The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

Ep. 57: "Turn That Baby Down to Zero"


Listen Later

Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp.

This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Want to support the show? Be a part of our Patreon page.

2:15 Baffler Corner: The power tubes on a transitional 1963 Fender Showman head; enchiladas without breaking tortillas; last week's noisy Marshall 9:22 What's on Skip's Bench: A Gibsonette 14:35 The entire 1996 Angela Catalog, now available as a download! (link here, proceeds go directly to Steve Melkisethian) 17:29 Reversing the tube pin order in a Princeton 5F2A 19:53 Removing paint from Tolex 21:45 Recommended reading: 'Antique Radio Restoration Guide'; shimming a speaker with a rubbing dust cap 25:00 Watkins Dominators, using a Variac in front of a step-up transformer 30:41 Plate voltages on a Deluxe Reverb AB763 32:24 Modulus Music's free 5E3 cabinet plans; Skip's tomato sauce; Fender Harvards 38:55 A/B box updates; HAB hot sauce 41:06 Lectrolab S600s 43:42 Modding the first channel of a silverface Fender Super Reverb 46:43 Changing the cap value on a 5F2A tone control 48:38 Wall voltage variabilities and using a Variac 54:55 Song recommendation: "Call Me" by Aretha Franklin 55:48 Enchilada talk, fast pumpkin Thai curry soup 1:01:03 Are forums useful?

Have a topic for a future episode? Email or send us a voice memo to: [email protected] or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848.

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.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip SimmonsBy The Fretboard Journal

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

476 ratings


More shows like The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

View all
The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast by The Fretboard Journal

The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast

348 Listeners

The Fret Files by Eric Daw

The Fret Files

167 Listeners

Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone by Wampler Pedals

Chasing Tone - Guitar Podcast About Gear, Effects, Amps and Tone

483 Listeners

Guitar Nerds by Guitar Nerds

Guitar Nerds

155 Listeners

No Guitar Is Safe by Jude Gold

No Guitar Is Safe

784 Listeners

Recording Studio Rockstars by Lij Shaw

Recording Studio Rockstars

506 Listeners

Luthier on Luthier with Michael Bashkin by The Fretboard Journal

Luthier on Luthier with Michael Bashkin

190 Listeners

Know Your Gear Podcast by Phillip Mcknight

Know Your Gear Podcast

309 Listeners

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond by Pushkin Industries

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

4,118 Listeners

Wong Notes by Premier Guitar

Wong Notes

515 Listeners

Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch by Greg Koch

Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch

226 Listeners

Dipped In Tone by Dipped in Tone

Dipped In Tone

213 Listeners

40 Watt Podcast by 40 Watt Podcast

40 Watt Podcast

29 Listeners

The Truth About Recording & Mixing by The Fretboard Journal

The Truth About Recording & Mixing

50 Listeners

Sweep the Floor by The Fretboard Journal

Sweep the Floor

31 Listeners

Acoustic Voices: A Guitar Podcast by The Fretboard Journal

Acoustic Voices: A Guitar Podcast

21 Listeners

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade by Audacy

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

12,851 Listeners

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan by Billy Corgan

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

614 Listeners