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- [Podcast 556: Louis Campbell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-556-louis-campbell/) -  Today on the podcast, we are joined by guitarist Louis Campbell, who talks to us about growing up playing traditional music, studying with Martin Simpson, his affinity for using the electric guitar like a piano, and much more. You can check out his original music via his duo Spafford Campbell: https://www.spaffordcampbell.com Above photo: York
- [Luthier on Luthier: Marco Bortolozzo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-marco-bortolozzo/) -  For Episode 115 of the podcast, we’re joined by classical guitarmaker Marco Bortolozzo. In our conversation, Marco tells us about the mentorship that launched his career, and the story behind his signature Olympic ring rosette, inspired by a 19th-century Spanish guitar. We also discuss his neck joint design, his unique use of shellac records
- [Wintergrass Sessions: Tray Wellington](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/wintergrass-sessions-tray-wellington/) - At the 2026 Wintergrass festival in Bellevue, Washington, the Fretboard Journal teamed up with filmers I Know We Should to capture some of our favorite artists (and talk gear). First up, banjo player Tray Wellington performing "Moon In Motion I" / “Moon In Motion III" and "False Idols." https://youtu.be/-vb89U0c1Es A companion video features Tray going
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 167](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-167/) -  It's the 167th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields all of your tube amp and life questions. Our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Some of the topics discussed this week: :00 Skip's refrigerator dies (but lives!), taking
- [Podcast 555: Micah Preite](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-555-micah-preite/) -  LA-based singer-songwriter/composer/guitarist Micah Preite joins us this week! https://micahpreite.bandcamp.com Though his lo-fi/indie songs have millions of streams on Spotify, Preite’s background includes time with SoCal jazz legend Bruce Forman, a visit as a teenager to the OG 2015 Fretboard Summit in California, and studying music at CalArts. He's now working on his first full-length
- [Fretboard Summit 2026: Lineup and Details](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-summit-2026-lineup-and-details/) - I am pleased to announce the lineup for our 2026 Fretboard Summit. This year's Summit is all about discovery: Hearing new artists who should be on your radar, along with the voices you've heard on our podcast and in our print pages. It's also all about fun. Included for 2026's lineup: Jessica Dobson/Deep Sea Diver
- [Podcast 554: Alex Amen](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-554-alex-amen/) -  Today's podcast episode is with songwriter and guitarist Alex Amen, who has a new album out today on ATO Records. https://alexamen.com In this conversation, we talk about Alex's Texan roots, mountaineering, living on a California commune, and the musical influences found on his new album. Above image: Jackie Domi Join us at our 2026
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 166](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-166/) -  Before talking amps, we talk life! Longtime friend of the show John Vanderslice (Tiny Telephone) joins us to talk about moving to the Netherlands, the life of an expat, the equipment that he moved to Europe (and didn’t), staying curious with your gear, and so much more. Around 50 minutes in, we get the
- [Tribute: James Blood Ulmer (1940-2026)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/tribute-james-blood-ulmer-1940-2026/) - Editor's Note: Jazz, funk and blues guitar legend James "Blood" Ulmer passed away on June 3, 2026 at the age of 86. We profiled Ulmer in a lengthy Fretboard Journal 50 profile penned by contributor John Kruth (with photos by Stan Schnier). To pay tribute, we're sharing the story here in its entirety. Tuning to
- [Podcast 553: Ryan Salm and the Home Team String Band](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-553-ryan-salm-and-the-home-team-string-band/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we're joined by photojournalist and musician Ryan Salm. When the 2026 World Cup descends on North America, Salm and his group of friends, The Home Team String Band, will hit the road in a converted school bus, visiting match sites to play music and bridge cultural divides. It's
- [Podcast 552: Darryl Rahn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-552-darryl-rahn/) -  On this week's episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to singer-songwriter Darryl Rahn about his new album (out now on Capitol Records). Darryl shares a look into his recording process, his gear set-up to get that perfect acoustic live sound, his love for his '50s Martin, and more. https://www.instagram.com/darrylrahnmusic/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/darrylrahnmusic/?hl=en Join us
- [Podcast 551: Brad Barr](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-551-brad-barr/) -  Musician Brad Barr joins us this week to share the story of the Barr Brothers’ 2025 album, Let It Hiss, and talk guitar. Brad’s guitar playing is uniquely shaped by world music sounds. For years now, Brad has been using a simple but effective trick to make drone/violin sounds on his guitar: Tie a
- [Luthier on Luthier: Thierry Andre](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-thierry-andre/) -  Working out of his solo shop in Quebec, Thierry André is a builder of truly one-of-a-kind instruments. For episode 114 of the podcast, Thierry dives into his design process and explains why he believes every instrument should include an element of danger and surprise. We also talk about his formative time apprenticing with Fred
- [Brad Barr's Sewing Thread Trick: A Tutorial](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/brad-barrs-sewing-thread-trick-a-tutorial/) - https://youtu.be/abCwLm2_YDQ Brad Barr of the Barr Brothers demonstrates one of his trademark guitar effects: A simple nylon sewing thread tied to his guitar string around the bridge. The technique, inspired by Romanian violinist Nicolae Neacsu, is basically free (just find some sewing thread) and produces a haunting drone effect. While Brad was here, we also
- [Babysitting a Super Model (D-28)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/babysitting-a-super-model-d-28/) - Most Fretboard Journal readers, whether players or collectors, have been afflicted by the incurable disease of Guitar Acquisition Syndrome (GAS). No matter how good the instruments in our possession are, we have an insatiable hunger for something better, be it a holy grail of tone, a rare combination of woods, the work of a legendary
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 165](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-165/) -  It's episode 165 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Some of the topics discussed this week: 00 Jason and Nigel 6:26 Our sponsors! 10:42 A letter, two beers, some washers, and a crossroads: Follow Joe here and on Instagram
- [Podcast 550: Inside Fretboard Journal 59](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-550-inside-fretboard-journal-59/) -  On this week’s podcast, we're mixing things up. Take a peek inside our brand new, 59th issue and hear an excerpt from our cover story with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. Also, Fretboard Summit news, some of Jason's favorite stories, and more. Get the issue here. Join us at our 2026 Fretboard Summit in Chicago
- [Watch: The Fretboard Journal's Wintergrass 2026 Vintage Instrument Workshop](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/watch-the-fretboard-journals-wintergrass-2026-vintage-instrument-workshop/) - https://youtu.be/GT02vyOiyQA Wintergrass is one of the greatest bluegrass festivals on Earth. It also happens to be in our PNW backyard. In what has become an annual Wintergrass tradition, the Fretboard Journal hosts a workshop where we gather as many rare and vintage instruments as we can, put them onstage, and have a few great players
- [Tribute: Tucker Zimmerman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/tribute-tucker-zimmerman/) - [Editor’s note: This Tucker Zimmerman interview conducted by Jamie Etherington was slated for the Fretboard Journal's print edition. With the artist's passing on January 17, 2026, we’ve decided to share it in its entirety online. It is probably one of the last interviews the self-proclaimed “song poet” did, and we hope it sheds light on
- [Podcast 549: The Music Emporium's Adam Dardeck and Andy Cambria](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-549-the-music-emporiums-adam-dardeck-and-andy-cambria/) -  On this week’s podcast, we’re joined by Adam Dardeck and Andy Cambria of The Music Emporium. Founded in 1968 by Stu Cohen, The Music Emporium is one of the most successful retailers of boutique and vintage guitars in the world. This year, the Lexington, Mass.-based store is sponsoring our 2026 Fretboard Summit and, thanks
- [Announcing the 2026 Fretboard Summit Pay It Forward Program](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/announcing-the-2026-fretboard-summit-pay-it-forward-program/) - Our annual Fretboard Summit is a unique event where we spare no expense. For three days, attendees participate in workshops, panel discussions, jaw-droppingly great concerts and hands-on exhibits, along with one of the world’s largest showcases of modern guitarmaking. It’s like no other public guitar gathering out there. We are grateful for all the attendees
- [Luthier on Luthier: Sean McGowan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-sean-mcgowan/) -  For episode 113 of Luthier on Luthier, I'm joined by guitarist and educator Sean McGowan. We focus on his recent Archtop Foundation recording project, featuring 20 tracks across nine exceptional Blue series archtop guitars, and dig into his detailed approach to capturing their unique voices in the studio. Sean also shares highlights from his
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 59](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-59/) - Issue 59 of the Fretboard Journal is an instrument lover’s dream. Legends, some fresh faces, historic guitars, interviews with songwriting heroes, and even a philosophy lesson. Here are some highlights found in this issue’s 128 keepsake pages. Nearly every guitar fanatic has thought about building their own instrument. The Fretboard Journal's Mike Buchman flies to
- [Podcast 548: Lyle Brewer](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-548-lyle-brewer/) -  Guitarist, composer and Berklee professor Lyle Brewer joins us this week. We talk about his journey as a professional guitarist and educator, how he ended up teaching at Berklee (and what the students are listening to), his influences (from Pat Metheny to Andy Shauf), his love for nylon-string guitars, workshopping new music on the
- [Podcast 547: Ryan Richter on Playing Coachella with Dijon](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-547-ryan-richter-on-playing-coachella-with-dijon/) - https://youtu.be/zKatMHRKUgU On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to guitarist (and frequent Fretboard Journal contributor) Ryan Richter, who just wrapped up playing two of the most talked-about sets at Coachella backing Dijon. We discuss the prep that went into Dijon's Coachella performances, the gear he used, and more. Give a listen to Ryan's solo albums
- [Podcast 546: Michael Daves and Jacob Jolliff on Jim & Jesse](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-546-michael-daves-and-jacob-jolliff-on-jim-jesse/) -  Guitarist Michael Daves and mandolinist Jacob Jolliff join us this week to talk about their latest project, 'We Like Jim & Jesse!' The album, a tribute to Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys, features 10 tracks by the famed bluegrass duo. During our conversation, we talk about the magic of Jim & Jesse
- [Gabe Noel & His Rickenbacker Vibrola Tenor Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/gabe-noel-his-rickenbacker-vibrola-tenor-guitar/) - https://youtu.be/Mxuj0_Vs6_U Musician/composer/arranger Gabe Noel (Sombr, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles, Dijon) shares his latest instrument acquisition, an incredibly rare 1930s Rickenbacker tenor guitar with a built-in motorized vibrola system. He also jams with a player piano, proving that even the quirkiest of vintage instruments can sound great in the right hands. https://www.gabenoel.com We'll share more on
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 163 with Guitarist Roy Rogers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-163-with-guitarist-roy-rogers/) -  Acclaimed guitarist Roy Rogers joins us this week to talk about his unique gear choices, working with John Lee Hooker, vintage amps, his new album and so much more! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Some of the topics discussed this week: :56 Eric Barbour's the
- [Podcast 545: Wendy Eisenberg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-545-wendy-eisenberg/) -  The incredibly talented Wendy Eisenberg joins us this week to talk about their new, self-titled album, which just earned a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork. Wendy talks about their start playing music in Western Massachusetts, the perils of awful guitar instructors, discovering prog rock (and eventually jazz…and singer-songwriters), and so much more. Hosted
- [Podcast 544: Thomm Jutz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-544-thomm-jutz/) -  Thomm Jutz's story is unlike any other we've ever shared. Born in the Black Forest of Germany, Jutz became obsessed with American music when, at the age of 11, he saw Bobby Bare on TV. He eventually moved to Nashville, where he has worked with Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, Billy Strings, and others. These
- [Podcast 543: Rhys John Stubbs (Bigfoot Engineering)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-543-rhys-john-stubbs-bigfoot-engineering/) -  This week, we’re chatting with Rhys John Stubbs, founder of UK-based Bigfoot Engineering. Rhys is best known for his effects pedals, but he just released a beautiful album of original acoustic guitar instrumentals called 'Zems.' We love it. We talk about Rhys’ journey through music (and how a Fretboard Journal video with the Milk
- [Podcast 542: John Craigie](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-542-john-craigie/) -  Singer-songwriter John Craigie joins us this week to talk about his new album, I Swam Here. https://johncraigie.com We also talk about Craigie's unique humor during his sets, his Beatles covers, album covers, and so much more. Plus...a really exciting Fretboard Summit update. Our next Summit takes place August 20-22, 2026, at the Old Town
- [Luthier on Luthier: Otto D'Ambrosio](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-otto-dambrosio/) - For episode 112 of the podcast, I’m talking with Otto D’Ambrosio. Otto wears two hats—as a solo luthier and Chief Designer at Eastman Guitars—and he walks us through his journey from working with legends like Flip Scipio, John Monteleone, and Carl Thompson to his role today, bridging the gap between hands-on building and production design.
- [Podcast 541: Ramsey Thornton](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-541-ramsey-thornton/) -  This week, the Fretboard Journal's Sofia Wolfson talks to Tulsa, Oklahoma-based songwriter Ramsey Thornton. Ramsey is a multi-instrumentalist with a love for both banjo and guitar. In fact, he's one of those rare individuals who boasts a graduate degree in banjo! We hear all about it and about Ramsey's forthcoming debut album, I Called
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 162](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-162/) -  Episode 162 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps! This week, we go deep on Canadian amps, tremolo tweaks, and tech tips. Plus: Rumors of a possible TAVA meetup at Skip's and a (very short) poetry slam! Thank our sponsors:
- [Podcast 540: Jonah Sissoyev & Eric Skye](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-540-jonah-sissoyev-eric-skye/) -  Portland, Oregon-based musicians Eric Skye and Jonah Sissoyev join us this week to talk about Jonah's beautiful new EP, 'A Place Called Nowhere.' The EP's origin story begins with Jonah asking Eric, an acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist and Santa Cruz Guitar Co. signature model artist, for guitar lessons. Once he heard Jonah's songs, Eric offered
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 161](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-161/) -  Episode 161 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons tackles all of your questions about guitar tube amps. Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars; and Amplified Parts / Mod Electronics. Use the discount code TAVA10MOD for a one-time, 10% discount on Mod Electronics orders at https://www.modelectronics.com. Usable on speakers,
- [Luthier on Luthier: Raymond Kraut](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-raymond-kraut/) -  For Episode 111, I'm joined by highly respected guitar builder Raymond Kraut. Ray shares why he's embraced unconventional sound ports while staying true to his traditional tone, how his porting designs have evolved over time, and what he’s learned through real-world testing. We also dive into Ray's Derrio Wood Company, which sources and supplies
- [Podcast 539: Mark Stutman (Folkway Music) Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-539-mark-stutman-folkway-music-returns/) -  Acclaimed vintage guitar repairperson Mark Stutman (Folkway Music) joins the Fretboard Journal Podcast once again. We talk about his early training as a luthier, running Folkway Music, and his approach to repairing vintage acoustics that may have left the factory with a quirk or two. We also talk about Mark's love for film and
- [Podcast 538: The Story of Micro-Frets Guitars with Seth Lorinczi](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-538-the-story-of-micro-frets-guitars-with-seth-lorinczi/) -  Fretboard Journal contributor Seth Lorinczi joins us this week to talk about the rise and fall of Micro-Frets, the upstart electric guitar brand launched in the late 1960s. Seth penned a lengthy story on Micro-Frets for our magazine's 58th issue (available now), and we talk about the brand's launch in Maryland, its unique offerings,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 160](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-160/) -  Episode 160 of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields all of your questions about tube amps. Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:09 Fishing and weather report, Tule fog 4:43 Skip's amp backlog 5:19 A West
- [Podcast 537: The 2025 Fretboard Summit Guitar Repair Panel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-537-the-2025-fretboard-summit-guitar-repair-panel/) -  In what has become an annual tradition, Evan Gluck (NY Guitar Repair) hosted a guitar repair roundtable at the 2025 Fretboard Summit. This year, he brought Ceil Thompson (StewMac); TJ Thompson (Pro Luthier Tools); Mamie Minch (Brooklyn Lutherie); and Mark Stutman (Folkway Music) onstage. It's an insightful (and often hilarious) talk about the
- [Luthier on Luthier: John Kinnaird](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-john-kinnard/) -  John Kinnaird's career as a luthier is unique: He has always been a part-time guitar builder and a full-time high school science teacher. On this episode of Luthier on Luthier, John shares his perspectives on 40 years of building instruments. It's a fascinating talk with someone who makes guitars for a love of the
- [Luthier on Luthier: Ben Wilborn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-ben-wilborn/) -  On this episode of Luthier on Luthier, I’m joined by guitar maker Ben Wilborn. Based in Reno, Nevada, Ben brings a musician’s perspective to his designs, drawing on his background in performance and composition to build instruments that are focused on tone. For episode 110, Ben shares the origins of his business and discusses
- [Podcast 535: John Stropes](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-535-john-stropes/) -  Fingerstyle guitar authority John Stropes joins us this week to talk all about his new two-volume book featuring transcriptions of every track on Leo Kottke's monumental '6 & 12 String Guitar' album! Get the book here: https://www.stropes.com/product/leo-kottke-6-and-12-string-guitar-a-companion-by-john-stropes-and-benjamin-kammin/ During our chat, we hear about Stropes love for fingerstyle, how the Old Town School of Folk
- [Interview: Tyler Ramsey and My Morning Jacket's Carl Broemel on 'Celestun'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-tyler-ramsey-and-my-morning-jackets-carl-broemel-on-celestun/) - Touring musicians often bond over simple things: Favorite restaurants, hotel hacks, inside jokes, or a good book. When Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel first met on the road over a decade ago (Tyler was in Band of Horses; Carl is in My Morning Jacket), they connected over a shared love for instrumental guitar records. “Isn't
- [Podcast 534: Philip Weinrobe](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-534-philip-weinrobe/) -  The Fretboard Journal's Sofia Wolfson interviews musician, producer, and recording and mixing engineer Philip Weinrobe. Over the years, Weinrobe has worked with a wide array of artists, including Big Thief, Hand Habits, Adrianne Lenker, Theo Katzman, Marc Ribot, Lake Street Dive, and countless others. It's a great chat about Weinrobe's roots as a recording
- [The Wood Wants to Speak: The mandolin-building team of Will and Wes Wienman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-wood-wants-to-speak-the-mandolin-building-team-of-will-and-wes-wienman/) - In Valley Hill, North Carolina, 20 miles outside of Asheville, Will and Wes Wienman have quietly but quickly carved out a niche as highly respected mandolin builders. Referring to their sound and process as “Vintage by Design,” the first mandolin to leave the confines of their home shop made it into the hands of Jarrod
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 159](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-159/) -  Episode 159 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Beans, two-prong ASMR, peeling diodes (and faceplates) and more! Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts. And honarary mention to Rancho Gordo beans. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:32 Rancho Gordo beans in the WSJ, corn sticks 8:13 What's on
- [Focused: An appreciation of the genre-bending guitar work of Ralph Towner](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/focused-an-appreciation-of-the-genre-bending-guitar-work-of-ralph-towner/) - [Editor's Note: This essay and interview originally appeared in the Fretboard Journal's 39th issue. With Towner's passing at the age of 85 on January 18, 2026, we're sharing it online.] I find it astonishing that for many this article could be an introduction to the guitarist/pianist/brass player and phenomenal composer Ralph Towner, but a few
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 58](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-58/) - As we celebrate our 20th anniversary of the Journal, we're pulling out all the stops. In each 128 page issue, we'll be celebrating some of our favorite musicians and builders of the past, present and future. Here are some highlights found in this issue’s 128 pages. Trevor Barnes goes deep with Chris Thile about his
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Big Index Page](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-big-index-page/) - By popular demand (well, at least one of you asked for it), a growing index of topics found on the Truth About Vintage Amps... Note: This information is now compiled in an amazing Tableau page created by Ray Laliberte. Episode 1 -Restoring a Gibson "Charlie Christian" amp from the '30s/'40s -Repairing amps on a
- [Podcast 533: Shane Parish](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-533-shane-parish/) -  Guitarist/composer/improviser Shane Parish is about to release a truly astounding project, Autechre Guitar. The Athens, Georgia-based guitarist has transcribed and recorded an entire album of acoustic guitar arrangements featuring the music of electronic music duo Autechre. This is no small feat. Autechre's atmospheric compositions were made with layered synths and drum machines. Shane has
- [Case Study: Charlie Parr on Spider John Koerner's Gretsch](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/case-study-charlie-parrs-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/fJ9AJJfsmH8 Troubadour Charlie Parr brought a bit of history to the Fretboard Journal headquarters, a circa-1950 Gretsch acoustic that was owned by Spider John Koerner. The guitar was gifted to Parr by Koerner towards the end of his life. It's an unusual instrument, even by acoustic Gretsch standards. For starters, the headstock sports a mispelled
- [Podcast 531: Author John Stubbings](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-531-author-john-stubbings/) -  On this week’s podcast, UK-based author and guitar fanatic John Stubbings returns to tell us all about his new book, 'The Guitar Detective.' The follow-up to his monumental 'The Devil Is In It' publishing project, 'The Guitar Detective' is a "non-fiction novel" based around a riveting guitar mystery. We discuss the format John chose
- [Luthier on Luthier: Juha Ruokangas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-juha-rukangas/) -  For episode 109 of Luthier on Luthier, we're joined by Juha Ruokangas, a Finnish guitar maker pushing the boundaries of instrument design. We dive into his innovative Valve Bucker pickup, the Captain Nemo guitar prototype, and his use of local Arctic Birch and wood torrification to create unique guitars. Juha shares his journey from
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 158](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-158/) -  Episode 158: Chris Benson of Benson amps and Bryan Sours of Soursound transformers make their long-awaited returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps. Why? They want to tell us all about the logging truck of an amp they are currently building, a 700-watt(!) all-tube beast dubbed Babylon! The Babylon will feature 14 KT88 tubes,
- [Podcast 530: Breedlove Guitars' Pete Mroz and Shannon Pollard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-530-breedlove-guitars-pete-mroz-and-shannon-pollard/) -  Nearly every guitar player has daydreamed about running their favorite guitar company. On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we hear from two individuals currently living that dream: Nashville’s Pete Mroz and Shannon Pollard. Earlier this year, these two guitar fanatics and businessmen became the new owners of Bend, Oregon-based Breedlove Guitars. During our chat,
- [Hayden Pedigo - "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/hayden-pedigo-ill-be-waving-as-you-drive-away/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71iC15L0ihU Hayden Pedigo performs "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away," the title track from his 2025 album, at our headquarters. For this recording, he borrowed our ladder-braced Waterloo WL-14 guitar (the same one that Bill Frisell used for prior FJ sessions). Follow Hayden's Instagram here.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 156](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-156/) -  It's the 156th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps. This week: Special guest Jack Weston joins us with a great Allman Brothers story. Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts. Some of the
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 157](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-157/) -  It's the 157th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps. Some of the topics discussed this week: Thank our sponsors: Grez Guitars; Emerald City Guitars and Amplified Parts :42 Atmospheric rivers 3:52 Skip's appearance at the Bay Area
- [Podcast 529: John Reischman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-529-john-reischman/) -  Mandolin hero John Reischman joins us this week to talk about his new album, The Salish Sea. We chat about the influence the Pacific Northwest has had on his music-making, discuss his famed Lloyd Loar-signed Gibson F-5 mandolin, and so much more. Check out 'The Salish Sea' here or on your favorite streaming platform.
- [Podcast 528: Guru Singh Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-528-guru-singh-returns/) -  Every year during the holiday season, we chat with Guru Singh, a third-generation yogi and spiritual teacher who also happens to live and breathe guitars. On this installment (Guru Singh's third visit), we go deep. This former Reprise artist and friend of Janis Joplin talks to us about the spirit of giving, the benefits
- [Luthier on Luthier: Fred Carlson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-fred-carlson/) -  On this episode of Luthier on Luthier, I talk with the endlessly creative Fred Carlson. Fred shares his path into instrument making—from early sculptural dulcimers with mentor Ken Ripartella, to studying with Charles Fox, to building in communal workshops surrounded by musicians, woodworkers, and fellow artists. Fred also shares his thoughts on inspiration and
- [Podcast 527: Liam Kazar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-527-liam-kazar/) -  Today's podcast episode is with Liam Kazar, a Chicago-born singer-songwriter and guitarist currently touring in Jeff Tweedy's band. Liam just put out a new record, Pilot Light, which he made at Flying Cloud Studios in upstate New York. Check it out and catch him on the road. https://www.instagram.com/liamkazar https://liamkazar.com Our 57th issue of the
- [Excerpt: Andy Shauf in the Fretboard Journal 57](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/excerpt-andy-shauf-in-the-fretboard-journal-57/) - A short excerpt from our interview with Andy Shauf in the Fretboard Journal 57. I first came into contact with Andy Shauf’s music by comparison. In high school, after a gig, someone asked me if he was one of my main inspirations, and I embarrassingly admitted not knowing him. Getting compared to someone I’d never
- [Podcast 526: Love of Fuzz's TJ Hiemel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-526-love-of-fuzzs-tj-hiemel/) - On today’s episode of the podcast, Sofia Wolfson talks to TJ Hiemel, owner of Troy, New York's Love of Fuzz store. TJ shares with us some of his favorite gear that has come through the shop, his role in the upstate music community, the magic behind his ever-evolving inventory, and much more. Be sure to
- [Hayden Pedigo - "Long Pond Lily"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/hayden-pedigo-long-pond-lily/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaOCN2Ogi_E Hayden Pedigo performs "Long Pond Lily" from his 2025 album, I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away at the Fretboard Journal. https://www.instagram.com/amarillohighway/?hl=en https://linktr.ee/haydenpedigo
- [Cameron Knowler Releases New EP East of the Gilas (Lagniappe Session)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/cameron-knowler-releases-new-ep/) - Photo by Steven Perlin Today, contributor and FJ56 subject Cameron Knowler has released a covers EP, East of the Gilas (Lagniappe Session). In honor of his new EP, we are giving online readers an exclusive look into the pages of our print magazine by publishing Philippe Custeau’s profile of Knowler from our 56th issue. We
- [Podcast 525: Paul Asbell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-525-paul-asbell/) -  Vermont-based guitar hero Paul Asbell joins us this week to talk about his new book, 'Stages: Ruminations, Rants, and Reminiscences on a Life in Music.' In 'Stages,' Paul recounts stories from early in his career when he worked as a sideman for legendary blues artists on the South Side of Chicago. We also hear
- [Podcast 524: Paul Burch](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-524-paul-burch/) -  Musician and Fretboard Journal contributor Paul Burch joins us this week to talk about his just-published debut novel, Meridian Rising. The book, an imagined memoir by Jimmie Rodgers, is filled with insights on the Father of Country Music and some of the unbelievable collaborators he worked with. We talk about the making of the
- [Excerpt: Joni Mitchell's Greenpeace in the Fretboard Journal 57](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/excerpt-joni-mitchell-in-the-fretboard-journal-57/) - A short excerpt from Clay Frohman's cover story on Joni Mitchell's Greenpeace guitar in our 57th issue. On a bright sticky Saturday in early May 1995, I was sitting with friends near the front of the main performance stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. We were waiting for Joni Mitchell to come
- [Podcast 523: Grateful Shred's Dan Horne](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-523-grateful-shreds-dan-horne/) -  Grateful Shred co-founder Dan Horne joins us for a chat about the making of the band, his love for the Dead (of course), and the tribute group's 2025 album, Might As Well. We also talk about growing up in the Bay Area, Alembics and other gear, and so much more. Check out Grateful Shred
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 155](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-155/) -  It's the 155th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps. This week: Barn finds, lost dogs, an extra-grounded Jason (amp pun intended), and more! Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:05 Skip gets the new Fretboard Journal
- [Luthier on Luthier: Rory Dowling (Taran Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-rory-dowling-taran-guitars/) -  For Episode 107 of the Luthier on Luthier podcast, I’m joined by Rory Dowling, the owner and builder behind the beautifully crafted Taran Guitars. https://www.taranguitars.co.uk Rory talks about his team-based approach to building and his journey from furniture design to guitar making. We also take a deep dive into his unique methods for back bracing
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 154](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-154/) -  It's the 154th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amps. Some of the topics discussed this week: :42 Skip is back on the Ferguson TO-35 tractor; Roy Clark & Joe Pass 7:04 What's on Skip's bench: A Marshall
- [Podcast 522: Raymond Morin of Acoustic Music Works](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-522-raymond-morin-of-acoustic-music-works/) -  Raymond Morin of Pittsburgh’s Acoustic Music Works joins us this week for an insightful chat about running a guitar store, music and so much more. At a time when things seem pretty bleak for mom & pop guitar stores, Pittsburgh’s Acoustic Music Works is a true success story. They just moved to a new,
- [Podcast 521: Paul Rigby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-521-paul-rigby/) -  Guitarist Paul Rigby joins us this week to talk about his 15-plus-year collaboration with Neko Case and so much more. We hear about growing up in Calgary (and why it's an oddly great town for guitarists); meeting Neko; writing for Broadway; songwriting help from the Black Stallion; and why his favorite electric guitar is
- [Steel: Travis Toy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-travis-toy/) -  On Episode 14 of Steel, we meet Travis Toy, one of Nashville's deepest pedal steel players. Travis has shared the stage and studio with some of modern country's biggest acts, including Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Luke Combs, Steve Wariner and Patty Loveless. Travis is one of the deepest technical practitioners of pedal steel. He's
- [Podcast 520: Ben Garnett](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-520-ben-garnett/) -  Guitarist Ben Garnett joins us this week to talk about the making of his new acoustic album, Kite's Keep. Garnett's journey as a musician is one-of-a-kind. This former tuba player became infatuated with the guitar thanks to his uncle, Andy Timmons. He then discovered the Punch Brothers, immersed himself in bluegrass, and now has
- [Luthier on Luthier: StewMac's Brock Poling And Gene Imbody](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-stewmacs-brock-poling-and-gene-imbody/) -  On Episode 106 of the Luthier on Luthier podcast, I’m joined by Brock Poling and Gene Imbody from Stewart-MacDonald—the original luthier supply company. Brock and Gene take us behind the scenes to show how StewMac tools and products are developed, from the first idea all the way to delivery. We also discuss the company’s
- [Podcast 519: Vilray](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-519-vilray/) -  On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we’re joined by New York City-based guitarist and composer Vilray Bolles. Alongside Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive, he's one half of Rachael & Vilray, a duo with an uncanny knack for writing brand new songs that feel like they came straight from Tin Pan Alley. On their
- [Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields - "This Little Ukulele"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/stephin-merritt-magnetic-fields-little-ukulele/) - For nearly two decades, the Magnetic Fields’ frontman Stephin Merritt has shown the world that the ukulele is as powerful a songwriting and performing tool as any fretted instrument. Often compared to the tunesmiths of Tin Pan Alley, Merritt is a unique force, a prolific composer and even the author of a book on each of the two-letter words suitable for Scrabble. In short, he’s one of our favorite people.
- [Podcast 518: Courtney Hartman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-518-courtney-hartman/) -  Singer-songwriter/guitarist Courtney Hartman joins us again on the podcast to share the story of her forthcoming album, With You. The album – her first since becoming a parent – is a beautiful collection of songs with a unique backstory. To help finish the record, she turned to fellow songwriter moms in her orbit. It’s a
- [Song Premiere: Courtney Hartman’s “Everything at Once”](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/song-premiere-courtney-hartmans-everything-at-once/) - Courtney Hartman · Everything At Once - feat. Lanue The Fretboard Journal is proud to share a first listen of Courtney Hartman’s “Everything at Once,” from her forthcoming album With You (out November 14, 2025). The record, her first since 2021's Glade, features Hartman cowriting with fellow moms and artists, including Tift Merritt, Sarah Siskind, and Emily
- [Podcast 517: Jacob Cole](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-517-jacob-cole/) -  Melbourne, Australia-based guitarist Jacob Cole joins us this week to talk about his 2025 instrumental album ‘Slow Gold’ and so much more. We hear about his Cole’s record-filled childhood, the Melbourne guitar scene, recording in Tasmania (!), and his influences. It's an insightful chat with an artist we think you'll love. https://jacobcole1.bandcamp.com/album/slow-gold Read the
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 57](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-56-2/) - As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Fretboard Journal, our new 57th issue serves as a reminder that great guitar stories are literally everywhere. This time around, we travel to the northern reaches of England, explore the electronics that helped expand Joni Mitchell’s live rig, pay tribute to some fallen guitar heroes, and celebrate
- [Podcast 516: Isaac Stalling](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-516-isaac-stalling/) -  On this week’s episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast, we introduce you to Brooklyn-based guitarist Isaac Stalling. Isaac sits down with editor Sofia Wolfson to talk about his musical roots in Oklahoma City, moving to NYC, playing in dozens of bands at once, and his solo project. https://www.instagram.com/i_stalling_/?hl=en Our new, 57th issue is now
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 153](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-153/) -  It's the 153rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps and Skip is having a happy day fielding your amp questions. From cleaning tweed to Magnatone varistors and all points in between, it's 90 minutes of tube amp knowledge, laughs, and some serious California trivia. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:27: The
- [Life on the Fretboard: Martin Simpson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/martin-simpson/) -  Martin Simpson is a true icon of the global acoustic music scene. As a guitarist, he has done a huge amount to push the boundaries of the acoustic steel string instrument - showing it can be an expressive and lyrical voice. As a songwriter, he is a masterful storyteller whose poignant lyrics are shared
- [Podcast 515: Ryan Richter, Dylan Day, and Harrison Whitford (Live from the 2025 Fretboard Summit)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-515-ryan-richter-dylan-day-and-harrison-whitford-live-from-the-2025-fretboard-summit/) -  Ryan Richter, Dylan Day, and Harrison Whitford are three wildly creative guitarists who happen to play with some of the most-streamed artists of the last few years, including Ed Sheeran (Dylan), Phoebe Bridgers (Harrison), and Lizzy McAlpine (Ryan). They are all based in Los Angeles. At the 2025 Fretboard Summit, we sit down with
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 152](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-152/) -  Support our sponsors: Amplified Parts; Grez Guitars; Better Help, and Emerald City Guitars! It's the 152nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show. Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your DIY guitar amp projects? Join us by sending your
- [Podcast 513: Jayne Henderson on the Asheville Guitar Project](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-513-jayne-henderson-on-the-asheville-guitar-project/) -  One last Fretboard Summit 2025 announcement: Jayne Henderson (EJ Henderson Guitars and Ukuleles) stops by the Fretboard Journal to tell us about the Asheville Guitar Project group build that she'll be unveiling at our annual guitar gathering. This group guitar build - combining the talents of Asheville-based luthiers Jayne, Kyle Landers, and Judson Riviere
- [Podcast 514: Guitar Retail in 2025 (Fretboard Summit Panel)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-514-guitar-retail-in-2025-fretboard-summit-panel/) -  Do guitars still sell in 2025? Is there a glut of unsold instruments? How have tariffs affected the high-end musical instrument space? At this year’s Fretboard Summit, we asked a handful of guitar retailers for their unfiltered thoughts on selling instruments in 2025. Included were Rebecca Jasso (Old Town School of Folk Music retail
- [Caitlin Canty Brings It All Back Home](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/caitlin-canty-brings-it-all-back-home/) - Caitlin Canty’s guitar seems to have been around forever – it’s a battle-scarred Recording King Jumbo from 1939 – and her songs are the same way. Her melodies draw from the blues and folk tradition but in startlingly fresh ways and with lyrics as vivid and precise as Raymond Carver short stories. “They seem to
- [Luthier on Luthier: TJ Thompson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-tj-thompson/) -  For episode 105 of the Luthier on Luthier podcast, my guest is TJ Thompson — widely regarded as the foremost authority on vintage Martins and a master guitar maker in his own right. In our conversation, TJ reflects on why he builds guitars, why he sometimes feels unsuited to the work, and he shares
- [Podcast 512: 3Bender's Wade Black](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-512-3benders-wade-black/) -  3Bender’s Wade Back joins us this week to share the fascinating history of 3Bender and reveal an incredible new product he’s unveiling at this year’s Fretboard Summit, the Steelmaster. The Steelmaster is a string bender that can be mounted to any Jazzmaster-style guitar. It requires no drilling and works with stock or Mastery bridges.
- [Podcast 511: Northfield Instruments’ Adrian Bagale](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-511-northfield-instruments-adrian-bagale/) -  “Here’s what happens when you invite a mandolin company, with crazy curiosity, to a guitar show four years in a row.” -Adrian Bagale Northfield's Adrian Bagale joins us this week for what has to be one of the most insightful industry chats we’ve had in years. We talk about what the company is unveiling
- [Tribute: Sacred Steel's Calvin Cooke](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/tribute-sacred-steels-calvin-cooke/) - On May 24, 2025, the steel guitar community lost the legendary Calvin Cooke. Calvin was a husband, father, and grandfather, a man of deep faith, and a musician who made a profound impact on the sacred steel movement. Calvin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1944. His uncles were ministers in the House of God
- [Podcast 510: Dave Hill](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-510-dave-hill/) -  Dave Hill is a comedian, actor, author, musician and podcaster. He's also a guitar fanatic. In fact, at the 2025 Fretboard Summit, he'll be performing an entire stand-up set on guitar (!) and doing some crowd work on your pedal boards. On this week's podcast, we talk to Dave about his love for guitar,
- [Podcast 508: Summer School Electronics Founder Mark Turley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-508-summer-school-electronics-founder-mark-turley/) - Summer School Electronics founder Mark Turley joins us this week to discuss the history of his pedal company, his day job as a schoolteacher, our Fretboard Summit gathering, and so much more. In what has become an annual tradition, Summer School will be debuting a new, wild pedal at our Summit. For the first time
- [Podcast 509: James Kee of East Nash Grass](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-509-james-kee-of-east-nash-grass/) - James Kee of East Nash Grass joins us this week to talk about his band's forthcoming album 'All God's Children' and the guitar he just acquired and restored, a 1955 Martin D-18 formerly owned by Earl Scruggs! During our chat, we learn all about the D-18's restoration (which Nashville luthier Hugh Hansen just completed), East
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Sankey](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-sankey/) -  On Episode 104 of the podcast, I talk with Michael Sankey, a wildly creative guitar maker from Ottawa. Michael's work combines old-school methods like hand tools and hide glue with futuristic elements like 3D-printed metal parts. We get into how he balances tradition with innovation—and why he builds guitars based on his own ideas,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 151](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-151/) -  Support our sponsors: Amplified Parts; Grez Guitars; Better Help, and Emerald City Guitars! It's the 151st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show. Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your DIY guitar amp projects? Join us by sending your
- [A First Timer’s Guide to the Chicago Fretboard Summit 2025](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/a-first-timers-guide-to-the-fretboard-summit-2/) - Our annual Fretboard Summit takes place August 21-23, 2025 at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music. Click here to register. Wondering what the heck the Fretboard Summit is? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve created this first-timer’s guide to help you wrap your head around the proverbial tailpiece of this special gathering.
- [Podcast 507: Skip Heller Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-507-skip-heller-returns/) - Musician, composer, and writer Skip Heller was one of the Fretboard Journal's earliest subjects, contributors, and podcast guests. On this week's show, we catch up with Skip to talk about his new exotica album, 'Mojave After Dark.' We chat about his early pieces for the magazine - including the story on John Hartford he penned
- [Bill Frisell - "Isfahan"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bill-frisell-isfahan/) - https://youtu.be/2GwxSfd6lEs For his latest Fretboard Journal session, Bill Frisell plays the Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington classic "Isfahan." On this track, Bill borrowed the Fretboard Journal's Grez Grand Tour guitar. He's playing straight into a Carr Sportsman amp. Filmed June 23, 2025 at the Fretboard Journal's Seattle headquarters.
- [Steel: Dave Biller](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-dave-biller/) - On Episode 13 of Steel, we catch up with guitarist and steel player Dave Biller. Based in Austin since the ’90s, Dave’s played with everyone from Johnny Bush and Ray Price to Jimmie Vaughan and Charley Crockett. There aren’t many musicians who can play a classic country E9 gig in the afternoon, hit a jazz
- [Luthier on Luthier: Andy Manson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-andy-manson/) -  For episode 103 of the podcast, we speak with legendary guitar maker Andy Manson. Andy shares stories from his early days of building and tells us about his commitment to traditional construction techniques and how his craft has evolved over the years. Andy also discusses some of his most iconic instruments, how his approach
- [Podcast 506: Emma Harner](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-506-emma-harner/) - Meet Emma Harner, an incredibly talented artist from Nebraska who, unbelievably, has only been playing guitar since the pandemic. Emma's complex playing, a mix of math rock and acoustic fingerpicking, and arresting vocals have earned her over 200,000 followers on Instagram and accolades from numerous guitar heroes. During our chat, we talk about her guitar
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 149](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-149/) -  Support our sponsors: Amplified Parts; Grez Guitars; Better Help, and Emerald City Guitars! Acclaimed guitarist Jim Campilongo joins Skip and Jason to talk about his music and gear journey, vinyl treasures, George Barnes playing "Little Rock Getaway" (link), Vance Terry & Jimmy Rivers, Silverface Princeton Reverb love; Celestion G-10 speakers; Laika and the Cosmonauts; and so
- [Guitar for Introverts: Andy Pitcher](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-andy-pitcher/) -  For our long-awaited 7th episode, we speak with Andy Pitcher, a Brooklyn-based guitarist steeped in the world of improvisation and composition. We discuss his early introductions to music and how the guitar found its way to him; growing up in the shadow of New York City; the guitar as an emotional support system; and
- [Podcast 505: Adam Levy Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-505-adam-levy-returns/) - Acclaimed guitarist, educator, songwriter, and all-around-great-human Adam Levy is back on the Fretboard Journal Podcast! We talk about his new instrumental album, 'Household.' We discuss the concept behind this record, his desire to expand his band beyond the trio format; the unorthodox recording process he used to make the album; drummer Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes);
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 56](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-56/) - The Fretboard Journal community knows that FJ is far from your average guitar publication. With 128 pages filled with exceptional photography, our issues are more like art books than magazines. In fact, our designer André has said that he believes this is our best looking issue to date! Join us as we celebrate our 20th
- [Watch: The Fretboard Journal's New Documentary with Ben Harper](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/31615/) - https://youtu.be/J5crA4bqLv8 We are proud to share the Fretboard Journal's latest documentary, a collaboration with our dear friend, Ben Harper. For decades, the most cherished piece of gear owned by Harper has held a secret. Watch as Ben tells us the full story...and sheds light on its maker, famed tube amp builder Howard Dumble. Produced by
- [Podcast 504: Jacob Jolliff](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-504-jacob-jolliff/) - Jason is back on the Fretboard Journal Podcast to interview mandolin great Jacob Jolliff. Over the years, Jolliff has worked with a variety of bands, including Joy Kills Sorry, Yonder Mountain String Band, and his own Jacob Jolliff Band. We talk about his time at Berklee, performing in mandolin competitions, his go-to mandolins (and microphone!)
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 148](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-148/) -  We're back with episode 148 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Jason survives a month in Peru; the schematics of acupuncture; speaker break-in; and more! Topics discussed: :00 Jason goes to Peru, Skip gets the new Fretboard Journal 11:40 What’s on Skip’s Bench: A roasted Tweed Harvard 13:38 Spotted on eBay: Packard Bell teaching
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michel Pellerin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michel-pellerin/) -  For episode 102 of the podcast, I talk with Michel Pellerin, an inspiring guitar maker from Québec. Michel shares his journey from teaching guitar making at lutherie schools, to his time at the Godin factory, to developing and teaching his own advanced finishing course. We also dive into his current line of guitars —
- [NYC Dispatch: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at Carnegie Hall](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/nyc-dispatch-gillian-welch-and-david-rawlings-at-carnegie-hall/) - Photo by Emilio Herce I recently Q-trained to the iconic Carnegie Hall to see Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in concert, the first of two sold out nights. The 22-song setlist (!) was full of selections from their latest record Woodland, as well as undeniable fan favorites like "Look at Miss Ohio" and "Wayside/Back in
- [Podcast 503: Hank Heaven](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-503-hank-heaven/) - To rebel against musician parents, a young Hank Heaven wanted to be a French chef. But after a serendipitous moment of discovery, they became a Django Reinhardt expert. On Episode #503 of the podcast, Sofia Wolfson interviews Hank about their solo project, touring as a sideman, gypsy jazz, being in a broadway musical, and more.
