Head or Tread? Blindfold Amps vs Pedals Challenge! - Andertons Music Co.

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[@JamieWittGuitar]

If anyone was ever doubting the honesty of these videos, this one should change your mind. Hugely ballsy to post this especially with the Victory comments/score. Respect to the Andertons guys!

[@reconceive]

Shocked he hated the Kraken. Everything I've heard from it in other videos it sounds great. Speaker placement perhaps...

[@davec2104]

I was literally going to post your exact comment, what he said about the Victory amp knowing Anderton's close relationship to them and still posted this video, that really says something about the integrity of Anderton's and these videos.

[@jamesdacus7367]

it honestly could be just tone adjustments to change whether he liked them or not. i definitely agree

[@tjnugent62]

Dave Crider His relationship is more than a little close. Anderton is a primary owner, and I do believe Chappers also is a partner.

[@richardharrold9736]

The address for Victory Amps given on the back of the amps is in Woking - the same address to which Andertons is registered at Companies House...

[@slartbarg]

the exploding mugs never get old

[@richardharrold9736]

They got prehistoric a good couple of years ago, now they're just tedious.

[@tyshred9251]

I love them lol

[@mikkelolesen6292]

No even though they should do they just don't. It's just so stupid that it's funny.

[@Romandogbird666]

There goes Robs endorsement with Victory

[@jakecal6802]

Dannnnng he destroyed it with that rating!

[@TinyLegs15243]

@@jakecal6802 And now separated from Victory, the circle is complete lol

[@dildojizzbaggins6969]

@Ryan Grandon *Rob's @Jake Cal *Daaaaang - I doubt you'd say it the way you spelled it...

[@Mattormus]

@@dildojizzbaggins6969 good job, ya jabroni.

[@gabewilliams7462]

@@dildojizzbaggins6969 what?

[@schlagwort14]

You should’ve thrown in the miku, just to see robs reaction when he plays the first chord 😂

[@tyshred9251]

That thing is ridiculous lol

[@TimeToEpicFail]

Miku 5150 brit kemper profile

[@Maxx61]

29:33 The moment every owner who owns a Katana has a grin so syrupy you could pour it over a waffle.

[@jdragsdale]

Yes, except at the end the Captain told Rob he only gave it a 5.9, not an 8.5!!! The 5.9 was for the Bogner. Quibbles aside, great comparisons. I have a Katana 100, and for my HR Deluxe, I use a BE-OD, I was very excited to see 2 pieces of gear I own featured, and both wind up in the top 4, especially with some of the competition! (Sorry for rezzing this necro thread, lol)

[@theblindsniper]

@@jdragsdale I agree, that BEOD is hard to beat.

[@Scarlett8Music]

Maxx61 as a proud owner of a katana 50.. "this does bring a smile to my face"

[@sammyloehnis3373]

@@jdragsdale necrothread... love it

[@alexmurphy5289]

The mk2 rules

[@richardsim7]

You should install a couple of ceiling speakers so when Rabea speaks from the booth, he can be like the voice of god

[@gvtshorts2024]

Yeah he almost sounded a bit like Darth Vader, it would be good if they could enhance it

[@morphine0000]

OOOLLYMPICCCC... WHIIIIITEEEE....

[@richardharrold9736]

It's Arctic fookin' White!

[@aurelius5534]

PLEASE

[@carloseduardodv]

With lots of reverb!!!!!

[@renzo260]

Goes to show...tweaking settings to your own likings goes a long, long way to make you go "I love it" instead of "it's rubbish"

[@jake2355]

Should have just used 10 high-end amps, asked Rob to pick out which ones are pedals, grab some popcorn and enjoy!

[@markosvafeas]

I think this series successfully proves that gear snobbery (looking down on anything that's not a valve amp from the 60s)is absolute crap.

[@lo3572]

SS sucks for band rehearsals. Tube amps just sound better the louder they get. SS amps sound worse. Not snobbery, just my experience

[@markosvafeas]

@@lo3572 you probably haven't played with good ss amps man

[@ithemba]

​@@lo3572 there absolutely are SS amps that can go really loud and do it brilliantly, given they run into a decent cab (most of the amps we tend to think about when thinking SS lack at that certain area). Buuuut I'd say: for certain kind of sounds, say: 60s mid-gain sounds, valve still has a different response and will do a better job than any (non-digital-modelling) SS. but it has its reasons why nearly every really important high gain sound on any heavy record was based at least partially on pedals. The differences in "harmonic structure" as rob puts it get less and less pronounced the more gainstages you stag together. He obviously was listening for a certain kind of sound which he identified as "valve" (maybe a bit more into overdrive territory than compressed higain) which led him to misidentifying every hi gain amp in the video.

