Ep. 1: "People Did Stuff"
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The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons!
Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com\\xa0
Every month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal\\u2019s Jason Verlinde.
Topics discussed on this episode:
-Repairing amps on a drawbridge
-60hz/50hz hum
-Troubleshooting amps
-Yellowjacket YJR/solid-state rectifiers in a tube amp
-Recommended new vacuum tubes for amps
-The magic behind Alexander Dumble
-Skip\\u2019s influences (Les Paul, Jack Darr, Steve Melkisethian/ Angela Instruments, Earl Yarrow)
and much more\\u2026
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