The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

Feb 24 2025 148 ep. 91 mins 306
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Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it's like no other guitar podcast out there.

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Ep. 144: "You've Got to Feed Those Things"

Feb 24 2025 96 mins  
Episode 144 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Flashing Flukes, reflections on NAMM, variable plate capacitors, hot buttered rum (and popcorn!), and more! Need some help with your tube amps? Be a part of our show by sending your voice memo or written questions to [email protected]! Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:13 Jason goes to the NAMM Show, the Dumble relau

Ep. 143: "The Girl Who Never Rained"

Jan 29 2025 90 mins  
A throwback, lo-fi landline episode just for the purists! Caller waiting beeps, the state of the guitar show, an energized Skip, and more. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Recorded on January 13, 2025. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:31: The LA fires 3:34: A recap of the Bay Area Vintage Guitar Show;

Ep. 142: "Paul Jerky"

Dec 24 2024 79 mins  
It's the 142nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Join Skip and Jason as they field all of your pressing guitar amp questions. Plus...recipes, music and book recommendations and more! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Some of the topics discussed this week: :00 Jingle Bell Rock and other Christmas classics

Ep. 141: "I've Got an Alamo That I Want to Forget"

Nov 28 2024 72 mins  
Missing your rambling relatives this holiday season? You're in luck! Tune in to Jason and Skip as they ramble through weather reports, amp fixes, book recommendations, reflective impedance, reverb-driven line-out and more on our 141st episode! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Some of the topics discussed this wee

Ep. 140: "Tiny Bits of Tingle"

Nov 04 2024 68 mins  
It's the 140th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons eventually fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! As always, use all advice at your own risk. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Some of the topics discussed this week: 2:35 What's on Skip's Bench: A modified ES-1

Ep. 139: "I'm Going Negative"

Oct 18 2024 82 mins  
It's the 139th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Some of the topics discussed this week: :48 On the bench: A 1974 Alembic pre-amp, a Showman head in disguise 3:58 Webb's Music and a hang g

Ep. 138: "Check for Ticks"

Sep 23 2024 79 mins  
It's the 138th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! This week, we pay tribute to Angela Instruments founder and former guest Steve Melkisethian (1950-2024); talk resistors and transformers; catch up on the 2024 Fretboard Summit; and much more. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a quest

Ep. 137: "Walk Around the Yard"

Aug 19 2024 99 mins  
It's the 137th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! This week, we talk to special guest, Steve Carr of Carr Amplifiers! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars, Amplified Parts, StewMac, and Grez Gu

Ep. 136: "Release the Curd"

Jul 27 2024 70 mins  
It's the 136th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars, Amplified Parts, StewMac, and Grez Guitars. Don't forget, we have a Patreon page. Some of the topics dis

Ep. 135: "Liquor, Candy, Model Airplane Magazines..."

Jun 26 2024 96 mins  
It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to [email protected]. Some of the topics discussed this time around: 1:24 Another hopeful story; Winters, California 7:44 The fifth-ever Fretboard Summit: Blake M