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The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons


Aug 21, 2020

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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 Changing the linear taper volume pot on an early '80s Princeton Reverb
34:53 Putting a guitar input into the pre-amp of a Hammond L-100 organ
40:33 Salvaging tubes from a free Lowry organ
43:40 The 5F10 Fender Harvard
47:17 "Peekofarad" or "pykofarad"
48:35 The light-dependent resistor on a Gibson GA20-RVT tremolo
52:30 Replacing the 6CA7/EL34 power tubes with new old stock Sylvania/RCA or brand new Electro-Harmonix
57:40 Bass cut on a Tweed Deluxe clone
1:02:20 Vibro Champ tremolo revisited
1:06:17 Boutique parts & homemade ramen
1:17:32 Patton fans

Have a question or topic for a future episode? Submit it 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.