Blindfold Challenge: Hollow vs Semi Hollow vs Solid Guitars with Rabea!

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👆 Lee and Rob pit themselves against each other in this blindfold challenge! Can they tell the difference between hollow, semi-hollow and solid guitars?
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[@kpag3030]

When he goes “PRS with a maple top”... Wizard

[@joetowers4804]

And then he goes "semi" with the LP.

[@ANTHONYFERNANDO]

He corrected himself though.

[@iandeterlingchannel]

Yeah! And that's one sick sounding guitar! :)

[@metalheadplays1323]

Kelly Pagano is. Ml

[@ronsampservice3066]

100% with you! Damn! Rob has some good hearing and experience with a LOT of gear!

[@andrewnibbi]

Welcome to Rob Knows Guitars! Also Lee is here.

[@rollipollirock]

Andrew Nibbi Lee knows his tube screamers

[@alexkidd4979]

Looking to get the frankenstrat tone what gear do I need or any evh amps and pedals and gutairs

[@N00dleBandit]

@@alexkidd4979 Just look up Eddie's gear and what type of gear sounds like it if you don't have the budget for all of his stuff. The pickups in his guitar, the pedals he uses, the amp and cab. Probably like 45-60 minutes of research and you'll be able to find it. Or just at look Andertons "Sounds like..." series! I'm sure they've done a Van Halen video before. Hope this helps.

[@killrockstartv]

Spot on comment 😂

[@irrelevantfish1978]

He may know his guitars, but he doesn't know his physics. ;)

[@williamcampbell7387]

Here's one for the Captain: bass or 12-string?

[@TheNeverposts]

lol flute or drums?

[@DillPickl3s]

LOL savage

[@andrewgalloway7344]

totally LOL .. guitar or vacuum cleaner !!.

[@callumsinclair6097]

he'll never get it

[@grilledspaghetti]

Mandolin vs contrabass

[@superkjell]

Rabea: "It's a little bit out of tune" Rob: "I wonder if it's a Gibson" Me: LOL!

[@MrApotator]

Oh ok, that's how it happened

[@randyvanvliet226]

Well, it sure ain't a Tele.... one of their stronger suits, staying in tune.

[@grilledspaghetti]

Play authentic.

[@keebs5534]

Dude I read this comment as he said that

[@anvandare71]

Rob is just something else, isn't he. This isn't some random guesswork. The man knows his shit. It's scary how good his ears are trained. And these blindfold videos in general are so entertaning. Thanks Andertons

[@joetowers4804]

... Exception where he wonders if the LP is a semi notwithstanding. And before anyone jumps, no, I'm not better than he is, by a long, long shot. My comment is meant to be funny and to point out that the subtleties in tone are not always as clear as we want them to be.

[@ranajoyshil]

@@joetowers4804 because of the warmness of the lespaul, I mean it always depends but when he heard the feedback he got that right.

[@firesafetymore]

When they were making noise when they were un/plugging, I was about ready for them to sing Hakuna matata

[@coledraper5694]

"I definitely know its a guitar" 😂😂😂

[@nicholasjsanchez]

When Rob guessed Seymour Duncan PAF's, it blew me away as it did Rabea.

[@KahnuevsKrake]

No different really from identifying a brand of amp from it's tonal characteristics, like how people recognise the Marshall and Les Paul sound. I think pickup makes have certain characteristics across the entire range regardless of style. If you have enough experience with a certain make, you'll recognise it when you hear it.

[@nicholasjsanchez]

@@KahnuevsKrake You mean like the guitar solo in Stairway to Heaven, only to find out years later it was played on a Telecaster?

[@anxiousmindmusic]

Rob could *absolutely* become a world class mix engineer/producer. His ears are extraordinary. Even Rabbea, who's ears are great too, looked speechless when Rob called the maple top :)

[@XxCorvette1xX]

Wow, I can't believe Rob didn't nail the les paul sound right away. When he was talking about how he knew what it was through Rabea's playing, I was so dumbfounded when he said hollow, hahaha.

[@Cyprusg21]

Chambered body...

[@StuartBridson]

I thought exactly the same! I was sure it was gonna be "That's a Les Paul. End of."

[@TheShreddDude]

Ditto. Rabea started playing those ol Les Paul blues subconsciously and I figured Chap caught it.

