Can I just say that although I totally agree that touching parts of the guitar can be a give away, actually playing a guitar without touching anything is REALLY difficult! Your brain is just hard wired to adjust tubers, volume, pickups etc - it's totally weird trying not to do it, even though you know you shouldn't!!
Hi, Lee. I know this is off topic but would you guys consider doing a multi fx pedal shootout? While there are demos of these pedals out there, the same pedal can sound great on one vid and not so great on another (dependant on the uploader I guess). It would be great to see them head to head. This is in no way related to the fact that I'm in the market for one lol. G5 (I already have one, See? I'm not completely selfish), GT 100, Tonelab, Mustang Floor, RP1000, HD500X
Get a Carvin CT6C and drop it next to that $5,000 PRS....I'd like that shootout to see what you guys think. Although I know they're a direct seller...it'd be interesting to see what you guys think of one compared to the PRS' you guys love.
I think Rob is right about Lee. He has too much knowledge. A fun idea would be to perhaps get both Rob and Rabea, who are both exceptional guitar players, to do the blindfold challenges and get Lee to pickout the guitars and be the judge. I'm sure he could throw something really sneaky into the mix.
The 'cheap' ones are great for the money. The US PRS though is better - not just tonally but also from a quality perspective. Frets won't wear as quickly, nut is superior quality, bridge is machined rather than cast from a mould, electrics are higher quality etc. You can argue about the number of pieces in a neck or body - whether using Scarf joints for the headstock makes any real difference but overall, the quality of the parts and materials, the curing of the wood before its turned into an instrument etc is part of what makes a US PRS more expensive... That being said, the imports are great for the money and definitely not 1/3rd of the guitar for a 1/3rd of the price. Its great for those that can't afford or justify spending that much on a Guitar but still want a PRS. My cores are exceptionally high quality and finely crafted instruments but I could live with an SE....
@archie baldwin S2 series are American PRS with Korean electronics so it's considered American made. There are huge differences between an S2 and SE even with the exact same electronics. An S2 is for someone who wants a Core but is on an SE budget.
@archie baldwin yeah my mistake I group hardware and electronics together but I know they're vastly different. Currently S2 is still my favorite line of affordably expensive guitars.
@@BAMozzy69 but hardware can be changed. Specially if you are not american and don't live in the USA, the SE range with a change of hardware for, por example, Gotoh parts, can make an hell of a instrument for yet a fraction of a USA made PRS. And the pickups on the SE range are great, nothing to lose to the USA made ones, have tested both of them.
@@douglhorvath You can swap out the electronics, tuners, nut, bridge, pick-ups and the Electronics and it still won't be as good as a core PRS. The fundamental backbone of the instrument is still different and important. Not saying the SE range and Pups are bad by any stretch the imagination and are very good for the price, as I said. They are made FOR PRS not BY PRS to sell 'cheap' and even if you strip it down, spend another the same again on replacing all the hardware, its still just an SE and worth used SE money. By the time you have done that, could have bought a used Core. I actually OWN & Play PRS guitars (one of mine is my Avatar) and I know how great the SE's are for the money. They certainly are not '25% the guitar for 25% the money' and I highly recommend them IF that's where your budget lies, but a core is on another level entirely...
I've had the USA and Indonesia made Prs. The quality is far superior in the Yankee machines but the tone of the far eastern guitars is astonishing. Their new standard se range is pocket money rocking insurance and would amuse and keep happy any professional as well as the beginner it is primarily aimed at.
Too much cheating going on! Checking out the five way blades and carved tops! Maybe next time no pickup changing, purely feel and sound. Otherwise great stuff guys, so entertaining and fun :)
Guys. My only problem with these videos is that you don't guess what they are just from the way the play and sound. You feel the guitars body/features and use those things to help you guess. This makes it much easier to guess if you know the construction and features of different ranges. Play the guitars. No groping 😄
Yall should do a semi-hollow body blindfolded shootout. Take several semi-hollow guitars of all different price points, play them blind folded, and see which one comes out the best sounding and feeling.
