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The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

Dec 24, 2025

Episode 158: Chris Benson of Benson amps and Bryan Sours of Soursound transformers make their long-awaited returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps. Why? They want to tell us all about the logging truck of an amp they are currently building, a 700-watt(!) all-tube beast dubbed Babylon!

The Babylon will feature 14 KT88...


Dec 18, 2025

It's the 157th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps.  

Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts 

Some of the topics discussed this week: 

:42 Atmospheric rivers

3:52 Skip's appearance at the...


Nov 26, 2025

It's the 156th 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: Special guest Jack Weston joins us with a great Allman Brothers story. 

Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts 

Some of the...


Nov 1, 2025

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 (


Oct 17, 2025

It's the 154th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps.  

Some of the topics discussed this week: 

:42 Skip is back on the Ferguson TO-35 tractor; Roy Clark & Joe Pass

7:04 What's on Skip's bench: A Marshall Plexi Super...