Ep. 2: "Don't buy that thing"
The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons.\xa0
Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com\xa0
Every month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator 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:
-The long-term storage of tube amps
-The magic behind Standel amps
-Calculating the exact wattage of an amp
-Good goos (and how to fix a torn speaker)
-Paul Rivera-era Fenders
-The Kalamazoo Model 2
-The modern tube marketplace
-Simple tube amp maintenance anyone can do
-The limits of safely mismatching speakers to a stated amp load\xa0
and much more\u2026
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