I think this shows the quality of PRS that they both found it very difficult to decide. This and the SE Standard persuaded me to look at getting a SE Standard 24 which I am buying tomorrow!!!
JThadd Oh it is good thanks. I had some issues with the setup of the neck which was causing fret buzz that I will have to sort out but once the neck is sorted it will be a great guitar
Ibanez or Jackson blindfold reviews! That would be insane, it's fascinating to watch these. Also how very well you can work your way around a fretboard blind!
Nice to see how well the S2 did in the blindfold test. I went back and watched the Starla, Mira, & Custom vid again and the S2 custom didn't seem to be to your liking as much then.
Seems like Rob loves these for a reason. I started with the PRS CE in 2000. After it was stolen, I tried everything to replace it, hoping to get optimum tone/playability/looks/ergonomics, etc. Having gone full circle with Gibsons, Fenders, Ibanez, Charvels, etc.. I keep coming back to PRS. I have a Custom 22, and it really is the best.
I wonder if Rob ever realised that the pickups weren't any hotter on any of the guitars, and that in his attempts to change channels on the amp he kept increasing the gain control? ;)
I have to agree with Chappers and say the first one. I have recently tried several at varying levels, the top end is unbelievable but for the money it should be. I walked out with the SE std for £399 in silver ( the first one) as it played and sounded best. It really did feel right as soon as I tried it and simply more comfortable to play and seemed to have an edge on sound.
Rob, what would suggest for someone coming back to guitar after a number of years? I have played for 4/5 years before but have not picked my guitar up for about 3 years now
When Rob was testing the S2 he held his hand on the "upper cut" the guitar - no wonder he knew it wasn't a core model. They have a completely different shaped top. Basically resting your picking hand on the guitar could give it away.
I have the baby blue SE Tim Mahoney sig model, and once I added my DiMarzio 36th PAF pups & some locking tuners, I feel I have something on par with a regular US PRS costing 3 times the money, couldn't be happier.
I've only been subscribed for literally a couple days now, but I have watched quite a few of your videos, and I have to ask: why don't I see you guys doing much with Schecters? Are they just not that popular over in the UK or do you not have any, or what? They're fantastic guitars - my favorite brand by far - but I hardly ever see people reviewing or testing anything short of their extended range guitars.
good video. Finally a credible review. Apart from the turn polishing Gibson 2015 - you guys love doing. Chappers, have you sold that POS '15 Gibson yet?
Epiphone Les Paul Custom vs Gibson Les Paul Custom. Blindfolded. OR: Sterling Music Man JP model vs Music Man JP. Jackson Soloist pro vs USA Soloist -- etc. And Andertons, you guys should be a retailer for some of the wildcat brands that we don't see so much in the US like Mayones, Siggi Braun, Blackat. Strictly 7 Guitars, etc.
Thank you as always guys. Do you think maybe sometime you can do a review on, KNAGGS guitars? they're becoming very popular and I haven't seen a good review on them yet. Thanks again!
Lee: “Okay Rob, I’m gonna ask you to not touch the tuners, or anything to give it away. Just give me your first impression.” Rob & Lee: both immediately touch tuners and use pickup-selection switch.
I love these videos. The next time I watch one of these Im not going to look, just listen and see if I get it right based off of tone. I feel like I missed the fun because I was looking :-(
Blindfold various SG guitars: Epiphone, SG Special, SG Standard, maybe some of the signature SGs, or a custom shop. To avoid touching knobs and stuff, just have Rabea change channels, knobs, and pickups as you want.
The SE "Standard" is a completely flat top, the SE has a slightly rounded top, the S2 has a slightly rounded top with an arm carve, and the USA has a violin carve. Also, the knobs and switches differ between qualities.
