The Fret Files

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! To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the cont...

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! To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and clic...

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact...

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 To participate in the show, yo...

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com...

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.  

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.c...

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com a...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about truss rod adjustments, restringing, removing finishes, removing frets, and a discussion about junky pickups. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about pickups, rosewood, and custom guitars. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

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. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link. SONY DSC

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about stripped pickguard screw holes, 60 cycle hum, lacquer checking, Harmony and Kay guitars, Telecaster bridges, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about nut slots, quartersawn necks, fret leveling with nibs, scoring the underside of bridges, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about headstock shapes, installing nuts, tapered reamers,  blocking Stratocaster tremolos, removing finishes, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about breaking out into your own busines, truss rods, fret arbors, saving a vintage 30’s Harmony, Telecaster finishes, and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about ‘fret dust,’ pickup winding direction, Coodercasters, Supro lap steel pickups, and a great follow up on roasting your own maple neck. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about roasting your own neck, cutting fret slots, guitar wiring guidance, cutting nut slots on a narrow neck, and the “Hank Penny” Telecaster. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about fret ends, Les Paul wiring, rub-on stain, and Dearmond pickups. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa talk guitar news, and take questions from listeners about frets, washers, neck resets, and left handed pickups. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric interviews Neal Brown, inventor of the Seattle Super Switch.  It is an 8 position switch for 3 pickup guitars.  Eric and Neal also talk about some history, including the legends behind who discovered the in-between sounds on the early Stratocasters, and the history of the CRL blade switch. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by ca...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about finish cracks on a Martin, intonation problems, capacitors, and Falcate bracing on acoustic guitars. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the contact link.

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about guitar wall hangers, guitar repair books, how to get “that tone,” and whether or not to replace the bridge plate on a vintage Gibson acoustic guitar. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, visit Eric at EricDaw.com and click the c...