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    The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

    Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it’s like no other guitar podcast out there.

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    Ep. 82: "The Velvet Touch" Nov 05, 2021
    Show notes

    Tune in for a new chapter of TAVA, where Skip and Jason Zoom through your tube amp and cooking questions with our highest fidelity yet (thanks to our friends at Shure for sending us that MV7...and to Mrs. Simmons for figuring it out).

    This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.

    Special podcast offers: Use the discount code TAVA10 to get 10% off all orders at amplifiedparts.com through November 13, 2021.

    Be a part of the first-ever, last-ever TAVA Cookbook: Email us your favorite recipe ever and we'll add it to our forthcoming, free PDF eBook, just in time for the holidays.

    Some of the topics discussed this week: :31 Skip puts the trem in the PA head

    1:50 RIP Pat Martino

    4:08 Green El Pato enchilada sauce

    6:19 Swapping the 6C4 for a 6J6 on a Bogen CHB-50

    10:05 A Magnatone vibrato pedal

    12:58 A Princeton Reverb clone with a single-note rattle

    16:00 Glossary according to Skip: Bypass cap; Baxandall, bright cap

    23:17 A late '50s Epiphone Century aka Gibson GA-20T in disguise (see our Instagram)

    26:23 More on amp hum

    28:21 A '56 Fender Champ or a '60?

    31:07 Shoutout Bob at Brookwood Leather (link) 32:14 New boutique amps worth seeking; McClostone; Hamstead

    37:23 Typewriters, again

    38:24 Giveaway: A La Tosca accordion

    39:36 Jason's plan to keep the typewriters typing (free business idea); They Might Be Giants 'Book' (redux, link)

    42:48 Finding a clean tone American amp in Norway; silverface Twins

    45:49 Why does the primary impedance run high on 6L6 tubes on PA heads; repairing vintage transformers

    50:45 Why amps in the '80s and '90s got power transformer replacements; Gibson GA-1RT (YouTube link)

    55:10 Looking for a Danelectro Virtuoso schematic; what to do with an butchered amp with no available schematic; Sierra Nevada Old Chico beer

    59:36 Guitarist Bobby Eli; the sound of Philadelphia; Vinnie Bell; 'A House on Fire' (Amazon link)

    1:02:18 What happens in a tube amp?

    1:05:57 Guitarist Pasquale Grasso

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 81: "Eat Ice Cream" Oct 22, 2021
    Show notes

    Producer and musician John Vanderslice returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast with Skip Simmons.

    This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Special podcast offers: Use the discount code TAVA to get free domestic shipping through October 31, 2021 on any speaker at jupiter-speakers.com. Use the discount code TAVA10 to get 10% off all orders at amplifiedparts.com through November 13, 2021.

    Some of the topics discussed this week: 8:40 Special guest: Musician/producer John Vanderslice returns! dEATh bUg, CRYSTALS; running Tiny Telephone studio during COVID, getting double-vaxxed, staying motivated, tape vs. digital recordings, Forssell converters, the four-track pre-amp used by Mk.Gee on Dijon's new song (YouTube link), Ritchie Blackmore uses an AKAI tape deck, Gibson Falcons, Peter Jensen's Magnovox speakers, Schoeps CMC and MK4 microphones, Neve 31102, Shure 565, Bogen RP2 mic-pre, Stromberg-Carlson AV38, Yamaha NS-10s as mics, Frank Sinatra, Vanderslice's Spotify Playlists (link)

    1:06:43 Recommended Reading: They Might Be Giants' BOOK (order link), "I Broke My Own Rule" (YouTube link); Warren Ellis' 'Nina Simone's Gum' (Amazon link)

    1:11:38 How to interview prospective amp techs

    1:19:32 Making a copy of a Magnatone 210 with a jack socket on either side of the vibrato circuit; Kewpie Japanese mayonnaise

    1:21:56 The Fender Champ 12's speaker-driven reverb (revisited), peppers in a cast iron pan

    1:27:42 Bridging a Fender tube amp

    1:30:46 Optimizing a Stromberg-Carlson AU-42 for guitar; 'Look Me in the Eye' by (Amazon link), old olive orchards

    1:38:49 Fixing goop'd amps (Joe Bonamassa's Instagram link)

    1:42:24 Eric Daw (Fret Files Podcast, luthier, Gibson handle MacGyver)

