Ep. 79: "New Departure"

<p>It's the 79th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Red plating tubes, amp rattles, Louisiana hayrides, bad advice, coaster brakes, and Blues Juniors!</p> <p>This week's episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://jupitercondenser.com">Jupiter Condenser Co.</a>, <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 this week: </p> <p>:59 Reverb tank bag surprises</p> <p>2:09 Recommended NYC repair techs? the case of the missing Telefunken GZ34</p> <p>3:52 Dickey Betts' Bassman head</p> <p>6:39 Schroeder's Shoe Repair in Sacramento</p> <p>8:31 Skip's old band, New Departure</p> <p>14:38 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon page</a>; Discord coming soon!</p> <p>19:07 The <a href= "https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-big-index-page/"> TAVA Big Index Page</a></p> <p>19:14 Amp horror stories for our Halloween episode?</p> <p>22:13 What to do with a busted Blues Junior? Dumble's Tweedle Dee amp at Emerald City Guitars</p> <p>27:22 How does Fender's 6G15 wet signal work?</p> <p>30:24 What to do with a 1983-ish Fender Concert 2x10 and a ‘81 Pro Reverb?</p> <p>38:04 A Fender Twin Reverb with one red-plating 6L6</p> <p>42:27 Masco MA-25N tremolo idea: A Danelectro/Silvertone 6AU6 circuit?</p> <p>44:49 '50s Fenders with underpowered power transformers; clipping the C3 cap in a Blues Junior, soldering guns, and single-amp speaker driven reverb</p> <p>1:01:11 A Hickok tube tester up for grabs, still; a TEAC A7010 reel-to-reel</p> <p>1:02:56 Negative feedback on a 1968 Fender Princeton</p> <p>1:07:57 An Ampeg Gemini II roadtrip; troubleshooting a rattle</p> <p>1:16:03 The soundman's pencil hack; <a href= "https://makezine.com">Make magazine</a>; <a href= "https://www.rustmag.com">Rust magazine</a></p> <p>1:20:10 Don't listen to Neil Young; the interactive volume control on a Tweed Deluxe</p> <p>1:23:00 Re-creating the Louisiana Hayri