Ep. 95: "What's the Implication?"

<p>It's the 95th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Despite some technical / Zoom difficulties, Skip and Jason talk about replacement transformers, smoking Earthsound amps, bias, and more. </p> <p>This week's episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.calton-cases.com">Calton Cases</a>, <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>. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off <a href="https://www.izotope.com/en/lp/ruinous.html">your Izotope purchase</a>.</p> <p>Support us <a href="https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">on Patreon.com</a> for added content and the occasional surprise. </p> <p>Some of the topics discussed this week:</p> <p>1:32 Econoco, the giant tube rebuilding place in Woodland, California (<a href= "https://www.cpii.com/division.cfm/11">link</a>, h/t <a href= "http://www.reelaudio.net">www.reelaudio.net</a>)</p> <p>3:16 Cordless yard tools</p> <p>4:31 What's on Skip's bench: A Charlie Christian-style amp head for Todd Clinesmith; John Munnerlyn's Magnatone-inspired guitars, the power transformer from a blonde Tremolux head; blue molded caps</p> <p>9:56 The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon page (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">link</a>); congrats to Patreon supporter Josh F. on winning a Body and Soul fuzz pedal (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bsinstruments/">Body and Soul on Instagram</a>)</p> <p>14:18 Nate the syrup guy's 1965 Vibro Champ, redux; inverse feedback; reversing the primary leads on the power transformer</p> <p>20:31 Beginner's Corner: Cathode bias vs. fixed bias vs. grid bias</p> <p>25:07 Find this guy: Ham operator Armond Noble, the Kon-Tiki, World Radio News</p> <p>27:00 A 1964 Fender Super Reverb with a strange volume taper</p> <p>30:57 A tuxedo Princeton going to the Los Angeles Guitar Show</p> <p>31:45 Mid-'60s Ampeg B-18N with a weird noise and a single glowing power tube that fixes itself with the