The Fret Files

The Fret Files


Latest Episodes

Ep 197 - Q&A
October 14, 2024

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,

Ep 196 – Q&A and Product Reviews
September 16, 2024

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 "Cl

Ep 195 – Q&A and Guitar News
August 16, 2024

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

Ep 194 – A Tribute to Joel Wilkens & Q&A
July 15, 2024

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. Then there's the questions - a question about Don

Ep 193 – Rhett Harris from Rhett’s Frets in Nashville
June 15, 2024

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

Ep 192 – Q&A and guitar news
May 15, 2024

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 Californi

Ep 191 – Q&A
April 15, 2024

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 fini

Ep 190 – Q&A
March 15, 2024

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" b

Ep 189 – Q&A
February 15, 2024

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 w

Ep 188 – Q&A
January 15, 2024

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 clickin