Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Fender's recent spate of cease and desist letters to guitar manufacturers and the response lawsuit from Thomann in Germany signals something about the guitar industry and serves as a canary in the coal mine of what's to come.
This video is dedicated to the memory of friend and fellow YouTuber, @MrSmithvideo ,who created the intro and outros I used in the video. He was a super talented drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He passed away a couple weeks back. He was a big part of my channel's comment sections going back many years. He was a super kind person and I'm going to miss him. RIP, Mr. Smith.
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Fender's recent spate of cease and desist letters to guitar manufacturers and the response lawsuit from Thomann in Germany signals something about the guitar industry and serves as a canary in the coal mine of what's to come.
This video is dedicated to the memory of friend and fellow YouTuber, @MrSmithvideo ,who created the intro and outros I used in the video. He was a super talented drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He passed away a couple weeks back. He was a big part of my channel's comment sections going back many years. He was a super kind person and I'm going to miss him. RIP, Mr. Smith.
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3: Buy Merch: bit.ly/GuitologistMerch
4: Send in Viewer Mail. (Contact Me for details at electrictoothsyndrome@gmail.com)
5: Purchase an ad! (Rate sheets available upon request at email above.)
6: Buy something from a sponsor and tell them I sent you.
7: Stand in the middle of the street naked screaming "LONG LIVE THE GUITOLOGIST!" Then when the cops arrive, tell them about my channel.
8: SUBSCRIBE TO THE FIXOLOGIST CHANNEL: youtube.com/@fixologist1
♠RECOMMENDED BOOKS
-RCA TUBE MANUAL amzn.to/2GOBVqS
-Designing Tube Preamps for Guitar and Bass: amzn.to/2DK5tmt
-DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TUBE AMPLIFIERS: amzn.to/2HSNMne
