Dylan McKerchie has been producing guitar content for a quite some time. Even longer than myself! He has a YouTube channel where he talks about making pickups along with many other things related to the guitar world. He is also the only guitar content creator that I know of that is making his videos/products on the road! We had an …
From Hollywood to Pickups w/ Michael Pack
This week, I’m talking with Michael Pack of Sonic Pickups. He’s a super rad dude with an extremely interesting history in special makeup effects, and of course guitar pickups. He was also a former Army medic, a triathlete, martial arts practitioner, private security officer, and WE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE. It was a blast talking to him, and I think …
Scanning The Pearly Gates w/ Thomas Nilsen
Billy Gibbon’s Pearly Gates Les Paul is a legendary instrument. It is arguably one of the most well known 1959 Les Paul Bursts on the planet. Thomas Nilsen is a pickup winder based in the UK who has worked with Billy for years. He recently had the opportunity to scan and make hyper detailed replicas of Billy’s guitar called “Whisker …
Porter Pickups Visits The Shred Shed
Brain Porter and Marco Gonzalez dropped by the Shed for some nerdery and jamming a while back. It was good times and great conversation. Brian is the head dude over at Porter Pickups & Porter Guitars. They are making amazing stuff over there in Idaho. Marco is one of his head guys so it was nice to have him here …
Trevor Chase of Coconut Monkey Electronics
Trevor Chase came by the Shred Shed to hang out, play a little guitar, and nerd out on stuff. So we decided to record a podcast! It was really a fun chat and he makes really cool stuff. Check it out at his website!
TM Podcast 061: Joshua Spataro of Righteous Sound Pickups
This episode is sponsored by the new Keeley Electronics Compressor Plus and the Sinasoid Cables Sasquatch! Both game changers and deserving of your scoping out. On this episode, Joshua and I talk about bad guitars and good pickups, his start at Lollar, I try not to cry, and more! This is seriously touching and I hope you all get something …