The Fret Files

In this episode, Eric and Melissa answer calls and emails with questions about refretting maple Fender necks, relic’ing modern guitars, how to route pickup cavities, and more. Also discussed is the Emerald City Guitars video on PAF pickups which you can see here. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  To email the show, vis...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa do a little guitar news, and then answer questions about Les Paul wiring, installing side dots, using double sided tape when routing with templates, how to spot a refin, and what’s the best products and methods for pore filling an open pore wood like ash when prepping for lacquer? To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comm...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa answer questions about how to properly pack a guitar for shipping, what to do about finish cracks, how to optimize your guitar for low tunings, and some Bigsby talk. 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 take a few questions (like what causes figuring in maple) and read submitted 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 take questions about Martin vs. Taylor neck joints, finishing with shellac, unoriented alnico magnets, helping a “stiff” feeling Telecaster, fixing detached binding, 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 lin...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa talk about pore filling, getting the wax off of pickups, binding repair, Supro guitars, special taper pots 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 talk about weak high strings and what could be causing that, fretwork, tone pot circuits, warped cheap 12 string guitars, which Epiphone you should buy, 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 his buddy Nat talk about the amp kits they built together. The kit in question was the Trinity Amps “Triton” model. They also talk Rosewood/Cites news, and take questions from listeners about resonance, sparkle Fender finishes, intonation, Pau Ferro and more. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa talk LCR meters, tube amp kits, and take questions from listeners about chambered bodies, truss rods, gluing down loose inlays, ground loops, and even a few leather questions and comments for Melissa. 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 th...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa do a little guitar news, and then answer questions about Jazzmasters, pickguards, oil for fingerboards, tone capacitors, single pickup guitars, and then discuss whether hot hide glue is really necessary or if liquid hide glue is an acceptable substitute. To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.&#160...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa talk slab vs veneer Fender rosewood fingerboards in a follow up to last episode. Then they take questions from listeners about tuners, quartersawn necks, neck joint cracks, and grounding a Cabronita bridge on a fresh build. 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 E...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa talk guitar news, namely the David Gilmour guitar auction. Then they take questions from listeners about guitar fingerboards, lawsuits, lap steels, and neck profiles. 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 P-90 polepiece spacing, winding Strat pickups, borescopes, picks, and Kay “Thin Twin” 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 from listeners about hiking with a guitar, potentiometer values, intonation on a National resonator, Indian laurel fingerboards, and a special “horror story” from Down Under. 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 t...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about truss rods, Taylor acoustic guitar setups, out of phase pickpus, pinning archtop bridges into place, 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 guitar humidification, Tele bridge pickups, Baritones vs. the Bass VI, gluing in frets, Tightbond vs. Hide Glue, and much 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 glossy finishes, ground wires, stainless steel frets, and lots of follow up about moldy 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 moldy guitars, pickup resistance, painting guitars, guitar polish, adding a pickup to a Silvertone 1448, fingerboard removal, 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 finishing maple fingerboards, shop lighting, humbuckers, slanted nut slots, hide glue, finish compatibility, 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 Alnico II magnets, spraying lacquer on necks, fixing a volume pot taper issue, routing a pickup cavity, and “what’s up with relicing?” 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...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about tailpiece ground issues, pickup wiring, neck resets, zero frets, Jazzmasters, rubbery necks, nut tools 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 impedence, filling dings, how to store your guitar, re radiusing necks, how to find mystery trem arms, and saving the plastic buttons on a vintage Danelectro made Silvertone U-1. 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 ...

In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions from listeners about ‘partscasters,’ stuck truss rods, Asian import neck resets, tone circuits, and we we pronounce ‘solder’ incorrectly. 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 take questions from listeners about Richlite, crack repair, gluing fingerboards, replacing pots, wet sanding, and lemon oil. 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 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! To participate in the show, you can leave a message with your question or comment by calling 757-774-8482.  T...