In this episode of the Fret Files Podcast, Eric and Melissa take questions regarding RWRP pickups, setting up a guitar for an alternate tuning, 3 piece laminated necks, pore filling when finishing, freeing up sticky vintage potentiometers, and fret levelling the neck of a Tele Kit guitar.

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Eric is joined by his buddy Nat (Melissa is on vacation) to answer questions about the Trinity Triton Amp Kit build that we talked about in episode 88, and lots of other things including fret leveling, tool misuse, pickup recommendations on an Epiphone SG, and some commentary on Reverb.com.

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In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about Eric’s kit amp, making guitar straps, why do people wax pot pickups, are Martin F-55’s cool, and parallel/out of phase wiring explained.

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In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about Jerry Garcia’s guitars built by Doug Irwin, stranded vs solid core wire, cutting nut slots, cutting saddle slots, and when is a guitar neck just too far gone? Find out in today’s thrilling episode.

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In this episode, Eric takes a question about removing residue from the finish on a pre-CBS custom color Fender Stratocaster, and interviews Rick Tish from playersgearmusic.com about Rick’s shop where he sells used and refurbished guitars, and does repairs also. The big news is that Rick has started manufacturing Neck Straightening Irons and is offering them for sale at his website. Fret Files listeners can get a discount, listen to the episode for more info.

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In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about humming Charlie Christian pickups, Eric’s “secret” out of phase wiring trick, cool Japanese guitars to look out for, brass bridge pins, refretting an ebony fretboard and more.

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In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about cryogenic fret wire, Jazzmaster wiring, linear pots, adjustable saddles on Gibson acoustics, adjustable polepieces on a P-90 pickup, and does tone really “come from the hands?” – credit to @stevievaguewrong on instagram for the meme.

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In this episode, Eric and Melissa take questions about nickel hardware, Gretsch Guitars, a hipshot multibender, switch tips that won’t stay on, lacquer recommendations, and more. Also, Eric gives Melissa a surprise quiz, “Knob or Pickup?” – and she gets most of them right!

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In this episode, Eric takes questions concerning when and how to lubricate tuning machines, fretting a compound radius, why are luthier’s turnaround times so long, when is a guitar a lost cause, and more. Also, we replay an interview with Scott Freilich from 2018. Scott passed away earlier this year, and this is our tribute to him.

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 share listener submitted gig horror stories!! Not for the faint of heart! Eric also shares a few of his own. Also discussed is nitro over poly revisited, what happens if there’s no volume pot, fingerboard oil, and strap locks. 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.