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It's the 154th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps.
Some of the topics discussed this week:
:42 Skip is back on the Ferguson TO-35 tractor; Roy Clark & Joe Pass
7:04 What's on Skip's bench: A Marshall Plexi Super Bass, Marshall bright caps, the Pet Shop Boys
11:43 Our sponsors Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts; more Fender Champ mods; a Champ gain input baffler; Soursound transformers
23:51 200 more power cords; IEC hijinks; Steve Soest
28:13 A 1954 Fender Tweed Twins and the low-powered versus high-powered Twins; Tweed Pros; Fender Champion 600 amps
31:49 A Lafayette PA with ECL82 tubes (watch on Instagram)
33:45 A 1960s Airline 62-9021A amp; how to tell a Supro/Valco from a Danelctro amp
37:33 Skip's advice for a future repair business; liability insurance; the Boilermaker; the amp that couldn't be fixed
49:06 A listener-submitted baffler: A Supro that needed a speaker recone?
52:29 What should I do with my new Knight 93350 PA head?
58:03 Should I build a 6G4 or a 6G4A in this Northern Electric PA-20 with six pre-amp sockets?
1:04:28 Wiring a Danelectro DS-100 speaker output for use with other cabs
1:11:10 Recommended media: The Birth of Loud; The Sweeney; Taggart
1:12:52 Burning up chokes in a Princeton Reverb
1:14:13 Listers on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqplQAo
1:15:18 ESR meters and ceviche
Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your DIY guitar amp projects? Want to share your top secret family recipe? Need relationship advice? Join us by sending your voice memo or written questions to [email protected]! Include a photo, too.
Hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons and co-hosted/produced by Jason Verlinde of the Fretboard Journal.
Don't forget, we have a Patreon page. Support the show, get behind-the-scenes updates and get to the front of the line with your questions.
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It's the 154th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps.
Some of the topics discussed this week:
:42 Skip is back on the Ferguson TO-35 tractor; Roy Clark & Joe Pass
7:04 What's on Skip's bench: A Marshall Plexi Super Bass, Marshall bright caps, the Pet Shop Boys
11:43 Our sponsors Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts; more Fender Champ mods; a Champ gain input baffler; Soursound transformers
23:51 200 more power cords; IEC hijinks; Steve Soest
28:13 A 1954 Fender Tweed Twins and the low-powered versus high-powered Twins; Tweed Pros; Fender Champion 600 amps
31:49 A Lafayette PA with ECL82 tubes (watch on Instagram)
33:45 A 1960s Airline 62-9021A amp; how to tell a Supro/Valco from a Danelctro amp
37:33 Skip's advice for a future repair business; liability insurance; the Boilermaker; the amp that couldn't be fixed
49:06 A listener-submitted baffler: A Supro that needed a speaker recone?
52:29 What should I do with my new Knight 93350 PA head?
58:03 Should I build a 6G4 or a 6G4A in this Northern Electric PA-20 with six pre-amp sockets?
1:04:28 Wiring a Danelectro DS-100 speaker output for use with other cabs
1:11:10 Recommended media: The Birth of Loud; The Sweeney; Taggart
1:12:52 Burning up chokes in a Princeton Reverb
1:14:13 Listers on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqplQAo
1:15:18 ESR meters and ceviche
Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your DIY guitar amp projects? Want to share your top secret family recipe? Need relationship advice? Join us by sending your voice memo or written questions to [email protected]! Include a photo, too.
Hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons and co-hosted/produced by Jason Verlinde of the Fretboard Journal.
Don't forget, we have a Patreon page. Support the show, get behind-the-scenes updates and get to the front of the line with your questions.

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