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Cyprus Glenn That's what i thought too. If Gibson does even more weight reliefing to the Les Paul now, they might as well call it a hollowbody :-)

[@edpack4390]

LOL yeah I thought the same...it was very distinctively "Les Paul" sounding...perhaps the easiest of the bunch to identify. I might have missed it as well to be fair...but the first note screamed LP to me anyway. :-)

[@xSystEmFrEak]

Whoever edits these needs a raise for sure. DO IT LEE

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

The Action Leeplay/B-Play/Chaption replays make me laugh so much

[@YTOnceAgain]

Perhaps that someone already earns a shitload of money.

[@aornic]

"Sounds like a PRS with a maple top" Wew Chappers. Edit: the Duncans too? Madman! Edit 2: What makes this video really entertaining to me isn't just being wowed by Rob's correct guesses - but hearing his reasoning for each. It's fascinating.

[@pd4165]

The Charvel pup reasoning was impressive.

[@VilkųBrolis]

He is a total beast in those challenges

[@icenic_wolf]

Do you think maybe he knew that one because he was trying to nail that kind of sound in a Chapman guitar? ;-)

[@FrankDemasiIV]

Richard Harrold he’s almost spot on with guitars he’s familiar with, like esp, prs, Gibson most of the time, difference in pickups, amps an pedals are where he struggles 😂

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

0:57 Next blindfold challenge: who's playing: Rabea or Pete (same classic riffs of course ('cocaine', 'sunshine of your love', etc.)?

[@AbhiramBharadwaj1]

Best idea ever!

[@JorisGriffioen]

That's a great idea! "Is the tone in the fingers?"

[@chrisyates326]

I like it

[@Ndlanding]

I don't think they're trying to sell the humans, so maybe not. Unless it's Xmas, of course.

[@chadcoady9025]

I concour

[@crottedepingouin]

"we should do more stuff where we are both blindfolded"...

[@Dudldom]

Shipment confirmed! :-D

[@ranajoyshil]

Hahahaha

[@JamesAllenJr]

that's what she said.

[@rmp5s]

Yet again, Rob is mind blowing.

[@prodchronic]

We need more bea on these that was golden

[@stanislavmigra]

More Bea is always good ;)

[@keithcampbell5914]

His face falling when Lee got the Duesenberg and Rob got the second PRS was golden.

[@JorisGriffioen]

Yeeap MORE BEA!

[@jibblet08]

I love how even when blindfolded Lee looks at Rob with such love... lol (11:20-11:25)

[@lalalfniejwanjfkewa]

We NEED Andertons Fanfic

[@TheJoepiedoedel]

how about a blindfold challenge where lee and chappers are blindfolded and all the others, pete, bea, josh etc. will play the same things and they have to guess who is playing :D

[@christopherburnett1745]

As long as Rob was listening to the guitar, rather than basing his opinion on Bea's playing, he was spot on. It's funny that he initially missed on the Les Paul, but that was because he heard the change in playing style and assumed it meant that he was playing hollowbody. This is crazy to me. The fact that he knew the one was a PRS with a maple top is just insane! People can hate all they want, I think that Rob's knowledge of guitar tone is spectacular!

[@dreamrockstudio111]

I couldn't agree more with you! Rob is so on point! I'm was blown away!

[@dominicvolpatti3230]

Editing on point as always

[@jonesyfromtheblock9635]

Top gear with guitars, love these vids!

[@TheLukeSmusic]

I know the blindfold videos are mostly centered toward entertainment, but I have learned so many things about HOW to listen and understand tone qualities of guitars and gear. Keep up the great content! You’re my new favorite KZbin channel!

[@michaelsnydermusic]

I miss these blindfold challenges 2/2021). No harm in doing another set with a new batch of guitars? Hell, I’ve watched many of these twice now in the last 2 years. Rob never ceases to amaze me. More please!

[@user-lb8gj9qw2h]

Reverend Manta Ray HB 4:11 PRS Custom 24 8:15 Charvel Pro Mod SD1 (In white) 10:57 Squier Tele Vintage Modified 14:45 Gibson Les Paul 18:14 Duesenberg Starplayer 22:26 Gretsch Streamliner 25:58 PRS S2 Singlecut 29:12 Epiphone Johnny A Signature 31:27

[@tondebruijn5424]

Whenever Rabea play any guitar it always sounds good. He is so musical and skilled. A joy to watch and hear him play

[@bavarianbanshee]

Can we just quickly acknowledge how fantastic that Gretsch sounds?

