Lee Anderton Apologizes For Not Disclosing Victory Amp Ownership

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05:45 Rank these guitars?
10:55 Hurt your hand? You can still improve your guitar skills
13:30 Tone Is In Your Head
21:45 The last time I heard a guitar player without being able to see them
25:30 Building a Sg kit where to get parts for good value
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29:00 Rebranding picks
32:30 Blue Moon
33:00 My Heritage video vs my Gibsons
41:40 Is there a down side to making a 4 string bass B,E,A,D ?
50:00 The Helix and Pod Go vs Nux
59:00 How a guitar looks only matter for awhile and then it doesnt
1:03:00 Player grade Fly Deluxe
1:07:25 Why I like experimenting with picks and strings
1:16:49 Why I PAF style pickups are perfect for most players
1:25:45 Friedman is the new Marshall IMHO
1:31:27 Lee Anderton Said He Is Sorry For Not Disclosing His Victory Amp Ownership
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[@Gene_Cali]

Your Timestamps have turned your broadcasts into 24/7 knowledge banks. I always appreciate your helpful insight and opinions on instruments and industry trends. Thanks, Phil and family! \m/

[@4stringz.]

100% agree

[@TommyMartinezTube]

Love this format

[@jeremypowell6707]

I can’t explain what a Friday tradition your show has become! Thank you

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Thank you for that.

[@ronpopeil7]

Always look forward to it.

[@lou.yorke.x]

"power hour"

[@lou.yorke.x]

Yeah I agree, I had a really bad day and I'm just getting around to watching this at 11pm at night on the East Coast, but I'm going to feel better as I watch

[@olearywu]

So true. Always viewed sometime over the weekend. Always anticipated. Absolutely makes my week. 😎

[@blueslawyer]

Thank you for the shout out! We are big fans.

[@MatthewBaron]

Phil Much love for the shout-out for Jack and me over at Blues Lawyer Confessional. We've both been watching KYG for years and love not just what you do and the knowledge you impart, but also the community that you foster. One correction: I'm the lawyer, he's the guy with the band experience. I've used been noodling on my own for years. Again, your shout out is wonderful and an honor. Now it's on us two to step up our game and keep pushing out content. Love to you all and try to stay frosty in Phoenix.

[@nedludd3641]

I bought a Victory Amp and my choice was heavily influenced by comments made on a YT channel I trusted (I think now that maybe I was maybe a bit dumb to do so). There should have been full open disclosure in my view. I agree with the findings of the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK.

[@rikkousa]

There used to be a time in the UK, where a printer had to disclose that they were the printer of record for a book or document, as well as a comma who was the writer of the printed document. Failure to do so good result in jail time. This transparency is especially relevant in an era of artificial intelligence and, the reality that it may be impossible or extremely different cold to know whether what you were looking at is real and who created it.

[@zenlandzipline]

Rabeas channel?

[@barbmelle3136]

Who owns the factory that sold it has no effect on the product. It is either good or not by the quality of design, materials and construction. Anytime someone owns the business that sells a product, anyone knows that the salesman is for profit. That is no secret. If a bloke works for free, how can he pay the taxes and make a living?

[@BlazertronGames]

It should have been disclosed, but it's obvious why he kept it quiet. He had full confidence in victory, and probably didn't want them to be seen like harley benton is to thomann. He didn't want it to look like a stores cheap in-house brand. And of course, anyone associated with a company is going to be biased towards that company, even subconsciously. Even if Lee wasn't a co-owner of victory, he's friends with the amp designer, so would probably be biased either way. And that goes for anyone even slightly associated with any company. Doesn't mean they're bullshitting you, though, but there's a bias.

[@henninghesse9910]

Best guitar channel on YT. This man knows what he is talking about, and it seems , so does his Mrs. Thank you to both of you.

[@jonm1544]

I think KDH was correct to raise the issue. I think Lee's response was so good that KDH came cross to me as a little unsatisfied because he couldn't get a better gotcha moment. Agree a net positive in the end.

[@poorbrokeguitarist]

I agree. KDH is a negatron which is why I stopped watching him. He pushes negativity hard. He is always looking for a way to "get" someone and he is quite smug about it IMO.

