Ep. 38: "Thousand Dollars or Get a Job"
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The elusive, highly influential Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments joins us on this week\\u2019s episode for what is quite possibly our most entertaining episode to date. For decades, Angela has provided DIY tube amp and hi-fi enthusiasts with tubes, parts, and brutally honest advice. Melkisethian tells us about the history of the company, his love for music (from John Fahey to Roy Buchanan and Fugazi), and shares plenty of stories from the vacuum tube frontlines.\\xa0
Submit your tube amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848.\\xa0
Some of the topics discussed:
0:00 Addendum: The tubes on Springsteen\\u2019s Mesa Boogie
3:25 Why Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments, this week\\u2019s guest, is important \\xa0
6:56 This week\\u2019s TAVA sponsor: Grez Guitars
7:58 The Danelectro DM-25 reverb trick, redux
13:41 What\\u2019s on Skip\\u2019s bench?
17:02 Jason buys a Garnet
18:50 Pronouncing Tony Chachere, again; El Pato and Herdez
23:05 Speaker driven reverb schematic
29:06 Special guest: Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments (www.angela.com)
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