Submit your questions for vintage amp repair expert Skip Simmons here: [email protected]

Twice a month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

Topics discussed on this episode:

-The death of guitar shows -The Truth About Vintage Amps rant on Skip's website -Why you may not need a three-prong plug on your amp -The "death cap" and the magic behind certain capacitors -Non-MASCO P/A heads as guitar amps -Inheriting and maintaining a '65 Super Reverb -Amp biasing -Learning how to read a schematic

and much more.

http://www.skipsimmonsamps.com

https://www.fretboardjournal.com

The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons.

Submit your questions to Skip here: [email protected]

Every month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

Topics discussed on this episode: -The long-term storage of tube amps -The magic behind Standel amps -Calculating the exact wattage of an amp -Good goos (and how to fix a torn speaker) -Paul Rivera-era Fenders -The Kalamazoo Model 2 -The modern tube marketplace -Simple tube amp maintenance anyone can do -The limits of safely mismatching speakers to a stated amp load

and much more…

http://www.skipsimmonsamps.com

https://www.fretboardjournal.com

The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons!

Submit your questions to Skip here: [email protected]

Every month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

Topics discussed on this episode: -Repairing amps on a drawbridge -60hz/50hz hum -Troubleshooting amps -Yellowjacket YJR/solid-state rectifiers in a tube amp -Recommended new vacuum tubes for amps -The magic behind Alexander Dumble -Skip's influences (Les Paul, Jack Darr, Steve Melkisethian/ Angela Instruments, Earl Yarrow)

and much more…

http://www.skipsimmonsamps.com

https://www.fretboardjournal.com

Once a month, amp repair guru Skip Simmons and Fretboard Journal publisher Jason Verlinde will field your questions about vintage guitar amps. Whether you're looking for your next purchase or just want to get your old tweed Fender Deluxe working again, this show is for you.

To submit a question, just email us at [email protected].

Our first episode debuts in early December 2018.