[@1mihayes]

I agree, I really appreciated Anderson’s response even tho he was “caught.” But he did respond without losing his head. Channels like KDH do bother me as well. I understand the need for them. However, to me there’s always an issue when you’re making money, or in some way benefitting from, exposing the faults of others. It turns into a hypocritical cycle that spirals in on itself and changes the character of the person doing it IMHO. KDH should watch out for his own character. You can easily become the very thing you hate.

[@paulandhisguitars]

It was never going to be a bigger gotcha moment, but Lee should have declared his interest if he's going to produce videos about them.

[@thisguy2973]

Also, victory amps are amazing, and their customer service is even better. Real Story: I have a kraken preamp pedal where it was malfunctioning last year around Christmas. I emailed them my serial and told them what was going on. They asked if I could reseat the tubes and rest again, didn’t work, then they said “okay, let’s get some troubleshooting going. We’re going to send you a full set of tubes. When you get them, change them all out.” I did that and it fixed the issue. They never made me return the old ones, and I thanked them for sending them to me in the states. Their 5 warranty AND 2 year tube warranty is flat out incredible and they’ve been a peach to deal with so much so that I email them directly for random questions all the time, and they ALWAYS answer them. I could care less if lee anderton is a co owner. Other people in their space know this and it’s not a big deal at all. They aren’t twisting my arm to buy them; I don’t live in the UK, so I don’t shop at Andertons.

[@twobarsfourstars]

So excited for the Heritage video, thank you for another great show!!

[@phillipkennedy799]

I’ve recently discovered your show, and have really been enjoying it. I’ve been binge watching lol

[@msh6865]

Great episode. Covered a lot of ground with good opinions and advice. Have a awesome Labor Day weekend!

[@stevelamb6720]

Sensational!!!! The band also deserve credit for providing such a great canvas for him to go mental over....R.I.P. greatly missed....always.

[@johngbradt]

Thank you for answering my Guitar Pick Question 😎

[@jloiben12]

The Lee-Victory… thing was handled pretty well by everyone involved. It is something that should be disclosed and it wasn’t but Lee addressed this about as well as anyone should expect

[@Birkguitars]

Agreed. I think it was done with honesty and respect on each side. The law in the UK is that anyone in Lee Anderton's position MUST disclose any personal interest in a product being mentioned. Lee explained why initially a decision was made to be low profile on the involvement in Victory and I get why there were worries about the information being publicly available but ultimately he had to change his approach. As he mentioned in his response video the Advertising Standards Agency got in touch and that shows that KDH was absolutely right to raise the issue. But Lee did not counter attack. He acknowledged the point and addressed it. To me it was an exemplary piece of work all round to identify a problem and solve it. If only more people in the industry, perhaps even some close to Andertons, did the same....

[@StratsRUs]

I still like the look of those Lace Sensors on Strat Plus guitars. Even though I prefer the sound of 'regular' pickups. Thanks for the shows and advice, as always.

[@BuChan89]

I will say that in my current financial situation, I can't justify doling out the cash to buy a new guitar or swap pickups, but experimenting with picks and strings has indeed scratched that itch. The shops here in Japan dont necessarily have the same stuff or things I'm used to for the same price and it has thus forced me to try new gear which has been fun.

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: I have several EQ pedals, and the cheap little EQ from Danelectro is my favorite, Very low background noise, great range, and has a useable gain control. Plus it costs about 1/4th as much as the others that I don't use.

[@edgarmcbee2474]

Stringjoy strings are AWESOME

[@michaelhammond3196]

I'm behind. Don't burn out Phil. You bring me a little happiness. Slow and steady...

[@simondixon6761]

Best telecaster i ever owned was a partscaster! Came together great, even checked the nitro finish. It did take forever to build though.

