{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 135: &quot;Liquor, Candy, Model Airplane Magazines...&quot;","description":"It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps.&amp;nbsp; Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this time around:&amp;nbsp; 1:24 Another hopeful story; Winters, California 7:44 The fifth-ever Fretboard Summit: Blake Mills, Adam Levy, vintage amps, new amps, 80 luthiers, JHS and so much more.&amp;nbsp;www.fretboardsummit.org 13:25 One of the greatest boxes of all time: thanks, Ben from Chattanooga! 15:01 Lynn Wheelwright reaches out to Skip 16:33 The very first Standel amp; Tacoma, Washington's Guitar Maniacs&amp;nbsp; 18:53 &amp;nbsp;Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars (watch the Dumble video here), Amplified Parts,&amp;nbsp;StewMac, and&amp;nbsp;Grez Guitars.&amp;nbsp; 22:10 Thank you, John Ross 23:41 Gibson's GA-45 &quot;Velvet Touch&quot;; Terry Dobbs (Mr. Valco) https:\/\/valcoamp.com 27:32 The answer to Ep. 134's Baffler: A Tweed Vibrolux 31:44 A Body &amp;amp; Soul El Pato fuzz giveaway? https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bsinstruments\/ 34:00 The last remaining Big Boy locomotive is moving through California; Skip's hobo days &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.up.com\/heritage\/steam\/schedule\/index.htm 37:26 How to satisfy your customer when only one power tube needs to be replaced? CE Distribution; pimento cheese 47:04 A 5E3 build with too much Fender &quot;bacon;&quot; Ken Fischer 49:51 A Rickenbacker M11 with a 60 cycle hum out of V1 57:22 VHT Special Six, redux 1:03:51 A simple cocktail: A Boyhattan; bitters 1:05:15 The history of AIMS amps; 5 ohm amps; The Mosquito Supper Club's boiled shrimp (link) 1:13:34 The pronunciation police; modding a Silver Panel Fender Champ with a Magnatone 213 tone control 1:17:11 Elemental knowledge; California-built Vox amps; Clarkson's Farm 1:25:00 Is variable input impedance worth experimenting with? Bogen guitar amps 1:29:41 Is the two-prong hat offensive? Are fixed-bias amps more touch-sensitive? the phono input in old PAs; GM\/IP on tubes 1:33:15 Recommended reading: The All-Music Guide&amp;nbsp;  Recorded June 21, 2024. ","author_name":"The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons","author_url":"http:\/\/vintageamps.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31900332\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/31900332"}