The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast

Can an "art guitar" be a functional, workingman's instrument? If its built by Vermont's Creston Lea, the answer is a resounding yes. In this week's podcast, FJ publisher Jason Verlinde talks to Lea a…

Ever wondered what it’s like to play guitar alongside Lucinda Williams? Or what the Rick Rubin-produced Kid Rock album sessions were like? Our 38th Fretboard Journal Podcast will answer all of those …

Acoustic guitarists and mandolinists all over the world know of the importance of Sitka spruce. It's one of the favored choices for guitar tops (and for bracing inside the instrument). What many musi…

In May of 2011, Joe Spann will release Spann’s Guide to Gibson 1902-1941, a new book on vintage Gibson guitars, mandolins and banjos that may very well rewrite how we classify, age and think about th…

Our 35th podcast features 2/5ths of the Punch Brothers: banjo great Noam Pikelny and fiddle virtuoso Gabe Witcher. We caught up with the pair right before the PB’s show at Seattle’s Showbox Theater o…

Our 34th podcast features an interview with singer-songwriter duo Corinne West and Kelly Joe Phelps. Though the pair have had lengthy solo careers for years, they've recently decided to perform toget…

Our 33rd podcast features a nearly hour-long interview Fretboard Journal editor Marc Greilsamer conducted with Phish bassist Mike Gordon. Gordon talks about the gear he uses, recent shows, comparisio…

On this week's podcast, FJ editor Marc Greilsamer talks to Walter Salas-Humara from the groundbreaking Americana band the Silos. We catch up with Salas-Humara in our offices right before he played a …

On this week's podcast, Marc and Jason discuss the new Fall 2010 issue of the Fretboard Journal, which is mailing now to subscribers and features stories on Sam Bush, Froggy Bottom Guitars and much m…

Our seventh podcast episode features special guest, Eric Danheim of Big Tex Guitars. 

Recorded June 26, 2009.

The Fretboard Journal's sixth podcast episode, featuring special guest Mike Marshall. 

Recorded on June 12, 2009. 

The Fretboard Journal's fifth podcast episode, recorded on June 9, 2009.

Musician John Roderick (The Long Winters) joins us to talk about his gear and the unique songwriting process he underwent (tha…

The fourth episode of the Fretboard Journal podcast, recorded via blogtalkradio. Richard Johnston, acclaimed guitar dealer, historian and author joins us at 11:17 to talk about the early days of vint…

The Fretboard Journal's third-ever podcast, recorded in April of 2008. David Lindley joins the FJ's Jason Verlinde, Michael Simmons and Marc Greilsamer. 

David Lindley joins us at 4:55. We discuss Du…

The Fretboard Journal's second-ever podcast, recorded in the Spring of 2009. 

Special guests John Thomas and luthier Rick Turner join us. 

4:55 John Thomas joins us to talk about CITES, illegal torto…