{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 140: &quot;Tiny Bits of Tingle&quot;","description":"It's the 140th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons eventually fields your questions on all-things-tube amps!&amp;nbsp;  As always, use all advice at your own risk. 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 week:&amp;nbsp; 2:35 What's on Skip's Bench: A modified ES-150 Charlie Christian amp with a non-field coil speaker  4:22 Smilin' Skip's: Stuff for Sale  5:15 Loma Rica's Aztec Recording Studio; the Ralph Shine Blues Band; Skip's new guitar; Sylvia Massy (Sylvia's shop); Weed, California; the Fretboard Summit 2025 (register here)  18:01 Our sponsors (and baby goats): Grez Guitars;  Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts&amp;nbsp;(Jensen speakers are currently on sale!)  23:42: Alamo and other budget amplifiers; the COVID gear boost has deflated  25:35 Amp bargains (look for two transformers); a black panel Super Reverb; Silvertone Twin-Twelve and optocouplers  28:53 The Alembic Pre-Amp in a pedal (or two): Frog Pedals (link);&amp;nbsp;Sushi Box FX (link); Mexican Pizza with Boboli pizza crust; starved plate loads 35:41 PSA: You can buy WD-40 by the gallon 38:22 Should I put the original transformer back in my 1966 Fender Princeton? 44:07 Preferred replacement 12AT7 reverb driver tubes  47:26 Two-prong shock in the studio  50:35 A converted Stromberg-Carlson; speaker-driven effects channel? Rudy Van Gelder; the usable range of a bright cap  57:55 A Plush 3000G tubes and tremolo with a mystery rectifier tube  1:03:08 What's with the lettering on my 1950s Rauland Lyric transformer  1:06:47 Putting a JBL in an Ampeg Rocket 2; a Traynor Studio Mate Hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons and co-hosted\/produced by Jason Verlinde of the Fretboard Journal.&amp;nbsp; Don't forget, we have a&amp;nbsp;Patreon page. Join us to get show updates and get to the front of the question line.&amp;nbsp; ","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\/33787862\/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\/33787862"}