Why are rolled frets only found on expensive guitars? I never understood that...it makes a hell of a difference IMHO and I don't see why it has to be done by hand -- is it hard to automate this with CNC machines or something?
Nick K it’s not even that hard to do by hand either lol. I don’t understand either, their is a video of someone doing it in a few minutes and was wondering the same thing.
Rob, I hate to say it man but I ALMOST bought a Chapman ML-1, I came so so close, but then I stumbled across a great deal on a LTD EC-1000T/CTM (Full thickness) brand new, never played (just because it was open box) for $550 shipped to my door. I can't believe the deal I got considering it's a $950 guitar. I was ready to check out on a trans-black ML1 too :( but no worries, the natural ML-1 or perhaps in the future a H-H configuration ML-1 if you decide to make a standard run with dual buckers. I still must have one!
You need to start doing pedal shootouts. Seeing if you can determine the pedals set to 12 oclock on each setting. All different types, all different brands.
Well done guys!!! Though it would be nice to get a ruling on the tonal differences between the S2 custom and the Core line custom 24. Like you did with the SE and the American made 24. Please??? Pretty please??? I'm groveling now.
Rob Chapman is there anywhere I can find the tab to the intro song on these videos? Every time I watch your videos I want to learn how to play it and it doesn't sound too difficult for a beginner to learn.
Can I just say that although I totally agree that touching parts of the guitar can be a give away, actually playing a guitar without touching anything is REALLY difficult! Your brain is just hard wired to adjust tubers, volume, pickups etc - it's totally weird trying not to do it, even though you know you shouldn't!!
adjust tubers? Is this the new eco-friendly potato based tuners? Or do they have turnip based pots in them? :)
Paul Walton Dang hippies and their vegan guitars...
Hi, Lee. I know this is off topic but would you guys consider doing a multi fx pedal shootout?
While there are demos of these pedals out there, the same pedal can sound great on one vid and not so great on another (dependant on the uploader I guess). It would be great to see them head to head. This is in no way related to the fact that I'm in the market for one lol.
G5 (I already have one, See? I'm not completely selfish), GT 100, Tonelab, Mustang Floor, RP1000, HD500X
Get a Carvin CT6C and drop it next to that $5,000 PRS....I'd like that shootout to see what you guys think. Although I know they're a direct seller...it'd be interesting to see what you guys think of one compared to the PRS' you guys love.
Hi lee just wondering when you are going to announce the winners of the MXR pedals signed by zack wylde
I love blindfold episodes !!! :-D
It's my Guitar entertainment fix ;-)
***** LOL
I think Rob is right about Lee. He has too much knowledge. A fun idea would be to perhaps get both Rob and Rabea, who are both exceptional guitar players, to do the blindfold challenges and get Lee to pickout the guitars and be the judge. I'm sure he could throw something really sneaky into the mix.
So this video pretty much proves that you can't go wrong with a PRS, even the cheap ones are amazing.
The 'cheap' ones are great for the money. The US PRS though is better - not just tonally but also from a quality perspective. Frets won't wear as quickly, nut is superior quality, bridge is machined rather than cast from a mould, electrics are higher quality etc. You can argue about the number of pieces in a neck or body - whether using Scarf joints for the headstock makes any real difference but overall, the quality of the parts and materials, the curing of the wood before its turned into an instrument etc is part of what makes a US PRS more expensive...
That being said, the imports are great for the money and definitely not 1/3rd of the guitar for a 1/3rd of the price. Its great for those that can't afford or justify spending that much on a Guitar but still want a PRS. My cores are exceptionally high quality and finely crafted instruments but I could live with an SE....
@archie baldwin S2 series are American PRS with Korean electronics so it's considered American made. There are huge differences between an S2 and SE even with the exact same electronics. An S2 is for someone who wants a Core but is on an SE budget.
@archie baldwin yeah my mistake I group hardware and electronics together but I know they're vastly different. Currently S2 is still my favorite line of affordably expensive guitars.
