Mar 26, 2019
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and
answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair.
Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde.
Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here:
fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at
509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we
record.
Some of the topics discussed on this episode:
-Dick Dale and the Fender Showman amp
-The differences between Fender Tweed, Brownface, Blackface and
Silverface amps
-Noise floor: What’s acceptable, what indicates an amp problem
-Broken tube pins
-Using amps in stereo (safely)
-Toroidal power transformers
-The "bright cap mod" on a Fender Deluxe Reverb
-Skip’s mods to the Silverface Champ circuit
-Building your own kit amp
-Achieving the sound of Billy Childish without a Selmer Triumph
Reverb
-Replacement bass amp speakers
and much more…
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jason@fretboardjournal.com.
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