About this episode
The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons! Submit your questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com Every month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Topics discussed on this episode: -Repairing amps on a drawbridge -60hz/50hz hum -Troubleshooting amps -Yellowjacket YJR/solid-state rectifiers in a tube amp -Recommended new vacuum tubes for amps -The magic behind Alexander Dumble -Skip's influences (Les Paul, Jack Darr, Steve Melkisethian/ Angela Instruments, Earl Yarrow) and much more… http://www.skipsimmonsamps.com https://www.fretboardjournal.com