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Jonathan Horsley

“This is what you guys don’t see on the back-end”: YouTuber Phillip McKnight threatened with legal action by guitar brand

A still of Phillip McKnight holding court on his YouTube channel.

YouTuber Phillip Knight has received an attorney’s letter threatening him with legal action over the return of an electric guitar that was to feature in one of his deep-dive videos – and he says he is not alone, as many other content creators on the platform have had similar issues.

In a response video posted to his channel, McKnight reveals that lawyers representing Stephen King Harriman, the owner of the Florida-based high-end guitar brand Belltone Guitars, sent him a letter over a BC4 guitar that was sent to him in early December for a video.

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