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Tumbleweed Guitars: Where Artistry Meets Craftsmanship

Tumbleweed Guitars makes some of the tastiest and yet some of the most artistic guitars around. Combining woodworking skills, artwork and craftsmanship, Dave Kellum - owner and founder of Tumbleweed Guitars - has shared his talents to make some of the most appealing guitars on the market today. We were able to catch up with Dave and extract some choice industry nuggets from him. We appreciate his time and his partnership with Planet Tone Pickup Co. Be sure to checkout www.tumbleweedguitar.com  Your guitars have an awesome unique flair and character. Can you give us insight into what inspired you to create such artistically beautiful guitars? Thank you so much, Jose! Aged guitars feel comfortable and inviting. I’ve heard from people...

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Make Your Dream Guitar: Super Mod Vid by Lucas Fowler

Ever wanted to make something cool but wanted to build off a near perfect but existing platform? Sometimes the wheel doesn't need to be reinvented but simply customized for your personal preferences. Well Planet Tone artist Lucas Fowler did just that. In his latest video - be sure to subscribe to Fine Tuning if you are a gear junkie like the rest of us - Lucas modifies a beauty of a PRS and makes it all his own. He takes a customized pickguard and our Venus Isle neck and middle pups with a super customized bridge to yield some yummy HSS tones! Check out the super fun video and you get a tasteful sampling of our pickups too!  Check out...

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New Release: Electrifying Southern Rock by The Amos Steel Co

The Amos Steel Co. is electrifying Southern Rock at its best! Planet Tone artist Johnny Compton gives us a taste of the down home rock we all love. Tasty riffs and leads. If you love killer Southern Rock then check out West By God indeed. If you are familiar with Johnny's projects you know that he is passionate for music, live and in the studio, loves people and has a powerful energy and force in his music. The latest by Amos Steel is no different and you can't beat the mix of lead and background vocals! The duties of lead vocals is well balanced to suit the flavor of the song, which is really nice on the ears. If you...

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Pickup Spotlight: Road Pro IV Humbucker with Demo by Dalton Bell

Those who have played Alnico IV humbuckers know that there is a special and unique flavor to them. The Road Pro IV is no different. It is a great balance of power and EQ and articulation all coming out of one pickup. The Road Pro IV has a nice driving tone that cleans up extremely well and offers a great balance of punch and dynamics. As you can hear from Dalton Bell's demo of the Road Pro IV, the cleans are lush with a superb definition that truly brings out the warmth of the pickups...a most organic feel and complexity. The Road Pro IV pickups offer a neck output of 9K and Bridge of about 12K. They are extremely versatile and have...

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Darryl Shepard's Blackwolfgoat offers up Tasty New 2 Song EP

There is nothing like the conceptual music created by Planet Tone artist Darryl Shepard of Blackwolfgoat. If you are a fan of "drone" music you could get lost in Darryl's music for hours.  Back with new stuff, Darryl does not disappoint with his new EP which includes the songs "(In) Control" and "Tired of Dying".    (In) Control / Tired of Dying by Blackwolfgoat   Be sure to check out the entire catalog by Blackwolfgoat at https://blackwolfgoat.com/ If you want a good tasting of Darryl's amazing work, give "Drone Maintenance" a listen.      Darryl Shepard plays Planet Tone Legacy Humbuckers

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