The Fret Files
Summary: Eric Daw—a 20 year guitar repair veteran—talks guitar tech, guitar repair, guitar tools, guitar building, and all things relating to the art of guitar craft. Eric takes calls, reads emails, and interviews a myriad of guitar industry moguls.
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Podcasts:
In this episode, Eric interviews blues guitarist Henry Cooper. Eric and Henry talk about how to get your own tone, and discuss Henry's path to refining his sound and his tone. You can find Henry here and message him to buy his new album, a compilation of his best material. Enjoy!
In this episode, Eric and Melissa read Eric's list of "Things Not To Say To Your Luthier." Then they take questions about Gretsch switches, intonation screws, nut slots, and guitar strap conditioning. Enjoy!
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about pot resistance, fret buzz, tuning noises, and more. The second half of the show is the annual Halloween Special... Guitar Horror Stories. Enjoy!
In this episode, Eric and Melissa read "the top pet peeves of guitar technicians," and then take questions from listeners concerning Z pickups, fret ends, wax potting pickups, budget acoustic guitars, rosewood alternatives, and more.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners concerning microphonic pickups, vintage guitar modification ethics, removing marker from a guitar finish, strap lock options, and more.
In this episode, Eric chats with Todd Lunneborg of TL Guitars about road teching for major touring bands and what the job entails. We also chat about guitar building, guitar repair, and Todd's history in the industry.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa announce some merch available... namely stickers. Get them at pinupcustomguitars.com. Then come the questions about action adjustments, Martin guitar values, fish glue, humidity problems, and a neat trick on how to turn a linear potentiometer into a logarithmic pot - link here... http://sound.whsites.net/project01.htm
In this episode, Eric and Melissa do a bit of guitar news about George Harrison's Maton MS-500, and then take questions about truss rods and skunk stripes, modifying neck profiles, knobs and pots, leather guitar straps, and lead free solder.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about waterslide decals, truss rods, fixing a warped top on an old Kay acoustic, neck resets, and more lefty-centric comments and questions.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about pao ferro vs. rosewood, bakelite pickguards, left-handed pots, refretting a Gibson with 'nibs', pickup suggestions, and some great follow up emails about ergonomics in the work shop.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa talk about how to get different tones without pedals, and then take questions about electric guitar pickups, filling stripped holes, ergonomics in the shop, deglossing sticky necks, and setting up a paint booth.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about truss rod adjustments, restringing, removing finishes, removing frets, and a discussion about junky pickups.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about pickups, rosewood, and custom guitars.
In this episode, Eric does some news, takes a call, and then an interview with Scott Freilich about repairing warped necks with a heat press/neck straightening tool.
In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about capacitors, machine screw neck inserts, strat tremolos, headstock cracks, water damage, compound radius fingerboards and more.
