Ep. 53: "Kids Love It"

<p>Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps</a></p> <p>Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world.</p> <p>Some of the topics discussed on this episode:</p> <p>1:11 A new TAVA Baffler<br /> 4:41 An Angela Super Single Ended amp group build?<br /> 10:28 Mrs. Simmons' favorite amp?<br /> 13:16 Identifying the work of Fender's Lily, Lupe, Eileen, etc.<br /> 14:43 Strategies when you discover an amp with few original parts<br /> 19:50 Saving amps with fire/smoke damage<br /> 26:07 Driving larger power tubes 101<br /> 29:14 That tube amp fizz / hiss<br /> 34:25 Why smacking the top of your amp sometimes fixes it, microphonic tubes<br /> 39:22 Vintage Guild amplifiers and homemade taco seasoning<br /> 49:18 Why did 1955 tweed Deluxe shock me?<br /> 54:27 Sticking new caps inside of an old capacitor<br /> 57:59 New USA-made tubes, revisited<br /> 1:04:27 Cleaning the lead wires on old parts<br /> 1:07:07 Numb mouth after eating El Pato<br /> 1:07:50 Adding the tone control of a Magnatone 213 to a Magnatone M2 Custom<br /> 1:10:39 Selenium rectifiers going bad<br /> 1:13:49 Al Di Miola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucia 'Friday Night in San Francisco 1980'<br /> 1:14:14 Sleeper amps that need a boost or overdrive pedal to shine, Harmony H415<br /> 1:16:58 Zep Smoke Odor Eliminator Pro<br /> 1:18:22 Using a 6 volt rectifier in place of a 5 volt<br /> 1:24:06 Converting the power tube bias modulating tremolo on a Princeton to the pre-amp tube bias modulation of a Vibro Champ; recommended dining: Shan Dong in Oakland, Calif.</p> <p>Have a question or topic for a future episode? Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. </p> <p>This episode is brought to you by <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a> and <a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts</a> (who happen to have Jack