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Ep 217 – Listener Questions and Guitar News
Jun 19, 2026
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Ep 216 – Troy Angus
May 15, 2026
1h 16m 09s
Ep 215 – Greg Boyd
Apr 16, 2026
1h 09m 59s
Ep 214 – Guitar News and Listener Questions
Mar 17, 2026
1h 01m 18s
Ep 213 – Listener Questions
Feb 16, 2026
56m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/26 | Ep 217 – Listener Questions and Guitar News | In this episode, Eric answers tech questions from listeners including wire gauge questions, nut slot filing questions, fixing the route on a 1953 Fender Esquire, and an inquiry about “cease and desist” letters. For the second half of the show, we do a deep dive into Fender Musical Instrument Corporation’s legal history from the early days of the first solidbody designs up until modern day. Where will it all go next? We shall see. 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. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | Ep 216 – Troy Angus✨ | guitar amplifiersamp philosophy+4 | Troy Angus | tube guitar amplifiers | UtahIdaho Falls, ID | guitaramplifiers+5 | — | 1h 16m 09s | |
| 4/16/26 | Ep 215 – Greg Boyd✨ | guitar storiesinterview+3 | Greg Boyd | Greg Boyd’s House of Fine InstrumentsGregBoyd.com+1 | Missoula, Montana | guitarinterview+4 | — | 1h 09m 59s | |
| 3/17/26 | Ep 214 – Guitar News and Listener Questions✨ | guitar newslistener questions+4 | Nat | Black Fender StratocasterEricDaw.com+1 | — | guitar newslistener questions+4 | — | 1h 01m 18s | |
| 2/16/26 | Ep 213 – Listener Questions✨ | listener questionsguitar maintenance+3 | Nat | EricDaw.comFilter Tron | — | P90 shimsTele saddle alignment+3 | — | 56m 13s | |
| 1/15/26 | Ep 212 – Guitar News and an interview with “Freddy”✨ | guitar newsguitar building+3 | Freddy | Norman’s Rare GuitarsCarter Vintage Guitars+1 | — | guitar newsFreddy+5 | — | 45m 08s | |
| 12/18/25 | Ep 211 – Listener Questions and a gig recording✨ | listener questionsguitar maintenance+3 | Nat | Pin-Up Custom guitar | — | Jaguar pickup humpre-slotted nuts+3 | — | 1h 10m 16s | |
| 11/18/25 | Ep 210- Listener Questions✨ | listener questionsguitar repairs+3 | Nat | Mustang BassNo-caster Pickups+3 | — | listener questionsguitar repairs+3 | — | 58m 48s | |
| 10/16/25 | Ep 209 – String History and Listener Questions✨ | guitar string historylistener questions+3 | Nat | EricDaw.com | 757-774-8482 | guitar stringslistener questions+3 | — | 55m 25s | |
| 9/16/25 | Ep 208 – Listener Questions and a Quiz✨ | guitar quizlistener questions+5 | Nat | EricDaw.com | 50’s GibsonFender | guitar quizlistener questions+5 | — | 1h 00m 56s | |
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| 8/15/25 | Ep 207- Guitar News and Listener Questions✨ | guitar newslistener questions+3 | Nat | 1959 Gibson Les Paul | — | guitar auctionEddie Van Halen+3 | — | 47m 02s | |
| 7/15/25 | Ep 206 – Norman Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars✨ | vintage guitarsguitar shop+3 | Norman Harris | Norman’s Rare GuitarsNetflix | — | vintage guitarsNorman Harris+3 | — | 45m 34s | |
| 6/17/25 | Ep 205 – Listener Questions | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks about what’s been going on in the shop lately, and then answers questions from listeners including how to do a proper Vintage Amber neck tint, Eric’s favorite vibrato unit, lots of offset/JM vibrato talk, treble bleed circuits, and more about that weird conductive PVC layer inside instrument cables and what it’s for. 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. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/25 | Ep 204 – Listener Questions and a book review | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric talks about vintage pre-war (pre 1940) Washburns and discusses the book “Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles” by Pleijsier Hubert. Then, Eric answers questions from listener emails including how to remove superglue from a finish, how to properly cut a Fender style nut, and setup tips for those finicky Jazzmasters. Also, something of a follow up from the pictured P-Bass bridge, but it still remains a mystery. 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. | — | ||||||
| 4/16/25 | Ep 203 -Guitar News and Listener Questions | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk taxes, tarrifs, and Taylors in a session of Guitar News. Then comes the questions from listeners including questions about touching up lacquer, spraying over nitrate binding, refin color choices, hum in a humbucker, and where to get a Harmony Sovereign bridge. 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. | — | ||||||
