{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 141: &quot;I've Got an Alamo That I Want to Forget&quot;","description":"Missing your rambling relatives this holiday season? You're in luck! Tune in to Jason and Skip as they ramble through weather reports, amp fixes, book recommendations, reflective impedance, reverb-driven line-out and more on our 141st episode! 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; :48 Weather report: Rain in the West, bomb cyclones in the PNW 4:32 A 1968 Heathkit catalog with DIY Harmony Guitar kits 6:35 Thanksgiving at the Simmons house 7:09 A noisy Alamo; Pathfinder, the band (link); bands named after amplifiers&amp;nbsp; 8:49 Our sponsors: Grez Guitars;  Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts (Jensen speakers are currently on sale!)&amp;nbsp; 10:58 Deluxe Amplication's red can El Pato Practice amp! (link, I said green on the podcast...my bad) 11:50 Pre-order William J. Simmons' new book, 'Love and Degradation: Excessive Desires in Queer-Feminist Art'&amp;nbsp;(pre-order link)&amp;nbsp; 12:51 Recommended reading: 'The Golden Ocean' by Patrick O'Brian 14:33 What's on Skip's bench? The secret solid state guru in Sacramento, not to be confused with the washing machine guru 18:54 The Truth About Vintage Amps Patreon page; guided tours of the Skip universe?&amp;nbsp; 20:50 Jason interviews a yogi on the Fretboard Journal podcast (link)&amp;nbsp; 22:35 Adding a half-power switch to a push-pull amp?, tortilla chips&amp;nbsp; 29:48 Would a variac set to 110v help new amps?&amp;nbsp; 31:49 Mullard 10M tubes; going back to school; Skip has all the NOS Amperex 12AX7s &amp;nbsp; 37:58 A Denver TAVA meetup?; one filter cap or two in a Gibson GA-25? Replacing non-polarized electrolytic caps by twisting two regular negative caps together 41:03 More on Skip\u2019s new (old) Fender Duo Sonic 48:26 Using your Fender\u2019s reverb circuit to drive a speaker; Sherlock Holmes\u2019 lazy brother 52:36 Skip is going to make an outboard tremolo pedal 53:09 Why do some reverb tanks have bags? 52:22 A non-alcoholic cocktail featuring ginger ale and cranberry juice 56:02 &quot;I smile at pretty solder joints;&quot; Riddim Restoration of Bellingham, Washington (link)&amp;nbsp; 1:00:45 An early 60's Geloso 215AN, a diode bridge and a choke to create negative voltage; and Denver chocolate pudding cake &amp;nbsp; 1:07:14 Reusing old blown transformers 1:09:00 KVMR Community Radio (link) 1:10:05 A mid-\u201850s theremin schematic; the Theremin documentary &amp;nbsp; 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\/34195140\/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\/34195140"}