Episodes
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Ep 221 – Joe Dampt of Joe’s Vintage Guitars
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric is joined by guitar dealer, collector, and player Joe Dampt of Joe’s Vintage Guitars in Mesa AZ. Eric and Joe discuss vintage guitar authentication, buying and selling, music, oddball vintage guitars and more. To participate in the show, you can…
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Ep 220 – Kay Guitar History and Listener Questions
In this episode, Eric and Nat dive into the history of the Kay guitar company. Then they answer listener questions such as what electronic cleaner does Eric recommend, problems wiring up a 4 conductor pickup, how to solder on larger pieces of metal, and how to properly pack a guitar for shipping....
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Ep 219 – Listener Questions
In this episode, Eric and Nat dive into some vintage Danelectro esoterica via a question submitted by long time friend of the show, Larry Chung. Then come the questions, questions about Gibson Marauder pickups, Stratocaster pickup era differences, questions about the vintage guitar market,...
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Ep 218 – Guitar News and Listener Questions
In this episode, Eric and Nat dive into more “Cease & Desist” news, and then answer tech questions from listeners including stuck truss rods, what to do about the nut during the course of a refret, fingerboard oil recommendations, and a deep dive into a custom pickup Eric has built lately. To...
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Ep 217 – Listener Questions and Guitar News
In this episode, Eric answers tech questions from listeners including wire gauge questions, nut slot filing questions, fixing the route on a 1953 Fender Esquire, and an inquiry about “cease and desist” letters. For the second half of the show, we do a deep dive into Fender Musical Instrument...
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Ep 216 – Troy Angus
In this episode, Eric and Nat interview guitar amp guru Troy Angus, longtime amp tech and builder, experienced guitar player, and all ’round great guy. After living all his life in Utah, he has recently relocated to Idaho Falls, ID. Eric, Nat, & Troy talk amp philosophy, vintage and modern amps,...
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Ep 215 – Greg Boyd
In this episode, Eric interviews Greg Boyd of Greg Boyd’s House of Fine Instruments in Missoula, Montana. Greg is always full of amazing guitar stories, and we managed to capture a few here. Check out Greg’s store online at GregBoyd.com or visit in person when you’re in Missoula. To participate…
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Ep 214 – Guitar News and Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat report a few guitar news stories including David Gilmour’s famous Black Fender Stratocaster being sold at auction this week. Then we take listener questions regarding broken truss rod repair, Tele wiring, glue recommendations, string…
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Ep 213 – Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take listener questions regarding dog ear P90 shims, Tele saddle alignment, Filter Tron pickups, waterslide headstock decals, pickup winding, and filling holes to match the surrounding finish. To participate in the show, you can leave a...
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Ep 212 – Guitar News and an interview with “Freddy”
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks guitar news and hosts an interview with a high school student who is making a kit guitar and is interested in exploring guitar building. In guitar news, Norman’s Rare Guitars has been acquired by the same parent company of Carter Vintage...
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Ep 211 – Listener Questions and a gig recording
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take listener questions regarding Jaguar pickup hum, ordering pre-slotted nuts, pickup output, flipping Tele control plates, guitar humidification, and more. Also, Eric and Nat share a few samples from a recording of their latest gig, using…
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Ep 210- Listener Questions
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take listener questions regarding mystery goo seeping out from under a Mustang Bass pickguard, No-caster Pickups, headstock repairs, Alnico magnets becoming demagnetized, a vintage Fender Jaguar with mysteriously low output, and the ol’...
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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 questions, including “how should I ruin my guitar”, and “I bought your book, now what?,” and the perennial favorite, “why can’t I keep my guitar in…
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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 questions from listeners, including questions about finishing raw fretted maple necks, 50’s Gibson wiring vs. modern wiring, rare Fender pre CBS custom...
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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 resurfacing of Mick Taylor’s 1959 Gibson Les Paul. Eric and Nat then take questions from listeners about fixing dings in a guitar neck, mystery noise...
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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 famous shop is celebrating 50 years in the business of buying and selling rare and vintage guitars. Norm is a pioneer in the vintage guitar market, dealing in vintage guitars well before the...
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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 including how to do a proper Vintage Amber neck tint, Eric’s favorite vibrato unit, lots of offset/JM vibrato talk, treble bleed circuits, and more about...