| 3/17/25 | Ep 202 – Listener Questions and Shop Safety | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric goes over some shop safety rules. Then, Eric takes questions from listeners including questions about refretting over a fingerboard extension, solidifying a soft finish, buffing advice, advice on starting a new guitar repair business, and finally – what’s the big problem with adding a Bigsby vibrato unit? Oh, let me count the ways. 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. | — | ||||||
| 2/16/25 | Ep 201 – Listener Questions and a Top Ten List | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, we have a top ten list for you – “The top ten things NOT to say to your guitar tech.” Next, Eric and Nat take questions from listeners including questions about a cloudy pickguard, Tele neck pickups that emulate a Strat neck pickup, bolt on neck techniques, humidification recommendations, string trees, and Eric and Nat’s top tips for guitar players to get the most out of their 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 contact link. | — | ||||||
| 1/16/25 | Ep 200 – Listener Quiz! | In this special episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat call listeners who have volunteered to play Guitar Trivia. It’s chaos and it’s fun and you should listen. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and thanks to those who participated! 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/16/24 | Ep 199-Quiz and Listener Questions | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric gives Nat a quiz – “Guitar Pickup or Indie Band?” Then, they take questions regarding wax potting pickups, heavy duty soldering, Strat pickups, spraying lacquer, identifying parts on a schematic, and shielding cavities on electric 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. Vector eps10 | — | ||||||
| 11/15/24 | Ep 198 – Listener Questions | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat talk about being prepared and cleating cracks in acoustic guitars. They then take questions regarding removing glued in saddles, a quiet high string with an acoustic pickup install, how to know what size frets to use on a vintage guitar, vintage guitar refrets, and why Rickenbacker guitars feel different than just about every other 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 contact link. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/24 | Ep 197 – Listener Questions | 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, 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. | — | ||||||
| 9/16/24 | Ep 196 – Listener Questions and Product Reviews | 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 “Cleatus” guitar cleat system, the T. J. Thompson Belly Reducer, the Allparts True Tune tuners, and the vintage style Tele bridge plate from Philadelphia Luthier Tools and Supply. Then Eric answers questions about string spacing, Fender Mandocaster saddles, how to replicate the tone of your favorite player, string buzz and setup questions, are there any USA made potentiometers, 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. | — | ||||||
| 8/16/24 | Ep 195 – Listener Questions and Guitar News | 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 took questions about pickup polarity, a Kay Barney Kessel truss rod, a lot of wiring questions about Eric’s book “Solid Sound,” some talk about what types of polish Eric recommends, and a tool recommendation 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 the contact link. | — | ||||||
| 7/15/24 | Ep 194 – A Tribute to Joel Wilkens and Listener Questions | In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Nat give a tribute to renowned guitar restoration expert Joel Wilkens who passed away this week. Then there’s the questions – a question about Don Teeter’s guitar repair books, a lot of wiring questions about Eric’s book “Solid Sound,” some intonation and bridge placement questions, and a very nice call from a satisfied owner of some of Eric’s 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. | — | ||||||
| 6/15/24 | Ep 193 – Rhett Harris from Rhett’s Frets in Nashville | 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 from home, and Idaho winters. 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. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
15 placements across 14 markets.
Chart Positions
15 placements across 14 markets.