KDH Putting in work (Victory Amps ownership)

[Life Eats Life]

Well y’all are awefully late to the party here..

-If you play the game..1st you own it.
-then you play it.

-for as long as you can without
showing your cards.

 

[Whizzinby]

“Perhaps I could have been more open about it to the people watching our YouTube videos”: Lee Anderton responds to questions over Victory Amps ownership

The owner of the UK gear retailer posted a statement in response to a video from KDH, who called into question issues of transparency as a result of Anderton’s involvement with the amp brand

www.guitarworld.com

My gawd Guitar World is such a POS website. You could fry an egg on my phone trying to run all those ads and vids embedded on the site.

 

[James Freeman]

“Perhaps I could have been more open about it to the people watching our YouTube videos”: Lee Anderton responds to questions over Victory Amps ownership

The owner of the UK gear retailer posted a statement in response to a video from KDH, who called into question issues of transparency as a result of Anderton’s involvement with the amp brand

www.guitarworld.com

Good response from Lee, he was sincere and I am convinced.
Things back in order.

 

[James Freeman]

My gawd Guitar World is such a POS website. You could fry an egg on my phone trying to run all those ads and vids embedded on the site.

uBlock runs on Firefox on Android.

 

[the-trooper]

My gawd Guitar World is such a POS website. You could fry an egg on my phone trying to run all those ads and vids embedded on the site.

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[SillyOctpuss]

uBlock runs on Firefox on Android.

I like brave browser on android and pc.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Blokada - open source, phone wide add blocker

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Keep all your devices protected with Blokada content filtering and encryption.

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Thanks I'll check this out. When you say phone wide, will this block ads in other apps as well as your browser?

 

[the-trooper]

will this block ads in other apps as well as your browser?

Yes.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Yes.

Nice

 

[the-trooper]

Nice

Disclaimer: it doesn't work just for Youtube.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Disclaimer: it doesn't work just for Youtube.

That's fine. Brave blocks all the ads on youtube. I just have to watch from within the browser.

 

[JiveTurkey]

That's fine. Brave blocks all the ads on youtube. I just have to watch from within the browser.

They need a Roku channel

 

[SillyOctpuss]

They need a Roku channel

I've never used roku.

 

[Elric]

My gawd Guitar World is such a POS website. You could fry an egg on my phone trying to run all those ads and vids embedded on the site.

Agree. FWIW, they are probably just trying to survive and got usurped by the web just like all the other print-first media folks. It'll probably continue to limp along for a least a while longer but its days may be numbered...

I used to love magazines and still like to browse around for them when I am in a bookstore etc; but Premier Guitar is the only one I still subscribe to... I regret throwing out all those old 'Guitar For the Practicing Musician' mags last time I moved a decade or so back..

Anyway, it's gotta be rough for those folks who would like to write about stuff like this for a living today...

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

“Perhaps I could have been more open about it to the people watching our YouTube videos”: Lee Anderton responds to questions over Victory Amps ownership

The owner of the UK gear retailer posted a statement in response to a video from KDH, who called into question issues of transparency as a result of Anderton’s involvement with the amp brand

www.guitarworld.com

Agree. FWIW, they are probably just trying to survive and got usurped by the web just like all the other print-first media folks. It'll probably continue to limp along for a least a while longer but its days may be numbered...

I used to love magazines and still like to browse around for them when I am in a bookstore etc; but Premier Guitar is the only one I still subscribe to... I regret throwing out all those old 'Guitar For the Practicing Musician' mags last time I moved a decade or so back..

Anyway, it's gotta be rough for those folks who would like to write about stuff like this for a living today...

if you are near a university, look it up there. I remember the time I discovered the bound back issues in the stacks while studying for exams Sophomore year....talk about the procrastination jack pot!!!

 

[la szum]

Yup. Conversation about highly nerdy topics is normal for a forum like this one or that. But sometimes people go so far into the weeds, they need to stop and ask if it's really important/worthy for time.

Very groovy!

 

[la szum]

Good response from Lee, he was sincere and I am convinced.
Things back in order.

It sucks that he felt obligated to respond at all. What a shitty climate to have to conduct one's self within the confines of.

 

[Byrdman]

It sucks that he felt obligated to respond at all. What a shitty climate to have to conduct one's self within the confines of.

Well they say bad publicity is better than no publicity. IMO, if he can keep it going by maybe a follow up YT video and a few more interviews, it may just sell more Victory Amps.

TBH, I saw a few Victory amps YT videos when they came out, but never really considered them from the videos, but now I looked them up, saw they had a few different lines that wasn't just what I saw on those videos. If I am ever in the market for a $1000+ tube amp, I'll probably check them out.

I have always liked the "Sound Like XXXX Without/By Busting The Bank" videos and have learned quite a lot from them to copy some tones from bands I like and even some of the gear reviews. I think they did a good job on the Marshall Origin Amp reviews, and I hope to pick up a used Origin 50 eventually when they become more prevalent on the used market since most of my playing is old Marshall tones that I can get close with it without "Busting The Bank".

 

[Whizzinby]

It sucks that he felt obligated to respond at all. What a shitty climate to have to conduct one's self within the confines of.

He apologized because part of what they peddle is trust. Not in the fact they aren’t trying to make money, but an illusion that they have no dog in the fight in with what they are demoing, and that they just want your business regardless of what it is. If people think they have an angle beyond just processing an order, it is potentially bad for business and the channel.

 

[aivoryuk]

It sucks that he felt obligated to respond at all. What a shitty climate to have to conduct one's self within the confines of.

As @James Freeman mentioned in the UK there are laws when you have declare interests when promoting.