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Johnny Compton Demos Blues Heritage Pickups With Vasoline by STP

If you know Johnny Compton, you know two things: He can play just about anything and he has a HUGE heart. His talents lend to so many styles and as you can see does an incredible tribute to STP's classic Vasoline. In this clip, Johnny shows the versatility of our Blues Heritage humbuckers which make a great pickup for so many styles including blues and rock! Thanks for your time Johnny! We are honored to have Johnny Compton playing our Blues Heritage pickups as well as his signature set, JMFC. For more on Johnny checkout his solo album on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/album/6PJtXcEQoLLeH97zLMQN8G

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Rob Sas and Deeper Purple Tear Into DP's "Pictures of Home"

Rob Sas and Deeper Purple do it again with Pictures of Home. These Quarantine vids are some delectable treats, especially live music is lacking.  If you love Deep Purple, no one does it better than Rob except for Deep Purple themselves. If you haven't already, check out some of the other classic vids they have done or their live concerts...simply amazing! www.deeperpurple.band We are honored to have Rob play Planet Tone 1959 Overwounds and his custom Strat pickups! Thanks Rob!!

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Chris Malone Demos Our Dissident Humbuckers With The Noir Experiment Play Through

Leave it to Chris Malone to show the versatility and depth of our Dissident Humbucker set. Chris was kind enough to do an awesome play through of The Noir Experiment, one of his killer singles.  The solo goes back and forth featuring both humbuckers while the crunchy riffs are courtesy of the bridge. The Alnico 8 magnets really allow for Chris' playing style to come through. Thanks Chris for the play through demo! Keep up to speed with Chris. Click here for his official site. 

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Rick Marcel Kills It With Some Serious Funk

 If you know Planet Tone artist Rick Marcel - then you know funk. An absolute treat to watch, he has an amazing ability to play R&B, Funk, Soul and of course, Gospel. Rick shares his talents with Kool & The Gang, Cameo and has played for Prince, Stephanie Mills, The Jacksons, toured for Ernie Isley and the Isley Brothers and the list goes on. He continues to play regularly when he can and you can catch him in Texas bringing the house down in Houston.    Rick plays 1969 Voodoo, 1969 Tele, 1959 Special, 1962 Scooped and Elite Pro pickups.

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Sue Foley Teams Up with Gibbons, Vaughan & Crew for the Annual Jungle Show

Planet Tone artist Sue Foley teams up with some of her closest friends in the annual Jungle Show. Billy Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan, Chris Layton, Mike Flanigan and of course, Sue met up at Antone's for a night of killer music.  Here is glimpse of the per per view event -  a little number called "Pretty Thing". If you haven't had a chance to check out Sue's Ice Queen, it's an absolute treat and offers the flavor caught in this awesome video. You can grab the Ice Queen here: https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Queen-Sue-Foley/dp/B0788WSVCM    

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