Ep. 39: "I Assumed He Was a Bass Player"

<p>Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding tube amp questions from around the world. </p> <p>Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. </p> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars.</a></p> <p>Some of the topics discussed in this episode: </p> <p>4:00 Satan & Adam on Netflix<br /> 5:38 How to pronounce Tony Chachere (<a href= "https://www.tonychachere.com/AboutUs">link</a>)<br /> 7:13 A step-up transformer for a guitar <br /> 10:54 Tubes on a drawbridge?<br /> 13:27 Reversing the pilot lamp in your amp, again<br /> 16:42 Flux remover for turret boards and PCBs<br /> 18:15 Preventing pitting on an amp chassis<br /> 19:54 Hitting a power chord to discharge the caps on an amp<br /> 22:25 Vintage Hilgen amplifiers (<a href= "http://www.hilgenamplifiers.net">link</a>) <br /> 25:32 Tiny Moore's Music in Sacramento<br /> 26:28 A clone Deluxe that unexpectedly cuts out<br /> 30:32 A 1982 Vibro Champ with a '60s power transformer<br /> 34:37 Increasing gain on a Valco-made Gretsch 6150 amp<br /> 37:30 Skip thanks you for all the gifts; Steve Soest and Michael Lee Allen<br /> 40:50 Chili oil from Xi-An Famous Foods (<a href= "https://www.xianfoods.com/shop">link</a>)<br /> 41:55 A Gibson Falcon picking up radio signals<br /> 46:26 The Baxandall tone stack and a Japanese karage recipe<br /> 54:18 Sierra Nevada Summerfest beer<br /> 55:28 Lead dressing and salsas<br /> 1:00:55 A pre-amp circuit for an RCA MI-12188A theater amp<br /> 1:07:54 A Fender Vibrolux with a loose 5U4 rectifier tube<br /> 1:11:17 'Moby Dick,' Tony Hillerman, 'Bosch,' 'Happy Valley,' 'This Sporting Life'<br /> 1:18:20 A vintage Japanese "Reverb Master" tank<br /> 1:22:30 A reverb fix for Silvertone Twin Twelves<br /> 1:23:48 Skip's grooming tips </p>