Mar 4, 2024
Illustrator/musician/underground comix legend Robert Armstrong (Mickey Rat, Couch Potato, the Cheap Suit Serenaders!) joins Skip and Jason this week for a very special installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps.
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Some of the topics discussed:
1:38 NOS military-grade green...
Feb 4, 2024
Welcome to ep. 129 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair.
This week, it's an (almost) all-Fender
episode! Reminder: You should join our
Patreon.
Some of the topics discussed:
:44 Jason goes to the NAMM Show
4:20 Skip...
Oct 10, 2023
** Note to the Amp Purists: There is virtually NO amp talk on
this episode. If that's what you're seeking, stay tuned for TAVA
episode 123, out tomorrow, where we'll have two hours of deep amp
knowledge with special guest Larry Chung. Everyone else: Enjoy a
very special TAVA featuring Skip's son, Will!**
What's it like...
Nov 22, 2022
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Just in time for the holidays: A bonus Truth About Vintage Amps
episode!
This week, no listener-submitted questions. Instead, we introduce
you to Joshua Dejaen,...
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 104: No special guests, but plenty of amp questions answered, plus lots of schematic talk, A/B/Y boxes, a recipe or two, and a parenting tip!
Some of the topics discussed:
1:03 A 1954 Fender extension cabinet (tweed, but spray painted
black); Fender Amps: The First 50 Years (Amazon link); asbestos in amps
7:04...