- [Podcast 502: Dan Reeder](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-502-dan-reeder/) -  Today on the podcast, FJ assistant editor Sofia Wolfson interviews legendary songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist Dan Reeder. Born in Louisiana, raised in California, and now based in Nuremberg, Germany, Reeder has released several albums of self-recorded music using instruments he’s built himself. On this episode, we talk about working with John Prine and
- [Podcast 501: Mike Buchman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-501-mike-buchman/) -  Mike Buchman is a Seattle-based guitar fanatic and the Fretboard Journal's newest hire! On this week's podcast, we talk to Mike about his recent experience learning the craft of guitarmaking with Colorado-based builder/instructor Robbie O'Brien. We also talk about Mike's songwriting, his role at the FJ and so much more. https://mikebuchmanmusic.com https://obrienguitars.com Our 56th
- [Luthier on Luthier 101: Peggy White](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-101-peggy-white/) - On Episode 101 of the podcast, we welcome Peggy White, an exceptional acoustic guitar builder from Ontario, Canada. Peggy has honed her craft under the guidance of some of the finest luthiers in the world, including Sergei de Jonge, Linda Manzer, and Michel Pellerin. In this episode, she shares the story of her musical journey,
- [Podcast 500: Jon Rauhouse](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-500-jon-rauhouse/) -  You've heard Jon Rauhouse's music on every episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast. For our 500th episode, we decided to check in with Jon to hear about his journey as a steel guitarist. We also talk about working with Neko Case, interviewing Bud Isaacs for the FJ, and so much more. This episode is
- [Podcast 499: Anna Vogelzang](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-499-anna-vogelzang/) -  Musician Anna Vogelzang joins us this week to talk about songwriting, motherhood, Chicago (come see her at our 2025 Fretboard Summit) and more! Support Anna's Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theanna/afterglow-anna-vogelzangs-new-record We are also brought to you by: Stringjoy Strings: https://stringjoy.com (Use the code FRETBOARD to save 10% off your first order) Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar:
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 147](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-147/) -  Episode 147 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Jason is headed to Peru, hemp speakers, resistors, modding PAs for harps, Lilly vs Lily at the Fender factory, kosher sound, and more! Learn more about Fluidics here. Our sponsors: Save $20 off Amplified Parts' new MOD vintage amp kits with the discount code TAVA20! (expires April
- [Podcast 498: Andy Pitcher](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-498-andy-pitcher/) -  Guitarist Andy Pitcher promised himself that he would make a solo album before he turned 30. With just a few days to spare, the experimental/improvising guitarist recently released 'dot,' a beautiful album featuring great playing, a wide array of guitars - acoustic and electric - and some truly unique recording techniques. On this week's
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 146](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-146/) -  Episode 146 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Troubled drummers, bulk Gatorade, more typewriter and Rockford Files talk, and a bunch of amp questions. Reminder: Our friends at Amplified Parts now offer tube amp kits! Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show. Want amp tech
- [Podcast 497: Joellen Lapidus](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-497-joellen-lapidus/) -  In the 1960s, Joellen Lapidus built the dulcimer you hear on Joni Mitchell’s Blue album. Over the years, she's also sold instruments to some of rock's biggest names like David Crosby, Garth Hudson, Jackson Browne, and even Harry Styles. On this week's podcast, this acclaimed dulcimer maker gives us a crash course on the
- [Podcast 496: Dan Gabel of Peghead Nation](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-496-dan-gabel-of-peghead-nation/) -  Peghead Nation co-founder Dan Gabel joins us this week to talk about the online lesson portal's origin story, the growth they've experienced over the last decade, and some of their favorite online classes. The Peghead Nation roster contains many former Fretboard Journal subjects and familiar faces to anyone who loves our podcast. In 2022,
- [Podcast 495: Free Range](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-495-free-range/) -  The Fretboard Journal's Sofia Wolfson interviews Chicago's Free Range (Sofia Jensen), whose second record 'Lost & Found' is out now. Jensen recounts learning guitar at the School of Rock, starting Free Range as a teenager, getting influenced by Pinegrove (and King of the Hill!), developing your sound, and so much more. It's a great
- [Luthier on Luthier: Jim Olson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-jim-olson/) -  For episode 100 of the podcast, I talk with the legendary Jim Olson. Jim should need little introduction to most Luthier on Luthier listeners. His guitars have been played and cherished by James Taylor (you can even spot the trademark headstock "O" during Taylor's appearance on the Simpsons), Paul Simon, Phil Keaggy, Zac Brown
- [Podcast 494: Jamie Etherington on the Luthier's Tool Box](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-494-jamie-etherington-on-the-luthiers-tool-box/) - This week, we talk to writer Jamie Etherington about his latest project, The Luthier's Tool Box. The Luthier's Tool Box is the Fretboard Journal's first hardcover book release. It's an anthology featuring guitarmakers from around the world sharing the stories behind their most cherished tools. What began as a Fretboard Journal magazine article quickly evolved
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 145](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-145/) -  Episode 145 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Kahlua brie, replicating Nirvana's In Utero sound, hissy reverb units and more! Thanks, as always, for being a part of the world's finest call-in tube amp repair show. Want amp tech Skip Simmons' advice on your DIY guitar amp projects? Join us by sending your voice
- [Podcast 493: Lark Street Music's Buzzy Levine](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-493-lark-street-musics-buzzy-levine/) - Did you watch 'A Complete Unknown' and wonder where all those vintage instruments came from? If so, you're in luck. This week, we're talking to Buzzy Levine of Lark Street Music. Over 20 of the instruments featured in the movie came from Buzzy himself and we hear all about the process, his reaction to the
- [Thread of Time: Jim D'Addario's five-decades (and counting) of tinkering (Excerpt)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/thread-of-time-jim-daddarios-five-decades-and-counting-of-tinkering-excerpt/) - I probably should have disqualified myself from this interview. After all, I loathe changing strings. Case in point: There’s a ’30s Gibson L-00 here that Bill Frisell once played. I know I haven’t changed its strings since that moment. I just checked my phone videos. That moment was in 2016. I could fill a whole
- [Steel: Laurel Premo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-laurel-premo/) - For episode 12 of Steel, we meet Laurel Premo, an incredible folk musician from Traverse City, Michigan. Laurel’s 2021 album, Golden Loam, is a collection of deep, dark folk tunes played on solo electric guitar and lap steel, and the sound is completely her own. The record is spare, brooding, rhythmically deep, and completely captivating.
- [Podcast 492: New Acoustics With Old Souls (Live from the Fretboard Summit 2024)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-492-new-acoustics-with-old-souls-live-from-the-fretboard-summit-2024/) - How do you make a new acoustic guitar sound slightly more "vintage?" This was the nebulous premise that Jason posed to three great builders at the 2024 Fretboard Summit: John Slobod (Circa Guitars), TJ Thompson, and Steve "Nully" Nall from Collings. In this live panel, we hear these luthiers' thoughts on the topic, including wood,
- [Podcast 491: Jim D'Addario](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-491-jim-daddario/) -  D'Addario founder and Fretboard Journal 55 cover subject Jim D'Addario joins us this week for a fascinating talk about strings, innovation, and so much more. We talk about Jim's first mentor, Mario Maccaferri; Jim's relentless work ethic, where he sees forthcoming innovation in guitar strings; and much more. It's a great chat with one
- [Luthier on Luthier: Maegen Wells](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-maegen-wells/) -  Maegan Wells is known for her beautifully crafted archtop guitars and mandolins made in her one-person shop in Northern California. For episode 99 of the podcast, Meagan shares her guitar-making journey, starting with attending Bryan Galloup's Galloup School of Guitar Making and Guitar Repair, followed by apprenticeships, side jobs, and a stint at LMI.
- [Interview: Michael Daves on Muleskinner, New York, and Experimentation](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-michael-daves-on-muleskinner-new-york-and-experimentation/) - When I meet Michael Daves at a pie shop in Park Slope, he’s come straight from a rehearsal, guitar slung across his back. He’s here just for the week: He and his wife split their time between Brooklyn and the Berkshires these days, so when he’s back in the city, he’s slammed with gigs and teaching. Michael has a
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 144](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-144/) -  Episode 144 of the Truth About Vintage Amps: Flashing Flukes, reflections on NAMM, variable plate capacitors, hot buttered rum (and popcorn!), and more! Need some help with your tube amps? Be a part of our show by sending your voice memo or written questions to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:13 Jason
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 55](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-55/) - The Fretboard Journal is unlike any guitar magazine you’ve ever held: Barely any ads, more coffee table book than magazine. Join us as we celebrate our 20th year of publishing. Our 55th edition has some heavy hitters: One of the gear world's unsung heroes; an expat archtop maven; a few of the Americana music's greatest
- [Podcast 490: Cameron Knowler](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-490-cameron-knowler/) -  Frequent Fretboard Journal contributor Cameron Knowler returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his forthcoming new album, CRK. Inspired by classic Terry Allen and Ry Cooder records, CRK features expansive acoustic guitar playing and atmospheric touches that evoke Cameron’s Southwest roots. We also go deep on good vs. bad guitars; horse trading
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 143](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-143/) -  A throwback, lo-fi landline episode just for the purists! Caller waiting beeps, the state of the guitar show, an energized Skip, and more. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Recorded on January 13, 2025. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:31:
- [Steel: Jerry Douglas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-jerry-douglas/) -  Episode 11 of Steel features legendary dobro player Jerry Douglas, who joins to discuss his new album 'The Set.' Jerry Douglas is one of the most recorded, accomplished, and expressive players in the history of his instrument. His career is as deep as it is varied. He’s been a top-flight bluegrass player for five
- [Podcast 489: Ella Feingold](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-489-ella-feingold/) -  Ella Feingold is a Grammy-winning guitarist who has performed alongside Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Bruno Mars, and numerous other heavyweight musicians. She's also one of the most inspiring musicians we've ever met, a trans artist who shares her love for funk and rhythm guitar on Instagram on a near-daily basis with fans around the
- [Luthier on Luthier: Gary Southwell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-gary-southwell/) -  For episode 98 of the podcast, I am joined by renowned classical guitar maker Gary Southwell. Based on the banks of the River Rede in Northumberland, England, Southwell has been building instruments since 1983. Gary and I talk about the unique characteristics of Bog Oak, the history and influence of 19th-century Viennese guitars, his
- [Podcast 488: Renny Conti](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-488-renny-conti/) -  Guest host Sofia Wolfson introduces us to Renny Conti, a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter/producer. They discuss Renny's introduction to music, the influence of Big Thief (Sofia just interviewed Adrianne Lenker for our 55th issue, btw), the beauty of cowboy chords, his new album, and more. Renny's self-titled album is out today (January 17, 2025). Check it
- [Remembering Stu Cohen of The Music Emporium](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/remembering-stu-cohen-of-the-music-emporium/) - Stu Cohen – founder of the Music Emporium, instrument authority, and world traveler – has passed away after a lengthy battle with recurrent lymphoma. To anyone who met him, Stu was unforgettable...a throwback of the best kind. Between his trademark mustache, love for banjos, and appreciation for all things antique (he was proudly just the
- [Podcast 487: Mike Nelson, VP of Marketing at Martin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-487-mike-nelson-vp-of-marketing-at-martin-guitars/) -  This week, we're joined by Mike Nelson, Martin Guitars' VP of Global Marketing. Mike has a coveted job: He gets to tell the story of one of the world's most loved guitar brands. We talk about the challenges Mike faces in his role, the yearslong planning process for new Martin models, where he sees
- [Discovery: SML at Public Records](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/discovery-sml-at-public-records/) - Earlier this month, I took a break from fretting over finals to attend the SML show at Public Records in Gowanus. On the train there, I chided myself for turning away from impending papers and exams, but now, looking back, there’s no way I would’ve ever allowed myself to miss this show. In darker months,
- [Luthier on Luthier: Max Monterosso](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-max-monterosso/) -  Max Monterosso builds beautifully detailed steel string guitars, harp and electric guitars out of his one-person shop in the Veneto region of Italy. For episode 97 of the podcast, I caught up with Max at the Acoustic Guitar Village Show in Cremona, Italy this past October. https://www.instagram.com/maxmonte_guitars/ https://www.maxmonte.com/en/ Max shares insights from building harp
- [Podcast 486: Sofia Wolfson Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-487-sofia-wolfson-returns/) -  Singer-songwriter and Fretboard Journal contributor Sofia Wolfson recently joined our editorial staff. As we close out 2024, we decided to check in with her to get her recap of the guitar scene in NYC, her favorite records, artists to watch, the gear she loved and more. It's a deep dive full of new music
- [Podcast 285: Building a Guitar for President Carter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-285-building-a-guitar-for-president-carter/) -  Twenty years ago, former president Jimmy Carter planted a grove of Paulownia trees on his Plains, Georgia property. Wood from those trees was recently harvested and, thanks to World Tree and FJ contributor/luthier Todd Lunneborg, some of that wood harvest is currently being turned into some rather special guitars. On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast,
- [Podcast 485: Luthier Tyson Soth](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-485-luthier-tyson-soth/) -  We first met Spokane, Washington-based luthier Tyson Soth at our annual Fretboard Summit. We loved his guitars and the story of how he discovered guitar making. On this week's podcast, we share Tyson's story. He talks about learning from guitar maker Joel Stehr, the personal challenges that made him focus on guitars as a
- [An Old Style Christmas Eve](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/an-old-style-christmas-eve/) - ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and as everyone in LA ran around for last-minute shopping and groceries, the roast beast safely marinating in the oven, the stereotypical Californian sunset obscured by uncharacteristic, unexpected rain clouds, I drove east on Beverly towards Old Style Guitar Shop, where I worked from 2021-2023, slanging rubber bridges and records
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 142](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-142/) -  It's the 142nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Join Skip and Jason as they field all of your pressing guitar amp questions. Plus...recipes, music and book recommendations and more! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Don't forget: Deluxe Amplifations' latest
- [Announcing: The Luthier's Tool Box Book](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/announcing-the-luthiers-tool-box-book/) - For two decades, The Fretboard Journal has celebrated great guitar players and makers in its pages. We love visiting the workshops of luthiers and factories of our favorite guitar brands. Even as non-builders, we find the whole process of making instruments fascinating. So, when contributor Jamie Etherington started asking famed luthiers, repair people, and gear
- [Duffy x Uhlmann - "Etch"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/duffy-x-uhlmann-etch/) - https://youtu.be/uCOq0wW3PC4 Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) and Gregory Ulhmann perform "Etch" from their 2023 Doubles album at the Fretboard Journal headquarters. On this track, Meg is playing through a Gelber & Sons electric (built by Wylie Gelber) while Greg plays through a Stella acoustic modified by Old Style Guitar Shop with a rubber bridge and pickup.
- [Steel: Chris Parker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-chris-parker/) - For Episode 10 of Steel, we meet Chris Parker, a deep guitarist living in Brooklyn who has found some incredible ways of copping classic pedal steel sounds on a plain old six-string guitar with just his fingers and a slide. Chris is a fixture on the Brooklyn guitar scene. Most nights of the week you
- [Podcast 484: Jason Walsmith of Guitar Satchel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-484-jason-walsmith-of-guitar-satchel/) -  Singer-songwriter/storyteller Jason Walsmith (The Nadas) joins us this week to talk about the life of an enterprising troubadour. In addition to performing in a variety of settings across the country, Jason is the founder of Guitar Satchel, a gig bag company inspired by heritage wax canvas clothing brands. We hear all about it. We
- [Luthier on Luthier: The Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival and the New Blue Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-the-rocky-mountain-archtop-guitar-festival-and-the-new-blue-guitars/) -  Episode 96 of Luthier on Luthier is a collection of interviews from the 2024 Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival, sponsored by Henriksen Amplifiers. At the show, Cris Mirabella, Tyler Wells, and Maegan Wells each presented their guitars to the new Blue Guitars Collection. I sit down with each of them to hear their thoughts
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 141](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-141/) -  Missing your rambling relatives this holiday season? You're in luck! Tune in to Jason and Skip as they ramble through weather reports, amp fixes, book recommendations, reflective impedance, reverb-driven line-out and more on our 141st episode! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com.
- [Podcast 483: Guru Singh Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-483-guru-singh-returns/) -  In what has become a November tradition, Guru Singh - the Fretboard Journal's favorite guitar-loving yogi and spiritual teacher - returns to the podcast. This time around, we hear more about his early days growing up in Seattle, including the now-customized Gibson J-45 that he purchased in the '50s, used throughout the '60s as
- [Guitar for Introverts: Eric Skye](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-eric-skye/) -  For our sixth episode, we speak with guitarist Eric Skye. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Skye occupies a unique niche between folk, jazz and blues; fingerstyle and flatpicking; and composition and improvisation. A lifetime spent pursuing eclectic interests and adventuresome explorations has yielded an instantly recognizable personal style and tone. Our conversation winds its
- [Jordan Tice - "Tryin' to Get to Heaven"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jordan-tice-tryin-to-get-to-heaven/) - https://youtu.be/k06L7l-51bY Jordan Tice covers Bob Dylan's "Tryin' to Get to Heaven" here at the Fretboard Journal's Seattle headquarters. In addition to being a solo artist and producer, Tice is a member of bluegrass supergroup Hawktail. He also just released an album of traditional tunes with mandolinist Andrew Marlin and fiddle player Christian Sedelmyer called
- [Podcast 482: Daisy Tempest (Tempest Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-482-daisy-tempest-tempest-guitars/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we're sharing an inspiring chat on guitarmaking and storytelling with UK-based luthier Daisy Tempest. In just a few years, Daisy's YouTube channel - where she documents the craft (and toil) behind her handcrafted instruments - has exploded in popularity. (A recent video documenting the $36,000 acoustic guitar she
- [Podcast 481: Sierra Hull](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-481-sierra-hull/) -  Mandolin virtuoso Sierra Hull can do it all: She juggles time with her own band, touring with Bela Fleck, and performing with the likes of Cory Wong, Brad Paisley, Billy Strings, and the Allman Betts Band. On this week's podcast, we discuss all that and a pair of eclectic covers she's just released: Tears
- [Life on the Fretboard: Rob Luft](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-rob-luft/) - Rob Luft is a rising star of the European jazz guitar scene whose intricate and lyrical playing melds textures from around the world into a striking musical voice. Rob is an extraordinarily creative person and a bit of a chameleon, home with everything from soulful standards and improvised fusion madness to Balkan time signatures and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 140](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-140/) -  It's the 140th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons eventually fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! As always, use all advice at your own risk. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics
- [Podcast 480: Trevor Boone (Emerald City Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-480-trevor-boone-emerald-city-guitars/) - This week, we're joined by Trevor Boone of Seattle's Emerald City Guitars. This Seattle guitar store is like no other, where you'll often find multiple Dumble amplifiers, original 'Bursts and impossibly rare Fenders alongside players' grade guitars and amps. They've also taken a unique approach to marketing and storytelling by hiring a full-time videographer to
- [Meet The Contributors: Brian Lynch (Bonus Episode)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/meet-the-contributors-brian-lynch-bonus-episode/) - This week, we're launching a new monthly series called Meet the Contributors. It's where you can meet some of the many creative people who help make the magazine, podcasts and our events possible. We'll profile the writers, photographers, filmmakers and creatives who make the FJ special...and hear about what else they're working on. This month,
- [Luthier on Luthier: Mark Stutman (Folkway Music)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-mark-stutman-folkway-music/) -  Mark Stutman is renowned for vintage guitar repairs and is also the owner of Canada's Folkway Music in Waterloo, Ontario. For episode 95 of the podcast, Mark goes into the history of his repair career and how it all started with the search for a good left-handed guitar. Mark also shares with us some
- [Podcast 479: Woody Platt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-479-woody-platt/) -  Bluegrass musician Woody Platt joins us this week to talk about his new solo album, 'Far Away With You' (Compass Records). https://www.woodyplatt.com/music Woody is best known as the former frontman and cofounder of Steep Canyon Rangers. In 2022, after countless shows with SCR and backing Steve Martin on-stage, Platt stepped down from the band
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 139](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-139/) -  It's the 139th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this week: :48 On the bench: A 1974 Alembic
- [Podcast 478: Daniel Patrick](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-478-daniel-patrick/) -  Charleston, South Carolina's Daniel Patrick joins us this week for a lively talk about mandolins, being a gigging musician, and meeting your heroes. Daniel is the host of the popular Mandolins & Beer Podcast. He just released a great new album called Around the Clock where he does covers with an all-star array of
- [Podcast 477: Martin CEO Thomas Ripsam at the 2024 Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-477-martin-ceo-thomas-ripsam-at-the-2024-fretboard-summit/) -  On this week's podcast, we're sharing our Q&A session with Martin CEO Thomas Ripsam live from the 2024 Fretboard Summit. During our chat, Thomas and FJ publisher Jason Verlinde discuss Martin's plans for the future, the changing demographics of guitar consumers, intellectual property, sales channels, and much more. Some excerpts from Thomas: "Uncertainty is
- [Steel: Jeremy Wakefield](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-jeremy-wakefield/) - On Episode 9 of Steel, we travel to Portland, Oregon to interview Jeremy Wakefield, one of the finest swing and jazz lap steel players out there. He has a beautiful touch, he’s a great improviser, and he breathes life into this style of American music. Jeremy has played and recorded alongside ridiculously great players like
- [Podcast 476: The 2024 Fretboard Summit Repair Panel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-476-the-2024-fretboard-summit-repair-panel/) -  What makes a great luthier tick? On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we attempt to find out. Recorded live at the 2024 Fretboard Summit, guitar repair gurus Evan Gluck, Tyler Geske, Trevor Healy, Mark Stutman, TJ Thompson, and Joe Glaser talk candidly about the personality traits that drove them to working on guitars. We
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Millard (Froggy Bottom Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-millard-froggy-bottom-guitars/) - Episode 94 of the podcast is a live interview at the 2024 Fretboard Summit with the incredible Michael Millard of Froggy Bottom Guitars. Michael has over 50 years of guitar-building experience. In 1970, he spent four years working with Gurian Guitars before launching Froggy Bottom. He shares with us lessons learned from customer interactions, guitars,
- [Podcast 475: Alister Atkin (Atkin Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-475-alister-atkin-atkin-guitars/) -  On this week’s podcast, we talk to Alister Atkin, founder of Atkin Guitars. Alister and his growing team are building vintage-inspired flattop acoustics in Canterbury, England. During our chat, we talk about the company’s history, its ongoing growth, the aged finish that Atkin instruments are known for, how they've penetrated the US market, and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 138](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-138/) -   It's the 138th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! This week, we pay tribute to Angela Instruments founder and former guest Steve Melkisethian (1950-2024); talk resistors and transformers; catch up on the 2024 Fretboard Summit; and much more. Want to
- [Remembering Angela Instruments' Steve Melkisethian (1950-2024)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/rip-angela-instruments-steve-melkisethian-1950-2024/) - Steve Melkisethian – the no-nonsense, analog-obsessed founder of Angela Instruments – passed away on September 8. The news was confirmed by his wife, Susan Melkisethian. Steve was a lifelong resident of the Washington, D.C. area. When he realized he wouldn’t be a professional musician, he turned to selling instruments and, eventually, vintage tube amplifiers and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 46](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-46/) -  Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments makes his eagerly anticipated second Truth About Vintage Amps appearance and it doesn't disappoint. Included: Tracking down vintage Marshalls in the UK, selling gear to U2, Ken Fischer, tube sockets, recommended books, Orange amps, Jesse Quitslund of Acme Instruments, Jef Brown, Steve plays drums for the Cramps, and more!
- [Life on the Fretboard: Claire Tole-Moir: Superstar Guitar Auctioneer](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-claire-tole-moir-superstar-guitar-auctioneer/) -  Claire Tole-Moir is Head of Popular Culture at Bonhams, the world-famous auction house in London. On a daily basis, she is in direct contact with some of the most iconic and culturally impactful works of modern art, sculpture, photography, film and artist memorabilia of the last century. So if you fancy a Man Ray
- [Podcast 474: Women in Lutherie with Jayne Henderson and Sarah Weinberg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-474-women-in-lutherie-with-jayne-henderson-and-sarah-weinberg/) - Jayne Henderson and Sarah Weinberg join us to talk about Women in Lutherie, an online community and mentorship program connecting female instrument makers from around the world.
- [Podcast 439: Guru Singh](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-439-guru-singh/) - Sit back, relax, and enjoy one of the most unforgettable Fretboard Journal Podcast interviews ever. This week’s guest is spiritual teacher and yogi Guru Singh. Born Gerry Pond, this one-of-a-kind guitar fanatic garnered acclaim in the 1960s Seattle folk music scene. In the mid-‘60s, he became one of the first young musicians to sign with
- [Podcast 473: Joe Henry & Blake Mills (Live from the 2024 Fretboard Summit)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-473-joe-henry-blake-mills-live-from-the-2024-fretboard-summit/) -  This week, we’re sharing one of the highlights from our 2024 Fretboard Summit: Joe Henry in conversation with Blake Mills. During their chat, these two acclaimed producers and singer-songwriters discuss working with legacy artists (Blake has famously worked with Joni Mitchell; while Joe has worked with everyone from Joan Baez to Solomon Burke), the
- [Luthier on Luthier: Seth Baccus](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-seth-baccus/) -  Seth Baccus creates a range of beautiful electric guitars in the UK. Seth learned the guitar business and guitar making from renowned luthiers Andy and Hugh Manson, who also happen to be his stepdad and uncle, respectively. For episode 93 of the podcast, Seth tells us about his retail experience and being a road
- [Podcast 472: Nick Schillace](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-472-nick-schillace/) -  Detroit-based guitarist and music educator Nick Shillace joins us this week to talk about discovering the music of John Fahey, running a successful music school, and his excellent new album, A Rich Boy’s Measured Blues. https://www.nickschillace.com/ Nick is one of dozens of musicians and luthiers attending at our 2024 Fretboard Summit, taking place August
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 137](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-137/) -  It's the 137th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! This week, we talk to special guest, Steve Carr of Carr Amplifiers! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Our sponsors: Emerald
- [August Fretboard Summit 2024 Updates](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/august-fretboard-summit-2024-updates/) - For over a year, we’ve been plotting the guitar weekend of our dreams. I’m happy to say that the 2024 Fretboard Summit is now just a couple of weeks away. The fun takes place August 23-25 at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. Register here. So it’s time for a round of updates.
- [Jake Xerxes Fussell - "Close My Eyes"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jake-xerxes-fussell-close-my-eyes/) - https://youtu.be/PMzb724oRHA Jake Xerxes Fussell stops by the Fretboard Journal to perform Arthur Russell's "Close My Eyes." With bassist Ben Whiteley backing him, it's one of the finest covers we've been lucky enough to film. While he has yet to record it for an album, Jake tells us he has been playing "Close My Eyes" at
- [Podcast 471: Tom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-471-tom-bukovac-and-guthrie-trapp/) -  Two of Nashville’s finest guitarists – Tom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp – join us this week to talk about their new album, IN STEREO. We chat about what brought them to Nashville way back when, the making of the album, the gear they used on it, tube amps, and so much more. Order IN
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 136](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-136/) -  It's the 136th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Our sponsors: Emerald City Guitars, Amplified Parts, StewMac, and Grez Guitars. Don't forget, we have a Patreon page. Some
- [Bill Frisell - "Stardust"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bill-frisell-stardust/) - https://youtu.be/9JMet_p4m-E Bill Frisell returns to the Fretboard Journal to perform Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust." On this track, Bill is playing his heavily modified Fender Telecaster through a Carr Sportsman amplifier. This guitar is truly a community build: It features a T.K. Smith-wound neck pickup (which changed since his last session here with this same guitar), a
- [Podcast 470: William "Grit" Laskin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-470-william-grit-laskin/) - Toronto's William "Grit" Laskin has been building acoustic instruments since 1971. Best known as one of the world's foremost inlay artists, Grit painstakingly crafts wildly ornate fingerboard and headstock creations that serve as one-of-a-kind tributes to his clients and their passions. When he's not building, Grit has also run a record label, performed around North
- [Luthier on Luthier: Mark Blanchard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-mark-blanchard/) -  Guitarmaker Mark Blanchard has a background in machining, a skill he learned at a young age from his dad. These days, he uses his metal-working skills to not only make his own excellent truss rods but also a CNC lathe and many of his own tools, including chisels and planes. Mark does all this
- [Guitar for Introverts: Marisa Anderson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-marisa-anderson/) -  For our fifth episode, we speak with Marisa Anderson, a Portland, Oregon-based guitarist, composer, and improviser. Her compositions and improvisations re-imagine the landscape of American music with elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music. In our talk, you’ll hear about her early musical history with instruments other than guitar, the
- [Podcast 469: Maya de Vitry & Anthony da Costa](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-469-maya-de-vitry-anthony-da-costa/) - In our 54th issue, Eric Pooley shares the story of Maya de Vitry going solo after her lengthy stint as one-third of the Americana band The Stray Birds. It’s a poignant interview about starting from scratch, being vulnerable and taking chances. On this week’s podcast, we hear even more about Maya’s journey with her collaborator
- [Excerpt: Jake Xerxes Fussell on 'When I’m Called'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/excerpt-jake-xerxes-fussell-on-when-im-called/) - It’s a big day for the music world as we greet the arrival of Jake Xerxes Fussell’s fifth recording project, When I’m Called, the artist’s first for Fat Possum Records. Produced by James Elkington alongside an eclectic-yet-sympatico ensemble of players and thinkers (Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, Robin Holcomb, Joe Westerlund, Jason Richmond and Tucker Martine,
- [Steel: David Murphy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-david-murphy/) - For Episode 8 of Steel, we travel to Cork, Ireland to meet David Murphy and discuss his new album Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music for Pedal Steel Guitar. The album is a collection of melancholic Irish “airs” and Sean-nós tunes that David plays beautifully on the pedal steel. In our chat, David breaks down
- [Podcast 468: John Monteleone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-468-john-monteleone/) - Today we share an hour-long interview with one of the true greats of guitar-making, John Monteleone. Collectors and musicians around the world have sought out John's archtop creations, resulting in six-figure price tags, a quartet of guitars at the Met (the Four Seasons), and even a song penned by Mark Knopfler (simply titled, "Monteleone"). He's
- [A First Timer’s Guide to the Chicago Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/a-first-timers-guide-to-the-fretboard-summit/) - Our annual Fretboard Summit takes place August 23-25, 2024 at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music. Click here to register. Wondering what the heck the Fretboard Summit is? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve created this first-timer’s guide to help you wrap your head around the proverbial tailpiece of this special gathering.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 135](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-135/) - It's the 135th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amps. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this time around: 1:24 Another hopeful story; Winters, California 7:44
- [Luthier on Luthier: Noemi Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-noemi-guitars/) -  Noemi Schembri builds outstanding guitars out of her one-person workshop in Northern Italy. She had an interest in woodworking at a young age and went to high school and college to prepare for a career in the wood industry. For episode 91 of the podcast, Noemi tells us how she ended up forging her
- [Podcast 467: Scott Tsai (Queens Vintage Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-467-scott-tsai-queens-vintage-guitars/) -  Meet Scott Tsai, founder of Philadelphia's Queens Vintage Guitars. As of this writing, Queens Vintage Guitars may just be the newest brick & mortar vintage guitar store in the country. On today's podcast, Scott tells us about its inception, the store's community focus, its unique inventory, and so much more. https://queensvintageguitars.com Scott's own story
- [Margaret Glaspy - "Get Back"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/margaret-glaspy-get-back/) - https://youtu.be/xeyk-E6WMIs Margaret Glaspy performs "Get Back" from her 2023 album, Echo the Diamond. For this track, she's using a Waterloo WL-14 guitar. Glaspy is featured in our 54th issue talking about the making of Echo the Diamond, her favorite guitars, songwriting and more.
- [Mikkel Ploug - Bach's "Art of the Fugue" (on a Gibson ES-330)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/mikkel-ploug-bachs-art-of-the-fugue-on-a-gibson-es-330/) - https://youtu.be/5Sl1mQB9HR4 The Fretboard Journal is proud to debut Mikkel Ploug's arrangement of J.S Bach’s four-voice "Contrapunctus I" from 'The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080.' Mikkel says: "I play it on my 1961 Gibson ES-330 through my newly-purchased 1964 Magnatone M-14 from Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar. I have been looking for an electric guitar
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 54](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-54/) - The Fretboard Journal is unlike any guitar magazine you’ve ever seen: Barely any ads and more coffee table book than magazine. Subscribe today to join us. Click on Current Issue if you want our all-new 54th issue. Dubbed “the guitar magazine for grownups,” the FJ is lovingly crafted to share great storytelling, amazing music, and
- [Podcast 466: Mikkel Ploug](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-466-mikkel-ploug/) -  We just premiered Mikkel Ploug's beautiful arrangement of Bach's Art of the Fugue for guitar on our YouTube channel. Today, we hear all about it! Ploug talks to us about how he turned to a Gibson ES-330 and an Estey-era Magnatone M-14 for this recording, his arrangement process on the Bach piece, and so
- [Podcast 465: Colin Meloy (The Decemberists)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-465-colin-meloy-the-decemberists/) -  The Decemberists' Colin Meloy joins us this week to talk about the band's new, long-awaited album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again. Longtime readers of the magazine will remember Colin gracing the cover of our 45th issue. This time around, we chat about why there was a six-year break Decemberists albums,
- [Life on the Fretboard Podcast: Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-podcast-scott-gorham-thin-lizzy/) -  Lord of the Les Paul and Mariscal of the Marshall Stack, Scott Gorham shot to worldwide prominence with the legendary rock band Thin Lizzy. He created what would become known subsequently as “The Twin Guitar Attack” - a harmonised lead guitar style developed alongside players such as Brian Robertson and Gary Moore, driving home
- [Podcast 464: Tony Trischka](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-464-tony-trischka/) -  Bluegrass banjo legend Tony Trischka joins us this week to discuss the making of his new album, 'Earl Jam.' He also gives us a mini-masterclass into the world of Earl Scruggs. The story behind 'Earl Jam' is truly remarkable: Upon receiving a USB drive full of never-before-released Earl Scruggs home recordings from the '80s
- [Jonathan Stout - "If I Only Had a Brain"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jonathan-stout-if-only-had-brain/) - https://youtu.be/MYBJxqeJ9Is Jonathan Stout (Jonathan Stout & His Campus Five) performs a solo version of Harold Arlen's "If I Only Had a Brain" on his 1932 Gibson L-5. Jonathan is one of dozens of artists, instructors, and former Fretboard Journal subjects coming to our 2024 Fretboard Summit taking August 23-25, 2024 at Chicago's Old Town School
- [Podcast 463: Sofia Wolfson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-463-sofia-wolfson/) -  Meet Sofia Wolfson, a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, writer, and Fretboard Journal contributor who just released an incredible album called Imposing on a Hometown. This project features a bunch of former Fretboard Journal subjects and contributors, including Meg Duffy of Hand Habits, Mason Stoops, and Harrison Whitford. Mostly though, it's a collection of great songs by
- [Luthier on Luthier: Jeff LaQuatra](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-jeff-laquatra/) -  Jeff LaQuatra is a professor of guitar and has directed the guitar program at Colorado State University since 2016. For episode 90 of the podcast, Jeff shares his musical journey from student, to winning and judging competitions, to teaching. Jeff also talks about how he prepares his students to make a living as a
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 134](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-134/) -  It's the 134rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this time around: 1:23 Triple E jerky and freeze-dried
- [Podcast 462: Ethan Sherman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-462-ethan-sherman/) -  Guitarist Ethan Sherman returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his new acoustic album, Passages. This contemporary bluegrass-inspired record features Ethan alongside Wes Corbett (banjo), Rob Ickes (Dobro), Thomas Cassell (mandolin), Avery Merritt (fiddle) and Ethan Jodziewicz (bass). During our chat, Ethan explains why banjo recordings like Bela Fleck's Drive were the
- [Zachary Lucky - "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/zachary-lucky-hang-me-oh-hang-me/) - https://youtu.be/-LVfjQYCt6Q Zachary Lucky and Dobro player Miles Zurawell stop by the Fretboard Journal to perform "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" from Lucky's 2021 album, Songs for Hard Times. For this song, Zachary is playing a family heirloom, the 1952 Martin D-18 used by his grandmother, Eleanor Dahl. She performed alongside Zachary's grandfather, Canadian country &
- [Guitar for Introverts: Nina Gerber](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-nina-gerber/) -  For our fourth episode, we speak with Nina Gerber, a teacher, arranger, producer, and accompanist currently based in Sebastopol, California. We wandered through the conversational terrain of early guitar experiences, how to define success, and much more. To learn more about Nina and her music: http://ninagerber.com Also, please check out the article on Nina
- [Steel Legend Chas Smith Remembered](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/steel-legend-chas-smith-remembered/) - Publisher's note: Steel guitar (and steel fabrication) legend Chas Smith has passed away from cancer. He was a polymath, an unsung hero of the music world - a modern-day Harry Partch - and his sonic creations graced numerous soundtracks (including the recent Hans Zimmer score for Dune: Part 2). In light of this news, we're
- [Podcast 461: Dr. Molly Miller](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-461-dr-molly-miller/) -  When guitarist Dr. Molly Miller isn't teaching music at USC, she's touring the world with Jason Mraz or recording with her own Molly Miller Trio. Or, as we learn today, she might be over at the tennis courts. On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, Miller walks us through a week in her life, talks
- [Bob Minner on the Making of the Collings Traditional Builders Choice](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bob-minner-on-the-making-of-the-collings-traditional-builders-choice/) - https://youtu.be/E-UbltTNYOg The Collings D1A Traditional Builder’s Choice I am playing in the video isn’t even a prototype per se. It’s more of a “Let’s see what happens” guitar. In December 2022, I flew to Austin to spend a couple of days at the Collings shop and hang out with everyone. Steve Nall, affectionately known as
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 133](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-133/) -  It's the 133rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed: 1:14 Skip's 1950 Ferguson tractor, the Truth About Lawn
- [Steel: Greg Leisz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-greg-leisz/) -  For Episode 7 of Steel, we catch up with legendary L.A. steel player Greg Leisz. Greg’s steel playing has graced recordings with iconic artists like Bill Frisell, Joni Mitchell, Beck, Mark Knopfler, Phoebe Bridgers, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams and many more. He's renowned for his ability to bring depth and emotions to recordings with his
- [RIP: Frank Wakefield, Bluegrass Mandolin Innovator](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/rip-frank-wakefield-bluegrass-mandolin/) - Publisher's Note: News has spread that bluegrass mandolin pioneer Frank Wakefield (1934-2024) has passed away. He was one of those singular figures which our print magazine is built upon and we were happy to feature him in our now sold-out 35th issue. Here, in its entirety, is that interview. Thanks for staying so young for
- [Luthier on Luthier: Josh Rieck](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-josh-rieck/) -  Josh Rieck has many arrows in his luthier quiver. He builds and repairs instruments, and also owns a full-service music store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Josh started out studying double bass in college and then completed the Guitar Repair & Building program at Red Wing College in Minnesota. He does it all: Violin
- [Eli Winter - “Foxglove” (Bruce Cockburn cover)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/eli-winter-foxglove-bruce-cockburn-cover/) - https://youtu.be/LaYsUcaarZw On April 5, 2024, our friends at Tompkins Square Records are releasing Imaginational Anthem, Vol. XIII: Songs of Bruce Cockburn. This collection features a wide array of indie artists celebrating the music of the famed Canadian singer-songwriter. Included are tracks by Eli Winter, Bill Callahan, Matt Valentine, Luke Schneider, Jerry David DeCicca and others.
- [Podcast 460: John Roderick (The Long Winters)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-460-john-roderick-the-long-winters/) -  On this week's show, we have a candid chat with Seattle indie rock musician-turned-podcaster (Roderick on the Line, Omnibus) John Roderick. The Long Winters frontman was an early Fretboard Journal subject and guest on our podcast. This time around, we talk about John's break from music-making, the new songs he's been writing, the perils
- [Podcast 459: Ryan Richter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-459-ryan-richter/) -  For the last several years, Los Angeles-based musician Ryan Richter has served as a touring guitarist for Dijon, Ryan Beatty, Lizzy McAlpine and others. Years ago, he was also one of the Fretboard Journal's earliest employees. Ryan recently released his first solo project - a fascinating one-track, 20-minute long album called "As Good A
- [Podcast 458: Josh Scott (JHS Pedals)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-458-josh-scott-jhs-pedals/) -  This week, JHS founder Josh Scott joins Jason to talk about guitar media, following your passion, marketing, work/life balance and so much more. We talk about how JHS was founded, the JHS Show on YouTube (and the work that goes into it), guitar media, printed matter in 2024, events, social media, the enduring power
- [Life on the Fretboard: Derek Gripper](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-derek-gripper/) -  Derek Gripper plays Malian Kora music on a vintage Hermann Hauser classical guitar...and if that doesn’t get your attention, nothing will! John Williams himself describes feeling that this was, and, I quote, "absolutely impossible until I heard Derek Gripper do it." So that’s pretty cool. We talk about his work translating the music of
- [Podcast 457: John Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-457-john-smith/) -  Singer-songwriter and Fretboard Journal favorite John Smith joins us this week to talk about his moving new Joe Henry-produced album, 'The Living Kind.' We hear about the British folk scene and John's time with John Renbourn and others; his guitar collection (including a rather unusual custom Fylde, his Mule guitars and others); the making
- [Fretboard Summit 2024 Updates: Blake Mills, Valerie June and more](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fretboard-summit-2024-updates-blake-mills-valerie-june-and-more/) - Happy to announce some truly special updates to our 2024 Fretboard Summit at Chicago's legendary Old Town School. On Friday, August 23, we're bringing back two very special artists who attended our earliest version of the Summit way back in 2015: Blake Mills and Joe Henry. Each will be performing a full set that evening.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 132](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-132/) -  No guests or special theme this week...just an all-new, old-school episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all-things-tube amp. Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed: 1:31 What's on
- [Podcast 456: Scott Ballew](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-456-scott-ballew/) -  Scott Ballew is an Austin, Texas-based filmmaker and musician. For years, he’s directed unforgettable videos and documentaries for Yeti and others. In 2020, he decided to take up songwriting. Just a year later, he released his first album. This week, Ballew releases Rio Bravo, his third album. It’s an exceptional work that somehow combines
- [Luthier on Luthier: Casimi Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-casimi-guitars/) -  Lifelong friends Mathias Roux and Matthew Rice make visually stunning and beautifully executed Casimi Guitars out of their shop in South Africa. For episode 88 of the podcast, Mathias and Matthew discuss how they developed their visual style and the voice of their guitars. They also share their thoughts on the division of labor
- [Podcast 186: Larry Pogreba](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcast/podcast-186-larry-pogreba/) -  We talk to a lot of unique individuals on this podcast and luthier Larry Pogreba is certainly no exception. Pogreba divides his time between homes in New Mexico and an off-the-grid homestead in Montana and builds resonator guitars, Weissenborns and acoustics that often feature recycled / reclaimed metal, bullet casings for inlays and all
- [Podcast 455: John Leventhal](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-455-john-leventhal/) - Six-time Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer John Leventhal joins us this week to talk about Rumble Strip, his long-awaited debut solo album (out now)! John tells us why, after five decades in the music business, he decided to make a solo album. We chat about his writing process, the home studio he and partner Rosanne
- [Mighty Poplar - "Bonnie George Campbell"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/mighty-poplar-bonnie-george-campbell/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLktGSZtq0 When bluegrass supergroup Mighty Poplar came through Seattle in 2023, we knew we had to film them. After all, here were five of our favorite musicians, touring together. Only problem? We weren't sure we could cram Greg's upright bass into our usual FJ HQ filming location! So we got creative and borrowed Seattle's amazing
- [Podcast 454: Craig Korth](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-454-craig-korth/) - Craig Korth is a bluegrass musician, instrument collector, and luthier based in British Columbia. Over the years, Craig performed at countless festivals, ran a music camp, and amassed a world-class collection of vintage instruments. As he recounted at the end of his appearance on episode 271 of the Fretboard Journal Podcast, he's also struggled with
- [Podcast 453: Julian Lage](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-453-julian-lage/) -  Guitarist Julian Lage returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk to us all about his new, Joe Henry-produced album, Speak to Me (Blue Note). We talk about working with Henry, the Speak to Me band (including Levon Henry), Lage’s writing process, his favorite practice hacks, the gear he used, and so much more.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 131](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-131/) -  Illustrator/musician/underground comix legend Robert Armstrong (Mickey Rat, Couch Potato, the Cheap Suit Serenaders!) joins Skip and Jason this week for a very special installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps. Some of the topics discussed: 1:38 NOS military-grade green pilot light jewels from Gary Economy (Instagram); leave us an Apple Podcasts review and take
- [Premiere: Kristen Grainger & True North's "The Avalanche"...and an interview with True North's Dan Wetzel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/premiere-kristen-grainger-true-norths-the-avalanche-and-an-interview-with-true-norths-dan-wetzel/) - Dan Wetzel is an anomaly. While there are droves of instrument makers who started out as aspiring musicians, Wetzel has managed to be both a maker and a touring musician. The Oregon-based guitarist/luthier plays alongside his wife in the award-winning Americana band, Kristen Grainger & True North. When he’s off the road, he’s quietly building
- [Podcast 452: Rasmus Zandvliet & Jeremy the Guitar Hunter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-452-rasmus-zandvliet-jeremy-the-guitar-hunter/) -  This week, we share two great interviews: First, we talk to Rasmus Zandvliet, a young (17-year-old!) aspiring luthier from the Netherlands teaching himself how to build acoustic guitars from scratch using YouTube videos for inspiration and a modest array of tools (and a curling iron to bend sides!). Rasmus is already on to his
- [Steel: Christine Bougie](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-christine-bougie/) -  For episode 6 of Steel, we travel to Toronto to meet Christine Bougie. Christine is a guitarist and lap steel player who has shared the stage and studio with folks like Bahamas, Sarah Harmer, Amy Milan, the Queer Songbook Orchestra and Jeremy Dutcher. Christine just released 'Soft Start,' an album of gorgeous ambient music.
- [Luthier on Luthier: Joe Zon (Zon Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-joe-zon-zon-guitars/) -  Joe Zon of Zon Guitars has been pushing the limits of bass building with phenomenal results since the early 1980s. For episode 87 of the podcast, Joe explains his theory and the construction of all-composite necks and how they are used to enhance the sounds of the wood. Joe also discusses his collaboration with
- [Life on the Fretboard: Jocelyn Gould](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-jocelyn-gould/) -  Canadian-born Jocelyn Gould is a JUNO award-winning guitarist, vocalist, composer and professor of jazz studies who performs at the highest international levels. Jocelyn is one of those musicians that I could listen to for hours. She is a force of nature, too. She tours constantly. I was delighted to fly back from Norway in
- [Five With an Impact: How Jason Mays Celebrates Black History Month](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-with-an-impact-how-jason-mays-celebrates-black-history-month/) - Let’s get this out of the way: While some may find my words a bit controversial or discomforting, this article isn’t pushing a "woke" agenda or indoctrinating your minds with (gasp) critical race theory. It’s sad to say that despite the notable elevation of black faces in white places – electing our first black president, a country album from
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 130](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-130/) -  Just in time for "Family Day," it's a very special, all-Canadian episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair! This week, we have special guests Calvin McCormick (Hiwatt) and Mike Watson of The 6L6s along for the
- [Fretboard Journal Meetup at Phoenix's MIM: February 18, 2024](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fretboard-journal-meetup-at-phoenixs-mim-february-18-2024/) - On February 18, 2024, Fretboard Journal readers and friends are invited to attend a very special meetup at Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). Participation is simple: Simply show up on February 18 and buy a ticket to MIM and the new Acoustic America exhibit (listen to our podcast with MIM's Rich Walter to get a
- [Podcast 451: Matt the Electrician](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-451-matt-the-electrician/) -  Austin's Matt the Electrician joins us this week to talk about his new album, The Ocean Knocked Me Down. He also gives us a mini master class on being a productive songwriter! During the podcast, we also talk about John Allison Guitars, the Austin music scene today, the weekly songwriting group helmed by Bob
- [Guitar for Introverts: Grant Gordy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-grant-gordy/) -  For our third Guitar for Introverts, we speak with Grant Gordy (Mr Sun, David Grisman Quintet), a Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about his early meetings with the guitar, color wheels and the circle of fifths, composing, and more. To learn more about Grant and his music: https://www.grantgordy.com Guitar
- [Podcast 450: String Theories Takeover, Pt. 4](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-450-string-theories-takeover-pt-4/) -  It's the fourth and final installment of String Theories' takeover of the Fretboard Journal Podcast! To celebrate the launch of their book, String Theories, guitarists and educators Ethan Sherman and Adam Levy share some of their favorite music tips and New Year's resolutions with us. Order the book: https://stringtheoriesbook.com/ This week, Adam and Ethan are
- [Interview: Margaret Glapsy (Fretboard Journal 54 Preview)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-margaret-glapsy-fretboard-journal-54-preview/) - https://youtu.be/H5DjfKZTTko You can be forgiven if, after hearing Margaret Glaspy implore, “Don’t be a d**k” and then launching into the very electric “Female Brain,” you briefly forget that you’re hearing someone who, for at least a while, was a staple at Weiser, Idaho’s National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival. But that’s okay. Because Glaspy has
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 129](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-129/) -  Welcome to ep. 129 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair. This week, it's an (almost) all-Fender episode! Reminder: You should join our Patreon. And then send in your questions on tube amps to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of
- [What's Inside: Fretboard Journal 53](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/whats-inside-fretboard-journal-53/) - The Fretboard Journal is unlike any guitar magazine you've ever seen: Barely any ads and more coffee table book than magazine. Subscribe today and get our all-new, 53rd edition (out now) or our forthcoming 54th issue (March 2024). Dubbed "the guitar magazine for grownups," the FJ is lovingly crafted to share great storytelling, amazing music,
- [Podcast 449: String Theories Takeover, Pt. 3](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-449-string-theories-takeover-pt-3/) -  To celebrate the launch of their book, String Theories, guitarists and educators Ethan Sherman and Adam Levy share some of their favorite music tips and New Year's resolutions with us. This is the duo's third of four installments! Order the book here: https://stringtheoriesbook.com/ This week, Adam and Ethan are joined by guitarists Harrison Whitford, Nathaniel
- [Luthier on Luthier: Aluminati Guitar Company](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-aluminati-guitar-company/) -  Aluminati Guitars offers innovative, environmentally friendly, and beautifully designed guitars built in Asheville, North Carolina. For episode 86 of the podcast, I sit down with the company's founder, James Little. James tells us about the aluminum, carbon fiber and Lucite components used to make their complete instruments, OEM necks, and off-the-shelf parts. He also
- [Podcast 448: String Theories Takeover, Pt. 2 featuring Mason Stoops](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-448-string-theories-takeover-pt-2-featuring-mason-stoops/) -  It's part two of 'String Theories' takeover of the Fretboard Journal Podcast! Adam Levy and Ethan Sherman, the authors behind the excellent new 'String Theories' book, are guest hosting the Fretboard Journal Podcast for four episodes. This week, they're joined by guitarist Mason Stoops (Ryan Beatty, Marcus Mumford, Jackson Browne) for a lively chat
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 128](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-128/) -  Welcome to episode 128 of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp repair. The first hour of this show probably belongs on our Patreon, but I'm feeling generous and sharing it with everyone. Reminder: You should join our Patreon.
