The 103rd Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast. Special guest Mason Stoops (Jackson Browne, Marcus Mumford) walks us through his crazy Marcus Mumford live rig! Plus: Dutch potatoes, shorting jacks, vintage road cases, and more.
**Get a glimpse of what Mason is talking about by watching this video:
:47 What’s on Skip’s bench: a Mesa Boogie Mark I
2:21 Kevin in Ohio has joined the Rustic Kegger in the Woods (Facebook link), nasty old pine trees
7:53 Eric Daw’s Solid Sound book (order link); Daniel Petrzelka’s replacement pilot light washers for SF Fenders (contact him via Instagram)
18:42 Easiest way to date a Fender amp; Portland, Oregon’s Cast Iron Revival (Instagram link)
22:55 Music recommendation: Sonny Burgess
27:22 A Blonde Fender Bandmaster with failing volume; Nic Grabien
31:09 Gain vs volume, redux; Hotchpotch / hutspot potatoes with kale
38:14 Alternatives to a Fender Champ 12
42:39 Shorting jacks to reduce hum in amps? Mexican gumbo soup
50:32 A 1968 Fender Bassman head with two chokes and a non-original power transformer
54:25 A 1959 Gibson GA-9 with an erratic distortion once the volume is turned up
57:00 Taming the boost on 1979 Fender Princeton Reverb with the pull-boost; original Fender-branded tubes
1:01:34 Alternatives to a Music Man RD-50?
1:03:28 Special guest: Mason Stoops! Stoops’ live rig touring with Marcus Mumford, Austen Hooks-modified Filmosounds + “Space Heater” amps, Kalamazoo Model 2s, a Peavey Studio Chorus, LED lights, playing with Jackson Browne, and so much more.
This week’s episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase.
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The Truth About Vintage Amps is hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons. Co-hosted and produced by the Fretboard Journal‘s Jason Verlinde.
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Image: Mason Stoops (yes, he’s an incredible illustrator, too).
