Ep. 120: "One Call"

<p class="MsoNormal">It's the 120th 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">This week in a nutshell: Is this the Fender Yale?; lots of Fretboard Summit love; Skip sneaks a mower across the border; magnifiers; tomato gravy; and rumblings of a possible Oregon Truth About Vintage Amps meetup! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Special Note: Our friends at Amplified Parts are having a Labor Day Sale right now. Use the code LABOR10 to save 10% off your order, but act fast.  <a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">https://www.amplifiedparts.com/</a></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 Patreon if you'd like to support the show featuring weekly installments of what's on Skip's bench, random eBay finds, and surprise content: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some of the topics discussed in this episode: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">:00 Fretboard Summit recap (thanks, Kevin!); a gift of Del Cabo mangos; Rob Abernathy's robots (<a href= "https://rodabernethy.com/">https://rodabernethy.com/</a>); our 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>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">10:30 Donny Hathaway plays "The Ghetto" (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkfTLnE5Vtk">YouTube link</a>); Skip brings a Tweed Deluxe back from the dead (and possibly a Princeton Reverb), lousy amp repair people</p> <p class="MsoNormal">16:22  A Fretboard Summit recap; a transitional