Ep. 56: "I Want People to Dream"

<p> </p> <p>Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp.</p> <p>This week's sponsors: <a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts</a> and <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a>.</p> <p>Some of the topics discussed on this episode:<br /> 2:05 Skip checks out a Paul Bigsby-built tenor guitar, free stuff sent to your favorite podcast hosts<br /> 14:06 Revisiting Grez Guitars' pickle jar hack<br /> 15:13 Grounding 101<br /> 22:27 Antique Electronics Supply/Amplified Parts' Tolex sample packs<br /> 26:13 Advice on Ampeg M-12 / Mercury amps<br /> 29:16 Drawing a schematic from scratch<br /> 33:30 "Two Words:" A vintage Marshall baffler<br /> 35:34 Mis-drawn schematics revisited: The UREI 1176 Compressor<br /> 39:10 A 1960s Honda 305 Scrambler project<br /> 42:42 6L6G tubes in a 5E6 Fender Bassman?<br /> 47:29 RIP: Classic Tone transformers<br /> 48:32 Adding an isolation transformer to a Harmony H400A <br /> 52:44 Meatloaf on a grill<br /> 56:23 Cleaning grill cloth or Tolex <br /> 59:07 Stokes and Paul C mods on a Fender Princeton <br /> 1:03:29 Converting a Masco MA-50 and MA-17; Skip has a Gibson Falcon for sale<br /> 1:08:28 Guitarists versus harmonica players <br /> 1:09:12 Functional differences between spade connectors and soldering for speaker leads? <br /> 1:13:36 Turning a Conn ST-6 strobe turner into an amp... or something<br /> 1:18:02 Keeping corn tortillas intact while rolling enchiladas</p> <p>Recorded November 2, 2020. </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>And be sure to check out the ever-growing <a href= "https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-big-index-page/"> Big Index of Truth About Vintage Amp topics</a> to see if your amp questions have already been covered.</p> <p> </p>