The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

TAVA Discounts: Use the discount code THETRUTH10 to save 10% off your order from Amplified Parts between now and April 15, 2021.  Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers between now and April 30, 2021.  The Truth About Vintage Amps' Skip Simmons and Jason Verlinde talk to Anthony Coscia, who just completed one of the wildest passion projects ever: a working, 1/6 scale mode...

The 67th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps! TAVA Discounts: Use the discount code THETRUTH10 to save 10% off your order from Amplified Parts between now and April 15, 2021.  Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers between now and April 30, 2021.  Highlights: Capacitor talk (leaking and otherwise), fancy square dance rigs, more reverb taming and a special guest fr...

TAVA Discount: Use the discount code THETRUTH10 to save 10% off your order from Amplified Parts between now and April 15, 2021.  Skip takes a fall, but still manages to help you troubleshoot your tube amps. Plus: Our long-awaited Deluxe schematic primer, recommended short stories, obsolete bass lures and more. 1:33 Skip and the haystack 5:30 This week's sponsors: Grez Guitars , Amplified Parts  (W...

Bribed with cans of El Pato, guitarist Nels Cline joins Jason and Skip on this week's Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast for a transparent talk about amplifiers and hot sauce.  Plus... listener questions, PA conversions, upcycling all those holiday spices, animal husbandry and more.   Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 0:12 Special guest, Nels Cline! Amplifiers (Webster-Chicago, Mi...

Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp. This week's sponsors: iZotope (use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your order),  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 1:36 What's on Skip's Bench: A Magnatone / Estey T-32 amp; Digs of Marysville, Calif.  7:51 The TAVA Patreon page ( link ) 11:04 T...

Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp. This week's sponsors: iZotope (use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your order),  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Want to support the show? Be a part of our Patreon page . Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 1:13 Three nightmares left 7:17 Sam's Wurlitzer 920 combo amp from Ep. 6...

Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp. This week's sponsors: iZotope (use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your order),  Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars . Want to support the show? Be a part of our Patreon page . Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 1:00 California weather and old dogs 3:08 Sharpening knives, Carter Cutl...

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 . Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 6:15 Jason gets a Martin 110 amplifier 13:24 A DeArmond amp anomaly 15:47 The Truth About Recording and Mixing ( link ) 16:15 Skip's speaker...

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 . Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 2:35 Skip gets a new knife ( Carter Cutlery ) 6:21 Restoring a 1961 Mercury Comet 9:13 Mathew Fitzwilliam's book on Australia's Goldentone a...

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 . Some of the topics discussed on this week's show: 5:13 The Truth About Recording & Mixing (launching January 2021!) 9:16 Building mic pre-amps 12:42 A "ripping" overdrive sound on a converted V...

  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 . 3:57 Skip announces his retirement (not really) 10:50 The Roxy Theater's "Wall" sound system finds a new owner 23:20 Preserving an all-original Fender 5F10 Harvard 29:05 The non-Fender amps S...

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 14:3...

  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 . Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:05 Skip checks out a Paul Bigsby-built tenor guitar, free stuff sent to your favorite podcast hosts 14:06 Revisiting Grez Guitars' pickle jar hack 15:13 Grounding 101 22:27 Antique Electronics Supply/A...

Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts (use the discount code TAVA10 when you check out to save 10% off your order!) and Grez Guitars . Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 6:50 The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon Page : New contributions from Jesse at Acme Instruments 10:00 Trusting a repair tech...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 4:12 A new Tony's: Pappa Earle's ( link ) 6:03 This week's sponsors: Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts 7:43 Eddie Van Halen ( link to Zocala Public Square video ment...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:11 A new TAVA Baffler 4:41 An Angela Super Single Ended amp group build? 10:28 Mrs. Simmons' favorite amp? 13:16 Identifying the work of Fender's Lily, Lupe, Eile...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world, except this time we're joined by special guest, Jef Brown! Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 8:54 'Practical Amplifier Diagrams' (1947) 17:02 The grounds on an all-original 1962 Fender Tweed Champ 2...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world.  Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  4:35 Soundmaster PAs, revisited 16:20 Turret boards versus freestyle wiring 21:24 Adjectives for the tones of tweed-era Deluxe and 4x12" Bassman 27:37 Matching a...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps It's the long-awaited, prize-filled 50th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast! And, once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world.  Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  6:11 Pyko de Gallo 7:09 Deluxe Amplification's El Pato Tone practi...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world.  Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  3:32 A brief moment of despair 10:34 Our new Patreon page: Hear Skip's actual voice! 21:30 Colin Cripps' Filmosound, revisited 25:15 Skip's chassis stand 30:37 C...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world.  Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  2:55 Special guest: Greg Cravener from Amplified Parts (watch the video on how Amplified makes can capacitors here ) 33:27 Plate load resistor function 39:00 P...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week, we are also joined by special guest Colin Cripps (Blue Rodeo, the Jim Cuddy Band, Kathleen Edwards), who helps shed light on some of the very special amplifiers to come out of Canada.  Some of the...

Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments makes his eagerly anticipated second Truth About Vintage Amps appearance and it doesn't disappoint. Included: Tracking down vintage Marshalls in the UK, selling gear to U2, Ken Fischer, tube sockets, recommended books, Orange amps, Jesse Quitslund o...

Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848.  This episode is brought to you by Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  10:24 Chris' Tone Scoring System 14:12 The three colors of El Pato 17:07 Silverface vs. l...

Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world, but this week we have a special guest:   Colleen Fazio of Fazio Electric!  Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848.  This episode is brought to you by Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  :54 A silverfa...