Pete's Blindfold T-Style Shootout! - Surprising Results!

[@axeman14]

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]

Then the regret sets in a few weeks or months later depending on how much you spent 😂

[@sundaynightdrunk]

@@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]

Literally, given most guitars are pre-ordered/bought online these days.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

@@SanDimas234 And we are not wondering what you started with and what you ended up with......

[@jesterjigs9914]

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

[@egg43002]

Lee, please disclose that you own Danish Pete

[@alif499]

lmao!

[@kenhall6525]

😂😂

[@adamcogan211]

Lmao

[@codyburgess7034]

Hahahahahahah

[@digitalchris6681]

Don't be daft: of course Lee doesn't own Pete. He is, however, the majority shareholder.

[@tylershobby]

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]

Exactly

[@rogermoore2798]

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]

​@@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]

@@rogermoore2798 Pete trying to cope with the next level gaslighting

[@TheEchelon]

@@rogermoore2798 To me, the custom shop by far sounded the best. Aesthetics also still play a huge role.

[@MusikMagisterMagnus]

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]

Thoght the same

[@TexanUSMC8089]

That would be hilarious.

[@kenjikodai]

That would've been hilarious

[@philipellis7039]

Ahh, Blindfold T one of my favourite blues guitarists/ rappers.

[@kasakka]

Shame that Blindfold T died in the 1994 shootout between Jazzmaster Jeff and Lil' Jaguar.

[@philipellis7039]

@@kasakka 😢

[@philipellis7039]

@@sozo1020 😆

[@activese]

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.

[@rcjoe406]

Lol Pete looked genuinely disturbed that he couldn't recognize his own guitar haha

[@martyshwaartz971]

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]

@@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

[@GuessMyNameOnceMore]

That Aria looks Stunning at that pricepoint

[@REKlaus]

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.

[@LBv666]

You gotta try this with everyone else, Lee tries to find his original cap10 etc

[@lance134679]

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]

Number 2/bring a buddy is a great idea.

[@gdr1174]

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]

Controversy?

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

@@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]

@@JosePineda-jn8jk - Thanks for the info.

[@frankcarter6427]

you mean Lee blatantly lying about his ownership of an amp he was constantly shilling?

[@BingoBabyO]

Yes exactly… who cares if Lee owns the entire guitar product line he promotes.. what’s the issue with that ? Let them EAT CAKE!

[@_caseyjames]

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]

THIS PLEASE!

[@brendanwiencek6278]

They did that a while back

[@1989eol]

This is still the best comercially driven channel I know on KZbin. 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.

[@brysimm404]

"Fredges" [fret edges] should totally be a word - and it is from now on for me :D Well said Pete!

[@schaerfentiefe1967]

Actually the sound of the Squier was very good! A typical Telecaster sound. I also liked the sound of the Sire.

[@隠れた]

A good player on a good amp will make any guitar sound good

[@batphink2655]

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?

[@TheAquaponic1]

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

[@Beanlipe]

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]

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.

[@fraenkiboii]

I love how Lee just sat there quietly and you could hear him scribble :D

[@TheTapMusic]

I'm fairy sure those sounds are added; still funny

[@To.Si.Ma.]

Pete had his Blues Cube moment - Btw. calling your CS Fender a Sire is like calling your wife a different name dude... 😂

[@sdfswords]

Just shows how remarkably good INEXPENSIVE, like $400, guitars are, in this age of CNC and impeccable Asian construction. How lucky are we?

[@picksalot1]

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. 😂

[@stephenhenderson5322]

FGN and Squier sounded great to me. I'm always pretty stunned by the quality of the high-end Squiers these days.

[@TheOnlineBarrister]

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.

[@ItsJustRyan89]

The Sires are world class. Love them.

[@colinrobinson9674]

Too bad for that ugly headstock

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

@@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?

[@ReyFromCursedBuilds]

@@JosePineda-jn8jk I personally like the Sire headstock. Tbh, there are much 'worse'.

[@bassyey]

@@ReyFromCursedBuilds As long as it's not a headless, it's fine to me lol.