[@angusorvid8840]

I agree with Phillip on PAF output/style pickups. I also have a soft spot in my heart for the DiMarzio Super Distortion, but besides that pickup, I can't really find much use for high output pickups since so many amps have all the gain most players will ever need. I like vintage to medium output pickups. I love the DiMarzio PAF Pro and their 36th Anniversary pups. I also dig Duncan's Pearly Gates and Saturday Night Special and Custom. Besides that, I can't really work with higher output pups. I need clarity and I like a bit of that PAF smokiness. You push a good PAF with a high gain amp and you get a great sound with a lot of clarity, and clarity comes before distortion in my book. I expect PAF style pickups to continue to grow in popularity.

[@shorerocks]

Thx for the shoutout to BluesLawyer. I subscribed and will check their videos. Those non-clickbaity channels need support. If they are good.

[@brandonanderson2066]

You accomplished the tone in my head when you ran what I think was an lpd pedal through a blues Jr. I own a blues Jr (not my favorite amp) and am going to look into that pedal

[@billyshears6622]

great show

[@admarhermans1]

Great EQ pedals are Source Audio, MXR an Boss, for both bass and guitar. For fighting the noise issue: learn about graphic eq, because it’s very much/ the very same as using overdrive and distortion: boosting them will also boosting unwanted noice. So, it’s very simple: try to cut certain frequencies instead of boosting others. This works! EQ-pedals (graphic) are the best, for both bass and guitar! Once you know a lot more about eq, you can also use a parametric eq, wich is slightly nicer but harder to use. 🖖

[@bch2322]

Another comment on a different note(no pun intended,) I recently refinished a Heritage Custom Shop LP and the Heritage made pickups in it sounded amazing, one of the best sounding pickup I have heard since the Fluence although totally different. Total string definition and clarity but they grind.

[@brianmckenzie1318]

Can't wait to see the Heritage video. Be nice if they would consider offering the option of a chambered body as I think that is what Phil and Tim Pierce received. I think the body was fine, but Tim's either went back or is getting another with a different neck shape more to his liking.

[@DonnTarris]

For about 10 years I just lowered the tuning on my '67 Epiphone Embassy Deluxe bass to BEAD with the strings I had on it. Took a bit of playing it to develop a different attack, but worked great, easy to bend. Had roundwounds on it for that period.

[@thefenian32]

I like KDH (fellow Dub) and the niche he is trying to build for himself. He was not wrong to bring up this topic as it was clear that Lee, Rob, Rabea etc., were neck deep in that company as Victory Amps dominated the Andertons channel overnight. Lee’s response was outstanding and sadly, that left KDH with nowhere to go, but he did get his point across and I guess got the win.

[@dartthewarrior]

When I worked at a guitar shop, we used to call 3 bobbin humbuckers “mother buckers”. Lol

[@simondixon6761]

We've had a shit summer here in the UK Phil. Loads of rain!

[@mbirr4139]

Good video Phil. Thanks 👍🏼

[@stauffrt2]

Hi Phil. I am GLAD you did this video even if you were reluctant to do certain topics. Your ethics and devotion to honest reviews and transparency are awesome. I do tend to agree with you 9.5 times out of 10 so that helps too. When I disagree I assume I was wrong usually. Thanks for being you.

[@msmoniz]

When I think of a Marshall JTM45, tone and player wise, I think of Malcolm Young; big fat "clean" overdrive with that punch but not much sizzle, in a good way!

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Just bought a Daneelctro 59 , 60th anniversary with the NOS+ lipstick pickups, in silver metalflake

[@caseylee12]

Can't wait to see the Evertune episode. My buddy has an ESP LTD 1000ET he's trying to sell me. I have PS1000 (P90s) I LOVE, but I don't have any experience with an Evertune bridge. Maybe your info will help me decide!

[@activese]

Hi Phill, best description ever, 1:02:06, LMAO, the SG looks like a bad Batman logo, love my white almost cream one. Cheers.

[@angusorvid8840]

A pickup like the DiMarzio Fortitude is a great design. It retains great PAF characteristics but it's specifically designed to handle extremely high levels of gain with clarity. You can play anything from classic Cream to Gojira with it.

[@elevenAD]

I had not heard of this pup, thanks man! Dimarzio rarely disappoint!

[@nuitari666uzgurzmor6]

If the guitar is too bright, get pure nickel strings, or a thicker and softer pick. Cheaper than a eq pedal, or new pickups 😉

[@jondonnelly]

This whole Anderton's thing proves that you handle things the correct way Phil.

