Ep. 58: "Beards and Flattops"

<p> </p> <p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This week's sponsors: <a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts</a> and <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a>. Want to support the show? Be a part of our <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">Patreon page</a>.<br /></span></p> <p><span style= "color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"> 3:57 Skip announces his retirement (not really)<br /> 10:50 The Roxy Theater's "Wall" sound system finds a new owner<br /> 23:20 Preserving an all-original Fender 5F10 Harvard<br /> 29:05 The non-Fender amps Skip sees the most<br /> 31:05 Salvaging a submerged Red Bear amp<br /> 37:18 Special Guest: Barry Grzebik of Grez Guitars!<br /> 1:01:57 A smelly Silvertone 1484 thanks to an attenuator, hardshell taco tips<br /> 1:06:20 Decade boxes<br /> 1:10:03 Skip's movie picks: Straight Story, Dual<br /> 1:12:45 The hum balance pot in a 100-watt Fender Quad Reverb<br /> 1:15:29 Buying a 1952 TV panel Fender Deluxe with a replaced output transformer<br /> 1:21:06 Music recommendations: Bing Crosby with Eddie Lang; Cindy Cashdollar with Arlen Roth; Carla Bley's "O Holy Night"    </span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Have a 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.<br /></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Be sure to check out the ever-growing <a href=