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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 Styles” by Pleijsier Hubert. Then, Eric answers questions from listener emails including how to remove superglue from a finish, how to properly cut a...
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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 listeners including questions about touching up lacquer, spraying over nitrate binding, refin color choices, hum in a humbucker, and where to get a...
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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 refretting over a fingerboard extension, solidifying a soft finish, buffing advice, advice on starting a new guitar repair business, and finally –...
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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 take questions from listeners including questions about a cloudy pickguard, Tele neck pickups that emulate a Strat neck pickup, bolt on neck...
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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 and you should listen. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and thanks to those who participated! To participate in the show, you can leave a message…
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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 pickups, heavy duty soldering, Strat pickups, spraying lacquer, identifying parts on a schematic, and shielding cavities on electric guitars. .To...
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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 regarding removing glued in saddles, a quiet high string with an acoustic pickup install, how to know what size frets to use on a vintage guitar,...
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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, magnetizing Alnico, Bolivian Rosewood, 5 string bass setups, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by...
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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 (available soon.) Eric does a few product reviews – the “Cleatus” guitar cleat system, the T. J. Thompson Belly Reducer, the Allparts True Tune tuners, and...
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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 Mark Knopfler, Prince, and John Lennon. Then they took questions about pickup polarity, a Kay Barney Kessel truss rod, a lot of wiring questions…
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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 Wilkens who passed away this week. Then there’s the questions – a question about Don Teeter’s guitar repair books, a lot of wiring questions about Eric’s book “Solid Sound,” some...
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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 printing, Eric’s book, running your own business from home, and Idaho winters. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your…
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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 Martin 000-28, and a guitar exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento. They then take questions regarding backward functioning truss rods, what…
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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 cavities, idiot proofing jacks and pots, Desert Sand finishes, and how to set string radius when adjusting action on a guitar with a compound radius. To...
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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 pick marks on lacquer finishes, the Sorkin “bowtie” bridge, and Eric’s ideal Jazzmaster wiring. To participate in the show, you can leave a message…
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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, when to say no, how to treat warped bass necks, and will there be a Solid Sound Vol. 2? To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your...
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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 neck humps, pickup specs, and stopping the clicking noise that happens with loose Fender tremolo arms. To participate in the show, you can leave a...
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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 interviews Frank Gross from Thunder Road Guitars in Seattle, Wa. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by…
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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, slotted headstock tuners, different magnets and their sonic properties in pickups, and oversized Martin bridges. To participate in the show, you…
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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 pickup elevator plates, finish touch up, selecting the right nut slotting files, restoring vintage Kluson tuners, finishing schedules and of…
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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 suppliers, plastic Gibson acoustic bridges, guitar building schools, soldering methods, tapped single coil pickups, different types of switches, and of...
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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 way super switch wiring, pickup height, vintage Danelectro necks, friskets vs. silkscreening on Gibson headstock logos, and a curious pickguard screw...
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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 undercoating on a Squier Stratocaster, vintage pickguard shrinkage, and a bit of an overview on winding pickups. To participate in the show, you can leave…
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Ep 181 – Guitar News and Q&A
In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, we have some guitar news, and then Eric takes questions regarding tremolo springs on Stratocasters, correcting the excessive belly in a 12 string, the best cleaner and polish to use on nitro lacquer, making a bowed neck behave, and gluing a loose skunk...
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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 Andy in Deniliquin for a Tele that has the blend circuit mixed with the series circuit. For the second half of the show, Eric is joined by Jim...
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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 pickups, refinishing a 90’s Tele, and more hyper analysis of Eric’s pronunciations and mis pronunciations. To participate in the show, you can leave…
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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, guitar wiring, and installing a mini humbucker in one of Eric’s custom guitars. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question…
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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 wiring request, a quiet d string pole-piece on a Strat, the Payola Telecaster, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with...
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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 lacquer vs. wax, where to get pickup parts, and whether or not you should buy Eric’s book. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your...
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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 guitar history, and a follow up to the question, “what makes a vintage guitar so special?” To participate in the show, you can leave a message with…
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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 Paul neck, and Gibson solid body neck resets. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling...
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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 maintenance, the one takeaway you should get from listening to this podcast, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with…
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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, intonation, tuning problems, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.…
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