    1:43:56 Blown Marshall output transformer (JCM800 2303)

    1:46:09 Outboard reverb and trem units: Weber's ReVibe and TorVibe

    1:47:47 Jumpered Marshall amps and La Costena & El Pato Frijoles (email us for the recipe)

    1:52:08 Steve Dawson (Music Makes & Soul Shakers); a 1953 Fender Deluxe (5B3) with a sweet spot at 4; troubleshooting a dud Deluxe clone

    1:58:57 Ohsawa organic tamari; availalbe: An SVT bass amp in Oroville, California, a single-ended Knight PA head at Skip's, and a Vox Cambridge Reverb

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 80: "Dairy Goats in a Minivan" Oct 08, 2021
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    It's the 80th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: reverb, goats, pickles from Australia and special call-in guest Sam Mollica!

    Hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons.

    This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    1:32: Skip says thanks, Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey

    2:44 John Bachigaluppi of Tape Op magazine

    4:37 TAVA t-shirts! Pre-order yours here.

    5:33 Jupiter Condenser Co. discount: Use the discount code TAVA to get free domestic shipping on Jupiter speakers at https://jupiter-speakers.com!

    7:03 Our listeners are amazing: Shawn's 3mg Filmosound resistor, Oystein gets a PA amp, Robert Knetzger's pencil resistor (YouTube link)

    8:51 Hum on a modded 1979 Fender Musicmaster Bass amp

    12:38 Getting more headroom out of a Silverface Fender Twin

    18:02 A goat mule in a minivan

    23:54 A speaker-driven reverb on a single, Champ-style amp

    28:31 Pickled zucchini

    32:32 A 1978 Fender Champ that runs too hot (Australian / import version); new tubes, DC voltages

    40:36 An Australian amp tech chimes in

    44:55 Dumble's Tweedle Dee circuit (5E3 variations); GZ34 rectifier tubes

    50:56 Call-in guest: Sam Mollica (https://www.mollicaamplifiers.com); the 12AX7 in Fender standalone 6G15 reverb units; the dry signal in an Ampeg Reverberocket

    1:04:10 Output jacks on Gibson Falcons versus modern methods; speaker-driven line out revisited

    1:10:09 A '67 Fender Pro Reverb with a cracked screen grid resistor 1:13:40 Converting a Conn Strobotuner into an effectless Princeton; pentode pre-amp tubes (5879 tubes) 1:19:11 How to replace the speaker and move the output transformer on a Kay Model 503A; cleaning typewriters 1:27:48 A Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484 with a steady hum 1:31:54 Standalone reverb/trem unit projects; Gibson 1RVT Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 79: "New Departure" Sep 24, 2021
    Show notes

    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!

    This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    :59 Reverb tank bag surprises

    2:09 Recommended NYC repair techs? the case of the missing Telefunken GZ34

    3:52 Dickey Betts' Bassman head

    6:39 Schroeder's Shoe Repair in Sacramento

    8:31 Skip's old band, New Departure

    14:38 The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon page; Discord coming soon!

    19:07 The TAVA Big Index Page

    19:14 Amp horror stories for our Halloween episode?

    22:13 What to do with a busted Blues Junior? Dumble's Tweedle Dee amp at Emerald City Guitars

    27:22 How does Fender's 6G15 wet signal work?

    30:24 What to do with a 1983-ish Fender Concert 2x10 and a '81 Pro Reverb?

    38:04 A Fender Twin Reverb with one red-plating 6L6

    42:27 Masco MA-25N tremolo idea: A Danelectro/Silvertone 6AU6 circuit?

    44:49 '50s Fenders with underpowered power transformers; clipping the C3 cap in a Blues Junior, soldering guns, and single-amp speaker driven reverb

    1:01:11 A Hickok tube tester up for grabs, still; a TEAC A7010 reel-to-reel

    1:02:56 Negative feedback on a 1968 Fender Princeton

    1:07:57 An Ampeg Gemini II roadtrip; troubleshooting a rattle

    1:16:03 The soundman's pencil hack; Make magazine; Rust magazine

    1:20:10 Don't listen to Neil Young; the interactive volume control on a Tweed Deluxe

    1:23:00 Re-creating the Louisiana Hayride in Norway: What kind of PA should I get? (YouTube link)

    1:29:36 Skip's Bob Will's PA

    1:32:29 Tommy Tomlinson's mystery amp, a Rickenbacker M-15; Ray Massie; Baxandall circuits; Magnatone Triplex