[@gffg387]

​@@bassyeysame. Fuck headless. Other than that, I don't care about that

[@waynebridger4998]

The video where Rob thought the CV tele was the custom shop model when blindfolded, is one of my favourite old videos

[@brymills]

My favourite blindfold vid is still the JHS Bonsai when Lee pretended he had bunch of different pedals rather than just 1 😂

[@Jaymze13]

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.

[@petdoe8938]

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

[@jsanch4892]

That first guitar, Aria, is absolutely gorgeous. The “punchy” description is spot on with the bridge.

[@peterweiland8928]

I bought a Chapman ml3 standard. Had it about two weeks now. Great guitar, love everything about.

[@mikem668]

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.

[@30smsuperstrat]

If Lee had not gone into the family business, he could have been a court stenographer 😁

[@DJBuglip]

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.

[@cfreeman5631]

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!

[@Miashelby]

I was laughing out loud, my daughter was asking "What is so funny?" Loved it boys. Blindfolds mess with your mind!

[@RainhillDaemon]

I love how Pete can play jazz chords blindfolded 😂

[@Oklatucky_Guitarman]

You guys are producing amazing content!!! 😮

[@youWoNtLikeMe04]

The red finish on the aria is great.

[@ericchin79]

Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos

[@mikes062]

Captain, blindfolded Pete and a bunch of tele’s? YES!!!!!

[@ubermenschstream6765]

fgn sounds so dynamic.

[@zxbc1]

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.

[@tonybowen455]

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.

[@TheStratpicker]

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.

[@lwwells]

This one made me laugh for like three minutes straight. 😂

[@seanzinger]

Buying a guitar is NOT just about the sound. It’s about how the guitar makes you feel.

[@mikeomatic9905]

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]

@@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]

@@seanzinger I mean, that's what Pete was doing in this video and he ranked his favorite guitar in the bottom half.

[@johnharris1846]

you guys are the best! so entertaining!

[@davidharding200]

So funny 50% of the Custom Shop experience is knowing that it’s expensive and exclusive and in theory something special😂

[@GretchZ]

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]

Paying more makes some folks feel special. Companies are very accommodating to this crowd.

[@monkeybrains]

Should get a masterbuilt

[@Airhead348]

Yea for the dentists who cant play for shit. Guys who play can tell the minute you grab the neck.

[@gnoogie]

@@GretchZ black strats with white guards 🤮probably the most generic guitar possible even just having a black guard takes it to another level.

[@BCarpenter2314]

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]

The setup is the only thing that matters. Everything else is opinion and usually negligible

[@bassben004]

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

[@alexgarnett5373]

Amazing what happens when you take away sight .. us Guitarists are so shallow 😂❤

[@charlesflint9048]

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😊!.

[@whammyman93]

For decades Aria has been the leader of value and they're relatively unsung

[@timhopkins3810]

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

[@Bobby_twoshitz]

Hysterical video loved it!!!! you guys are awesome

[@MinusCube]

18:14 - one of the best parts of this video

[@Pauliewallnutts]

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]

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]

@@markseymour8365 everything he sells and promotes and does videos on he makes money off of he is a salesman.

[@Roger-il8iw]

@@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.

[@SeemoreDunkan]

I'm honestly interested in the culture of these videos as much as the shootouts themselves. A very naughty episode. Me likey :)

[@garethjohnson1328]

Send it to me Pete! That guitar sounded and played amazing through the Love Bomb into Victory V140 when I had a go.

[@BuffyTheVatnikSlayer]

As usual - endlessly entertaining 😂

[@drevil7vs13]

We need one more with Pete & S-style guitars!

[@austinbridge]

Loving the new, government-enforced, business disclosures in the video description. You had a good, 10-year run, but honesty is the best policy!

[@ChrissyG233]

I love these blindfold challenges. Interesting views on the guitar without even seeing it.

[@kenjikodai]

The part with Pete's own tele got me good lol

[@MohanKarulkar]

Great vid 😂 the Captain and Danish Pete are a duo for the ages.

[@wesleymorris1]

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

[@david_farmer]

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.

[@KuijpersClan]

24:20 Lee struggling to get a plectrum from his jeans pocket, just to tune a guitar 😂

[@TxSteel]

You guys need to print up shirts that say Andertons, "Does that make sense?"

