Porter Pickups Tone-Cast

We're back for Tone-Cast #42!

We cover a wide range of topics in this episode but start with talking about our pickup chooser form and how we can help find the right set for your guitar: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ 

We also cover some business challenges with getting a batch of guitars  for www.porterguitars.com in the works and how we absorb the costs of them. 

We finish the show talking about our mini humbuckers and sharing some sound samples of them. For more on the mini humbuckers, click here: https://www.porterpickups.com/products/pickups/mini-humbuckers/ 

 

 

The Tone-Cast returns! Marco and Brian are back with some updates on the last 5-6 months at Porter Pickups and Guitars. 

In our first show of 2019, we talk about the break from the Tone-Cast and what we were up to, namely the development of the Les Bois model for www.porterguitars.com along with several other Porter Pickups releases.

We also cover where we're going with the show, with the goal of mixing business and guitar in our topic range. 

 

We've made it to Tonecast 40! We do an overview of our P-90 pickup lineup, talk about our real opinions of ceramic pickup magnets, and share more of the business history. 

 

 

In episode 39 of the Tone-Cast, We talk about learning from mistakes, and cutting things in the business to help us move forawrd. We contunue with the history of the business part 3 and share some more sound clips of the new Les Bois model guitar. 

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Episode 38 is jammed packed with info and exciting new partnerships we've developed over the years. We give an update on the shop dog naming process, and we chat with Dave from Blackbird Pedalboards/Sublime Guitars about the boards, guitars and our Gatekeeper pickup project collaberation.

 

 

 

In episode #37 we cover several new things that have been happening in the shop, including some visits from builders and artists.  We talk about our new Les Bois model, and share some sound clips. We end the show by talkings about Wax potting preferences and the first few years of the business.

In eposode 36 of the Tone-Cast, we talk about pickup myths, the early years of Porter and Marco shares a story of him nearly breaking a bandmates guitar. 

Porter Tone-Cast episode #35. We talk about what a typical week looks like on the guitar and pickup side of Porter as well as talk about our new upcoming guitar model, the Les Bois 

Marco and Brian discuss that huge topic, What is Tone? IN addition we fgeature some p-bass clips and Marco's phone goes off during the show leading to an interesting rabbit trail.

 

In this episode, we get to know Marco a bit more and dive into a HUGE topic: Is Guitar Dying?