Ep. 64: "Little Tiny Kites"

<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.izotope.com/en/lp/ruinous.html">iZotope</a> (use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your order), <a href= "https://www.amplifiedparts.com/">Amplified Parts</a> and <a href= "https://www.grezguitars.com/">Grez Guitars</a>.</p> <p>Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode:<br /> 1:36 What's on Skip's Bench: A Magnatone / Estey T-32 amp; Digs of Marysville, Calif. <br /> 7:51 The TAVA Patreon page (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">link</a>)<br /> 11:04 The TAVA Index Page: See nearly every topic we've ever discussed (<a href= "https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-big-index-page/">link</a>)<br /> 15:28 Tolex tips<br /> 20:52 Gibson EH-150 vs. EH-185, Larry Chung, trebuchet hobbies<br /> 26:01 Changing the tone of a reverb tank on dual-channel Fenders, speaker-driven reverb<br /> 30:54 Going two-prong on a 1963 Fender 6G15 reverb tank, re-installing carbon-comp resistors<br /> 35:21 Baffler! Why don't reverb units have a death cap?<br /> 38:04 Making reverb less bright with a volume pedal hack<br /> 40:45 A DeArmond's volume controlled via a pedal<br /> 42:30 Skip's cocktail sauce, Jason's kale (h/t <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/frankprisinzano/?hl=en">Frank Prisinzano on Instagram</a>)<br /> 46:37 Ronald Reagan's Press Secretary<br /> 49:29 What to do with an Epiphone Futura and speaker reconing, Ted Weber recone parts (<a href= "https://tedweber.com/other-stuff/recone-parts/">link</a>)<br /> 56:03 Removing extraneous parts in a PA conversion, making an Ampeg B-15 clone<br /> 1:00:00 Sticking an amp in an old Conn StroboTuner, power cords, amprepairparts.com (<a href="amprepairparts.com">link</a>)<br /> 1:05:41 The tone of a 1959 Bassman, without the Bassman</p> <p>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-