After playing guitar for 25 years I’ve completely surrendered to the fact that we make up our mind 90% of the time before we’ve even felt or heard the gear.
@JosePineda-jn8jk
Жыл бұрын
Then the regret sets in a few weeks or months later depending on how much you spent 😂
@sundaynightdrunk
Жыл бұрын
@@JosePineda-jn8jk Which is why you see so much used gear for sale. People don't sell shit they like and are actively using.
@mickypoo
Жыл бұрын
Literally, given most guitars are pre-ordered/bought online these days.
@fritsvanzanten3573
Жыл бұрын
@@SanDimas234 And we are not wondering what you started with and what you ended up with......
@jesterjigs9914
Жыл бұрын
I seem to always buy the guitar with the finish I don't prefer because I play a few of the same model and realy try to just listen and feel the guitar so I have a tabaco burst les paul...I wish the cheary burst had the it cause I never liked tabaco burst and I have a few brown sgs lol..I hate the color brown but those thing ring...never played a red sg that sounded great but I love the look
@MusikMagisterMagnus
Жыл бұрын
At first, before you brought the guitars in, I thought you were just gonna give PEte the custom shop 6 times and see what happens, claiming it was all different, affordable T-styles. That'd be funny as hell.
@andresperez8658
10 ай бұрын
Thoght the same
@TexanUSMC8089
5 ай бұрын
That would be hilarious.
@tylershobby
Жыл бұрын
I feel like Pete was really going through it right after he took the blindfold off. Lee started talking about the rest of the guitars and Pete is just re-evaluating his entire life hahahaha
@lancecluster
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@rogermoore2798
Жыл бұрын
Haha....yet at the end, after putting his own guitar in 4th place, Pete still had to say 'if you've got the money you should still buy a custom shop'. The results would suggest not.
@ok9908
Жыл бұрын
@@rogermoore2798 I really don't think Pete bought a custom shop only because it was a custom shop. The guitar probably had something that inspired him and that's hard to explain. But for a guitar to really inspire you, it matters what's on the headstock (be it an expensive or cheap brand) and i'm not sure why. Buy what inspires you, be it for 100 bucks or 2'000.
@Shjandy
Жыл бұрын
@@rogermoore2798 Pete trying to cope with the next level gaslighting
@TheEchelon
11 ай бұрын
@@rogermoore2798 To me, the custom shop by far sounded the best. Aesthetics also still play a huge role.
@philipellis7039
Жыл бұрын
Ahh, Blindfold T one of my favourite blues guitarists/ rappers.
@kasakka
Жыл бұрын
Shame that Blindfold T died in the 1994 shootout between Jazzmaster Jeff and Lil' Jaguar.
@philipellis7039
Жыл бұрын
@@kasakka 😢
@philipellis7039
Жыл бұрын
@@sozo1020 😆
@rcjoe406
Жыл бұрын
Lol Pete looked genuinely disturbed that he couldn't recognize his own guitar haha
@martyshwaartz971
Жыл бұрын
TBF, most of us probably couldn't tell. I think about my main strat and the only giveaway would be how stiff I set the trem up. If I couldn't touch that I'd be hosed.
@rcjoe406
Жыл бұрын
@@martyshwaartz971 true..I kinda wanna do this at home and have someone hand me my babies and see if i could tell who's who
@To.Si.Ma.
Жыл бұрын
Pete had his Blues Cube moment - Btw. calling your CS Fender a Sire is like calling your wife a different name dude... 😂
@egg43002
Жыл бұрын
Lee, please disclose that you own Danish Pete
@alif499
Жыл бұрын
lmao!
@kenhall6525
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@adamcogan211
Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@codyburgess7034
Жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahah
@digitalchris6681
Жыл бұрын
Don't be daft: of course Lee doesn't own Pete. He is, however, the majority shareholder.
@activese
Жыл бұрын
Lmao, to watch Lee's funny, candid, reactions, concealing his need to burst in laughs, to Pete comments on his own tele, was priceless, so genuine, thank you both, made my night.
@fivewattworld.