[@bch2322]

Kent Armstrong pickups have had a motherbucker (2 singlecoil sized humbuckers with rails) for many years, they are thickkkkk sounding. High output pickup much magnetic pull. Use with caution.

[@simondixon6761]

Those pro plec picks are super dark sounding!

[@synonyx]

You aren't wrong, we will all eventually get tired of being marketed to on here by shills who just want to get paid. But that's why WE the subscribers appreciate your honest opinion even though you've pissed off a lot of companies, at least we know you are on OUR side. That's why you will continue to get my support.

[@thisguy2973]

PAF Camp FTW! I use PAF pickups for metal, even the active circuit ones I have in a guitar because they sound excellent.

[@teodelnorte]

Instant click on thumbs up on Phil's vids even before they play!

[@johngbradt]

???Dear Phil ☮️ Would you please consider doing a comprehensive video focusing on your favorite Guitar Picks & why you like them? I agree that the least inexpensive way to change your Guitar Tone is Plectrums and Strings! 😎 So far my favorites include: The Nylon XL Red Jazz III is my favorite for acoustic guitar plus I love the black Jim Root Nylon picks Celluloid PRS picks Dunlop Alligator 🐊 picks and the D’Addario Black Ice Picks 😎 Chicken Picks Gravity Picks, but they click and chirp so much it drives me crazy 😜 The Taylor Jazz size Thermex Pro picks My absolute favorite Plectrums are the Blue Chip XL Jazz 50 & the Blue Chip TP 60 😎 I hope you see this because I think everyone would love to hear your opinion on Plectrums Thank You ☮️

[@MPF-80]

Hamer had the “Triple” bucker back in the early 80’s. Was really just a HB with a single coil together.

[@MPF-80]

Two main things I’ve changed that have had the biggest impact. Strings - NYXLs & Picks - Gravity. Life changing :)

[@tedpikul1]

I think Guitar Fetish is also where you can buy the Earl Slick guitars that Phil has reviewed positively. (I don’t work for GF or Earl, I just love Earl’s work, especially on Station to Station.)

[@benjaminnielsen4288]

I absolutely love 7 gauge strings on strat style guitars. They seem to work better on 25.5 than they do on the shorter scale. I think they are a blast to play.... It's all about the attack. Take it easy on your pick attack, and you may find them way better to play. They really aren't good for fast metal or 80's metal, but for everything else sevens are great.

[@shakarocks]

I'm pretty sure that USA Custom Guitars built the necks for Crook. That may have changed.

[@brianmckenzie1318]

1. Eq pedals - I bought the XTS modified Boss GE-7 at a decent price. I don't buy or have many pedals (only use 3 pedals), so I didn't mind spending a little extra. XTS shows them at $204 (but out of stock at the moment). 2. Ugly guitars - I like Phil's plain looking Mira!!!! I don't mind player grade or plain looking guitars! Stuff that is too fancy just puts higher expectations on my playing ability! LOL!

[@tostrmofo6686]

Hey Phil, I just woke up in the middle of the night (it's 3:15 here in Germany now) and at least I have your podcast to keep me entertained now. I got a question. I'm only working on my own guitars most of the time, I have to cut nuts like twice a year and always found some workaround. But finally I want to get a set of nut files. Ibanez, Hosco or Music Nomad are in the pool to pick from, Stew Mac is out because they ship from the US and I'm too lazy to deal with customs. Would you rather get a set of 9-42 and work a bit to get 10-46 if needed (I use 10-46 more often, but need 9-42 every now and then), get a set of 10-46 and use them for 9-42 as well or get all (which I find quite a lot of money for how rarely I need them) or do you have a better idea? Also I think when I get them I might use them more often initially, because every plastic nut in any of my guitars will be replaced...

[@user-iz6ry2ms6x]

? Phill Marshall 1992 3 Channel 40TH Anniversary. You can find them used for, approximately about $1,350 to $1,450 ... head I truly do dig your show.

[@vampiredreamz]

I got a question for U, have U thought about Selling the Pickups In your custom Guitar Line. The Neck Pickup Single Coil sounds INSANE!