- [Podcast 447: Adam Levy and Ethan Sherman's String Theories Takeover, Pt. 1](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-447-adam-levy-and-ethan-shermans-string-theories-takeover-pt-1/) -  It's a 'String Theories' takeover of the Fretboard Journal Podcast! Adam Levy and Ethan Sherman, the authors behind the excellent new 'String Theories' book, are taking over the Fretboard Journal Podcast for four episodes. We'll hear their personal New Year's resolutions, talk to some of their favorite musicians, and glean some life hacks and
- [Steel: Kashiah Hunter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-kashiah-hunter/) -  On this episode, we speak with Kashiah Hunter, a wonderful sacred steel player based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Sacred steel is an incredible form of gospel music played in House of God Pentecostal churches across the United States and the center of this rich musical tradition is the steel guitar. Kashiah's deeply expressive, lyrical
- [Podcast 446: Teja Gerken](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-446-teja-gerken/) -  Guitarist and educator Teja Gerken joins us this week to talk about the making of his new solo fingerstyle album, Test of Time. It's an eclectic album of originals, Celtic music, J.S. Bach and even John Coltrane's "Naima"...all played on acoustic guitar. We chat about Teja's early love for fingerstyle, the gear he employed
- [Guitar for Introverts: Courtney Hartman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-courtney-hartman/) -  For our second episode of Guitar for Introverts, we speak with Courtney Hartman, a guitarist, singer, writer and producer currently based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We talk about early musical experiences, seasons of creativity, home repairs, and also about her last album, Glade. For more information about Courtney, her music, and to watch the
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 127](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-127/) -  We're closing out 2023 with special guest Bill Krinard of Two Rock! https://www.two-rock.com I won't even attempt to annotate this episode, but Bill joins us at 5:36 and fields a bunch of listener-submitted questions on transformers with dissimilar primary windings; Two-Rock's design process; how he uses oscilloscopes; Ampegs; Filmosound mods; potentiometers; harmonic content; and
- [Hands On: The Martin GPCE Inception Maple](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/hands-on-the-martin-gpce-inception-maple/) - You can’t judge a book by its cover. For at least a month, Martin has been teasing that a “New Era” of guitarmaking would be unveiled on January 9, 2024. The wait is finally over. And the game changing instrument in question? The Martin GPCE Inception. Of course, from a distance it doesn’t look too
- [Life on the Fretboard: Adrian Utley (Portishead)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-adrian-utley-portishead/) -  Adrian Utley is one of the most versatile and creative musicians the UK has produced. His work with artists such as Jeff Beck, Patti Smith and Glenn Branca is testament to this. Shooting to prominence in the mid 1990s with Portishead, Adrian’s beautifully judged, nuanced playing - with its unique jazz and soul sensibilities
- [Podcast 445: Jason Mays](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-445-jason-mays/) - Atlanta-based Jason Mays has a unique perspective on guitars: He's a touring musician; the co-founder of YouTube's Working Class Music; he continues to work sales at Guitar Center; and he's one of the few people of color reviewing guitar gear. (We're also happy to announce that Mays is one of the FJ's newest contributors.) On
- [Podcast 444: Mike Ball of Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-444-mike-ball-of-mike-mikes-guitar-bar/) - This week we're joined by Mike Ball of Seattle's Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar. We go deep into their history, how they grew from a garage operation to a beautiful storefront in Seattle, and so much more. Mike walks us through the daunting world of Japanese-market Fenders, explains why Epiphone Casinos are hard to keep
- [Luthier on Luthier: Al Beardsell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-al-beardsell/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier Al Beardsell makes beautifully designed and crafted guitars in Winnipeg, Canada. Al started building as a musician because he could not find, or in some cases, afford the kind of guitars he wanted to play. For episode 85 of the podcast, Al shares with
- [Podcast 443: Hayden Pedigo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-443-hayden-pedigo/) - Brace yourself for one of the wildest musician stories you’ve ever heard. Amarillo, Texas' Hayden Pedigo makes gorgeous fingerstyle guitar music inspired by the likes of Will Ackerman and John Fahey. But Hayden has broken every mold imaginable when it comes to his career in music. The son of a truck stop preacher, Hayden worked
- [Podcast 418: Rick Deitrick](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-418-rick-deitrick/) -  You've never heard a tale like that of guitarist Rick Deitrick. A product of the '60s, Rick went from playing the accordion as a kid in Ohio to joining a rock band and performing at love-ins throughout Southern California. Once he found a $100 Yamaha acoustic at a pawn shop, his life took a
- [RIP: Frank Ford, Guitar Repair Hero](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/rip-frank-ford-guitar-repair-hero/) - Frank Ford, Gryphon Instruments' co-founder and one of the guitar repair world's most brilliant minds, passed away on December 17, 2023. Beyond his work helming the repair shop at Gryphon, his frets.com site is a resource that has inspired thousands around the world. It launched in 1998 and remains online largely unchanged: a timeless collection
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 126](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-126/) -  Transformer talk, spaghetti carbonara, goat horn jazz, and even more transformer talk...it's the 126th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Want to be a part of our show? Submit your question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this week: :48 Skip types out a tube chart 3:16 This week's
- [Podcast 442: Matt Sweeney](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-442-matt-sweeney/) - Matt Sweeney downplays his success as a guitarist and producer to the fact that he simply says "yes" to a lot of projects. Whatever the case; it's working. After playing in Chavez, he performed as Superwolves with Will Oldham and served as a guitarist-for-hire on numerous acclaimed albums, including Cat Power's 'Covers' record and the
- [Guitar for Introverts: Anna Tivel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/guitar-for-introverts-anna-tivel/) - For our inaugural episode, we speak with Anna Tivel, a Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter with a flair for capturing intimate moments and crafting strong, narrative-driven Americana-tinged folk songs. As she puts it, “I’m really interested in people and why they do what they do – the messing up or getting hurt, and the small triumphs. The
- [Podcast 441: Introducing Guitar for Introverts with Jamie Stillway](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-441-introducing-guitar-for-introverts-with-jamie-stillway/) - Vashon, Washington-based guitarist Jamie Stillway joins us to talk about the latest addition to the Fretboard Journal podcast network, Guitar for Introverts! Once a month, Stillway will interview her favorite artists and players and have a "quiet conversation" about art, inspiration, and life. She describes it as "On Being but with musicians..." For her first
- [Excerpt: Ben Harper in the Fretboard Journal 53](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/excerpt-ben-harper-in-the-fretboard-journal-53/) - A short excerpt from our Ben Harper feature in the new, Fretboard Journal 53rd issue. “Just when I think I’ve kind of hit a plateau, then there’ll be your occasional breakthrough,” Ben Harper tells me. “So I still think I’m progressing.” At that moment, we are talking about skateboarding, not music. But his sentiment applies
- [Life on the Fretboard: Little Barrie Cadogan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-little-barrie-cadogan/) -  Barrie Cadogan (also known as "Little Barrie") is one of the world's first call electric guitarists when it comes to classic soul, rock, punk, and rhythm & blues. He has worked with some of the biggest indie artists performing today including Morrissey, Paul Weller, Edwyn Collins, Liam Gallagher, and Primal Scream. That’s a hell
- [Album Preview: The Pickpockets' 'Beyond the Hills'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/album-preview-the-pickpockets-beyond-the-hills/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZbPnUu11o We first introduced you to pro skier-turned-bluegrass guitarist Jake Doan back in 2021 on the Fretboard Journal Podcast. At the time, Jake had just released an incredible short film about his two loves (the outdoors and guitar) and told us all about his Utah-based newgrass band, the Pickpockets. We're happy to announce that the
- [Steel: Jeff Snyder](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-jeff-snyder/) -  Steel is a Fretboard Journal podcast that dives deep into the world of the steel guitar. For Episode 4, we speak with Jeff Snyder, a musician, composer and instrument designer about his fascinating new creation, the Electrosteel pedal steel synthesizer. The Electrosteel feels like a pedal steel, but has capabilities and a sonic palette
- [Podcast 440: Meg Duffy (Hand Habits)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-440-meg-duffy-hand-habits/) - This week, we talk to Meg Duffy, the stellar guitarist and songwriter best known as Hand Habits. Meg grew up in upstate New York and took up guitar as a teenager. They attended the local community college's guitar program (the only non-male student in their class) and performed with a wide variety of local singer-songwriters
- [Luthier on Luthier: Cris Mirabella (Mirabella Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-cris-mirabella-mirabella-guitars/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier Cris Mirabella (Mirabella Guitars) makes stunning archtop and electric guitars from his workshop on Long Island. For episode 84 of the podcast, Cris gives us a mini masterclass on New York archtop guitar history. We hear about the origins of Jimmy D’Angelico, Jimmy D’Aquisto,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 125](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-125/) -  It's the 125th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Some of the topics discussed this week: :51 Skip works on a Jim Kelley Amp, built-in attenuators, the magnetic field caused by a Tweed
- [Podcast 438: "What is Handmade?" with Jason Kostal and Mike Baranik](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-438-what-is-handmade-with-jason-kostal-and-mike-baranik/) -  The word "handmade" is used a lot when it comes to high-end or luthier-built instruments, but what does it really mean? On this week's podcast, guitar makers and longtime friends Jason Kostal and Mike Baranik talk about the technology (including CNC machines) they will and won't use when it comes to their creations. Recorded
- [Podcast 437: Thomas Ripsam, CEO and President of Martin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-437-thomas-ripsam-ceo-and-president-of-martin-guitars/) -  This week, we celebrate Martin Guitars' 190th anniversary by talking to Thomas Ripsam, the famed company's CEO and President. We talk about how Thomas - an outsider to the MI industry but a passionate musician and skilled business leader - landed the job at Martin a few years ago. We discuss some of the
- [Premiere: John Leventhal's "JL's Hymn No. 2" from his forthcoming solo album](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-john-leventhals-jls-hymn-no-2-from-his-forthcoming-solo-album/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyKbfYOQz7A For decades, John Leventhal has been heralded for his peerless work as a producer, arranger, guitarist, and engineer. He's amassed six Grammys accompanying singer-songwriters and artists like Rosanne Cash (his wife), Marc Cohn, Jim Lauderdale, William Bell, Joan Osborne and many others. On January 26, 2024, fans will finally be able to hear Leventhal's own
- [Video Premiere: Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-mr-sun-plays-duke-ellingtons-nutcracker-suite/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyJpZKqZsyY Mr Sun - the wildly adventurous string band featuring fiddler Darol Anger, mandolin player Joe K. Walsh, guitarist Grant Gordy, and bass player Aidan O’Donnell - is releasing their latest project on December 1, a reinterpretation of Duke Ellington's arrangement of the Nutcracker Suite. The project was generously underwritten by the Freshgrass Foundation, who also produced this
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 124](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-124/) -  It's the 124th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons: Conductive paints, speaker impedance mismatches, pizza hacks and lots of dad jokes! Want to be a part of our show? Just email us a question or voice memo to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Our sponsors are Emerald City Guitars, Amplified Parts, Stringjoy Strings, and Grez Guitars.
- [Podcast 436: Chris Vincent of R2R Electric](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-436-chris-vincent-of-r2r-electric/) -  As R2R Electric, Chris Vincent builds exacting copies of classic 1960s fuzz, boost, and wah pedals using old components. It's a unique business model where Chris has to devote more time to sourcing and testing vintage transistors than he does actually building pedals. When he does release a batch of new pedals on Reverb,
- [Steel: Steve Fishell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steve-fishell/) -  Steel is a Fretboard Journal podcast that dives deep into the world of the steel guitar. On Episode 3, we chat with Steve Fishell, a pedal steel player, a Grammy-winning record producer, and the author of the biography Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon. Steve held down the steel guitar chair in the '80s incarnation
- [Luthier on Luthier: James Condino](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-james-condino/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier James Condino builds and repairs guitars, mandolins and standup basses in Asheville, NC. And he plays all of them! For episode 83, James shares with us some commonalities and differences of all the instruments he works on, his business philosophy and the importance of
- [Life on the Fretboard: Wizz Jones](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-wizz-jones/) -  Bruce Springsteen and Thurston Moore adore his work and rightly so...Wizz Jones is a lynchpin of the UK folk blues guitar scene and has been since the early 1960s. When London was an epicenter for artists from the USA such as Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Jackson
- [Podcast 435: Richard D. Walter of the Musical Instrument Museum](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-435-richard-d-walter-of-the-musical-instrument-museum/) - An interview with Richard Walter, the Senior Curator for Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum.
- [Podcast 434: TJ Thompson and Mark Stutman at the 2023 Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-434-tj-thompson-and-mark-stutman-at-the-2023-fretboard-summit/) -  TJ Thompson and Folkway Music's Mark Stutman are two of the most respected authorities on Earth when it comes to the repair and restoration of 1930s and '40s vintage acoustic guitars. In this unforgettable session from the 2023 Fretboard Summit, TJ and Mark share some never-before-heard revelations from their decades of working on rare
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 123](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-123/) -  Today, we celebrate the millionth download of our podcast with one of our favorite conversations to date: Longtime TAVA contributor Larry Chung joins Skip and Jason to talk about the zen and art of early tube amp restoration and so much more. We also tackle a bunch of questions from our listeners about PAs,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 122](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-122/) -  Note to the Amp Purists: There is virtually NO amp talk on this episode. If that's what you're seeking, stay tuned for TAVA episode 123, out tomorrow, where we'll have two hours of deep amp knowledge with special guest Larry Chung. Everyone else: Enjoy a very special TAVA featuring Skip's son, Will! What's it
- [Podcast 433: Adam Levy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-433-adam-levy/) -  This is one of our favorite interviews to date: FJ contributor, guitarist, singer-songwriter and educator Adam Levy joins us for a very special interview about his new trio record, 'Spry,' his new book with Ethan Sherman ('String Theories') and so much more. Adam recounts stories of growing up in California and watching his grandfather,
- [Podcast 432: George Gruhn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-432-george-gruhn/) -  George Gruhn will need little introduction to most Fretboard Journal followers. George is, quite simply, one of the most respected vintage instrument authorities in the world and the owner of Gruhn Guitars, one of the best guitar stores on the planet. So why, at the age of 78, did he want to take a
- [Podcast 431: Wayne and EJ Henderson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-431-wayne-and-ej-henderson/) -  This week, we're sharing another unforgettable session from the 2023 Fretboard Summit: A conversation with acclaimed luthiers Wayne and EJ Henderson. Wayne is a legendary figure in the world of acoustic guitars, an NEA National Heritage Fellow, and the subject of Allen St. John's 2005 book, 'Clapton's Guitar.' Daughter EJ (Elizabeth Jayne) Henderson is
- [Luthier on Luthier: Richard Hoover (Santa Cruz Guitar Company)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-richard-hoover-santa-cruz-guitar-company/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier Richard Hoover is the founder of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company, which has been a leader in the world of boutique acoustic guitars since 1976. For episode 82 of the podcast, Richard shares his guiding principles, thoughts on running a company, selecting materials, and
- [Steel: Raphael McGregor](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/steel-raphael-mcgregor/) - Steel is a Fretboard Journal podcast that dives deep into the world of the steel guitar. For our second episode, we speak with Raphael McGregor, one of New York's most interesting steel guitar players. Raphael has shared stages with the likes of The Brain Cloud, Nation Beat, Jason Loughlin, Grant Gordy, Noam Pikelny, and Matt
- [Life on the Fretboard: Emma Tricca](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-emma-tricca/) -  Emma Tricca is a massively talented singer-songwriter, a poet, and beautiful fingerstyle guitarist. Italian by birth, Emma works between Rome, London and New York making gorgeous psychedelic folk rock records - her latest is called Aspirin Sun. It is out now and it’s rather wonderful. You may have seen Emma on tour with such
- [Blake Mills & Chris Weisman at the Fretboard Journal](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/blake-mills-chris-weisman-at-the-fretboard-journal/) - https://youtu.be/FB4j4dqa_JU A few days after Blake Mills accompanied Joni Mitchell at Washington's Gorge Amphitheater, he and musical partner Chris Weisman stopped by the Fretboard Journal headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The duo performed three songs from Blake's 2023 album, Jelly Road: "Suchlike Horses," "Unsingable," and "Wendy Melvoin." Their gear setup was rather unique: Blake used a
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 121](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-121/) -  It's the 121st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. This week, we're joined by a true amplification visionary, Jim Kelley of Jim Kelley Amplifiers! Don't forget we now have a Patreon if you'd like to support the
- [Podcast 430: Andy Powers (Taylor, Powers Electric) Live from the Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-430-andy-powers-taylor-powers-electric-live-from-the-fretboard-summit/) -  Josh Scott (JHS) interviews Andy Powers (Taylor, Powers Electric) live from our 2023 Fretboard Summit! Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) joins in on the fun. They discuss Andy's career before Taylor, his creative process today, the new Powers Electric line of guitars, and much more. Recorded live at the Fretboard Summit on August 26, 2023. Above
- [Photo Essay: The 2023 Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/photo-essay-the-2023-fretboard-summit/) - Describing the Fretboard Summit is not the easiest. Over the course of our three day festival, there are countless concerts, workshops, panels and history lessons attendees can participate in. Then there's an entire guitar show - 50+ luthiers and bigger brands exhibiting their wares - housed inside the Summit, too. This year, there was a
- [Podcast 429: Mike Adams on the 2023 Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-429-mike-adams-on-the-2023-fretboard-summit/) -  Every month, Mike Adams (@puisheen) joins Jason for a lively recap of guitar industry news. This time around, we talk all about last month's Fretboard Summit in Chicago! Mike talks about a chance enounter with Z.Vex, Star Trek sleep sounds, some of his favorite Summit discoveries, the JHS Germanium Chef competition, and more. Meanwhile,
- [Podcast 428: Jorma Kaukonen](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-428-jorma-kaukonen/) -  Jorma Kaukonen (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane) joins us onstage at the Fretboard Summit to talk about his love for Flammang acoustic guitars, "the Legendary Typewriter Tape" with Janis Joplin, why he's about to take a break from electric gigs, the status of Fur Peace Ranch, the magic of Jack Casady, "Water Song" "Embryonic Journey,"
- [Podcast 427: Scott Marquart of Stringjoy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-427-scott-marquart-of-stringjoy/) -  Lots of us daydream about one day building a guitar from scratch. A set of guitar strings? That seems nearly impossible. On this week’s podcast, we talk to Scott Marquart, the founder and owner of Stringjoy. In the span of a decade, he’s gone from launching a custom guitar string company out of his
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 120](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-120/) - It's the 120th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. This week in a nutshell: Is this the Fender Yale? (above pic); lots of Fretboard Summit love; Skip sneaks a mower across the border; magnifiers; tomato gravy; and rumblings
- [Video Premiere: Nathan Graham - "Somebody Else"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-nathan-graham-somebody-else/) - https://youtu.be/VCJ1ctup2F8 The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere Nathan Graham's new video for "Somebody Else," off of his forthcoming full-length debut, Saint of Second Chances (out October 20, 2023). We first learned of the Chicago-based singer-songwriter through rave reviews from our friends at the Old Town School of Folk Music. We eventually asked Nathan to open for
- [Luthier on Luthier: Nic Delisle (Island Instruments)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-nic-delisle-island-instruments/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier Island Instruments' Nic Delisle makes a wide variety of incredible and innovative guitars out of his Montreal workshop. For episode 81 of the podcast, Nic tells us all about the construction and origins of his new archtop double-top model. We also talk about the
- [Richard Smith - "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/richard-smith-the-girl-friend-of-the-whirling-dervish/) - https://youtu.be/VvP5xvhgS9Y Acclaimed Nashville-based fingerpicker Richard Smith performs "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish" at our headquarters. On this track, he's using his Kirk Sand Richard Smith signature model guitar. Recorded June 5, 2023. During his visit, we also recorded a podcast about Smith's life on the road, his affinity for house concerts, his practice
- [Preview: The 2023 Chicago Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/preview-the-2023-chicago-fretboard-summit/) - Our 2023 Fretboard Summit is nearly upon us. The fun starts on August 24 at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. This year's gathering is our biggest yet. We expect around 500 FJ faithful to converge upon Old Town School for three days of live music, workshops, panel discussions, and a lutherie showcase featuring
- [Podcast 426: Micah Bruce (Bruce Guitars) Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-426-micah-bruce-bruce-guitars-returns/) -  For the last several months, we’ve been following Micah Bruce of Bruce Guitars as he builds a unique guitar that he'll unveil at the 2023 Fretboard Summit. It’s an instrument based on the classic Harmony H-49 Stratotone shape, but it’s completely overhauled and like nothing that ever left the Harmony factory. This week, we
- [Podcast 425: Richard Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-425-richard-smith/) -  Richard Smith is unstoppable. The British fingerstyle guitarist has a grueling tour schedule, a busy Nashville studio that he recently adapted into a video studio, online music lessons, and probably a few projects that we don't even know about. But, mostly, he's got a lot of driving to do. In June, Richard stopped by
- [Announcing Steel: The Steel Guitar Podcast](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/announcing-steel-the-steel-guitar-podcast/) - We are excited to announce the newest show to our growing podcast network: Steel: The Steel Guitar Podcast. This podcast is the brainchild of host Matt Perpick, a steel player and FJ reader based in Brooklyn. Earlier this year, he pitched us on the idea of a first-of-its-kind show dedicated to steel players (young and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 119](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-119/) - It's the 119th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, the call-in show where amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on all things tube amp. Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com. Voice memos or emails are welcome. Don't forget we also now have a
- [Podcast 423: Wyatt Ellis](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-423-wyatt-ellis/) -  In just four years, 14-year-old Wyatt Ellis has gone from discovering bluegrass music for the first time to becoming one of its rising stars. This is the story of a prodigy who taught himself how to play the mandolin (and guitar and fiddle) through the pandemic and has already graced stages with Peter Rowan
- [Luthier on Luthier: Larry Fitzgerald](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-larry-fitzgerald/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier Larry Fitzgerald is considered one of the world’s top guitar repairmen. As a teenager, Larry was often hanging around NYC’s famous guitar shops on 48th Street. After a year at the Berklee College of Music, he worked at Rudy’s doing repairs and eventually assisted
- [Podcast 422: Sully Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-422-sully-guitars/) -  We first spoke to electric guitarmaker Jon "Sully" Sullivan on the podcast back in 2018 (episode 204). This week marks Sully's long-awaited return back onto the podcast. We talk about his '71 Trella model; how he's incorporated technology like CNCs into his builds; the economics (and realities) behind creating your own import line of
- [Podcast 204: Jon "Sully" Sullivan of Sully Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-204-jon-sully-sullivan-of-sully-guitars/) -  Sully Guitars founder Jon "Sully" Sullivan has had quite a journey: from growing up in Chicago, to attempting to be a rock star on the Sunset Strip, to building electric guitars full-time in Little Elm, Texas. Along the way, he raised a kid as a single parent, took on a few day jobs, taught
- [Life on the Fretboard: Will Ackerman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-will-ackerman/) -  Will Ackerman is a visionary composer, fingerstyle guitarist and producer. As the founder of Windham Hill Records, he achieved international success with his own music and that of artists such as Michael Hedges, George Winston, Alex De Grassi and others. Windham Hill’s sumptuous, detailed sound is widely acknowledged to be a milestone in the
- [Chris Rainier: Investigating the Adapted Guitars of Harry Partch](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/chris-rainier-investigating-the-adapted-guitars-of-harry-partch/) - In Western music, we're accustomed to hearing music in equal temperament—an octave equally divided into twelve notes. Of course, many cultures around the world have other distinct ways of tuning that do not align with that system. Musical instruments from different cultures and genres need to be designed and built with these specific tuning conventions
- [Stewart Milne: An Artist Inspired by 'Paris, Texas'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/stewart-milne-an-artist-inspired-by-paris-texas/) - Like so many of us, Fretboard Journal reader Stewart Milne is a huge Ry Cooder fan. Unlike most of us, he’s also an accomplished visual artist. Thanks to Cooder's soundtrack, Milne discovered Wim Wenders 1984 movie, Paris, Texas. He subsequently created a series of paintings inspired by the film. The art is now on display at Toronto's
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 118 (Special Guest: Ben Harper)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-118-special-guest-ben-harper/) -  This week, we’re joined by the one-and-only Ben Harper, who has a couple of questions for Skip right before his Lyon, France concert. Ben regales us with tales of a rare Weissenborn spotted on a Disneyland ride, Dumbles, and pre-show skateboarding (which Skip is a little worried about). He also spills the beans on
- [Podcast 421: Fretboard Summit Updates With Creston Lea and Micah Bruce](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-421-fretboard-summit-updates-with-creston-lea-and-micah-bruce/) -  This week’s double-header of an episode is all about the 2023 Fretboard Summit taking place August 24-26, 2023 at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music. As you hopefully know, the Summit is a three-day-long guitar show and festival curated by the Fretboard Journal. All weekend long, you can meet some of your favorite
- [Podcast 420: Jonathan Stout](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-420-jonathan-stout/) -  Meet Jonathan Stout, a Southern California-based jazz guitarist best known as a bandleader in the swing dance world. Jonathan's story is unlike any we've ever heard: Here's someone who cites Kirk Hammett as an influence, along with Benny Goodman guitarist Allan Reuss. He's a player, a scholar of early jazz guitar, a drummer, and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 117](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-117/) -  It's the 117th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice memos or emails are welcome. And don't forget we now
- [Podcast 419: Saltwater Hank](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-419-saltwater-hank/) -  Saltwater Hank is a Ts’msyen musician based in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. On Canada Day, 2023, he released his new and boldest album to date, 'G​al'u​̈​u​̈​nx Wil Lu Holtga Liimi.' It’s an entire country album sung in Sm'algyax, the Ts’msyen language. On this week’s FJ Podcast, we talk to Saltwater Hank about the project,
- [Luthier on Luthier: Mitsuhiro Uchida](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-mitsuhiro-uchida/) -  Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier You may not know the name Mitsuhiro Uchida, but you should. Mitsuhiro is a national treasure of Japan and has influenced makers like Michi Matsuda and Isaac Jang, who join me for today's podcast. Uchida-san started his international lutherie journey working for guitar companies
- [Life on the Fretboard: Alan Gogoll](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-alan-gogoll/) -  Welcome to Episode 3 of Life on the Fretboard: A series of face-to-face conversations between British guitarist, writer and filmmaker Michael Watts and exceptionally talented individuals who live a life on the fretboard. For this episode, Michael’s guest is the frighteningly gifted Australian fingerstyle guitarist Alan Gogoll, whose gentle, whimsical music is given voice
- [Podcast 417: Alison Brown](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-417-alison-brown/) -  Banjo great Alison Brown joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about her new album, On Banjo, and so much more. We chat about how she discovered bluegrass music while growing up in Southern California, her lifelong friendship with Stuart Duncan, the challenges of running a record label in 2023 (Alison and her
- [Fretboard Journal 52: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-52-whats-inside/) - Our long-awaited 52nd is now mailing. As always, we celebrate the world of fretted instrument culture like never before with interviews, photo essays and histories that you won’t find anywhere else. Acoustic and electric instruments...legendary players and upstarts…we love them all. As with all of our issues, supplies are limited and subscribers get first dibs. Advertising
- [Jake Eddy's 1951 Martin D-18](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jake-eddys-1951-martin-d-18/) - https://youtu.be/aTCpqVQinLE The story behind our 52nd issue's cover: Bluegrass phenom Jake Eddy walks us through one of his favorite guitars, a 1951 Martin D-18. As is clear to anyone who has seen it up-close, Jake Eddy doesn't baby his instruments. The pick wear on this guitar is nearly all his (it looks like a
- [Podcast 165: Singer-Songwriter Pieta Brown](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-165-singer-songwriter-pieta-brown/) - Singer-songwriter Pieta Brown has had quite the journey. On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast we talk to her about unique upbringing (her dad is famed folk musician Greg Brown), her early attempts at songwriting and the fateful day her father showed her a vintage guitar. She also talks about Postcards, her 2017 album that features
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 116](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-116/) -  It's the 116th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice memos or emails are welcome. And don't forget we now
- [Interview: Tommy Emmanuel on ‘Accomplice Two’](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-tommy-emmanuel-on-accomplice-two/) - Tommy Emmanuel is a force of nature. In addition to being one of the world’s greatest guitarists, he’s also one of the most enthusiastic. He brims with enthusiasm and seems to truly love his job, his guitars, and his collaborators. On his latest album, Accomplice Two, he gets to share the spotlight with a bevy of
- [Podcast 416: Blake Mills and Chris Weisman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-416-blake-mills-and-chris-weisman/) -  In what may be their first formal interview together, musician/producer Blake Mills and Chris Weisman sit down with us to talk about Jelly Road, the forthcoming album they’ve co-written (out July 14 via New Deal / Verve Records). The duo talk about how they met – Chris is based in Brattleboro while Blake is
- [Podcast 415: May 2023 Guitar News with Mike Adams](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-415-may-2023-guitar-news-with-mike-adams/) -  Every month, we recap the latest guitar industry news with offset guitar hero Mike Adams (@puisheen). The month of May was fairly slow on the guitar news front, but Mike and FJ Publisher Jason Verlinde soldier on and discuss some of their favorite YouTube videos of late, ponder the world of signature guitars, share
- [“Farewell, Mr. Dave”: A hometown bids goodbye to David Lindley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/farewell-mr-dave-a-hometown-bids-goodbye-to-david-lindley/) - At what felt more like a family reunion than anything else, friends and neighbors gathered at Claremont, California’s Folk Music Center Sunday afternoon, May 28, 2023 to honor the life of one of their own: multi-instrumentalist and local resident David Lindley, who died March 3. “It’s so great to hear these stories and these reminiscences
- [Podcast 414: John Thomas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-414-john-thomas/) -  On June 9, 2023, Fretboard Journal contributor and Kalamazoo Gals author John Thomas will set out on the wildest adventure of his life: Bikepacking the 2700-mile Tour Divide mountain bike route, from Banff, Canada to the US/Canada border. On this very special bonus episode of the podcast, we check in with John before he
- [Podcast 413: Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/craig-ventresco-meredith-axelrod/) -  When the pandemic hit and live gigs were canceled, innumerable musicians began live-streaming concerts from home as a way to stay connected with fans. Among those was San Francisco-based duo Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod, who perform ragtime guitar, early jazz and blues songs from the 1890s to the 1930s. Fast forward three years
- [Luthier on Luthier:  Keisuke Nishi (Keystone Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-keisuke-nishi-keystone-guitars/) -  This month's podcast features one of my favorite builders, Keisuke Nishi of Keystone Guitars. Keisuke went to luthier school in both Japan and the US, worked for First Act, and then did an apprenticeship with acclaimed guitarmaker Mario Beauregard. For episode 78 of the podcast, Keisuke compares his educational experiences and discusses how he
- [Podcast 412: Guitarist and Therapist Matt Baldwin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-412-guitarist-and-therapist-matt-baldwin/) -  Musician, therapist and zine publisher Matt Baldwin joins us this week for an insightful chat about the creative process and so much more. Matt talks to us about his career as a guitarist and the influence that Robbie Basho and John Fahey had on his playing. We also talk about his 'How to Play
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 115](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-115/) - It's the 115th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair! Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice memos or emails are welcome. And don't forget we now have
- [2023 Fretboard Summit Updates](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/2023-fretboard-summit-updates/) - I thought last year’s Summit at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music was about as great as any guitar gathering could be: Julian Lage (above) surprising us all with that otherworldly solo set? The Milk Carton Kids teaching 100 of us all how to harmonize on a new song? The Nickel Wound Chef where
- [Podcast 411: Cameron Knowler](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-411-cameron-knowler/) - Take a deep dive into the music of Norman Blake and the evolution of flatpicking this week with Cameron Knowler! Knowler, a musician, writer and educator, tells us all about his incredible self-published book, Guitars Have Feelings Too. We learn about Cameron’s singular upbringing in Arizona (including how he was "unschooled" for most of his
- [Video: The 'Whiskey Before Breakfast' Cover Martin D-18](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-the-whiskey-before-breakfast-cover-martin-d-18/) - https://youtu.be/-dT_OYvPDow Bluegrass greats Bob Minner, Chris Eldridge, Bryan Sutton, and Kenny Smith discuss and play the 1936 Martin D-18 that graced the cover of Norman Blake's seminal Whiskey Before Breakfast album. They also talk about Blake's guitar playing (and collecting) and much more. Says Minner: "Through a series of unplanned events on my end, the
- [Podcast 410: April 2023 Guitar News with Mike Adams](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-410-april-2023-guitar-news-with-mike-adams/) - Offset guitar authority, tech and journalist Mike Adams (@puisheen) joins us for another monthly recap of guitar news, but this episode is about a lot more than just industry updates. To start, Mike shares a deeply moving story about the loss of his father. Around the 24-minute mark, we discuss some recent guitar news, including
- [Life on the Fretboard: Jon Gomm](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-jon-gomm/) - Jon Gomm is a virtuoso singer-songwriter whose astonishing command of extended acoustic guitar techniques is coupled with thought-provoking lyrics and a dry, often anarchic sense of humor. In this episode of Life on the Fretboard, Gomm shares his thoughts with host Michael Watts on having the guitar as part of his identity as well as
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 114](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-114/) - It's the 114th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair.Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice memos or emails are welcome. Some of the topics discussed this week: 3:49
- [Luthier on Luthier: Joshia de Jonge](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-joshia-de-jonge/) -  Joshia de Jonge builds world-renowned classical guitars out of her one-person shop in Western Quebec. Joshia grew up in a famed guitar-building family and was helping her dad, Sergei, build and teach guitarmaking while she was still a teenager. For episode 77 of the podcast, Joshia tells us when she decided to make lutherie
- [NAMM 2023: Highlights](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/namm-2023-highlights/) - Trying to describe my 2023 NAMM Show experience is almost akin to describing the series finale of Star Trek: Picard: Bombastic, full of awe and wonder, coupled with a sense of coming home. And, just like the third season of Picard, this year’s NAMM was filled with enough eye candy and old friends to make
- [Podcast 409: Via Mardot](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-409-via-mardot/) - Detroit's Via Mardot makes incredible music that evokes classic exotica and Spaghetti Western soundtracks, but her journey is far from traditional. Since dropping out of high school, she's put all of her energy into composing, playing and learning new instruments and gear. She showcases her multi-track creations on Instagram - making captivating videos where she
- [Podcast 408: Robbie Fulks](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-408-robbie-fulks/) - Robbie Fulks joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his new album, Bluegrass Vacation. Fulks' first full-length bluegrass album features an all-star lineup of guests including Sam Bush, Sierra Hull, Ronnie McCoury, Tim O’Brien, Alison Brown, John Cowan, and Jerry Douglas. We talk about the alt-country pioneer's deep bluegrass roots, stretching
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 113](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-113/) -  It's the 113th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair. Want to be a part of the show? Keep the amp questions for Skip coming to podcast@fretboardjournal.com! Voice memos or emails are welcome. Some of the topics discussed this
- [Podcast 407: Cowbrand Design](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-407-cowbrand-design/) - Prepare to have your mind blown by Michael King, founder of Cowbrand Design. Michael is an authority on vintage Chicago-made guitars (Kay, Regal, etc), a repair ninja, an early adopter of 3D printing and CNC machines, a designer, and the creator of some of the most stunning electric guitars around. On this week's podcast, we
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 112](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-112/) -  It's the 112th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps, where legendary amp tech Skip Simmons fields your questions on guitar amps and their repair. Some of the topics discussed this week: 7:42 David Lindely on Dumble: Audio interview on our Patreon (link) 8:07 Shoutout to August from Otis Amps 8:46 Rancho Gordo Beans,
- [Podcast 406: The Mystery of G. Weller](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-406-the-mystery-of-g-weller/) -  Longtime Fretboard Journal correspondent Ryan Richter knows a lot about music. So, when Spotify turned him onto a mysterious album of guitar instrumentals entitled Pirate Songs of the Lower Islands, his curiosity was piqued. Who is G. Weller, the artist behind the collection of beguiling acoustic guitar instrumentals? When were these recordings made? And
- [Luthier on Luthier: Dick Boak](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-dick-boak/) - Dick Boak started as a draftsman at Martin guitars and stayed for 42 years taking on numerous roles at the company, including Director of the Martin Museum and Archives; Director of Advertising and Artist Models; Guitar Designer, Founder of the 1833 Shop; and more. For episode 76 of the podcast, Dick tells us about his
- [Podcast 405: Michael James Adams and a Recap of March 2023 Guitar News](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-405-michael-james-adams-and-a-recap-of-march-2023-guitar-news/) - The always-entertaining guitar tech/writer/historian/musician Michael James Adams (@puisheen) joins Jason this week to talk about life updates, offset Fenders, the proper setup of a Jazzmaster setup and so much more. In a new feature, Mike and Jason then recap some of the memorable guitar news of the month of March 2023, including some cool guitar-centric
- [Podcast 404: Bruce Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-404-bruce-guitars/) - This week, Micah Bruce (Bruce Guitars) joins us to talk about the 2023 Fretboard Summit guitar giveaway and so much more. Bruce does a bit of everything: Electric builds, acoustics, repair and restoration. Speaking to us from his new shop space in Ohama, Nebraska, he recounts his early days in the guitar industry when he
- [Podcast 403: Lillian Werbin of Elderly Instruments](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-403-lillian-werbin-of-elderly-instruments/) - For five decades, Lansing, Michigan's Elderly Instruments has been an institution for vintage guitar, banjo, and mandolin lovers. Founded in 1972 by Stan Werbin, the store has provided old and new instruments to countless musicians around the world through its storefront, legendary catalogs, and, now, website. On this week's podcast, we talk to Elderly's new
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 111](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-111/) -  We're back and episode 111 has it all: Deep thoughts, a tornado, fried eggs, and power tubes gone bad. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:59 The TAVA Big Index page (link) 3:26 A pro chef hack, Rancho Gordo beans redux (link to the beans) 4:34 A '64 Princeton Reverb clone with a
- [Podcast 402: Preston Thompson Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-402-preston-thompson-guitars/) -  We're talking to Simon Haycraft of Preston Thompson Guitars about their new Peter Rowan-signature model dreadnought. This uniquely appointed guitar is limited to just 15 instruments...and the second-ever guitar is our latest Fretboard Journal Exclusive instrument currently for sale on our site. It will be the cornerstone of some lucky FJ reader's acoustic guitar
- [Our Latest FJ Exclusive: Preston Thompson Guitar's Peter Rowan Signature Model Dreadnought](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/our-latest-fj-exclusive-preston-thompson-guitars-peter-rowan-signature-model-dreadnought/) - Wherever he goes, bluegrass legend Peter Rowan stands out. So it makes sense that his signature model dreadnought from Oregon's Preston Thompson Guitars does, too. The Fretboard Journal is proud to offer the second-signed Peter Rowan signature model Preston Thompson as our latest FJ Exclusive offering. It's an exceptional guitar with one-of-a-kind appointments and it
- [Wintergrass 2023 Vintage Instrument Workshop with Darrell Scott and Matt Flinner](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/wintergrass-2023-vintage-instrument-workshop-with-darrell-scott-and-matt-flinner/) - https://youtu.be/nFro4Ej5wAY It's become a tradition: Every year, the Fretboard Journal holds a Vintage Instrument workshop at Wintergrass. A few hundred faithful get up early on a Friday morning (no small feat at a bustling bluegrass festival where all-nighters are the norm) to watch a couple of great players remind us why we love old instruments so
- [Video Premiere: Mighty Poplar - "A Distant Land to Roam"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/video-premiere-mighty-poplar-a-distant-land-to-roam/) - https://youtu.be/PcGY2iQwRWc The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere the latest video from Mighty Poplar, the new bluegrass supergroup featuring Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse, Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge of Punch Brothers, bassist Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon) and fiddler Alex Hargreaves (Billy Strings). Mighty Poplar's ten-track debut comes out on Free Dirt Records on March 31,
- [David Lindley: 1944-2023](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/david-lindley-1944-2023/) - Are we sure that he was even human? I hung out with David Lindley half a dozen times, I heard all the music, I drove him around Seattle in my car, I saw his house in Claremont, California, and I endlessly talked to the musicians who knew (and worshipped him). I still don’t fully know
- [Godhead: The musical sorcery of David Lindley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/godhead-the-musical-sorcery-of-david-lindley/) - Picasso, Marley, Kurosawa. The highest honor an artist of any genre can attain is to be known by one name. Among my friends, there’s a saying to describe and define someone who does something as good as it can be done: Godhead. The first time I ever heard this phrase used was in regard to
- [Behind the Scenes: Ben Harper Interviews David Lindley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/behind-scenes-ben-harper-interviews-david-lindley/) - Behind-the-scene shots taken from our Fall 2008 cover story where David Lindley was interviewed by Ben Harper. Over the course of our photo shoot, the pair compared Weissenborns, Dumble amps and even played a tune or two.
- [Podcast 401: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-401-rob-ickes-trey-hensley/) - Two of Nashville's finest musicians have teamed up once again for a stellar new album. On the recently released 'Living In A Song,' Dobro master Rob Ickes and guitarist Trey Hensley perform a collection of tunes that showcase their songwriting chops. On this week's podcast, we talk about the making of the album, Rob's background
- [Luthier on Luthier: Tim Frick](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-tim-frick/) -  From a young age, Tim Frick knew that he wanted to make instruments. As a teenager, he began building basses for himself. He'd eventually study with famed archtop guitarmaker Tom Ribbecke, work at Gary Brawer's repair shop in San Francisco, and then spend years alongside lutherie legend Frank Ford at Gryphon Guitars in Palo
- [Watch: The First and Last Bigsby-Built Guitars Together](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/watch-the-first-and-last-bigsby-built-guitars-together/) - https://youtu.be/6BqBElHweDQ For the first time ever, we can hear the first and last Paul Bigsby-built instruments together. Our friends at Retrofret Vintage Guitars miraculously have these two historic instruments in their inventory right now: The 1943, Bigsby-built lap steel (the electric guitar pioneer's instrument, previously chronicled in the FJ's Electric Guitar Annual) and Paul's final instrument,
- [The First Bigsby: The first instrument made by Paul Bigsby resurfaces after 75 years.](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-first-bigsby-the-first-instrument-made-by-paul-bigsby-resurfaces-after-75-years/) - The case. The case was what caught my eye as I was scrolling through the online listings of a New York guitar auction in 2016. It was a vintage lap-steel case, a black rectangle customized with a hand-hammered copper design of a 1940s bathing beauty on the case lid. The auction listing was for a
- [Podcast 400: Fred Walecki with Isaac Jang](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-400-fred-walecki-with-isaac-jang/) -  For our 400th episode, we mix things: You're invited to take a roadtrip with acclaimed luthier Isaac Jang and Fred Walecki of Westwood Music fame. Fred regales us with stories about working with Joni Mitchell, who he affectionately calls "Beethoven in drag." We hear about how he connected Joni with guitarmaker Ken Parker, how
- [Making Overtures: An Interview with Daniel Romano](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/making-overtures-an-interview-with-daniel-romano/) - I’ve never spoken to Bob Dylan, but I have to imagine it must be a bit like the three times I’ve interviewed Daniel Romano. The ever-evolving Romano – who seems capable of everything from heartfelt Americana to face-melting psych-rock (not to mention an entire track-for-track remake of Dylan’s own Infidels as though it was performed by
- [Podcast 239: Daniel Romano](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-239-daniel-romano/) -  Daniel Romano is an insanely talented (and prolific) multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Canada. Over the last decade, he's released music that has varied from folk and country-inspired to power pop and punk. Romano came by the Fretboard Journal and talked to us about his varied sounds, his recording habits and, of course, his gear.
