How this week was made

What we went through. The paper was written from 72 videos from 24 channels, 29 hours 12 minutes in all. Every one was transcribed.

What made the paper. 31 of them are cited in the paper. It also cites 1 video from outside these. It has 40 quotes. Every quote was checked against the transcript of the video it comes from, and its footnote links to that video.

What the editor (still just me) did. Our system wrote a first draft of 2,764 words. I read every line and checked every quote against its video. I reworked 44 of the draft's 117 lines and added 6 lines of my own. The paper as it stands is 1,913 words.

Every video

The ones marked are cited in the paper.

60 Cycle Hum

• Should you start a pedal company? 51 min
• I might have a little guitar problem (VOX mini Phantom Mark V review) 38 min

Andertons Music Co

• Guitar Summit 2026 Show Floor Walk-Through With Dagan Wilkin! 69 min
• I Love A Happy Accident... - Animals Pedal 24 min In the paper
• The Perfect Signature Guitar? Yamaha RS20MM Matteo Mancuso Revstar! 4 min
• Strymon La Brea - From Tape Warmth to Snarling Fuzz 13 min
• Great Value Guitars With More Sparkle! - EastCoast Limited Edition Finishes! 26 min
• Blindfold Challenge - Gibson vs Epiphone Les Paul Standard... And Win Your Favourite!? 20 min

Bernth

• Metallica - Creeping Death (BERNTH Vocal & Guitar Cover) 6 min In the paper

Charles Berthoud

• I Turned My Bass Into A Synth... And It Sounds MASSIVE 2 min In the paper

Danny Sapko

• Let's try again... 4 min In the paper
• The Angine de Poitrine signature guitar 3 min In the paper
• How to succeed as a social media musician 3 min In the paper

Dave's World of Fun Stuff

• Rosman Jerry Garcia Guitar Wiring Part 1 22 min
• Rosman Jerry Garcia Guitar Wiring Part 2 and DONE 22 min

John Nathan Cordy

• Is the Valeton GP5 a PRO Unit? With XSonic Airstep GP I Could Gig This 19 min
• Which Digital Modeler is BEST In 2026? My HONEST Opinion 20 min In the paper
• I Was Suprised Joe Bonamassa Said THIS Is is BEST Sounding Guitar - Not What You'd Expect 16 min
• I Almost NEVER Get to be a REAL GUITARIST - STUDIO DIARY and BEHIND THE SCENES 33 min
• You NEED This FREAKISH Alex Hutchings Pentatonic Economy Picknig Shred Lick 17 min
• They Say THIS will REPLACE VINTAGE FENDERS 16 min
• My Digital Modelers NEVER SOUNDED BETTER - You Don't Need an FRFR Speaker 14 min In the paper
• We NEED To Talk About NAM - Is It Going to KILL ALL AMP SIMS? 20 min
• the BIG PRS Question - Are Any TRULY GREAT Songs Recorded on a PRS Guitar? 12 min
• Digital Amps CAN'T Replace Tube Amps - Can They? 20 min In the paper
• The BRUTAL TRUTH About Improvising Melodic Guitar Solos - Tips, Strategy and What I'm Thinking 28 min
• You Won't Believe this Squier Is BETTER Than a Modern Fender Standard Stratocaster 12 min
• THEY ARE BUILDING DUMBLES AGAIN - GET YOUR WALLETS READY 13 min In the paper
• This is my Favourite Fender Guitar I've Ever Played - the Eric Johnson Stratocaster 12 min

KDH

• Guitar Summit 2026 day 2 77 min In the paper
• Guitar Summit 2026 day 3 - LAST DAY 94 min In the paper
• Confronting Sixstringtv 63 min In the paper

Mike Cole

• Why Would Anybody Ever Play This 14 min In the paper

Mimisounds

• I Played an $8000 Aluminium Guitar in New Florida Store! 8 min

Music is Win

• This Music Studio is INSANE 8 min In the paper

Ola Englund

• SWOLA304 - OZZFEST RETURNS, MATT HEAFY LEAVING GIBSON? & WILLIAM SHATNER GOES METAL 27 min In the paper
• Ola Englund - MEANS TO AN END 4 min In the paper
• Jared James Nichols: “It’s Irresponsible to Tour With a $100,000 Guitar” 32 min

Phillip McKnight

• Sweetwater Sent The Craziest Guitar 13 min
• Yamaha Shows Gibson & Fender How It Is Done 26 min In the paper

Rhett Shull

• "Rhett Shull Bought Slash's Les Paul, and Still Sucks" 15 min In the paper
• Delete Everything On Your Modeler 8 min In the paper

Rick Beato

• The Sheryl Crow Interview 59 min In the paper
• Did Smoking Kill Rock and Roll? The Nirvana Smoking Controversy 7 min In the paper
• Josh Homme: The Architect Of Desert Rock 72 min In the paper

Riffs, Beards & Gear

• The Perfect Baritone? | Cort KX500 8 min In the paper

Rob Chapman

• I’ve used the NUX MG50Li for 6 months... here is the truth 6 min In the paper

Sean Daniel

• If you never gig, what amp do you NEED?! 3 min
• How to Play Guitar Like Chet Atkins 14 min
• Professional Musician Faces Harsh Reality on the Street 13 min In the paper

Sonic Drive Studio

• The ENGL Savage 30 is the tightest metal amp! 23 min
• The BEST gear & people at Guitar Summit 2026! 145 min In the paper
• Kiesel Guitars brought the GOODS to Europe! 12 min
• Lichtlaerm Audio can't stop making cool s#!t! 14 min
• Fryette's new amp is absolutely BONKERS! 14 min

SpectreSoundStudios

• RME, UAD and Focusrite just got Obliterated 27 min In the paper

The Guitologist

• TEMU is Paying for My Reassignment 20 min

The Trogly's Guitar Show

• Trying my First USA Dean Guitar! 20 min
• Dan Erlewine Built Me a LEGENDARY Guitar! | "Lucy" Albert King Flying V Open Book Headstock 34 min
• I'm Not Sure I Like Reverb's New Feature… 10 min
• Now with 100% More SGs 11 min
• I Don't Want to Miss THIS Auction! 20 min
• Checking Out a "Mandoburst" | 2026 Gibson 1959 R9 Reissue Cremona Burst Sweetwater Review + Demo 26 min
• The NEW Gibson Cases are Shocking! 19 min

TheGuitarGeek

• Guitar Summit 2026 Day 1 | This is the best - Vlog Part. #1 12 min In the paper
• Guitar Summit 2026 Day 2 | Too many guitars to fit in my suitcase! - Vlog Part. #2 22 min
• Guitar Summit 2026 Day 3 | I'll see you all next year - Vlog. Part #3 24 min In the paper
• 9 Marshall Myths Debunked with Jared James Nichols 17 min

Tone Nerds

• How Fender CEO Can Fix Their Mess 13 min In the paper
• We Tested The Strymon La Brea So You Don't Have To 21 min
• Tone Nerds Live: Dumble is Back! + Bryan Ray & John Page Guitars 65 min
• Tone Nerds Live 9/24/26 - New Studio, Bud Cole Speaks Again, Mayer Punks Fender, Juan Mayor Returns 56 min