Ep. 2: "Don't buy that thing"

The Fretboard Journal magazine presents The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons.  Submit your questions to Skip here: [email protected]  Every month, guitar amp guru and former drawbridge operator 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: -The long-term storage of tube amps -The magic behind Standel amps -Calculating the exact wattage of an amp -Good goos (and how to fix a torn speaker) -Paul Rivera-era Fenders -The Kalamazoo Model 2 -The modern tube marketplace -Simple tube amp maintenance anyone can do -The limits of safely mismatching speakers to a stated amp load  and much more… http://www.skipsimmonsamps.com https://www.fretboardjournal.com