- [Podcast 399: Michael Gurian & Dick Boak](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-399-michael-gurian-dick-boak/) -  On this week's podcast, we're joined by two instrument-making legends, Michael Gurian and Dick Boak. Gurian was of course the namesake founder of Gurian Guitars, while Boak famously worked at Martin Guitars for four decades. Michael and Dick recently co-authored the Fretboard Journal's first standalone book, An Instrument Maker's Guide to Insanity and Redemption
- [Jake Eddy - "Wheel Hoss"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jake-eddy-wheel-hoss/) - https://youtu.be/hHL7dvTLOTU Jake Eddy performs Bill Monroe's "Wheel Hoss" on a vintage Harmony Stratotone H44, modified by Duncan Price. On this track, Eddy is playing through a mid-'70s Fender Silverface Champ with a tone stack mod by Skip Simmons (host of our Truth About Vintage Amps podcast). No effects, just a ToneSlabs pick.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 110](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-110/) -  An episode that almost went off the rails (a missing special guest, talk of tragic balloon heroes, street tacos) but somehow gets back to amp basics. Some of the topics discussed this week: 3:56 Skip's decision to quit being a drawbridge operator, Skip visits Eminence 8:58 Austin Ribbon Mics, the Hot Holder Pro (link);
- [Podcast 398: Guitarist Jimmy James](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-398-guitarist-jimmy-james/) -  Seattle's Jimmy James has been one of the city's most exciting guitarists for years. He's currently the guitarist in the True Loves, among other projects, and was formerly in the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. On this week's podcast, we talk to the funk / jazz / soul / blues musician about growing up in
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 109](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-109/) -  Episode 109: A long build-up to the amp troubleshooting, but plenty to discuss, including a new puppy, the realities of vintage guitar shows, grandmothers getting run over by reindeer, and ferrite beads. Some of the topics discussed this week: :34 Meet Junior 5:59 Skip's report from the 2023 Bay Area Amigos Guitar Show; Dr. Elmo
- [Luthier on Luthier Larry Robinson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-larry-robinson/) -  Legendary inlay artist Larry Robinson has been adorning guitars with jaw-dropping inlays for over 40 years. For episode 74 of the podcast, Larry discusses the creative and the technical side of inlay work and working with directly with guitar builders and players. Larry also shares his experience working on the Millionth Martin guitar, as
- [Podcast 397: Joe K. Walsh](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-397-joe-k-walsh/) -  This week, mandolin virtuoso and educator Joe K. Walsh gives us a mini master class on the art of listening and improvising as we celebrate the release of his new album, If Not Now, Who? The project features Walsh with Matt Flinner (banjo), guitarist Grant Gordy, Ella Jordan (fiddle), John Mailander (fiddle), John Suntken
- [Podcast 395: Lincoln Barr](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-395-lincoln-barr/) - On this week's podcast, we're talking to singer-songwriter Lincoln Barr, who recently released a gorgeous new album, Forfeit the Prize. Lincoln was a fixture of Seattle's music scene for years but currently resides in Lexington, South Carolina. That hasn't stopped him from assembling an all-star group of musicians - scattered around the country - for
- [Podcast 396: A Tribute to David Crosby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-396-a-tribute-to-david-crosby/) -  On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we pay tribute to David Crosby. Croz was a dear friend to the Fretboard Journal magazine and all that we do. Over the last 15 years, we were lucky enough to interview him several times about his music, his guitar collection, and more. For this episode, we're sharing two
- [Podcast 394: Jake Eddy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-394-jake-eddy/) -  Guitarist Jake Eddy joins us this week for a lively conversation about bluegrass, guitars, social media, and more. Jake was one of the big discoveries for many attending the 2022 Fretboard Summit at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk. During this week's talk, we discuss his bluegrass roots in West Virginia (including his first
- [Podcast 92: Joe Henry and David Crosby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-92-joe-henry-and-david-crosby/) - The first-ever Fretboard Summit was filled with magical music performances and informative lectures but one clear highlight was this session featuring Joe Henry and David Crosby discussing the art of record production. This candid, hour-long conversation started with Henry asking Crosby about If I Could Only Remember My Name, but it quickly stretched far beyond
- [We’ve Lost a Sorcerer: Jeff Beck Remembered](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/weve-lost-a-sorcerer-jeff-beck-remembered/) - It was a musical moment that I’ll never forget. In December 2013, I landed a gig at Ronnie Scott’s, the storied London jazz club that opened in 1959 and which has hosted the likes of Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Count Basie, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, and, well, basically anybody who has
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 108](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-108/) -  Episode 108: It's like a best-of episode, but totally new! Pre-amps, typewriters, too many kitchen hacks, transformer talk, Jason reads the tubes wrong, and we even get a little artsy! Some of the topics discussed this week: 2:53 Does Skip want to see your amps right now? See Skip at the January 14-15, 2023
- [Reunion: Revisiting Nick Kukich of the Franklin Guitar Co.](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/reunion-revisiting-nick-kukich-of-the-franklin-guitar-co/) - The 40-year reunion was only a moment away. So, I moved it on over. Just enough for Nick Kukich to bend down and flip the five brass latches securing the battle-scarred black guitar case. One day last June, I hauled the case from my home in Spokane, Washington, to the current headquarters of the Franklin Guitar
- [Life on the Fretboard Podcast: Tony McManus](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-podcast-tony-mcmanus/) - The Fretboard Journal is proud to welcome you to the very first episode of Life on the Fretboard, a new podcast hosted by British guitarist, filmmaker, and writer Michael Watts. For his first episode, Michael talks with the astonishing Scottish guitarist Tony McManus. Described by the late John Renbourn as “The Best Celtic Guitarist in
- [Now Shipping: An Instrument Maker's Guide to Insanity and Redemption Book](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/pre-order-an-instrument-makers-guide-to-insanity-and-redemption-book/) - At last year's Fretboard Summit, lutherie legends Michael Gurian (Gurian Instruments) and Dick Boak (formerly of Martin Guitars) presented us with a manuscript. It was a fully assembled book of stories - some hilarious, some heartbreaking - from a who's who of instrument making. From the minute we started browsing it, we knew we were
- [Fretboard Journal 51: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/fretboard-journal-51-whats-inside/) - From indie rock to bluegrass and rockabilly and all points in-between, our 51st issue has something for everyone. What ties them all together? A love for music-making and inspiring instruments. As with all of our issues, supplies are limited and subscribers get first dibs. Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch is a guitar hero for
- [Introducing: Life on the Fretboard with Michael Watts](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/introducing-life-on-the-fretboard-with-michael-watts/) -  The Fretboard Journal is proud to announce the launch the latest addition to our growing family of podcasts, Life on the Fretboard with Michael Watts. As you may know, Watts is an accomplished guitarist and journalist who has been in a mainstay of the handmade guitar movement. He's been interviewed on our Luthier on
- [Way Back When in '67: Photographs from a 1967 Martin Completist](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/way-back-when-in-67-photographs-from-a-1967-martin-completist/) - In 2016, guitarist Brannon Gilliam wanted to commemorate his forthcoming 50th birthday with a little gift to himself, a “birth year” 1967 Martin D-18. Soon thereafter, he tracked a nice one down at Lowe Vintage in Burlington, North Carolina. But Guitar Acquisition Syndrome is a funny thing. One is seldom enough. As Brannon documents in
- [Fretboard Journal 50: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/fretboard-journal-50-whats-inside/) - “Music is not an instrument! It’s much bigger than that. You gotta figure out what it is. But you also gotta figure out what it ain’t. Don’t look down—look up! Look forward and get all the obstacles out of the way.” -James “Blood” Ulmer, Fretboard Journal 50 For our 50th issue, we do things a
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Watts](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-watts-2/) -  Guitarist Michael Watts is back for episode 73 of the podcast. Michael recounts the history of Scott Chinery’s famous Blue Guitar collection and how it led to his new gig working for the Archtop Foundation. Michael also shares his views on flattop vs. archtop guitars, his experience with online gigs during COVID lockdowns, and
- [Podcast 393: Jamie Stillway](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-393-jamie-stillway/) - Guitarist Jamie Stillway joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about the making of her new album, Lullaby for a Stranger. This meditative, effects-laden, and ambient-leaning record is a departure for Stillway, who is best known for her exquisite flattop playing. From her new home on Vashon Island in Washington, Jamie tells
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 107](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-107/) - Episode 107: The genius of Garnet founder "Gar Gillies," Fender reverb controls, fixing Magnatones, and more. **Want to meet Skip? He'll be at the January 14-15, 2023 Amigo Bay Area Guitar Show with stuff to sell (and also picking up amps that need to be serviced).** Some of the topics discussed this week: 3:00 Deluxe
- [Bench Press: New Era Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-new-era-guitars/) - In 1985, Tony Klassen drove to George Gruhn’s shop in Nashville with one purpose: to buy a fancy style 45 Martin. While perusing Gruhn’s shelves, he stumbled upon (and eventually bought) something else entirely, a Larson Bros.-built Euphonon. It captivated Klassen and would eventually change the course of his career.
- [Joe Henry's ARK New Era Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/joe-henrys-ark-new-era-guitars/) - For live music fans in Seattle, the weekend of December 6-9, 2013 was an embarrassment of riches: Pearl Jam played an epic, three-hour concert at Key Arena on Friday; Saturday included shows with Joe Henry, the Black Crowes and Aoife O’Donovan; and, yesterday, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performed a solo set at the Moore Theater. This is always a music-centric city, but the last three days were a tad overwhelming.
- [Podcast 392: Darrell Jennings of American Music Furniture](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-392-darrell-jennings-of-american-music-furniture/) - Many of us are methodically checking the water level on our Christmas trees right now. Are you also checking the humidity around your guitar collection? Hopefully, you are, as winter can wreak havoc on acoustic (and electric) guitars. On this week's podcast, we pick the brain of Darrell Jennings, founder of American Music Furniture. Darrell
- [Photo Essay: Andrew Enns of Yamaha Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/photo-essay-andrew-enns-of-yamaha-guitars/) - I’ve never walked through the Yamaha guitar headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, but I assume it’s massive. After all, Yamaha makes thousands of acoustic and electric guitars every year at every imaginable price point (not to mention all those other Yamaha products). I picture a vast building with hundreds of fastidious workers, some serious technology, and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 106](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-106/) -  Episode 106: No special guests this week, but plenty of amp questions answered and some recipes! This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the
- [Podcast 391: Sierra Hull](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-391-sierra-hull/) -  On this week's podcast, we're talking to acclaimed mandolin virtuoso Sierra Hull! Hull was recently on tour with Cory Wong. This interview was conducted in person at the Fretboard Journal before her November 10, 2022 concert at Seattle's Moore Theater. We chat about how she and Cory connected, her approach to playing mandolin in
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 105](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-105/) -  ** We are doing another run of Truth About Vintage Amps t-shirts. Pre-order your shirt now by clicking here and get it before Christmas: https://silkshopstores.com/tavamerch/shop/home ** Just in time for the holidays: A bonus Truth About Vintage Amps episode! This week, no listener-submitted questions. Instead, we introduce you to Joshua Dejaen, a.k.a. jdflyback on YouTube.
- [Luthier on Luthier: Bryan Galloup](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-bryan-galloup/) -  Bryan Galloup started out as a tool and die maker and now runs one of the largest lutherie schools in the US, in addition to making his own line of highly-coveted acoustic guitars. For episode 72 of the podcast, Bryan tells us about his background before making musical instruments, the path that led to
- [Podcast 390: John Shults of True Vintage Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-390-john-shults-of-true-vintage-guitar/) -  This week, we talk to one of the young guns of vintage instrument dealing, 33-year-old John Shults of True Vintage Guitar. John is based out of Birmingham, Alabama, and has a unique business model. As his Instagram account reveals, he's seemingly on an endless guitar safari, traveling around the world and acquiring closet-find Fenders and
- [Podcast 389: Kristina R. Gaddy, Author of 'Well of Souls'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-389-kristina-r-gaddy-author-of-well-of-souls/) -  Author Kristina R. Gaddy joins us this week to talk about her new book, Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History. This is unlike any instrument history book you've ever read... and we can't recommend it enough. Though it's widely known that the banjo was brought to the Americas via enslaved Black people, there's
- [Preview: Jack Schneider's Debut Album 'Best Be On My Way'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/preview-jack-schneiders-debut-album-best-be-on-my-way/) - Jack Schneider · Best Be On My Way The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere Jack Schneider's Best Be On My Way album, officially out on November 11, 2022. For the last few years, we've been hearing all about Jack Schneider. He's a young and uber-talented Nashville-based singer-songwriter who seems to check all of our
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 104](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-104/) -  Episode 104: No special guests, but plenty of amp questions answered, plus lots of schematic talk, A/B/Y boxes, a recipe or two, and a parenting tip! Some of the topics discussed: 1:03 A 1954 Fender extension cabinet (tweed, but spray painted black); Fender Amps: The First 50 Years (Amazon link); asbestos in amps 7:04
- [Podcast 388: Sam Bush](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-388-sam-bush/) -  "I love playing rhythm; I'm guess I'm a frustrated drummer." The one-and-only Sam Bush joins us this week for an enlightening talk about John Hartford and so much more. Sam has just released Radio John: Songs of John Hartford, a tribute album to his mentor where he plays every instrument (acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo,
- [Fretboard Summit 2015 Highlights](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/fretboard-summit-2015-highlights/) - Three days of music and speakers, some of our favorite Fretboard Journal subjects (and some soon-to-be Fretboard Journal subjects), many of our favorite contributors, dealers and historians. Plenty of FJ readers and guitar fanatics, too. That was the recipe for the first-ever Fretboard Summit back in 2015. Held at Northern California’s Costanoa resort from November 6 - 8, 2015, the
- [Podcast 387: Uberfrank Guitars and Daniel Marcus Clark](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-387-uberfrank-guitars-and-daniel-marcus-clark/) -  A little over a month ago, UK guitarmaker Richard Waddell (Uberfrank Guitars) shared photos of his latest creation to Instagram: an electric baritone guitar built for musician and friend Daniel Marcus Clark. This wild instrument - featuring a unique offset body, a Charlie Christian pickup in the neck, a three-pole bass pickup, dual outputs,
- [Jordan Tice - "Bachelorette Party"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jordan-tice-bachelorette-party/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG0RGtWy3GU If you listened to our podcast with Yamaha's California-based luthier Andrew Enns and wondered how the finished guitars sound, you're in luck. We recently had Nashville's Jordan Tice, one of our favorite current acoustic guitarists, here at the FJ and he offered to play his own "Bachelorette Party" on our Yamaha Custom FG. Tice
- [Podcast 386: Frank Solivan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-386-frank-solivan/) -  Grammy-nominated bluegrass musician Frank Solivan has led a fascinating life. On this week's podcast, we talk to the frontman of Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen about a bit of everything: the band's new album, 'Hold On;' his side hobbies of lutherie, pick making, and leather tooling; his songwriting process on the mandolin; and more.
- [Sweep the Floor: Matt Codina](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/sweep-the-floor-matt-codina/) -  Musician Matt Codina took up leatherworking as a simple way to pass the time with a bandmate. Then, it took over his life. On today's Sweep the Floor, we talk to Matt (Codina Leather) about his love for vintage belts and guitar straps, the unlikely acting debut - playing Scotty Moore in Heartbreak Hotel - that
- [Chris Luquette - "Widow's Creek"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/chris-luquette-widows-creek/) - We love Norman Blake around these parts so we were delighted to hear Seattle’s Chris Luquette perform Blake’s “Widow’s Creek” during his recent visit to our offices. Luquette is playing his brand new signature model D-28 built by Oregon’s Preston Thompson. The guitar boasts Brazilian rosewood back and sides, a Red spruce top and a gorgeous sunburst. Luquette is currently on the road performing with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. Want to learn more about Preston Thompson’s guitars? Listen to our podcast with the builder here.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 103](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-103/) -  The 103rd Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast. Special guest Mason Stoops (Jackson Browne, Marcus Mumford) walks us through his crazy Marcus Mumford live rig! Plus: Dutch potatoes, shorting jacks, vintage road cases, and more. **Get a glimpse of what Mason is talking about by watching this video: https://youtu.be/TH-bixpr-EQ :47 What's on Skip's bench: a
- [Luthier on Luthier: Max Krimmel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-max-krimmel/) -  For his entire life, Max Krimmel has dedicated himself to two paths: Making and music. Though Max stopped building guitars in 1983, he went on to craft dulcimers and marimbas and create turned alabaster pieces, some of which are on display in the Smithsonian. For episode 71 of the podcast, I sit down with
- [Premiere: Watkins Family Hour - "The Late Show" (with Jackson Browne)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-watkins-family-hour-the-late-show-with-jackson-browne/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZg-ZOhsCc We recently talked to Sean Watkins about the new Watkins Family Hour Vol. II on our podcast. The album, celebrating the group's 20 years of residency at LA's Largo features a wild array of artists, including Fiona Apple, Madison Cunningham, Benmont Tench, and, yes, the one-and-only Jackson Browne. The Fretboard Journal is proud to
- [Podcast 385: TJ Thompson at the Chicago Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-385-tj-thompson-at-the-chicago-fretboard-summit/) -  Our Chicago Fretboard Summit was filled with highlights. Among them was TJ Thompson's return to the stage for another mind-blowing talk about following your heart, vintage guitar restoration, and so much more. During this 90-minute session, the acclaimed pre-war Martin guitar expert offered a bit of everything: Sage advice for new instrument makers; insights
- [Madison Cunningham - "All I've Ever Known"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/madison-cunningham-all-ive-known/) - https://youtu.be/otaNZfQvrZA Madison Cunningham performs "All I've Ever Known" at our Seattle headquarters. It's the opening track on her amazing 2022 album, Revealer. During this session, Cunningham used her Fender Jazzmaster through the FJ's '70s Fender Champ with no effects. Listen to our interview with Madison on the Fretboard Journal Podcast here.
- [Podcast 384: Simon Dunson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-384-simon-dunson/) -  This week, we're talking to Simon Dunson, a young artist out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina who is pushing the mandolin to new and wild places. Dunson's debut jazz album, 'Chicken Bridge,' blew us away with its great playing, writing, and electric guitar effects... it's not at all what you think when you envision
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 102](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-102/) -  Special guest Bryan Sours (Soursound transformers) joins us for an epic talk all about transformers! Note: This is the longest episode of TAVA to date, and one of the most information-rich. I didn't attempt to make complete show notes for all the topics Bryan covered as it would be impossibly long. For our loyal listeners
- [The Fretboard Journal's  Vintage Guitar Workshop at Wintergrass 2022](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/the-fretboard-journals-vintage-guitar-workshop-at-wintergrass-2022/) - https://youtu.be/6Q6Le2dFHGM Every year at Washington's Wintergrass festival, the Fretboard Journal hosts a vintage instrument workshop where great players get to perform on a few dozen rare and vintage guitars and mandolins. For the audience, it's a rare chance to hear some legendary (and not-so-legendary) vintage acoustic instruments in a live setting. For 2022, mandolinists Sharon Gilchrist
- [Podcast 383: Eric Daw](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-383-eric-daw/) -  Guitarmaker and repair expert Eric Daw returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his recently released book, Solid Sound: 23 Schematics for Wiring Vintage and Modern Single-Coil, Solid-Body Guitars. The book features Daw's favorite pickup wiring layouts for Fender-style guitars, including a few that he's closely guarded over the years, along with
- [Podcast 382: Madison Cunningham](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-382-madison-cunningham/) -  Singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham joins us this week to talk about the making of her exceptional new album, Revealer. We talk about her songwriting process, her favorite pieces of gear (including her forthcoming signature pedal from JHS), her guitar technique, and some of the influences who have shaped her along the way. http://www.madisoncunningham.com Look for
- [mssv - "Media Kittens"/ "When the Hoarding Has Ended"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/mssv-media-kittens-when-the-hoarding-has-ended/) - https://youtu.be/ixgu-poTsVg mssv - the trio of Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, and Stephen Hodges - performs "Media Kittens" and "When The Hoarding Has Ended" from their 7" on Improved Sequence Records. Guitarist Mike Baggetta is using a 2020 Koll Custom Tornado with Curtis Novak pickups and Stringjoy Signature 10-48 strings. Amp-wise, he's using a Fryette Valvulator GP/DI
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Gurian](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-gurian/) - Michael Gurian started building guitars in the early 1960s and then founded the Gurian Guitar Company. He’d go on to create one of the first successful boutique steel string guitar companies of the modern era, with clients ranging from Paul Simon and Jackson Browne to Pierre Bensusan. Michael has also consulted with major guitar companies and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 101](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-101/) -  Episode 101 of TAVA: Gain, flux, gochujang and more! This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise and don't forget to get
- [Podcast 381: Zach Nugent](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-381-zach-nugent/) -  Burlington, Vermont's Zach Nugent has made a successful career out of emulating the guitar playing of Jerry Garcia and the music of the Grateful Dead. To accomplish this feat, he amassed an incredible collection of vintage gear ... allowing him to access whatever gear Jerry was playing during a particular era. Zach's attention to
- [Bruce Forman Plays Barney Kessel's 1946 Gibson ES-350](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bruce-forman-plays-barney-kessels-1946-gibson-es-350/) - https://youtu.be/x05lZhZuGx8 Jazz guitarist Bruce Forman stopped by the FJ to discuss his cherished 1946 Gibson ES-350, formerly owned by his mentor, Barney Kessel. The history of this guitar - and how Forman obtained it - was documented in the Fretboard Journal's 50th issue. The ES-350 sports plenty of wear and customization from Kessel's constant use
- [Podcast 380: Bill Orcutt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-380-bill-orcutt/) - Guitarist and composer Bill Orcutt has always worked on the fringes of music: He's crafted noisy punk as a guitarist in Harry Pussy, served raw blues-inspired acoustic music as a solo artist, and has even composed computer music. With his new album, Music for Four Guitars, he creates something completely different: 14 compositions for a
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 100](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-100/) - Our 100th episode! To help us celebrate this milestone, Skip and Jason are joined this week by friends of the show Nels Cline (Wilco), Barry Grzebik (Grez Guitars), Jesse Quitslund (Acme Instruments), Steve Melkisethian (Angela Instruments), and Colleen Fazio (Fazio Electric). We tackle a few amp questions, get the first-ever ambient remix of our podcast,
- [Podcast 379: Steve McCreary (Collings Guitars & Mandolins)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-379-steve-mccreary-collings-guitars-mandolins/) -  Recorded live at the 2022 Fretboard Summit in Chicago: Steve McCreary, GM of Collings Guitars & Mandolins joins Fretboard Journal publisher Jason Verlinde for a candid discussion about the revered guitar and mandolin company. During our session, we get Steve's thoughts on numerous topics: Collaborating with Julian Lage on the Collings' 470 JL and
- [Podcast 378: Woody Platt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-379-woody-platt/) -  For over 20 years, Woody Platt served as a guitarist in the Steep Canyon Rangers. During that time, the band became one of the highest profile acts in bluegrass music and accompanied Steve Martin on innumerable dates. Earlier this year, Woody announced his retirement from the band. On this week's FJ Podcast, we talk
- [Luthier on Luthier: James Roadman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-james-roadman/) -  San Antonio’s James Roadman is not only a top-notch repair person, but also the maker behind some incredible tooling for luthiers. For Episode 69 of the podcast, James tells us how he went from making his own drum set to repairing guitars. He also covers all his machine shop tools and how he uses them in
- [Premiere: Barrett Davis - "Quiver" featuring  Woody Platt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-barrett-davis-quiver-featuring-woody-platt/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKXbZ3ZoldE The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere a new video from singer-songwriter Barrett Davis, whose album, 'The Ballad Of Aesop Fin, is out October 7. "''Quiver' is a story of two young lovers finding their way through a forbidden affection," Davis says. "Crushing social boundaries and overcoming their fear of achieving true freedom through
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing Podcast, Ep. 19: Mark Greenberg (Wilco Loft)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-podcast-ep-19-mark-greenberg-wilco-loft/) -  Welcome back to the Truth About Recording And Mixing. Mark Greenberg has been in the Wilco family from back before there was a Wilco. Now he manages and engineers records at Wilco’s Chicago
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 99](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-99/) - 
- [Photos: 2022 Newport Folk Festival](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/photos-2022-newport-folk-festival/) - This year our friend, photographer Jacob Blickenstaff, made it to Newport Folk Festival to check out the scene and meet some of the musicians who make up this unique gathering. At a festival known for surprise appearances, the headline-grabbing sets were Paul Simon’s return from retirement at his own tribute, led by Nathaniel Rateliff and
- [Podcast 377: Sean Watkins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-377-sean-watkins/) -  Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) joins us this week to talk about his new album, 'Watkins Family Hour, Volume 2.' This project, inspired by the Watkins Family Hour monthly shows at Los Angeles' Largo club, features Sean and Sara Watkins in a studio setting alongside the likes of Lucius, Madison Cunningham, Jon Brion, Jackson Browne,
- [Podcast 376: Fretboard Summit Updates](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-376-fretboard-summit-updates/) - With the Fretboard Summit at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music just over a week away (August 25-27, 2022), Jason shares some last-minute updates on this sprawling guitar gathering, as well as a surprise announcement or two. We hope to see you there! To view the complete daily schedule for the Chicago Summit, as well
- [Fretboard Summit 2022: Luthier Showcase Lineup: August 26-27 in Chicago](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fretboard-summit-2022-lineup/) - The Chicago Fretboard Summit – our global gathering of guitar fanatics – is quickly approaching. If you missed our first two Summits back in 2015 and 2016, let me assure you: This is unlike any guitar show you’ve ever attended. Our 2022 lineup will never be duplicated: The Milk Carton Kids, Molly Tuttle, and Julian
- [Gear Check: The Guitarists in Dijon's Touring Band](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/gear-check-the-guitarists-in-dijons-touring-band/) - https://youtu.be/azF47JR6R4M The Fretboard Journal doesn't typically do live gear videos, but when our longtime contributor, Ryan Richter, joined Dijon's touring band, we couldn't pass up the opportunity. Here was a rare chance to shed light on the brilliant guitarists behind one of the most innovative artists performing today. Dijon's touring guitarists are all worth a
- [Fretboard Journal 6: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-6-whats-inside/) - Issue 6 of the Fretboard Journal is sold out. Subscribe now to make sure you never miss an issue. Thirty years ago, the David Grisman Quintet unleashed its groundbreaking debut recording. Instrumental music has never been the same since. Matt Sircely interviews the original Quintet lineup of Grisman, Darol Anger, Todd Philips, Tony Rice
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 98](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-98/) -  With Skip's internet down, we recorded our 98th episode the old-fashioned way. Once you get past the distorted land-line telephone, you'll hear about how you can win some truly amazing gear on our 100th episode (including a new Grez Mendocino Junior guitar... pictured below!), plus what inspires Skip, screen resistors on power tubes, center
- [Hard Times: Talking pandemics, acoustics and fingerstyle with Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/hard-times-talking-pandemics-acoustics-and-fingerstyle-with-sonic-youths-lee-ranaldo/) - The music of Sonic Youth has expanded my perception of music, art, and what an electric guitar was capable of. The dense, distorted guitar interplay of Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo—not to mention Kim Gordon’s incredible bass playing—shook my very core and changed how I heard music. So imagine my surprise in talking to Ranaldo,
- [Podcast 375: Linda Manzer's Sunflower Guitar for Ukraine](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-375-linda-manzers-sunflower-guitar-for-ukraine/) -  Acclaimed luthier Linda Manzer joins us this week to talk about her latest creation, Sunflower Guitar for Ukraine. This instrument, sporting a gorgeous sunflower inlay headstock and a Ukraine flag-themed Hoffee case, will be on tour for several months raising awareness for the war relief efforts in Ukraine and The $1k Project for Ukraine.
- [Luthier on Luthier: Eric Schoenberg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-eric-schoenberg/) -  Musician, vintage instrument expert, and guitar dealer Eric Schoenberg is largely responsible for the resurgence of OM-size guitars. In the early 1970s, Eric worked with the Martin guitar company to start making OM guitars based on their own late 1920s and early 1930s designs. The project at times included names we all know such as
- [Podcast 374: Luthier Judson Riviere (Riviere Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-374-luthier-judson-riviere-riviere-guitars/) -  On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we introduce you to a young guitarmaker at the very beginning of his career, Asheville, North Carolina-based luthier Judson Riviere. Fresh out of high school, Judson enrolled himself in the Minnesota State College Southeast's Guitar Repair and Building program (a.k.a. simply as Red Wing). He then dove deep into
- [Ariel Posen - "Downtown"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/ariel-posen-downtown/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyXniv1_p8I Ariel Posen performs "Downtown" at the Fretboard Journal, with bassist Julian Bradford and drummer Jon Smith doing backing vocal duties. For this session, Posen used his Fender Custom Shop Jazzmaster played through a Carr Sportsman.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 97](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-97/) -  Are we really running out of vacuum tubes? This week, special guest Thomas Cravener of Amplified Parts joins us to talk about the 2022 new tube shortage, plus a lot more. Reserve your new TAVA t-shirt here. Act fast... This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You
- [Mikkel Ploug - "Afterthought"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/mikkel-ploug-afterthought/) - https://youtu.be/BEhHvHyWXXs Copenhagen-based guitarist Mikkel Ploug performs "Afterthought,” from his forthcoming solo acoustic album, Day in the Sun (Songlines). Ploug recorded this video during the actual recording of the album. On it, he's playing his 1944 Gibson "Banner" LG-2 guitar. Other tracks on the record feature a hybrid classical-flamenco guitar built by Spanish luthier Manuel Bellido.
- [Podcast 373: Creston Lea (Creston Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-373-creston-lea-creston-guitars/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we check in with Creston Lea of Creston Guitars. We talk about his current guitar production, buying trends, how he utilizes a CNC on his builds, his website documenting every guitar he's built, and so much more. Creston also recounts his memories of attending the first two Fretboard
- [Podcast 372: Geoff Farina (Karate)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-372-geoff-farina-karate/) -  On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Geoff Farina of the band Karate. In the mid-'90s, the Boston-based group earned a cult following with their indie rock-meets-jazz sound. Geoff recounts the band's early days, when he was working part-time for Bill Finnegan assembling Klon Centaurs. He talks about life on the road, the
- [Luthier on Luthier: Les Godfrey](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-les-godfrey/) -  Les Godfrey makes world-class electric guitars and basses known for their unique style out of his one-person shop in Kingston, Canada. For episode 67 of the podcast, Les dives deep into his thoughts on design and the role of instrument making in his life. We also hear about his time working in Carl Thompson’s
- [Podcast 371: Andrew Enns of Yamaha](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-371-andrew-enns-of-yamaha/) -  On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Andrew Enns, Senior Acoustic Guitar Builder at Yamaha. In case you didn't know, Yamaha has a workshop in Southern California, where Andrew and a small team are building the next generation of Yamaha's high-end acoustic guitars. This is a fascinating chat on so many levels: Andrew
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 96](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-96/) -  It's the summer solstice and seemingly everyone is in the kitchen, dishing out amp problems and recipes. This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and
- [Podcast 370: Pharis & Jason Romero (Romero Banjos)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-370-pharis-jason-romero-romero-banjos/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we're talking to Pharis and Jason Romero. 2022 is shaping up to a big year for the Romeros: This week, the duo will release 'Tell 'Em You Were Gold,' their seventh album, and their first project on Smithsonian Folkways. As if that weren't enough, at some point soon,
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing Podcast, Ep. 17: Amy Dragon](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-podcast-ep-17-amy-dragon/) -  Welcome back to the Truth About Recording And Mixing. After returning her social worker's license with a note saying “don’t call,” Amy Dragon made her way to Portland, Oregon to pursue her love of music. She is now a digital mastering engineer and vinyl cutting engineer at Telegraph Mastering. For many years, she was
- [David Grisman: The Story of Crusher](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/david-grisman-the-story-of-crusher/) - https://youtu.be/hqk99EreeRU David "Dawg" Grisman tells the story of one of the most iconic mandolins in bluegrass history, Crusher. This December 20, 1922 Lloyd Loar-signed Gibson F-5 mandolin was featured on Grisman's Tone Poets album and has been onstage with Grisman around the world. Filmed at Brickyard Studio on Washington's Bainbridge Island by the Fretboard Journal.
- [Podcast 369: Nabil Ayers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-369-nabil-ayers/) -  Imagine growing up without a father, but knowing he was alive, somewhere. Now imagine that same scenario, but knowing that your dad is also a famous musician. That's the reality for Nabil Ayers - a drummer turned record label executive - whose father is legendary jazz musician Roy Ayers. In his new book, My Life
- [Premiere: The Slocan Ramblers - "Bring Me Down Low"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-the-slocan-ramblers-bring-me-down-low/) - https://youtu.be/w49h8lOXU2s The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere the latest video from the Slocan Ramblers. Watch the Canadian bluegrass ensemble perform a blistering version of "Bring Me Down Low," from their new album, Up the Hill and Through the Fog. "As a personal challenge I try and write straight-ahead bluegrass songs that sound classic, but not
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 95](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-95/) -  It's the 95th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Despite some technical / Zoom difficulties, Skip and Jason talk about replacement transformers, smoking Earthsound amps, bias, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10%
- [Luthier on Luthier: Dusty Gregg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-dusty-gregg/) -  Dusty Gregg spent years as a professional touring guitarist and road tech before starting his own line of guitars. For episode 66 of the podcast, Dusty tells us about how his time on the road serving professional musicians influenced his guitar designs. He also shares his thoughts on winding pickups, pickup magnets, carbon fiber,
- [Sketchbook: Matsuda No. 128A Deconstruction Series](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/sketchbook-matsuda-no-128a-deconstruction-series/) - Musicians make demos. Guitarmakers? Sometimes they just have to draw it out. In our new Sketchbook department, we take a peek at when inspiration hits. First up: A glimpse into the mind of boundary-pushing luthier Michiro Matsuda. Upon receiving a commission for a double-neck electric guitar—one neck sitar, the other six-string—he started thinking about bridges. “I had an
- [Podcast 368: The Legend of Snoozer Quinn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-368-the-legend-of-snoozer-quinn/) -  Jazz musician Snoozer Quinn (1907 – 1949) is one of the guitar world’s great enigmas. In his prime, he performed alongside Paul Whiteman, Bix Beiderbecke, the Dorsey Brothers, Louis Armstrong, and others; lore has it that even Les Paul even learned how to hammer-on and pull-off from Snoozer. But Snoozer is largely forgotten today
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 94](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-94/) -  It's the 94th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps with special guest, Tony Teixeira of Tex Amps! We frequently get questions about Filmosound conversions. During this episode, Tony talks to us about his process when using Filmosounds, the magic of Bernie-built amps, his own circuit designs and a lot more. This week's episode
- [Podcast 367: Bill Frisell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-367-bill-frisell/) -  "Every guitar has some secret little thing it's going to tell you." -Bill Frisell Guitarist Bill Frisell and the Fretboard Journal go way back. For this week's podcast, we catch up with Bill and learn about the exhaustive new biography on him, Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American
- [The Rambler: An excerpt from 'Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-rambler-an-excerpt-from-bill-frisell-beautiful-dreamer/) - Editor's note: To celebrate the release of Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music- a new biography penned by author Philip Watson - the Fretboard Journal is sharing an entire chapter from the book. "The Rambler," the book's eighth chapter, covers Bill's marriage to visual artist Carole d’Inverno, his move to New York City,
- [Bill Frisell - "My Man's Gone Now"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bill-frisell-my-mans-gone-now/) - https://youtu.be/hxpq1G6R7iA Bill Frisell returns to the Fretboard Journal to perform Gershwin's "My Man's Gone Now." On this track, he's using a recent JW Black T-style guitar with a Firebird-style pickup in the bridge and a gold foil-covered P-90 in the neck. The amp is a Carr Sportsman mic'd with an Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina. Recorded
- [Podcast 366: Tray Wellington](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-366-tray-wellington/) -  Musician Tray Wellington has a truly one-of-a-kind story: As a teenager trying to learn rock riffs on the electric guitar, he stumbled upon the music of Doc Watson. Soon after that, he heard the five-string banjo. For the last decade, Tray has devoted himself to that instrument, attending festivals, entering banjo contests, and even
- [Podcast 365: Lily Henley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-365-lily-henley/) -  Singer-songwriter and fiddler Lily Henley has a new album like no other: On 'Oras Dezaoradas,' she crafts new music for centuries-old traditional Sephardic Jewish ballads. It's a beautiful project, sung nearly entirely in Ladino, the near-forgotten Sephardic dialect that sounds more like Spanish than anything else. On this week's podcast, we talk to Henley
- [Interview: Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder on Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-taj-mahal-ry-cooder-on-sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee/) - A little history lesson: Back in 1965, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal had a band called Rising Sons. It lasted just a year, during which they recorded one Terry Melcher-produced album. The project stalled, got bootlegged, and wouldn't see an official release until 1992. By that time, Cooder was already a guitar hero for his
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 93](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-93/) -  It's the 93rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Strain relief, stubborn Champs (and Randalls!), blanched kale with sunflower seeds, and plenty more. This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase. Support
- [Podcast 364: Acoustic Coffee Company](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-364-acoustic-coffee-company/) -  Friends Rich D'Ginto and Mike Desiderio love two things: great guitars and great coffee. So they decided to combine their passions and create Acoustic Coffee Company, a new subscription-based coffee company with perks catering specifically to guitar fanatics. During our chat, Rich and Mike talk about some of the guitarmaking and woodworking pursuits leading up
- [Bill Frisell - "All the Things You Are"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bill-frisell-all-the-things-you-are/) - https://youtu.be/-Zi5Xq-1jSU Bill Frisell returns to the Fretboard Journal to perform "All the Things You Are" on our Waterloo WL-14L. Filmed April 5, 2022. Bill also performed this Jerome Kern composition on the new album, Life Lessons, alongside Dale Bruning and Tim O'Brien. In our 50th issue (out later this month), Bill, Dale and Tim talk about the
- [Podcast 363: 2022 Fretboard Summit Preview](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-363-fretboard-summit-2022-preview/) -  A bonus episode of sorts: I wanted to share a few highlights from the forthcoming 2022 Fretboard Summit. It'll take place Aug. 25-27, 2022 at Chicago's legendary Old Town School of Folk Music. This is unlike any "guitar show" you've been to. We'll have many former FJ Podcast guests and magazine subjects, live podcast
- [Luthier on Luthier: Doug Proper](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-doug-proper/) -  Doug and Sharon Proper own and operate Guitar Specialist, one of the top repair shops in the country. Doug started out with ambitions of becoming a professional jazz guitarist and began repairing guitars to help pay for his music studies in college. For our 65th episode of the podcast, Doug tells us about approaching
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 92](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-92/) - It's the 92nd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Harvesting capacitors, recommended reading, Fred Astaire and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and
- [Rick Turner, 1943 - 2022](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/rick-turner-1943-2022/) - Rick Turner was a polymath: A professional musician, an inventor, a luthier, and an electronics wizard. And yet he was also one of the most approachable people in the world of music. For so many instrument fanatics and builders, he was a resource whom we could count on. His own instruments helped thousands of musicians
- [Premiere: John Inghram Covers "Back in the Goodle Days" (feat. Tim O'Brien)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/premiere-john-inghram-covers-back-in-the-goodle-days-feat-tim-obrien/) - John Inghram has been a jack of all trades for most of his career, playing bass for the likes of Chuck Prophet, Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon), Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee), and Catherine Russell (Steely Dan, Bowie). He's also served as assistant producer for NPR's Mountain Stage Radio Show. On May 13, 2022, he's finally taking the
- [Podcast 362: Retrofret's Steve Uhrik and Peter Kohman on Paul Bigsby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-362-retrofrets-steve-uhrik-and-peter-kohman-on-paul-bigsby/) -  Paul Bigsby is one of the most important figures in the world of electric guitar development. Of course, everyone knows about his namesake (and still enduring) vibrato design. But the ultra-rare creations he made before the vibrato took off - innovative lap steels, pedal steels, electrics, and neck conversions - are the stuff of
- [Bahamas - "All the Time"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bahamas-all-the-time/) - https://youtu.be/MGFwzmlEmmE Bahamas performs "All the Time" from his 2014 album, Bahamas Is Afie at our offices. On this track, Afie is playing the Nacho Guitars "Nachocaster" he purchased second-hand in Canada. He's going through a silverface Fender Champ modded by amp tech (and Truth About Vintage Amps podcast host) Skip Simmons. Listen to our podcast
- [Announcement: The Fretboard Summit, Chicago](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/announcement-the-fretboard-summit-chicago/) - The Fretboard Summit is back for 2022, with a new venue, some exciting additions and a few surprises. Our third international guitar gathering will be held at its new home, Chicago’s famed Old Town School of Folk Music, August 25-27, 2022. We can’t wait to see you there. This is unlike your traditional guitar show.
- [Alison Tavel on the Resynator](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/alison-tavel-on-the-resynator/) -  Last October, The Fretboard Journal's Ryan Richter (and ace producer/engineer Sean O'Brien) attended a screening of Somewhere You Feel Free, the documentary examining the recording of Tom Petty's seminal album Wildflowers. Ryan recalls: "After it ended and as we were making our way through the lobby, I noticed a woman graciously accepting thanks and congratulations out in front of the theater.
- [Bench Press: Matt Ruhland of Ruhland Mandolins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-matt-ruhland-of-ruhland-mandolins/) - Not even a year ago, I would have said that Matt Ruhland is the best kept secret in the mandolin building world, but the secret is out. His mandolins have found their way into the hands of touring musicians like Eric Wiggs. Bob Minner, and Don Julin. Recently, he sent a stunning instrument down to
- [Sound, Spruce and Science: Measuring the variables of guitar tone with Pacific Rim Tonewoods](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/sound-spruce-and-science-measuring-the-variables-of-guitar-tone-with-pacific-rim-tonewoods/) - Washington State Route 20 is one of the most scenic roadways in North America, running from the coast of Puget Sound up through the Skagit River Valley, and topping out at the aptly named Rainy Pass of North Cascades National Park. The area, known as “America’s Alps,” contains many splendors, among them the world’s largest
- [Give and Take: Roland and Clarence White's lasting impact on bluegrass and country music](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/give-and-take-roland-and-clarence-whites-lasting-impact-on-bluegrass-and-country-music/) - Editor's Note: Music journalist Geoffrey Himes penned this remarkable treatment of Roland White for our 13th issue. With Roland's passing in 2022, we've decided to share it in its entirety. -JV Roland White reached out to take the car keys from his brother Clarence, but the keys never landed. Earlier that summer, in 1973, the
- [Nicolas Hurt Performs Heitor Villa-Lobos 'Five Preludes'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/nicolas-hurt-performs-heitor-villa-lobos-five-preludes/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMTWrCTMjt8&t=1018s Nicolas Hurt is a guitarist and music teacher hailing from Austin, Texas. Though he grew up playing Stevie Ray Vaughan licks and ended up playing rock in various Austin bands, these days his focus is acoustic music. In this video, Nicolas is performing 'Five Preludes,' by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. The guitar he’s playing
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 15: Steve Dawson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-15-steve-dawson/) -  Welcome back to the Truth About Recording and Mixing brought to you from Crackle & Pop! Studio in Ballard, Washington. This episode is features multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer Steve Dawson. Steve is an accomplished musician (seven Juno awards!) and producer known for his work in Zubat & Dawson, Birds of Chicago, and numerous other
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 90](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-90/) - It's the 90th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! John Smith serves us a chorizo lasagna dish; we hear the demented sounds your tubes are making on their own; the answer to last week's baffler and much more. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 91](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-91/) - It's the 91st episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! We talk about the great tube shortage of 2022, blue molded caps, boutique amps, parenting tips, kale chips and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Calton Cases, Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10%
- [Luthier on Luthier: Bruce Sexauer](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-bruce-sexauer/) -  Veteran luthier Bruce Sexauer has been building guitars for over 50 years. For episode 64 of the podcast, Bruce tells us about his moldless method of construction, his oil varnish finish, and his collaborations with Eric Schoenberg. Bruce also shares is thoughts on the relationship between function and beauty in his guitars and how
- [Podcast 360: C. J. Lewandowski of the Po' Ramblin' Boys, Pt. 2](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-360-c-j-lewandowski-of-the-po-ramblin-boys-pt-2/) - On our 357th episode, we heard an incredible guitar safari tale from the Po' Ramblin' Boys' C.J. Lewandowski that involved a trip to Greece in the middle of a pandemic, an underground bank vault and the Lloyd Loar-signed Gibson mandolin he ended up bringing home. Today we're sharing the second half of that interview where
- [Podcast 359: Bahamas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-359-bahamas/) - Afie Jurvanen (Bahamas) joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about life on the road, his 2020 album Sad Hunk, Bahamas' often hilarious Instagram feed and so much more. We also talk about his gear of choice (including the Nachocaster guitar he recently purchased), the importance of walking, and the perks of
- [John Smith - "Deserving"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/john-smith-deserving/) - https://youtu.be/pcn9Yb6Y3Ow John Smith performs "Deserving" from his excellent 2021 album, The Fray, at our offices. As you may remember, we published a lengthy profile on the singer-songwriter in our 46th issue. For this track, Smith is performing on his Fylde Alexander. The microphone is an Ear Trumpet Edwina. Be on the lookout: On March 25,
- [Jontavious Willis - "Boll Weevil"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jontavious-willis-boll-weevil/) - https://youtu.be/JHHmjiZGIu4 Grammy nominated blues artist Jontavious Willis performs "Boll Weevil," the traditional blues song popularized by Lead Belly. On this track, Willis is playing his Fraulini Angelina guitar, based off of a Gibson L-00. It features a 14-fret neck, Sitka spruce top (with hand rubbed sunburst) and maple back and sides. Be sure to check
- [Podcast 358: Bob Minner on Norman Blake](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-358-bob-minner-on-norman-blake/) -  Norman Blake turns 84 this week. To celebrate, we’re joined by guitarist Bob Minner who is about to release an entire Normal Blake tribute album, From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn (Engelhardt Music Group). Minner, longtime guitarist for Tim McGraw and FJ contributor, recruited a who’s-who of virtuosos on the album, including Mike Compton,
- [Podcast 357: C.J. Lewandowski of The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Pt. 1](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-357-c-j-lewandowski-of-the-po-ramblin-boys-pt-1/) -  How far would you go for a great deal on the instrument of your dreams? How about a 5,500 mile trip halfway around the world in the middle of a pandemic? On this week's podcast, we meet C.J. Lewandowski, mandolinist and lead singer for the Po' Ramblin' Boys. C.J. just flew to Greece to
- [Luthier on Luthier: Retrograde Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-retrograde-guitars-2/) -  Glenn Nichols of Retrograde Guitars builds instruments inspired by the catalog guitars of the 1940s and '50s. For episode 63 of the podcast, he tells us how he is re-imagining laminated tops and how he treats them as acoustically tunable plates. He also shares how, after getting a degree in art, he ended up
- [Bench Press: Retrograde Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-retrograde-guitars/) - There are a lot of things to like about The Music Emporium, but first and foremost lately is how it has embraced innovative, independent builders, bringing in instruments from FJ favorites like Creston Lea and Joe Yanuziello, and introducing us to builders like Glenn Nichols. In some ways, Glenn's Retrograde Guitars remind us of Yanuziello's
- [Jontavious Willis - "Shake Sugaree"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jontavious-willis-shake-sugaree/) - https://youtu.be/vLKlKYggF1s Grammy nominated blues artist Jontavious Willis covers Elizabeth Cotten's "Shake Sugaree" during a 2022 tour stop in Seattle. Willis is playing his Fraulini Angelina guitar, based off of a Gibson L-00. It features a 14-fret neck, Sitka spruce top (with hand rubbed sunburst) and maple back and sides. http://jontaviouswillis.com Be sure to check out
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 89](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-89/) - Special guest Max Hart joins us to talk about playing vintage tube amps at some truly high-pressure gigs, working with Melissa Etheridge, Katy Perry, and more! Plus all the usual amp troubleshooting, choke questions and cooking tips! It's the 89th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser
- [Podcast 356: Steve Poltz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-356-steve-poltz/) -  "I've never quit. It gets better every year. I'm the most unjaded musician you'll ever meet..." -Steve Poltz You're going to love this hilarious and insightful chat with a true zen master of the music business, singer-songwriter Steve Poltz. This is one of the wildest Fretboard Journal conversations we've ever had to date. Sit
- [Podcast 355: Sam Weber](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-355-sam-weber/) - Musician Sam Weber joins us this week to talk about the making of his new album, 'Get Free.' The Canadian-born songwriter and guitarist crafted the album along with his partner, musician Mallory Hauser, and Danny Austin-Manning. Recorded in a Hollywood apartment, the album is full of unique old and new gear, including Kalamazoo amps, a
- [Premiere: Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves - "Hurricane Clarice / Brushy Fork of John's Creek"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-allison-de-groot-tatiana-hargreaves-hurricane-clarice-brushy-fork-of-johns-creek/) - https://www.youtube.com/embed/7QzPI7Q5h04 When we first heard a preview of Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves' new album, Hurricane Clarice (Free Dirt Records, out March 25), we were floored. Their clawhammer banjo-fiddle music is haunting, meditative and demands repeat listenings. It's somehow both traditional and forward thinking. Hence, we're proud to premiere the video featuring the pair performing
- [Watch: Never-Before-Seen Ralph Towner and Larry Coryell Footage](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/watch-never-before-seen-ralph-towner-and-larry-coryell-footage/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu0bWUxEZdg Seattle-based film director and friend Kristian St. Clair is one of those tireless record hounds and researchers who is always turning us on to new (and old) music. He directed an entire documentary on big band jazz leader Gary McFarland and is currently wrapping up a sprawling documentary on the life and times
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 14: Jon Ulrigg of Ulrigg Ribbon Microphone Repair](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-14-jon-ulrigg-of-ulrigg-ribbons/) -  Welcome back to the Truth About Recording and Mixing brought to you by the Fretboard Journal from Crackle & Pop! studio in Ballard, Washington. On this episode, we speak to Jon Ulrigg of Ulrigg Ribbons & Shiny Box Microphones. Jon has had a long journey in both software and old school hardware and has
- [Video Premiere: Ethan Sherman's "Hymn"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-ethan-shermans-hymn/) - https://www.youtube.com/embed/S7LQVsU0_wA We’ve been following guitarist Ethan Sherman for years now. The Southern California-based upstart is one of those rare individuals who can hold his own playing electric or in traditional bluegrass setting. We've watched him play, up close, at the Fretboard Summit, at LA’s hip Guitaco sessions, and alongside FJ favorites like Adam Levy and
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 88](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-88/) -  Chokes, scalloped potatoes, Monoprice amps, phase inverters, and more! It's the 88th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase and, if you head over to BED|STÜ shoes and use
- [Podcast 354: Aoife O'Donovan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-354-aoife-odonovan/) -  Singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan joins us this week to talk about her gorgeous new album, Age of Apathy. We chat about her relocation to Florida, her writing process, working afar with producer Joe Henry, the comparisons she gets to Joni Mitchell, and much more. Aoife also hints at a forthcoming orchestral composition that we hope to
- [Hands On: Fig + Yarrow Nail & Cuticle Salve](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/hands-on-fig-yarrow-nail-cuticle-salve/) - You’ve heard the sad (but true) cliche, of course: You start playing guitar to meet girls and you end up talking about your nails with middle-aged men. If you haven’t heard it, it’s about time you did. It might not have been so for Robert Johnson or Jimi Hendrix, but for most of us it’s
- [DAW Power: Plugging into guitarist Mike Haldeman’s unique digital rig](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/daw-power-plugging-into-guitarist-mike-haldemans-unique-digital-rig/) - The name Mike Haldeman (no relation to the Nixon staffer) might not be widely known amongst the bulk of the Fretboard Journal's readership, which is something that we'd very much like to change. Haldeman (as he's known on Instagram) has held our attention for some time now, and we jumped at the opportunity to speak with him
- [Luthier on Luthier: João Cassias](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-joao-cassias/) -  João Cassias makes electric, acoustic, and archtop guitars out of his three-person shop in São Paulo, Brazil. For Episode 62 of the podcast, João tells us how he got bit by the luthierie bug and about his early guitar studies in São Paulo. He also recounts how, with the support of his family, he was able
- [Podcast 353: Chris Eldridge](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-353-chris-eldridge/) -  Guitarist Chris Eldridge joins us on this week's podcast to talk about Punch Brothers' new album, Hell on Church Street. This project is like nothing else you've heard: a track-by-track reimagining of Tony Rice's famed Church Street Blues solo album. During the course of our talk, Chris talks to us about the music -
- [Bench Press: Bozo Cardozo's 3D-printed unnamed mandolin-guitar hybrid](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-bozo-cardozos-3d-printed-unnamed-mandolin-guitar-hybrid/) - We’re lucky enough to see a lot of gorgeous guitars around these parts… incredible handmade instruments revealing the most intricate levels of woodworking imaginable. Once in a while, our eyes must blur up from all that beauty, because the instrument that stopped us in our tracks this week was made Bozo Cardozo of Rainy Day
- [Song Premiere: Steve Dawson's "Bad Omen"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/song-premiere-steve-dawsons-bad-omen/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A364Fo-Sv90 Steve Dawson wears a lot of hats: He's an in-demand producer/engineer, a podcaster (check out his "Music Makers and Soul Shakers" podcast if you haven't yet... it's great), and a seven-time Juno Award-winning musician. When we heard Dawson had a new album coming out on March 18 (his first of three for 2022!), we
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 87](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-87/) - It's the 87th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Plenty of amp tips for newbies, some deep Ampeg talk, music recommendations, amp tips for steel guitar players, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise. Some
- [Video Premiere: Nefesh Mountain (With Bryan Sutton): "David And Goliath"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-nefesh-mountain-with-bryan-sutton-david-and-goliath/) - https://youtu.be/aPKxj5OZ6ZY The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere a new video from Nefesh Mountain. "David and Goliath" features NM's Eric Lindberg alongside Bryan Sutton. This tune can be found on Nefesh Mountain's critically acclaimed album, Songs For The Sparrows, which also features guest appearances from Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, John Doyle, and Mike McGoldrick. We
- [Podcast 352: A Tribute to J. D. Crowe with Bill Evans](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-352-a-tribute-to-j-d-crowe-with-bill-evans/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we pay tribute to banjo and bluegrass legend J. D. Crowe with his friend, student, and collaborator, Bill Evans. Crowe passed away on Christmas Eve, 2021, nearly a year, exactly, after the death of his friend and former bandmate, Tony Rice. Evans is a natural storyteller and educator and
- [J.J. Cale: The Hip Hermit [1938-2013]](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/jj-cale-hip-hermit-1938-2013/) - Guys like J.J. Cale (and Townes Van Zandt, Eric Von Schmidt and Mose Allison, to name a few) have always defined solid cool for me. They had something the likes of Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan all dug and brought to larger audiences. Yet those audiences still haven't figured out that these “obscure artists” really deserve the kind of attention and accolades they reserve for big stars. Maybe someday...