[@lo3572]

darillio I recently tried a lauded Marshall Valvestate (the one Chuck Schuldiner used) into a H&K 4x12 with V30’s & it was horrible. Sounded just like a remember SS amps to; squishy bottom end & piercing highs with no body at all. The louder it got, the worse it sounded. Compared to even a bad tube amp there was no comparison

[@Mattormus]

@@lo3572 seems to me like you're one of those people that "listen" with their eyes. Guarantee you if you were blindfolded, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

[@SpectrumAudiophile]

It never ceases to amaze me how every time I hear the Kraken, it just pleases my ears more than any other amp in the world.

[@RoachDoggJr2112]

You’re smoking kraken if you think victory amps sound good

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

That Strymon Riverside though. It's just so good.

[@angelite143]

Moregain Friedman

[@victormaniaci2104]

Run a Morgan amp and a Friedman amp in dual amp setup. "Morgan Friedman"

[@Nightbreed82]

Except Rob favors Moregain's little brother, Lessgain Friedman.

[@markaochoa2017]

These are gold. Best series in a while.

[@markzero8291]

I've seen so many of these videos...that exploding/shattering drink thing shouldn't still be funny...but it is. Every time.

[@chalocide]

It’s Tuesday at 2 AM, I had a terrible day at work, I can’t sleep... But oh man, there’s something about Anderton's that just makes me forget about everything and just paints a smile on my face! Thanks for everything Mr. Lee!

[@benmoore7946]

I am very disappointed there were no Boss Metal Zones

[@cesarr2349]

@Joe Figueroa at 0.5 gain lolo

[@juanmartin606]

@Joe Figueroa I think the guitarist Ola Englund in one of his videos reviewing the pedal says that. Not a bad pedal but you have to proper set it.

[@wingie87]

Rob's favourite head after the Kemper is a Strymon pedal :P

[@kyleboren7372]

He called the EVH 5150 III a "semi- affordable multi-effects gain" pedal...ouch...

[@jmcsquared18]

I think Rob's ears were broken in this clip lol

[@JimijaymesProductions]

@@jmcsquared18 yeah if someone makes a pedal that sounds like that sign me up, sounded so valve to me, the 'undefined low end' sounded like tube bloom and compression to me, no digital or transistor piece of gear has ever sounded like that to me. Not necessarily favourable qualities but thats what amps do! The Riverside sounded great but had a tightness that doesn't sound like any of the amps here.

[@ZachRice]

I love these blindfold challenges and all the editing gags you guys slip in. Rock on!

[@Kenrox77]

the editing of these videos is so good. Hilarious and satisfying to watch, while feeling authentic.

[@BlueSkyDogs]

After watching maybe all the blindfold challenges I have realized that you need a small blindfold test area instore!

[@gitarowydominik]

4:48 Marshall Jubilee head 8:23 EVH 5150 head 12:01 Strymon Riverside 15:01 16:22 (lower gain) Friedman BE-OD 19:17 Victory Kraken head 21:48 MXR 5150 pedal 24:29 Kemper with 5150 profile 27:03 Überschall pedal 29:36 Boss Katana 100 32:14 JHS AT+

[@gitarowydominik]

37:44 clean platform amp - Morgan SW50R

[@olivierarnold_]

From the bottom of my heart, i love you guys man...been watching since i was 12 years old and well i cant put into words what this channel means to me

[@davidstorm4015]

Fabulous video, these get better and better. Always look forward to the challenges and this one is one of the best yet.

[@brittonmcclain1236]

I almost blew beer out my nose when Lee said high gain turkey!

[@robertbaker5445]

You should really speak to Henning about the switching system that he uses in his studio to go between amps, and use that for shootouts like this, so you don't have to re-cable everything, you just press a button and it switches what you are attached to.

[@gpeterson999]

Robert Baker you’d think they sold some switching pedals at Anderson’s. :/

[@dbo4506]

Gigrig is best!!!

[@greg4272]

Then what would be the excuse for the singing? :)

[@adamcaveproject8299]

Great show. Keep doing this type of format for things. It helps bring to light what types of differences are noticeable and what isn't which is really interesting.

[@MrTentpegs]

Sweet! Been waiting for the next blindfold(ish) challenge from you two. They're always fun. Thanks guys!

[@MisterAndrewBuckley]

Listening with our eyes, we're all a bit gear snobbish. This was great, thanks guys

[@singhravneet96]

Those were some of the greatest mating calls I've ever heard.