Жыл бұрын
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@batphink2655
Жыл бұрын
I've NO idea how Lee didn't burst out laughing I couldn't have kept a straight face lol! I like the Brit sense of humour and mischief you often throw in and I hope that never changes ,I mean why be so serious like so many other channel right?
@gdr1174
Жыл бұрын
Recent 'controversy' aside its worth noting that Andertons videos and the infectious enthusiasm of the team helped me fall back in love with guitar playing again ❤
@MarcCoteMusic
Жыл бұрын
Controversy?
@JosePineda-jn8jk
Жыл бұрын
@@MarcCoteMusicjust getting called out for making sure to disclose all the times they are promoting gear that they themselves have momentary investments in. Not a huge deal but KDH definitely rightfully called it out and Lee acknowledged that was true and gave a plan to fix it. Now you’re caught up! 🙂 (but seriously they both handled it professionally so we will see if the community can get past all the joking 😂).
@MarcCoteMusic
Жыл бұрын
@@JosePineda-jn8jk - Thanks for the info.
@frankcarter6427
Жыл бұрын
you mean Lee blatantly lying about his ownership of an amp he was constantly shilling?
@BingoBabyO
Жыл бұрын
Yes exactly… who cares if Lee owns the entire guitar product line he promotes.. what’s the issue with that ? Let them EAT CAKE!
@brysimm404
Жыл бұрын
"Fredges" [fret edges] should totally be a word - and it is from now on for me :D Well said Pete!
@GuessMyNameOnceMore
Жыл бұрын
That Aria looks Stunning at that pricepoint
@REKlaus
Жыл бұрын
It is nice to see a player of Pete's caliber give a honest evaluation of the feel and sound of affordable guitars. I worked at a music store in Nashville in the mid 1970's and was amazed at the quality and sound of the Aria guitars of the time (pre law suit era.) I actually bought an Aria Jazz bass and wish I still had it as it played and sounded so good. Their LP style guitars where great.
@fraenkiboii
Жыл бұрын
I love how Lee just sat there quietly and you could hear him scribble :D
@TheTapMusic
Жыл бұрын
I'm fairy sure those sounds are added; still funny
@LBv666
Жыл бұрын
You gotta try this with everyone else, Lee tries to find his original cap10 etc
@lance134679
Жыл бұрын
I have 3 takeaways: 1) Teles aren't that difficult to copy. 2) Buying a guitar while blindfolded and not knowing what the brands are might be the best way to buy a guitar. Bring a buddy with you to hand you guitars. 👍😄 3) Pete is a good sport.
@mickypoo
Жыл бұрын
Number 2/bring a buddy is a great idea.
@1989eol
Жыл бұрын
This is still the best comercially driven channel I know on KZitem. I mean you can tell, that they want to make you buy more gear than you need, but it's still inspiring, informative and fun. Also I own about 5 times as much gear, as I need and I am not going to stop now. So I am not complaining.
@Miashelby
8 ай бұрын
I was laughing out loud, my daughter was asking "What is so funny?" Loved it boys. Blindfolds mess with your mind!
@30smsuperstrat
Жыл бұрын
If Lee had not gone into the family business, he could have been a court stenographer 😁
@TheAquaponic1
10 ай бұрын
Ok, so 2/3's the way through this video and my biggest take away is that.... Pete is so much more fluent and expressive playing blindfolded! It would be a treat getting to play with him. GJ
@_caseyjames
Жыл бұрын
Blindfold choice of full rig should be a thing. Pick a Guitar, then pick an amp then any extras. Be very interesting to see the full rig
@KoaCharvel
Жыл бұрын
THIS PLEASE!
@brendanwiencek6278
11 ай бұрын
They did that a while back
@schaerfentiefe1967
Жыл бұрын
Actually the sound of the Squier was very good! A typical Telecaster sound. I also liked the sound of the Sire.
@隠れた
Жыл бұрын
A good player on a good amp will make any guitar sound good
@picksalot1
Жыл бұрын
Amusing video. They all sounded so close, you could probably get them near identical with just a little EQ. It was funny to hear Pete say he was having trouble playing his own guitar during the blind test, only to say later how much he enjoyed playing it. I'm glad he called BS at the end. 😂
@thefryinallofus
2 күн бұрын
What a fun video. Also, his high end Tele at the end: "Get out of the pool kiddies, time for adult swim"
@sdfswords
Жыл бұрын
Just shows how remarkably good INEXPENSIVE, like $400, guitars are, in this age of CNC and impeccable Asian construction. How lucky are we?
