Ep. 93: "Permissive Parents"

<p>It's the 93rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Strain relief, stubborn Champs (and Randalls!), blanched kale with sunflower seeds, and plenty more.</p> <p>This week's episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.calton-cases.com">Calton Cases</a>, <a href= "https://jupitercondenser.com">Jupiter Condenser Co.</a>, <a href="https://www.amplifiedparts.com">Amplified Parts</a> and <a href="https://www.grezguitars.com">Grez Guitars</a>. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off <a href="https://www.izotope.com/en/lp/ruinous.html">your Izotope purchase</a>.</p> <p>Support us <a href="https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps">on Patreon.com</a> for added content and the occasional surprise. This month, we'll be giving a TAVA-themed fuzz pedal to one lucky patron! </p> <p>Some of the topics discussed this week:</p> <p>:50 Amplified Parts now carries PSVANE tubes; tube brands<br /> 6:51 Nate's maple syrup<br /> 7:50 Garrett Hongo's 'The Perfect Sound'<br /> 10:19 A Silverface Champ, Little Charlie's Spanish rice, Trustee from the Tool Room, the novels of Charles Portis, the Kalamazoo KEA's unique push-pull circuit<br /> 17:06 Making the two channels of a reissue Fender Vibroverb in-phase; learning soldering as a blind person (link: <a href= "https://lighthouse-sf.org/tag/soldering/">https://lighthouse-sf.org/tag/soldering/</a>)<br /> 24:56 Putting a few select vintage parts in a new Princeton 5F2A clone<br /> 31:35 @nocoastsaint's tractor tire-as-speaker-cabinet experiment (<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJ_O-nul8h/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Instagram link</a>)<br /> 32:52 The Fretboard Journal, TAVA, Doug Sewall's amplifiers (Wampus Cat), getting rid of intermittent noise by moving an amp, cheap surge protectors, Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder's 'Get On Board'<br /> 43:01 A 1965 Fender Vibro Champ that's with a squeal on its vibrato, Capacitor Wizards, bypass cap orientation<br /> 48:11 A new transformer for a Victor projector amplifier and matching speaker<br /> 50:25 Overheating parts during s