[@jeffreyradick6486]

Chappers, your usually uncanny recognition of gear was a little off but I could never do as well as you so hats off because it's always interesting, educational, and entertaining to hear you and the Captain and all the other guys try out and talk about gear. Thanks and keep doing these great videos!

[@manthony6594]

Another great blindfold challenge. Thanks for all the hard work to make these happen!

[@AngusCuthbertson]

Would be cool if Rob made a video on what he listens for in those blindfold tests. Or instead of a dedicated video, a quick explanation every video would be great. Just like he did in the actives vs passives challenge where he explained to Lee how he listened to the feedback to figure it out. Would work for guitars too, explaining for example the differences in neck shapes from company to company. Not that most of us had any practical use for it, I just think it's interesting to hear how the different stuff works and how that effects things.

[@jmcsquared18]

Wow, his three lowest scores that he gave were towards badass valve amplifiers. That 5150 III and Marshall Jubilee were especially amazing. This is definitely Rob's weakness.

[@domboul572]

Content like this is what makes this channel the best. Love it

[@willgarrison7035]

I love the post production edits in the videos. Please keep doing them. They are hilarious.

[@RafaelYamaga]

This PRS out of tune most of the time is driving my attention.

[@bmark7951]

Rafael Yamaga shut up

[@jfo3000]

I'm not a PRS fan at all, but Chappers manages to make every guitar sound out of tune.

[@changemeahh]

Jimmy Running Dog I agree it’s really annoying I swear he can’t play in tune

[@CursedInEternity92]

My prs has certain strings that cant hold tune for longer than 5 mins as well. Its a floating bridge thing more than prs but i thought id add to the thread.

[@ithemba]

i read quite a lot of these comments hating on Chapman for "not being able to hear his guitar is out of tune" and some such and I listened closely time and time again and either, even after 15 years of playing now, I have yet to achieve the sanctimonious epiphany that you all seem to have had considering my pitch listening abilities, or you guys are full of shit and just hate on chords that you don't like because your dad-rock ain't got none of this bologna.

[@michaelsnydermusic]

Captain hints to his dear friend “unleash your sound” with the victory Kraken. I don’t blame him. Doesn’t choppers have a relationship with Victory? Brave guys. I appreciate the honesty.

[@ithemba]

they both hold the shares of that company

[@Kyle97x]

I mean, I know this is a 3 year old comment, but he clearly said unleash your tuner pedal

[@LyonLevi]

Finally! :D thanks guys I'm a huge pedal believer and have been waiting on this video for so long

[@alexcassell7519]

The part where Rob plays with the guitar stand and says "Ello!" Had me in stitches! Love the video, great representation of how good digital amplifiers can sound!

[@tomreid2096]

You guys are such a treasured part of my childhood

[@yonikup2865]

Tom Reid how old are you mate?

[@tomreid2096]

@@yonikup2865 I'm 20

[@timfletch]

Chappers and the Cpt are quite fun, but I really think I keep coming back for the mug ception.

[@CHlEFFIN]

Glad to see these are back! (Cap and Chap) This channel took a massive hit but I’m sure you guys exquisitely hilarious and informative videos for us fellow musicians will bring it back to where it belongs! Cheers from Houston, Texas🖖🏽🇺🇸

[@desmondb43]

Love the show...from Moncton...New Brunswick Canada.....you are one of the best entertaining shows on the net....thanks

[@Oris37]

I look forward to these very funny videos from you guys. It just goes to show that it's not about whether it's valve or solid state etc. It's about how it sounds to you at that moment in time... Hell, I use a Boss GT10 through the clean channel of a Katana 100 on stage and in sessions - and do you think the punters/clients notice or even care..? ...The answer is, no (of course they don't...) If it sounds good, doesn't weigh a ton and fits in the boot (trunk) of my car, then it's a win for me..! :-)

[@timbeaton5045]

Yep I think the Katana, considering what it is, more than held it's own here... (Fnaar, Fnaar!)

[@nobrega79]

you should try the gt-100 in line then or even now the newest gt-1000.

[@Oris37]

Already saving my pennies for the GT1000 :-)

[@tovasstalin2927]

hey I am using gt10 too :) I plug it into my only amo fender mustang, they are great and I create some very nice tones from them :)

[@Cochran752]

Where can I find one of these "High Gain Turkeys"?

[@christopherzatzke8589]

in the "Tone Woods"

[@MrShadowofthewind]

In Turkey of course !

[@paniccleo]

behind geddy lee.