[@DoodlesGaming]

I thought we all knew he owned Victory Amps

[@jabespagan]

Hey Phil! Does Fender sell Malmsteen’s scalloped signature neck separate?? I couldn’t find it in their site.

[@craigparse1439]

8:51 When I see you put the quick lock strap ends on the guitar, I know that's one of the guitars you plan on keeping and playing.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

You know it. lol

[@r3b0rn80]

I did buy a Fender replacement neck (Vintera roasted maple). Jeeezzz, what a mess ! the lacquer on the fretboard was awful, like they put it after installing the frets. Anyway, I kept it because I wanted a 7,25 inch radius like on my 1975 jazz bass. I guess it would have been better to wait, spare some money and get a « real » vintera…

[@TumbleweedRancher]

The triple-bucker just seems very Nigel Tifnel. Think he would really want a double triple-bucker!

[@RGBloke]

???? Hi Phillip, thanks for your video Oct 2018 How To Fix Loose Guitar Bridge Posts And Bushings - the 2 point tremelo plastic post sleeves on my schecter are lifting out of the body, will try your paper and wood glue fix.

[@lou.yorke.x]

You can't de-solder something with a phillips head screwdriver? "Hold my beer ... "

[@DavidLee07]

Here are some simple instructions for first time viewers. Step 1: Click the Like button. Step 2: Sit back and enjoy a couple hours of good guitar talk. It's so easy!

[@jonnyhafer7376]

man.... i was routing a patched neck pickup erea on my 65 mustang and i missed the live show...

[@FortisUrsus]

Love hearing perspectives on guitar manufacturers. Interestingly, my personal ranking is in the almost complete opposite order! 1) Suhr 2) Tom Anderson 3) PRS 4) Schecter 5) Fender 6) Gibson

[@angrybirds2472]

My father built a go kart for me when i was just a small 5 year old boy.... He split his fretting hand open... Now im 44 and he has much arthritis and cant hardly play anymore. For sure npt in a band anymore.... I wosh we were closer.... But i hear the fruatration. He had to re learn after it healed so there is hope

[@miketuttle9319]

Recently sold a mint condition 2012 American Strat for the same price as a new MIM. I was hoping for a lowball offer on it on reverb, crickets. Resale market for name brand guitars is in the gutter.

[@mtm105]

I am unable to play minus parametric EQ. Actually I’m running 2 simultaneously. Wampler and Tech 21.

[@j_freed]

I don’t think having a string directly over a pickup pole matters, because the magnetic field is so wide. Seymour Duncan explains that you can put a standard Gibson-spaced humbucker into any Stratocaster string-spaced guitar. Trembucker style are just to help OCD and for looks. I had a Gibson-spaced DiMarzio PAF in my old Japanese Kramer for years. Sounded cool.

[@KarenBasset]

: Marshall Friedman, will a Runt get me ACDC and VH tones? I think basically a Plexi? Thanks.

[@brianmckenzie1318]

I have a Runt (slightly modded to be more like a Dirty Shirley) and think it does fine (to my ears). It has enough gain for me, but I still can use a boost in front if needed. IMHO, and if I were buying now, I would seriously consider the new Friedman JEL since Ch 1 is like a Plexi. With the Runt & JJ Jr, just not enough control over the clean channel so the JEL is more versatile.

[@sillyfarmerbilly8872]

"you know those sayings that you just say"... Yeah. I do. There was a nice batch of them that I picked up from my dad, that he got from his dad. But he never told me what they meant, and they were vulgar as hell, and I was saying them in front of decent folk my whole life. I'm haunted by all these experiences of me saying things that I thought were normal and getting these looks of shock and horror. 😠

[@rogermoore2798]

KDH merely pointed out that Lee Anderton was breaking the law with regards to advertising standards. Same as when KZbinrs don't let people know they are being paid to carry out a review. Lee accepted his failure and realised that he must now inform his viewers when he has a personal financial interest in an item he is pushing......like he didn't know he was breaking the advertising standards already...hmmm

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

Get someone to make you the Marshall logo hardware and while you are at see if they can change the volume dial to go to 11. And add it to your Friedman

[@j_freed]

Hurt your fretting hand? Work on speed picking! Finger picking! Right handed tapping patterns… yeah grab a slide and an open tuning... play delta blues.

