, Tony Hillerman, James Lee Burke, Martin Cruz Smith  1:09:43 Gary Gulman's "The Hierarchy of Cookies" (link) 1:10:13 Getting a Gibson "Charlie Christian" EH-150 amp serviced properly; Orange Drop caps  1:21:30 "Sodder" versus "solder," yet again Have a question or topic for a future episode? Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And be sure to check out the ever-growing Big Index of Truth About Vintage Amp topics to see if your amp questions have already been covered.
Released:
Oct 22, 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.