The Fretboard Journal magazine's weekly podcast, where we interview legendary guitarists, luthiers, and much more.
The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast
Claim This PodcastHosted by Jason Verlinde
Published by The Fretboard Journal
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The Fretboard Journal magazine's weekly podcast, where we interview legendary guitarists, luthiers, and much more.
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Publishing Since
4/3/2009
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Recent Episodes
September 12, 2026
Podcast 562: Nate Mercereau
Guest host Ryan Richter interviews multi-instrumentalist Nate Mercereau about his creative process and the making of his new album, Fantastic Thoughts.
September 9, 2026
Podcast 561: Molly Tuttle
Host Jason Verlinde interviews Grammy-winning guitarist Molly Tuttle about her touring rig, vintage Martins, and her approach to music, offering insights into a rising bluegrass star's journey.
August 31, 2026
Ep. 170: "I Only Have a Minute"
Amp tech Skip Simmons answers listener questions about vintage guitar amplifiers and their components in this interview episode.
600 total episodes available with 93 transcripts
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Podcast 562: Nate Mercereau
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[…] So within the next 24 hours, I just drove up, hit up my engineer friend, Zach Parks, and we set up on top of one of those World War I or II bunkers that is kind of behind the bridge up in the Marin Headlands with the bridge in the background. And it just started singing for like four hours and I recorded a duet with that tone and recorded it and uh yeah i played with it for about four hours and then i edited it into uh you know about a 35 minute you know kind of suite of improvisations and then just released that but it opened me up to the idea of duetting with like environments or things that are not you know other musicians and just just things kind of in the world Considering the world or environments as something to be like interacted with, not just kind of, you know, enforced upon. […]
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