Ep. 24: "Half-Finished Malt Liquor"

A back-to-basics episode: No special guests, no recipes. Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your questions to Skip here: [email protected] or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. * SUPPORT TAVA & ANGELA INSTRUMENTS* Order a PDF download of Steve Melkisethian's tweed Princeton amp project here.  Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 9:49: This week's sponsor: Grez Guitars (link) 10:35 The Fretboard Journal's Electric Guitar Annual, Vol. 2 (pre-order here) 11:56 The TAVA First Year anniversary celebration: Win a Tweed Champ kit from Stew-Mac (Instagram link) !!! 15:26 Who wants to order a TAVA hat like this one? Email us… 18:36 Skip on our Angela catalog reprint 24:36 Transformer 101   35:35 Amps for harp players 43:26 Building your first bass amp 51:54 Using an ART tube pre-amp in front of a guitar amp 55:18 A Traynor YBA-1 Bass-Master with a sensitive master volume 59:18 British vs. American amp tone 1:04:22 Another listener recommended amp tech: Tyler at Boss Organ in Somerville, Mass. 1:10:11 DeArmond amps 1:16:57 Bringing a Gibson EH-150 back to life 1:22:34 Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue 1:24:17 Craig Korth on the Fretboard Journal Podcast and the Ray Butts EchoSonic amp (link)  1:25:58 Salvaging stuff from a dead RCA film projector for a Princeton Reverb clone 1:34:32 A 1972 Fender Super Reverb with a weak tremolo; plus, what is an opto-coupler?  1:41:54 Trying different tubes on a Music Man Sixty-Five Reverb 1:48:35 KTNN: The Voice of the Navajo Nation Like the show? Share it with your friends, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and stay tuned for next month, when we unveil even more surprises for our one year anniversary.