The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
by The Fretboard Journal
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Estimated from 25 chart positions in 25 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Music History#13300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Music History#14300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Music History#29100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Music History#40100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · Music History#6730K to 100K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
573K to 1.8M🎙 ~2x weekly·167 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.1M to 3.7M🇺🇸27%🇨🇦27%🇦🇺8%+22 more - Active Followers
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344K to 1.1M
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From 14 epsHost
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Apr 11, 2026
1h 39m 27s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25/26 | tube ampsamp repair+5 | — | Silverface control panel ampsSolder Smoke Absorber Remover+8 | ChicagoLA+1 | tube ampamp repair+8 | Grez Guitars | 1h 09m 09s | ||
| 6/11/26 | expat lifemusic equipment+4 | John Vanderslice | Supro GalaxyO.W. Appleton guitar+5 | NetherlandsSeattle+2 | ampsexpat+4 | Grez Guitars | 1h 33m 13s | ||
| 5/17/26 | guitar tube ampsamp repair+4 | — | The Barkely MarathonTone Quest Report+4 | SacramentoVacaville | guitar ampstube amps+5 | Grez Guitars | 1h 37m 39s | ||
| 4/25/26 | guitar tube ampsamp switching+5 | — | Garnet book | Norway | tube ampsFender+6 | Grez Guitars | 1h 20m 16s | ||
| 4/11/26 | Eric Barbour's the Tube Dumpster in Vacuum Tube ValleyA flea market Tweed Bassman+9 | Roy Rogers | 6F6Electar Zephyr+14 | Vacuum Tube Valley | guitaristvintage amps+2 | Grez Guitars | 1h 39m 27s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Canadian ampstremolo tweaks+7 | — | The Fab MabSuper Reverb 8:42+25 | — | — | Grez Guitars | 1h 29m 27s | ||
| 3/2/26 | Phil Upchurch and 'What It's Like to Be a Musician'On the Bench: A non-working outboard tremolo+8 | — | TAVA10MODa Bassman 100+26 | SacramentoGuam | — | Grez Guitars | 1h 10m 32s | ||
| 2/16/26 | Fishing and weather reportSkip's amp backlog+9 | — | 454216Princeton+37 | — | — | Grez Guitars | 1h 22m 16s | ||
| 1/17/26 | Rancho Gordo beansFender Princetons+5 | Keith CaryCharles Batey+2 | Rancho GordoA Tweed Vibrolux+18 | — | ASMRdiodes+3 | Grez Guitars | 1h 25m 58s | ||
| 12/24/25 | amplifierstube amps+1 | Chris BensonBryan Sours | BabylonKT88+10 | — | 700-wattKT88 tubes+1 | Grez Guitars | 1h 05m 50s | ||
| 12/18/25 | Atmospheric riversBay Area Guitar Show+10 | — | GA-19 RVT/FalconVibro Champ+34 | New OrleansPhoenix+3 | — | Grez Guitars | 1h 34m 13s | ||
| 11/26/25 | Fender PrincetonAllman Brothers+12 | Jack Weston | a Fender Princeton9003+28 | Australia | tube ampscooking+1 | Grez Guitars | 1h 46m 38s | ||
| 11/1/25 | Barn findslost dogs+3 | — | A Bogen GA-5a Realistic Carnival+36 | Emerald City | tube ampsFretboard Journal+2 | Grez Guitars | 1h 45m 38s | ||
| 10/17/25 | Ferguson TO-35 tractorMarshall Plexi Super Bass+5 | — | TO-35A Marshall Plexi Super Bass+32 | — | tube ampsamp repair+3 | Grez Guitars | 1h 28m 09s |
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Chart history for The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
Peaked at #12 in New Zealand, currently #12 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Sweden | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| United States | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| Canada | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Norway | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Finland | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PT | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| PL | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Australia | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| Ireland | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| CH | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| Germany | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| BE | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| GR | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| AT | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Denmark | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| HK | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Italy | — | #60 | #60 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Japan | — | #72 | #72 | — |
Chart Positions
30 placements across 25 markets.
Chart Positions
30 placements across 25 markets.