Ep. 34: "I'm Not Waking the Baby Up"

<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>(Apologies for the Skype noise/buffering at the start of the podcast... our small town internet needs some WD-40.)</p> <p>21:39 This week’s sponsor: Grez Guitars (<a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com">link</a>)<br /> 22:33 A Musicmaster Bass amp in a Vibro Champ cabinet (and vice versa)<br /> 25:19 The crest on a Gibson Crestline-era Skylark / the Gibson amp book (<a href="https://amzn.to/3euXg9b">link</a>)<br /> 27:49 A resistor to bias a tweed Vibrolux; power transformers in a 5F2A  <br /> 38:51 Using the speaker of a Deluxe Reverb with a Quilter head<br /> 42:34 A Silverface Vibro Champ with a weak tremolo; the Capacitor Wizard<br /> 47:55 This week’s quote: "The mind that is not baffled, is not employed" -Wendell Berry<br /> 49:19 The popping Fender Tonemaster update<br /> 55:01 A gridleak bias mindworm<br /> 1:02:06 In defense of Lodge cast iron; crisper potatoes<br /> 1:07:37 Pickups and how they interact with tube amps<br /> 1:11:59 Music recommendation: Skip James' <em>Today!<br /></em>1:13:01 Free video time killers for the DIY set: Camel Finds Water (<a href= "https://vimeo.com/328771728">link</a>), Resurrection: Rescue of a 1955 VW panelvan (<a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aoJDpkjmM">link</a>), The Beast of Turin (<a href="https://vimeo.com/113158655">link</a>)<br /> 1:16:56 Rogue Hoe gardening tools (<a href= "https://roguehoe.com">link</a>); symptoms of a bad bias circuit<br /> 1:23:46 Dialing in your tone on a Mesa Boogie Mark IV<br /> 1:30:58 Tubes for a Fender reverb tank<br /> 1:34:33 "Chitlins Con Carne" rhythm revisited: Timmy Thomas’ "Why Can’t We Live Together," the Police's "Deathwish;" Gibson Falcon mods<br /> 1:39:12 Modifying a '60s hi-fi home kit amp, plus Vinnie’s mashed potato recipe (see below)<br /> 1:48:17 Movie pick: 'Pow Wow Highway'