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 86](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-86/) -  It's the 86th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps featuring special guest, Joe Halliday of Hello Sailor Effects (@hellosailoreffectsofficial)! This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise. Some of the topics discussed this week: 4:37 The business
- [Podcast 351: Nacho Baños](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-351-nacho-banos/) -  Today, we're talking to the one-and-only Nacho Baños over in Valencia, Spain. Baños is the mastermind behind Nacho Guitars, 'The Blackguard Book,' and the monumental new 'Pinecaster Book.' https://pinecasterbook.com If you've ever watched Julian Lage perform on his "Nachcaster" and wondered just who made it, this episode is for you. We hear about Nacho's
- [On a Voyage: David Crosby Reflects on ‘If I Could Only Remember My Name’ Turning 50](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/on-a-voyage-david-crosby-reflects-on-if-i-could-only-remember-my-name-turning-50/) - “I'm really happy,” David Crosby explains. “My life is very good right now.” Croz is talking to me via Zoom from one of his favorite places, Sunset Sound recording studio in Los Angeles, where he’s recording a forthcoming 2022 record with his Lighthouse band. His spirits are high. “It’s going fantastically well. It's just a
- [Luthier on Luthier: David Russell Young](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-david-russell-young/) - David Russell Young has been making violin bows for over 30 years, but before that he was a guitarmaker. And, in 1975, David published The Steel String Guitar: Construction and Repair, one of the few books on guitarmaking at the time. It would go on to inspire countless future builders. For episode 61 of the
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 85](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-85/) -  It's the 85th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps featuring special guest, Calvin McCormick (HiWatt, @ampfreek). This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Support us on Patreon.com for added content, bonus episodes, and the occasional surprise. Download the free 2021 TAVA Cookbook here! It features over 80
- [Fretboard Journal 49: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-49-whats-inside/) - "Hey, you know, the Beatles were our fans. It’s okay that we get no respect from Rolling Stone or the Hall of Fame, that was what counted. We went to England and played at a club called the Marquis, and remarkably, as we were tuning up, our road manager walks into the room and says,
- [Podcast 350: Heroes' Voices](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-350-heroes-voices/) -  Heroes' Voices is a Bay Area-based non-profit with a simple mission: To inspire and connect veterans through the power of music and playing guitar. On this week's show, we talk to Larry Chung and Richard Harrell from Heroes' Voices about their unique, distinctly grassroots organization, the free guitars and music instruction they've been offering
- [Podcast 349: Professional Skier and Guitarist Jake Doan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-349-professional-skier-and-guitarist-jake-doan/) -  Jake Doan is a Salt Lake City-based professional skier best known for his park and backcountry ski segments, where he turns the mountains into his personal playground. But Doan also happens to be a rabid guitarist and a member of the Pickpockets, a Utah-based Newgrass band. He recently released a short ski film called Parallels
- [David Grisman Meets "Vladimir," a 1924 Gibson "Loar" H-5 Mandola](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/david-grisman-performs-on-vladimir-gibson-loar-h-5-mandola-fretboard-journal/) - https://youtu.be/bLyd0lSKlwQ The name Lloyd Loar is most commonly associated with the Gibson F-5 mandolin design, but Loar also helped to develop the entire Gibson Master Series of instruments, which, in addition to the F-5 mandolin, included the H-5 mandola, the K-5 mandocello and the L-5 guitar. The H-5 mandola was formally labeled in the 1924
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 84](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-84/) -  It's the 84th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps: No food chatter, no soup recipes, just a ton of amp questions. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Special thanks to Shure for ushering in the new, higher-fidelity chapter of TAVA. Support us on Patreon.com for added
- [Podcast 348: Duncan Price](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-348-duncan-price/) -  Over the last two years, we've shared the stories of several musicians who have made the most of their COVID lockdown: Daniel Romano's wildly prolific recording streak; Mason Stoops' pivot to the visual arts; and Tristan Scroggins doing his best to tame the often-maligned tenor banjo. Today, we meet Duncan Price, a tireless guitar experimenter. Price lives
- [Luthier on Luthier: Shelley Park](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-shelley-park/) - Shelley Park builds some of the finest guitars in the Selmer-Maccaferri tradition out of her one-person shop in Vancouver, Canada. Shelley’s obsession with guitar started as a teenager and, by the age of 19, she was learning to build guitars with renowned luthier and player, Michael Dunn. For Episode 60 of the podcast, Shelley discusses
- [Podcast 347: Mike Squires (Couch Riffs) Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-347-mike-squires-couch-riffs-returns/) -  The always-entertaining Mike Squires (Couch Riffs) joins us to talk about his unique and hilarious project spawned from the Instagram era, #2 Record. The "record" - which clocks in at under three minutes - is a collection of brilliantly executed original songs... that are all 15 seconds or less. It's a recording that is
- [Fretboard Journal 50: Join Us](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fretboard-journal-50-help-us-out/) - A short note from Fretboard Journal HQ: Our 49th issue is off to press and mailing in early December. We're knee deep in designing our 50th issue, which will be out in February, 2022. Fifty?! Rest assured, we're going to make it special: Some new voices, a fresh look, and plenty of surprises... I can't
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 83](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-83/) -  It's the 83rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps: More capacitor talk than you can shake a SnufferStick at, push-pull circuits, Ethiopian cooking tips and more! This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Special thanks to Shure for ushering in the new, higher-fidelity chapter of TAVA. Support
- [Podcast 346: Courtney Hartman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-346-courtney-hartman/) -  We wrap up Courtney Hartman's week-long podcast takeover by interviewing her from her new home in Wisconsin. Courtney describes the influences that led to her new album, Glade. We hear about the making of her new record, the unique studio she built on her family's Colorado farm, some of the gear (and guests) on the project
- [Stream: Bola Sete Performs "One Note Samba" (1968)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/stream-a-previously-unreleased-live-version-of-bola-setes-one-note-samba/) - Fretboard Journal · Bola Sete - "One Note Samba" from Samba in Seattle : Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968 Our friends at Tompkins Square have done it again: On December 3, 2021, they're releasing yet another great lost guitar album: Bola Sete's Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968. This three-CD set is the first
- [Podcast 209: Bruce VanWart of Collings Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-209-bruce-van-wart-of-collings-guitars/) -  This week, we talk to one of the unsung heroes in the world of boutique guitars, Bruce VanWart of Collings Guitars. Bruce is the first official Collings employee and the one person who has touched nearly every instrument the company has produced since the late '80s (almost 30,000 instruments). He reflects upon working alongside
- [Podcast 345: Courtney Hartman Interviews Austen Hooks](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-345-courtney-hartman-interviews-austen-hooks/) -  To celebrate the release of Glade, the gorgeous new solo album from singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Hartman, we’ve handed her the keys to the Fretboard Journal Podcast. For the last week, Courtney has interviewed some of her favorite people in the fretted instrument world. For her latest installment, Courtney interviews Austen Hooks, best known for
- [Photos: The First-Ever Headstock Guitar Lover's Festival](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/photos-the-first-ever-headstock-guitar-lovers-festival/) - Putting on a handmade guitar show is no small feat, even during non-pandemic times. Many have come and gone (including the now-legendary Healdsburg Guitar Show), while a few have found their footing and continue to be a vital link between luthiers and customers. Fact of the matter is, as fun as it is seeing the
- [Podcast 344: Courtney Hartman Interviews Lawrence Smart](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-344-courtney-hartman-interviews-lawrence-smart/) -  Courtney Hartman has a new solo album this week, Glade. To celebrate, we've tossed her the keys to the Fretboard Journal Podcast and - all week long - she'll be interviewing some of her favorite people in the fretted instrument world on our show. She started the week off by interviewing Dana Bourgeois. This time
- [Podcast 343: Courtney Hartman Interviews Dana Bourgeois](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-343-courtney-hartman-interviews-dana-bourgeois/) - Courtney Hartman has a new solo album this week, Glade. To celebrate, we've tossed her the keys to the Fretboard Journal Podcast and - all week long - she'll be interviewing some of her favorite people in the fretted instrument world on our show. On her first installment, she talks to Dana Bourgeois of Bourgeois Guitars.
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 13: Bill Cheney of Spectra 1964](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-13-bill-cheney-of-spectra-1964/) - Welcome back to the Truth About Recording and Mixing brought to you by the Fretboard Journal from Crackle & Pop! studio in Ballard, Washington. On this episode, we speak to Bill Cheney of Spectra 1964 about the history of the company and the classic circuits that are still on the cutting edge today. Some of
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 82](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-82/) -  Tune in for a new chapter of TAVA, where Skip and Jason Zoom through your tube amp and cooking questions with our highest fidelity yet (thanks to our friends at Shure for sending us an MV7... and to Mrs. Simmons for figuring it out). This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts
- [Watch: Aaron Draplin Design at Adobe MAX](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/watch-aaron-draplin-design-at-adobe-max/) - If you've ever seen our magazine, you know we love two things: great guitars and great design. And that's why we love Aaron Draplin, Portland, Oregon's larger than life guitar geek / design-phenom. Over the years, he's done branding and logo work for huge brands, designed magazines, created posters for scrappy bands and all points
- [Case Study: Herrick's Honolulu Artist guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/case-study-herricks-honolulu-artist-guitars/) - The Regal Musical Instrument Company in Chicago was one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments, selling under their own Regal brand as well as other brands through a number of wholesalers, music shops and music teachers in the 1930s. Among their biggest customers were Tonk Bros. Co. of Chicago, a wholesale musical distributor of
- [Podcast 342: Tristan Scroggins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-342-tristan-scroggins/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we chat with musician, educator, and FJ contributor Tristan Scroggins. Scroggins has had an eventful month: He won the 2021 IBMA Writer of the Year award for his music journalism and then, just a couple of weeks later, released a truly unique solo album, 'One-Ring Circus.' That album features
- [Luthier on Luthier: Tim Kill](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-tim-kill/) -  Tim Kill started building guitars as a teenager in his grandfather's workshop. He then went on to travel the world before returning home to Australia to play bass in bands, study classical guitar building, and double bass restoration, repair and construction. Tim then went onto to start his own shop building a wide variety
- [Podcast 341: Jamie Stillway & Eric Skye](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-341-jamie-stillway-eric-skye/) -  Two of the Fretboard Journal's favorite acoustic guitarists - Eric Skye and Jamie Stillway - join us this week for a fun chat about the making of their long-awaited album, 'Home on the Midrange.' The project finds these two Pacific Northwesterners flatpicking through reels, waltzes, and jigs on a pair of Santa Cruz guitars.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 80](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-80/) -  It's the 80th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: reverb, goats, pickles from Australia and special call-in guest Sam Mollica! Hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week: 1:32: Skip says thanks, Woodinville Straight
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 81](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-81/) -  Producer and musician John Vanderslice returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast with Skip Simmons. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Special podcast offers: Use the discount code TAVA to get free domestic shipping through October 31, 2021 on any speaker at jupiter-speakers.com. Use the discount code
- [Podcast 340: Rudy Pensa on the Chinery Blue Guitar Collection](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-340-rudy-pensa-on-the-chinery-blue-guitar-collection/) -  Famed guitar dealer Rudy Pensa (Rudy's Music!) joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about one of the world's most noteworthy guitar collections ever assembled, Scott Chinery's Blue Guitar Collection. In the mid-1990s, inspired by the blue Centura Deluxe he ordered from Jimmy D'Aquisto, Chinery commissioned twenty-plus archtop guitar makers to
- [Video Premiere: Jordan Tice - "Cats and Kitties"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-jordan-tices-cats-and-kitties/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N4IqpclIts Jordan Tice (Hawktail, Haas Kowert Tice, Andrew Marlin) is, quite simply, one of our favorite acoustic guitarists performing today. Though we love hearing him break down the boundaries of bluegrass in ensembles, it's his solo work that truly floors us. On his 2020 album Motivational Speakeasy, he somehow channeled the spirits of Mississippi John Hurt, John
- [Podcast 339: The Milk Carton Kids](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-339-the-milk-carton-kids/) -  Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan – the Milk Carton Kids – join us this week to talk about the tenth anniversary of their legendary debut album, Prologue. We chat about the build-up to that wildly popular record, the two guitars that they’ve based their careers on, and their songwriting process. We also hear about
- [Interview: José González on the Making of 'Local Valley'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-jose-gonzalez-on-the-making-of-local-valley/) - I can’t profess to always know what Swedish singer-songwriter José González is singing about. It almost doesn’t matter: Whether his lyrics are in Swedish, Spanish or English, González’s music is gorgeous, reflective and moving… he’s like a globe-trotting Nick Drake for our times. And his guitar playing? It’s equally beguiling: No other contemporary songwriter uses a
- [Interview: The Old-Time Mastery of Nora Brown](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-the-old-time-mastery-of-nora-brown/) - https://youtu.be/GxjyFQS2nIY The story is unbelievable before you even hit "play" on the music: Nora Brown, a 16 year old obsessed with old time music records a vocal-and-clawhammer banjo album using vintage gear in the tunnels thirty feet below her Brooklyn home. But then you actually listen to Sidetrack My Engine (website, Bandcamp link), the young
- [Luthier on Luthier: Flip Scipio](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-flip-scipio/) -  Flip Scipio's interest in guitars runs in many directions. He builds and eclectic assortment of guitars and other stringed instruments in addition to doing repairs out of his one-man shop in NYC. For episode 58 of Luthier on Luthier, Flip reflects on his career in guitars and his time studying guitar making in
- [Podcast 338: Marisa Anderson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-338-marisa-anderson/) -  Portland, Oregon-based guitarist Marisa Anderson joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about her latest release, 'Lost Futures,' a collaboration with fellow guitarist William Tyler. We also talk about her approach to composing, her favorite guitars, the importance of space, and a lot more. https://www.marisaandersonmusic.com/home https://marisaanderson.bandcamp.com/album/lost-futures The Fretboard Journal's 48th
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 12: Johnny Bregar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-12-johnny-bregar/) -  Welcome back to the Truth About Recording & Mixing Podcast, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. In this episode we speak to Johnny Bregar about his recording studio “The Brickyard” on Bainbridge Island. Notes: 01:00 Listener question about Steve Turner’s guitar setup on the recording of The Warning. 06:00 Listener question about podcast
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 79](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-79/) -  It's the 79th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Red plating tubes, amp rattles, Louisiana hayrides, bad advice, coaster brakes, and Blues Juniors! This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week: :59 Reverb tank bag surprises 2:09 Recommended NYC repair
- [Stream: Norman Blake - "I'm Free Again"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/stream-norman-blake-im-free-again/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW8CoihjBhM For six decades now, Norman Blake has been a guitarist’s guitarist. From his work on Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline album, to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s legendary Will the Circle Be Unbroken, to his influential solo albums of the 1970s (and duo albums with Tony Rice!), his Homespun instruction videos, and even the O
- [Interview: Norman Blake](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-norman-blake/) - Power Versus Majesty: For virtuoso picker Norman Blake, elegance and subtlety always win the day Norman Blake's musical ambition might be easy to articulate, but for most performing guitar pickers, it's nearly impossible to achieve. "I'd rather give an honest performance than a professional one," Blake says. Mind you, there is nothing unprofessional about Norman
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 78](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-78/) - It's the 78th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast: Speaker installation tips, more pizza hacks (thanks Pillsbury), special Patreon guest Mike Watson (the 6L6s) and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week: :41: Lots of cool amps at Skip's:
- [Podcast 336: Tod Nelson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-336-tod-nelson/) -  Support unique guitar storytelling and this podcast via our brand new Fretboard Journal Patreon page. If you love our free digital offerings, it's a great way to help us grow. Tod Nelson was one of the first ten employees at Amazon. He started out packing books and, by the late 1990s, served as
- [Song Premiere: Jackson Melnick's "Spirit Mother" ft. Molly Parden](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/song-premiere-jackson-melnicks-spirit-mother-ft-molly-parden/) - Spirit Mother by Jackson Melnick The Fretboard Journal is happy to premiere "Spirit Mother," a new track from Colorado native, Jason Melnick. "Spirit Mother" can be found on Melnick's forthcoming album, Abilene, out September 24. It's an album that has been in heavy rotation around the FJ stereo. "This song comes from my connection with
- ["Basically A Race Car" — The Collings 470JL](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/basically-a-race-car-the-collings-470jl/) - Two seems like a lot of signature models for an artist from a shop that doesn’t really make signature models. The Pete Huttlinger Signature OM1 always had an air of special circumstances about it, and the OM1 JL, well, that doesn’t actually have Julian’s signature on it, anywhere. We’ve joked that it could be John
- [Podcast 335: Nathan Salsburg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-335-nathan-salsburg/) -  You don’t need to be Jewish to appreciate the audacious project that guitarist Nathan Salsburg just pulled off: An album of vocal and guitar compositions created around passages he found in his copy of a bilingual Hebrew-English Book of Psalms. “I opened a Psalm book at random,” he says of his original writing
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 77](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-77/) - It's the 77th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, where amp tech Skip Simmons makes pizza on english muffins, crushes the dreams of young blues aficionados and fields your questions on all things tube amp. This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed
- [Premiere: Béla Fleck - "Wheels Up"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-bela-fleck-wheels-up/) - https://youtu.be/6wQ3dAg_cpQ On September 10, 2021, fifteen Grammy Béla Fleck is set to release My Bluegrass Heart. It's Fleck's first bluegrass album in two decades and it features the banjo innovator alongside Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Jerry Douglas, Chris Thile, Molly Tuttle, David Grisman, Bryan Sutton, Sierra Hull, and Billy Strings. For those of us who wore out
- [Luthier on Luthier: Beau Hannam](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-beau-hannam/) -  After finishing degrees in Theology and Fine Arts, Beau Hannam learned to make guitars in Gerard Gillet's shop in Australia. Beau then went onto teach and build guitars alongside Gerard for the next 10 years, before moving to the U.S. in 2010. For Episode 57, Beau fills us in on his time as a luthier
- [Acoustic Voices: Lloyd Baggs (LR Baggs)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/acoustic-voices-lloyd-baggs-lr-baggs/) -  These days, Lloyd Baggs (LR Baggs) is synonymous with great acoustic guitar pickup systems. But it hasn't been easy. This self-taught tinkerer - who started building one-of-a-kind acoustic guitars for legendary musicians in the '70s and early '80s - only turned to sound amplification after an eye-opening experience with Ry Cooder. "[After that] I spent
- [Podcast 334: Chris Thile](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-334-chris-thile/) -  Chris Thile (Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek) joins us this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast for an introspective talk about the making of Laysongs, his new solo album. It's a project that has the groundbreaking composer/mandolinist meditating on themes of organized religion, god and church (he even recorded the project in a former Hudson, NY church). During
- [Replay: Our First Ever Virtual Masterclass with TJ Thompson and Mark Stutman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/live-our-first-ever-virtual-masterclass-with-tj-thompson-and-mark-stutman-august-12-2021/) - https://youtu.be/wICT7t5c9b4 Over the course of nearly 50 issues and hundreds of podcasts, we've interviewed many of the world's best luthiers. On August 12, 2022, we hosted our first-ever virtual "masterclass" with two of these figures: TJ Thompson and Mark Stutman (Folkway Music). This pair of Fretboard Summit alums are admired around the world for their
- [Interview: Dana Bourgeois on the new Touchstone Series of Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-dana-bourgeois-on-the-new-touchstone-series-of-guitars/) - Nearly two years ago, Dana Bourgeois announced a formal partnership Eastman Instruments. It was a move that not many acoustic guitar fanatics saw coming: One of the world’s most cherished boutique acoustic brands (frequently seen in the hands of artists such as Sierra Hull, Bryan Sutton and Courtney Hartman) joining forces with an imported instrument
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 11 with Phil Ek](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-11-with-phil-ek/) -  Welcome back to the Truth About Recording & Mixing Podcast, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This time around, we have an in-depth conversation with producer engineer Phil Ek. Phil is known for his work with Built to Spill, The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, and many others. On this episode Johnny
- [Fretboard Journal 48: What’s Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-48-whats-inside/) - "I’m so of the 'Fretboard Journal' generation, I’m fascinated by the intersection between, like, 'Fender electric guitar sound' and this kind of quintessential sonic experience...it’s not about anything other than, like, that good feeling that you feel when you hear something and how that aids the communicative properties of the music." -Julian Lage, FJ #48
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 76](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-76/) - Welcome to the 76th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week:
- [Podcast 333: Dana Bourgeois](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-333-dana-bourgeois/) -  "Everything flows from the music." - Dana Bourgeois What happens when one of the world's most-loved domestic boutique acoustic guitarmakers joins forces with an expansive Chinese instrument maker? On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk about just that with Dana Bourgeois, founder of Bourgeois guitars. We hear about how Bourgeois' partnership with Eastman
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 75](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-75/) - Welcome to the 75th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week:
- [Podcast 332: Maury Rutch of Maury's Music](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-332-maury-rutch-of-maurys-music/) -  Maury Rutch, founder of Maury's Music, joins us this week for a candid talk about running an independent guitar store through a pandemic, his love for Martin guitars and his new short-form podcast (The Maury's Music Podcast). Rutch's story is a unique one: He left a factory job in the late '90s to sell
- [Luthier on Luthier: Saul Koll](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-saul-koll/) -  Saul Koll makes some of the world's finest electric guitars from his one-man shop in Portland, Oregon. For episode 56 of the podcast, Saul discusses his design process and its origins. Saul also tells us about his influences, the new Koll effects pedal and forthcoming amp, making hardware, and his views on tools... from
- [Bob Minner - "Fiddler's Dram / Whiskey Before Breakfast"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bob-minner-fiddlers-dram-whiskey-before-breakfast/) - https://youtu.be/VPv3FsJzZOY In the Fretboard Journal's 48th issue (now mailing), Bob Minner tells the story behind "Frankie," the 1936 Martin D-18 he recently acquired. Since Bob was first introduced to the magic of a '30s D-18s via Norman Blake (and Blake's wildly influential Whiskey Before Breakfast album), he decided to pay tribute to his guitar
- [Podcast 331: Scott Bass of the Headstock Guitar Lovers Festival](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-331-scott-bass-of-the-headstock-guitar-lovers-festival/) -  On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Scott Bass, co-founder of the forthcoming Headstock Guitar Lover's Festival, taking place November 6-7, 2021 in San Diego, California. Scott tells us about his vision for the new show, the setting it'll be held in, some of the luthiers who have already signed on to exhibit,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 74](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-74/) - Welcome to the 74th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week:
- [Generation Gab — David Grisman Interviews Chris Thile](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/generation-gab/) - When we were offered the chance to do a story about Chris Thile, our initial excitement gave way to a mild sense of panic. Even at this early stage of his life, Thile’s story is unusually complex.
- [FJ Exclusive: Watch Russell Potter Perform "Blue Wind Boy"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fj-exclusive-watch-russell-potter-perform-blind-wind-boy/) - https://youtu.be/I1jogUJS7I8 We don’t know how they do it, but year-after-year Tompkins Square somehow unearths and reissues seldom-heard American Primitive and fingerstyle guitar gems. The label just released two gorgeous private press LPs by guitarist Russell Potter that date back to 1979 and 1981: A Stone’s Throw and Neither Here Nor There. To celebrate, we’re sharing
- [Podcast 330: Richard Hoover Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-330-richard-hoover-returns/) -  The Fretboard Journal... Book Club? Today, guitarmaking legend Richard Hoover of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company joins us for a unique conversation about reading, reflection and empathy. He shares the two books he's reading now and invites listeners to submit questions and comments on the pair. We also learn about Richard's reading habits in
- [Podcast 329: Sam Plecker (Vista Kicks)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-329-sam-plecker-vista-kicks/) -  A “labor of love.” That’s how Sam Plecker (Vista Kicks) describes Pulga Jams, the unlikely Beatles and power pop-inspired EP that he recorded during the pandemic while holed up in a resurrected California ghost town. During this week’s conversation, Sam describes his one-of-a-kind quarantine situation (and how it came to be), the gear he
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 73](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-73/) -  Welcome to the 73rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, the bi-weekly show where amp tech Skip Simmons answers all of your pressing guitar amplifier questions. No topic is too basic... or seemingly too complex! (Banter hater? The actual amp talk this time around starts at 17:00.) This week's episode is sponsored
- [Interview: Guitarist Gregg Belisle-Chi Covers Tim Berne](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-guitarist-gregg-belisle-chi-covers-tim-berne/) - Having first learned of guitarist and composer Gregg Belisle-Chi during his time at Cornish College of the Arts (just up the hill from FJ HQ in Seattle), it's safe to say that we at the Fretboard Journal are long-time fans. 2019 and 2020 saw the release of Book of Hours and ensō respectively, both excellent
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 10](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-10/) -  Welcome to The Truth About Recording & Mixing Podcast's tenth episode, where we visit with Timothy Herzog and learn more about impedance, circuit design and Spectra Sonics. Timothy is the drummer in Godspeed You Black Emperor; he also records and produces and builds consoles. Topics: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Comment from Jon Ulrigg on Impedance
- [Luthier on Luthier: Jeff Jewitt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-jeff-jewitt/) -  Jeff Jewitt has been interested in guitar building since the 1970s. As the inventor of TransTint dyes, Jeff is widely recognized as a leading expert in all types of finishes and is the author of five books on the subject. For our 55th episode of the podcast, Jeff talks about the start of his
- [Acoustic Voices: Nicholas Weber (Guitar Tonewoods)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/acoustic-voices-nicholas-weber-guitar-tonewoods/) -  What is a sustainable tonewood? What does FSC-certified actually mean? What is the current situation with wood being harvested from tropical forests? On today's Acoustic Voices Podcast, we learn the answers to those questions and a lot more from Nicholas Weber, the founder of Guitar Tonewoods. Weber has spent decades working with forest managers and guitar companies,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 72](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-72/) -  It's the 72nd installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps, featuring complicated Magnatones, B+ voltage talk and cheap regional beers. As always, tech Skip Simmons is here for you, fielding your questions on all-things-tube-amp and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week:
- [First Listen: Songs from Joseph Spence's 'Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/first-listen-a-sampler-from-joseph-spences-encore-unheard-recordings-of-bahamian-guitar-and-singing/) -  The Fretboard Journal is proud to offer our readers a first glimpse at a truly special project, Smithsonian Folkways' forthcoming collection of previously-unreleased Joseph Spence recordings. As you hopefully know, Spence (1910-1984), was a wildly influential, one-of-a-kind guitarist / singer from the Bahamas. His offbeat recordings sound like no one else (before or after); he went on
- [Podcast 328: Peter K. Siegel on Joseph Spence](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-328-peter-k-siegel-on-joseph-spence/) -  For our 328th podcast, we celebrate the music of Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence (1910-1984) and the forthcoming release of Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing (out July 16, 2021 on Smithsonian Folkways). Recording engineer, musician and producer Peter K. Siegel joins us to talk about how he recorded these 13 tracks (both in
- [Podcast 327: Blake Wyland (The Tone Mob Podcast)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-327-blake-wyland-the-tone-mob-podcast/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, Jason gets to grill another guitar podcaster, Blake Wyland (The Tone Mob, Chasing Tone) about the world of boutique pedals, gear marketing trends and more. Blake recounts how he left a steady, but unfulfilling day job to jump into the guitar industry, first as a podcast host and
- [James & Jim: The beginning of a beautiful friendship](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/james-jim-the-beginning-of-a-beautiful-friendship/) - There aren’t many players and luthiers as inextricably linked as James Taylor and Jim Olson. Guitar players are a notoriously fickle bunch, prone to acquisitiveness, seemingly more likely than most to covet thy neighbor’s toys, but Taylor defies the stereotype, and he has been faithful to Olson since the latter found a way to get
- [Bench Press: Bryan Sours of Soursound](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-bryan-sours-of-soursound/) - You know what? Your favorite amplifier might owe a bit more to a drummer than you might have thought possible. Bryan Sours, of Portland-based Soursound, has pounded the skins in bands much louder and heavier than anything you’ve heard, probably, and he makes the output transformers favored by hotshot amp manufacturers like Benson and Otis.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 71](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-71/) -  It's the 71st installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps, featuring noisy Fenders (and a Vingtor!), clip-on fans, more candy cigarette talk and other surprises. As always, tech Skip Simmons is here for you, fielding your questions on all-things-tube-amp. This week's episode is sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics
- [Acoustic Voices: The Native Heart Band and Conner Cherland](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/acoustic-voices-the-native-heart-band-and-conner-cherland/) -  Ingenuity. We love it in our guitars and in our musicians. For this episode, we talk to a pair of artists who may not be on your radar yet, but will be soon: the Native Heart's Jon Torrance is a fanatical music educator and musician based in Michigan. He relishes the new, whether it's
- [Podcast 326: Jackson Cunningham](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-326-jackson-cunningham/) -  Jackson Cunningham is a bit of a rarity in the world of acoustic guitarmaking. While countless luthiers do their best to emulate old Martin designs and shapes, Cunningham's biggest influence is vintage Gibsons. Over the years, this Virginia-based builder has crafted L-5, L-00 and even J-55-inspired guitars. He's also garnered praise from two of the
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 9](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-9/) -  For the ninth episode of the Truth About Recording & Mixing, host Johnny Sangster and Ed Brooks of Resonant Mastering take on the topic of impedances and interconnecting all the different formats of gear you'll find in the recording studio. We also get a visit from electronics engineer and Spectra Sonics wiz Timothy Herzog who
- [Luthier on Luthier: Willie Carter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-willie-carter/) -  Willie Carter has travelled the world as a guitar tech for Otis Taylor; worked at Gryphon and Santa Cruz guitars; served as a professional recording engineer; and is co-founder of Carter Poulsen guitars, where he and Eric Poulsen are making great acoustic guitars out of their workshop in Santa Cruz, Calif. For episode 54
- [Premiere: J.P. Harris - "Mole in the Ground"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-j-p-harris-mole-in-the-ground/) - https://youtu.be/6ttYq5THfns J.P. Harris and the Fretboard Journal go way back: In 2007, he and his banjo were featured in our magazine as part of a photo essay on the DIY punk scene found within the Clifftop festival. That was forty issue ago... and we’re still following his career. J.P. has come a long way since
- [Podcast 325: John Thomas Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-325-john-thomas-returns/) -  Author/law professor/lecturer/musician/Fretboard Journal contributor John Thomas joins Jason for a long overdue check-in! We hear about the aftermath of his famed 2012 book, Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson's "Banner" Guitars of WWII. John sheds light on some of his current guitar projects, including his recent trip to Kalamazoo, Michigan to
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 70](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-70/) -  On this very special TAVA episode, Skip and Jason welcome audiophile guru Michael Fremer (Analog Planet, Stereophile) for a lively talk about modern day hi-fi, tube vs. solid state stereo systems, vinyl's comeback, affordable stereo gear and more! We also field a few questions that actually involve guitar amps, talk tomato paste, Bathyspheres and
- [Podcast 324: Jack Tarlinton, Wandering Boy Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-324-jack-tarlinton-wandering-boy-guitars/) -  Jack Tarlinton's story is unlike any you've heard before. The Australian tinkerer and music lover started out in publishing (he co-founded the Skateboarder's Journal, a magazine not unlike our own, but for skateboarding); found himself doing carpentry and eventually worked in the prop department of a big budget Hollywood movie. He then caught the
- [Podcast 323: The Pedal Movie with Michael Lux and Dan Orkin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/323-the-pedal-movie-with-michael-lux-and-dan-orkin/) -  Reverb.com's Michael Lux and Dan Orkin are the co-producers of The Pedal Movie, Reverb's first feature-length documentary on the history of pedals, the current pedal movement and the artists who are pushing the boundaries of music with their stompboxes today. It's an inspiring, epic film - around two and a half hours long! -
- ["Two Guitars" — Solo Duets with Dan Petty](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/two-guitars-solo-duets-with-dan-petty/) - They say there hasn’t been a pandemic baby boom. I’m not so sure. My dog’s bestie’s owner popped out a daughter (Blair, 7 lbs 11oz) a couple months ago, my neighbor emerged from a typical Seattle hibernation very pregnant and gave birth to a daughter soon after (Monroe, 8 lbs 8 oz), and, wouldn’t you
- [Anthony Wilson - "I Saw It Through the Skylight" at the Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/anthony-wilson-saw-skylight-fretboard-summit/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PKEIqOLufg Over the course of his solo set at the 2016 Fretboard Summit, Anthony Wilson delighted our crowd with his incredible songwriting and stellar jazz chops. Here, he performs "I Saw It Through the Skylight," an original tune found on his 2016 album, Frogtown. Wilson is playing his 1958 Gibson Byrdland guitar through his Austen Hooks-built Filmosound
- [Needs Must: Going Baroque with Anthony Tenaglia](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/needs-must-going-baroque-with-anthony-tenaglia/) - My cousin Tony isn’t like the other kids. Never has been. He’s always said he was born too late. A child of the 1970s, he’d have been much more at home in the 1570s, or 1670s, even 17- or 1870s. He digs ice fishing and sailboats. He sent me a video of him playing a
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 8](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-8/) -  Welcome to Episode 8 of The Truth About Recording and Mixing podcast. This week's guest is Dan Alexander, who has a new book out chronicling his adventures in making records, building studios and making thousands of vintage gear deals throughout the last four decades. It's call Dan Alexander Audio - A Vintage Odyssey (link).
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 69](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-69/) -  The 69th installment of the Truth About Vintage Amps! Once again, amp tech Skip Simmons is fielding your questions on all-things-tube-amp. Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers. As always, we're also sponsored by Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed this week: 3:09 Skip gets his
- [Catch of the Day: early '60s Standel 82L15V](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-of-the-day-early-6os-standel-82l15v/) - Hey you! Yeah, you, the person reading this little Catch of the Day about a vintage amplifiers. Have you checked out our new podcast, The Truth About Vintage Amps, with Skip Simmons? It's a fun little romp through the mind of Skip Simmons and the world of vintage amplifiers, and in Episode 2, subtitled "Don't
- [Fretboard Journal 47: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-47-whats-inside/) - "... eventually I went to do a benefit in Minneapolis and a guy named James Olson got a guitar into my hotel room, and as soon as I played it, I’ve never looked back." -James Taylor, FJ #47 Say hello to Issue 47 of the Fretboard Journal, another cover to cover
- [Luthier on Luthier: Mario Beauregard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-mario-beauregard/) -  Mario Beauregard is among the world's finest and most distinctive archtop and flattop guitar makers. For episode 53 of the podcast, Mario goes into the history and execution of his unique faceted designs and how they differ from traditional archtops. Mario also discusses his time at the Roberto Venn school and how it led to
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 68](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-68/) -  Have a topic for a future episode? Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Use the discount code TRUTHV150FF to save $15 off Caddis readers between now and April 30, 2021. Some of the topics discussed this week: 7:30 The details you should
- [Acoustic Voices: Myrtlewood](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/acoustic-voices-myrtlewood/) -  As interest in domestic guitar woods reaches an all-time high, we talk to Oregon-based Cyril Jacob, who handpicks the unique Oregon myrtlewood that Breedlove Guitars uses for their instruments. Every day, Jacob is on a virtual scavenger hunt: traveling through the Pacific Northwest sourcing fallen trees and trees that have reached the end of
- [Interview: Grant Gordy and Joe K. Walsh](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-grant-gordy-and-joe-k-walsh/) - Guitarist Grant Gordy and mandolin virtuoso Joe K. Walsh first visited the Fretboard Journal five years ago. Ever since, we’ve been in awe of the varied acoustic projects (collectively and individually) this duo puts out, from their work in Mr.Sun and the Barnes, Gordy, Walsh Trio; to Walsh’s Borderland album; to Gordy’s collaborations with Ross
- [Podcast 322: Richard Thompson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-322-richard-thompson/) -  Richard Thompson joins us this week for a very special talk about the making of his new memoir, Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975 (order here). The book chronicles the first chapter of RT's music career - including his time in the Fairport Convention, playing with Sandy Denny and his early
- [Drawn Out: Mason Stoops sketches the ultimate pandemic distraction](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/drawn-out-mason-stoops-sketches-the-ultimate-pandemic-distraction/) - At the time I called him during the fall of 2020, Mason Stoops—one of the most talented young guitarists in today’s Southern California music scene—should have been on the road backing up Jackson Browne. Instead, he was—like most of us riding out a pandemic—stuck at home. But while many used COVID-19 downtime to perfect their
- [Diddie Wah Diddie with Jontavious Willis: Paul Oscher](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/diddie-wah-diddie-with-jontavious-willis-paul-oscher/) - Photo: Joe Rosen
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 7](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-7/) -  Welcome to episode 7 of The Truth About Recording & Mixing hosted by Crackle & Pop's Johnny Sangster. In this episode we speak to producer and sought after mix engineer Martin Feveyear about his career and insights into producing and mixing. Martin grew up in rural England and, after a few tours with the
- [Interview: Mini Wall of Sound Builder Anthony Coscia](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/interview-mini-wall-of-sound-builder-anthony-coscia/) -  Anthony Coscia recently completed the ultimate labor of love: A working, 1/6 model replica of the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound. All told, Coscia ended up spending over 200 hours building tiny cabinets, individually soldering and installing 390 tiny speakers (some meant for cell phones), and even creating a lighting rig for his miniature take
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 67](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-67/) -  Have a topic for a future episode or a beer question for Marty? Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. TAVA Discounts: Use the discount code THETRUTH10 to save 10% off your order from Amplified Parts between now and April 15, 2021. Use
- [Community Center: Fred Walecki's fabled Westwood Music is part instrument shop, part social club](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/community-center-fred-waleckis-fabled-westwood-music-is-part-instrument-shop-part-social-club/) - “When I grow up, I want to be Fred Walecki.” -Emmylou Harris Talk about a star-studded night. On August 8, 2000, the cream of a Los Angeles rock generation joined together for a benefit concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Billed as “Friends of Fred Walecki: A Gathering of the Clan,” the lineup
- [Podcast 321: Steve Kalb](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-321-steve-kalb/) -  In the span of just three years (1970-1973), woodworker Steve Kalb took up guitarmaking and ended up selling his creations to Leo Kottke, David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Robbie Robertson and Paul Simon. And then, with fewer than 30 guitars under his belt, he threw in the towel, sold off his tools, and enrolled in
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 6](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-6/) -  Welcome to the sixth episode of the Truth About Recording & Mixing, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week we talk to Andrew Joslyn, violinist and orchestral arranger for people like Macklemore and Michael Bolton about a range of projects from creating huge sounding arrangements from his home studio to writing orchestrations
- [Video Premiere: Mike Bono's "I Hear Rhapsody"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-mike-bonos-i-hear-rhapsody/) - https://youtu.be/-5MQB3b52rA New York City-based jazz guitarist Mike Bono recently released a tasty trio record, Familiar Places, a collection that includes standards from the Great American Songbook (check out the version of “Stella By Starlight” included on our April playlist) alongside not-so-standards like Ornette Coleman’s “Turnaround” (from the classing Tomorrow Is The Question album) and Henry
- [The Bucky List](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-bucky-list/) - Editor's Note: Bucky Pizzarelli passed away at the age of 94, on April 1, 2020. He played guitar with and for everyone, going back 75 years. He was in Benny Goodman’s band, he played in the Tonight Show band when it was still in New York, a mainstay in the city’s small rooms through the ‘70s
- [Podcast 320: Andy Powers Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-320-andy-powers-returns/) -  Taylor Guitars' Andy Powers returns once again to the Fretboard Journal Podcast for an enlightening talk about some of the latest additions to the Taylor lineup. We talk the new GT (Grand Theater) Taylor models, hear about how he goes about exploring new bracing patterns, and learn how domestic woods like "Urban Ash" have
- [Podcast 319: Anthony da Costa](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-319-anthony-da-costa/) -  This week, Jason reaches out to singer-songwriter Anthony da Costa, who is quarantining in a Nashville apartment with an ever-growing array of rack mounted gear, guitars, synths and (possibly) a spinet piano. Da Costa goes in-depth on the art of co-writing songs remotely via Zoom and talks about his recently-released What Plans? album on Bandcamp,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 66](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-66/) -  TAVA Discount: Use the discount code THETRUTH10 to save 10% off your order from Amplified Partsbetween now and April 15, 2021. Skip takes a fall, but still manages to help you troubleshoot your tube amps. Plus: Our long-awaited Deluxe schematic primer, recommended short stories, obsolete bass lures and more. 1:33 Skip and the haystack
- [Luthier on Luthier: Dan Erlewine](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-dan-erlewine/) -  Dan Erlewine literally wrote the book on guitar repair: He's the author of The Guitar Player Repair Guide, which was first published in 1990. A well-worn, dog-eared copy of that book is always close to my bench and it's how I first learned guitar repair. (I bet it taught many of this podcast's listeners, as well.) Over
- [Video Premiere: Eli West's "Brick in the Road"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-eli-wests-brick-in-the-road/) - https://youtu.be/2Yu92Yup84M Eli West is our kind of guitar hero: Capable of blistering flatpicking, stunning collaborations (his The Both record is still a favorite on the office stereo), and sensitive songwriting. Added bonus: West is local to us here in the Pacific Northwest, so we get to see nearly all of his various collaborations live, film
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 5](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-5/) -  Welcome to the fifth episode of the Truth About Recording & Mixing, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week we talk with engineer Jack Endino on the wonders and pitfalls of analog tape, capturing acoustic bass and many other topics. Johnny also gives a demonstration of mid-side recording. Some of the topics
- [Sweep the Floor, Ep. 2: Jeff Pensiero (Baldface Lodge)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/sweep-the-floor-ep-2-jeff-pensiero/) -  In the winter, there are just two ways to get to Nelson, British Columbia's Baldface Lodge... via helicopter or a very long, bumpy snowmobile ride. Yet, every year, hundreds of snowboarders and skiers make the trek for their vacation of a lifetime. Baldface is one of many cat or heli-ski operations in North America,
- [Expect the Unexpected — Paul Stanley’s Olson SJ](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/expect-the-unexpected-paul-stanleys-olson-sj/) - It goes without saying that when you’re working on a story for the Fretboard Journal you’re going to cross paths with some incredible, even iconic instruments. I had the predictable expectations for the James Taylor feature in Issue 47 [you can read excerpts here], centered on the extraordinary instruments built for him by Jim Olson
- [Acoustic Voices: Guitarist Chris Arndt (Jocelyn and Chris)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/acoustic-voices-guitarist-chris-arndt-jocelyn-and-chris/) -  Guitarist Chris Arndt is a throwback of sorts: An early obsession with classic rock had him sitting in with bar bands while he was still in elementary school. Today, he's one-half of the brother-sister duo, Jocelyn and Chris. With a few stellar albums already under their belt, they're navigating the music industry in a
- [Podcast 317: Yasmin Williams](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/podcast-317-yasmin-williams/) -  Acoustic guitarist / composer Yasmin Williams just released a breathtaking new album, Urban Driftwood. On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, she talks to us about the making of the record (most of which took place in the middle of the 2020 pandemic), how she took up guitar after beating Guitar Hero 2, her gear of
- [Standard Bearer: Excerpts from James Taylor and the Great American Songbook](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/standard-bearer/) - James Taylor is a folk singer. He’s a troubador, a balladeer and a soul man. He’s a rock star. He’s your Handy Man and “a churnin’ urn of burnin’ funk.’ He’s Joni Mitchell’s ex-boyfriend and Carly Simon’s ex-husband. He’s 6’3” tall, a Boston Red Sox fan and a reluctant movie star. He’s a fingerpicker with
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 65 featuring Nels Cline](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-65-featuring-nels-cline/) -  Bribed with cans of El Pato, guitarist Nels Cline joins Jason and Skip on this week's Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast for a transparent talk about amplifiers and hot sauce. Plus... listener questions, PA conversions, upcycling all those holiday spices, animal husbandry and more. Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 0:12
- [Announcing: Diddie Wah Diddie with Jontavious Willis](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/announcing:-diddie-wah-diddie-with-jontavious-willis/)
- [Podcast 306: Nels Cline](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-306-nels-cline/) -  Nels Cline joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss his new double-album on Blue Note, Share the Wealth. Share the Wealth finds Nels alongside the powerhouse lineup of Scott Amendola, Skerik, Trevor Dunn, Brian Marsella and Cyro Baptista. Inspired by the cut-up recording methods of Os Mutantes and influenced at least a bit
- [Podcast 318: Ariel Posen](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-318-ariel-posen/) -  Guitar great/singer-songwriter Ariel Posen just released a new album, Headway. On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Posen about the making of the album, the art of co-writing (and how it's changed in the pandemic), why he loves his Two-Rock amplifiers, and his current gear lineup. Posen recounts his early infatuation with
- [Interview: Mia Doi Todd](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview:-mia-doi-todd/) - It’s hard to imagine singer-songwriter Mia Doi Todd originating from anywhere other than Los Angeles. In her varied output, you can hear the melting pot of Southern California: Laurel Canyon-inspired vocals, South American rhythms, cameos from local music heroes Money Mark and Jeff Parker, and experimental hints of her old stomping grounds, the LA indie
- [Sweep the Floor, Ep. 1: Linda Manzer](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/sweep-the-floor-ep-1-linda-manzer/) -  It's the debut episode of Sweep the Floor, FJ founder Jason Verlinde's pandemic project. Every couple of weeks, he'll call some of the makers, builders and artisans he admires for this podcast, even if they have nothing to do with music. Only rule? Everyone has to work with their hands, building something amazing from
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 4](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-4/) -  Welcome to the third episode of the Truth About Recording & Mixing, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week, we explore the career of Ed Brooks, who has worked in most all facets of professional audio and now runs Resonant Mastering. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:40 Omni Sound
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 64](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-64/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: iZotope (use the discount code Fret10 to save 10%), Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this week's episode: 1:36 What's on Skip's Bench: A Magnatone / Estey T-32 amp; Digs of Marysville, Calif.
