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Ep. 164: "Kern County Wool Growers"

Episode 164 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! Thank...

01:20:16Apr 25, 2026

Ep. 163: "Thoughts Go to Cornbread" (Special Guest: Roy Rogers!)

Acclaimed guitarist Roy Rogers joins us this week to talk about his unique gear choices, working with John Lee Hooker, vintage amps and so m...

01:39:27Apr 11, 2026

Ep. 162: "The Temple of Music"

Episode 162 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! This...

01:29:27Mar 20, 2026

Ep. 161: "Tremolo Thursday"

Episode 161 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps. Thank...

01:10:32Mar 2, 2026

Ep. 160: "Some People Can't Stand an Unused Triode"

Episode 160 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields all of your questions about tube amps. Thank our spo...

01:22:16Feb 16, 2026

Ep. 159: "TAVA, Again...Exclamation Point"

Episode 159 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Beans, two-prong ASMR, peeling diodes (and faceplates) and more! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guita...

01:25:58Jan 17, 2026

Ep. 158: "Not Just Living in Their Mom's Basement"

Episode 158: Chris Benson of Benson amps and Bryan Sours of Soursound transformers make their long-awaited returns to the Truth About Vintag...

01:05:50Dec 24, 2025

Ep. 157: "Coyote and Deer"

It's the 157th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:34:13Dec 18, 2025

Ep. 156: "A Hoop and a Stick"

It's the 156th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:46:38Nov 26, 2025

Ep. 155: "Realistic Carnival"

It's the 155th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:45:38Nov 1, 2025

Ep. 154: "Compromise the Windings"

It's the 154th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:28:09Oct 17, 2025

Ep. 153: "A C in Chemistry"

It's the 153rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps and Skip is having a happy day fielding your amp questions. From cleaning tweed to Ma...

01:33:46Sep 18, 2025

Ep. 152: "Gridley Bias"

It's the much-delayed 152nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube...

56:43Sep 3, 2025

Ep. 151: "It Starts Out Cool"

It's the 151st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair sh...

01:20:23Jul 25, 2025

Ep. 150: "Throw It In the River"

It's the 150th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! How did that happen? Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-...

01:40:52Jul 5, 2025

Ep. 149: "Have Fun" (Special Guest: Jim Campilongo!)

Support our sponsors: Amplified Parts ; Grez Guitars ; Better Help , and Emerald City Guitars ! Acclaimed guitarist Jim Campilongo joins Ski...

01:09:18Jun 18, 2025

Ep. 148: "Lining Up"

We're back with episode 148 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Jason survives a month in Peru; the schematics of acupuncture; speaker break-in...

01:35:12Jun 1, 2025

Ep. 147: "Kosher Sound"

Episode 147 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Jason is headed to Peru, hemp speakers, resistors, modding PAs for harps, Lilly vs Lily at the...

01:48:27Apr 26, 2025

Ep. 146: "Where the Spot Is"

Episode 146 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Troubled drummers, bulk Gatorade, more typewriter and Rockford Files talk, and a bunch of amp q...

01:30:00Apr 7, 2025

Ep. 145: "I Have a Swimming Pool"

Episode 145 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Kahlua brie, replicating Nirvana's In Utero sound, hissy reverb units and more! Thanks, as alwa...

01:22:51Mar 15, 2025

Ep. 144: "You've Got to Feed Those Things"

Episode 144 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Flashing Flukes, reflections on NAMM, variable plate capacitors, hot buttered rum (and popcorn!...

01:36:07Feb 24, 2025

Ep. 143: "The Girl Who Never Rained"

A throwback, lo-fi landline episode just for the purists! Caller waiting beeps, the state of the guitar show, an energized Skip, and more. W...

01:30:02Jan 29, 2025

Ep. 142: "Paul Jerky"

It's the 142nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Join Skip and Jason as they field all of your pressing guitar amp questions. Plus......

