Ep. 69: "Candy Cigarettes"

The 69th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Once again, amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all-things-tube-amp. Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers.  As always, we're also sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars.  Some of the topics discussed this week:  3:09 Skip gets his Caddis readers 5:52 Skip's $260 Ampeg Reverberocket 2; vintage mono hi-fi speakers 11:53 Skip's Champ mod, redux; radial caps instead of axial caps 16:37 A Gibson GA-5 reissue with extra stuff between the coupling capacitor and the second stage of the 12AX7 22:32 Wandering Boy Guitars (link) 29:00 Why velcro on the speaker grill cloth? John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series 35:07 Jason's new podcast: Sweep the Floor (link) 35:42 Presence control versus top cut control 42:10 The Gibson Hawk's one-tube reverb circuit 46:29 Mismatching speaker impedance on a 1959 Gibsonette GA-8; Roald Dahl's 'Kiss Kiss' 51:37 Maximum efficiency speaker mismatching with a Supro 1610RT and a Dr. Z Maz 38 S; washing white rice 55:58 Music recommendations: Blackalicious' "Feel That Way;" Steve Wonder's 'Talking Book,' Sam Plecker's "Mr. Gray Cloud" 1:00:50 Using keyboards and synths with vintage tube amps 1:05:00 All-Clad's factory second website (homeandcooksales.com) 1:05:42 What to do with 100v line output transformers in old PA amps 1:09:49 Filter cap values in relation to power transformers; Arnica gel 1:15:44 The three pillars of BBQ sauce; basquecompany.com 1:19:25 Bulging caps in a Bogen DB-130 amplifier; La Costena Salsa Taquera Support the show as a TAVA Patreon patron and get bonus episodes, in-depth articles on amp circuitry and other surprises. Email or send us a voice memo to: [email protected] or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends.