Ep. 164: "Kern County Wool Growers"
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In this episode, Skip Simmons answers listener questions about guitar tube amps and discusses various amp-related topics.
Episode 164 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars ; Emerald City Guitars ; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics . Some of the topics discussed this week: :37 The Garnet book and Garnet ponderings (order the book: http://www.garnetamps.com/order_b.htm ), bias supply voltage in optocoupler tremolo 6:13 Our sponsors! 8:21 Two Fretboard Journal videos to check out: Ryan Richter on playing Coachella with Dijon ( YouTube link ); Gabe Noel playing a Rickenbacker bakelite tenor guitar with matching amp ( YouTube link ) 14:12 Beginner's corner: Amp switching, comparing different cabinets; reheating white rice; Basque soup 23:25 Can I use my Champ as a bass amp? Bass amp hacks 28:02 Does anyone have spare silverface Fender pilot lot washers, or a toggle switch washer for a Fender? 30:23 Having built a tweed Princeton, Harvard and Deluxe, what should I build next? Spam and Dr. Pepper 32:48 Can you convert the XLR speaker jack on an Ampeg B-15N to a quarter-inch jack? 35:29 The week of three curveballs: A Princeton Reverb drawing too much current; codependent electrolytic…
Sponsors
Grez Guitars, Emerald City Guitars, Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics
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