The Fret Files
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The Fret Files
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Ep 209 – String History and Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat discuss guitar string history. It's almost as riveting as it sounds. Then comes listener que...
Ep 208 – Listener Questions and a Quiz
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric gives Nat yet another guitar quiz - Common Guitar Abbreviations and Acronyms. Then come the tech quest...
Ep 207- Guitar News and Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat cover some guitar auction news about guitar owned by Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, and the resu...
Ep 206 – Norman Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric interviews Norman Harris of Norman's Rare Guitars. Norm's shop is celebrating 50 years in the busines...
Ep 205 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks about what's been going on in the shop lately, and then answers questions from listeners includi...
Ep 204 – Listener Questions and a book review
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks about vintage pre-war (pre 1940) Washburns and discusses the book "Washburn Prewar Instrument St...
Ep 203 -Guitar News and Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk taxes, tarrifs, and Taylors in a session of Guitar News. Then comes the questions from li...
Ep 202 – Listener Questions and Shop Safety
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric goes over some shop safety rules. Then, Eric takes questions from listeners including questions about...
Ep 201 – Listener Questions and a Top Ten List
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, we have a top ten list for you - "The top ten things NOT to say to your guitar tech." Next, Eric and Nat t...
Ep 200 – Listener Quiz!
In this special episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat call listeners who have volunteered to play Guitar Trivia. It's chaos and it's fun an...
Ep 199-Quiz and Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric gives Nat a quiz - "Guitar Pickup or Indie Band?" Then, they take questions regarding wax potting pic...
Ep 198 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk about being prepared and cleating cracks in acoustic guitars. They then take questions re...
Ep 197 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding Baxendale Conversions, wood dust toxicity and sensitivity, magnetizin...
Ep 196 – Listener Questions and Product Reviews
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks about his new endeavor in humbucker production - the "Patent Denied" humbucker pickups (availabl...
Ep 195 – Listener Questions and Guitar News
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk guitar news with the results of a few recent guitar auctions including guitars owned by M...
Ep 194 – A Tribute to Joel Wilkens and Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat give a tribute to renowned guitar restoration expert Joel Wilkins who passed away this week....
Ep 193 – Rhett Harris from Rhett’s Frets in Nashville
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric interviews Rhett Harris from Rhett's Frets in Nashville TN. Eric and Rhett talk fretwork, pickups, 3D...
Ep 192 – Listener Questions and Guitar News
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat review some guitar news about John Lennon's Framus Hootenany 12 string, Eric Clapton's 1974 Ma...
Ep 191 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding ground wires on Telecasters, sheilding inside electric guitar cavitie...
Ep 190 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding pickup phase, guitar finishes with no pore filler, getting rid of pic...
Ep 189 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding the string wrap around Telecaster bridge pickups, coated strings, whe...
Ep 188 – Listener Questions and Celebrating 10 Years
In this, the ten year anniversary episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding string trees, power tools, acoustic guitar...
Ep 187 – Frank Gross from Thunder Road Guitars
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric announces the new podcast schedule for 2024, answers a few listener submitted questions, and interview...
Ep 186 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat do a little guitar news, and then take questions regarding softening lacquer on Rickenbackers,...
Ep 185 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks about life recently, and then answers listener questions regarding tapping threads in Telecaster...
Ep 184 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk about Eric's website contact form malfunction, and take questions regarding wood supplier...
Ep 183 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk about Eric's ten tips for independent luthiers. Then, they take questions regarding 5 wa...
Ep 182 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding proper potentiometer values for a pedal steel guitar, plastic underco...
Ep 181 – Guitar News and Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric takes questions regarding tremolo springs on Stratocasters, correcting the excessive belly in a 12 str...
Ep 180 – Jim Glinsky of Austin, TX
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric takes questions regarding pickup choices and a soldering stations. Also discussed is the schematic for...
Ep 179 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding Gibson wiring, stripped pickup mounting holes, rewinding Danelectro p...
Ep 178 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric takes questions regarding fret ends, proper pronounciation of Yamaha, steel wool, fret levelling, guit...
Ep 177 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding a warped back on an acoustic guitar, deteriorating binding, a custom...
Ep 176 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding warped pickguards, pinless acoustic bridges, potting pickups in lacqu...
Ep 175 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and special guest host Lauren take questions about truss rods, fret slots, saddle shims, Epiphone guit...
Ep 174 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions about Luthier stress levels, lacquer checking techniques, gummy finish on a Les...
Ep 173 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric takes questions about finding rare tuner ferrules, wax potting pickups, guitar refinishing, amplifier...
Ep 172 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding notched straight edges, identifying mystery fretwire, pickup winding,...
Ep 171 – Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding the Stephens Extended Cutaway, treble bleed circuits, Supro pickups,...
Ep 170 – John Theisen of El Camino School
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric interviews John Theisen of the El Camino School of Music, Repair, and Technology. John, founder and p...