[@XiXora]

Bea's exasperated looks of amazement are awesome.

[@whisperthiefmusic]

That Charvel sounds bloody brilliant! I would never in a million years pick that up but it sounded by far the best to me! Oh no!!!

[@jcout25]

Geez, Chappers probably knows what the luthier had for dinner while they dressed the frets. That dude is on point!

[@09numbers09]

7:16 Yep can confirm, Rob is the smart one and Lee is the good looking one

[@pd4165]

In comparative terms. In absolute terms... ;-P

[@cesmcmyth]

pd4165 😂😂

[@JLAnderson_Music]

I'M NOT EVEN A MINUTE IN THE VIDEO AND I SEE THE EPIPHONE JOHNNY A!!! I'M EXCITED!!!

[@rfpeace]

Rob's ear is absolutely AMAZING!

[@zr2700]

Chappers was freakishly accurate with identifying the contruction of those guitars... 6:30 and 12:47 Rabea's face just said it all! Well done, you guys at Andertons are all super talented and super entertaining! Keep up the great work!

[@MrTPF1]

Lee: "I'm just here for lunch and to provide the eye candy!" LOL!!!

[@58icarus]

Chapman's ear and understanding of guitar construction is truly amazing.

[@mrklin99]

Rob is scary.... just scary

[@riheg]

mrklin99 British Broadfucking

[@ikhsanhasbi657]

riheg he really knows his shit. Sometimes he would just smell a guitar and able to tell the color while blindfolded. I'm sure he's part of the illuminati.

[@mr.deafeningguitar1547]

Couldn't agree more!

[@sirraus4530]

These blind tests are awesome! MOAR! NOW!

[@llamashockz]

Weird how Rob was right about playing in a different style to fit that instrument. When Rabea picked up the lp it was way different imo, the power chord section to be specific.Hollows too were diferent like more chords and less of a "metal" style of playing.

[@BAMozzy69]

And playing that country style on a gretsch...

[@pd4165]

llama - it works with everything.I have 4 guitars. If I play the same song on each it comes out differently and I feel different. The one with the table leg for a neck makes you feel muscular and simple.Do you drive? It works with cars. In a Merc I'm all 'get out of your way? I don't think so, peasant'.If I'm in a Porsche I'm 'GET OUT OF MY WAY, LOSER' (and playing Wagner or The Cult way too loud with the windows open).Before I got the Merc I had a FIAT and I actually waved my arms around and shouted to people on the street 'Eh, pretty lady' style. They made a documentary about me, I think it's called 'Zelig'.

[@Ndlanding]

@@BAMozzy69 Exactly. Johnny Cash comes to England.

[@frank_gappa]

This is great! I love these videos. I think doing a blindfold guess the guitar would be cool. Brand name, type of pickups, price point, etc. Lee vs. Chappers. See who can get the closest.

[@wlawnsldj]

OMG that PRS comment by Chappers! His ears have vision I swear hahah btw I love PRS hahah

[@stanislavmigra]

and someone is going to tell you now, that maple cap has no added sound quality ...

[@robertpurdy4452]

You guys made my day! Chappers is sick with his being able to figure out these guitars. He does it time and time again. Crazy!

[@tanujsingh1134]

13:37 Ahaha the single coil middle position in the charvel threw them off

[@waynejames2014]

The most fun video ever and Rabea is such a great player. Well done guys!

[@jacobschmitt9983]

love these blindfolds.

[@jacobschmitt9983]

riheg 😉

[@dan_brett_rosenthal]

Wow, I LOVE that Epiphone! Also, great vid :)

[@shtzweak]

Rabea’s face when rob said “probably a prs then...” 🤣

[@Shashli4ok]

Chappers is absolute legend in blindfold challenge! Love this vids.

[@johnmccormick86]

Rabeas face after rob guessed almost everything correctly has me dead “WHO IS THIS MAN?!”

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

HAHA! The hearts between Rob and Lee at 18:32! Editing brilliance! Fun video, guys! These blindfolded videos are always entertaining. Hopefully you can keep coming up with good ideas of things to compare while blindfolded.

[@AllanGildea]

Rory has now achieved Demi God status. Real treat guys, thanks!

[@pimsmise]

agreed

[@Polyphemus.]

32:12 - Rabea's mouth moving in time with his shredding! Awesome.

