The Fret Files

The Fret Files


Latest Episodes

Ep 176 – Q&A
July 01, 2023

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

Ep 175 – Q&A
June 15, 2023

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

Ep 174 – Q&A
June 01, 2023

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.

Ep 173 – Q&A
May 15, 2023

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

Ep 172 – Q&A
May 02, 2023

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.

Ep 171 – Q&A
April 15, 2023

In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat take questions regarding the Stephens Extended Cutaway, treble bleed circuits, Supro pickups, using a dremel in fretwork, and some Solid Sound B

Ep 170 – John Theisen of El Camino School
April 01, 2023

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 president of the school, is a longtime professional

Ep 169 – Q&A
March 15, 2023

In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat answer questions regarding nitro lacquer in aerosol cans, string wear, mystery switching on an HSS Strat, a few follow ups, and more.

Ep 168 – Q&A
March 01, 2023

In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat answer questions about roller bridges, Gibson Vibrola vibrato tailpieces, mystery pickups, a weak high E string, and more.

Ep 167 – Q&A
February 15, 2023

In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric ponders whether removing the finish from John Lennon's Epiphone Casino really did improve the tone and answer a few questions regarding fret levelling,