@@BAMozzy69 but hardware can be changed. Specially if you are not american and don't live in the USA, the SE range with a change of hardware for, por example, Gotoh parts, can make an hell of a instrument for yet a fraction of a USA made PRS. And the pickups on the SE range are great, nothing to lose to the USA made ones, have tested both of them.
@@douglhorvath You can swap out the electronics, tuners, nut, bridge, pick-ups and the Electronics and it still won't be as good as a core PRS.
The fundamental backbone of the instrument is still different and important.
Not saying the SE range and Pups are bad by any stretch the imagination and are very good for the price, as I said. They are made FOR PRS not BY PRS to sell 'cheap' and even if you strip it down, spend another the same again on replacing all the hardware, its still just an SE and worth used SE money. By the time you have done that, could have bought a used Core.
I actually OWN & Play PRS guitars (one of mine is my Avatar) and I know how great the SE's are for the money. They certainly are not '25% the guitar for 25% the money' and I highly recommend them IF that's where your budget lies, but a core is on another level entirely...
I've had the USA and Indonesia made Prs.
The quality is far superior in the Yankee machines but the tone of the far eastern guitars is astonishing.
Their new standard se range is pocket money rocking insurance and would amuse and keep happy any professional as well as the beginner it is primarily aimed at.
Too much cheating going on! Checking out the five way blades and carved tops! Maybe next time no pickup changing, purely feel and sound. Otherwise great stuff guys, so entertaining and fun :)
True :D
Guys. My only problem with these videos is that you don't guess what they are just from the way the play and sound. You feel the guitars body/features and use those things to help you guess. This makes it much easier to guess if you know the construction and features of different ranges. Play the guitars. No groping 😄
I posted this right at the start btw. As soon as Rob touched the tuners.. I agree with Bea.
*reads price tag* "Oh, this is such a nice guitar"
rob pls
he means it
Ibanez range! Gio-indo-premium indo-prestige and(if possible) jcustom
LACS too
Who Even Djents Now Who's LACS they would get and why would it be relevant if no one can buy one?
I completely agree.
The Wenge/bubinga neck jcustom in particular :D
Yes Ibanez
Yall should do a semi-hollow body blindfolded shootout. Take several semi-hollow guitars of all different price points, play them blind folded, and see which one comes out the best sounding and feeling.
I think this shows the quality of PRS that they both found it very difficult to decide. This and the SE Standard persuaded me to look at getting a SE Standard 24 which I am buying tomorrow!!!
So, how is it?
JThadd
Oh it is good thanks. I had some issues with the setup of the neck which was causing fret buzz that I will have to sort out but once the neck is sorted it will be a great guitar
Wow, best advert I've seen for a prs custom, I want one now!
Wow, I've never watched one of your vids so early after uploading. I love what you guys are doing with the whole blindfold-concept! Rock on!
So many hilarious moments in this video. Keep up the good work! We love it!
The red finish on that one is just awesome.
You guys make the best videos. My favorite channel by far.
Love watching you guys. Informative and entertaining. Cheers from Australia!
9:47 s2
11:43 core
16:02 se
9:03 s2
13:15 core
17:35 se
That run at 16:19 to 16:22 is so great.
oh that silverback sounds Amazing!! maybe the best sounding amp i've ever heard on this channel
Ibanez or Jackson blindfold reviews! That would be insane, it's fascinating to watch these. Also how very well you can work your way around a fretboard blind!
You guys are loved!! The best!
I love these blindfolded videos! more would be welcome haha
OMG, PRS guitars are amazing!!
Nice to see how well the S2 did in the blindfold test. I went back and watched the Starla, Mira, & Custom vid again and the S2 custom didn't seem to be to your liking as much then.
Should be seeing you in march . Can't wait
Love this format guys! Really interesting. Keep it up!