@ItsJustRyan89
Жыл бұрын
The Sires are world class. Love them.
@colinrobinson9674
Жыл бұрын
Too bad for that ugly headstock
@JosePineda-jn8jk
Жыл бұрын
@@colinrobinson9674so if you were handed a guitar that felt and sounded amazing to you but, they then revealed this headstock you wouldn’t buy the instrument?
@__.rey.__
Жыл бұрын
@@JosePineda-jn8jk I personally like the Sire headstock. Tbh, there are much 'worse'.
@bassyey
Жыл бұрын
@@__.rey.__ As long as it's not a headless, it's fine to me lol.
@gffg387
Жыл бұрын
@@bassyeysame. Fuck headless. Other than that, I don't care about that
@Beanlipe
Жыл бұрын
for the first 3 minutes of the video I swear you were going to hand him his own guitar over and over again just to see how he would change his opinion
@JosePineda-jn8jk
Жыл бұрын
That would be a truly interesting test but, because they implicit bias of being told they were all different his brain would fight to find things.
@stephenhenderson5322
Жыл бұрын
FGN and Squier sounded great to me. I'm always pretty stunned by the quality of the high-end Squiers these days.
@OnlineLawyerUK
8 ай бұрын
I have a squire,l tele, donner T style and a few other cheap T styles but also a Fender Custom Shop Tele. Squire offer amazing value for money but the cheaper guitars big brands release nowadays are excellent! Doesn't compare to my Custom Shop but they are great given the price difference.
@RainhillDaemon
Жыл бұрын
I love how Pete can play jazz chords blindfolded 😂
@Jaymze13
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best Andertons vids just for the comedy all thru and at the end. Now I want to try something similar with my favorite S-Style.
@lwwells
Жыл бұрын
This one made me laugh for like three minutes straight. 😂
@jsanch4892
Жыл бұрын
That first guitar, Aria, is absolutely gorgeous. The “punchy” description is spot on with the bridge.
@waynebridger4998
Жыл бұрын
The video where Rob thought the CV tele was the custom shop model when blindfolded, is one of my favourite old videos
@brymills
Жыл бұрын
My favourite blindfold vid is still the JHS Bonsai when Lee pretended he had bunch of different pedals rather than just 1 😂
@mikes062
Жыл бұрын
Captain, blindfolded Pete and a bunch of tele’s? YES!!!!!
@alexgarnett5373
Жыл бұрын
Amazing what happens when you take away sight .. us Guitarists are so shallow 😂❤
@TxSteel
4 ай бұрын
You guys need to print up shirts that say Andertons, "Does that make sense?"
@BCarpenter2314
Жыл бұрын
This video perfectly shows the importance of a good setup. Once Pete noticed an issue with the nut/action he couldn't get over it.
@Tiptronics
Жыл бұрын
The setup is the only thing that matters. Everything else is opinion and usually negligible
@KuijpersClan
9 ай бұрын
24:20 Lee struggling to get a plectrum from his jeans pocket, just to tune a guitar 😂
@petdoe8938
Жыл бұрын
Ron kirn ,best i have ever played at nearly 70 i have played an owned and own lots of t style guitars 50s 60s but always go back to Ron's
@peterweiland8928
Жыл бұрын
I bought a Chapman ml3 standard. Had it about two weeks now. Great guitar, love everything about.
@DJBuglip
5 ай бұрын
Its ok Pete. I'm not sure I could identify any of mine by feel either and I've played one of em my entire life (it was my dad's), 57 years. I think the real takeaway is never get too attached to one guitar, its not as important a part of the equation as you thought. Its mostly about you.
@ubermenschstream6765
Жыл бұрын
fgn sounds so dynamic.
@zxbc1
Жыл бұрын
The FGN definitely sounded the best to my ears (apart from Pete's own custom shop one). I'm really surprised Lee said it needed a pickup upgrade. The pickups may not sound 100% fender but they sound the most pleasant and most dynamic. It's probably owing to their long history of making Fender Japan guitars, they're the legit bargain price custom shop brand.