01:19:06Dec 24, 2024

Ep. 141: "I've Got an Alamo That I Want to Forget"

Missing your rambling relatives this holiday season? You're in luck! Tune in to Jason and Skip as they ramble through weather reports, amp f...

01:12:27Nov 28, 2024

Ep. 140: "Tiny Bits of Tingle"

It's the 140th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons eventually fields your questions on all-things-t...

01:08:57Nov 5, 2024

Ep. 139: "I'm Going Negative"

It's the 139th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! W...

01:22:23Oct 18, 2024

Ep. 138: "Check for Ticks"

It's the 138th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! T...

01:19:49Sep 24, 2024

Ep. 137: "Walk Around the Yard"

It's the 137th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! T...

01:39:23Aug 20, 2024

Ep. 136: "Release the Curd"

It's the 136th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! W...

01:10:21Jul 27, 2024

Ep. 135: "Liquor, Candy, Model Airplane Magazines..."

It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps. W...

01:36:18Jun 26, 2024

Ep. 134: "A Little Debbie Swiss Roll"

It's the 134th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp. Th...

01:26:39May 29, 2024

Ep. 133: "A Spicy Tomato Sauce"

It's the 133rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp! Wa...

01:34:56May 3, 2024

Ep. 132: "Start Dark"

No guests or special theme this week...just an all-new, old-school episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where amp tech Skip Simmons fiel...

01:21:58Apr 2, 2024

Ep. 131: "Sandy Soil"

Illustrator/musician/underground comix legend Robert Armstrong (Mickey Rat, Couch Potato, the Cheap Suit Serenaders!) joins Skip and Jason t...

01:48:19Mar 4, 2024

Ep. 130: "America's Hat"

It's a very special, all-Canadian episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your...

01:45:18Feb 16, 2024

Ep. 129: "Summer of the Comet"

Welcome to ep. 129 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things...

01:17:16Feb 4, 2024

Ep. 128: "The Smells Were Overwhelming"

Welcome to episode 128 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all th...

01:43:14Jan 20, 2024

Ep. 127: "The Rogue Hoe"

We're closing out 2023 with special guest Bill Krinard of Two Rock! https://www.two-rock.com I won't even attempt to annotate this episode b...

51:19Dec 29, 2023

Ep. 126: "They Do Eventually Die"

Transformer talk, spaghetti carbonara, goat horn jazz, and more transformer talk...it's the 126th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! W...

01:40:44Dec 16, 2023

Ep. 125: "Put Your Hands on the Hood"

It's the 125th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voi...

01:08:40Nov 21, 2023

Ep. 124: "Night Train"

It's the 124th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons: Conductive paints, speaker impedance mismatches, pizza hacks a...

01:10:30Nov 7, 2023

Ep. 123: "Salt to Taste"

Today, we celebrate the millionth download of our podcast with one of our favorite conversations to date: Longtime TAVA contributor Larry Ch...

01:46:47Oct 11, 2023

Ep. 122: "A Low Ceiling Situation"

** Note to the Amp Purists: There is virtually NO amp talk on this episode. If that's what you're seeking, stay tuned for TAVA episode 123,...

01:34:04Oct 10, 2023

Ep. 121: "Plaid Bell Bottoms"

It's the 121st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:33:40Sep 21, 2023

Ep. 120: "One Call"

It's the 120th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:09:38Sep 1, 2023

Ep. 119: "Painting Some Dots"

It's the 119th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tub...

01:17:40Aug 7, 2023

Ep. 118: "Pirate Ale" (Special Guest: Ben Harper)

This week, we're joined by the one-and-only Ben Harper, who has a couple of questions for Skip right before his Lyon, France concert. Ben re...

01:43:44Jul 20, 2023

Ep. 117: "Tommy, Time for Dinner"

It's the 117th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps a...

01:23:24Jul 4, 2023

Ep. 116: "Or Something"

It's the 116th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps a...

01:19:10Jun 16, 2023

Ep. 115: "The Group W Bench"

It's the 115th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps a...

01:28:28May 23, 2023