    1:37:37 Insulating input and output jacks on builds (and when not to insulate)

    1:41:43 A Stage Right tube amp blowing a fuse; replacing diodes

    1:45:37 Putting a Tweed Vibrolux circuit in a non-reverb Silverface Princeton

    1:48:00 Getting Earl Yarrow or Louie Garcia on TAVA

    1:54:25 Amps with a pre-amp tube mounted to a circuit board and power tubes mounted to the chassis; Gibson GA-20T, Epiphone Century

    1:56:33 Replacing a broken tone pot on a Filmosound 385

    2:02:55 The end of our lo-fi era; Skip's new Shure MV7 2:04:48 Mike Watson's 6L6s (link)

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 78: "Business Conducted on the Internet" Sep 09, 2021
    Show notes

    It's the 78th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Speaker installation tips, more pizza hacks (thanks Pillsbury), special Patreon guest Mike Watson (the 6L6s) and more.

    This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    :41: Lots of cool amps at Skip's: The 44th Fender Tweed Tremolux, a Twin Reverb with a 7355 tube chart 2:46 Putting a tremolo circuit in a Masco MA-25N PA head 6:16 A pre-amp for a pro harp player with high-and-low impedance in-and-out 6:57 Shure sends Skip an MV7 USB podcast microphone (link); this week's sponsors: Amplified Parts, Grez Guitars, Jupiter Condenser Co. 10:25 Get an old typewriter 11:43 The TAVA Patreon Page (link) 12:57 Special Patreon guest: Mike Watson of the 6V6s (Ep. 60, Chris Siegmund, Signal Corps. Amplifiers, Western Electric 100F, Garnets, Marsland speakers, putting two Filmosounds in a Gibson GA-79 cabinet, speaker-driven reverb, Fender VibroChamps, mojo, Swampdonkey amplifiers, a Stromberg Carlson AU-33 with reverb and tremolo, Albert Johnson of Johnson Amplifiers). [Editor's note: It looks like Chris Siegmund passed away last year.] 37:42 Fretboard Journal refrigerator magnets (not happening); TAVA t-shirts (happening!) 40:48 Favorite good goo for getting wax off early '70s Fender eyelet boards 42:02 Replacing caps on an Ampeg Rocket R-12/J-12 46:34 #mywifehatespodcasts 48:17 A 1993 Fender Blues DeVille that needs a new input jack 51:30 British rock connections, the Stones and Muddy Waters, Selmer Futurama amps (link) 59:17 The Bardwell & McAlister PA gets a new home 1:00:14 DIY: A Gibson Vari Tone circuit in an El Pato can (Make magazine) 1:00:57 Tips for amps flooded in Hurricane Ida 1:03:57 Lab series amps / Dan Pearce 1:04:29 Speaker installation tips 1:12:04 A 1978 Fender Champ with red plating tube and a solid state rectifier for the 5y3 1:22:38 Pillsbury Pizza dough, Nic Grabien 1:27:07 A solution for the loud Traynor YBA-1: the YBA-1 Tribute and the YBA-1 Mod 1; the Traynor Bass Mate 1:31:15 Ampeg Reverberocket R-12 R with 120k phase inverter plate resistors; Bunnahabhain 12 year Scotch; Little Kings beer

    There is also a TAVA Big Index page located here.

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 77: "Helen Reddy" Aug 28, 2021
    Show notes

    It's the 77th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons makes pizza on english muffins, crushes the dreams of young blues aficionados and fields your questions on all things tube amp.

    This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    :23 Skip has no electricity

    3:52 Jason does a video shoot with David Grisman

    4:17 The "Amigo SoCal" vintage guitar show (August 28-29, 2021); a Massey amp with reverb and tremolo

    6:06 Alamo Paragon Special

    8:01 Skip's tips: Vintage guitar show wheeling & dealing

    10:23 Grez Guitars

    12:10 Amplified Parts, ProCo guitar cords

    12:57 Jupiter Caps: Bumblebees, Red Astrons, Cosmos caps

    20:45 The TAVA Patreon page

    25:17 The TAVA Index on Tableau!, Goldentone Amp book

    28:51 Cleaning the crusty corrosion on a Fender silverface faceplate

    31:34 Making a lower-power Vox clone?

    35:21 Grid bias vs cathode bias on a pre-amp tube

    38:50 Why does Skip have an oscilloscope and why doesn't he raise his prices?

    41:14 Can you use a field coil speaker to drive speaker-driven reverb; voicecoils on a field coil speaker

    45:07 Will the bigger vintage Fender amps ever go up in value?

    49:32 Pinpointing note-triggered noise / rumble in an amp cabinet

    52:55 A Lab Series L3 goes to a good home; Robert Moog; English muffin pizzas

    55:12 What's up with the Fender Tremolux Model 6G9 with EL84 power tubes? Aspen Pittman's 'The Tube Amp' book (Amazon link)

    58:15 A 1955 Montgomery Ward-branded amp with a wire from the speaker frame to the chassis

    1:01:14 A one-way speaker mismatch on solid state amps?

    1:02:54 Water kefir (recipe here)

    1:04:30 Replacing the multi-cap can on a Fender Bassman 20

    1:06:54 Using a pressure cooker for dried beans or potatoes

    1:08:40 Poking a hole instead of solder wick

    1:09:01 Vintage pencil sharpeners; Nelson Riddle

    1:11:32 Any grads from the Red Wing Electronic Music Technology class?

    1:12:32 The magic behind an early 1960s Ampeg M-15, vintage Jensen P15N speakers

    1:15:30 What to do with a cheap Aerco-branded PA amp built by Atomite Electronic & Radio Corp?

    1:21:35 Midwesterners: Skip is seeking Heileman's Special Export, Augsburger or Little Kings beer

    There is also a TAVA Big Index page located here.

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 76: "Eliminate the Impossible" Aug 14, 2021
    Show notes

    It's the 76th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast. After a long buildup, Skip is back and fielding all of your guitar amplifier questions.

    This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    3:45 What's on Skip's workbench: A 1955 Tweed Tremolux with a Tartak transformer

    7:12 An obituary for Tweed amps and a challenge (and a TAVA meetup idea)

    13:23 Free or cheap stuff in Loma Rica: Couch Potato stuff (taken!); a Lab Series L3 amp; a Hickcok 532 tube tester; "English"

    21:10 Bob Armstrong, Mickey Rat (visit his site/store here)

    24:30 'Murder Among the Mormons'; 'Sour Grapes'

    26:18 A 24:1 scale Blunderwood typewriter project (YouTube link); Sweep the Floor podcast (link)

    27:54 Two different pre-amps running in parallel to a single power section; what to do with a car tube radio with loctal tubes and a vibrator

    35:14 A Masco MA-17 with a $129 buy-it-now price

    39:53 Polarity checking plugs for the working musician

    41:32 Getting a brighter clean tone on a Bell & Howell Filmosound 202 conversion; brussel sprouts

    50:34 The TAVA Big Index page

    51:09 'Morse' and 'Endeavour'

    52:43 Peter Guaralnick's 'Lost Highway' and 'Feel Like Going Home'; Matthew Crawford's 'Why We Drive'; Lonnie Johnson; Big Mama Thornton; the other Lonnie Johnson

    56:41 Replacing a transformer on a Silverface Vibro Champ that keeps losing its volume

    58:55 Falling in love with a logging truck (a 1970 Traynor YBA-1 with a 2x15 cab and an 8x10 cab); attenuators

    1:07:18 The Mason Model 6's big transformer; the forthcoming TAVA 100th episode commemorative amp collaboration with Gibson

    1:16:36 A rusty EH-150 in Norway, revisited: a Rola speaker swap, choke vs. resistors, 6F5 vs 6F5G tubes, etc.

    1:23:59 Chipotle + Hernandez, Mrs. Renfro's green salsa; hotwiring your tractor; a cheap TEAC reel-to-reel; moving goats

    1:28:34 A Bardwell & McAlister PA amp that glows in the dark

    1:30:19 Converting a 1957 RCA Model SHF67 phonograph into a Fender Harvard-style amp; adding a bass control

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 75: "We're Staying Positive" Jul 30, 2021
    Show notes

    It's the 75th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast and Skip is feeling upbeat and quoting from the classics. As always, he's also fielding all of your guitar amplifier questions.