@davidharding200
Жыл бұрын
So funny 50% of the Custom Shop experience is knowing that it’s expensive and exclusive and in theory something special😂
@GretchZ
Жыл бұрын
Nothing sells me more on a guitar than having a black body, black-white-black pickguard and a maple fingerboard. Just this beautiful combination of working class simplicity and tuxedo swag. Like a well-dressed mafia tough.
@jamesmarkham7489
Жыл бұрын
Paying more makes some folks feel special. Companies are very accommodating to this crowd.
@monkeybrains
Жыл бұрын
Should get a masterbuilt
@Airhead348
Жыл бұрын
Yea for the dentists who cant play for shit. Guys who play can tell the minute you grab the neck.
@gnoogie
Жыл бұрын
@@GretchZ black strats with white guards 🤮probably the most generic guitar possible even just having a black guard takes it to another level.
@youWoNtLikeMe04
Жыл бұрын
The red finish on the aria is great.
@mikem668
Жыл бұрын
Pete's Tele sounded the best to my ear. And his playing seemed the best on that guitar. Interesting psychology. His point about it following the Squier is a classic experimental problem.
@ChrissyG233
Жыл бұрын
I love these blindfold challenges. Interesting views on the guitar without even seeing it.
@SeemoreDunkan
Жыл бұрын
I'm honestly interested in the culture of these videos as much as the shootouts themselves. A very naughty episode. Me likey :)
@bloodflower2141
10 ай бұрын
Or children..... Or kittens.... as Pete strokes that neck loll😂
@bassben004
Жыл бұрын
Super interesting that the Aria has the 3 way switch, I was wondering if the middle pickup was on or off when pete said they didnt blend well
@cfreeman5631
Жыл бұрын
Pete, I can tell you having had the chance to go through Nick Greers guitar collection, your favorite guitar is always your favorite today..tomorrow it will change. All of his guitars are my favorite guitar, Ha!
@seanzinger
Жыл бұрын
Buying a guitar is NOT just about the sound. It’s about how the guitar makes you feel.
@mikeomatic9905
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, aesthetics are a huge part of playing guitar for a lot of people. And that's ok! If looking at a guitar makes you happy, then that's totally cool. But man, it would be a lot cheaper if I were a blind guitar player...
@seanzinger
Жыл бұрын
@@mikeomatic9905 that’s not even what I’m talking about here. It’s how it makes you feel while you play it not while you’re looking at it.
@mikeomatic9905
Жыл бұрын
@@seanzinger I mean, that's what Pete was doing in this video and he ranked his favorite guitar in the bottom half.
@nickb.237
Жыл бұрын
That Chapman is beautiful, imagine if it had an ebony board and matching white headstock
@hakankillberg6043
Жыл бұрын
Yes and no reversed headstock. Then i buy it 😃
@gdawgs101
5 ай бұрын
@@hakankillberg6043 They offer non-reverse headstock models
@hakankillberg6043
5 ай бұрын
@@gdawgs101 yes but only in England. Seems to be only from Andertons and then come all the taxes freight cost etc etc. Wish Thomann could offer this
@ericchin79
Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos
@Bat_Dad_116
11 ай бұрын
I fully admit that the headstock shape has way more to do with how much I like a guitar than it should lol can’t help it. It’s like food, we eat with our eyes first.
@austinbridge
Жыл бұрын
Loving the new, government-enforced, business disclosures in the video description. You had a good, 10-year run, but honesty is the best policy!
@PayneAvenue1
Жыл бұрын
26:17 Pete is too entertaining 😂
@Jeremya74
23 сағат бұрын
I thought captain was talking about the "archer" series until pete brought it up 😂
@Maddy29
Жыл бұрын
This is the beginning of the end for that Purple Tele
@Oklatucky_Guitarman
Жыл бұрын
You guys are producing amazing content!!! 😮
@adamzalewski6135
5 ай бұрын
That's so funny 🤣 I played a custom shop aged fender.. really wanting one, but walking away because it felt really cheap
@peskypesky
Ай бұрын
LMAO at the Fender Custom Shop.
@timhopkins3810
Жыл бұрын
You guys have been doing this so long now that you really need to spend a fiver on a magnetic whiteboard so you can just move positions around easily 😂 This just shows how good quality the guitars are nowadays for beginners, when I started with my cheap Encore it was terrible! Now you’re able to get almost pro sounding gear for nearly nothing
@MinusCube
Жыл бұрын
18:14 - one of the best parts of this video
@fraenkiboii
Жыл бұрын
18:14 I watched it 5 times I'm crying
@MohanKarulkar
6 ай бұрын
Great vid 😂 the Captain and Danish Pete are a duo for the ages.
@wsullivan121
8 ай бұрын
Pete, did you say this was Bullshit 😂😂😂😂
@yourguitarist
Жыл бұрын
Even the great Pete honoroe can't tell what guitar he's playing. It really makes you wonder how much of our decision process is based on what we see... very interesting!
@bobbyr
Жыл бұрын
Anything reverse headstock with roasted maple neck/fretboard and I'm sold.
@tonybowen455
8 ай бұрын
The blindfold doesn't lie. That's what I think the cheaper import guitars with an evertune are maybe the best deal we never talk about. I haven't played one yet though. Guitar culture is so resistant to change.
@teddnagurski5583
Жыл бұрын
I think that Aria Pro looks looks really rad.
@wesleymorris1
Ай бұрын
I could easily tell mine out of 10 strats, i got a prs silver sky, if you turn the volume halfway, u get sounds, fenders or anything else dont do. The silver sky is the best guitar ive ever played . Yea its expensive, but well worth it
@allyourbasearebelongtous2191
Жыл бұрын
Really should have had a G&L Lee. Still a great video though. Just would've been cool to have the perspective.
@rockerseven
11 ай бұрын
33:48 - OMG, isn't that a KidPix sound effect?! I used to love that program as a kid!
@drevil7vs13
Жыл бұрын
We need one more with Pete & S-style guitars!
@garethjohnson1328
Жыл бұрын
Send it to me Pete! That guitar sounded and played amazing through the Love Bomb into Victory V140 when I had a go.
@TheStratpicker
Жыл бұрын
Ha, this made me chuckle. I often watch gear videos with a guitar in my hands and these days, instead of the Fender Strat I’ve sworn by (not at) for the last fifteen years, it’s a Jet JS 400 that floats my boat. Sure I can feel it’s roasted neck (!) but the real giveaway is the rounded neck joint that makes the Fender feel positively agricultural. The difference between budget and more expensive guitars is nowhere what it was when I got my first electric from Woolworths in 1973.
@charlesflint9048
Жыл бұрын
I only have only one Telecaster, a 2012 Baja butterscotch which I bought recently in very good condition. This is my ‘Go To’ guitar now. If you can get one of these then get one; it does everything that you can expect from a Tele, and then more courtesy of the Fender Custom Shop via the ‘S’ switch, which can even provide a humbucker sound via the 4 way selector switch. This is my ultimate Telecaster and I love it😊!.
@BuffyTheVatnikSlayer
Жыл бұрын
As usual - endlessly entertaining 😂
@sans6956
Жыл бұрын
Great video guys as always. The look on poor Pete’s face though ! 😅
@graemero5532
Жыл бұрын
Seen the Victory video. Well done Cap 👍🏻
@johnharris1846
Жыл бұрын
you guys are the best! so entertaining!
@leonardgould6657
3 ай бұрын
TO GDR174: YEAH; I'M IN CANADA 🇨🇦 🍁- these Lee-Pete vignettes are fantastic!,- happy dudes having a happy time!, for Canadians who have family connections to England, we've heard tell of forbears who went to England in far unhappier times!, to visit very unhappy venues such as Dunkirk!, Dieppe!, and Normandy!-and yeah! Danish Pete's perpetual smile!, and killer chops complement Lee's enthusiastic "wailing" perfectly!- I pick up the ol' axe ^ try to follow a long! Rock-on Dudes!
@Pauliewallnutts
Жыл бұрын
To the people talking about the so-called controversy this is nothing more than a nothing burger the man owns a guitar shop stop acting like you're shocked because he's trying to sell guitars and gear it's literally his job.