[@vicdyer1520]

?Phil, you mentioned line 6 gear. Have you every tried to get a repair from them. I found it extremely hard to do.

[@fredstevens799]

agreed! I got a wireless system from them with a bum (proprietary) connector cable - got (bought) a replacement, also bad - no response from customer support (ever).

[@DanielBobke]

While KDH certainly likes to stir the pot, I agree with him that if you are going to shill a product on your KZbin channel for your store that sells the product, it is important that you make EXPLICITLY clear when you have an ownership interest in the product. We all have biases, and clearly if you have an ownership interest in a product you are biased towards selling more of that product. The consumer needs to know that in order to make a fully informed decision. In addition, the UK has a specific law about this subject and that agency found that Lee Anderton did violate the law and needed to be more explicit about his ownership interest in Victory. It was a good outcome all around - Lee got a hand-slap and will now be more transparent and other KZbinrs are on notice to make sure they be transparent.

[@johndodson4527]

7s break too easy.light touch for sure,good description on string gauges.8s for my old ass fingers

[@erikrummel6277]

Phil PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE elaborate on the Parker rumors. I soooooooo much hood they come back. I will be like the meme “take my money”!!!!!!

[@imnotthatguy4765]

Hey Phil, is that a modified Harley Benton St-25th anniversary directly above your head?

[@jroobz]

The Andertons thing resolved well., no drama and now we know. I’m glad it got flagged. We should be appreciative to those fighting for better consumer standards

[@jonnyhafer7376]

watching now though thats almost as good

[@ericlewis9638]

As far as transparency goes when I was a wee lad back in the 70s and 80s reading motorcycle magazines dirt bikes it was the exact same or street bikes was the exact same thing the year coming up was the best motorcycle ever made since sliced bread on the planet the end I’ll be all of our dirt bikes and then when those reviews come out they will tell you all the things wrong with last year’s model which two years prior it was the greatest dirtbike ever made and after a while of reading it you realize that they’re just shells to sell the motorcycles

[@sammydavej]

Controversial headstock design opinion: Fender Teles have always suffered from erectile disfunction. G&L ASATs still get it up.

[@Alfredo78666]

KDH told it like it is

[@Headless97]

My phone has an "outdoor volume" boost as a feature and I still can barely hear you in a quiet room. I can play music over the roar of my work van but I can't hear you in the office.

[@jfrankcarr]

On the KDH vs Andertons Music thing, it's a well established KZbin small creator tactic to attack a bigger channel to get views. It gets views and subs.

[@ChrisM541]

That is absolutely fkng bolloks and you obviously didn't watch KDH's video !!! - the UK advertising standards authority agreed with KDH and have now FORCED Lee Anderton to disclose that he is a co-owner of Victory amps. Lee DELIBERATELY kept his involvement a dirty little secret. Spare a though for all the competing amp companies in every video where he compared a Victory - they're bound to be fkng pissed at Lee for underselling their amps in favour of his own !!!

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

I disagree, but I may change later in life but I honestly doubt it. For me, the looks of the guitar is #1. What I mean is that it doesn't matter to me if an ugly guitar is amazing because I would never try it. So, how it looks determines if I'll try it or not. I mostly fall in love with strats unless it's some weird colour like "fiesta" red... but I enjoy other guitars too. 1) Looks. If I like the look I'll consider; 2) Price. If the price is within my range and I want the guitar enough I'll feel out the; 3) Playability. If it feels nice to play then I'll try; 4) Intonation and tuning stability. Then finally,; 5) sound. Sound is usually not important because it's possible to change pickups and so on to get closer to the sound in my head...

[@guitarnutbolinuli5788]

Nu-X all day; I've tried nearly all the others and it ain't even close, to me.

[@Mabel90666]

Just discovered that Sweetwater has merged business operations with Gear Nuts. I must’ve been sleeping under a rock when that happened.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Concerning the Guitar World thing: one (theoretical) option you might have overlooked is reviews below 3 won't be published. So if a (well-advertised) product has no review you should be concerned. Also, reading between the lines might be informative.

