Ep. 32: "Let's Make Cookies"

<p>Amp tech Skip Simmons is once again fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. </p> <p>Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. </p> <p>8:04: Good Goo: TR3, SiliKroil<br /> 11:53 Our new Facebook Group (<a href= "http://facebook.com/groups/tavapodcast/">link</a>)  <br /> 13:13 Vacaville, CA's hardware store (Pacific Hardware)<br /> 15:32 This week’s sponsor: <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com">Grez Guitar</a><br /> 16:44 The Fretboard Journal's #FJFest (TAVA listeners will enjoy seeing DJLavalamp's <a href= "https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-chris-vincent-djlavalamp-shop-tour"> Treble Booster operation</a> or TJ Thompson's <a href= "https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-tj-thompson-shop-tour"> shop tour</a>)<br /> 19:30 The lettered squares on an amp layout<br /> 21:05 Skip's starter kit for aspiring amp tinkerers: Solder iron, solder, needle nose pliers, wire cutters, a stainless steel brush (and the Jack Darr book, of course)<br /> 26:06 Modding a 5F2A from China / Reverse Feedback<br /> 29:52 Jim Campilongo's Silverface Princeton woes (NOS tube problems)<br /> 34:30 The Mullard Factory Tour on YouTube (<a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDvF89Bh27Y">link</a>)<br /> 35:04 Damage from looping through a vintage amp?<br /> 41:40 Fixing a buzzy 1979 Musicmaster Bass amp<br /> 46:30 Skip's desert island amp<br /> 48:25 How did Skip and Jason meet?<br /> 52:21 Troubleshooting white noise on an amp<br /> 56:40 Running a dummy load on a stereo amp to go mono<br /> 1:00:00 1974 Fender Champ with a cat in the amp<br /> 1:05:48 A new Baffler! Ralph Shine & Sylvia Massy trivia!<br /> 1:07:38 NOS tubes recommendation: Fbenkor on eBay<br /> 1:08:26 Otis Amps<br /> 1:13:41 Skip makes a service call to Roman Coppola (Story & Clark "Storytone" Electric Piano)<br /> 1:18:35 Skip’s travel toolkit<br /> 1:20:30 Sticking reverb in a Vibrochamp (<a href= "https://guitar.com/guides/diy-workshop/build-tu