@markseymour8365
Жыл бұрын
It's not his job to take stakes in companies then promote them as if he has no interest in them other than being just another stockist. That's dishonest and is definitely more than nothing judging from people's reactions.
@Pauliewallnutts
Жыл бұрын
@@markseymour8365 everything he sells and promotes and does videos on he makes money off of he is a salesman.
@Roger-il8iw
5 ай бұрын
@@markseymour8365dude he owns Andertons. He literally has a stake in EVERY ITEM SOLD. I’m guessing you have never owned a business. The lack of common sense is astounding.
@lindyloulie80
Жыл бұрын
OOOOH Pete! Me thinks thou art thoroughly embarrassed! Your body language betrays you. 🤣😂 I hope you won’t trade your purple love in now. 🤔 I LOVE listening to you play that fantastic guitar. But then again you could make a broomstick sound like a $6K custom shop piece.
@darklight4815
Жыл бұрын
For the record you owe precisely zero people an explanation for anything you decide to invest in, I don't care what anybody says... people act as if they're not grown enough to decide things on their own these days. Outstanding video as always 💪
@captainprivate3768
Жыл бұрын
It's the law, mate. He got a slap on the wrist and everyone can move on. You don't need to hate him or defend him.
@darklight4815
Жыл бұрын
yeah i get it's the law...i don't agree with it being law though,so i will defend him...if i buy any product from any local shop it doesn't matter if the sales clerk owns and manufactures that product, i'm not being "tricked" into buying anything...i make the final decision on what to buy and they should not have to disclose any info about it if they don't wish to do so...that's all i'm saying...people are acting as if they are only deciding to like a product because someone is telling them to...as if they're not capable of deciding for themselves...that's my biggest beef with the rule.@@captainprivate3768
@Jeremya74
23 сағат бұрын
"Let me twy some gain" -Danish Pete
@david_farmer
Жыл бұрын
I bought one of those purple Vintage Vibe Tele's from Anderton's a couple of years ago. I really like that guitar, but I tell you what, the stock strings were so bad I didn't like it at all at first. But a string change to what I like (Elixir 009) and it's been great. I wonder how much the stock (usually cheap) strings came into play. Pete didn't seem to mind them but I'm curious. That would be a video I'd be curious to see. Various price points of guitars compared with stock strings and fresh ones.
@squidwardjtentacles
Жыл бұрын
Great PR move. If anyone can weather the storm it is good old Danish Pete. We'll played sir
@55avenger
Жыл бұрын
I'm out of the loop. What happened?
@ItsJustRyan89
Жыл бұрын
It’s not that deep.
@nayaleezy
Жыл бұрын
Has Mr Pete disclosed his ownership of those chonky riffs? 🔥
@johnparker2636
Жыл бұрын
Andertons at its very best +++ Pete is a great sport for doing this. Love it.
@lerirol
Жыл бұрын
So when are you music shops going to introduce the ,,Blindfold shopping " experience? 😏 I'd love to go in one of these music shops and ask for a Blindfold!
@mickypoo
Жыл бұрын
Never, as they'd lose profits with everyone buying the cheap stuff lol.
@Bobby_twoshitz
Жыл бұрын
Hysterical video loved it!!!! you guys are awesome
@ArtLogins
Жыл бұрын
And still my Fender tele with Gibson hum seems to be the best of both worlds.... 😎😎😎
@whammyman93
Жыл бұрын
For decades Aria has been the leader of value and they're relatively unsung
@andreasfetzer7559
11 ай бұрын
You made the squier go from 3 to 4 and then 5, captain! Not nice😂
@AutoRiff
Жыл бұрын
18:17 Danish Pete's got the jazz fingers
@BuddyBlues
Жыл бұрын
6:46 , click it. Trust me
@tyman8173
Жыл бұрын
One of my favs yet… good stuff as always.
@allanmills6540
Жыл бұрын
Lee's got shares in telecaster! The man's guitar 💪 😂❤x
@larrydj549
Жыл бұрын
That old tele video is still my favorite shootout video rivaling the OK Corral
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