[@lanwan]

Brave vid Guys. Well done and as always great fun to watch

[@keithmatthews3857]

One of your best and funniest reviews. Top marks guys

[@overdrivemejimmy6847]

Btw mod your epiphone challenge on a budget?

[@metalandmixing8856]

Like £1000 for guitar & mods kinda deal?

[@overdrivemejimmy6847]

Shane Callan that's a lot of money xD

[@overdrivemejimmy6847]

LucianSarbu MD2 thought ypu meant 1000£ for just mods 👍didnt read it right xP

[@glofuss]

Yep to this Please =0

[@metalandmixing8856]

Well not exactly 500 guitar 500 mods, they could potentially buy a cheaper guitar and have more money for mods or more expensive guitar and less mods etc

[@frmcf]

Looking like the real winner here's gonna be the Morgan!

[@JimijaymesProductions]

I have to agree, those pedals sounded better then Idve heard them in most videos, that amp and speaker combo loves high gain pedals. Also Kemper 5150 was pretty good.

[@boggeshzahim3713]

Morgans are djent machines, Tosin Abasi uses one

[@DerEchteBold]

And the Katana!

[@franknguitars7671]

I have an SWR50 - killer amp with pedals and gorgeous clean tones by itself

[@Craig_Fussell]

LOL, whether authentic or set up, these are still great fun to watch because the Anderton’s staff are a great cast of characters....and very talented ones for sure!😎🤙🏻

[@kenwinston2245]

Love these series . . . Thanks for sharing 😃

[@SophiaAphrodite]

Seems like every time the Boss Katanas have been used they have over performed based on thier price point.

[@zerohourdrift]

You guys should do an Eric Clapton amp shootout!! Go from a bluesbreaker to tweed champs to musicman to Marshall to slo100 to vibrokings to tweed twins. It would be really cool and I bet lee would love it!!

[@georgeweller3050]

absolutely love these videos!

[@KeistasZmogelis]

These blind challenges are my favourite. Good stuff.

[@hybernation5449]

Was "Head or Ped" shot down as a name for this one?

[@jiri951]

Makes much more sense tho

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

I'm guessing they decided to beat KZbin to the punch on that decision.

[@mark1982arsenal]

I see an Andertons blindfold test video and I instantly click and watch even though I'm at work :)

[@bushibayushi]

SAME HERE :D

[@gergoolle5773]

Same ^^

[@darrenjay3231]

Yep

[@nightsdew8136]

Well specially when at work :)

[@christopherburnett1745]

That seems to me to be the best time to watch videos!

[@chadmorral1326]

This was a fun watch. Thanks guys!

[@wubbabubba5729]

It's always a joy to watch Chappers and the Captain!

[@hownotto6733]

If it wasn't for this video, I would be still movin the lawn

[@thegage3632]

could you help me move my lawn? its very heavy and i can't do it on my own

[@SteelyEyedMissileDan]

God dang it Bobby I thought I told you not to watch those loud hard rock movies on the internet.

[@tylerrosier1068]

18:48 Lee: For those of you that have a memory of a mosquito, we are on number 5. Also Lee: *Looks at the board to make sure he knows what number they are on*

[@thelolguy007]

Another awesome video guys 👏👏👏👌

[@jfrorn]

Hello from Los Angeles! Love these blindfold tests!

[@oldecodger4522]

The Marshall 2525H uses diodes to clip the lead and crunch modes, so Rob's comments about harmonics were spot on.

[@Fektthis]

dang, never seen Rob get em so far off the mark like this before. I'm sure the Captain is totally feeling a wee bit of redemption from some past episodes XD

[@bthellam]

God, I love these videos you guys do.

[@haxxorboyz]

This video just pushed me over the edge to buy the Strymon Riverside. Thanks!

[@TheAndyroid]

I wonder how loud it was in the room, valve amps really don't like being played quietly, it kills the tone. A Kemper can do the tone of a loud valve amp at any volume.

[@martyshwaartz971]

Based on the sounds they were getting it was quite obviously cranked to me.

[@AlbertoHernandez-ow3xh]

Awesome video, but I'm still waiting for the Epiphone relic challenge

[@jackmiddlemiss237]

I'm a huge fan of the Kraken. I'm using it more and more and is just a great lead amp for crunch and high gain. An amazing lunchbox amp and takes pedals really well!

[@billyhughes9776]

These videos are tops -- so good.

[@ronnienose8608]

Think you should do Kemper vs Helix.

[@StuntcatTV]

This just shows you perfectly what all the talking of the tube fanboys is worth.

