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Hosted by The Fretboard Journal · music · EN · 175 episodes
Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it's like no other guitar podcast out there.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTwice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Often hilarious and always insightful, it's like no other guitar podcast out there.
The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons is hosted by The Fretboard Journal. The show has published 175 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 171: "Zombie Hoof"" (24 September 2026, 74 minutes), "Ep. 169: "They Always Went to Carl's Jr."" (14 August 2026, 104 minutes), and "Ep. 167: "Little Baby Barbells"" (25 June 2026, 69 minutes).
The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 87 minutes across 175 episodes.
Booking probability for The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Fretboard Journal hosts The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons, a music show with 175 episodes published.
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Episode #171
Skip is back from a long-overdue road trip and has tales to tell and amps to fix. We also hear about the Fretboard Summit's vintage amp room (watch that baby Leslie video), Christopher Guest in the new Fretboard Journal...
Episode #169
It's the 169th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields all of your tube amp and life questions. This week, returning guest Steve Soest joins us for a chat about the...
Episode #167
It's the 167th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields all of your tube amp and life questions. Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars ; Emerald City Guitars ; and...
Episode #166
Before talking amps, we talk life! Longtime friend of the show John Vanderslice (Tiny Telephone) joins us to talk about moving to the Netherlands, the life of an expat, the equipment that he moved to Europe (and...
Episode #165
<p>Episode 165 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified...
Episode #164
<p>Episode 164 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified...
The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
<p>Acclaimed guitarist Roy Rogers joins us this week to talk about his unique gear choices, working with John Lee Hooker, vintage amps and so much more! </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars...
Episode #162
<p>Episode 162 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! This week, we go deep on Canadian amps, tremolo tweaks, and tech tips. Plus...
Episode #161
<p>Episode 161 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps. </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified...
Episode #160
<p>Episode 160 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields all of your questions about tube amps. </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts. </p>...
Episode #159
<p>Episode 159 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Beans, two-prong ASMR, peeling diodes (and faceplates) and more! </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts. And honarary mention...
Episode #158
<p>Episode 158: Chris Benson of Benson amps and Bryan Sours of Soursound transformers make their long-awaited returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps. Why? They want to tell us all about the logging truck of an amp they...
Episode #157
<p>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 tube amps. </p> <p>Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and...
Episode #156
<p>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 tube amps. This week: Special guest Jack Weston joins us with a great Allman...
Episode #155
<p>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 tube amps. This week: Barn finds, lost dogs, an extra-grounded Jason (amp pun...
Episode #154
<p>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 tube amps. </p> <p>Some of the topics discussed this week: </p> <p>:42 Skip is...
Episode #153
<p>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 Magnatone varistors and all points in between, it's 90 minutes of tube amp...
Episode #152
<p>It's the much-delayed 152nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! </p> <p>Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show.</p> <p>Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your...
Episode #151
<p>It's the 151st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! </p> <p>Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show.</p> <p>Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your DIY guitar amp...
Episode #150
<p>It's the 150th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! How did that happen? </p> <p>Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show.</p> <p>Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice...
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