- [Podcast 316: Jeff Poss of Calton Cases](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-316-jeff-poss-of-calton-cases/) -  A few weeks back, we talked to Keith Calton, founder of Calton Cases (Fretboard Journal Podcast Ep. 313). Keith, as you hopefully know, perfected a fiberglass "flight case" design decades ago that is still used by touring artists around the world. This week, we're talking to Calton's current owner, Austin, Texas' Jeff Poss. Jeff
- [Bill Frisell - "Lonesome"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bill-frisell-lonesome/) - https://youtu.be/5TooufY8Glo We're going through our archives and sharing some never-seen-before Fretboard Journal video sessions. Up first: A previously unreleased clip of FJ-favorite Bill Frisell performing his original tune, "Lonesome." It's a composition that has appeared on numerous Frisell albums, including Lookout for Hope, Gone, Just Like a Train and Harmony. On this track, Bill is
- [Luthier on Luthier: Ian Davlin ("Ian Hates Guitars")](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier:-ian-davlin-(\"ian-hates-guitars\")/) -  Ian Davlin, who goes by the online moniker "Ian Hates Guitars," may have a complicated relationship with guitars, but he sure is good at fixing them. For episode 51 of Luthier on Luthier, Ian tells us about working for Breedlove Guitars and his eventful interview process at Nashville's famous Gruhn Guitars, where he worked
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 3](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-3/) -  Welcome to the third episode of the Truth About Recording & Mixing, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week, we're diving deep into the recording drums, capturing audio on a tight budget and more with Seattle’s Eric Eagle. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:23 Listener feedback, phase versus polarity,
- [Fretboard Journal 46: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-46-whats-inside/) - The Fretboard Journal 46 has arrived, your new happy place in troubled times, filled once again from cover to cover with stories and images from the finest creators and artists of the fretted instrument universe. This issue runs from our cover story on NYC-based Americana Power Couple Roseanne Cash and John Leventhal to luthier Steve Grimes
- [Catch of the Day: Harvester "Simpletone" Baritone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-of-the-day-harvester-simpletone-baritone/) - I get the sense that Anthony Paine took as his professional motto the immortal words of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who declared, “Whatsoever I play, it’s got to be funky.” We’re big fans of the instruments Anthony makes at Harvester Guitars, undeniably funky guitars and basses drawing from the quirky and unusual creations
- [Podcast 315: Tom Ball](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-315:-tom-ball/) -  Acclaimed acoustic guitarist and harmonica player Tom Ball joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast. Tom reflects on the passing of Ash Grove founder Ed Pearl and the legacy of that incredible, highly influential venue. Tom attended innumerable shows at the Ash Grove and he regales us with some of his favorite memories
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 63](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-63/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world, but this week we're joined by special guest, Ian Moore! Ian shares Austin music scene tales, Fender mods, and a simple recipe that will have you racing to the market for jalapenos. This week's sponsors: iZotope (use the discount code Fret10
- [Podcast 314: Bob Minner Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-314-bob-minner-returns/) -  Bob Minner returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to walk us through his new album, SOLO. Recorded entirely on the newly-announced Collings CJ-45 T, the album is a must-listen for Collings fanatics or anyone who appreciates great flatpicking. During the chat, Bob tells us how he's spent the last year off the road (he's
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 2](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-2/) -  Welcome to the second episode of the FJ's Truth About Recording & Mixing podcast, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week's episode features mastering engineer Rachel Field for a discussion about mastering, vinyl in the current day, levels for streaming audio and the need for more women in audio. Some topics discussed
- [Song Premiere: John Smith's "Eye to Eye" featuring Sarah Jarosz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/john-smith-premieres-eye-to-eye-featuring-sarah-jarosz/) - https://youtu.be/gSaLKF7f0nE Chances are, you've read about British guitarist and singer-songwriter John Smith in the 46th edition of the Fretboard Journal. Over the years, we've also talked to him at length about gear, filmed him at performing our Seattle headquarters, and even convinced him to teach us a little DADGAD. Needless to say, we're huge fans.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 62](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-62/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: iZotope (use the discount code Fret10 to save 10%), Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:00 California weather and old dogs 3:08 Sharpening knives, Carter Cutlery (link) 8:51 How not to
- [Split Signals: Finding the Right Balance](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/split-signals-finding-the-right-balance/) - Editor's Note: This originally appeared in Issue 46, as a sidebar to the John Smith feature story, "Mixed Signals: John Smith and the complexities of identity." John Smith’s rigs match his gigs. It’s not a stretch to say he’s serving two masters, balancing a lot of dates on acoustic guitar with others on electric, but
- [Podcast 313: Keith Calton, Founder of Calton Cases](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-313-keith-calton-founder-of-calton-cases/) -  Today, some of the world's most valuable acoustic and electric instruments are protected by Calton Cases. What you may not realize is the colorful history of the case company or its founder, Keith Calton. On today's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Calton about his unlikely entry into the musical industry some 50 years
- [Luthier on Luthier: Tom Ribbecke](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-tom-ribbecke/) -  Tom Ribbecke is a lutherie legend and one of the originators of the custom guitar scene as we know it today. For episode 50 of the podcast, Tom walks us through his first 50 years of guitarmaking, including the evolution of his sound bubble guitar, his Halfling model, and his compliant rim guitars
- [The Truth About Recording & Mixing, Ep. 1](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-1/) -  Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Truth About Recording & Mixing, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. To start things off, enjoy this inspired discussion of recording rock & roll with the esteemed Kurt Bloch of the Fastbacks, Young Fresh Fellows, Minus 5 and Full Toilet! Kurt doesn’t want to talk about
- [Podcast 312: Robert "Nitebob" Czaykowski Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-312-robert-nitebob-czaykowski-returns/) -  Until we can convince legendary live sound engineer Robert "Nitebob" Czaykowski to host his own podcast, we'll just keep inviting him back onto the Fretboard Journal Podcast. This time around, Nitebob regales us with tales of early NAMM Shows, working with the New York Dolls, getting fired mid-concert, and more. We also hear more
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 61](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-61/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 6:15 Jason gets a Martin 110 amplifier 13:24 A DeArmond amp anomaly 15:47 The Truth About Recording and Mixing Podcast! (Apple Podcasts link) 16:15 Skip's
- [Acoustic Voices: Breedlove's Tom Bedell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/acoustic-voices-breedloves-tom-bedell/) -  Tom Bedell caught the guitar - and business - bug early. He was a successful guitar teacher, guitar importer and guitar store owner while he was still in high school. He’d go on to attend college, work as a political consultant, and successfully grow his family's fishing tackle business into an empire. Bedell's
- [Podcast 311: Johnny Sangster of Crackle & Pop!](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-311-johnny-sangster-of-crackle-pop/) -  Johnny Sangster of Seattle's Crackle & Pop! studio joins us this week to walk musicians through some home and studio recording basics. Johnny will be the host of our newest Fretboard Journal Podcast, the Truth About Recording & Mixing. This all-new show aims to demystify the world of recording and will feature Sangster and
- [Announcing: The Acoustic Voices Podcast](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/announcing-the-acoustic-voices-podcast/) -  Big news: Starting this month, we're doing something pretty unique: A podcast centered around one brand. It's a first-of-its-kind project for us and, in Breedlove Guitars, we've found a great partner. Acoustic Voices: A Guitar Podcast will be a monthly deep dive into the people who make Breedlove tick, from the company's larger-than-life CEO
- [Podcast 310: Fred Greene of Martin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-310-fred-green-of-martin-guitars/) -  Martin’s Custom Shop is a unique anomaly: Within their large Nazareth, Pennsylvania production facility, a small crew of luthiers builds completely custom, one-off guitars for discerning customers around the world. From personalized inlays and wood choices to double-neck Martins (!!), nothing seems off-the-table. On this week’s podcast, we bring back one of our favorite
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 60](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-60/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:35 Skip gets a new knife (Carter Cutlery) 6:21 Restoring a 1961 Mercury Comet 9:13 Mathew Fitzwilliam’s book on Australia’s Goldentone amps (link) 21:24 What
- [Tony Rice: 1951 - 2020](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/tony-rice-1951-2020/) - He looked like a pilot. He had a pilot's moustache and the tailored suits. The all-knowing half-smile. He wore a vintage Accutron watch around his wrist (the ultimate statement piece for a horology-leaning, engineer-minded type... the same watch the Mercury 7 astronauts wore) and there was often a cigarette perfectly cradled around his fingers. As
- [Coming Soon: The Truth About Recording & Mixing Podcast](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/coming-soon-the-truth-about-recording-mixing-podcast/) - A few updates from Fretboard Journal HQ: In addition to our new, 47th issue, January 2021 will have a few surprises for fans of our magazine. Mainly, a trio of new podcasts. First up is one we're truly excited about. We're taking the tried-and-true formula of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast (Apple Podcast link)
- [Luthier on Luthier: Rosie Heydenrych (Turnstone Guitar Company)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-rosie-heydenrych-turnstone-guitar-company/) -  Luthier Rosie Heydenrych is the builder behind England's Turnstone Guitar Company. On episode 49 of the podcast, she shares her approach to voicing instruments, including the use of tonewoods from her native England. She also discusses her views on women in lutherie, her work flow, and how she adopts new techniques and technology
- [Podcast 309: Danny Barnes](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-309-danny-barnes/) -  Danny Barnes returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about the making of his 2020 Grammy-nominated album, Man on Fire (ATO). The album is full of surprising twists, right down to the lineup: Bill Frisell, Dave Matthews and John Paul Jones all make appearances. We talk to Barnes about the making of the Man
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 59](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-59/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 5:13 The Truth About Recording & Mixing (launching January 2021!) 9:16 Building mic pre-amps 12:42 A "ripping" overdrive sound on a converted Vibro-Champ 17:51
- [John Lee Shannon - "Native"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/john-lee-shannon-native/) - https://youtu.be/HiYRolu4tTc Guitarist John Lee Shannon performs "Native," from his Tompkins Square debut, In & Of. In & Of was recorded during a three-day session at the Panoramic House in Stinson Beach, California. It's filled with exquisite solo acoustic guitar compositions or, as Shannon likes to say, "songs without words." The album was originally intended to
- [Podcast 308: Jordan Tice and Kenneth Pattengale](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-308-jordan-tice-and-kenneth-pattengale/) -  Jordan Tice and Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids join us on this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about the making of Tice’s 2020 album, Motivational Speakeasy. The Pattengale-produced solo album is noteworthy not just for Tice’s always-exceptional playing and vocals, but also for its minimalist beauty. It’s one of our favorite albums
- [Thirty for 2020: Our Favorite Tracks of the Year](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/thirty-for-2020/) -  It's been a tough year. We probably don't need to tell you why. Somehow, though, musicians have been there for us — 2020's saving grace, the silver lining has been the music. We couldn't go to the music, but the music came to us, streaming on Zoom and Facebook and platforms we'd never heard
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 58](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-58/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 3:57 Skip announces his retirement (no, not really) 10:50 The Roxy Theater's "Wall" sound system
- [The Fretboard Journal 2020 Gift Guide](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-fretboard-journal-2020-gift-guide/) - Oh dear! Less than a month between Thanksgiving and Christmas! Not even two weeks until Hanukkah! That’s 2020 for you, innit? If you’re like us, every little bit of help we’ve had this year has been appreciated, if not celebrated. We’ve been doing what we can for the Fretboard Journal community, so putting together a
- [Podcast 307: Joachim Cooder](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-307-joachim-cooder/) -  We make a rare exception on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast and talk to a drummer! Percussionist / singer-songwriter Joachim Cooder joins us to talk about his new album, Over that Road I'm Bound: The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon. It's a captivating collection of Macon songs performed on a rather unlikely instrument, the
- [Give the Gift of the Fretboard Journal](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/give-the-gift-of-the-fretboard-journal/) - A little history: Back in 2005, we set out to create a guitar magazine like no other. It would be filled with in-depth interviews with players and builders and gorgeous, never-before-seen photography. We’d feature the good stuff – acoustic and electric – with a focus on the handmade and vintage gear that we personally covet
- [Charlie Rauh — "Watch Through the Darkest Hours Of Night"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/charlie-rauh-watch-through-the-darkest-hours-of-night/) - https://youtu.be/ROu7oHXNzQw Charlie Rauh has been keeping busy, finding socially-distanced ways to collaborate, recording new material and shooting unusual videos for that material. Case in point, here's a video Charlie share for the song "Watch Through The Darkest Hours Of Night," from his new album The Bluebell, on Destiny Records, filmed in upstate New York. The guitar is
- [Luthier on Luthier: Nigel Forster](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-nigel-forster/) -  Nigel Forster started building guitars at age 17 as an apprentice with Stephen Sobell... and he stayed with Sobell for the next 15 years. Along the way, Nigel has taken some truly interesting globetrotting side trips, including studying in Buddhist monasteries. During one of those trips Nigel wrote a book titled, Making a
- [Premiere: Richard & Teddy Thompson - The Woodstock Sessions](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-richard-teddy-thompson-the-woodstock-sessions/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx1v1jLU3G8&feature=youtu.be The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere this new, four-track session featuring Richard and Teddy Thompson's Woodstock Sessions. The father-and-son duo begins with "Heartbreaker Please," the title track from Teddy's excellent 2020 album. They then interpret Richard's "Persuasion" and the Left Banke's "She May Call You Up Tonight" - before unveiling a cover of
- [Mood Swings — Nels Cline’s most audacious project is also his most beautiful](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/mood-swings-nels-clines-most-audacious-project-is-also-his-most-beautiful/) - This story starts at Los Angeles’ Rhino Records. There, a young musician worked behind the counter, selling used LPs, cutouts and bootlegs, what the store mostly carried at the time. He did this from 1976 to 1985. And while there have always been a lot of musicians running shrink-wrappers at the Towers, Virgins and Amoebas
- [Strings Attached — Nels Cline’s favorite ensemble jazz albums](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/strings-attached-nels-clines-favorite-ensemble-jazz-albums/) - I think the Johnny Mandel soundtrack to I Want to Live is pretty amazing. I spend a lot of time listening to things like The Individualism of Gil Evans or Sketches of Spain. I think [Davis’] Quiet Nights is still strangely underrated. America the Beautiful by Gary McFarland…you know, there are aspects of this record
- [Almost Stuck to It — The gear of Nels Cline](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/almost-stuck-to-it-the-gear-of-nels-cline/) - Nels Cline’s New York apartment building stands out a bit from the older structures that occupy the rest of the block, thanks to its very modern orange and gray color scheme. The lobby is filled with activity this morning: to my left, an elderly couple collects their mail; to my right, a woman rushes past
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 57](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-57/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:15 Baffler Corner: The power tubes on a transitional 1963 Fender Showman head; enchiladas without
- [Podcast 305: Author John Stubbings](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-305-author-john-stubbings/) -  Author and guitar collector John Stubbings joins us for a very special episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast to read from his monumental book, The Devil Is In It: A Story of Love, Obsession, and the American Acoustic Guitar. This hefty, slipbound-cased tome is equal parts history lesson, art book and memoir, showcasing John's
- [Billy Strings - "John Henry"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/billy-strings-john-henry/) - https://youtu.be/6LoevHhMy9Q We haven't had any musicians visit our studio since COVID lockdowns began in March of 2020, so we're going through the Fretboard Journal archives and unearthing some incredible videos and podcasts for the very first time. Today, we have never-before-seen footage of bluegrass great Billy Strings performing a blistering version of "John Henry" at
- [DADGAD Tuning With John Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/dadgad-tuning-with-john-smith/) - https://youtu.be/uBahk8LBy58 For years, singer-songwriter and guitarist John Smith has been one of our favorite musicians to watch. To celebrate his appearance in the new, Fretboard Journal #46, we unearthed this previously unpublished footage of him explaining his love for DADGAD, his tips for players wanting to attempt the tuning and even some of his favorite
- [Podcast 304: Kevin Breit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-304-kevin-breit/) -  Peruse a Gibson catalog from the early 20th century and you'll see photographs of countless mandolin orchestras. On his latest release, I Love You, Kevin Breit imagines what it would be like to hear some of his favorite pop, folk and rock songs covered by such an ensemble. The result is a monumental,
- [Catch of the Day: 2009 Andersen "Electric Archie"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-of-the-day-2009-andersen-electric-archie/) - There really are too many sweet guitars within a stone's throw of the Fretboard Journal's Seattle offices, all manner of instruments new, vintage and used, boutique and mass-produced, custom, acoustic and electric to clog up your Wish List and drive you into a G.A.S.-fueled frenzy. Case in point, Steve Andersen (the subject of a story
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 56](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-56/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:05 Skip checks out a Paul Bigsby-built tenor guitar, free stuff sent to
- [Mikkel Ploug - "Den yndigste rose er funden"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/mikkel-ploug-den-yndigste-rose-er-funden/) - https://youtu.be/n_4C6wWsYu8 From his home in Copenhagen, guitarist Mikkel Ploug sends us his lovely interpretation of the 500 year-old Danish Christmas hymn, “Den yndigste rose er funden” (the "most adorable rose has been found”). Though it was penned in 1542, the composition sounds perfectly at home on Ploug's 1961 Gibson 330. On this track, Ploug is
- [Premiere: The Foreign Landers: "The Leaves So Green"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-the-foreign-landers-the-leaves-so-green/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SWfR_ydFXA Just in time for Halloween, we're happy to premiere the Foreign Landers' new single, "The Leaves So Green." The duo recorded this video at South Carolina's Old Stone Church. "We found the lyrics to this haunting song in a collection of traditional music that was put together by the Northern Irish archivist Sam Henry," mandolinist David Benedict
- [Podcast 303: Guitarist Jim Fox](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-303-guitarist-jim-fox/) -  Guitarist and composer Jim Fox has backed dozens of vocal luminaries over the years, including Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Rosemary Clooney and Dean Martin. During this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk about his start in music, attending Berklee, his early stint backing Bobby Vinton, and the numerous years he spent accompanying Frank Sinatra,
- [Bill Frisell & Tim Young - "Notes"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/bill-frisell-tim-young-notes/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5How6Co0rY&feature=youtu.be As we celebrate our 15th year of publishing the Fretboard Journal, we're going through our archives of rare video and interview footage and unearthing some never-before-seen gems. Take this 2016 footage of Bill Frisell and Tim Young improvising through a composition Young simply called "Notes." It's wild and loose, but also brilliant. Filmed
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 55](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-55/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week's sponsors: Amplified Parts (use the discount code TAVA10 when you check out to save 10% off your order!) and Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed on
- [Luthier on Luthier: Frank Ford](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-frank-ford/) -  In 1969, Frank Ford and Richard Johnston started the legendary Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto, California. On episode 47 of the podcast, Ford tells us what it is like to run one of the world's premiere repair shops for over 50 years. We hear about the early days of Gryphon (including their
- [Radomaster: The Guitar Creations of Dawes' Wylie Gelber](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/go-for-it-the-gelber-sons-guitar-creations-of-dawes-wylie-gelber/) - In 2009, while dutifully manning my post at The Fretboard Journal, I got a call from my friend Tay Strathairn. He frantically barked at me over choppy reception, demanding that I leave work early, cancel whatever plans I'd made for the night, to go grab my gear and report to Nectar, a venue in Seattle's
- [Podcast 302: Steve McCreary, GM of Collings Guitars & Mandolins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-302-steve-mccreary-gm-of-collings-guitars-mandolins/) -  Steve McCreary is the GM of Collings Guitars and Mandolins and one of the most respected members of the musical instrument industry. Since joining Collings in 1992, he's helped helm the Austin, Texas-based company's growth into mandolins, electric guitars, and – most recently – their more affordable Waterloo line of instruments. During this
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 54](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-54/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 4:12 A new Tony's: Pappa Earle's (link) 6:03 This week's sponsors: Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts (use the discount code TAVA10 when
- [Telecaster Tuesday: A Creston B-Bender](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/telecaster-tuesday-creston-b-bender/) - God bless Telecasters. How does the song go? “Well they put six strings on a maple stick, stuck it on a slab of ash...” * It’s like a recipe for buttered toast. Mmm, buttered toast... I’ve had a few Teles, but came around to them late in life. Sure, Bruce was rockin’ a Tele in my formative years, but, frankly, I thought they were ugly. I wanted a Strat. Okay, truth: when I went to the Music Guild to buy my first “real” electric guitar, I was aiming for the cheap, battered blue Tele I’d seen a few weeks before. But the Tele was gone, I bought a gruesome Strat that had taken its place, and I didn’t get my first Tele for another 25 years.
- [Podcast 301: Robert "Nitebob" Czaykowski](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-301-robert-nitebob-czaykowski/) -  Robert "Nitebob" Czaykowski is a legendary rock & roll sound engineer. For nearly 50 years, he's done front-of-house mixing for musicians both famous and infamous, consulted with musical instrument companies (there's a "Nitebob" setting on Fender Cyber-Twins), worked as a gear tech, and even served as Walter Becker's de facto "guitar pimp." During this
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 53](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-53/) - Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:11 A new TAVA Baffler 4:41 An Angela Super Single Ended amp group build? 10:28 Mrs. Simmons' favorite amp? 13:16 Identifying the
- [Podcast 300: Anthony Wilson and Bill Frisell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-300-anthony-wilson-and-bill-frisell/) -  For our 300th episode, we're mixing things up with an informal Zoom conversation with two of our favorite people, jazz guitarists Bill Frisell and Anthony Wilson. During this hour-plus chat, these two friends riff on influences, the Los Angeles jazz scene, Dennis Budimir, Gerald Wilson (Anthony's dad), Gabor Szabo, and so much more. Watch
- [Luthier on Luthier: Nicolai Schorr](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-nicolai-schorr/) -  Nicolai Schorr makes instantly recognizable and remarkable electric guitars mostly with hand tools out of his home shop Berlin, Germany. For episode 46 of the podcast, Nicolai takes us through the inspiration for and the development of his models. Nicolai also discusses his, neck construction, artistic background, and his philosophy on enjoying work and
- [Podcast 299: Adam Miller Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-299-adam-miller-returns/) -  Guitar great Adam Miller joins us once again (he originally appeared on Fretboard Journal Podcast #240) to talk about the making of his fantastic new electric album, Unify. Miller has had quite an interesting year and he walks us through the whole saga: He and his wife were all set to relocate to Los
- [Adam Miller - "Leaving"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/adam-miller-leaving/) - https://youtu.be/Sf8pFGbYt9w All the way from Australia, guitarist Adam Miller performs "Leaving" from his 2020 album, Unify, for the Fretboard Journal. On this track, he's playing his partscaster through his Fender Vibro Champ. To learn more about Unify and his gear, tune into the Fretboard Journal Podcast #299 where we talk with Adam about his guitars
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 52](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-52/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world, except this time we're joined by special guest, guitarist/amp tech Jef Brown! Jef sheds light his favorite 5E3 tweaks, Mogami wire and so much more. Some of the topics
- [Rachael & Vilray - "Nosotros"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/rachael-vilray-nosotros/) - https://youtu.be/pi49XXgkDiE Rachael & Vilray perform "Nosotros," one of the many highlights from their 2019 self-titled album, at the Fretboard Journal. Rachael is, of course, Rachael Price from Lake Street Dive. Vilray is a New York-based composer and guitarist thoroughly steeped in music from the 1930s and 1940s. "Nosotros," penned by Pedro Junco, dates from the
- [Can Buy a Thrill: The luthier-built guitars of Walter Becker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/can-buy-a-thrill-the-luthier-built-guitars-of-walter-becker/) - Editor's Note: This story originally ran in the Fretboard Journal's second Electric Guitar Annual. Digital copies of the complete issue, with additional photos, can still be purchased for download. A few years after a rock star passes, it’s not uncommon for their instruments to find their way to a famous auction house. At that auction,
- [Interview: Woody Platt of the Steep Canyon Rangers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/interview-woody-platt-of-the-steep-canyon-rangers/) - Though COVID continues to have a brutal impact on musicians and music venues, there have been a few glimmers of hope. Beyond all the riches of live streams, Come Hear NC recently helped one of the Fretboard Journal’s favorite bluegrass bands, the Steep Canyon Rangers, perform a series of free “Drive-In” concerts in North Carolina.
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 51](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-51/) -  Support the Truth About Vintage Amps through our brand new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/vintageamps Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 4:35 Soundmaster PAs, revisited 16:20 Turret boards versus freestyle wiring 21:24 Adjectives for the tones of tweed-era Deluxe and 4x12" Bassman
- [Podcast 298: Christian Lee Hutson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-298-christian-lee-hutson/) -  With Beginners (ANTI- Records), Christian Lee Hutson released one of our favorite records of 2020, so it only felt fitting to invite this Los Angeles-based musician back on the Fretboard Journal Podcast. During our chat, Hutson talks about the making of his album (including his previous failed attempts to record these songs); overcoming self-doubt;
- [Song Premiere: Jordan Tice - "Bachelorette Party"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/song-premiere-jordan-tice-bachelorette-party/) - Jordan Tice · Bachelorette Party On September 25, 2020, Hawktail guitarist Jordan Tice is releasing his new solo album, Motivational Speakeasy. The whole album - a collection of songs featuring just Tice and his Collings DA1 - is incredible. But one track, the intricate instrumental "Bachelorette Party," really stood out to us. It feels as inspired by
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 50](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-50/) -  It's the long-awaited, prize-filled 50th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast! And, once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week we're also joined by special guests, Matt Clouston (Clouston Amplifiers) and Chris Vincent (R2R Electric). Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 6:11 Pyko
- [Podcast 297: Michael Bashkin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-297-michael-bashkin/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, Jason checks in with luthier and fellow podcaster, Michael Bashkin. It's an unfiltered and fun chat about the boutique guitar industry at large, the annual output of an independent solo maker, Michael's Luthier on Luthier Podcast and a lot more. Jason also asks Michael about guitar shows, Moon
- [Throwing Rocks in the Air: A conversation with Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/throwing-rocks-in-the-air-a-conversation-with-mike-gordon-and-leo-kottke/) - On August 28th, 2020, Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon released their third full-length album, Noon. Hard to believe, but it marks the duo’s first collaboration (and Kottke’s only studio recording) since 2005’s Sixty Six Steps. The Fretboard Journal's Ryan Richter had the chance to sit down with the duo independently to talk about the record and the
- [Podcast 296: Daniel Romano](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-296-daniel-romano/) -  Beginning in March of 2020, while most of the world was in lockdown mode due to COVID, Daniel Romano did something truly remarkable: He began releasing an album nearly every week on his Bandcamp page. On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to the Canadian musician about his prolific output this year: from
- [70281: The first Loar-signed F-5 mandolin gets a second life](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/70281-first-loar-signed-f-5-mandolin-gets-second-life/) - To mandolin aficionados, the sight of the earliest known Gibson F-5 mandolin should have been a gratifying – if not inspiring – experience. After all, it is the first example of a mandolin design that, in the hands of such players as Bill Monroe, Dave Apollon, David Grisman, Sam Bush and Chris Thile (the list
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 49](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-49/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 3:32 A brief moment of despair 10:34 Our new Patreon page: Hear Skip's actual voice! 21:30 Colin Cripps' Filmosound, revisited 25:15 Skip's chassis stand 30:37 Changing the linear taper volume pot on an
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Greenfield](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-greenfield/) -  Michael Greenfield makes spectacular acoustic guitars out of his state-of-the-art shop in Montreal. For episode 45 of the podcast, he takes us through his thought process on designing multi-scale instruments for drop tunings, and the evolution of his models. Michael also discuses his journey into the profession, building for the high end custom market,
- [Podcast 295: Joel Korte of Chase Bliss Audio](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-295-joel-korte-of-chase-bliss-audio/) -  Chase Bliss Audio makes some of the most interesting pedals created today. On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to founder Joel Korte about his company's rapid rise in popularity, his workflow, some of their latest creations and their ongoing collaborations with both pedal makers and musicians. We also talk about the human
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 48](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-48/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week, we are also joined by special guest Greg Cravener of Amplified Parts! Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 2:55 Special guest: Greg Cravener from Amplified Parts (watch the videos on how Amplified makes can capacitors here) 33:27
- [Podcast 294: Bruce Harvie (Orcas Island Tonewoods)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-294-bruce-harvie-orcas-island-tonewoods/) -  For forty years, Bruce Harvie (Orcas Island Tonewoods) has carved out a nice existence for himself in the instrument making world as a tonewood supplier. His one-man operation is based in one of the most beautiful spots in North America (Washington State's San Juan Islands), where he sells spruce, redwood and other raw
- [Premiere: Wood & Wire's "Roadie's Circle" featuring Peter Rowan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/premiere-wood-wires-roadies-circle-featuring-peter-rowan/) - Wood & Wire · 04 Roadie's Circles (feat. Peter Rowan) The Fretboard Journal is pleased to premiere the single “Roadie’s Circles” from Wood & Wire’s forthcoming second album, No Matter Where It Goes from Here (out August 28, 2020 on Blue Corn Music). On this hard-driving instrumental track, the Grammy-nominated bluegrass quartet is joined by special
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 47](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-47/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. This week, we are also joined by special guest Colin Cripps (Blue Rodeo, the Jim Cuddy Band, Kathleen Edwards), who helps shed light on some of the very special amplifiers to come out of Canada. Some of the topics discussed on
- [Podcast 293: Mac McAnally](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-293-mac-mcanally/) -  Musician and singer-songwriter Mac McAnally has led quite a life: As a teenager, he was a studio musician in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, able to jump from between sessions and studios as an in-demand acoustic guitarist. He soon started writing songs, got a record deal of his own and penned hit songs for Jimmy
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 45](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-45/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is brought to you by Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 10:24 Chris' Tone Scoring System
- [Podcast 292: Guitarmaker Sherwood Phifer](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-292-guitarmaker-sherwood-phifer/) -  As a kid, guitarmaker Sherwood "Woody" Phifer would tinker with everything, from model airplanes to his high school track shoes. "I would look at something and I'd be redesigning it as I was looking at it," he says. Eventually, he was taking guitars apart, which led to him building his own instrument and
- [Luthier on Luthier: Mike Baranik](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-mike-baranik/) -  Mike Baranik has been making extraordinary world-class acoustic guitars for decades. On episode 44 of the podcast, Mike recounts the music influences that got him interested in guitars and tells us about his studies at the Roberto-Venn school in the early '90s. Mike also talks to us about his first guitar shows, finding his
- [Larry Campbell - "Gold Rush"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/larry-campbell-gold-rush/) - https://youtu.be/XCyOML5sSzM With band rehearsals and live shows nowhere on the horizon due to the pandemic, Larry Campbell (who thankfully recovered from COVID-19 himself a couple months back) takes matters into his own hands and records himself as a one-man band. Watch Campbell play Bill Monroe's classic fiddle tune, "Gold Rush," on banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and
- [Podcast 291: Michael Millard of Froggy Bottom Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-291-michael-millard-of-froggy-bottom-guitars/) -  Michael Millard of Froggy Bottom Guitars reflects upon 50 years of guitarmaking with one of our most insightful podcast interviews to date. Millard is a legendary figure in the world of musical instruments, using the lessons he learned working alongside Michael Gurian in the early 1970s to create one of the most collectible
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 44](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-44/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons also fielding guitar amp questions from around the world, but this week we have a special guest: Colleen Fazio of Fazio Electric! Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is brought to you by Grez Guitars and Amplified Parts.
