Ep. 58: "Beards and Flattops"

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 5:35 p.m.

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Once again, guitar amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all things tube amp.

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3:57 Skip announces his retirement (not really)
10:50 The Roxy Theater\'s "Wall" sound system finds a new owner
23:20 Preserving an all-original Fender 5F10 Harvard
29:05 The non-Fender amps Skip sees the most
31:05 Salvaging a submerged Red Bear amp
37:18 Special Guest: Barry Grzebik of Grez Guitars!
1:01:57 A smelly Silvertone 1484 thanks to an attenuator, hardshell taco tips
1:06:20 Decade boxes
1:10:03 Skip\'s movie picks: Straight Story, Dual
1:12:45 The hum balance pot in a 100-watt Fender Quad Reverb
1:15:29 Buying a 1952 TV panel Fender Deluxe with a replaced output transformer
1:21:06 Music recommendations: Bing Crosby with Eddie Lang; Cindy Cashdollar with Arlen Roth; Carla Bley\'s "O Holy Night" \\xa0 \\xa0

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