[@JeDxDeVu]

Looking for Pete’s tele on Reverb now

[@andreasfetzer7559]

You made the squier go from 3 to 4 and then 5, captain! Not nice😂

[@johnparker2636]

Andertons at its very best +++ Pete is a great sport for doing this. Love it.

[@Djole_NS246]

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...

[@nickb.237]

That Chapman is beautiful, imagine if it had an ebony board and matching white headstock

[@hakankillberg6043]

Yes and no reversed headstock. Then i buy it 😃

[@gdawgs101]

​@@hakankillberg6043 They offer non-reverse headstock models

[@hakankillberg6043]

@@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

[@thefryinallofus]

What a fun video. Also, his high end Tele at the end: "Get out of the pool kiddies, time for adult swim"

[@teddnagurski5583]

I think that Aria Pro looks looks really rad.

[@tyman8173]

One of my favs yet… good stuff as always.

[@fraenkiboii]

18:14 I watched it 5 times I'm crying

[@leokrissandy5579]

as a bedroom guitarist i'm more of esthetic conscious than the brand, body shape and the hs design comes first followed by playability, price then how it actually sounds, that's why no matter how good the price, feel and sounds, brand like suhr, gnl, shecter, prs, sire, are the last options for me, on the other hand i love odd design and hs like puresalem, macmull t style, james tyler or fano

[@graemero5532]

Seen the Victory video. Well done Cap 👍🏻

[@bobbyr]

Anything reverse headstock with roasted maple neck/fretboard and I'm sold.

[@adamzalewski6135]

That's so funny 🤣 I played a custom shop aged fender.. really wanting one, but walking away because it felt really cheap

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

Really should have had a G&L Lee. Still a great video though. Just would've been cool to have the perspective.

[@andybradshaw5971]

I have quite a few T-Type guitars, my two least played are made by Fender. My most played is the least valuable of any of them and is a partscaster I made six or seven years ago and is irreplaceable. When it comes to Teles price is by no means the be all and end all.

[@FxBidart]

I was wondering why G&L Tstyle where not invited in this blindfold test

[@yourguitarist]

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!

[@Maddy29]

This is the beginning of the end for that Purple Tele

[@mrjsings]

That was awesome you guys ! Poor Pete ---- very familiar with how that feels

[@johne.1011]

Now that was entertaining! Well done!!

[@rockerseven]

33:48 - OMG, isn't that a KidPix sound effect?! I used to love that program as a kid!

[@stephenrussell6074]

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.

[@Yadandadandandaa]

LEE!! YOU NEED TO ARRANGE THIS! guitar for under £300, but upgrades for up to the double!

[@Steaminlidz]

The Fender and the Squier actually sounded like Tele’s tho.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

The Sire as well. The rest, not so much.

[@squidwardjtentacles]

Great PR move. If anyone can weather the storm it is good old Danish Pete. We'll played sir

[@55avenger]

I'm out of the loop. What happened?

[@ItsJustRyan89]

It’s not that deep.

[@ArtLogins]

And still my Fender tele with Gibson hum seems to be the best of both worlds.... 😎😎😎

[@REVVINGRODNEY]

Man Pete has just been humbled... Man that was Savage

[@lance134679]

There is one consideration that's fairly important to me, and that's the quality of the tuners. That might be the best mod for the really cheap guitars like the EastCoast or even Squier. I think the others come with good tuners, but not sure about the Aria.

[@JoeBaermann]

Guess it depends on where it is build. Back in the 90’s I bought an Aria Pro II MA-30, think they build that particular model in Japan, tuners are good on that one, only things I did to it back then was painting the cavities with graphite and adding adjustable polepieces to the pickups. My son owns it today.

[@RiffsTonesCafe]

You made my day guys! Thanks!

[@sans6956]

Great video guys as always. The look on poor Pete’s face though ! 😅

[@peskypesky]

My take-away: buy the Squier Classic Vibe and roll the fretboard edges if you find them too sharp.

[@PikaStu666]

I love T-style guitars! Great video \m/

[@larrydj549]

That old tele video is still my favorite shootout video rivaling the OK Corral