Porter Pickups Tone-cast

Guitarist and Tech Eddie Heinzelman joins the Tone-Cast to talk about life in Nashville as a guitarists and why he opened a guitar repair shop during covid. We talk about challenges as a hired guitarist, what his favorite gear is as well as a unique way he runs his rig with a mix of digital and analog amps.    Check out eddies website here: https://www.eddieheinzelman.com/  One Louder Guitar Service: https://www.facebook.com/OneLouderGuitarService/    try out pickup chooser to fine your next set of Porter Pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/pages/pickup-chooser 

Mike from Delaney Guitars joins the Tone-Cast to talk everything guitar making! We touch on how he got his start, endorsements and the early days of navigating cow pies to get to his first shop. We also celebrate him hitting the 20 year mark as a business!   Check out their website here: https://www.delaneyguitars.com/  Try out Pickup Chooser form for help with your next set: https://www.porterpickups.com/pages/pickup-chooser 

One of the things we've focused on mostly over this last year is getting back to the roots of what we do as a business. We focused soley on "What we do, WHY we do it" and removing things that didn't fit within that vision. Has it been easy? NO! but it's been important to us and ultimately to our customers. How have you navigated these challenging times as a small business? Email us!    Brian shares his heart behind this episode and some new shop updates!   Leave feedback on this episode and share your thoughts via email at info@porterpickups.com   try our pickup chooser form to find your next set of guitar pickups: https://www.porterpickups.com/pages/pickup-chooser

Michael Blakemore joins the show to talk a wide variety of topics! We discuss how he got his first break in Nashville, the time he had to borrow the bass players pants, space ship pedalboard and the Porter Artist Program. We wanted to know how his gear changed from the early days and what he's using now and can't live without!    Michael heads up the Porter Pickups Artist program that is coming soon!    Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/pages/pickup-chooser

Jack Fossett joins the show to talk about creating content on YouTube. We discuss what bothers him about the way YouTube and the Gear Industry operates as well as how he's carved our his own path for videos.    Catch Jack on YouTube Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/jackfossett Try Our Pickup Chooser Form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/pages/pickup-chooser

Guitar pricing is an interesting thing. Today we're talking about the MAP pricing in the industry and how some violate it, and how it's both good for the guitar player and tricky for the manufactuer of the gear. Leave your thoughts below!   Check out our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/pages/pickup-chooser Discuss on Youtube Here: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts

What are some things that actually stop guitar GAS? Getting a nice pice of gear? Something else? Let us know your thoughts below.   Try our Pickup Chooser form Here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts

Sam Ash music store is closing its doors. Marco and brian share their thoughts on that and the music industry in general.  Try our Pickup Chooser form Here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Today we're talking about guitars you didn't like but now do. Marco and Brian share some examples of ones that fit that category for us.    Try our Pickup Chooser form Here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

In the latest episode of "Gear Guitar Industry, we discuss clickbait titles on Youtube. Are you tired of them? Do you just ignore them? There seems to be a lot more of them these days and it's wearing us out..   Try our Pickup Chooser form Here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

What are some of the trends you've seen in the amp and pedal world? So many changes have happened with many of our rigs over the years, from big amps to big board and back. What is your take?   Try our Pickup Chooser form Here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Up next on our Dear Guitar Industry series, we encourage everyone and ourselves to try something new. Maybe a totally different guitar type, effect type or something else to inspire new playing. Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/   Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Up next on our Dear Guitar Industry series, We talk about why some brands are more popular than others. Why is it? Is it whoever spends the most money or has the most creative marketing? What do you think are the causes?  Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Up next on our Dear Guitar Industry series, We talk about guitar price breaking point. How much is too much for you to spend? Where do you stop? Do you make exceptions past certain dollar amounts or do you just get whatever you want if it's "worth it"? We'd love to hear you're personal stance on this one in the Youtube Comments.  Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

In our latest Dear Guitar Industry show, Brian talks about a part of the industry that he isn't a big fan of: People who fake their products, then make them later on. We're not talking about starting small, or even outsourcing so much as exposing some of the dishonest behavior that happens as people create companies before products. Is is that big of a deal? What should consumers expect from companies? Let us know in the comments on YouTube.    Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Up next on our Dear Guitar Industry series, We talk about the idea of playing the gear you have vs chasing new gear. Maybe just for today, but it's a good idea to keep exploring what we have! What are your thoughts?  Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Up next on our Dear Guitar Industry series, we talk about something right in our own corner of the industry: Guitar Pickup Pricing. Has it got out of hand in some cases? What do we think and why do we price our pickups the way we do? We answer this complicated question.  Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

In our latest Dear Guitar Industry show, we talk about the topic of having one great guitar or multiple average or affordable ones. Where do you land? What are some examples of good and affordable guitars you've purchased?    try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/ Discuss your thoughts on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups/podcasts 

Today we talk about the subject of real amps vs modelers. Where do you land? What do you use and why? Brian shares his thoughts and what he uses.    Try our pickup chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/    Discuss on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@PorterPickups 

In our latest Dear Guitar Industry episode, we cover the topic of gear forums. What are some good things, or even ugly things about them? How can you navigate the online mess?   Try our Pickup Chooser form here: https://www.porterpickups.com/home/pickup-chooser/