The ‘Fender Issue’, Ozzy’s Avatar and The Universe: Comments Day!
I’m on my way home from a busy week in Europe and London, but some of you have asked for my views on Fender, the Ozzy Osbourne Avatar and why I was at the Masters of The Universe on Thursday – so I thought I’d answer on my way to the airport! Keep the comments coming; I read them all – even the ones obsessing over my teeth….. Also, I apologise for the gum. Really.
To watch the episodes about Fender featured here:
Know Your Gear: https://youtu.be/CQdqNTb9BKY?si=zXDXKVDULMdDUPWO
Music Is Win: https://youtu.be/TIAT81TPVOU?si=NjT4zXrj7xmmeSvX
Danny Sapko: https://youtu.be/U78SladXV-Q?si=uCykp4ss_MK1QTUP
And my interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain: https://youtu.be/Aeix0DnpZqM?si=myuE7Iks4zSCoD5t
Masters of The Universe Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/X21JsHLHnY8?si=UCeWC6rubAOBm6vm
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@BlindSaintOKC
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
I will never, ever buy a product from the Fender family of brands again. That includes Jackson, Charvel, Squier, and Gretsch. Never again.
@jimmynitcher
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
We'll all be doing the the avatar thing in 50 years when it's affordable.
@guo1076
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Rick Beato said it best; "It comes down to quality of the product". Fender has dropped the ball and the market has picked it up and offered better quality S-style guitars at lower prices.
@reptilianblues
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Defo John Mayer's fault.
@vishyoutubevideos
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Ohhhh Freejack. I remember that one! It was awesome, although I don't remember anything about it. I'll have to watch it again!
@scottakam
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
There wasn't a single part of Ozzy's life that wasn't monetized. Why would he death be any different? I have no interest in paying to see avatars of dead people!
@stevenothingspecial
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Love Freejack. Thanks for promoting this classic.
@LisaRichards_123
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Your hair looks great!
@tubesomething
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
It's worth pointing out that the design of the Strat body shape fell into the public domain a LONG time ago, though they still have a trademark on the exact headstock shape. They're ghouls for chasing small companies over the now-literally-generic body shape.
@jeremythornton433
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
It's simple. Don't let AI into your world if you can. Don't let the Osbournes make a penny form this.
@leonsabas4398
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
🙌🏼
@weswheel4834
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
An interactive Ozzy avatar sounds really creepy. I was also half expecting Sharon to let Don headline his 250 celebration with it.
@weswheel4834
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
I saw Freejack at the cinema years ago! Great film.
@LemonCups
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Mustache!
@MetroidMyles
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
I agree with Fender. I personally think it is pretty lazy to, as a new guitar brand, take an already established design, stick your logo on the headstock, then get all 'power to the people' when reminded that your guitars are not genuinely original designs.
@812tompark
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Sharon and the family will squeeze every last penny out of Ozzy’s legacy that she can. It’s gross. There’s nothing RnR about and AI hologram.
@Jamie7
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Yungblud might stop singing changes if we get the Ozzy avatar 😂
@Roman-Pregolin
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
hooray
@BeverleyBailey-r7u
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Take that bloody cap off!
@HamGabriel
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
you can not compare the design of acoustic instruments to electric guitars because acoustic instrument designs are not patented. when it comes to the electric guitar, there has been patents all along since its inception. I do agree with Fender in some aspects, there are too many companies and builders building the exact same thing minus the subtle differences in the headstocks…it dilutes the market and if patents are going to be violated then what is the point of even having them…samsung is not making an iphone and swapping the logos, they have distinct designs. A hammer can not be patented, but an electric vibrating hammer with a switch on the bottom left can. I dont understand why people are so mad at fender….they actually put up with this for decades but now its out of hand and they have to exercise patent laws to defend themselves….its how the market works and i imagine fender wants to stay in business . I am not a defender of corporations nor do i have any involvment with any, but violations have to be adressed always .
@abnormAL-v9k
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
The guys at Richenbacher were doing tremelos and electric guitars decades before the strat was invented. Maybe they should send fender a letter.
@chrisgunn121
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
75th anniversary celebration of the Telecaster and then Fender drop the law suit on the Stratocaster………. Coincidence?????
@SoloDallasII
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
The Strat shape is incredibly simple and generic. Imagine Taylor trademarking the Dreadnought body shape. Likewise Gibson has no right to the LP shape, it's as generic as it gets, basically a folk acoustic body shape but solid wood.
@Horsefingerandthetaintwrights
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
I grew up literally down the street from Fender. I had a GNL endorsement. The Strat shape is public domain.
Leo Fender is the creator and intellectual owner of the Strat. He never went after clones. The design has been around for damn near 70 years. It is truly public domain. Private equity firms have no business raping the spirits of the masters.
@electricurinal
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
If Fender would build a USA strat with the quality and detail of a Suhr or Tom Anderson, etc… there would be no need for Suhr of Tom Anderson guitars… or any other direct reproduction-done-better knockoff of a stratocaster. And I fully feel that the others are "knockoffs". I don't hold it against Fender for going after direct copiers of their actual body shape. Fender left the door open for this based on their own behavior. I figure they can close it if they want to, but the result better be lower prices for better guitars. And it WOULD make the guitar market more diverse… because a whole bunch of companies would stop making the exact same guitar. lol.
@micheallastname5772
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Ze Germans done same with UK car brands, cannot sell used parts, use the name etc.
@scottbaxendale323
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Fender screwed themselves.
@johnnycotton3217
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
I don't like the Ozzy this let our prince rest
@RichardSmith-q6p9u
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
My first concert was Sabbath and Free in Buffalo Free smoked Sabbath like 72
@RichardSmith-q6p9u
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Haven't thought about it for 60 years
@RichardSmith-q6p9u
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
I remember freejack
@harriheinsoo
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
to me the most interesting thing that's come out of the Fender fiasco is the fact that esteemed artists are confessing the best strats they've played are not made by the company in question, lol. I think it's a big backlash for Fender..
@Bcpowell
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
On the Fender Strat thing. Are they able to do the same with the Telecaster and Offset shapes? Or is that something different?
Are they just starting with the strat because I'm assuming it's the most sold shape.
@SirrVicks
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
The Osbourne family will be milking Ozzy for all he is worth, even in death, now their main money making machine has gone.. the family has zero shame.
@PappaBear_yt
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Justin, regarding AI avatars: have you seen movie named Futuristic Congress with Robin Wright Penn in main role?
I recommend it to everyone.
Have a blast! 👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🍻🍻🙋🏼♂️
@timhorrigan1973
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
All entertainment will be holographic as touring logistics become untenable and a major PR blunder by Fender. The second hand guitar market is flooded… have fun kids ✌️
@jbux1983
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Guess what the fender already made a huge mistake! They didn’t do this when it started !!! I believe a judge is going to say you waited 70 yrs to do this. Nah doesn’t work that way
@eily_b
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
OF COURSE it's a German law firm with that Fender situation. 🥱
@bassapace
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
The problem with the Ozzy AI issue is that lacks dignity
@spirits_connected_via_love5055
June 4, 2026 at 6:53 am
Does Fender need more sales? 🎸