Ep. 104: "I Bought a Headache"

<p>Episode 104: No special guests, but plenty of amp questions answered, plus lots of schematic talk, A/B/Y boxes, a recipe or two, and a parenting tip!</p> <p>Some of the topics discussed: <br /> <br /> 1:03 A 1954 Fender extension cabinet (tweed, but spray painted black); Fender Amps: The First 50 Years (<a href= "https://amzn.to/3hAbXxP">Amazon link</a>); asbestos in amps</p> <p>7:04  Why are the PA amps I'm restoring so noisy? Masco MA-25; Stromberg-Carlson AU42</p> <p>12:49 Resistance versus impedance; the functions of a choke in an amp</p> <p>18:37 What happened to the quick & easy recipes? Canned soup hacks; replacing a broken terminal strip</p> <p>23:13 Putting a three-prong plug on an old Variac; movie recommendation: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (<a href= "https://www.rumblethemovie.com/home">link</a>)</p> <p>27:08 A one-tube reverb circuit (<a href= "https://guitar.com/guides/diy-workshop/build-tube-spring-reverb-unit-amplifier/">link</a>); Kodak projectors; a voltage doubler</p> <p>30:15 Getting your kids interested in electronics; paper airplanes; candle powered boats (<a href= "https://amzn.to/3g6PsQL">Amazon link</a>)<br /> Amplified Parts pedal kits (<a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/kits">link</a>)</p> <p>35:21 Working on early Carvin tube amplifiers</p> <p>39:09 Jack's Darr's Fender schematics</p> <p>40:48 A 6G3 clone with a tube rattle; tube rings; goats</p> <p>46:59 A Vega Commander Fidelity Amp Model No. 51; 1273 tubes</p> <p>52:57 A "pop" whenever you turn your pedal on</p> <p>57:15 Why don't more players use an A/B/Y and play multiple amps at once?</p> <p>1:00:02 The bass control on a Gibson EH-185 schematic, amps that don't use the Baxandall tone control</p> <div>1:03:03 What is the amp that came with my lap steel, what's with the 80 tube, how do I find a schematic for it, and what do I do with it?  </div> <div> </div> <div>1:09:20 Metal tubes versus glass tubes </div> <div> </div> <div>1:11:50 The history of Rogers hi-fi's; beer bread pizza   </div> <div> </div