[@patrickagan1071]

Blackstar, Bugera and peavey make good marshall clone amps that are affordable

[@Realroyrogers]

I see

[@Mr.Wrong1]

Lee Anderton chose his words very very carefully in his reply. He never fully explained why he withheld this information in the first place and never actually apologised for misleading everyone. Not a great look and I have lost respect for this guy.

[@snakeplissken6649]

He did say that the reason he kept his part ownership (don't remember if he said there were 9 or 11 owners) was because he was worried that if his involvement in the brand was public knowledge that other retailers wouldn't stock the brand. So it's understandable that he would want as many places selling the product as possible based on it's merits rather than who happens to own it. Also imo it's a little unfair that the other part owners of the brand get penalized by reduced sales just because Lee happens to one of them.

[@adamkrauss303]

Regarding Guitar World supposedly not giving product a 1 or 2, I am aware of a number of highly regarded YT channels which state that if the product is a complete disaster their not going to review it. While I can see that logic, I also can see at least reviewing some of those 1 and 2’s, to let people be forewarned to steer clear.

[@user-iz6ry2ms6x]

Think 7 months later, and Steve Steven's equalizer ... Brian Moore guitars ... jj pickups from down under see Brett Kingman's videos and KarDian pedals ...

[@bruxist]

Be advised: I have bought 2 necks from Stratosphere and both had issues. Not saying you will and I would even buy from them again, but I would fit them as soon as you get them so you can address if there are any concerns.

[@donicsm7684]

It's very weird that Lee was trying to make it seem like he was not involved with Victory. Makes me trust reviewers less overall. Glad he did the right thing in the end but this was a black mark that I'm not forgetting anytime soon.

[@cirisirpula152]

He is not a reviewer, nor he has ever claimed he is? A store cant do reviews as there is always bias, because they are trying to sell you the products.. they are demoing the stuff, which is different than reviewing the stuff.

[@HellcatCustoms]

There's been Victory amps used exclusively in many Andertons videos as well as stacks of them in the background of other videos. Kind of makes sense now doesn't it 🤷

[@cirisirpula152]

@@HellcatCustoms Yes there are Victory amps in the background, but so are other brands like marshalls, friedmans, fenders etc. Yes Victory DP40 is frequent visitor on the videos, but the reason is that Danish Pete is playing and it is his signature amplifier. Makes sense that he prefers to use his signature amp when testing other gear, right?

[@bbrotherton6345]

About strings for older players..... I have mentioned lighter strings because I am 75. Most of the time, the YOUNGER person hammers me about "no less than a 9 set!". Thanks for your sensitivity!

[@StratsRUs]

Pebber Brown has finger exercises called ' Isometric ' on his channel.He passed away last year but has a great legacy online.The Isometric exercises are fantastic and really warm up and strengthen the hand.Very simple and effective.

[@ghalsor]

Re: Guitar reviews (or any for that matter). Society has moved to an all or nothing rating system. Look how many businesses and restaurants have 5 star reviews. There should be a standard distribution mandate where an individual or review system gets three 5*, 13 4*, 68 3*, 13 2*, and 3 1*. Then there is a true standard distribution of products.

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

On average, a blue moon occurs once every 33 months or full moons, 41 times per century, or about seven times every 19 years.

[@adamkrauss303]

Regarding Andertons: This is extremely unfortunate, as I always felt that Lee on his YT channel, was one of the more forthright “tell it like he see’s it” guitar gear channels and I highly respected him for that. He seemingly didn’t sugar coat shortcomings in products or features that were not to his liking.

[@mikedamisch]

Never forget the Mesa Boogie video... they even took it down and redid it with a positive review.

[@chrissolum8323]

That’s the thing about deceptive marketing practices - they try to make you believe something about the product or the advertiser that isn’t true. It’s not unfortunate - Lee deliberately withheld information about the product to make viewers believe his review was without bias or conflict.

[@Mr.Wrong1]

​@@chrissolum8323100% agree.