The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

It's the 92nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Harvesting capacitors, recommended reading, Fred Astaire and more.  This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases ,  Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase . Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise. This month...

It's the 91st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! We talk about the great tube shortage of 2022, blue molded caps, boutique amps, parenting tips, kale chips and more.  This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases ,  Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase . Support us on Patreon.com for add...

It's the 90th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! John Smith serves us a chorizo lasagna dish; we hear the demented sounds your tubes are making on their own; the answer to last week's baffler and much more.  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase  and, if y...

Special guest Max Hart joins Skip and Jason to talk about working with Melissa Etheridge (and Katy Perry), using vintage tube amps on the road, his pedal board and more. Plus, all the usual listener submitted questions, recipes and more.  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Iz...

Chokes, scalloped potatoes, Monoprice amps, phase inverters, and more! It's the 88th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps.  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase  and, if you head over to  BED|STÜ shoes  and use the discount code FRETXBS, you'll save 20% off...

It's the 87th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Plenty of amp tips for newbies, some deep Ampeg talk, music recommendations, amp tips for steel guitar players, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.  Some of the topics discussed this week: :54: RIP Ale...

It's the 86th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps featuring special guest, Joe Halliday of Hello Sailor Effects ( @hellosailoreffectsofficial )!  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.  Some of the topics discussed this week: 4:37 The business of cheese, the Prudenc...

It's the 85th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps featuring special guest, Calvin McCormick (Hiwatt, @ampfreek)!  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.  Download the 2021 TAVA Cookbook here .  Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:59 El Pato hot sauce in a bott...

It's the 84th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps!  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.  Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:52: Full transcription of Ep. 83 on our Patreon (yay or nay?)  4:14 Skip's recommended gifts: Jack Darr, Joy of Cooking, the Gibson...

It's the 83rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps: More capacitor talk than you can shake a SnufferStick at, push-pull circuits, Ethiopian cooking tips and more!  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.  Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:56 The TAVA Cookbook...

Tune in for a new chapter of TAVA, where Skip and Jason Zoom through your tube amp and cooking questions with our highest fidelity yet (thanks to our friends at Shure for sending us that MV7...and to Mrs. Simmons for figuring it out).  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surpr...

Producer and musician John Vanderslice returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast with Skip Simmons.  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Special podcast offers: Use the discount code TAVA to get free domestic shipping through October 31, 2021 on any speaker at  jupiter-speakers.com. Use the discount code TAVA10 to get 10% off all o...

It's the 80th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: reverb, goats, pickles from Australia and special call-in guest Sam Mollica! Hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  1:32: Skip says thanks, Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2:44 John Bachigaluppi of Ta...

It's the 79th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Red plating tubes, amp rattles, Louisiana hayrides, bad advice, coaster brakes, and Blues Juniors! This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  :59 Reverb tank bag surprises 2:09 Recommended NYC repair techs? the case of the missing Telefunken...

It's the 78th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Speaker installation tips, more pizza hacks (thanks Pillsbury),  special Patreon guest Mike Watson (the 6L6s) and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  :41: Lots of cool amps at Skip's: The 44th Fender Tweed Tremolux, a Twin Reverb...

It's the 77th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons makes pizza on english muffins, crushes the dreams of young blues aficionados and fields your questions on all things tube amp.   This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co. ,  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  :23 Skip has no electricity  3:52 Jason d...

It's the 76th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast. After a long buildup, Skip is back and fielding all of your guitar amplifier questions.  This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  3:45 What's on Skip's workbench: A 1955 Tweed Tremolux with a Tartak transformer 7:12 An obituary for Tweed amps and a challenge (and a...

It's the 75th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast and Skip is feeling upbeat and quoting from the classics. As always, he's also fielding all of your guitar amplifier questions.  This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  1:00: Weird California geopolitics 4:10 Recent Northern California barn finds: ES-335, a transit...

Welcome to the 74th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  5:53 Old typewriters, again ('The Typewriter Revolution,' thank...

Welcome to the 73rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! (Banter hater? The actual amp talk this time around starts at 17:00.) This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this...

Episode 72 of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where amp tech Skip Simmons reminisces about cheap regional beers, smooth trailin' and Brazilian cocktails. As always, he also fields your questions on all-things-tube-amp. So keep the questions coming...  This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  2:46 Sam Plecker from Pulga  4:51 Ski...

It's the 71st installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps, featuring noisy Fenders (and a Vingtor!), clip-on fans, more candy cigarette talk and other surprises. As always, tech Skip Simmons is here for you, fielding your questions on all-things-tube-amp. This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  1:26 Jury duty 7:14 Cool tools:...

On this very special TAVA episode, Skip and Jason welcome audiophile guru Michael Fremer ( Analog Planet , Stereophile) for a lively talk about modern day hi-fi, tube vs. solid state stereo systems, vinyl's comeback, affordable stereo gear and more! We also field a few questions that actually involve guitar amps, talk tomato paste, Bathyspheres and more. Don't worry amp purists, we'll get back to...

The 69th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Once again, amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all-things-tube-amp. Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers .  As always, we're also sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars .  Some of the topics discussed this week:  3:09 Skip gets his Caddis readers 5:52 Skip's $260 Ampeg Reverberocket 2; vintage...

The 68th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with special guest Jef Brown! Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers between now and April 30, 2021.  Some of the topics discussed this week:  7:30 The details you should never annoy your amp tech with 12:23 El Pato references, explained; the El Pato-Tone practice amp (almost sold out); Knorr bullion cubes 19:19 A reiss...