Ep. 119: "Painting Some Dots"

<p class="MsoNormal">It's the 119th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">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.<br /> <br /> Don't forget we now have a <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">Patreon</a> if you'd like to support the show featuring weekly installments of what's on Skip's bench, random eBay finds, and surprise content.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some of the topics discussed in this episode: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2:32: This week's sponsors: <a href= "https://emeraldcityguitars.com">Emerald City Guitars</a>, <a href="https://stringjoy.com">Stringjoy Strings</a> (use the code FRETBOARD to save 10% off your first string order), <a href="https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts,</a> and <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a>.<br /> <br /> 4:27 Special call-in guest: TAVA listener Brian McAllister (<a href="https://vintagetubeamplifiers.com">vintagetubeamplifiers.com</a>, @<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/vintagetubeamplifiers/">vintagetubeamplifiers</a>): Finding TAVA while hospitalized; amps on Brian's bench; tips on making a pre-amp out of a Conn Strobotuner (or a Bogen PH10); Skip is building a tube pre-amp for the <a href= "https://fretboardsummit.org">Chicago Fretboard Summit</a>!; what's the most improper fuse you've seen in an amp?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">29:00 Using magnifiers / magnifying glasses while working on amps</p> <p class="MsoNormal">33:19 Installing a fuse in a 1973 Fender Musicmaster Bass amp; preventative maintenance on replacing electrolytic caps that work?; using an audio transformer as a phase inverter instead of a tube; Datsun pickups; what happened to the Ford Aerostar?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">46:51 Are all Selenium rectifiers bad?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">50:34 Hand-paint