The Fret Files: the guitar workshop podcast

[3OctaveFart]

Guitar porn, and the craziest guitarist of all times.
http://www.guitarworld.com/ritchie-blackmore-shows-his-favorite-guitars-video

[saucerlike]

Or possibly a Jazzmaster (they are similar shaped, the Jag has fancier settings).

Affirmative.  I have 2 and they are my hands down favorite.  Close behind is my Epi MIK Casino.  I love single coil hum.  Remote controls give off clicking sounds, kind of annoying.

[MV/Liberace!]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here:
FretFiles.com

[The General]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here:
FretFiles.com

Thanks EmmVee

[MV/Liberace!]

Thanks EmmVee

You got it, mang. Have a good weekend.

[Mind Flayer Monk]

Letter/someone's thoughts on instrument design...seemed like something the fret files would read.
http://retromaniabysimonreynolds.blogspot.com/2015/06/retromania-and-means-of-musical.html

"By the mid-90s, the vintage gear market was in full bloom, and manufacturers were starting to take notice. Secondhand instrument sales must have cut into their sales; what to do about this? Instrument makers still had one factor in their favor: the popularity of vintage gear, as well as the finite number of playable older instruments, was driving used gear prices higher and higher. The average teenage would-be rocker couldn't afford a guitar from the 60s or 70s. A major market segment was demanding a product that looked and sounded like it was older, but at a fraction of the price. Authenticity was not as important as was the appearance of authenticity.

Thus, instrument manufacturers moved from innovation to duplication. The first major step into retro was the introduction of the POD, produced by a company called Line 6.
...
Maybe it's a chicken-vs-egg question: did the desire to re-create the sounds of older music drive manufacturers to create the equipment that made doing so possible? Or did a market suddenly flooded with inexpensive gear that could produce a reasonable facsimile of the tones harnessed by one's heroes create a retro-vortex from which it is becoming more and more difficult to escape?"

[MV/Liberace!]

The latest episode of The Fret Files is posted here:
http://www.ufoship.com/?cat=13

[MV/Liberace!]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here.

[The General]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here.

Thanks mang.

[MV/Liberace!]

There is now a BellGab notification for The Fret Files. Instructions here:


http://bellgab.com/index.php/topic,7985.msg407241.html#msg407241

[MV/Liberace!]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here.

[jazmunda]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here.

Is this podcast still going? Kudos to the podcaster for persisting. It might just be the longest running podcast on the fledgling network.

I kid cause I like. Not like like just like. Wouldn't want to give the wrong idea.

[The General]

Is this podcast still going? Kudos to the podcaster for persisting. It might just be the longest running podcast on the fledgling network.

I kid cause I like. Not like like just like. Wouldn't want to give the wrong idea.

I try.

[Astrid Galactic]

Or possibly a Jazzmaster (they are similar shaped, the Jag has fancier settings).

And

Affirmative.  I have 2 and they are my hands down favorite.  Close behind is my Epi MIK Casino.  I love single coil hum.  Remote controls give off clicking sounds, kind of annoying.

Just saw these posts for the 1st time. Never expected to see anything like this in here. Have to admit that these particular posts made my heart sing. 

[eddie dean]

Anyone ever played a gittler guitar?

Gittler Guitar in Depth - History, Production & D…:
http://youtu.be/GLTncURL6D8

Imo it sounds thin and wimpy. Nothing beats the resonance & tone of a wood guitar.

[SciFiAuthor]

Anyone ever played a gittler guitar?

Gittler Guitar in Depth - History, Production & D…:
http://youtu.be/GLTncURL6D8

Imo it sounds thin and wimpy. Nothing beats the resonance & tone of a wood guitar.

Reminds me of a Steinberger. No guts and thin tone, but it would make a nice travel guitar at 3 pounds.

[b_dubb]

Imo it sounds thin and wimpy. Nothing beats the resonance & tone of a wood guitar.

Dude you're just a shill for the Fender/Gison guitar mafia

[Caruthers612]

    Eric, my brother, I've just been listening to Fret Files and it rocks. You and your wife are very natural hosts, very personable and funny. The detailed information is awesome, too. I am a novice when it comes to understanding and caring for my guitars.

[MV/Liberace!]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here:
FretFiles.com

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

Anyone ever played a gittler guitar?

Gittler Guitar in Depth - History, Production & D…:
http://youtu.be/GLTncURL6D8

Imo it sounds thin and wimpy. Nothing beats the resonance & tone of a wood guitar.

[The General]

    Eric, my brother, I've just been listening to Fret Files and it rocks. You and your wife are very natural hosts, very personable and funny. The detailed information is awesome, too. I am a novice when it comes to understanding and caring for my guitars.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[MV/Liberace!]

Latest episode is posted here.

[The General]

Latest episode is posted here.

And in celebration of Halloween, it's an episode devoted to Guitar Repair Horror Stories!!

[wr250]

And in celebration of Halloween, it's an episode devoted to Guitar Repair Horror Stories!!

did you take their tools away at least ?

[whoozit]

And in celebration of Halloween, it's an episode devoted to Guitar Repair Horror Stories!!

Do you have the address of this craftsman?  I need some bridge work done on my Taylor.

[The General]

Do you have the address of this craftsman?  I need some bridge work done on my Taylor.

He lives under a bridge downtown.  I'll see if I can get him to email you.
He uses the internet at the library on tuesdays.

[MV/Liberace!]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here.

[The General]

He lives under a bridge downtown.  I'll see if I can get him to email you.
He uses the internet at the library on tuesdays.

Wow, I haven't made top right for a while.
That's always nice.

[The General]

The latest Fret Files episode is available here.

Everyone go listen to it now or I'll beat up your mom.

[The General]

I'm warming up the pickup truck.  Don't make me come over there.