Porter Pickups Tone-cast

Today we're talking about a sub brand of Porter, Pickup Winders. What is it? Pickup making parts and DIY focused products for guitar enthusiasts! Brian shares some of the goals and vision for the brand and how it has existed for years and made a big impact.  Check out the website here: https://pickupwinders.com/ Fill out the chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/

Episode 120 is finally here! Brian shares some updates on what we've been up to since the last tone-cast and talks about the topic of the gear industry and the economy. How have things been around the gear world? It has been a challenge for many. We also talk about our excitement for where we're going!   Try the Pickup Chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Follow Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/porterpickups

Marco and Brian Discuss gear Biases we have. How did they come about? What influenced them and what are some we've changed our minds on?    Share your comments and thoughts on the simulcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeL0stdYfJQ    Fill out the pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ 

Episode 118 is all about 3 new things coming from the Shop. New projects, videos and the creation of a new pickup set. find out more what we have up our sleeves in this latest episode of the ToneCast. As always thanks for your support!   Click here to access the pickup chooser for help with your next set of Porter Pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/     

Mike from Pedal Of The Day joins us for episode 117! Pedal Of The Day is a youtube channel, website and more dedicated to great demos and guitar content, mostly focused on the world of pedal reviews. Hear how Mike got started in the review business, his favorite gear and his thoughts on the industry as a whole in this fun and informative interview.    Visit Pedal Of The Day on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@pedaloftheday Fill out the pickup chooser form for help with your next set of Porter Pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ 

Episode 116 is a fun one for us as we address a question we get asked often which is: "How do you get started with a gear business?"   Brian dives into some things to keep in mind when starting with your idea and moving into the phase of selling the product. We cover how to get honest feedback on your products, focusing on WHY you do what you do and putting the right people around you. We're by no means experts, but we want to share our experiences in hopes it helps others along the way.   Fill out the Pickup Chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Catch our latest content on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups

For todays show, we share experiences chasing new gear vs just enjoying what you have and how certain things can spur either one of those quests on. Marco and Brian share some personal "New Gear" experiences and talk about the importance of finding the right tools for the job. We also share the challenges of working in the guitar business and remaining inspired with the gear we often use as tools to promote our products.    Let's face it....We're all guitar nerds just nerding out   Fill out the pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/

Episode 114 is here! We discuss the new Gatekeeper Drive pedal we recently released. We talk about WHY we released a pedal, what it does and how you might want to incorporate it on your board.  YouTube demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3IG3rTJEmY Product Page:https://www.porterpickups.com/gkdrive/ Pickup Chooser form: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/

Tone-cast 113 is all about guitar strings! We talk about what strings we like, the reasons for it and some of our favorite brands. We get into our history with strings and how we've been recently experimenting with gauges and other string related things.    Pickup Chooser Form: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/   

Ben Eden, Master Winder and multi-talented builder at Porter joins the show so we can get to know him better! Ben talks about all things winding pickups, his average weekly roles in the shop and what else he does when not working at Porter.    Ben and Brian share stories of the early Porter shop and more in this "get to know you" episode.    Pickup Chooser form: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ 

Derek Paul, a Youtube reviewer joins us for episode 111 to cover a wide range of topics including: What makes a good guitar video? His favorite Gear Youtube Trolls His Desert Island Rig Derek Ends the show asking us how we got started and Brian shares some of the early stories of Porter Pickups Check out Derek's Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/DerekPaulGuitar  Try our pickup chooser form to find your next set of Pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ 

Episode 110 is here! Marco and Brian star the show with some thoughts on bad guitars and if they are worth keeping or not. We also talk about some new custom shop releases and the new mystery strat set.  We jump into a wide range of topics with Zac on everything from the state of NAMM to how people are adjusting and adapting in the Pedal and Gear Industry. Zac end the show asking us about a few things!  Pickup Chooser form: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/  Video of the new strat set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHsidxQG_24&lc=UgyM0XO72Qa7v9bDAYd4AaABAg   

Episode 109 features and interview with Zach from Mythos pedals. Brian starts the show with a reverb/ebay guitar flipper rant and we also discuss a new strat set we're working on.  We then get into the interview with Zach by talking about his first guitar, how he got into pedals and finish with a conversation on the Mythos pickups we wind for them. We finish with Zach asking us a few questions on guitar tones we like.    Show Links Pickup Chooser form: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/  New Strat Set Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHsidxQG_24&t=18s  Mythos Pickups Video with Rhett Shull: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdfbJuofW5k&t=1s  Mythos Website: https://mythospedals.com     

Episode 108 features an interview with the supremely talented Matt Artinger of Artinger Guitars. Matt shares with us some stories on how he got started with some early encouragement from Chris Martin or Martin Guitars. We also get into what elements make a good guitar including guitar woods and pickup talk!   Show Links: We also talk about the new Gatekeeper H90 Humbucker sized P90 release. Check those out here: https://www.porterpickups.com/gkp-h90/ Find out about Matts Guitars here: http://www.artingerguitar.com Fill Out The Pickup Chooser Form Here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/   

Episode 107 is a collection of our most recent gear discussions. We get into our love for Les Paul Jr's, Talk about expensive guitars we like but would probably never own and end the show with the curse of modding guitars - there's always work to do! Fill out our chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/  Check out the Porter Custom Shop offerings here: https://www.porterpickups.com/custom-shop/ 

Tonecast 106 is here!  We cover some recent shop updates and talk about the upcoming release of the Gatekeeper H90 set. A humbucker sized p90 set new to our Gatekeeper lineup. Catch the release here: https://www.porterpickups.com/gatekeeper/  We also cover some of the summer mod series videos we've been making. Lots of pickup overhauls this summer!  Fill our our pickup chooser form here for help with your next set of Porters: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/     

Episode 105 is something a little different! Brian Porter dives into the time around 5 years ago when we moved shops and planned to launch a guitar line at the same time. We're nearing the 5 year anniversary of some big moves for Porter. What did we learn? What things can we encourage others to try and maybe not to try? Why is it important to chase dreams and be ok with whatever results?    If you don't try, you'll never know....   This is a more raw and open style podcast, we hope you enjoy!    Don't forget to fill out the pickup chooser form here for help finding your next set of pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/    

Episode 104 covers some gear industry news this week as Chase Bliss Pedals decides to go direct only for sales. We discuss the move and share how we really see both sides, and how well Chase Bliss handled the communication. We speculate if more builders will go direct or how that will effect things like the NAMM show down the road.     We also share some new gear acquisitions and some stories of recent trips out of country and in the jungles of Hawaii. Find out what exactly happened by listening to the show!    Fill out our pickup chooser for some help finding your next set of pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ 

Episode 103 goes in depth on how Extra Mile Arena, a venue with 12,000+ capacity navigated the pandemic and returned to live events. Marketing Director McQ Olsen joins the show to talk through the early days of getting creative and reaching the point of "drawing a line in the sand" to get live shows happening again. We chatted with McQ on episode 72 right in the middle of summer of 2020, so we catch back up from that timeline until now.    Brian and McQ share the excitement that shows are returning as well as the importance of music in all our lives. This was an encouraging and informative conversation.   

Episode 102: The Gear Industry and the Economy. As the cost of living and economy issues increase, how does the gear industry fit into the equation? How do we as a business adjust to the ever growing list of challenges? After coming off a few years of shut downs, supply chain issues, and cancellations of events what does it look like going forward?   Brian Porter jumps on the mic today to talk about how Porter Pickups navigates these new realities.  Fill out our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/  Get your tone-case merch here: https://www.porterpickups.com/products/accessories-apparel/