Seems like Rob loves these for a reason. I started with the PRS CE in 2000. After it was stolen, I tried everything to replace it, hoping to get optimum tone/playability/looks/ergonomics, etc. Having gone full circle with Gibsons, Fenders, Ibanez, Charvels, etc.. I keep coming back to PRS. I have a Custom 22, and it really is the best.
The sound effects at 19:59 had me rollin!! Great job haha
I wonder if Rob ever realised that the pickups weren't any hotter on any of the guitars, and that in his attempts to change channels on the amp he kept increasing the gain control? ;)
Hey guys love your blindfold test they r funny stuff !! keep up the good work...oh yea LOVE the PRS red !!
good video!! i felt amazingly huge differences!
the red finish looked nice!
Great video guys! It would be awsome for you guys to demo your favorite guitars from youre personal collection! Thx for doing what you do!
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!!!!
I want that American Custom 24!
Kidney for sale !
That P-Hat brings me back to 2001. So much time spend on that game. ;)
That red prs USA 0.0
Can someone please keep me from selling my car to buy it... Holy crap it's awesome!
sell your car now!!
Yeah dude. Just sell your car. No regrets!!
It's actually called "blood orange".
That red one is a beauty i'll grant you
I was thinking the same damn thing!! I was thinking "What can sell to get one??"
You guys should include Bea in these blindfold tests, make things interesting.
Yesss!!! Keep it coming with the blindfold challenges
I have to agree with Chappers and say the first one. I have recently tried several at varying levels, the top end is unbelievable but for the money it should be. I walked out with the SE std for £399 in silver ( the first one) as it played and sounded best. It really did feel right as soon as I tried it and simply more comfortable to play and seemed to have an edge on sound.
Love these videos. Many thanks!!
I have the exact model they played last, lovely guitar.
Fabulous. Good fun.. Love these videos !
The last one they played is the exact same se I have, except mine got covers on, which I can't take off for the life of me!
9:44 "Yeeaaaaaah" I loved when he switched that lol
Flashback to my Runescape days at 7:30
Seriously loved that game
Man, the moment he hit that first chord you could just tell by how it sounded it was the USA one!
Rob, what would suggest for someone coming back to guitar after a number of years? I have played for 4/5 years before but have not picked my guitar up for about 3 years now
Love the blindfold videos!
hahahaha the first thing Rob does is cheats and "tunes up" so he can feel the machine heads! lol you guys make my mornings so fun!
FINALLY THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR:D
When Rob was testing the S2 he held his hand on the "upper cut" the guitar - no wonder he knew it wasn't a core model. They have a completely different shaped top. Basically resting your picking hand on the guitar could give it away.
Those guitars sound amazing really want to get one
Long live the blindfold test! Capt knows too much for his own good doe ;)
I have the baby blue SE Tim Mahoney sig model, and once I added my DiMarzio 36th PAF pups & some locking tuners, I feel I have something on par with a regular US PRS costing 3 times the money, couldn't be happier.
I've only been subscribed for literally a couple days now, but I have watched quite a few of your videos, and I have to ask: why don't I see you guys doing much with Schecters? Are they just not that popular over in the UK or do you not have any, or what? They're fantastic guitars - my favorite brand by far - but I hardly ever see people reviewing or testing anything short of their extended range guitars.
good video. Finally a credible review. Apart from the turn polishing Gibson 2015 - you guys love doing. Chappers, have you sold that POS '15 Gibson yet?
Cool video, really enjoyable to watch :)
Love the blindfold videos
This channel should be called, blind folded guitar comparisons.
Epiphone Les Paul Custom vs Gibson Les Paul Custom. Blindfolded.
OR: Sterling Music Man JP model vs Music Man JP.
Jackson Soloist pro vs USA Soloist -- etc. And Andertons, you guys should be a retailer for some of the wildcat brands that we don't see so much in the US like Mayones, Siggi Braun, Blackat. Strictly 7 Guitars, etc.
thats no compititon, epiphone is shiny piles of shit
fortaaron While I agree for the most part, I have picked up a FEW epiphones that played phenomenally.
