I like some of his opinions but not all of them. He gives such a great amount of praise to tube amp manufacturers, which is awesome that they offer them, because we all love tube amps..... right?
But..... if you look at what they are really doing (the amp manufacturers) it is
A: original instrument tube amps were modified radios
B: then came modified versions with tone controls and more power
C: other builders/manufacturers copy the ideas..... always
D: guitarist start liking distorted sounds by pushing amps beyond their limits and manufacturers add a master volume
E: manufacturers learn that an overdriven preamp tube is easier controlled for more distortion
everything else is based off of these ideas which weren't really original at all. I mean how many amps are based off a Marshall with an added preamp gain circuit or master volume?
Another way to look at it is most every tube amp uses the same exact tube variations (or lack of) for many decades now.
So I agree that the amp makers should be paid for their products and work, but to say that they have a unique intellectual property isn't exactly true. If they were really creating new ideas they wouldn't be using off the shelf parts and tubes especially.
Voodoo/superstition has always been a big part of music and will always be, from lyrics to players to equipment.
Here on earth there are 7-8 billion ways to look at or think of one thing, but that doesn't change what it really is.
all IMHO