[@rowlandstraylight]

That Squier Thinline Tele sounds pretty good with all the gain.

[@jeffhatcher6778]

They're not true "wide range" pickups, as I understand... at least they don't follow the original Seth Lover Specs with the CuNiFe magnets.. but they're different. You do get that neat, creamy, singing midrange when you add a decent amount of gain. You can get a good Gary Moore tone with them.

[@frederikthaysen6931]

Rob is a wizard! I always get so amazed about how huge knowledge he’s got about guitars and gear. Amazing!

[@justinneafsey5990]

How about bolt on neck and set neck? Lots of controversy over what one is "better"

[@schmoemi3386]

And the third one: neck-through!

[@ranajoyshil]

Not better or worse, there are concepts about a bolt-on sounds more snappy than a set neck or a neck through.

[@TheRealE1337ist]

I love the editor's work here. The comedic timing is perfect!

[@lukehumphrey7517]

"you said hollow" "I said semi hollow" "I said sleepy hollow"

[@yeserguitar]

Which level is Chappers' ? Damn amazing! Rabea's look every single time haha

[@indokidzz]

Loved this episode 😎, gotta say Rob has some scary supernatural ability when it comes to determining guitars lol

[@fang-weiliu4815]

it's unbelievable how rob almost got them all correct~~amazingly knowledgeable!!

[@tomjackson1630]

Do a blindfold challenge where they are all chapmans and rob has to guess the model

[@pd4165]

If Rob plays them he'll get 100% and it would last about as long as me on a supermodel.

[@jirayut_boonnork]

That's too easy for him

[@baldybonce29]

These are literally my favourite you tube videos ...blindfold day!!!!

[@howellskyler1]

4:42 A.m. in Texas and my priority is this video then sleep 👌🏾🙌🏾

[@piotrkarel]

Rabea, I could just sit and listen to you noodling man... just love it!

[@ashrafimaduddin8162]

Fender Offsets Blindfold Challenge? Including Mustang!

[@Doug5524]

Rob your a genius with good ears, it's really good to see all these guitars in a proper colour makes me want to buy

[@Dr.Turkey]

"Rabea's struggling to play" I don't think that's physically possible for him

[@thomasnutter]

Honestly you two crack me up every time, and the guy that edits your videos deserves a raise lol.

[@ajack913]

I think a great idea for a blindfold would be to change it completely. Rabea plays different guitars mic'd up from a different room and rob and lee listen back on studio monitors or pa monitor!!! I would love to see that

[@ajack913]

Without needing the actual blindfolds since bea would be in another room. That would make it like how we listen or how a true track would sound

[@LucioMoriyama]

Could you make a video with blindfold of better nanopedalboard to gig? what is more useful, smaller and better ?

[@mark1982arsenal]

Another A* performance from everyone involved! Love these videos.

[@riheg]

mark1982arsenal Fine British Broadfucking

[@myleskelvin]

Chappers as usual is on another plane when it comes to identifying guitars and pickups. He is truly incredible. If you happen to read this Rob, I love your input on this channel. Rabea can really play, and so can the Danish dude (sorry - late, whisky). But Chappers blindfold is some of the best content out there. Rabea's face when he identifies a PRS and a Seymour Duncan blindfold is classic.

[@yaffda1204]

I love that editing xD

[@davidlander8513]

Love these blindfolded vids with Bea playing and rob and lee listening. More informative than rob and lee playing blindfolded bc it’s (almost) exclusively about the sound and not build quality, neck finish, preconceptions, etc. Keep these up 👍👍👍

[@torgo4ever]

How about a contest for the viewers where the winner actually wins the gear or something ? Perhaps a five pedal/guitar blindfold challenge where the winner needs to correctly identify all ( whatever number or thing) of them?

[@chrislittle1074]

For someone who's wracked with analysis paralysis over the next guitar he's (i.e., me) buying, with body style being a big factor, this was incredibly insightful. Brilliand idea and a lot of fun to watch (especially Rabea's faces when the guesses were spot on). Cheers!

[@kingstumble]

The Gretsch Streamliner is definitely semi hollow. The Gretsch website calls it Center(sic)Block. I used to have one and it never sounded as good as this. I wonder why?

[@stanislavmigra]

Bea's hands ... And yes, it has center block so it is a semi (and they corrected it at the end of video)

[@mabecka]

Interesting thing that Rob and Lee are still looking in eachothers direction when they are conversating, despite being blindfolded. Lee even turned to the camera to adress the youtube audience! Interesting stuff there!

