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.
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
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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 ❤
@@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 😂).
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.
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.
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.
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?
This is still the best comercially driven channel I know on TH-cam. 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.
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.
@@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?
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
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.
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. 😂
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!
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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😊!.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
I think a really interesting shootout would be to take 5-10 guitars of one type replace the pickups and strings in all of them to be high grade aftermarket matching pickups and good quality strings. Then set them up to have matching action and pickup heights. Then do the blindfold test where the guitar with its total price (instrument, pickups and setup) is shown. See how they rank. There could be one exception for the expensive guitars, if their pickups are more expensive than the aftermarket then they stay.
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
Aria's main feature is push-pull engaging of middle pickup. That pickup is a game changer. And it is great guitar overall. The only thing I don't like is the color of the guitar back. It would be very nice that back color is same as neck (or a front), a little bit more discreet. Six color guitar is a little too much. Every part - different color: chrome hardware, red front, white pickguard, black middle pickup, roasted maple neck, creamy back...
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.
Lee, please disclose that you own Danish Pete
lmao!
😂😂
Lmao
Hahahahahahah
Don't be daft: of course Lee doesn't own Pete.
He is, however, the majority shareholder.
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.
Then the regret sets in a few weeks or months later depending on how much you spent 😂
@@JosePineda-jn8jk Which is why you see so much used gear for sale. People don't sell shit they like and are actively using.
Literally, given most guitars are pre-ordered/bought online these days.
@@SanDimas234 And we are not wondering what you started with and what you ended up with......
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
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
Exactly
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.
@@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.
@@rogermoore2798 Pete trying to cope with the next level gaslighting
@@rogermoore2798 To me, the custom shop by far sounded the best. Aesthetics also still play a huge role.
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.
Ahh, Blindfold T one of my favourite blues guitarists/ rappers.
Shame that Blindfold T died in the 1994 shootout between Jazzmaster Jeff and Lil' Jaguar.
@@kasakka 😢
@@sozo1020 😆
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 ❤
Controversy?
@@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 😂).
@@JosePineda-jn8jk - Thanks for the info.
you mean Lee blatantly lying about his ownership of an amp he was constantly shilling?
Yes exactly… who cares if Lee owns the entire guitar product line he promotes.. what’s the issue with that ? Let them EAT CAKE!
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.
Thoght the same
That would be hilarious.
That would've been hilarious
Lol Pete looked genuinely disturbed that he couldn't recognize his own guitar haha
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.
@@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
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.
That Aria looks Stunning at that pricepoint
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?
"Fredges" [fret edges] should totally be a word - and it is from now on for me :D Well said Pete!
You gotta try this with everyone else, Lee tries to find his original cap10 etc
This is still the best comercially driven channel I know on TH-cam. 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.
Pete had his Blues Cube moment - Btw. calling your CS Fender a Sire is like calling your wife a different name dude... 😂
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
THIS PLEASE!
They did that a while back
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.
Number 2/bring a buddy is a great idea.
Actually the sound of the Squier was very good!
A typical Telecaster sound.
I also liked the sound of the Sire.
A good player on a good amp will make any guitar sound good
The Sires are world class. Love them.
Too bad for that ugly headstock
@@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?
@@JosePineda-jn8jk I personally like the Sire headstock. Tbh, there are much 'worse'.
@@ReyFromCursedBuilds As long as it's not a headless, it's fine to me lol.
@@bassyeysame. Fuck headless. Other than that, I don't care about that
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
I was laughing out loud, my daughter was asking "What is so funny?" Loved it boys. Blindfolds mess with your mind!
I love how Lee just sat there quietly and you could hear him scribble :D
I'm fairy sure those sounds are added; still funny
FGN and Squier sounded great to me. I'm always pretty stunned by the quality of the high-end Squiers these days.
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.
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. 😂
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.
The video where Rob thought the CV tele was the custom shop model when blindfolded, is one of my favourite old videos
My favourite blindfold vid is still the JHS Bonsai when Lee pretended he had bunch of different pedals rather than just 1 😂
That first guitar, Aria, is absolutely gorgeous. The “punchy” description is spot on with the bridge.
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
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.
Regarding shopping with your eyes: that Aria looks stunning!
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
Just shows how remarkably good INEXPENSIVE, like $400, guitars are, in this age of CNC and impeccable Asian construction. How lucky are we?
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.
The setup is the only thing that matters. Everything else is opinion and usually negligible
If Lee had not gone into the family business, he could have been a court stenographer 😁
I bought a Chapman ml3 standard. Had it about two weeks now. Great guitar, love everything about.
This one made me laugh for like three minutes straight. 😂
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!
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
I love how Pete can play jazz chords blindfolded 😂
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos
The red finish on the aria is great.
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.
