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Fretboard Journal

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Fretboard JournalGuitarsPodcast 566: Charlotte Cornfield On today’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we meet Charlotte Cornfield, a Toronto-based singer-songwriter who recently released her sixth album, Hurts Like Hell.

October 16

Fretboard JournalGuitarsExcerpt: Christopher Guest in Fretboard Journal 60 If you think of Christopher Guest as merely Nigel Tufnel (or Corky St. Clair), you’d miss the point. Beyond Spinal Tap, Guest has been obsessed with fretted instruments since his teenage years.

October 14

Fretboard JournalGuitarsPodcast 565: Wood & Wire Fine Fretted Instruments  On today’s Fretboard Journal Podcast, we are talking to Jim and Frank from Wood & Wire Fine Fretted Instruments, a recently opened Chicago-area guitar store celebrating high-end and…

October 12
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Fretboard JournalGuitarsPodcast 564: John Leventhal  The great John Leventhal joins us once again to talk about the making of his new solo album, National Drift.

October 6
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Fretboard JournalGuitarsPodcast 563: Frank Gross of Thunder Road Guitars  Frank Gross, founder of West Seattle’s Thunder Road Guitars, joins us this week. Thunder Road is a unique brick-and-mortar success story.

September 29

Fretboard JournalGuitarsLuthier on Luthier: Chris Holcomb  Chris Holcomb specializes in making world-class resonator guitars in Santa Cruz, California. Chris built a guitar in his teens and has pursued the craft ever since.

September 28

Fretboard JournalGuitarsTruth About Vintage Amps, Ep. 171  Skip is back from a long-overdue road trip and has tales to tell and amps to fix. We also hear about the Fretboard Summit’s vintage amp room (watch that baby Leslie video), Christopher Guest…

September 24

Fretboard JournalGuitarsWintergrass Sessions: John Reischman & Patrick Sauber 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).

September 22
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Fretboard JournalGuitarsLife on the Fretboard: Andy McKee Andy McKee exploded to prominence in 2006 with this video of his track “Drifting,” released on the nascent CandyRat record label.

September 18