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Ep. 155: "Realistic Carnival"
Manage episode 517226846 series 2481534
It's the 155th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps. This week: Barn finds, lost dogs, an extra-grounded Jason (amp pun intended) and more!
Some of the topics discussed this week:
1:05 Skip gets the new Fretboard Journal (link); do banjos belong in the Fretboard Journal?
5:16 Recommended music: Ned Boynton's 'The North Beach Sound;' The No-Mads (nomadsband.com)
7:54 Our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts (and Mr. Microphone)
18:12 What's on Skip's bench: A Bogen GA-5; a Realistic Carnival; Masco C-6; 6AQ5 tubes
22:53 A listener baffler, answered (speaker re-coning); Vintage 47 amps (link)
26:18 Skip's ep. 154 baffler, answered: What does Skip do when he's modding the second input of a Fender Champ? Supro Spectators
32:51 New Accutronics reverb tanks by Revisit (link)
34:52 What's the low input doing in a Marshall JCM800; green chile on everything
39:20 Lowering the B+ on a 1971 Fender Bassman 10 project; ultralinear transformers; cactus salad
48:43 The long-awaited dog story
51:35 Colin Hay's "Overkill" with Choir! Choir! Choir! (YouTube link); Traynor amps
54:52 Should I treat the pitting on a Soundmaster 600 PA?
1:00:17 Lab Series amps
1:03:39 Smoke-damaged MusicMan HD-130
1:09:20 The dangers of old tractors (and drawbridges)
1:15:34 Modifying the power section of a Twin Reverb for lower volume playing; fixing a Filmosound 385 with hum; Evan Crafts (Instagram)
1:21:26 TAVA listener spotlight: Children's book author Matt James! (Order his new book, The One About the Blackbird (Amazon link)
1:23:56 How to raise kids and run a small business; Mae Ploy curry paste
1:31:16 Barn finds: Spring-loaded input jacks; a 1947 Fender Princeton amp and matching lap steel
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.
159 episodes
Manage episode 517226846 series 2481534
It's the 155th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps. This week: Barn finds, lost dogs, an extra-grounded Jason (amp pun intended) and more!
Some of the topics discussed this week:
1:05 Skip gets the new Fretboard Journal (link); do banjos belong in the Fretboard Journal?
5:16 Recommended music: Ned Boynton's 'The North Beach Sound;' The No-Mads (nomadsband.com)
7:54 Our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts (and Mr. Microphone)
18:12 What's on Skip's bench: A Bogen GA-5; a Realistic Carnival; Masco C-6; 6AQ5 tubes
22:53 A listener baffler, answered (speaker re-coning); Vintage 47 amps (link)
26:18 Skip's ep. 154 baffler, answered: What does Skip do when he's modding the second input of a Fender Champ? Supro Spectators
32:51 New Accutronics reverb tanks by Revisit (link)
34:52 What's the low input doing in a Marshall JCM800; green chile on everything
39:20 Lowering the B+ on a 1971 Fender Bassman 10 project; ultralinear transformers; cactus salad
48:43 The long-awaited dog story
51:35 Colin Hay's "Overkill" with Choir! Choir! Choir! (YouTube link); Traynor amps
54:52 Should I treat the pitting on a Soundmaster 600 PA?
1:00:17 Lab Series amps
1:03:39 Smoke-damaged MusicMan HD-130
1:09:20 The dangers of old tractors (and drawbridges)
1:15:34 Modifying the power section of a Twin Reverb for lower volume playing; fixing a Filmosound 385 with hum; Evan Crafts (Instagram)
1:21:26 TAVA listener spotlight: Children's book author Matt James! (Order his new book, The One About the Blackbird (Amazon link)
1:23:56 How to raise kids and run a small business; Mae Ploy curry paste
1:31:16 Barn finds: Spring-loaded input jacks; a 1947 Fender Princeton amp and matching lap steel
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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