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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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. 

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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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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. 

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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.

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Episode 97 is a deep dive into the challenges the supply chains have put on our business. We talk about some ways we've worked to overcome some of them as well as some of the issues it has caused us. 

Marco also issues a challenge to our listeners to send a guitar photo in and see what pickups we might recommend. 

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In episode 96, we talk about the lessons learned in 2021. Good, bad and everything in between. We focus on the main goals of Porter and not forgetting our "Why" even in the hard things. Business is not always easy, but sometimes how you push through is important to keep it moving in the direction you want! 

We don't often do more business related episodes, but we wanted to let the tone-cast listeners behind the curtain of Porter. There's always a lot going on and many decisions to be made. Above all, we're thankful for the support of everyone who is a part of our Tone Community. 

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In episode 95, we talk about a topic that a lot of people get wrong: Pickup readings (DC resistance) doesn't tell you the whole story on power, tone and more with guitar pickups. We explain why this is and talk about other factors that contribute to what the end result of the pickups performance will be. Don't believe what you read on the internet! We encourage the listeners to make sure to pay attention to all elements of the pickup construction when evaluating what they might sound like.

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Youtube review man and artist Daniel Childs joins us to talk about his videos under the Rumblin Man name. We talk about everything from making videos to reviewing gear. Brian and Marco grill him when he tries to work around the desert Island Gear question. We end the show sharing our desert island gear and have a brief chat about Youtube trolls. 

He also shares some thoughts on our new gold foils. See his video review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbhzHTk7pys 

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Episode 93 is a quick shout out to some of our favorite gear companies. These are companies we respect for the way they do business and the quantity of their products and services. Listen to find out who came to our minds for this episode. 

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