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 production at a standstill due
to COVID-19, we instead have a frank talk with Fred about how the
guitar community has come together during this pandemic, the
fears he has about the industry as a whole, the issues he
foresees in the manufacturing supply chain when Martin gets back
to work, and so much more. Fred is one of our favorite people in
the guitar industry and is a repeat guest on our podcast (we
loved talking to him and Tim Teel for FJ Podcast #254, check it
out).


If you enjoy this conversation, you may also like hearing our
chat with Richard Hoover of Santa Cruz Guitar Co. from last week,
where we discuss how his company is dealing with current events
and much more.


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