Ep. 55: "Surfeit of Stuff"

<p>Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp.</p> <p>This week's sponsors: <a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts</a> (use the discount code TAVA10 when you check out to save 10% off your order!) and <a href="https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a>.</p> <p>Some of the topics discussed on this episode:</p> <p>6:50 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon Page</a>: New contributions from Jesse at <a href="acmeverb.com">Acme Instruments</a><br /> 10:00 Trusting a repair tech and what to do with old, removed parts <br /> 12:40 A driver for a horn speaker; dogs chasing golf balls, <a href="https://www.specimenaudio.com/products/horn-speakers/">Specimen Audio</a><br /> 19:10 Ceramic fast-acting versus glass fuses  <br /> 25:56 Putting two single-ended output transformers in series to make a larger single-ended output transformer<br /> 36:56 Solid state watts versus tube watts <br /> 39:07 A Garnet G15T Gnome with a 6V6 that fluctuates in time; the Garnet Herzog <br /> 42:56 Fender Super Reverb tremolo disconnect mods <br /> 48:09 Employing a Cetron CE-25C photocell tube to make a Theremin (or something like it)<br /> 51:40 More bean talk: Teasdale beans; Instant Pot revisited<br /> 56:57 Using two lower-value pre-amp plate load resistors in series <br /> 58:53 Pete Millett's online tube book reference library (<a href= "http://tube-books.com/index.html">link</a>)<br /> 1:04:34 Skip's book picks: Patrick O'Brian, Tony Hillerman, James Lee Burke, Martin Cruz Smith <br /> 1:09:43 Gary Gulman's "The Hierarchy of Cookies" (<a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59q3SaU1wc0">link</a>)<br /> 1:10:13 Getting a Gibson "Charlie Christian" EH-150 amp serviced properly; Orange Drop caps <br /> 1:21:30 "Sodder" versus "solder," yet again</p> <p>Have a question or topic for a future episode? Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848.</p> <p>And b