[@alanohagan6999]

Wow that was just awesome - fantastic vid

[@heychrisgreen]

Very entertaining as always! Rob is a fantastic guitar player! I would enjoy some of these blind shootouts with clean sounds and not the high gain sounds we’re used to hearing

[@MetalHeadProductions]

What does he have against the EVH 5150 III? He never likes it, but it always sounds so good and this is one of the most used metal amps from bands all the way from Steel Panther to Belphegor for several years.

[@windack768]

Andy Young To be fair, he didnt set up the amp ^^

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

The EL34 one doesn't sound am that great to me. The 6L6 5150 III is an absolute beasty though.

[@ivorharden]

Metal Head Productions I think it's just personal taste. I don't like Robs tone in general in these video's.

[@matthewhinkle5764]

Honestly I never cared for them very much either until I played one specific 100w head at a shop a couple months ago and bought it a few days later. I fell in love with the sound of the MXR 5150 pretty much as soon as I heard it though. I always liked the sound of the 5150 III when other people played it but I couldn't ever get them to sound good for me for the longest time.

[@mooferoo]

I've got the 6L6 version in 50W and 100W Stealth versions and love them. The 50W EL34 is getting a lot of flack for a loose flubby bottom end on the blue channel. No idea if they used the blue channel here.

[@jasonstone8587]

I can't believe chappers didn't like the EVH 5150....I thought it sounded awesome

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

Entertaining as always, gents. I think my favorite was the EVH 5150 head. That sounded awesome to me, but obviously that is to my taste.

[@ZblockWoW]

Excellent video!

[@andrewcrawley285]

That strymon sounded the best to my little ears

[@supersonicnomad3214]

Andrew Crawley Agreed Andrew, that Strymon did sound damn good!

[@AZFunk]

Agreed, it's a favorite on my board for backline gigs.

[@wakjob961]

Andrew Crawley Had great mids in this vid.

[@jfo3000]

Strymon is now doing distortion right too! Amazing company.

[@JonathanT.Nelson]

The new Emery album is all an AC30 boosted with a Riverside

[@EzyoMusic]

I really don't like that Riverside. It sounds too good. I just can't be snobby about it.

[@supersonicnomad3214]

Cue Zephyr I must agree Cue, that Strymon did sound damn good!

[@Zwopper]

Yet another GREAT pedal from Strymon! 😮

[@chesapeake566]

Like I always say, if you didn't hear it blind, you didn't really hear it. Loved the honesty.

[@hubieh3374]

Lee!! Katana was 8.5!! Chicken scratcher!! lol

[@Mr.Goldbar]

I think my favorite was the Victory Kraken

[@MrKarumine]

Loved this one, nice to change it up a bit with both heads and pedals

[@omegasunn]

I have no idea how I've missed this video- for four years! But what a great vid. Chapman has subsequently left Victory! Jokes aside what a great video and just goes to show how ridiculous 'tube snobbery' is !

[@kistophe]

Ahhhh......That classic Chapman slightly out of tune drop D sound. Tuning aside, great video guys.

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

21:02 David Lee Roth? Is that you?

[@krispatel1]

Been waiting years for this!

[@gprz843]

Gear aside, is always fun to watch you guys. Thanks

[@keefstafro]

Lee's "Kanye scatting" was more entertaining than the original thing.

[@GeorgMierau]

As a teacher (mathematics and computer science) I definetely need this Lee's t-shirt :) The link to "Buy a T Shirt" doesn't work btw.

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

Georg Mierau Go to the Andertons website. When you get there type T Shirt into the search box at the top of the page. Hit enter. Et voilà.

[@Rihyaruto]

@andertons I just love these Blindfold challenges.

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

Love the "noise" inbetween each selection lol ....:-) . That Riverside sounds great !

[@iDealMedley]

i think rob juts don't like the sound of a 6l6 tubes, 6l6 can sound a little fizzy in the top end it might create the perception that it is a digital amp.

[@wakjob961]

iDeal Which amp had 6L6's?

[@kitoyobeni1]

Didn't like the 5150 III EL34 either, so I think it's just a matter of dialing things in really. The Kemper wins with a specifically dialed in amp, almost like the ultimate setting possible. The Kemper is definitely on my wish-list, although I would prefer a combo (makes more sense in the home than a head/cabinet combo for me).

[@achannelaboutnothing9070]

also what ive learned from all of these videos is that i should own a kemper.

[@jamesbarros950]

Oh poor chappers. We found something he can’t Id from across the room. This was balsy to post. Thank you guys :)

[@adambarkermusic]

Was umming and erring about getting a Katana as my main gigging amp. This has convinced me.