It's the 136th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps!
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Some of the topics discussed this time around:
1:11 A Big Boy locomotive chugs through CA
3:42 What's on Skip's Bench: A Valco/National/Airline amp-in-case; a single-ended Soundmaster PA; a Premier Twin 8
10:55 Another round of TAVA shirts? (coming soon)
13:06 Milkman to produce a JBL K120 replica speaker (link); re-coning by Hempopotamus (and Weber)
16:56 The 2024 Fretboard Summit, featuring Blake Mills, Josh Scott (JHS), Colin Hay and so much more https://fretboardsummit.org (Aug 23-25, 2024 in Chicago)
20:29 The Davis Guitar Scene
20:51 Is there a new speaker comparable to the JBL D130F? Artie Shaw
22:43 VHT amps, redux; homemade cheese
28:05 Why did Leo use RCA plugs for his speaker jacks?
32:20 I miss lo-fi Skip; help me isolate the hum on my Magnatone 410
39:45 Favorite solder; avocado toast
43:26 Recommended movie: 'All That Is Sacred' featuring Tom McGuane, Jim Harrison, Jimmy Buffett, and vintage Key West (link)
44:58 Help me ground my Pepco Riviera 725
48:15 Does the phase inverter tube contribute gain?
49:47 AIMS amplifiers, redux; Don Randall
53:59 Skip (almost) fixes a church organ
1:00:03 Should I wax pot these old output transformers?
1:04:55 Why is there chicken wire in my amplifier? finding the outside foil on a cap
Recorded July 25, 2024.
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