Episodes
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Guitar Ramblings: Juniors, $$$ guitars, and the Modders Curse!
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
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!
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Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Summer Guitar Mod Series and New Gatekeeper H90
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
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!
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Friday May 20, 2022
If You Don’t Try You Won’t Know: Lessons in Business Risks
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
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!
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Friday May 13, 2022
Chase Bliss Pedals Goes Direct Plus New Gear Day
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
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!
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Tuesday May 03, 2022
The Return of Live Music From the Venue Perspective
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
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.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
The Gear Industry and the Economy
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
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.
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Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
A conversation on Acoustic Guitars and Mental Health with Garrett Gardner
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
In Tone-Cast 101, we're joined by Luthier Garrett Gardner from Stigma Guitars. We break down this conversation into two parts:
Section 1 is a focus on acoustic guitar making, woods, stories of how he got started and what makes a good guitar.
Section 2 is a focus on mental health, the story behind the name Stigma guitars and why it's important have conversations about when things aren't going well mentally. We also stress the importance of breaks, having good people around you and more.
Show Links
Porter Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PorterPickups
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Episode 100! Tube Shortages and Gibsons New Guitar
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Episode 100 is finally here! Marco and Brian share some shop updates from Porter as we simulcast for the first time. We cover whats new from the shop, as dive into the tube shortage topic and share our thoughts on Gibsons new Theodore model.
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Friday Feb 11, 2022
2022 Products Update for Porter Plus Brian’s New Venture
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Episode 99 features a general business update from Brian Porter on the future of some Porter products. He dives into business dynamics and shares about the direction of Porter Guitars and Gatekeeper Pickups for 2022.
He ends the show with a teaser of his new project for this year and some of our latest video highlights.
Catch our latest projects on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PorterPickups
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Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Bitten By The Tele Bug
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
In episode 98 we discuss all things Telecaster! We talk about some teles we've owned, give a quick run down of our tele pickup lineup, as well as share a new video series we are doing that highlights a tele build.
Find our tele pickup models here: https://www.porterpickups.com/products/pickups/tele-pickups/
Catch the video build series on our youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/PorterPickups/videos
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