Ep. 51: "Generator Edition"

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 9:45 p.m.

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Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world.\xa0

Some of the topics discussed on this episode:\xa0

4:35 Soundmaster PAs, revisited

16:20 Turret boards versus freestyle wiring

21:24 Adjectives for the tones of tweed-era Deluxe and 4x12" Bassman

27:37 Matching a 16 ohm speaker to a 4 ohm amp output with a transformer

31:20 A schematic, but no layout

33:33 Power tubes in series (Milkman amps)

35:54 A Gibson GA-15 that rattles its tubes out

40:54 Silvertone 101

45:50 Advice on a 1966 Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve: Watts, speakers, tips

52:26 A Silvertone 1474 and desoldering components from terminal strips

1:05:50 Using Telefunken\xa0EAM86 indicator tubesin an amp application

Special thanks to Derek Taylor for the intermission music.

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This episode is brought to you by Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts.