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The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons
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Today: #172 in Music on our combined chart.
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Episode releases
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 31 | #172 | #149 | — |
| Oct 30 | #159 | #136 | — |
| Oct 29 | #179 | #155 | — |
| Oct 28 | — | #180 | — |
| Oct 27 | #157 | #133 | — |
| Oct 26 | #118 | #94 | #79 |
| Oct 25 | #108 | #82 | #90 |
| Oct 24 | #199 | #175 | — |
| Oct 20 | #200 | #178 | — |
Latest episodes
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"A Schematic of Life"
October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 30 minIt's the 172nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions about tube amplification...and life. Thank you to our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and…
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"Zombie Hoof"
September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minSkip 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 and so much more…
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"I Only Have a Minute"
August 31, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minNew Truth About Vintage Amps discount from Amplified Parts on all Apex matched-tube products: TAVAAPEX10 gets you a one-time discount of 10% off Apex products now through October 31. So stock up! https://www.apexmatching.com It's the…
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"They Always Went to Carl's Jr."
August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 44 minIt'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 vintage days of…
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"Mustard on Your Tie"
July 26, 2026 · 1 hr 21 minIt's the long-awaited episode 168 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, we kick things off by interviewing one of Skip's clients, Sebastian…
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"Little Baby Barbells"
June 25, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minIt'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 Amplified Parts / Mod…
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"Seattle, Loma Rica, Amsterdam"
June 11, 2026 · 1 hr 33 minBefore 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 didn't), staying curious…
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"There's an Ethos?"
May 17, 2026 · 1 hr 38 minEpisode 165 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Some…
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"Kern County Wool Growers"
April 25, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minEpisode 164 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Some…
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"Thoughts Go to Cornbread" (Special Guest: Roy Rogers!)
April 11, 2026 · 1 hr 39 minAcclaimed 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! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod…
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"The Temple of Music"
March 20, 2026 · 1 hr 29 minEpisode 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: Rumors of a possible TAVA…
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"Tremolo Thursday"
March 2, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minEpisode 161 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps. Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Use the…
About the show
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.