Episodes
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Mike from Pedal Of The Day
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
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
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
So you want to start your own gear business?
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
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.
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Friday Dec 30, 2022
Chasing New Guitar Gear or Just Enjoying What You Have
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
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
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Talking about our new distortion pedal release!
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
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/
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Talking Strings!
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
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/
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Meet The Porter Pickups Crew: Winder and Tech Manager Ben Eden
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
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/
Monday Aug 29, 2022
YouTube Guitar Recording and Demo Making with Derek Paul
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
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
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Friday Aug 05, 2022
Zac DelVecchio
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
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
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Zach Broyles of Mythos Pedals
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
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
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Matt from Artinger Guitars
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
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
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