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!

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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,' an Arhoolie Records box set (link), "A Hero's Death" by Fontaines D.C., "Cleanin' Out My Closet" by Eminem; 'Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests' by George E. Gruell

16:34 The amps Skip has seen the most often and why

21:51 When to NOT just service it first, should I gut this Stromberg Carlson AU-42? Daniel Romano; Premier Amps

29:45 Can I actually use the AC outlet on the back of my vintage Fender?

32:43 Extending the leads on a Mojotone Tweed Princeton kit, what are turret boards made of?

38:08 Do I need to replace all the resistors on my 1953 Gibson GA-20?

42:52 Coupling cap orientation, redux

44:30 Sourcing a parts kit for vintage amp servicing

51:17 John Vanderslice visits Skip, Gibson resistors again

54:02 Using the vintage speakers found in the walls of my midcentury modern home's intercom system

59:06 Hope for the Fender Musicmaster bass amp, GSS Speaker Repair Services in Los Angeles

1:05:50 Plate voltage versus screen voltage on a power tube; @thevalvinist on Instagram; a Hohner / Sano combo amp for sale; the 2023 Fretboard Summit (link)

1:14:14 Modding the tone control on a Silvertone 1482, using a tip ring sleeve jack to bypass a cap

1:22:40 Fat Tire Amber beer

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