Ep. 5: "You're a Maintenance Man"

Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 8 a.m.

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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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