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 (
Jul 25, 2025
It's the 151st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps!
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Jun 1, 2025
We're back with episode 148 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Jason survives a month in Peru; the schematics of acupuncture; speaker break-in; and more!
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Topics discussed:
:00 Jason goes to Peru, Skip gets the new Fretboard Journal
11:20...
Apr 26, 2025
Episode 147 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Jason is headed to
Peru, hemp speakers, resistors, modding PAs for harps, Lilly vs
Lily at the Fender factory, kosher sound, and more!
Fluidics:
Apr 7, 2025
Episode 146 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Troubled drummers, bulk Gatorade, more typewriter and Rockford Files talk, and a bunch of amp questions. Reminder: Amplified Parts now has amp kits!
Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show.
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