Ep. 101: "One Piece at a Time"

<p>Episode 101 of TAVA: Gain, flux, gochujang 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 and don't forget to get a subscription to Jason's magazine, the Fretboard Journal (<a href= "https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/collections/all/products/fretboard-journal-subscription-no-auto-renew">link</a>).</p> <p>Some of the topics discussed this week:</p> <p>12:00 Building a 5F1, Little Charlie's Spanish Rice and the impact of TAVA</p> <p>14:13 Listener Mitch's landline USB phone!; weirdest thing found in amps; frozen kale crumbles; Angela caps; gochujang spice</p> <p>21:00 Do EL84s sound different after being on for a half hour?</p> <p>23:27 What's the difference between volume and gain?</p> <p>25:47 The Trainwreck Type-3 master volume, redux</p> <p>27:34 Tad's Bell & Howell amp; maple syrup from New Hampshire</p> <p>28:24 Clean flux or leave it on?</p> <p>29:55 An Australian barn find: A 1960 Moody 17/12 amp; fixing silkscreening on a control panel; a 9-pin triode pentode (6BL8); Dynaco ST-70 amps; adding avocado to vegemite toast</p> <p>35:56 A barn find Filmosound; what to do when starting up a long-dormant amp, checking capacitors for ECR</p> <p>47:22 Electrolytic bypass caps on preamp tubes</p> <p>51:50 Frozen fruit instead of ice cubes in cocktails</p> <p>52:33 A silverface Fender amp with a conductive part board; moisture in a part board?</p> <p>58:57 Does anyone like amps with combination fixed and cathode bias?</p> <p>1:01:56 Buying a 1960s Gretsch 6152 as your first vintage amp</p> <p>1:05:54 What