Ep. 112: "Adjust for Minimum Smoke"

<p>It's the 112th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair. </p> <p>Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to <a href= "mailto:podcast@fretboardjournal.com">podcast@fretboardjournal.com</a>! Voice memos or emails are welcome. </p> <p>Some of the topics discussed this week:</p> <p>7:42 David Lindely on Dumble: Audio interview on our Patreon (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">link</a>)</p> <p>8:07 Shoutout to August from <a href= "http://www.otisamp.com">Otis Amps</a></p> <p>8:46 Rancho Gordo Beans, redux (<a href= "https://www.ranchogordo.com">link</a>), Herdez Salsa Casera, Juantonio's chips</p> <p>11:42 What's on Skip's workbench: A Stromberg PA head; a 1910 Hammond Multiplex typewriter</p> <p>16:39 More on David Lindley</p> <p>19:31 A muted Tweed Bassman with a hiss in V2, testing test equipment; a brownface Deluxe at the flea market</p> <p>27:15 What's the difference between silverface '60s Fender Pro Reverbs (drip-edge or not); the Cars; is the Pro Reverb the beginning of "logging truck" status</p> <p>33:53 Amps that use 2A3/6A3 triodes as power tubes</p> <p>40:01 ChatGPT wrote a poem about TAVA</p> <p>43:11 Rob Robinette's recommendation to put a 1N4007 diode in series after the Secondary AC High voltage and the plate of the rectifier tube; 'Junior Bonner' with Steve McQueen; Better Call Saul; Hollywood gossip</p> <p>47:49 Lighting your workbench, a dedicated filter circuit for testing amps?</p> <p>50:39 Waking up amps that have not been used in a long while; using multimeters for the first time; inconsistencies in the volt readout on a variac</p> <p>56:12 Does a variac provide the same shock protection as an isolation transformer?, the Silvertone 1485 circuit, the Hillbilly Rueben recipe</p> <p>1:02:52 Hearing Skip's voice in your head while you're at your day job; a 1940s Navy soundsystem with a dynamotor</p> <p>1:06:15 Fixing the crack in a 1972 Fender Deluxe Reverb cabine