Ep. 76: "Eliminate the Impossible"

<p>It's the 76th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast. After a long buildup, Skip is back and fielding all of your guitar amplifier questions. </p> <p>This week's episode is sponsored by <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 this week: </p> <p>3:45 What's on Skip's workbench: A 1955 Tweed Tremolux with a Tartak transformer</p> <p>7:12 An obituary for Tweed amps and a challenge (and a TAVA meetup idea)</p> <p>13:23 Free or cheap stuff in Loma Rica: Couch Potato stuff (taken!); a  Lab Series L3 amp; a Hickcok 532 tube tester; "English"</p> <p>21:10 Bob Armstrong, Mickey Rat (visit his site/store <a href= "http://armstrongartandnoveltyhut.com">here</a>)</p> <p>24:30 'Murder Among the Mormons'; 'Sour Grapes'</p> <p>26:18 A 24:1 scale Blunderwood typewriter project (<a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6cjF54ckyM">YouTube link</a>); Sweep the Floor podcast (<a href= "https://www.sweepthefloor.net">link</a>)</p> <p>27:54 Two different pre-amps running in parallel to a single power section; what to do with a car tube radio with loctal tubes and a vibrator </p> <p>35:14 A Masco MA-17 with a $129 buy-it-now price</p> <p>39:53 Polarity checking plugs for the working musician</p> <p>41:32 Getting a brighter clean tone on a Bell & Howell Filmosound 202 conversion; brussel sprouts</p> <p>50:34 The TAVA <a href= "https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-big-index-page/"> Big Index page</a> </p> <p>51:09 'Morse' and 'Endeavour'</p> <p>52:43 Peter Guaralnick's 'Lost Highway' and 'Feel Like Going Home'; Matthew Crawford's 'Why We Drive'; Lonnie Johnson; Big Mama Thornton; the other Lonnie Johnson</p> <p>56:41 Replacing a transformer on a Silverface Vibro Champ that keeps losing its volume</p> <p>58:55 Falling in love with a logging truck (a 1970 Traynor YBA-1 with a 2x15 cab and an 8x10 cab); attenuators</p> <p>1:07:18 The Mason Model 6's big transformer; the fort