- [Podcast 290: Craig Ventresco](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-290-craig-ventresco/) -  For years, ragtime guitarist Craig Ventresco was one of the music world's best-kept secrets: The only way to see him was to catch him in his hometown of San Francisco, playing a solo show or with the gypsy jazz band, Gaucho. He seldom left the city and recordings were never a big part
- [#FJFest: Josh Kimbrough - "Backyard Hawk" & "Sunbathing Water Snake"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-josh-kimbrough-backyard-hawk-sunbathing-water-snake/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DseZE5GyOMA For today's #FJFest entry, Tompkins Square recording artist Josh Kimbrough shares two tunes from his recently released album, Slither, Soar & Disappear. Kimbrough is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and his backyard deck, along with all those chirping birds in the background, seems like a perfect setting for these lovely instrumental tunes. On the first
- [#FJFest: Fylde Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fylde-guitars/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAOAIlWuLYA&feature=youtu.be Legendary luthier Roger Bucknall gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of the company he founded in 1973, England's Fylde Guitars. Fylde makes some of the most exceptional acoustic instruments available today and, from the looks of it, they have plenty of wood to keep building for years to come. #FJFest is the Fretboard Journal‘s way
- [Luthier on Luthier: Adam Buchwald](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-adam-buchwald/) -  There is not much that Adam Buchwald doesn't do in the world of guitars. He owns Allied Lutherie (which he recently relocated from California to Vermont to better service East Coast builders), he builds Circle Strings guitars and is also the co-owner of the Iris Guitar and Mandolin company. For episode 43 of the podcast,
- [Podcast 289: Teja Gerken and Doug Young](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-289-teja-gerken-and-doug-young/) -  If you've read any guitar magazines over the last several years, you've probably seen the bylines of today's guests: Teja Gerken and Doug Young. The two Bay Area fingerstyle guitarists have written extensively about gear and technique for a variety of publications and today Teja is a partner at online music instruction portal
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 43](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-43/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is sponsored by Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed in this episode: 3:11 Making an amp cabinet out of a beehive, a
- [Fretboard Journal Electric Guitar Annual Vol. 2: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-electric-guitar-annual-vol-2-whats-inside/) - It's here! Volume 2 of the Fretboard Journal's Electric Guitar Annual once again brings our tried-and-true coverage in full-on electric mode, featuring a slew of stories from across the guitar's eclectic electric history, stretching from the unexpected discovery of Paul Bigsby's first electric instrument to the the decidedly forward-looking amps built by the ZT Custom Shop,
- [#FJFest: Spohn Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-spohn-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/HjCFHNwL4ug Max Spohn, of Spohn Guitars, is a young builder based in Heidenheim, Germany. He studied lutherie at university and interned with Raymond Kraut, whose influence is most evident in Max's inlay/rosette work, before opening his own shop. Before the pandemic hit, Max was working on two guitars to bring to the Holy Grail Guitar
- [Podcast 288: Jontavious Willis](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/podcast-288-jontavious-willis/) -  Jontavious Willis is only 24, but he's already earned numerous accolades - and a Grammy nomination - for his mastery of the blues. On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Willis from his home in Georgia about being a largely self-taught guitarist, the one standard tuning guitar lesson he took (just five
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 42](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-42/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is sponsored by Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed in this episode: 1:20 A request for the sold-erers 9:00 A "don't just
- [Hear Mac McAnally Cover "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/hear-mac-mcanally-cover-norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown/) - Mac McAnally's career is truly one-of-a-kind: Despite growing up in rural Mississippi town where live music and dancing was outlawed, he became a professional musician by the time he was a teenager, eventually finding his way to the thriving studio scene in Muscle Shoals. After working on countless sessions there, bouncing between studios as an
- [#FJFest: Dave Miller – "Fellow Man"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-dave-miller-fellow-man/) - https://youtu.be/En4acSeU7xQ As we wind down #FJFest, guitarist and composer Dave Miller contributes “Fellow Man,” a tune from his self-titled 2020 Tompkins Square album. Unlike the official recording, this stay-at-home video from Miller is stripped down: No bass or percussion, just the guitarist and his trusty 2008 Gibson ES-335 through a Dunlop Rotovibe. On the
- [#FJFest: Clark Mandolins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-clark-mandolins/) - https://vimeo.com/202237560 Austin Clark has a one person shop in Boise, Idaho, where he builds Clark Mandolins and, brand name notwithstanding, mandolas, octave mandolins, acoustic archtop 6-string and tenor guitars and the occasional flattop (Dreadnought and 000 styles). The short film Austin shared with us for FJFest takes us along for the building one of his
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 41](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-41/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is sponsored by Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed in this episode: 4:46 Bill Krinard's Silvertone Twin Twelve reverb fix (tease) 20:23
- [#FJFest: Lockdown Listening](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-lockdown-listening/) - Are you like me, working from home with a lot more time (and freedom) to listen to music? Has it changed your listening habits? The changes for me have been subtle, but significant. First, there’s just the “more” factor. I’m listening to music almost all the time now, and that’s led to a few absolutely
- [#FJFest: Steve Cardenas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-steve-cardenas/) - https://youtu.be/P5By80JjZ_U Steve Cardenas is one of those players you're probably more familiar with from his stellar work with others. He's been an important part of bands led by Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Steve Swallow and Ben Allison, worked as a sideman with singers like Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, Rebecca Martin and Richard Julian, in duet
- [Luthier on Luthier: Steve Klein and Steve Kauffman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-steve-klein-and-steve-kauffman/) -  Steve Klein and Steve Kauffman have been making some of the world's finest and most innovative guitars since their partnership began in the 1970s. For episode 42 of the podcast, I caught up with them at the 2020 NAMM show where they share their origins, give us their thoughts on Kasha designs and tonewoods,
- [Interview: Sarah Jarosz on 'World on the Ground'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-sarah-jarosz-on-world-on-the-ground/) - Sarah Jarosz just released World on the Ground, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2016 Grammy-winning album, Undercurrent. The album is a departure of sorts for Jarosz, her first collaboration with producer John Leventhal. We can't recommend it enough. Sarah was our guest on this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, where we talked about everything from staying
- [Podcast 287: Sarah Jarosz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-287-sarah-jarosz/) -  Sarah Jarosz join us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about her new solo album, World on the Ground. She explains why she turned to producer John Leventhal for this project (it's the first solo album she's put out not produced by Gary Paczosa), explains how the album and its songs came
- [Podcast 161: Christian Lee Hutson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-161-christian-lee-hutson/) - Musician Christian Lee Hutson is one of the most impressive young songwriters we've talked to in recent memory. On today's podcast, we talk to Christian about getting hooked on guitar thanks to Nirvana, dropping out of high school to pursue music and his latest recording projects, including a forthcoming album featuring members of Dawes. This episode
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 40](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-40/) -  Vintage guitar and amp dealer/repairman Steve Soest joins us for a very special Truth About Vintage Amps episode. Steve shares stories of meeting Leo Fender, Doc Kauffman and other legends from the world of electric guitars; he recounts of some of his days of vintage gear buying and selling; and he even walks us
- [Podcast 286: David Murray of Dehradun Guitar Company](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/podcast-286-david-murray-of-dehradun-guitar-company/) -  For the last decade, luthier David Murray helmed an audacious project: Teaching the craft of guitarmaking to young Tibetan refugees in foothills of the Himalayas. It was one of the least hospitable places imaginable for a woodworking business (from both a climate and political perspective), but somehow the Dehradun Guitar Company steadily produced about
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 39](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-39/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is fielding tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is sponsored by Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed in this episode: 4:00 Satan & Adam on Netflix 5:38 How to pronounce
- [The Origin of Prince's Cloud Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-origin-of-princes-cloud-guitar/) - Julien's Auctions has announced that, on June 19, 2020, Prince's "Blue Angel" Cloud guitar (pictured above, courtesy Julien's) will be auctioned with an estimate is $400,000-600,000. Though many Cloud copies exist, this particular guitar was Prince's primary performance instrument from 1984 (when it was built) to 1993. Fretboard Journal contributor John Woodland helped verify the instrument's provenance
- [#FJFest: McNally Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-mcnally-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/6yn0EdGvmzg Ciaran McNally of McNally Guitars really leaned into the upheaval brought on by the pandemic. He's been building guitars for some time now, first at Lowden Guitars in his native Northern Ireland before moving on to Atkin Guitars in Canterbury, England (with a break to roast coffee in between), working on his own guitars
- [#FJFest: TunaTone Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-tunatone-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/1TjnyWOSpIg For our latest #FJFest entry, we head on up to Edmonton, Alberta where Leila Seidi of TunaTone Instruments lets us see the shop she shares with Dion Guitars and Turley Guitars (aka "the Clubhouse"). Though three builders in a 650 square foot shop sounds like tight quarters, these entreprising luthiers are pretty creative about
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 38 with Special Guest Steve Melkisethian](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-38-with-special-guest-steve-melkisethian/) -  The elusive, highly influential Steve Melkisethian of Angela Instruments joins us on this week’s episode for what is quite possibly our most entertaining episode to date. For decades, Angela has provided DIY tube amp and hi-fi enthusiasts with tubes, parts, and brutally honest advice. Melkisethian tells us about the history of the company, his
- [Watch: ArtisanSKIN - Tom Ellis Mandolins and Josh Luttrell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/watch-artisanskin-tom-ellis-mandolins-and-josh-luttrell/) - https://vimeo.com/411574348 Late last year, photographer / filmmaker Travis Duncan took a $25,000 RED Gemini 5K camera down to master finisher Josh Luttrell's shop. There, armed with the state-of-the-art camera body and plenty of great gear (see the rundown of his workflow and gear here), he captured Josh's work on a soon-to-be-completed Tom Ellis mandolin. The
- [Podcast 284: Tom Power](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-284-tom-power/) -  Tom Power is a Canadian broadcasting great and frontman for folk band, The Dardanelles. He's also the host of Toy Heart: A Podcast About Bluegrass, which just launched and has quickly become one of our favorite listens. On this week's FJ Podcast, we talk to Power about growing up in St. John's, Newfoundland, discovering
- [#FJFest: Cameron Mizell - "Finding Balance"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-cameron-mizell-finding-balance/) - https://youtu.be/08afkmMUlSw Cameron Mizell is a Brooklyn-based guitarist and one of the folks behind Destiny Records. A few weeks ago Cameron invited to check out his latest release, The Order of Things, composed and recorded after the pandemic struck. As he put it, "This music is slow, purposeful, and meditative, and the process of writing and recording
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 37](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-37/) -  Once again, Skip Simmons is quoting A Tale of Two Cities and fielding tube amp questions from around the world. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This episode is sponsored by Grez Guitars. Some of the topics discussed in this episode:
- [#FJFest: Preston Thompson Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-preston-thompson-guitars/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGTBX-jK6IQ&t=54s Up until now, most of our #FJFest entries have been from solo builders, luthiers around the world who tend to work by themselves or alongside one or two helpers. Maybe they'll create just an instrument a month, to be sold at guitar shows or through commissions. Even during a lockdown, it's easy for many
- [#FJFest: Irvin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-irvin-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/IdzucnEcW-U Wayne Johnson of Bremerton, Washington's Irvin Guitars shared this quick tour of his shop for #FJFest. Wayne studied at the Sergei de Jonge's School of Lutherie and builds exquisite flattop guitars in his shop on the Kitsap Peninsula. Wayne was looking forward to exhibiting at the La Conner Guitar Festival, which was initially rescheduled
- [#FJFest: Lessons, Resources and Studio Services](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-lessons-and-studio-services/) - Lessons, etc. An alphabetical listing of instructors in the FJ community offering lessons via Skype, Patreon, etc. Updated May 6th: two new Masterclasses with Julian Lage; Guthrie Trapp is offering a "play along" version of his latest release and a 20% discount on lessons through the end of June. Links and details below. Danny Barnes
- [#FJFest: Benjamin Paldacci Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-benjamin-paldacci-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/76JMPFSuxmk Benjamin Paldacci takes us on a quick tour of his Québec City workshop for FJFest. Ben builds exquisitely crafted flattop acoustic guitars featuring bold details and sleek lines. He incorporates thematic elements into his appointments — headstocks, rosettes, inlays — drawing inspiration from a multitude of cultural sources. He builds five different models of
- [#FJFest: Paragram Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-paragram-guitars/) - Carlos Ortiz builds electric guitars and basses that he describes as "minimalist instruments but with traditional influence" under the name Paragram Guitars in his shop in Ocatlán, in the province of Jalisco, Mexico. He utilizes modern and traditional techniques in his builds, as he tells us, "I like to work with hand tools and do some
- [#FJFest: Wyatt Wilkie](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-wyatt-wilkie/) - https://youtu.be/ytuPYVtYw48 Three years ago, we interviewed luthier Wyatt Wilkie for the FJ Podcast. We were floored by his instruments, but also his backstory: Here's a self-taught luthier who crafted his first instrument (a mandocello) while he was working as a gravedigger. Stints in England and Georgia followed (he apprenticed for a couple years with archtop
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 36](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-36/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to see all the former topics discussed on the TAVA Podcast? Click here for
- [Luthier on Luthier: Abe Wechter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-abe-wechter/) -  Abe Wechter has done it all: From building guitars one-at-a-time, to running guitar factories both domestically and abroad. For Episode 41 of the podcast, Abe and I take a walk to escape the noise at the 2020 NAMM show. His story takes many twists and turns including successes and failures, corrupt business partners, heartbreak
- [#FJFest: Maegen Wells Guitars & Mandolins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-maegen-wells-guitars-mandolins/) - https://youtu.be/qHRv_vCM1mk Luthier Maegen Wells gives Fretboard Journal readers a walk through her Northern California workshop and home for #FJFest. Wells builds exceptional guitars and mandolins and formerly worked with one of the most respected names in the handmade archtop movement: Tom Ribbecke. Before that, she was a graduate of Bryan Galloup's lutherie school. As you'll
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 35](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-35/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to see all the former topics discussed
- [#FJFest: LHT Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-lht-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/cDSPjdYy9xU Tyler Wells of LHT Guitars in Sonoma County, California, has one of those seemingly atypical long, convoluted stories about his path to lutherie that is somehow typical in our community. Like nearly every guitar builder we know, in his earlier years he could never have imagined himself building instruments. F0r #FJFest, Tyler shares this
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 34](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-34/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to see all the former topics discussed
- [#FJFest: Guitarist Mikkel Ploug](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fjfest-guitarist-mikkel-ploug/) - https://youtu.be/eSHAftjOlko “I began out of frustration and loneliness. I felt disconnected from everything. Completely isolated. So, one night, I took my guitar and amplifier out onto my balcony and tried to play something beautiful, something moving. Maybe I was trying to send a message to the world. I don’t really know. I just had to
- [#FJFest: Bashkin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-bashkin-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/YXlrSDJ2pR0 Michael Bashkin, host of our Luthier on Luthier podcast, joins the #FJFest fun with a tour of the Bashkin Guitars shop in Fort Collins, CO. Tune in for the impressive array of power tools, stay for a look at two of the guitars Michael has in progress — one SJ model that should be headed
- [#FJFest: N.J. Rivers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-nj-rivers/) - The Artisan Guitar Show is another festival that's rescheduled in response to Coronavirus pandemic; the show now hopes to be able to go on August 21-23, if possible. Noah Rivers of N.J. Rivers Handmade Guitars, in Ossipee, New Hampshire, has been working on instruments to bring to Artisan, and he's sharing his work with us
- [Podcast 283: Rachel Rosenkrantz (Atelier Rosenkrantz)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-283-rachel-rosenkrantz-atelier-rosenkrantz/) -  French-born, Rhode Island-based luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz (Atelier Rosenkrantz) is a tireless experimenter. Inspired by her years working in industrial lighting and design, she’s embraced some truly unique, sustainable and downright wild materials. She also, of course, makes many traditional steel and nylon-string instruments out of classic tonewoods. During this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, Rosenkrantz
- [#FJFest: Rachel Rosenkrantz (Atelier Rosenkrantz) Shop Tour](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-rachel-rosenkrantz-atelier-rosenkrantz-shop-tour/) - https://youtu.be/3CTGcshFDpw Rhode Island-based luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz gives Fretboard Journal readers a walk through her studio and design shop. It's a place where old world craftsmanship blends with some thoroughly forward-thinking materials (including unlikely organic materials for instrument-making such as mushrooms, tilapia skins and kombucha). Follow Rosenkrantz here or on Instagram. #FJFest is the Fretboard Journal's way
- [#FJFest: Skytop Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-skytop-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/a8-1GEH0NHg Guitarmaker Eric Weigeshoff of Skytop Guitars does things a little differently. As you can see, the acoustic guitars made by this NY-based luthier lack a traditional top soundhole. Relying on side soundports alone, his design is not only unique, it also shows off the beauty of his top wood choices. As shown in our
- [#FJFest: Gaiero Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-gaiero-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/ampVxLLhnnY Mark Gaiero of Gaiero Guitars has one of the more interesting CVs we've seen — he's a Somogyi alum, for one thing, having apprenticed with Ervin from 2016-19, and, in a nice variation on TK Smith's Imagineer-Turned-Luthier path, he has "10 years of experience designing and building stop-motion puppet armatures at Laika Studios." Mark builds
- [#FJFest: Bonham Design](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-bonham-design/) - https://youtu.be/RGSe1gptayc Ben Bonham of Bonham Design shares this tour of his shop, some shots of recent builds (see the gallery below) and this quick rundown of how he got started... I have always made things, from a cardboard guitar in 1976 when I was 12 (inspired by the UK punk movement, but too young to
- [#FJFest: Mil Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-mil-guitars/) - Over in Antwerp Johannes Roeder runs a small shop with Sebbe Linotte. They have a steady business doing repairs and refinishing, selling accessories and the like, and assembling and finishing the occasional parts-caster, but Johannes' main focus is building acoustic flattop guitars as Mil Guitars. For the past two years, after offering the usual array
- [#FJFest: Andersen Stringed Instruments](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-andersen-stringed-instruments/) - The La Conner Guitar Festival could be one of the lucky ones — organizers Shirley Makela and Brent McElroy were able to reschedule the festival for July 10-12th, and we hope the dates will be safe (knock wood). Seattle builder Steve Andersen, of Andersen Stringed Instruments (featured in Issue 36), is a regular at the
- [#FJFest: Grez Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-grez-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/EULugOalsmo Barry Grzebik at Grez Guitars has a nicely situated shop in Petaluma, CA, where he builds a crazy assortment of solid body electric, archtop and acoustic guitars, many with tools and forms passed on from the shop of the legendary R.C. Allen. He also goes the extra mile when it comes to sustainability —
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 33](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-33/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to see all the former topics discussed
- [#FJFest: Wall Matthews - "The Doves of Venus"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-wall-matthews-the-doves-of-venus/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBw1Jyblf-4&feature=youtu.be On Friday, April 10 Tompkins Square releases Spine River: The Guitar Music of Wall Matthews, 1967-1981. It's a gorgeous guitar anthology featuring unreleased and seldom-heard tracks from Matthews, the last surviving member of experimental '70s collective, Entourage. These reflective fingerstyle guitar pieces are an unexpected revelation. As part of our 2020 #FJFest - the Fretboard
- [#FJFest: Peggy White Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-peggy-white-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/oNZ9WlXehOo Our latest #FJFest luthier shop tour is with Peggy White, a builder based in Almonte, a small town in eastern Canada. Peggy has been a musician most of her life, a singer/songwriter whose main instrument is the acoustic guitar. (She's the first luthier to also submit a song for #FJFest, see her great Townes
- [#FJFest: Chesapeake Guitar & Amp Repair](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-chesapeake-guitar-amp-repair/) - https://youtu.be/Obgkw0gP7UE Don't forget about your friendly neighborhood repair shop! Yeah, this might be a good time to sort out how to do your own setups, but repair shops are feeling the pinch, too. Luke Single at Chesapeake Guitar & Amp Repair, just outside of Baltimore, shared this video tour of his repair shop, which he
- [Podcast 282: Fred Greene, VP of Martin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-282-fred-greene-vp-of-martin-guitars/) -  Fred Greene is the Vice President of Product Management for C.F. Martin & Co. in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. There, he oversees the research, development and production for Martin’s numerous guitar models and strings. Typically, our conversations with Fred center around the new models Martin is unveiling, but this talk is a little different. With guitar
- [#FJFest: Deluxe Amplification](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-deluxe-amplification/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnMnq9V-zNA&feature=youtu.be The lines between the past and present blur at the East Tennessee workshop of Deluxe Amplification. Proprietor Chris Shibley does his magic from an 1860s hand-hewn log house… that he numbered, took apart and reassembled 10 miles from its original location (he has plans to expand it in the future, too). Walking through the
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 32](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-32/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to see all the former topics discussed
- [#FJFest: John Smith — "Far Too Good"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-john-smith-far-too-good/) - https://youtu.be/7IZ9ypBwoZI John Smith was out on the road in Australia when he was forced to cut short his tour and head home to Brighton. After filling some of the downtime with a few online performances he decided to release a new album: Live in Chester, recorded at the final performance of his 2019 UK tour in
- [#FJFest: Vintage Small-Bodied Gibson Acoustics with Mark Stutman (Folkway Music)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-vintage-small-bodied-gibson-acoustics-with-mark-stutman-folkway-music/) - https://youtu.be/-FnIj-3btBc Mark Stutman of Canada's Folkway Music is one of the world's foremost authorities on vintage Gibson acoustic guitars and their repair. He's been featured in the Fretboard Journal numerous times; appeared at our Fretboard Summit; and is a frequent guest on our Fretboard Journal Podcast. For his #FJFest submission, Stutman gives us a peek
- [#FJFest: Turnstone Guitar Company](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-turnstone-guitar-company/) - https://youtu.be/JzVQ8Pg3Qks Rosie Heydenrych at Turnstone Guitar Company is deep into special builds for the Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin, but, naturally, the fate of the festival is tenuous. Rosie builds flattop acoustic guitars by hand, alone in her shop in Newchapel, Surrey (south of London). Her instruments are notably "Old World" with decidedly modern touches:
- [#FJFest: Minerva Fretworks](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-minerva-fretworks/) - https://youtu.be/ePu1-ynQPD0 Isaac Stroupe is a builder based just outside of Chattanooga, TN, who got his start at Atlanta Violins, which readers might remember from our story on Matt Phillips in Issue 44. As Isaac tells us, "Learning from Matt, as well as Bill and Pat McClain was an incredible privilege. They're some of the best out
- [Podcast 281: Richard Hoover (Santa Cruz Guitar Co.)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-281-richard-hoover-santa-cruz-guitar-co/) -  This week's podcast is about a lot more than guitars: In the midst of a global pandemic, Richard Hoover, founder of the Santa Cruz Guitar Co., joins us for a candid conversation about running a successful small business, innovations in lutherie, his "bank of goodwill," being open-source, and so much more. We hear about
- [#FJFest: Preservation Guitar Company](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-preservation-guitar-company/) - Here's one for #FJFest's virtual guitar show — Aviva Steigmeyer of the Preservation Guitar Company shared some photos of her shop and a few gorgeous finished guitars. Aviva apprenticed with Todd Cambio of Fraulini Guitars and it's easy to see their shared appreciation of the guitars from American lutherie's nascence in the early 20th century.
- [#FJFest: John Pizzarelli's #CherokeeChallenge](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-john-pizzarellis-cherokeechallenge/) - https://youtu.be/BCt3QQJWqM8 Our good friend John Pizzarelli is sheltering in the Deluxe Cabin, upstate, sharing the occasional solo video on Facebook and Instagram and he's finally found the perfect duet partner: John Pizzarelli! John (on the 7-string John Higgins nylon string) accompanies John (on the 7-string Bill Moll archtop) for this ripping version of the Ray
- [#FJFest: Five to Follow (A Slight Return)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/fjfest-five-to-follow-a-slight-return/) - Screen time's up these days, innit? Understandable and excusable under the circumstances. Those circumstances, though, mean more than just you're staring at your phone more than usual. They also mean that pretty much everyone is sharing more. There's a fantastic flood of content on the Ol' Social Media, right? It's overwhelming, but there is an
- [#FJFest: Retrograde Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-retrograde-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/cE6o7SD1Q0s Glenn Nichols of Retrograde Guitars joins us for #FJFest, presenting this shop tour, featuring cameos from his new shop dog and his daughters. We featured Glenn in our Bench Press column last year — we're big fans of his old school electric laminate-top builds, steeped in the lineage of, as Glenn puts it, the
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 31](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-31/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This week’s sponsor: Grez Guitars (link) Want to
- [#FJFest: TJ Thompson Shop Tour](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-tj-thompson-shop-tour/) - https://youtu.be/7g43-bfKQOE If you’ve read the pages of the Fretboard Journal (or listened to our podcasts), TJ Thompson’s name should be a familiar one: He’s arguably the world’s preeminent expert on repairing vintage Martin guitars. He also builds his own, exquisite reproductions of Golden Era Martins and is the guy behind Proluthiertools.com, where he offers specialized
- [Luthier on Luthier: Nik Huber](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-nik-huber/) -  Nik Huber comes from a long line of woodworkers, and he carries on his family trade with his team of eight employees that craft exceptionally fine traditionally influenced electric guitars. For episode 40 of the podcast, I met up with Nik at the 2020 NAMM show where he tells us how he got started
- [#FJFest: Chris Vincent / @DJLavalamp Shop Tour](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-chris-vincent-djlavalamp-shop-tour/) - https://youtu.be/lpiuXkKnjSw To most of the gear-obsessed universe, Chris Vincent is known simply by his Instagram handle, @djlavalamp. Over there, he showcases the products he's working on, which are primarily treble and full-range booster pedals (think: Dallas Rangemasters and the like). That may sound pretty niche, but we love following him: His photography is exquisite, his
- [#FJFest: Jon Rauhouse - "Ottoman"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-jon-rauhouse-ottoman/) - https://youtu.be/GaA2iMA3g2A For over 20 years, musician Jon Rauhouse has been a fixture in Neko Case's band, backing her on guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, and banjo. (He's also played with Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, the Waco Brothers, Calexico, John Doe and numerous others). Jon has also been a close part of the Fretboard
- [#FJFest: Adam Miller — "Gimme A Holler"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-gimme-a-holler-adam-miller/) - https://youtu.be/4QSFEEh8WE4 You're not new here, right? So you know we're Bill Frisell fans. We're fans of a lot of other folks, too, some of whom are also Bill Frisell fans, unsurprisingly. Adam Miller, a fine picker from Down Under who paid us a visit last March (check out the podcast and performance of his original
- [Five to Follow: Our Favorite Instagrammers, August 2016 Edition](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-follow-favorite-instagrammers-august-2016-edition/) - Are you on Instagram yet? It’s become a sanctuary for some of us: no political rants, no news to digest – just an endless stream of like-minded fretted instrument fanatics showcasing their skills or their wares. And the guitar community on Instagram continues to grow by leaps and bounds (do a search for #luthier, #gearybusey
- [#FJFest: Tom Sands Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-tom-sands-guitars/) - https://youtu.be/WCKqzmRlfIY Tom Sands of Tom Sands Guitars and apprentice Daisy Tempest help launch #FJFest by showcasing some of their latest creations from their North Yorkshire, England workshop. Sands, a former apprentice of famed luthier Ervin Somogyi, shows off two guitars he's recently built. First up, a short-scale Model S he calls "Alejandra" with a torrefied Sitka
- [#FJFest: Creston Electric Instruments Shop Tour](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fjfest-creston-electric-instruments-shop-tour/) - https://youtu.be/aZjE66o05Dw Creston Lea kicks off #FJFest with a tour of the Creston Electric Instruments shop, taking time to show off his stash of wood — including some thought-provoking reclaimed spruce — as well as one of the more efficient spray booths you're likely to see. Other highlights include a look at more than a couple
- [Podcast 280: Peter Henriksen (Henriksen Amps)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-280-peter-henriksen-henriksen-amps/) -  Since 2005, Henriksen has created amplifiers for discerning jazz players. On this week's podcast, we talk to Peter Henriksen about the company his father (Bud Henriksen) founded in 2005, the specific needs jazz players have, and about some of the company's creations that cross genres and would appeal to players of all stripes. Peter
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 30](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-30/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This week’s sponsor: Grez Guitars (link) Want to
- [A Visit to Martin's Sycamore Street Factory](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/a-visit-to-martins-sycamore-street-factory/) - https://youtu.be/vuGySh_U0eU The Fretboard Journal went on location to visit the legendary Martin guitar factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. While there, Martin's Jason Ahner walked us through their guitarmaking operations, from raw wood storage to finish work. In this clip, we get a tour of Martin’s state-of-the-art Sycamore Street factory, where all Martins since the mid-'60s have
- [DeTemple Guitars Shop Tour](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/detemple-guitars-shop-tour/) - Out of a modest, overflowing workshop in California’s San Fernando Valley, Michael DeTemple crafts some of the most exquisite Strat and Tele-styled guitars imaginable. DeTemple was a professional guitarist for decades (among his noteworthy gigs, he played alongside Rick Danko of the Band, on Dave Mason’s Alone Together and on the Bonnie and Clyde soundtrack).
- [Circa Guitars Shop Tour](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/circa-guitars-shop-tour/) - Before setting out on his own as Circa Guitars, Maine’s John Slobod worked alongside two of the world’s best luthiers: Julius Borges and Dana Bourgeois. Now, out of a funky, multi-use building in Portland, Maine (one of his neighbors down the hall is ukulele whiz Joel Eckhaus, the proprietor of Earnest Instruments), Slobod himself is
- [Premiere: Pharis & Jason Romero - "New Day"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/premiere-pharis-jason-romero-new-day/) - https://youtu.be/Onz-2JIBAs8 On May 15, 2020, Pharis and Jason Romero will release their fifth full-length album, Bet on Love. The Fretboard Journal is proud to share "New Day," one of the singles from that album, to our readers. Pharis and Jason are two of our favorite musicians. The fact that they also build exquisite instruments (see
- [Andrew Marlin - "The Hawk Is a Mule"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/andrew-marlin-the-hawk-is-a-mule/) - https://youtu.be/2hoMlSs2Fwc Andrew Marlin (Mandolin Orange) and his Buried In a Cape recording band (Christian Sedelmyer, Eli West, and Clint Mullican) perform their original tune, "The Hawk Is a Mule," at the Fretboard Journal offices. On this track, Marlin is playing his March 31, 1924 Gibson Lloyd Loar-signed F-5 mandolin. He purchased it from Tony Williamson
- [#FJFest: The Fretboard Journal and COVID-19](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/the-fretboard-journal-and-covid-19/) - First South by Southwest was cancelled and we said, "Wow." Then Coachella was postponed and we started getting worried. Next we heard about Big Ears in Knoxville, Musicmesse in Germany, and then Paul Reed Smith cancelled their 35th Anniversary “Experience Music” event. Asian tours have been nixed entirely, Instagram is full of Photoshopped European tour
- [Charles Baty: 1953 - 2020](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/charles-baty-1953-2020/) - Growing up near Sacramento in the '80s and '90s, it was impossible not to know about Little Charlie & the Nightcats. Every time you opened the local weekly or paper, you'd see the band's name; every time there was an annual awards ceremony for local musicians, they'd seemingly win. To my young eyes, they were
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 29](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-29/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This week’s sponsor: Grez Guitars (link) Want to
- [Podcast 279: Tré Burt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-279-tre-burt/) -  A couple of years ago, Sacramento’s Tré Burt lugged his Flinthill acoustic guitar onto a bus from Northern California to Los Angeles to record some demos at a friend’s studio. When that was done, he assumed he’d turn around and get started on another record. What Burt didn’t realize was that those Dylan-inspired songs
- [Luthier on Luthier: Kathy Wingert](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-kathy-wingert/) -  Kathy Wingert crafts some of the best and most beautiful acoustic guitars being made today out her shop in Los Angeles. For Episode 39 of the podcast, I sit down with Kathy and talk about photographing and marketing guitars, the development and design of her models and her experience as a female in craft with
- [Song Premiere: Laurie Lewis & Molly Tuttle - "You Are My Flower"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/song-premiere-laurie-lewis-molly-tuttle-you-are-my-flower/) - On March 27, 2020, bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis will release her latest project, a duets record entitled And Laurie Lewis. Among the special guests on this project are Mike Marshall, Tatiana Hargreaves, Leah Wollenberg, Tom Rozum, and Fretboard Journal favorite Molly Tuttle. The FJ is proud to premiere “You Are My Flower,” the gorgeous Lewis-Tuttle track. “I
- [Interview: John Stubbings, Author of The Devil Is In It](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-john-stubbings-author-of-the-devil-is-in-it/) - Like a lot of us, London’s John Stubbings is a bit obsessed with guitars. After years of sub-par instruments, he made the leap to a nice Martin, which soon led to another, better Martin. And, soon enough, his guitar purchases multiplied and he found himself browsing the inventory of Dream Guitars and The North American
- [Fretboard Journal 45: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-45-whats-inside/) - The Fretboard Journal's 45th issue arrives filled cover-to-cover with the good stuff: more stories featuring the legends and the vanguard from the world of fretted-instrument makers and players. Flip through the pages and you'll find in-depth features on inimitable pickers like David Grier, Oscar Moore, Eric Skye and Courtney Hartman, songwriters briefly lost to time,
- [Listen: Danny Barnes' New Single "Awful Strange"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/listen-danny-barnes-new-awful-strange/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sr6PnmjLMA On March 6, the Fretboard Journal's favorite banjo experimentalist/singer-songwriter, Danny Barnes, releases his latest album, Man on Fire (ATO). Executive produced by Dave Matthews, the album features guest appearances by Matthews himself, Bill Frisell, John Paul Jones (on bass and mandolin) and drummer Matt Chamberlain. As with so many of Barnes' albums, we already
- [Bench Press: Daddy Mojo Electrics](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-daddy-mojo-electrics/) - We have a lot of different reasons for picking subjects for the Bench Press column. Sometimes it’s as simple as an innovative design, or the use of unusual materials. We’ve been turned on to builders by the folks who play their creations, by chance meetings and by a truly dynamic Instagram presence. More often than
- [Podcast 278: Christopher Paul Stelling](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-278-christopher-paul-stelling/) -  Christopher Paul Stelling joins us on this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about the making of his new, Ben Harper-produced album, Best of Luck. Stelling’s journey is a fascinating one and we hear all about it: Mowing lawns in Florida so he could get his first guitar; honing his chops on the open
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps Bonus Episode: Satellite Amplifiers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-bonus-episode-satellite-amplifiers/) -  A bonus episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Jason and Skip get Adam Grimm from Satellite Amplifiers on the line to talk about Walter Becker, high-powered tube amps, Fender White amplifiers and pesto (plus a lot more)! As always, we're sponsored by Grez Guitars. Want
- [Podcast 277: Jim Campilongo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-277-jim-campilongo/) -  This week, we're sharing an epic conversation with one of our favorite musicians, guitar great Jim Campilongo. Jim shares stories about growing up in San Francisco, his early guitar lessons, his ever-growing LP obsession and some of the fateful encounters that helped shape his point-of-view as an instrumentalist. We then discuss his move from
- [Christopher Paul Stelling - "Something in Return"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/christopher-paul-stelling-something-in-return/) - https://youtu.be/gHg21lIMFvU Christopher Paul Stelling plays "Something in Return" at the Fretboard Journal headquarters. This song can be found on his excellent 2020 Ben Harper-produced album, Best of Luck. On this track, Stelling is playing his 1950s Martin 00-17. Tune in to the February 13, 2020 episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast to hear more about
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 28](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-28/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. This week’s sponsor: Grez Guitars (link) Want to
- [Six Strings from Stardom: Eric Heywood](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/six-strings-from-stardom-eric-heywood/) - For more than twenty years Eric Heywood has been on the Americana front lines, playing pedal steel and guitar with bands and artists like Son Volt, The Jayhawks, John Doe and Joe Henry. You’ve seen him, more likely than not, hiding beneath a huge hat, perched over a Williams pedal steel at the extreme left
- [Interview: Mark Stutman of Folkway Music](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-mark-stutman-folkway-music/) - For years now, some of the most interesting vintage acoustic guitar finds have come from the unlikeliest of locations: an independent guitar store located in Guelph, Ontario... in Canada. It’s from that location that Mark Stutman operates Folkway Music, a unique store that appeals to both local players looking for high-end acoustics and legendary guitar collectors such as Ry Cooder and singer-songwriter Joe Henry. We talked to Stutman as he was about to celebrate the grand opening of his second store, in nearby Waterloo, Ontario on May 11, 2013. He tells us how he stumbled upon being a guitar store owner and his secret for brick & mortar success.
- [Luthier on Luthier: Martin Keith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-martin-keith/) -  Martin Keith makes acoustic guitars and electric basses out of his one-man shop in Woodstock, New York. For our 38th episode of the podcast, Martin tells us about his early career as a journalist and professional bass player before taking a job with Joe Veillette, where he made over 1000 guitars before starting his
- [Podcast 276: Dan Erlewine](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-276-dan-erlewine/) -  Dan Erlewine is, quite simply, a legend in the world of lutherie. Through his countless videos and articles for StewMac, he's helped thousands of aspiring and veteran guitarmakers hone their craft. On this week's podcast, he reflects upon two of his most famous creations: A Strat-style guitar he built for Jerry Garcia and the
- [Bench Press: Island Instruments](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-island-instruments/) - Nic Delisle of Island Instruments is a young builder in Montreal, Quebec, who produces a dizzying array of eye-catching instruments: electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars and even a tiple. His designs are forward-thinking and retro all at once, mostly using “domestic, salvaged and reclaimed timbers.” Although we once featured his shopmate, Mike Kennedy, in
- [Bench Press: La Conner Preview, Part 5](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-la-conner-preview-part-5/) - Annnnnd...we're back with the fifth installment of our Bench Press La Conner Guitar Festival preview series. This week the featured luthiers from this year's festival (to be held May 11th-13th) are Sam Guidry, John Walker and Michael Kennedy. These fellas were at last year's festival and we were taken aback by their elegant, thoughtful work. As usual,
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 27](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-27/) -  One again, amp tech Skip Simmons is answering all of your pressing amp questions on the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast, brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. Submit your question to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. **Order a PDF download of Steve Melkisethian's tweed
- [Plugged In: The Making of "Mamaroneck"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/plugged-in-the-making-of-mamaroneck/) - https://youtu.be/UDQYSBqsNJc “I just scribbled this out while you were going down,” Nashville session ace Pat Bergeson says as I finish playing “Mamaroneck Station” on my ’70 Brazilian rosewood 000-28 Martin (you may have read about it in FJ#15). I watch as he effortlessly charts my tune using Nashville’s number system while hearing it for the
- [The Good Ones – "My Smartest Friend Has Lost His Mind" (Solo)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/the-good-ones-my-smartest-friend-has-lost-his-mind-solo/) - https://youtu.be/9MhSDkYes_Q When we heard that Rwandan trio The Good Ones were making a handful of US appearances in 2019, we couldn’t resist inviting them to the Fretboard Journal. These three farmers make music like nothing we’ve heard before, with gorgeous guitar playing and heartbreaking vocals. Their album Rwanda, You Should Be Loved (which features special guests Nels
- [Interview: John Smith dons his folk hat](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-john-smith-dons-his-folk-hat/) - A few years back, John Smith stopped by the Fretboard Journal to share a couple tunes, taking a break from playing in Lianne La Havas's band to reacquaint himself with his own music. In that solo acoustic context, we couldn't help but notice the influence of British folk in his music, even if he was
- [Podcast 275: Remembering Paul Hostetter with Henry Kaiser and Rick Turner](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-275-remembering-paul-hostetter-with-henry-kaiser-and-rick-turner/) -  Henry Kaiser and Rick Turner take over this week’s episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast to share H-13: A Tribute to the Santa Cruz Model H Guitar with us. This is a collection of newly-recorded tracks celebrating the musical life and legacy of musician/luthier Paul Hostetter (1945-2019). Growing up in Detroit, Paul Hostetter took
- [Extended Lesson: Bill Frisell Interviews Jim Hall](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/extended-lesson-bill-frisell-interviews-jim-hall/) - [Editor's Note: With Jim Hall's passing on December 10, 2013 at the age of 83, we thought we'd share this gem from our archives. It first appeared in the FJ's 12th issue.] I’m older than Jim Hall was when I first met him. I guess it was in 1971, or it might have even been 1970, and he came to Denver to play the Senate Lounge. I had started taking lessons with Dale Bruning in 1969, and I had heard Wes Montgomery by that time, maybe a little bit of Kenny Burrell, but I was just barely getting into it. One of the first people Dale mentioned--amongst Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk and all these people I hadn’t heard of--was Jim Hall.
- [Luthier on Luthier: Al Petteway](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-al-petteway/) -  Award winning guitarist Al Petteway has been performing since the age over 12 across a variety of musical styles. These days, he is best known as a Celtic fingerstyle guitarist and for the gorgeous soundtracks he composes for documentary films. Over his 50 year career, Al also worked as a photo editor for National
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 26](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-26/) -  Special guest Charles Baty returns to the Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast for our final episode of 2019. Submit your vintage amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. * SUPPORT TAVA & ANGELA INSTRUMENTS * Order a PDF download of Steve Melkisethian's tweed Princeton amp project
- [Tom Brosseau - "The Barefoot Bandit"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/tom-brosseau-the-barefoot-bandit/) - https://youtu.be/SazicNw8Dtw North Dakota-born singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau has a knack crafting brand-new songs that sound like traditional folk ballads. Case in point: While at the Fretboard Journal, he debuted his latest timeless (yet timely) original tune, “The Barefoot Bandit.” On this song, Brosseau brilliantly tells the story of the “Barefoot Bandit,” Colton Harris Moore, the young
- [Podcast 273: Robert Keeley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-273-robert-keeley/) -  "It wasn't like I was looking to make pedals my career, at all… it was just, 'I bet I can sell one to buy parts for this other one.'" –Robert Keeley, on his early work On this week’s podcast, we talk to Robert Keeley of Keeley Electronics. When it comes to the world of
- [The Milk Carton Kids - "The Only Ones"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/the-milk-carton-kids-the-only-ones/) - https://youtu.be/y6Jlil1wgNY In late 2019, the Milk Carton Kids self-released an excellent new album, The Only Ones, and set out on a tour of “Very Small Venues for Very Low Ticket Prices… and Very Few Seats.” It was a chance for the duo to perform for their most rabid fans at some of the venues that they
- [Watch: Paul Bigsby's First Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/watch-paul-bigsbys-first-guitar-played/) - https://youtu.be/2OeYDb4NwOE Raphael McGregor plays a 1942 Bigsby lap steel, the first instrument ever built by famed guitarmaker Paul Bigsby. After being lost for over 70 years, this instrument was recently rediscovered. The tune played here "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," which McGregor transcribed from a recording by Spade Cooley and his Orchestra
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 25](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-25/) -  The Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast celebrates its first birthday with giveaways, amp troubleshooting and more. Submit your questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. * SUPPORT TAVA & ANGELA INSTRUMENTS* Order a PDF download of Steve Melkisethian's tweed Princeton amp project here. You may just
- [Video Premiere: Seamus Egan - "Welcome to Orwell"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-seamus-egan-welcome-to-orwell/) - As the former leader of Solas, Philadelphia's Seamus Egan is a legend in the world of Irish American music. This January, he'll be releasing his first solo album in over 20 years, Early Bright. It's a record featuring all-instrumental compositions, inspired by Irish and classical composers. The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere the video for "Welcome
- [The Fretboard Journal 2019 Gift Guide](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/the-fretboard-journal-2019-gift-guide/) - Okay, we've made it through Black Fridays, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, we've turned the calendar to December (and revealed our December playlist), and we're getting to the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers, so it must be time for this year's Gift Guide. Right? Here are a handful of notions that had us wondering
- [Luthier on Luthier: Sam Guidry](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-sam-guidry/) -  Sam Guidry not only teaches at the Galloup School of Guitar Building, he also makes world-class acoustic guitars. For Episode 36 of Luthier on Luthier, Sam tells us the unexpected way he started at the Galloup School and what he enjoys about teaching. Sam also runs us through some his guitar's unique design features,
- [Podcast 272: Odessa](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-272-odessa/) -  You may not know who singer-songwriter Odessa is, but chances are you’ve heard at least one of her songs: “I Will Be There,” a tune found on her 2014 self-titled debut album, was used in a national car commercial and ended up being one of the most searched-for songs of the year. It also
- [Interview: Molly Tuttle](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-molly-tuttle/) - https://youtu.be/ILG5szpf7ZM There aren’t many young artists who excite us as much as Molly Tuttle. Though the Bay Area native (now firmly rooted in Nashville) has just one full-length album (2019’s excellent When You're Ready) and an EP under her belt, it certainly doesn’t feel that way. Though she’s only in her mid-20s, her playing –
- [Molly Tuttle - "Take The Journey"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/molly-tuttle-take-the-journey/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILG5szpf7ZM&feature=youtu.be Molly Tuttle performs "Take the Journey" off her 2019 album, When You're Ready, for our cameras. This song is a perfect showcase for Molly's incredible clawhammer guitar technique, as well as her stellar songwriting. On this tune, Molly is playing her Pre-War dreadnought. For her 2019 tour, she also took a
- [Five For Friday, October 11, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-october-11-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Passings: Ginger Baker, Ed Ackerson The world lost one of its finest drummers on October 6 with the passing of Ginger Baker at the age of 80. Baker’s varying projects
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 24](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-24/) -  A back-to-basics Truth About Vintage Amps episode: No special guests, no recipes. Just a couple hours of Skip Simmons fielding your tube amp questions. Submit your questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. * SUPPORT TAVA & ANGELA INSTRUMENTS* Order a PDF download of Steve Melkisethian's
- [Kinloch Nelson - "Secret Love"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/kinloch-nelson-secret-love/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KITsCsxFSD4&feature=youtu.be Guitarist Kinloch Nelson performs "Secret Love" (yes, the Doris Day tune!) at the Fretboard Journal magazine headquarters. "I learned it from Lenny Breau...there's a great album called Minors Aloud, with Lenny Breau and Buddy Emmons playing pedal steel. And there's a little lick in there that I took from Lenny." Nelson has numerous albums
- [Podcast 271: Craig Korth](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-271-craig-korth/) -  For years, Nelson, British Columbia's Craig Korth could be seen at bluegrass festivals sharing a trio of exceptional (and extremely pricey) instruments - his 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin, a 1937 Martin D-28 and a pre-war Gibson flathead 5-string banjo - with nearly anyone. But Craig is a lot more than just a laid-back instrument
- [Podcast 270: Jason Loughlin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-270-jason-loughlin/) -  On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we’re talking to guitarist/instructor Jason Loughlin. Loughlin’s latest project is Sound on Sound, a rather unconventional TrueFire course dedicated to teaching the multi-track arranging of Les Paul. Over the course of the lesson, Loughlin walks students through a nine-guitar (!) arrangement of the jazz standard "After You’ve Gone."
- [Five for Friday, November 15, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-november-15-2019/) - Our weekly recap of music and guitar world news, internet finds and surprises, just for FJ readers Neil Young Denied Citizenship Neil Young will remain a full-fledged Canadian for now: His U.S. citizenship application was denied due to the “good moral character” provision and his admitted marijuana use. Just Released: Joe Henry’s The Gospel According to
- [Catch of the Day: A 1934 Martin D-18H and a 1937 Martin D-28](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-of-the-day-a-1934-martin-d-18h-and-a-1937-martin-d-28/) - [Editor’s Note: Though there are plenty of rare, vintage Martins for sale, when we first got wind of a spectacular 1937 Martin D-28 headed for The Music Emporium, we knew it’d make for a great Catch of the Day entry. A guitar like this would be the cornerstone of any collection. Then, nearly around the
- [Five for Friday, November 8, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-november-8-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal's weekly recap of guitar news, internet finds and more… Spinal Tap Creators Settle Lawsuit The crew behind This Is Spinal Tap – Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner (not to mention all those drummers) – have settled an ongoing lawsuit against Vivendi UMG. In what has to be the craziest
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 23](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-23/) -  Our 23rd episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps podcast is arguably the most memorable, all thanks to special guest John Vanderslice. John is a prolific singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and engineer, as well as the guy behind the Bay Area's Tiny Telephone recording studios. He also happens to use a lot of equipment that
- [William Tyler – "Venus in Aquarius"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/william-tyler-venus-in-aquarius/) - https://youtu.be/ec1B5MSgqT0 Guitarist William Tyler performs a solo acoustic version of “Venus in Aquarius,” a composition found on his excellent 2019 album, Goes West. While the album version is thick with atmospheric layers, for this stripped-down version at the Fretboard Journal offices, it’s just Tyler and his trusted Martin 00-18. Visit Tyler's Bandcamp page to hear more from
- [A Visit to the Martin Guitar Museum](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/a-visit-to-the-martin-guitar-museum/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u67TlkokZY&feature=youtu.be Martin archivist Jason Ahner walks the Fretboard Journal through the company's onsite Martin museum, including the original dreadnought model built for Ditson and many other priceless gems. The Martin museum is located right in the lobby of the company's famed Nazareth, Penn. headquarters and is a must-see for acoustic guitar fanatics. Music
- [Luthier on Luthier: Ken Parker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-ken-parker/) -  Legendary guitar maker Ken Parker is known world-wide for his innovative archtop guitars. For Episode 35 of the podcast, I caught up with Ken after the Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival. Ken shares how he blends his deep understanding of classical methods with modern techniques and materials to achieve his goal of making the ultimate
- [Podcast 269: Erick Coleman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-269-erick-coleman/) -  Erick Coleman is known to thousands online simply as “toneschaser.” But Erick’s story goes way beyond his social media posts: Coleman is a luthier, still-touring musician and the Senior Technical Advisor for Stewart-MacDonald, where he constantly develops and tests new tools for the company. On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Coleman
- [Five for Friday, November 1, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-november-1-2019/) - A new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Passings: Paul Barrere of Little Feat Little Feat guitarist/singer Paul Barrere passed away on October 26 in Los Angeles. Barrere first appeared on LF’s 1973 Dixie Chicken album and went on to perform with numerous artists, including Carly Simon, Chico Hamilton,
- [Blake Mills & Bill Frisell - "Blood in My Eyes" (Fretboard Summit 2015)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/blake-mills-bill-frisell-blood-in-my-eyes-fretboard-summit-2015/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzEuNpLy0lU Yet another highlight from the 2015 Fretboard Summit: Blake Mills inviting Bill Frisell onstage to perform this cover of “Blood in My Eyes.” The tune, originally recorded by the Mississippi Sheiks, appeared on Bob Dylan's 1993 World Gone Wrong album. Prior to this song, Frisell and Mills had never performed together. It was one of those
- [Podcast 268: Skytop Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-268-skytop-guitars/) -  Support the Fretboard Journal and our podcasts during our first-ever Subscription Drive. Without a doubt, the instruments that luthier Eric Weigeshoff (Skytop Guitars) crafts are striking. For starters, his acoustic guitars don’t even have a traditional top soundhole. On this week’s podcast, we talk to Eric about how his guitar designs have evolved over
- [Five for Friday, October 25, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-october-25-2019/) - A new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Walter Becker Auction Fetches $3 Million Last weekend, over 1000 instruments from the estate of Steely Dan’s Walter Becker were auctioned off. Noteworthy were the hundreds of handmade instruments built by individual luthiers / amp builders that Becker accumulated through
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps Podcast, Ep. 22](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-podcast-ep-22/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. Include a photo of your amp if you can so we can
- [Kenny and Amanda Smith - "Studebaker" | Fretboard Journal](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/kenny-and-amanda-smith-studebaker-fretboard-journal/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVk1s7rFKNE Kenny and Amanda Smith perform "Studebaker," the title track off Kenny's 1997 album, at the Fretboard Journal. On this track, Kenny is playing a 2017 Collings D1 A T baked top guitar, while Amanda plays a 2005 Collings D1 A SB.
- [Five for Friday, October 18, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-october-18-2019/) - Welcome to Five for Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Passings: Raymond Fairchild, Helen White, Gerry McGhee It’s been a tough week for traditional music lovers in Appalachia: Banjo legend Raymond Fairchild and musician Helen White, the founder of the Junior Appalachian Musicians non-profit and
- [Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive: Nels Cline](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fretboard-journal-subscription-drive-nels-cline/) - https://youtu.be/j_OYNxy7MSY Nels Cline joins us for our 2019 Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive fresh from a Wilco soundcheck. Cline of course graced the cover of our 37th issue and penned a story for our 39th issue on his guitar hero, Ralph Towner. For nearly fifteen years, The Fretboard Journal has had just one mission: To connect
- [Podcast 267: Jay Boone (Emerald City Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-267-jay-boone-emerald-city-guitars/) -  Support the Fretboard Journal and our podcasts during our first-ever Subscription Drive. In 1996, Jay Boone founded Emerald City Guitars out of a funky storefront in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. These days, ECG may occupy that same address, but it has evolved into one of the world’s great vintage guitar destinations, a place where
- [A Guitar Player's Guide to Thelonious Monk](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/guitar-players-guide-thelonious-monk/) - One thing you can count on: things keep having happened. No matter when you are, something happened 10 years before it, or 20, or 50, or 100… and milestones always need marking. Heck, the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ Milestones is coming up next year. We’ve observed a few notable milestones here – the anniversary
- [Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive: Molly Tuttle](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fretboard-journal-subscription-drive-molly-tuttle/) - https://youtu.be/Ad8vmzg6qIw Molly Tuttle joins us for our 2019 Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive with her Pre-War guitar. Tuttle has recently released her debut full-length album, When You're Ready. We can't recommend it enough. Look for more videos and a podcast with Molly, coming soon to this site. For nearly fifteen years, The Fretboard Journal has had
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 21](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-21/) -  Note: The Fretboard Journal is in the midst of our first-ever Subscription Drive. We hope you'll join us. (Notice the Skip Simmons-modified Champ in our Frisell video, too.) Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your
- [Podcast 266: Andy Powers Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-266-andy-powers-returns/) -  Support the Fretboard Journal and our podcasts during our first-ever Subscription Drive. Once again, we're bringing back one of our favorite subjects to the Fretboard Journal Podcast. Andy Powers should need little introduction to longtime FJ followers: In less than a decade, he's gone from being a solo luthier working out of his dad's
- [Support the Fretboard Journal: Our First-Ever Subscription Drive](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/support-the-fretboard-journal/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOEdx55sYpE&feature=youtu.be Bill Frisell. Neko Case. Ben Harper. Gillian Welch. David Lindley. David Grisman. Tony Rice. Nels Cline. Margaret Glaspy. TJ Thompson. Wayne Henderson. Bill Collings. Richard Hoover. Larry Pogreba. Danny Ferrington. Andy Powers. The Chicago Music Store. Howe-Orme. Roberto-Venn. Paracho. If these names sound familiar to you, chances are you learned a bit about them
- [Five for Friday, October 4, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-october-4-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to be announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Gryphon Turns 50 Beloved Bay Area acoustic mecca Gryphon Stringed Instruments turned 50 this week with a blowout party on Sunday, September 29. Among the live music performances at the
- [Luthier on Luthier: Bill Comins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-bill-comins/) -  Archtop guitar maker Bill Comins started his career as an aspiring jazz musician. Thanks to that, he brings the player's viewpoint into his guitars. "If I go overboard on making things very resonant, I'm going to be fighting inconsistencies, and as player that is useless to me on the bandstand," he says. For our
- [Interview: Bryan Sutton on the Blue Ridge Guitar Camp](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/interview-bryan-sutton-on-the-blue-ridge-guitar-camp/) - Bryan Sutton’s Blue Ridge Guitar Camp launches in May, 2020 with an over-the-top instructor lineup: flatpicking legends Chris Eldridge, Courtney Hartman, David Grier, Dudley Connell and Sutton himself. But, beyond the world-renowned faculty, this guitar camp has an interesting twist: an application process that involves a short video submission from potential students. Patterned after Béla
- [Highlights: Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 9](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/highlights-imaginational-anthem-vol-9/) - It's no secret that we've been long-time fans of Tompkins Square's ongoing Imaginational Anthem series of fingerstyle guitar recordings. In fact, our magazine launched at the same exact time as IA, back in 2005. Tompkins Square asked alum Ryley Walker to curate the new, ninth volume of the series. By all accounts, it's one of the most diverse
- [A Visit to Martin Guitar's North Street Factory](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/martin-original-factory-tour-video-13/) - https://youtu.be/hr0w0KYHU28 The Fretboard Journal goes on location to visit the legendary Martin guitar factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. In this clip, we get a tour of Martin's original North Street factory, where all Martins from the late 1850s to 1964 were produced. If you own (or hope to) a vintage Martin, this is where it
- [Five for Friday, September 27, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-september-27-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to be announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Mary Halvorson Is a MacArthur Fellow Just announced: Boundary pushing jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson (pictured above) is the lone musician to become a MacArthur Fellow (aka MacArthur “Genius” Grant)
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps., Ep. 20](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-20/) -  Note: The Fretboard Journal is in the midst of our first-ever Subscription Drive. We hope you'll join us. (Notice the Skip Simmons-modified Champ in our Frisell video, too.) Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your
- [Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive: Bryan Sutton](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/fretboard-journal-subscription-drive-bryan-sutton/) - https://youtu.be/Y5gKe1IR-ns Bluegrass legend Bryan Sutton joins us for our 2019 Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive with an unlikely instrument, a plastic Maccaferri guitar. In addition to his prolific solo work and guitar playing in Hot Rize, Sutton recently announced the launch of the first-ever Blue Ridge Guitar Camp. For nearly fifteen years, The Fretboard Journal has
- [Podcast 265: TJ Thompson Returns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-265-tj-thompson-returns/) -  Support the Fretboard Journal and our podcasts during our first-ever Subscription Drive. TJ Thompson is one of the most respected names in the world of vintage Martin guitars, a repairperson who can seemingly fix the impossible. Though he flies under the radar with no advertising and little publicity (aside from his occasional appearances in
- [Sonore Festival 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/sonore-festival-2019/) - The third edition of the Sonore Festival, organized by a group of like-minded luthiers, was held in Montreal, September 13-15 at the Agora Hydro-Québec. Featuring a dazzling assortment of builders of acoustic and electric guitars, many of whom have been featured in our Bench Press column, as well as a handful of boutique effect pedal and amplifier
- [Five for Friday, September 20, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-september-20-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to be announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Passings: John Cohen, Ric Ocasek & Eddie Money While most of the mainstream music press focused on the passings of Eddie Money and the Cars’ Ric Ocasek, acoustic musicians
- [Build Diary: Preston Thompson's 45 Style Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/build-diary-preston-thompsons-45-style-guitars/) - Ever since Martin took a few orders for a Style 45 guitar back in 1902, musicians have been drooling over these instruments' unique appointments. And, while presentation-grade guitars are not everyone’s cup of tea, it’s hard to argue with that original Martin aesthetic: A century later and we’re still talking about snowflakes, torches, ferns and
- [The Fretboard Journal Live in Austin, Texas, March 27, 2018](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/the-fretboard-journal-live-in-austin-texas-march-27-2018/) - On March 27, 2018, we packed our bags to hold a very special event for Fretboard Journal readers and followers in Austin, Texas. The location was perfect: The sprawling new warehouse housing Calton Cases. Over 200 attendees enjoyed four hours of music, readings from the magazine, interviews (including a cameo from Dave Alvin and local legend Jimmie Dale
- [Scenes from the 2018 La Conner Guitar Festival](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/scenes-from-the-la-conner-guitar-festival-2018/) - Let's face it: If you're a guitar collector, chances are at some point you've had to make an excuse or two to your family about your habit. That bright orange case in the corner? Why, yes, it is new... I needed a flight case for our forthcoming Summer vacation... That charge on the credit card
- [Scenes: Jacob Blickenstaff at Americanafest 2018](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/scenes-jacob-blickenstaff-at-americanafest-2018/) - Every year, musicians, members of the record industry and fans gather in Nashville for Americanafest, a celebration of all things "Americana." And what exactly, you may be asking, is "Americana" music? That's in the eye of the beholder: A mix of folk music, alt-country, roots music, soul and everything else that can't be pinned down.
