Seal comes to blows with harpist over guitar pedal video: “I get it’s a parody but it’s not a very good one”

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Seal has called out an electroacoustic harpist over her guitar pedal video which features her cleaning a pedal in the sink.Emily Hopkins shared a video clip on her Instagram of her cleaning her guitar pedals. “This is exactly how I clean my pedals,” she begins and shows herself washing them with soap and water.

To really “get in there,” she shows herself using a toothbrush for the circuit board.To end the video, Hopkins reveals that she is giving away one of her favourite Uni-Vibe pedals – the Eventide Riptide pedal – telling her followers that in order to enter for a chance to win all they have to do is like the video, tag a friend, and comment “This is exactly how I clean my pedals”.A post shared by ˗ˏˋ Emily Hopkins ˎˊ˗ (@emilyharpist)The ‘Kiss From A Rose” singer came across the video and was not a fan of the gag. “What was the point of doing it?