Captain, blindfolded Pete and a bunch of tele’s? YES!!!!!
24:20 Lee struggling to get a plectrum from his jeans pocket, just to tune a guitar 😂
You guys are producing amazing content!!! 😮
That Chapman is beautiful, imagine if it had an ebony board and matching white headstock
Yes and no reversed headstock. Then i buy it 😃
@@hakankillberg6043 They offer non-reverse headstock models
@@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
Buying a guitar is NOT just about the sound. It’s about how the guitar makes you feel.
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...
@@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.
@@seanzinger I mean, that's what Pete was doing in this video and he ranked his favorite guitar in the bottom half.
fgn sounds so dynamic.
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.
That's so funny 🤣 I played a custom shop aged fender.. really wanting one, but walking away because it felt really cheap
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.
Great vid 😂 the Captain and Danish Pete are a duo for the ages.
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.
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😊!.
you guys are the best! so entertaining!
So funny 50% of the Custom Shop experience is knowing that it’s expensive and exclusive and in theory something special😂
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.
Paying more makes some folks feel special. Companies are very accommodating to this crowd.
Should get a masterbuilt
Yea for the dentists who cant play for shit. Guys who play can tell the minute you grab the neck.
@@GretchZ black strats with white guards 🤮probably the most generic guitar possible
even just having a black guard takes it to another level.
33:48 - OMG, isn't that a KidPix sound effect?! I used to love that program as a kid!
Send it to me Pete! That guitar sounded and played amazing through the Love Bomb into Victory V140 when I had a go.
Hysterical video loved it!!!! you guys are awesome
As usual - endlessly entertaining 😂
Amazing what happens when you take away sight .. us Guitarists are so shallow 😂❤
18:14 - one of the best parts of this video
Seen the Victory video. Well done Cap 👍🏻
One of my favs yet… good stuff as always.
I think that Aria Pro looks looks really rad.
Loving the new, government-enforced, business disclosures in the video description. You had a good, 10-year run, but honesty is the best policy!
Anything reverse headstock with roasted maple neck/fretboard and I'm sold.
The part with Pete's own tele got me good lol
We need one more with Pete & S-style guitars!
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.
Andertons at its very best +++ Pete is a great sport for doing this. Love it.
I love these blindfold challenges. Interesting views on the guitar without even seeing it.
Great video guys as always. The look on poor Pete’s face though ! 😅
For decades Aria has been the leader of value and they're relatively unsung
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
18:14 I watched it 5 times I'm crying
Really should have had a G&L Lee. Still a great video though. Just would've been cool to have the perspective.
Man Pete has just been humbled... Man that was Savage
What a fun video. Also, his high end Tele at the end: "Get out of the pool kiddies, time for adult swim"
You guys need to print up shirts that say Andertons, "Does that make sense?"
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.
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!
I think a really interesting shootout would be to take 5-10 guitars of one type replace the pickups and strings in all of them to be high grade aftermarket matching pickups and good quality strings. Then set them up to have matching action and pickup heights. Then do the blindfold test where the guitar with its total price (instrument, pickups and setup) is shown. See how they rank. There could be one exception for the expensive guitars, if their pickups are more expensive than the aftermarket then they stay.
LEE!! YOU NEED TO ARRANGE THIS! guitar for under £300, but upgrades for up to the double!
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
That old tele video is still my favorite shootout video rivaling the OK Corral
Ive always found lee to be genuine and a man of integrity. Recent events have proved it even more
Great PR move. If anyone can weather the storm it is good old Danish Pete. We'll played sir
I'm out of the loop. What happened?
It’s not that deep.
Now that was entertaining! Well done!!
I'm honestly interested in the culture of these videos as much as the shootouts themselves. A very naughty episode. Me likey :)
This is the beginning of the end for that Purple Tele
26:17 Pete is too entertaining 😂
Lee's got shares in telecaster!
The man's guitar 💪 😂❤x
And still my Fender tele with Gibson hum seems to be the best of both worlds.... 😎😎😎
I may be crazy, but I loved the sound of that Aria.
So how did blindfolded Pete find the pedals exactly without missing at 3:02?
You made my day guys! Thanks!
Aria's main feature is push-pull engaging of middle pickup. That pickup is a game changer. And it is great guitar overall. The only thing I don't like is the color of the guitar back. It would be very nice that back color is same as neck (or a front), a little bit more discreet. Six color guitar is a little too much. Every part - different color: chrome hardware, red front, white pickguard, black middle pickup, roasted maple neck, creamy back...
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.
I love T-style guitars! Great video \m/
Where can I get one of those purple classic vibes?
That was awesome you guys ! Poor Pete ---- very familiar with how that feels
What's with the give away sign above the 2 klon pedals? Cool perspective on tele variants, btw