The Fretboard Journal
The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it's like no other guitar podcast out there.
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Jun 25, 2026
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Ep. 20: "It's a Big Tent" 27.09.2019 1:56:01
Summary: Skip has never had sushi; Earl is not a fan of low-balling; and Fender Bassmans rock Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. S...
Ep. 19: "I Have Lifestyle Tips" 13.09.2019 1:59:50
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. It's our most veer-filled episode to date, including soup and footwear tips, a trip to Harvard...
Ep. 18: "Walk the Dog Backwards" 21.08.2019 1:45:05
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:40 Jason brings home a Marshall Mercury 13:40 M...
Ep. 17: "One Good Solder Joint" 15.08.2019 1:51:13
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:57 Skip's A/B box update 2:50 Skip's music picks:...
Ep. 16: "Glue on the Windshield" 02.08.2019 1:55:58
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:50 Jason starts his Stew-Mac Tweed Champ kit, Ski...
Ep. 15: "Yuba Peach" 19.07.2019 1:34:23
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to support the show? It's last call to reserve your very own Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirt . Pic...
Ep. 14: "I'll Do the Jokes" 28.06.2019 1:52:05
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Want to support the show? We now have Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirts available for pre-order. Special thanks to our sponsors: Grez Guitars , Martin , Gibson and Carter Vintage . Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretb...
Ep. 13: "Throw a Love Light Party!" 12.06.2019 1:34:19
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Special thanks to our sponsors: Mono Cases and Grez Guitars . Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episod...
Ep. 12: "Painting the Fence" 31.05.2019 1:39:14
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. Special thanks to our sponsors: Mono Cases and Grez Guitars . Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episod...
Ep. 11: "Waiting For the Tater Tots" 16.05.2019 1:50:30
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal 's Jason Verlinde. This is our eleventh (and possibly most philosophical) episode to date. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on thi...
Ep. 10: "Would It Get You Out of the Army Early?" 30.04.2019 1:40:18
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on...
Ep. 9 - "Up on Its Feet" 19.04.2019 1:31:10
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on...
Ep. 8 - "Alcohol and what?" 08.04.2019 1:46:31
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on...
Ep. 7: "In French or English" 26.03.2019 1:36:19
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on...
Ep. 6: "A Rustic Kegger Out in the Woods" 11.03.2019 1:39:42
Twice a 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. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on t...
Ep. 5: "You're a Maintenance Man" 20.02.2019 1:08:45
Submit your guitar amp questions to amp repair guru Skip Simmons here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Twice a month, guitar amp repairman and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason V...
Ep. 4: "Smoked Paprika" 08.02.2019 1:12:36
Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip Simmons here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. 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...
Ep. 3: "Make Me Some Bread" 22.01.2019 1:24:56
Submit your questions for vintage amp repair expert Skip Simmons here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com 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 w...
Ep. 2: "Don't buy that thing" 08.01.2019 1:39:55
The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons. Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com 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: -T...
Ep. 1: "People Did Stuff" 01.12.2018 1:18:46
The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons! Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com 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 -6...
Introduction 12.11.2018 0:56
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 fretboardjournal@gmail.com. Our first episode debuts in early December 2018.
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