- [Photo Outtakes: Ry Cooder in the FJ Electric Annual](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/photo-outtakes-ry-cooder-in-the-fj-electric-annual/) - There’s no telling where a Ry Cooder interview will go. One could spend hours talking to him about legendary Captain Beefheart, Lowell George, Stones, John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison sessions. Or perhaps pick his brain about the Buena Vista chapter of his life, or world music in general or even politics… And then there
- [Recap: The 2018 Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/recap-the-2018-woodstock-invitational-luthiers-showcase/) - Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Huh? Don’t worry about that guy. Why not? Well, why worry? I’m at the 10th annual Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase in, uh, Woodstock (New York). I’ve followed the yellow brick road – well, not yellow, not a road, more like what once was a walking path, but,
- [NAMM 2019 Highlights](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/namm-2019-highlights/) - It’s the same song every year at NAMM: New guitar colors, new guitar body sizes, new guitar pedals (so many new pedals)... Even for a rabid guitar fan, it becomes a bit of a blur. But, as we returned from the 2019 NAMM Show – the massive music industry trade show that takes place every
- [La Conner Guitar Festival 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/la-conner-guitar-festival-2019/) - For the third year in a row, luthiers and guitar fanatics from around North America converged upon the sleepy town of La Conner, Washington for the La Conner Guitar Festival. Though the festival is ostensibly a showcase for acoustic guitar luthiers, there are now workshops, clinics and concerts taking all weekend long, all over the
- [A Travel Guitar Travelogue: The Making of a Custom Collings Baby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/a-travel-guitar-travelogue-the-making-of-a-custom-collings-baby/) - “Travel” guitars, just like travel itself, can come in several flavors. There’s the old beater that you don’t worry about dragging to a campfire sing-along, playable but hard to get excited about. There’s the nice, but not terribly valuable guitar that can be left in the attic of a vacation home, maybe an import model, more
- [Fretboard Journal Meetup at Old Style Guitar Shop, September 16, 2016](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/fretboard-journal-meetup-old-style-guitar-shop-september-16-2016/) - As we gear up for the 2016 Fretboard Summit in San Diego, the Fretboard Journal found itself in Southern California on a quick recon mission. While down there, a plan was hatched for a couple of reader meetups, some emails and Facebook posts were made to our subscribers and, before we knew it, a pair of parties were in
- [Scenes from the 2016 Fretboard Summit](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/scenes-2016-fretboard-summit/) - Sequels usually disappoint but the second Fretboard Summit seemed to have the formula that made the first one so magical – great music; a terrific lineup of performers, builders and instrument experts, and fun attendees from around the world – plus a lot of new stuff. Gone were the weather woes (it turns out San Diego in October
- [NAMM 2017: A Recap](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/namm-2017-recap/) - Everybody loves their first trip to the NAMM Show. The guitars, the people (and the people watching), the sheer spectacle of an entire giant trade show centered around musical instruments... it’s all so ridiculously great. Once you’ve had 15 or 20 annual NAMM Shows under your belt? It gets a little complicated. By now you’ve
- [La Conner Guitar Festival: A Recap](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/la-conner-guitar-festival-a-recap/) - La Conner, Washington is a sleepy little town located about an hour north of Seattle. For us locals, it’s best known more for its tulips (the region holds an annual tulip festival that draws thousands), cute little shops and fresh oysters. Guitars? Aside from a few guitar makers who happen to have set up shop near La
- [Portraits from Newport Folk 2017](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/portraits-from-newport-folk-2017/) - Photographer Jacob Blickenstaff traveled to Newport Folk Festival this year to meet and photograph some of the unique individuals who make up the musical fabric of the fest. The tight-knit festival is an annual gathering of artists and their fans who collectively bring together the worlds of indie-rock, Americana, blues, bluegrass, country and soul. We're happy
- [Restoration/Transformation: A 1970 Martin D-18](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/photo-essay/restorationtransformation-a-1970-martin-d-18/) - Impulse buys rarely work in my favor. A recent purchase of a 1970 Martin D-18 from a classified ad proved to be no exception. I know, the ‘70s were not a stellar period in the history of Martin guitars. They were hit and miss. 1970 being my birthyear made this guitar speak to me. It
- [Podcast 264: Mark Stutman (Folkway Music)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-264-mark-stutman-folkway-music/) -  Mark Stutman (Folkway Music) returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast for a sprawling conversation that covers the magic (and variables) of '30s vintage Gibson flattop guitars, his advice for aspiring luthiers, the allure of old strings (and what new strings he likes for old Gibsons) and much more. Stutman is a true authority when
- [Fretboard Journal Subscription Drive: Ben Harper](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/fretboard-journal-subscription-drive-ben-harper/) - https://youtu.be/ElRyHwfc-GI Ben Harper talks about the Fretboard Journal for our month-long subscription drive. He also shows off a very special instrument he first told us about on the FJ Podcast, a lap steel built by acclaimed archtop guitar maker John Monteleone. Harper, as you hopefully know, graced the cover of our 11th issue, alongside his
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 19](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-19/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. Include a photo of your amp if you can. Some of the
- [Five for Friday, September 13, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-september-13-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to be announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Passings: Daniel Johnston Genius songwriter Daniel Johnston, the Austin, Texas legend whose quirky, brilliant music was covered by innumerable artists, passed away at the age of 58. Though diagnosed with
- [Five for Friday: Guitar News of the Week](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-guitar-news-of-the-week/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to be announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… 1. Neal Casal passes Acclaimed guitarist Neal Casal – who transitioned from Americana singer-songwriter to guitarist for Ryan Adams, Chris Robinson, Circles Around the Sun and others – died
- [Podcast 263: Aaron Draplin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-263-aaron-draplin/) -  We're kicking off our 2019 subscription drive with a bang: Graphic designer extraordinaire Aaron Draplin (Field Notes, Draplin Design Co., Pretty Much Everything). Though Aaron is best-known as a visual artist – everything from magazines to books to concert posters to a US postage stamp – music is at the core of his work
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Hornick (Shanti Guitars)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-hornick-shanti-guitars/) -  With encouragement from his friend Richard Hoover, Michael Hornick (Shanti Guitars) made his first guitar in 1985. He has not stopped building since. Michael also runs the instrument building workshop at the Bluegrass Academy, which started at the 1992 Telluride Bluegrass festival and is now held annually at RockyGrass. For episode 33 of the
- [Five For Friday: September 6, 2019](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/five-for-friday-september-6-2019/) - The Fretboard Journal is happy to be announce Five For Friday, a new column where we recap what went down in the guitar world this week… Passings: Jimmy Johnson and Keith Case Muscle Shoals guitar legend Jimmy Johnson passed away this week. His imprint on popular music is beyond comprehension: That’s him on many of Aretha
- [Podcast 262: Joan Shelley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-262-joan-shelley/) -  Singer-songwriter Joan Shelley talks to us about the making of Like the River Loves the Sea, her excellent 2019 full-length album. She also talks to us about the album's unlikely recording location (Iceland), her Collings guitar, her writing process and much more. Like what we're up to? Please support us by joining the Fretboard
- [Wave Lengths: Catching a break with Taylor's Andy Powers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/wave-lengths-catching-a-break-with-taylors-andy-powers/) - “This is going to get really noisy and really dusty for a while,” Andy Powers warns me. He’s not kidding. Grabbing a Makita sander, the luthier goes to town on a thick piece of maple, removing whatever doesn’t look like the back of an archtop guitar. Sawdust flies everywhere. While the dust settles, Powers walks
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 18](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-18/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. Include a photo of your amp if you can. Some of the
- [Podcast 261: Brent Mason](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-261-brent-mason/) -  Brent Mason is one of the most prolific and successful session guitarists of all time. He joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about the life of a Nashville session musician, his guitars of choice, what he brings to the studio and much more. It's a fascinating chat about one of
- [Podcast 260: Richard Walter, Curator at MIM](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-260-richard-walter-curator-at-mim/) -  Richard Walter, curator for Phoenix, Arizona’s amazing Musical Instrument Museum, joins us on this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast. We talk about his background, his role at the museum and, most importantly, about MIM’s current exhibit, The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon. The exhibit, which closes on September 15, 2019, gathers a wide array
- [A StringBender-equipped Preston Thompson acoustic](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/a-stringbender-equipped-preston-thompson-acoustic/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SYOSsy4p20&feature=youtu.be Two of the finest flatpicking guitarists around - Trey Hensley & Chris Luquette - show off a new StringBender-equipped Preston Thompson dreadnought in this exclusive Fretboard Journal video. StringBenders were famously created by Gene Parsons at the request of Clarence White for Clarence's Telecaster. In 2019, Thompson will begin offering StringBender installation on their acoustics as
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 17](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-17/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or, better yet, leave us a voicemail at 509-557-0848. Include a photo of your amp if you can. Some of the
- [Luthier on Luthier: Trevor Gore](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-trevor-gore/) -  Trevor Gore has a goal to build better guitars. To that end, he has applied the full force of his expertise as a professional engineer to research and document the physics of how acoustic guitars work and develop the methods to control the sound. Trevor lays all this out in his two-part book, Contemporary Acoustic
- [Podcast 259: Trey Hensley, Chris Luquette & Gene Parsons](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-259-trey-hensley-chris-luquette-gene-parsons/) -  Most guitarists have seen a StringBender installed on a Telecaster at some point. But on an acoustic? That’s a pretty wild concept. On this week’s podcast, we talk to two of the finest flatpicking guitarists around - Trey Hensley & Chris Luquette – about the StringBenders that will soon be installed as an upgrade
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 16](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-16/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the topics discussed on this episode: 1:50 Jason starts
- [Tyler Grant - "Greenville Trestle High" | Fretboard Journal](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/tyler-grant-greenville-trestle-high-fretboard-journal/) - https://youtu.be/4nND-8PdKL0 National Flatpicking Champion and Grant Farm founder Tyler Grant performs "Greenville Trestle High" at the Fretboard Journal. This tune was originally found on Doc Watson's 1986 album, Riding the Midnight Train. On this recording, Grant is playing his workhorse Collings D2H guitar, the acoustic he takes on the road the most. "The Collings plugs-in
- [Charlie Christian Centennial](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/charlie-christian-centennial/) - It’s difficult to get one’s head around the notion that Charlie Christian–inarguably the original electric guitar hero–began his too-brief life 100 years ago, that we have so few recordings from a career that spanned barely a handful of years, that although he didn’t invent the electric guitar or the way he used it, he still
- [Podcast 258: Jayne Henderson of EJ Henderson Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-258-jayne-henderson-of-ej-henderson-guitars/) -  “Keep an open mind about [wood]. We’re not going to have these resources forever, especially if we’re not careful about them.” –Jayne Henderson Jayne Henderson (EJ Henderson Guitars) joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about learning the craft of lutherie from her dad, Wayne Henderson. We also hear about her custom inlay
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 15](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-15/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to support the show? You can now order your very
- [Premiere: Courtney Hartman's "Neglect" (with Bill Frisell)](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/premiere-courtney-hartmans-neglect-with-bill-frisell/) - For years, Courtney Hartman has been one of our favorite performers: She someone is capable of crafting both fiery bluegrass solos (as she did for years as guitarist in Della Mae) as well as whisper-quiet, gorgeous original tunes. This year, Hartman finally released her first full-length solo album, Ready Reckoner. We can't recommend it enough:
- [Podcast 257: Cesar Gueikian of Gibson Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-257-cesar-gueikian-of-gibson-guitars/) -  On this week’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we sit down with Gibson CMO Cesar Gueikian. Cesar’s story is fascinating: Long before he began working for the legendary guitar company, he was a successful business person and self-professed Gibson fanatic. These days, he gets to combine his finance background with his love for all-things-Gibson and has been
- [Luthier on Luthier: Sean Kochel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-sean-kochel/) -  When you look at a Sean Kochel guitar you will notice the shotgun shell knobs, the bullet casing fret markers, and the 100 year-old woods from demolished buildings that are featured in all his guitars. For episode 31 of the podcast, we visit Sean's remote shop in the mountains outside of Missoula, Montana. It takes
- [Ross Hammond - "Codes"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/ross-hammond-codes/) - https://youtu.be/-I5LJXipQLQ Sacramento-based musician Ross Hammond performs "Codes" at the Fretboard Journal offices, a tune that opens his Riding Dragons in Winter album. Hammond has a new, 2019 duo album with Poly Varghese entitled Across Oceans. For more information, click here. The unique resonator guitar that Hammond is using? That's a Turkey Tone resonator built by
- [Bench Press: Otis Amplification](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/bench-press-otis-amplification/) - You’ve been listening to The “Truth” About Vintage Amps, our podcast with the inimitable Skip Simmons, right? If not, you should be. If you are, you’ve probably heard mention Otis Amplification, the brainchild of his friend August Graybosch. An artist with a technical bent, August has building funky combo-heads using unusual circuits built around components
- [Podcast 256: Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-256-paul-heumiller-of-dream-guitars/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to Paul Heumiller, founder of Dream Guitars. Dream Guitars is an online store focused on contemporary high-end, luthier-built acoustic guitars. On any given day, they typically have over 100 new and pre-owned instruments from legendary luthiers such as Wayne Henderson, James Olson, Leo Buendia and Jordan McConnell. During this
- [John Smith - "Hummingbird"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/john-smith-hummingbird/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmhxWnsLYY&feature=youtu.be British folk musician John Smith stopped by the Fretboard Journal to perform "Hummingbird," the title track off his excellent 2018 album. On this track, John is playing his long-scale Fylde Alexander, an instrument with rosewood back and sides, a highly-figured Sitka spruce top and Yew binding. Though not plugged-in for this session, the guitar
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 14](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-14/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Want to support the show? You can now reserve your very
- [Podcast 254: Fred Greene and Tim Teel of Martin Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-254-fred-greene-and-tim-teel-of-martin-guitars/) -  This week, we travel all the way to Nazareth, Pennsylvania to interview two of the most influential people in the acoustic guitar world, Fred Greene (Martin Guitar's Vice President of Product Management) and Tim Teel (Martin's Director of Instrument Design). The decisions that Fred and Tim make have a huge impact on Martin's current
- [Parker Millsap - "Singing to Me"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/parker-millsap-singing-to-me/) - https://youtu.be/Q9-o0Y2xoZ8 In addition to crafting a fine song, musician Parker Millsap is known for having an oddball vintage guitar or two in his collection. During this visit to the Fretboard Journal offices, he performed "Singing to Me" (a track off his excellent 2018 album, Other Arrangements) on his "very Italian" Julio Giuletti archtop. Millsap found
- [Podcast 253: Tal Wilkenfeld](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcast-253-tal-wilkenfeld/) -  Bassist extraordinaire Tal Wilkenfeld joins us on the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about coming to the US to pursue music, opening for the Who and about the making of her new album, Love Remains. We also talk about her gear of choice, including her rather unique baritone guitar (built in part by Jackson
- [Interview: Tal Wilkenfeld](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-tal-wilkenfeld/) - When we heard that bass virtuoso Tal Wilkenfeld had a new album out, we weren’t prepared for what awaited us: Yes, you can hear plenty of bass on Love Remains, but there are also insanely catchy hooks, tender songwriting and incredible rock & roll production. Wilkenfeld – who has graced stages and studios with Prince,
- [Hands On: Eastman ERM El Rey Mandolin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/hands-on-eastman-erm-el-rey-mandolin/) - In the world of electric mandolins, it is a truth universally acknowledged that the more widely available the instrument, the lower the quality. But the Eastman El Rey may be poised to change all that. Introduced at Winter NAMM 2019, the El Rey hits stores this summer. At $1299 MSRP ($1039 street), it appears to
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 13](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-13/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the many topics discussed on this episode: 3:27 Skip's
- [Podcast 252: Jacob Miller](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-252-jacob-miller/) -  Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Jacob Miller joins on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast. We talk about gear (including the lucky horse trading he did to get his cherished '40s Epiphone archtop), his debut album (This New Home) and much more. This week's podcast is sponsored by Mono Cases. Check out all their case and pedalboard
- [VAVÁ - "Naive"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/vava-naive/) - https://youtu.be/WeUw1moEFVw VAVÁ, helmed by singer-songwriter/guitarist Vanessa Wheeler, performs "Naive" at the Fretboard Journal offices with Frank Ojeda on bass. On this tune, Wheeler is using her 26 3/4"-scale baritone Creston Electric guitar, which she's dubbed "Cake," through a Benson Amplifiers "Dizzy Bird" in front of a Quilter 101 Mini Head (the "Dizzy Bird" is a
- [Jacob Miller - "Cut My Teeth"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/jacob-miller-cut-my-teeth/) - https://youtu.be/mmqiiS-O1nU Portland, Oregon's Jacob Miller performs "Cut My Teeth" at the Fretboard Journal. This is just one of the many great tunes found on his debut album, This New Home, out June 6, 2019. On this recording, Miller is playing his 1940s Epiphone Spartan archtop through a Carr Sportsman amp.
- [Fretboard Journal 44: What's Inside](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-44-whats-inside/) - The packed 44th issue of the Fretboard Journal features even more tales from world of stringed instruments and the folks who make, re-make and play them. In #44, we visit humble shops and historic estates, chat with artists Mandolin Orange (on the cover) and M. Ward, take a look at pioneering instruments from Leo Fender and Paul
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 12](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-12/) -  Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. Some of the many topics discussed on this episode: 2:05 Skip
- [Luthier on Luthier: Jeff Bamburg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-jeff-bamburg/) -  For our 30th episode of Luthier on Luthier, we talk with Colorado-based instrument builder Jeff Bamburg. Jeff tells us about his multifaceted approach to the guitar business; including running a retail shop, his custom line of Bamburg guitars, his production line of Rocky Mountain guitars, as well as teaching lutherie and doing repairs. Jeff
- [Podcast 251: Andy Statman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-251-andy-statman/) -  Mandolin great Andy Statman joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his new album, Monroe Bus, taking lessons from David Grisman, the influence of Bill Monroe, finding your own tone and so much more. Portions of this interview can be found on the Fretboard Journal's online piece on Statman here.
- [Podcast 249: David Eichelbaum](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-249-david-eichelbaum/) -  Acclaimed luthier David Eichelbaum joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his restoration and repair work, guitarmaking and a lot more. Eichelbaum is based in Ojai, California and on any given day may find himself working on a pre-war Martin or a '59 Burst. He also talks to us about
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 11](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-11/) -  The eleventh (and possibly most philosophical) episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps is now live. Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by leaving us a
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 10](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-10/) -  The tenth episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons is now live! Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by
- [Podcast 250: Steve Earle](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-250-steve-earle/) - Legendary singer-songwriter Steve Earle joins us this week for one of the best guitar conversations we've had in years. Over the course of this nearly hour-long chat, Earle talks to us about meeting and working alongside his hero, Guy Clark, how sobriety changed his playing and his ever-growing guitar collection (135+ instruments as of this
- [Interview: Andy Statman on 'Monroe Bus'](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-andy-statman-on-monroe-bus/) - Above photo: ©2009 Twangbox®/Bradley Klein Andy Statman is a legend amongst bluegrass aficionados, but that barely scratches the surface of his depth. While fretted instrumentalists follow Statman for his mandolin playing – he famously used a 1923 Gibson A-2Z for years and is currently utilizing a Kimble F-5 – he’s also a legend in the world of
- [Song Premiere: Willard Gayheart - "My Henderson Guitar"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/song-premiere-willard-gayheart-my-henderson-guitar/) - The Fretboard Journal is proud to premiere Willard Gayheart's "My Henderson Guitar," a song found on the 87 year-old musician's forthcoming (and debut!) solo album, At Home in the Blue Ridge (out May 24). Gayheart is no stranger to fans of acclaimed luthier Wayne Henderson: He's a fixture at Wayne's annual music festival and his
- [Podcast 248: Greg Ruby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-248-greg-ruby/) - Seattle's Greg Ruby lives and breathes jazz guitar. When he's not gigging with various ensembles, this former member of Pearl Django is a busy composer and music educator. Ruby's latest project is one of his most ambitious, Oscar Alemán: Play Along Songbook, Volume One. On this week's podcast, Ruby walks us through the unbelievable life
- [Putting Back: Taylor Plants 1500 West African Ebony Trees in the Congo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/putting-back-taylor-plants-1500-west-african-ebony-trees-in-the-congo/) - “Grand plans are often accidents,” Bob Taylor tells me over the phone. He’s not kidding. Though he helms one of the most successful guitar companies of all time, for nearly a decade, he’s largely been focused on one thing: Making sure that the world’s usage of West African ebony – one of the most prized
- [Luthier on Luthier: Roger Sadowsky](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-roger-sadowsky/) -  Roger Sadowsky makes guitars for many of today's top professional guitarists, and his instruments are in heavy rotation on stages and in studios across the world. For episode 29 of the Luthier on Luthier podcast, we caught up with Roger at the 2019 winter NAMM Show. Roger shares his thoughts on electric guitar tonewoods,
- [Podcast 247: Damien Jurado](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-247-damien-jurado/) -  Damien Jurado joins us on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about the making of his 2019 album, In the Shape of a Storm (Mama Bird Recordings). This album is a bit of a departure for Jurado – after years of making indie-folk records with big production, including his collaborations with the late
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 9](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-9/) -  The eighth episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons is now live! Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by
- [Matt Munisteri - "Bluesless Blues"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/matt-munisteri-bluesless-blues/) - https://youtu.be/FEXu_plR4Gw Matt Munisteri returns to the Fretboard Journal to perform “Bluesless Blues,” a tune penned by New York City’s Al Duvall. As always, Munisteri delivers an incredible performance and is somehow able to sneak a blistering jazz solo into the tune. On this clip, Munisteri is playing his 1939 Gibson ES-150 through the FJ’s Carr
- [Preston Thompson Remembered](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/preston-thompson-remembered/) - In June 2016, kind of on a lark, I attended Fretboard Journal’s Fretboard Summit. Partly because I was curious, but mostly because it was about 20 minutes from my house in Encinitas, California and — to my knowledge — there’s never been an acoustic instrument “trade show” in San Diego. I spent a Saturday there enjoying myself. Bob Taylor
- [Sam Amidon - "Juma Mountain"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/sam-amidon-juma-mountain/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da8ulTAPHgM&feature=youtu.be Sam Amidon (and horn player extraordinaire Sam Gendel) perform "Juma Mountain," from Amidon's 2017 album The Following Mountain at the Fretboard Journal. During his visit, we also interviewed Amidon for the Fretboard Journal Podcast. Listen to that episode here.
- [Podcast 246: Sam Amidon](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-246-sam-amidon/) -  The always delightful Sam Amidon joins us on the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about music, the joys of touring by bus and much more. We also chat about growing up in a folk music-filled household, Amidon's take on the Harry Smith's The Anthology of American Folk Music and get the the story behind his
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 8](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/vintage-amp-guru-skip-simmons-fields-your-questions-on-guitar-amplification/) -  The eighth episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons is now live! Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by
- [Podcast 245: Mark Stutman (Folkway Music) Returns!](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-245-mark-stutman-folkway-music-returns/) -  By popular demand, Folkway Music's Mark Stutman returns to give us even more behind-the-scenes tales of vintage guitar repair. We talk about Gibson acoustics and what it would take for new Gibsons to capture the coveted tone of their '30s and '40s predecessors. We also chat about the magic of vintage Gibson Advance Jumbos,
- [Video Premiere: Jacob Navarro - "Mother of Exiles"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/video-premiere-jacob-navarro-mother-of-exiles/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZaeMkozZh4&feature=youtu.be The Fretboard Journal is proud to debut Jacob Navarros' "Mother of Exiles" video. This track can be found on Navarro's new album, Otter House Sketches. For Otter House Sketches, Navarro collaborated with musician Navid Eliot. The album is relaxed, beautiful and filled with deft guitar playing. On this video, Jacob is playing his 1935 Gibson L-30
- [A Closer Look: Adam Levy's "Dream Machine"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/a-closer-look-adam-levys-dream-machine/) - I first met master guitar builder Saul Koll at the 2016 NAMM show. It was in the last hour of the last day of the show, when nearly everyone is feeling thoroughly fried. I’d already played so many guitars that they were beginning to blur together in my mind. Which guitars floored me? Which were
- [Mike Baggetta - "Wall of Flowers"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/mike-baggetta-wall-of-flowers/) - https://youtu.be/GdPwql5Zqak “If I could start all over again, I’d go back and just play pedal steel,” guitarist Mike Baggetta tells us. “I love [its] vocal quality… [and] I think the whammy bar gives you that on the guitar.” Nowhere is that sentiment more apparent than when Baggetta stopped by The Fretboard Journal and performed this
- [Daniel Romano - "Empty Husk"](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/daniel-romano-empty-husk/) - https://youtu.be/z2xubZWEBJI Daniel Romano performs "Empty Husk" from his excellent 2018 album, Finally Free at the Fretboard Journal. For this recording, Romano borrowed the FJ's Waterloo WL-14L guitar. During his visit, we also interviewed Romano for the Fretboard Journal Podcast, where we talked about his prolific recordings, his gear of choice and more.
- [Podcast 244: Kinloch Nelson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-244-kinloch-nelson/) -  Fingerstyle guitarist Kinloch Nelson joins us on this week’s FJ Podcast to talk about Partly on Time: Recordings 1968-1970, his new (and highly recommended) anthology on Tompkins Square. The backstory on these demo and previously unreleased recordings is simply incredible. Kinloch sheds light on the making of these long-lost recordings, his guitars of choice
- [Podcast 243: Guitarist Mike Baggetta](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-243-guitarist-mike-baggetta/) -  Guitarist Mike Baggetta stops by the Fretboard Journal to talk about the making of his incredible new album, Wall of Flowers, which features in the incredible rhythm section of Mike Watt on bass and Jim Keltner on drums. Baggetta describes the incredible influence Watt's music had on his playing over the years, talks to us
- [The Truth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 7](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-ep-7/) -  The seventh episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons is now live! Twice a month, guitar amp guru Skip Simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Co-hosted by the Fretboard Journal’s Jason Verlinde. Submit your guitar amp questions to Skip here: fretboardjournal@gmail.com or by
- [Luthier on Luthier: Michael Watts](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-michael-watts/) -  Michael Watts is a London-based guitarist deeply steeped in the custom guitar world. Michael knows how to have the "tone talk" both with guitar builders and players. For our 28th episode, Michael discusses his latest CD, gives advice on ordering a custom guitar, and shares his insights into the relationship between luthiers and musicians.
- [Podcast 242: Remembering Dick Dale](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-242-remembering-dick-dale/) -  On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we celebrate the larger-than-life personality and music of Dick Dale, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 81. We begin by talking to Matt Warshaw, surf historian and the author of the Encyclopedia of Surfing. Then we talk to frequent FJ contributor Jim Washburn about

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- [Vikesh Kapoor](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/vikesh-kapoor/)
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- [Tenor Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tenor-guitar/)
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- [Wintergrass](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/wintergrass/)
- [John Hartford](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-hartford/)
- [Chris Thile](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/chris-thile/)
- [Tommy Emmanuel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tommy-emmanuel/)
- [Dana Bourgeois](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dana-bourgeois/)
- [Michael Bashkin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/michael-bashkin/)
- [Eric Garland](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/eric-garland/)
- [Guitar Center](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/guitar-center/)
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- [Microphones](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/microphones/)
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- [Guitar Cables](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/guitar-cables/)
- [Slack Key](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/slack-key/)
- [Rev. Dennis Kamakahi](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rev-dennis-kamakahi/)
- [Tinker Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tinker-guitars/)
- [Reuben Cox](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/reuben-cox/)
- [Guitar Store](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/guitar-store/)
- [Tom Brosseau](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tom-brosseau/)
- [000-18](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/000-18/)
- [Pete Huttlinger](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/pete-huttlinger/)
- [Issue 31](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-31/)
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- [Jazzmaster](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jazzmaster/)
- [D-35](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/d-35/)
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- [Bouzouki](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bouzouki/)
- [Clarence White](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/clarence-white/)
- [Issue 16](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-16/)
- [Cahalen Morrison](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/cahalen-morrison/)
- [Danny Ferrington](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/danny-ferrington/)
- [Adam Levy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/adam-levy/)
- [Bucky Pizzarelli](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bucky-pizzarelli/)
- [Benedetto](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/benedetto/)
- [Brooks Robertson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/brooks-robertson/)
- [The Defibulators](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-defibulators/)
- [Harmony](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/harmony/)
- [Ben Harper](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ben-harper/)
- [Dumble](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dumble/)
- [National](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/national/)
- [Northfield Mandolins](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/northfield-mandolins/)
- [Harvester](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/harvester/)
- [Travis Bean](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/travis-bean/)
- [Gurian Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/gurian-guitars/)
- [Podcast](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/podcast/)
- [Colin Meloy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/colin-meloy/)
- [Alejandro Escovedo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/alejandro-escovedo/)
- [Sarah Jarosz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/sarah-jarosz/)
- [Les Paul](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/les-paul/)
- [Mike McCready](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mike-mccready/)
- [Pearl Jam](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/pearl-jam/)
- [Regal](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/regal/)
- [Kenny Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/kenny-smith/)
- [Amanda Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/amanda-smith/)
- [David Wilcox](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/david-wilcox/)
- [Al Jardine](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/al-jardine/)
- [The Beach Boys](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-beach-boys/)
- [Gretsch](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/gretsch/)
- [Anthony Wilson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/anthony-wilson/)
- [Steve Cardenas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/steve-cardenas/)
- [Chico Pinheiro](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/chico-pinheiro/)
- [Monteleone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/monteleone/)
- [Tom Ellis](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tom-ellis/)
- [Abigail Washburn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/abigail-washburn/)
- [Flatpicking](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/flatpicking/)
- [Rhett Miller](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rhett-miller/)
- [Mike Cooley](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mike-cooley/)
- [Drive-By Truckers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/drive-by-truckers/)
- [Sean Hayes](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/sean-hayes/)
- [00-15](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/00-15/)
- [Jimmy Edmonds](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jimmy-edmonds/)
- [CITES](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/cites/)
- [Paul Kelly](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/paul-kelly/)
- [Maton](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/maton/)
- [Dave Matthews](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dave-matthews/)
- [John Denver](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-denver/)
- [Issue 28](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-28/)
- [Loudon Wainwright III](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/loudon-wainwright-iii/)
- [Issue 27](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-27/)
- [Twelve Days of Fretboard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/twelve-days-of-fretboard/)
- [John Roderick](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-roderick/)
- [Jeff Fielder](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jeff-fielder/)
- [Keith Lowe](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/keith-lowe/)
- [JD McPherson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jd-mcpherson/)
- [Esquire](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/esquire/)
- [Jesse Sykes](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jesse-sykes/)
- [Phil Wandscher](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/phil-wandscher/)
- [Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jesse-sykes-the-sweet-hereafter/)
- [Chris Ballew](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/chris-ballew/)
- [Caspar Babypants](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/caspar-babypants/)
- [Rachel Flotard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rachel-flotard/)
- [Joseph Arthur](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/joseph-arthur/)
- [Shelby Earl](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/shelby-earl/)
- [Epiphone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/epiphone/)
- [Death Cab for Cutie](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/death-cab-for-cutie/)
- [Ben Gibbard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ben-gibbard/)
- [Jim Merrill](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jim-merrill/)
- [Dave Bunker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dave-bunker/)
- [Issue 34](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-34/)
- [Colter Harper](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/colter-harper/)
- [Aaron Embry](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/aaron-embry/)
- [Issue 33](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-33/)
- [Darrell Scott](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/darrell-scott/)
- [Allen Hart](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/allen-hart/)
- [Buck Curran](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/buck-curran/)
- [Issue 24](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-24/)
- [Washburn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/washburn/)
- [Ethan Gruska](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ethan-gruska/)
- [The Belle Brigade](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-belle-brigade/)
- [Romero Banjos](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/romero-banjos/)
- [Issue 25](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-25/)
- [Jack Lawrence](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jack-lawrence/)
- [Jonny Corndawg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jonny-corndawg/)
- [Issue 22](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-22/)
- [David Wax](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/david-wax/)
- [Jarana](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jarana/)
- [Henry Wolfe](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/henry-wolfe/)
- [Tut Taylor](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tut-taylor/)
- [Dobro](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dobro/)
- [Issue 21](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-21/)
- [Steve Dawson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/steve-dawson/)
- [Larrivee](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/larrivee/)
- [Yonder Mountain String Band](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/yonder-mountain-string-band/)
- [Danny Barnes](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/danny-barnes/)
- [Issue 18](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-18/)
- [Bobby Long](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bobby-long/)
- [J-200](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/j-200/)
- [Dawes](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dawes/)
- [Kelly Joe Phelps](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/kelly-joe-phelps/)
- [Corinne West](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/corinne-west/)
- [Rick Holmstrom](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rick-holmstrom/)
- ["Pops" Staples](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/pops-staples/)
- [Andy Statman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/andy-statman/)
- [Nick Forster](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/nick-forster/)
- [Issue 20](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-20/)
- [The Avett Brothers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-avett-brothers/)
- [James McMurtry](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/james-mcmurtry/)
- [Jesca Hoop](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jesca-hoop/)
- [Sam Bush](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/sam-bush/)
- [Tim O'Brien](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tim-obrien/)
- [Issue 19](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-19/)
- [Henry Kaiser](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/henry-kaiser/)
- [Harry Tuft](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/harry-tuft/)
- [Picks](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/picks/)
- [Issue 17](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-17/)
- [Glen Hansard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/glen-hansard/)
- [Issue 14](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-14/)
- [Ryley Walker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ryley-walker/)
- [Catch of the Day](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/catch-of-the-day/)
- [Weissenborn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/weissenborn/)
- [Ivory](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ivory/)
- [Corrado Giacomel](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/corrado-giacomel/)
- [Waterloo Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/waterloo-guitars/)
- [Stromberg](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/stromberg/)
- [Derek Trucks](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/derek-trucks/)
- [Jeff Tweedy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jeff-tweedy/)
- [eBook](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ebook/)
- [Austen Hooks](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/austen-hooks/)
- [Issue 32](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-32/)
- [Bob Dylan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bob-dylan/)
- [Jim Baggett](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jim-baggett/)
- [Tompkins Square](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tompkins-square/)
- [TJ Thompson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tj-thompson/)
- [Scott Walker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/scott-walker/)
- [T. Drew Heinonen](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/t-drew-heinonen/)
- [Goldfoil](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/goldfoil/)
- [Dan Phelps](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dan-phelps/)
- [John Monteleone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-monteleone/)
- [Jazz Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jazz-guitar/)
- [David Grisman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/david-grisman/)
- [Paul Buskirk](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/paul-buskirk/)
- [Paul Bigsby](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/paul-bigsby/)
- [Stuart Duncan](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/stuart-duncan/)
- [Fiddle](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/fiddle/)
- [Stephen Bruton](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/stephen-bruton/)
- [Kris Kristofferson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/kris-kristofferson/)
- [Neko Case](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/neko-case/)
- [Issue 2](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-2/)
- [Cover Story](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/cover-story/)
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- [Issue 8](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-8/)
- [John Scofield](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-scofield/)
- [Roger McGuinn](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/roger-mcguinn/)
- [Delgado Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/delgado-guitars/)
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- [Ovation](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ovation/)
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- [John Jorgenson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-jorgenson/)
- [Fred Walecki](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/fred-walecki/)
- [Vince Gill](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/vince-gill/)
- [Victoria Amplifiers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/victoria-amplifiers/)
- [Southerner](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/southerner/)
- [Leadbelly](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/leadbelly/)
- [Stella](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/stella/)
- [Issue 10](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-10/)
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- [Electric Acoustic Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/electric-acoustic-guitar/)
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- [Louis Patenotte](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/louis-patenotte/)
- [Issue 6](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-6/)
- [ZVEX Pedals](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/z-vex-pedals/)
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- [Pete Ross](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/pete-ross/)
- [Old Town School of Folk Music](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/old-town-school-of-folk-music/)
- [Issue 5](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-5/)
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- [Rick Shubb](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rick-shubb/)
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- [Sobell Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/sobell-guitars/)
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- [Joe Walsh](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/joe-walsh/)
- [Electric Mandolin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/electric-mandolin/)
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- [Ibanez](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ibanez/)
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- [K&F](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/kf/)
- [12-String Mandolin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/12-string-mandolin/)
- [D'Angelico](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dangelico/)
- [Voss](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/voss/)
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- [Koontz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/koontz/)
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- [Phil Everly](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/phil-everly/)
- [The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-buddy-holly-educational-foundation/)
- [Bass Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bass-guitar/)
- [Mark IV](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mark-iv/)
- [Vivi-Tone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/vivi-tone/)
- [Consolectric](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/consolectric/)
- [Double Neck Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/double-neck-guitar/)
- [Joe Maphis](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/joe-maphis/)
- [ES-300](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/es-300/)
- [D-45](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/d-45/)
- [Hill Strad](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/hill-strad/)
- [Antonio Stradivari](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/antonio-stradivari/)
- [Luis Feu de Mesquita](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/luis-feu-de-mesquita/)
- [G.L. Stiles](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/g-l-stiles/)
- [Leo Kottke](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/leo-kottke/)
- [Maurice Dupont](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/maurice-dupont/)
- [Ultra Tone T Deluxe](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ultra-tone-t-deluxe/)
- [Talk Box](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/talk-box/)
- [Talking Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/talking-guitar/)
- [Janis Ian](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/janis-ian/)
- [Top Tension](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/top-tension/)
- [Coronado](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/coronado/)
- [Electric Bass Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/electric-bass-guitar/)
- [Brian Eastwood](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/brian-eastwood/)
- [Salvador Dali](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/salvador-dali/)
- [Orville Gibson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/orville-gibson/)
- [Bass Amplifier](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bass-amplifier/)
- [Speaker Cabinet](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/speaker-cabinet/)
- [Bulldog](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bulldog/)
- [Kay](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/kay/)
- [T-28](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/t-28/)
- [10-String Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/10-string-guitar/)
- [Jerry Garcia](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jerry-garcia/)
- [Duolian](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/duolian/)
- [Harp Mandolin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/harp-mandolin/)
- [Super L-5](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/super-l-5/)
- [Vita-Guitar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/vita-guitar/)
- [Catch of the Week](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/catch-of-the-week/)
- [Les Blank](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/les-blank/)
- [Filmmaker](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/filmmaker/)
- [Eric Clapton](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/eric-clapton/)
- [Crossroads Festival](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/crossroads-festival/)
- [Sarzana](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/sarzana/)
- [Acoustic Guitar Meeting](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/acoustic-guitar-meeting/)
- [Leo Fender](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/leo-fender/)
- [Italy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/italy/)
- [John Pell](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/john-pell/)
- [Prince](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/prince/)
- [Ryan Richter](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ryan-richter/)
- [Mike Compton](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mike-compton/)
- [Nick Lucas](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/nick-lucas/)
- [JHS Pedals](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jhs-pedals/)
- [Union Tube & Transistor](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/union-tube-transistor/)
- [Atelier Rosenkrantz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/atelier-rosenkrantz/)
- [Rachel Rosenkrantz](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rachel-rosenkrantz/)
- [L-4](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/l-4/)
- [Creston Lea](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/creston-lea/)
- [Giovanni Loria](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/giovanni-loria/)
- [Black Volt Amplification](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/black-volt-amplification/)
- [Alan Perlman](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/alan-perlman/)
- [Classical Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/classical-guitars/)
- [Antique Instruments](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/antique-instruments/)
- [The Cactus Blossoms](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-cactus-blossoms/)
- [On Stage](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/on-stage/)
- [Joe Bussard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/joe-bussard/)
- [Tim Young](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tim-young/)
- [Barna Howard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/barna-howard/)
- [Koa](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/koa/)
- [Osage Orange](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/osage-orange/)
- [Walnut](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/walnut/)
- [Bob Carlin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bob-carlin/)
- [Instagram](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/instagram/)
- [Todd Pritchard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/todd-pritchard/)
- [Jersey Girl](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jersey-girl/)
- [Joe K. Walsh](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/joe-k-walsh/)
- [Charlie Christian](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/charlie-christian/)
- [Ervin Somogyi](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ervin-somogyi/)
- [Nikos Apollonio](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/nikos-apollonio/)
- [Trevor Healy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/trevor-healy/)
- [Christopher Benson](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/christopher-benson/)
- [Benson Amps](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/benson-amps/)
- [Caleb Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/caleb-smith/)
- [Otto D'Ambrosio](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/otto-dambrosio/)
- [Junior Barnard](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/junior-barnard/)
- [David Eichelbaum](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/david-eichelbaum/)
- [Mason Stoops](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mason-stoops/)
- [Five to Follow](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/five-to-follow/)
- [Jim Campilongo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jim-campilongo/)
- [The Loft](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/the-loft/)
- [Deering Banjo Co.](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/deering-banjo-co/)
- [Raymond Kraut](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/raymond-kraut/)
- [L-5](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/l-5/)
- [Nachoguitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/nachoguitars/)
- [Ignacio Baños](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/ignacio-banos/)
- [Bud Isaacs](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bud-isaacs/)
- [Billy Strings](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/billy-strings/)
- [Paul Enns](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/paul-enns/)
- [Preamplifier](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/preamplifier/)
- [Grace Design](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/grace-design/)
- [Fretboard Meetup](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/fretboard-meetup/)
- [Old Style Guitar Shop](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/old-style-guitar-shop/)
- [Molly Tuttle](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/molly-tuttle/)
- [Jim Kweskin](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jim-kweskin/)
- [Winfield](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/winfield/)
- [Clawhammer](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/clawhammer/)
- [Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/santa-barbara-acoustic-instrument-celebration/)
- [Andy Marshall](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/andy-marshall/)
- [THD Electronics](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/thd-electronics/)
- [Rick Turner](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rick-turner/)
- [Andy Powers](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/andy-powers/)
- [Margaret Glaspy](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/margaret-glaspy/)
- [Lucinda Williams](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/lucinda-williams/)
- [Danocaster](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/danocaster/)
- [Roy Noble](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/roy-noble/)
- [Alan Munde](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/alan-munde/)
- [Mike Bloomfield](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mike-bloomfield/)
- [Western Centuries](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/western-centuries/)
- [Stephen Gilchrist](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/stephen-gilchrist/)
- [Jon Herington](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/jon-herington/)
- [Mike Watt](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mike-watt/)
- [Pickguards](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/pickguards/)
- [Decoboom](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/decoboom/)
- [Washington Phillips](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/washington-phillips/)
- [Gifts](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/gifts/)
- [My Bubba](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/my-bubba/)
- [Indian rosewood](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/indian-rosewood/)
- [Gordon Lightfoot](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/gordon-lightfoot/)
- [Accordion](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/accordion/)
- [Sam Reider](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/sam-reider/)
- [Nashville](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/nashville/)
- [Bagnasco & Casati](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/bagnasco-casati/)
- [Guitar Stores](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/guitar-stores/)
- [Folkway Music](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/folkway-music/)
- [Lowe Vintage](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/lowe-vintage/)
- [Dream Guitars](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/dream-guitars/)
- [Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mike-mikes-guitar-bar/)
- [Elliott Smith](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/elliott-smith/)
- [Larry Crane](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/larry-crane/)
- [Beau Hannam](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/beau-hannam/)
- [Strymon](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/strymon/)
- [Waterloo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/waterloo/)
- [Doug Unger](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/doug-unger/)
- [Tubaphone](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tubaphone/)
- [Deluxe Presentation Banjo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/deluxe-presentation-banjo/)
- [Seeders Instruments](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/seeders-instruments/)
- [Lincoln Barr](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/lincoln-barr/)
- [Maegen Wells](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/maegen-wells/)
- [Tom Ribbecke](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tom-ribbecke/)
- [Curtis Novak](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/curtis-novak/)
- [Pickups](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/pickups/)
- [Issue 38](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/issue-38/)
- [Open Back Banjo](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/open-back-banjo/)
- [Tone Ring](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/tone-ring/)
- [Head](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/head/)
- [Rim Size](https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/rim-size/)
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