LOVE PRS MAN!!!!!!!!! I can't recommend any guitar brand more
Love your videos !
Thank you as always guys. Do you think maybe sometime you can do a review on, KNAGGS guitars? they're becoming very popular and I haven't seen a good review on them yet. Thanks again!
I'm in love with that red one D:
Lee: “Okay Rob, I’m gonna ask you to not touch the tuners, or anything to give it away. Just give me your first impression.”
Rob & Lee: both immediately touch tuners and use pickup-selection switch.
Blindfolds videos are the best
I love these videos. The next time I watch one of these Im not going to look, just listen and see if I get it right based off of tone. I feel like I missed the fun because I was looking :-(
You keep referring to the full bore one as USA, but the S2 models are ALSO made in USA
Love prs guitars they are just amazing
Blindfold test are the best
Blindfold test all the things!
Blindfold various SG guitars: Epiphone, SG Special, SG Standard, maybe some of the signature SGs, or a custom shop.
To avoid touching knobs and stuff, just have Rabea change channels, knobs, and pickups as you want.
This makes my day chaps!
Robs a mouth breather. Lol. Gots his nose covered
The SE "Standard" is a completely flat top, the SE has a slightly rounded top, the S2 has a slightly rounded top with an arm carve, and the USA has a violin carve. Also, the knobs and switches differ between qualities.
I hope to be the happy owner of a Torero from 2015 very soon. I love PRS too, even though I've played only two at this point.
Do an ESP vs LTD -- those are pretty much identical hardware wise.
That USA model is beautiful.
Multi-fx pedal shootout!!!!
I'd love to hear a Digitech pedal, a Boss pedal, a Line6 pedal, and a Zoom pedal.
yes you have done the gibson and epiphone blindfold test
Why are rolled frets only found on expensive guitars? I never understood that...it makes a hell of a difference IMHO and I don't see why it has to be done by hand -- is it hard to automate this with CNC machines or something?
Nick K it’s not even that hard to do by hand either lol.
I don’t understand either, their is a video of someone doing it in a few minutes and was wondering the same thing.
What's Rob playing at 15:02? I hear that riff in so many demos, but never know what it is.
That's his country riff.
I love the random sound effects xD
PRS rules!
The main PRS factory is half an hour from me!! they do factory tours you should come do a tour!
Do a tone wood blind test. And enjoy the shit storm =)
Rob, I hate to say it man but I ALMOST bought a Chapman ML-1, I came so so close, but then I stumbled across a great deal on a LTD EC-1000T/CTM (Full thickness) brand new, never played (just because it was open box) for $550 shipped to my door. I can't believe the deal I got considering it's a $950 guitar. I was ready to check out on a trans-black ML1 too :( but no worries, the natural ML-1 or perhaps in the future a H-H configuration ML-1 if you decide to make a standard run with dual buckers. I still must have one!
I love PRS!
Oh, you are now into blindfolds))
You need to start doing pedal shootouts. Seeing if you can determine the pedals set to 12 oclock on each setting. All different types, all different brands.
I like your blindfolded videos;)
Anyone know what amp they used? It sounds absolutely killer.
Well done guys!!! Though it would be nice to get a ruling on the tonal differences between the S2 custom and the Core line custom 24. Like you did with the SE and the American made 24. Please??? Pretty please??? I'm groveling now.
nothing like watching a chappers and lee video for breakfast :)
Hey Rob!! What's your opinion on the band 'Royal Blood'?
Rob Chapman is there anywhere I can find the tab to the intro song on these videos? Every time I watch your videos I want to learn how to play it and it doesn't sound too difficult for a beginner to learn.
I think someone might had asked this already,but what song is it on 24:54?
Thx
You guys should do this with some interesting, non-standard strats. Maybe a Deluxe players, a particular signature, stuff like that