Ep. 5: "You're a Maintenance Man"
Submit your guitar amp questions to amp repair guru Skip Simmons here:\xa0fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record.\xa0
Twice a month, guitar amp repairman and former drawbridge operator Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, repair and maintenance. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.\xa0
Some of the topics discussed on this episode:
-Spring Reverb, 101: How does it work, how to fix it
-Grounding tips\xa0
-Skip's recommended\xa0multimeters and soldering irons
-Using vintage US-made amps overseas\xa0
-Making a 1968 Fender Super Reverb a little less loud\xa0
-Breaking in a new speaker
-Gigging with a '58 Fender Vibrolux
-Octal tubes
-Skip's thoughts on DIY amp kits
and much more...\xa0
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