Nov 21, 2023
It's the 125th installment of the Truth About
Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons!
Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice
memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com.
Some of the topics discussed this week:
:51 Skip works on a Jim Kelley Amp, built-in attenuators, the magnetic field caused by a Tweed...
Jun 16, 2023
It's the 116th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair!
Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice memos or emails are welcome. And don't forget we now...
Mar 16, 2023
We're back and episode 111 has it all: Deep thoughts, a tornado, fried eggs, and power tubes gone bad. Keep the questions coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com and enjoy!
Some of the topics discussed this week:
1:59 The TAVA Big Index page (link)
3:26 A pro chef hack, Rancho Gordo beans redux (link to the beans)
4:34...
Oct 11, 2022
Special guest Bryan Sours (Soursound transformers) joins us for an epic talk all about transformers!
Note: This is the longest episode of TAVA to date, and one of the most information-rich. I didn't attempt to make complete show notes for all the topics Bryan covered as it would be impossibly long. For our listeners who...
Sep 13, 2022
Our 100th episode! To help us celebrate this milestone, Skip and Jason are joined this week by friends of the show Nels Cline (Wilco), Barry Grzebik (Grez Guitars), Jesse Quitslund (Acme), Steve Melkisethian (Angela Instruments), and Colleen Fazio (Fazio Electric).
We tackle a few amp questions, get the first-ever...