[@ohn1234567]

That custom 24 sounds sooo good

[@Testacabeza]

That first PRS is and sounds beautiful. Rob as usual is out of this world with his knowledge.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Rob definitely has a sixth sense for these tests-he must be a guitar nerd eh? (Deduction is the S.Holmes method)

[@idcraw]

You guys are great Rob use all this technical ability to assess and Lee guesses.

[@hellsSG]

"It felt nice" "must be a prs then"

[@pAtTs024]

please don’t stop making this videos i’m enjoying this a lot 😁

[@neilford7338]

I could listen to Bea noodling around all day.

[@IanVase]

These videos are so much fun! I could watch them all day.

[@PaulHofreiter]

Why no 335? Why no 175 or 330 for hollow bodies? These are the guitars people think of when you say “semi hollow” or “hollowbody electric”. I mean feel free to throw in whatever others too but these are the guitars that people have been playing for years and years on records so it is a shame to leave them out.

[@BuriedAudioUK]

A blindfolded signature guitar challenge would be cool, so a load of different signitures from a wide range of artists. I.E. Misha Mansoor, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, the Hendrix strat etc. Could probably put a cap10 or ghost fret sig for a bit of a laugh

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

So no real hollowbodies, and certainly no big body hollowbodies? Should redo it with something like an es175 vs Es335 vs LP

[@terranceturner7972]

I want to see as many blindfolded challenges with Rob as possible. Just because it blows my mind how good his ear is.

[@stanislavmigra]

Technilcaly, arent modern chambered Les Paul semi hollow guitars?

[@Jason-wk8oh]

Weight relieved or solid depending on the year, but not chambered. They only chambered around 2007-2008 (except for special models) and then went back to either solid or 9-hole weight relieved depending on the year.

[@irrsinnrainer]

It's always impressing to see Rob in those videos. He really knows his stuff when it comes to guitars...

[@lukejacko888]

I'm sure the guy who thinks the earth is flat will have something to say about Rob knowing so much.

[@llamashockz]

look into it

[@ErikOosterwal]

Fine! So the Earth is flat... 🙄 ...but is it solid, hollow, semi-hollow, or mostly solid with a section that's semi-hollow? 😊

[@Porsche996-t1y]

Erik Oosterwal - it's like Swiss cheese.

[@bobbya8622]

Wait! The Earth isn’t flat?

[@grilledspaghetti]

That Duesenberg. My goodness I loved that .

[@simon_patterson]

Same here!

[@cliverichards6282]

No ES330, ES335, ES345, ES175, L4 or L5 !!!!

[@jaytee8188]

ES390

[@zacharyjohnson4014]

ES125?

[@peppybocan]

I am 30 minutes in and Rob is absolute madman, insanely experienced ears.

[@dpb22]

More of these guesses were based on the type of pickups in the guitars than whether they sounded like a hollow body. "They wouldn't put those pickups in a hollow body." "The only P90/Humbucker combos we have are Duesebergs."

[@JonWickensMusic]

Douglas Bell although you can definitely tell the difference in the feedback and the frequency of the notes.

[@detCap]

Dude, they guessed it was the hollow before they even knew it had the P90s.

[@devondenneen361]

Well Yes because, as the said multiple times, it was very hard to tell the difference so they use clues to make a good guess

[@ChrizRockster]

Loved the sound of the Charvel Pro Mod SD1! I'm very much a Les Paul person but that sound was awesome.

[@mojobonbon]

lee would get more of these right if he had tea and crumpets before they started no reason, really. just wanted to say "tea and crumpets"

[@francoisnivelle1977]

Wahooo 😲 that was incredible, Rob is an absolutely AWSOME blindfolded killer !

[@jamesortiz5388]

Rob looks like bender.

[@tomhallmusic]

I am Chapman. Please insert coffee.

[@doegywhail728]

Like Bender, or like a Bender? ; P

[@GunsNRoosendael]

Fender Bender

[@jamesortiz5388]

Tom Hall then he craps out a guitar!

[@didds8869]

Woah. I know he's a bit of a man-child but was kind of uncalled for

[@bramabull111]

Keep up the great work guys, rob youve come a long way since i first started watching gear reviews and demos many years ago. Congrats mate ! Youve taught me alot, thank you !