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Episode Synopsis
Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip Simmons here: [email protected] or by leaving us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. The more questions we get, the more episodes we record. Twice a month, guitar amp guru 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. Topics discussed on this episode: -Different aftermarket speaker options for a Fender Champ -The dangers of working on vintage amplifiers -What to look for when shopping for a vintage guitar amp -A perplexing 2000-era Gibson amplifier -Output transformers in a Silverton 1481 -Carbon comp resistors versus metal film -The value of an DIY amp kit -Using a Knight (or Bogen) vocal PA head as a guitar amp And much more. Want to advertise your brand on the TAVA podcast? Drop us a line at [email protected]. http://www.skipsimmonsamps.com https://www.fretboardjournal.com
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