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The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

The Fretboard Journal

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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01:56:07

Ep. 21: "Bases Loaded, Full Count"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/10/10

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 8:00 Cloning vintage knobs (video link, h/t John from Australia!) 9:34 This week’s sponsors: Grez Guitars, Roberto-Venn 11:01 An open call for our first live

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01:56:01

Ep. 20: "It's a Big Tent"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/09/27

Summary: Skip has never had sushi; Earl is not a fan of low-balling; and Fender Bassmans rock Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:50 John Lennon in Sacramento 3:17 A quick story about Earl

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01:59:50

Ep. 19: "I Have Lifestyle Tips"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/09/13

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. It's our most veer-filled episode to date, including soup and footwear tips, a trip to Harvard and, yes, even some amp repair advice! Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 3:06 Soup hacks 4:01 An

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01:45:05

Ep. 18: "Walk the Dog Backwards"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/08/21

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:40 Jason brings home a Marshall Mercury 13:40 Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders 17:47 A request for a deeper dive into the Fender Champ schematic

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01:51:13

Ep. 17: "One Good Solder Joint"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/08/15

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:57 Skip’s A/B box update 2:50 Skip’s music picks: Curtis Mayfield!, Larry Norman!, Stryper! 10:11 Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer, "Redemption Song" 12:00 TAVA

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01:55:58

Ep. 16: "Glue on the Windshield"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/08/02

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:50 Jason starts his Stew-Mac Tweed Champ kit, Skip offers soldering tips 9:33 Skip offers some new surplus aluminum amp chassis 11:05 An A/B box update 13:50

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01:34:23

Ep. 15: "Yuba Peach"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/07/19

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to support the show? It’s last call to reserve your very own Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirt. Pick from one of three styles! Please order before July 31, 2019 to reserve yours! Some of the topics discussed

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01:52:05

Ep. 14: "I'll Do the Jokes"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/06/28

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Want to support the show? We now have Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirts available for pre-order. Special thanks to our sponsors: Grez Guitars, Martin, Gibson and Carter Vintage. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on

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01:34:19

Ep. 13: "Throw a Love Light Party!"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/06/12

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Special thanks to our sponsors: Mono Cases and Grez Guitars. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 3:27 Skip's roll call of A/B box pre-orders 5:11 We discuss episode 12's Baffler, the 3 Channel

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01:39:14

Ep. 12: "Painting the Fence"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/05/31

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Special thanks to our sponsors: Mono Cases and Grez Guitars. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:05 Skip works on a barn-find 1960 Fender Tweed Bassman 6:10 Parenting tips – get a riding lawn mower

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01:50:30

Ep. 11: "Waiting For the Tater Tots"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/05/16

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. This is our eleventh (and possibly most philosophical) episode to date. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 4:00 The Fretboard Journal silverface Fender Champ mods (it’s awesome, btw) 13:17 Skip’s four

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01:40:18

Ep. 10: "Would It Get You Out of the Army Early?"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/04/30

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: :22 Skip and Jason discuss possible Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirt designs (coming

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01:31:10

Ep. 9 - "Up on Its Feet"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/04/19

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: -Skip takes care of a baby goat -Who was Ray Massie (the answer to this week's baffler)

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01:46:31

Ep. 8 - "Alcohol and what?"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/04/08

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: -Skip replies to a critic of his WD-40 hack -Jason's Gibson EH-150 amp needs help -An

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01:36:19

Ep. 7: "In French or English"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/03/26

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and answers your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: -Dick Dale and the Fender Showman amp -The differences between Fender Tweed, Brownface,

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01:39:42

Ep. 6: "A Rustic Kegger Out in the Woods"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/03/11

Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: -Modding a Silverface Fender Champ -Speaker wiring harnesses -Keeping seldom-used guitar

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01:08:45

Ep. 5: "You're a Maintenance Man"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/02/20

Submit your guitar amp questions to amp repair guru Skip Simmons here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Twice a month, guitar amp repairman and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: -Spring Reverb, 101: How does it work, how to fix

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01:12:36

Ep. 4: "Smoked Paprika"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/02/08

Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip Simmons here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Twice a month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Topics discussed on this episode: -Different aftermarket speaker options for a Fender Champ -The dangers of working on

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01:24:56

Ep. 3: "Make Me Some Bread"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/01/22

Submit your questions for vintage amp repair expert Skip Simmons here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com Twice a month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Topics discussed on this episode: -The death of guitar shows -The Truth About Vintage Amps rant on Skip's website -Why you may not need a three-prong plug on your amp -The "death cap" and the magic behind

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01:39:55

Ep. 2: "Don't buy that thing"

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons ·

2019/01/08

The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons. Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com Every month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Topics discussed on this episode: -The long-term storage of tube amps -The magic behind Standel amps -Calculating the exact wattage of an

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