#AMPKIT LINK EBAY HOW TO#
:22 Skip and Jason discuss possible Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirt designs (coming soon)Ģ:55 Jason and Skip discuss the Fretboard Journal (modified) Fender ChampĤ:26 How to install a quarter-inch output into a Champ with an RCA speaker connectorġ2:08 A walk-through of the Fender Champ 5F1 schematic (available online, print it out)Ģ6:38 Recommended tube amps for acoustic guitarsģ6:05 BB King’s Gibson Lab Series (solid state) ampģ8:26 A yard-sale find pre-war Rickenbaker amp and a dim bulb current limiterĤ4:00 Leaning a tube amp on its stand – good or bad?Ĥ6:30 A noisy Fender silverface Princetonĥ9:40 Capturing that Champ distortion with a louder amp (and a shoutout to Tim Foster)ġ:03:26 Manitoba’s Johnson Sound System amplifiersġ:06:30 Replacing old can power capacitors cleanlyġ:15:15 Recommended bigger speakers / impedance for a Fender Champġ:18:38 Converting an old Hammond AO-39 organ reverb amp to a guitar ampġ:27:15 A 1957 Fender 5F4 Super amp with an original selenium bias rectifierġ:38:22 Best position for the three-way ground switch on a FenderĤ:00 We talk about the dramatic results of the Skip-modified Fretboard Journal silverface Fender Champġ3:17 Skip’s unusual four amp switcher / mixer / pre-amp inventionġ9:48 Looking at the Fender 5F1 Champ schematic, part two (listen to episode 10 to get the first part)ģ1:37 This podcast now has an Instagram page (please follow us)ģ2:30 The problem with Skip’s Ep. Tube amp touring advice (including the often-asked, ‘Which way do I lie my amp down in the van’ question) The different tremolo circuit between a Blackface Deluxe Reverb and a Blackface Princeton Reverb The affect a speaker size has on even the smallest amps Identifying a tube when you have no schematic Who was Ray Massie (the answer to this week’s baffler) A ’60s Gibson Skylark with numerous issues Capturing the sound of Billy Childish (again) Making a reissue Blackface Deluxe Reverb sound vintage Can you break an amp through loud playing/boost/effects? Running a Traynor head (or any head) on only one power tube Protecting an amp from the elements in damp Southeast Texas Recommendations for a baritone guitar player An answer to last week’s Silverface Fender Champ baffler Skip replies to a critic of his WD-40 hack Achieving the sound of Billy Childish without a Selmer Triumph Reverb
#AMPKIT LINK EBAY MODS#
Skip’s mods to the Silverface Champ circuit The “bright cap mod” on a Fender Deluxe Reverb Thoughts on the Universal Audio Ox attenuator and attenuators in general Noise floor: What’s acceptable, what indicates an amp problem The differences between Fender Tweed, Brownface, Blackface and Silverface amps Buying a transformer for a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe amp kit Replacement tubes for a hand-wired Vox AC30 Discovering a Coastwise Electronics Model 310 amplifier Wet/dry rigs and recommendations for an A/B box The explosive proliferation of effects pedals A 1948 Gibson BR6 with an unusual chasis mount Groundbreaking amplifiers through history Keeping seldom-used guitar amps in usable shape
Making a 1968 Fender Super Reverb a little less loud Skip’s recommended multimeters and soldering irons Spring Reverb, 101: How does it work, how to fix it
“Converting” a Knight (or Bogen) vocal PA head into a guitar amp What to look for when shopping for a vintage guitar amp
The dangers of working on vintage amplifiers Different aftermarket speaker options for a Fender Champ Inheriting and maintaining a ’65 Super Reverb Modifying non-MASCO P/A heads as guitar amps The “death cap” and the magic behind certain capacitors Why you may not need a three-prong plug on your amp The Truth About Vintage Amps rant on Skip’s website The limits of safely mismatching speakers to a stated amp load Simple tube amp maintenance anyone can do Good “goos” (and how to fix a torn speaker) Skip’s influences (Les Paul, Jack Darr, Steve Melkisethian/ Angela Instruments, Earl Yarrow) Restoring a Gibson “Charlie Christian” amp from the ’30s/’40s Note: This information is now compiled in an amazing Tableau page created by Ray Laliberte. By popular demand (well, at least one of you asked for it), a growing index of topics found on the Truth About Vintage Amps…
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