Ep. 117: "Tommy, Time for Dinner"

<p>It's the 117th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! </p> <p>Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to <a href= "mailto:podcast@fretboardjournal.com">podcast@fretboardjournal.com</a>! Voice memos or emails are welcome. And don't forget we now have a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">Patreon.</a></p> <p>This week's sponsors: <a href= "https://emeraldcityguitars.com">Emerald City Guitars</a>, <a href="https://stringjoy.com">Stringjoy Strings</a> (use the code FRETBOARD to save off your first string order), <a href="https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts,</a> and <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a>. </p> <p>This week's topics:</p> <p>1:18 Jason goes to NYC (and Montana)</p> <p>4:43 Special thanks: Listener Doug, QSL cards, Micah<br /> <br /> 9:18 Skip's movie, music and book picks of the week: 'Little Miss Sunshine,' an Arhoolie Records box set (<a href= "https://www.downhomemusic.com/product/they-all-played-for-us-arhoolie-records-50th-anniversary-celebration-book-and-4-cd-set/">link</a>), "A Hero's Death" by Fontaines D.C., "Cleanin' Out My Closet" by Eminem; 'Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests' by George E. Gruell</p> <p>16:34 The amps Skip has seen the most often and why</p> <p>21:51 When to NOT just service it first, should I gut this Stromberg Carlson AU-42? Daniel Romano; Premier Amps</p> <p>29:45 Can I actually use the AC outlet on the back of my vintage Fender?</p> <p>32:43 Extending the leads on a Mojotone Tweed Princeton kit, what are turret boards made of?</p> <p>38:08 Do I need to replace all the resistors on my 1953 Gibson GA-20?</p> <p>42:52 Coupling cap orientation, redux</p> <p>44:30 Sourcing a parts kit for vintage amp servicing</p> <p>51:17 John Vanderslice visits Skip, Gibson resistors again</p> <p>54:02 Using the vintage speakers found in the walls of my midcentury modern home's intercom system</p> <p>59:06 Hope for the Fe