    This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    1:00: Weird California geopolitics

    4:10 Recent Northern California barn finds: ES-335, a transitional Marshall, a 1955 Fender Tremolux with the original instruction page, an Epiphone Emperor Regent; Paul Chandler

    14:36 A pre-war Vega amp gets fixed (almost); the humbucking coil on a field coil speaker

    19:33 Reading from the 1955 Tremolux instruction page

    22:45 Seeking information on Aztec Recording Studio

    24:44 Venice, California's Harry Perry

    25:28 A Hammond amp and test equipment preservationist speaks out

    31:32 Troubleshooting a noisy hybrid Standel amp

    38:19 More typewriter talk, forger Mark Hofmann

    42:51 What's the deal with a 1966 Pro Reverb with a 1971 power transformer and various other oddities?

    50:46 A Weller 8200 soldering gun that keeps shutting off, identifying good vintage 8200s

    55:45 A 1977 Silverface Champ with a shocking three-prong plug

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 74: "Another Finger on Your Hand" Jul 20, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to the 74th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex!

    This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    5:53 Old typewriters, again ('The Typewriter Revolution,' thanks Doug F!); a Canon amplifier from Australia; Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky

    9:35 Bitcoin mining, explained 12:44 Recommended reading: 'The Birth of Loud' and testing amps with full volume 15:40 Recommended reading: 'The Unidentified' by Colin Dickey; Bitcoin as casino chips; a DIY trem? 20:56 Bitcoin mining, again; powering a tube amp with a battery/generator; a 15" speaker cabinet for a Masco MA-17 29:39 Sierra Nevada's Summer Break beer 30:35 Using a Fender's second input for speaker-driven reverb 33:36 Best uses for a Masco EMM-6 pre-amp mixer 37:03 B+ on listener Geoff's tamed Fender Twin 41:20 Can you source amp hum just from hearing it? 45:35 Building a Princeton clone with not-quite-exact capacitors; cleaning pots 56:56 Skip is angry; 'Sessions with Sinatra' 1:06:13 Fixing the reverb on a Gibson Falcon; Bobby Charles; the California Honeydrops; Eddie Hinton 1:13:46 John Fogerty replies

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


    Ep. 73: "Also, Not My Suit Size" Jul 01, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to the 73rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex!

    (Banter hater? The actual amp talk this time around starts at 17:00.)

    This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.

    Some of the topics discussed this week:

    1:01 UFOs and Art Bell

    8:01 Our Patreon page: Now with new updates and articles from Acmeverb.com!

    12:05 Jason gets a haircut, learns how to use epazote in beans

    16:59 B+, revisited: B is for Battery

    18:02 Medical grade tubes: Still in production!

    20:46 Princeton tone stack and the TAVA community, tips for Variac hunting, Mount Olive Pickle Salsa

    26:32 Skip's movie picks: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Nomadland

    29:49 A clone Tweed Princeton success story; vintage Jensen P-15R speakers; Amplified Parts' NOS tube sale

    37:38 WD-40, again

    41:00 Skip's Chile Colorado

    42:03 Field coil speakers for a Gibson EH-150/185-style amp (and what's the deal with the echo speaker extension cabinet?)

    48:18 The Vox book gets a new home; acidfuzz.com (for Vox guitar onboard fuzz schematics)

    50:06 The TAVA Facebook group (Facebook link)

    51:25 Another movie tip: The Straight Story

    51:50: Twin mod revisited: Changing two 6V6s to rectifiers; a TAVA meetup?; music by Joe Policastro Trio, Colin Stetson

    58:25 Single-ended amps with a 6V6 tube with and without a cathode bypass capacitor, Skip's toothbrush hack

    1:04:46 Testing a cabinet design with a crappy amp

    1:07:27 Bruce MacMillan's Princeton Reverb; Joe Craven & The Sometimers' Garcia Songbook

    1:12:05 "It's about to get boring…"

    1:15:14 Primus' "Over the Electric Grapevine" (Spotify link); RIP Blackalicious' Gift of Gab

    1:16:48 Which power tube blew my Mesa Boogie Mark I's fuse?, checking a tube's filament with an ohm meter

    1:22:26 Skip's TAVA 60-second challenge: How does Bitcoin mining actually work?

    1:27:08 Who wanted the Epiphone Pathfinder?

    1:30:58 Making the amplifier in a 1960s Mechanix Illustrated How To Do It encyclopedia (email podcast@fretboardjournal.com if you want the scan); advantages of a two-chassis layout; octal tubes; Silvertone/Sears' 40XL amps and more

    Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

    Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.


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