Attack of the Klons - Blindfold pedal challenge! Andertons Music Co.

[@CNCTEMATIC]

Lee: "I'm just gonna..." *changes everything without saying anything*

[@Yohahn]

Timestamps if you want to jump back and forth.. Wampler Tumnus 3:56 Walrus Voyager 7:05 Ryra Klone 10:07 Klon KTR 13:25 Tone City Bad Horse 16:24 EHX Soul Food 19:34 J Rocket Archer Ikon 22:40 Keeley Oxblood 25:15 Mythos Mjolnir 27:57 JHS Soul Food MOD 31:09

[@cyrusadkisson6864]

Edit this to include the clean tone? 3:45

[@BloodFireDoom]

Thank you

[@marc_leblanc]

Very useful. Thank you!

[@coledraper5694]

Absolute hero

[@JustinBA007]

Me: "Man, I love the sound of that friedman. It's just a tiny combo how expensive could it be..." Me, 5 seconds of googling later: *cries*

[@olipas2775]

I can build you one

[@jjthejjetplane]

7:53 Rob: "Could you turn it off a minute?" Lee: *turns pedal off* Rob: "That's better." OH MAN😂

[@joshmuz9018]

He couldn’t even play properly, he seemed to despise it immediately

[@JaimeNoro]

Had the walrus been the first pedal played, the score would be totally different. No way the walrus sounded that much different from the tumnus.

[@manuxhaag]

How about a "BOSS vs. Boutique" blindfolded shootout video?

[@lisadaly8777]

Basic vs boss vs boutique

[@stianstrana]

Can you make a rig out of everything that scored the best out of these kinds of videos?

[@pauldigga5419]

StianTrana great idea!!

[@chrisegg7936]

yes do this please

[@BoozyBeggar]

Best comment.

[@mikelucinder3284]

The problem with these tests is that they're really only relevant to the amp being used.

[@cwwisk]

It would be a constantly growing rig if they keep up the videos!

[@JKM395]

Curse you all! Before watching this video I didn't really care about a Klon or a Klone. Now I'm hunting for them online. This is why I stay broke! Seriously love these vids guys. You've taught me quite a bit over the years. Great work and keep em coming!

[@TysonMRox]

Mosky Golden Horse

[@jamescloonan5274]

Try the Decibelics Golden Horse. Expensive, boutique, and absolutely a perfect replacement for a Klon. Watch the videos of it being compared to a real Klon. It is my favorite and always on pedal.

[@JKM395]

@@jamescloonan5274 Thanks boss. I'll give it a look.

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

Just bought a 20 $ one off of wish after checking out Music is Win’s video on Klones clones loll and the 20$ one actually sounded awesome can’t wait to try it lol

[@fit2praise]

The Wampler Tumnus is the stuff of unicorn poop in that tiny box!!! Amazing box!!

[@jroobz]

Amp tone 3:46 Wampler Tumnus 3:57 Walrus Voyager 7:10 RYRA Klone 10:13 Klon KTR 13:33 Tone City Bad Horse 16:33 EHX Soul Food 19:50 J Rockett Archer 22:47 Keeley Oxblood 25:22 Mythos Mjolnir 28:08 JHS Soul Food Mod 31:13

[@MrTentpegs]

Hey guys, I just wanna say I'm LOVING these pedal "blindfold" challenges. Thanks for doing them. It's really giving me an edge on my pedal choices! You guys rock!

[@billyshaw508]

It makes me happy whenever someone plays a Nuno riff. And especially happy when they play the BEST Nuno riff.

[@oscar-un9tw]

Im less than a minute into the video and it's already my favorite youtube video ever.

[@brianturner8001]

you never saw the mermaid montage a guy did for xtc's mermaid smiled around '03-it was taken down. number two is my favourite kitty kat klassicks!

[@oscar-un9tw]

???? what

[@cawfeedawg]

You have limited web access then xD

[@justinhobgood4312]

“The waptian” has a whole new meaning these days

[@jeanclodvanshot]

Finally some love for SGs

[@kerrymoore5146]

These blindfold videos are great, most unbiased and interesting reviews on KZbin

[@bakaroo23]

Can you please redo this challenge with the Captain or Pete doing it with a cleaner Fender amp. It would be interesting to see the difference in results.

[@stk7778]

OMFG YES!!!

[@daveowens]

I agree!

[@Thiagolnful]

This channel has much more fun every day.. it's not just guitars and gear.. it's about playing and living in a joy way! Tk u !! Greetings for Brazil!

[@andyp5743]

Just ordered a Tumnus from these guys that I’ve been hankering after for ages. Big fan of my Soul Food, but I just had to get one. Can’t wait to try it.

[@TheShreddDude]

Wow, that Ryra! Fantastic classic rock tone.

[@keithyoung5247]

Awesome, I bought a oxblood two years ago, and it's still my favourite pedal

[@bobboitt3126]

Great choices Rob your ears are undeniably good! I have the Oxblood and love it but that Tumnus was also sweet.

[@michaellistov8493]

I like this new format blindfold shot out. fast and fun to watch.

[@ochlagogia]

That SG is super hot. Damn!

[@JourneymanActor]

Having had a tumnus and returned it for it just not being my thing. The RYRA sounded great and looked cool like the original klon

[@andykarelian]

Great video. Elektron's Analog drive has also a very nice Klon style drive.

[@stupidlogoclothing3628]

We have to say, we whole heartedly approve of that t-shirt Lee! ❤️🤘 Great video as always!

[@lndrldcold1762]

*NO CHAPMAN OR VICTORY WAS USED IN THIS VIDEO* Today, the internet is proud...

[@astna]

Except for Rob Chapman.

[@dale8809]

I clicked on this and then saw it was a 40 minute video. BONUS! No need for me to watch TV when I can watch these guys and learn something. I have owned a few of these and love the reviews. Thanks from USA

[@chriswhatsoever2001]

Oh guys i just love you for such ridiculous things like this intro! 😂

[@reviewforthetube6485]

I loved the tone of the ryra for some reason that thick tone with still that super nice tone

[@iforget8716]

Love it! I have the Tumnus, no regrets here. Shopping for the Oxblood, sounded more Rat-y to me thought, seems like a nice wide spectrum overdrive/distortion pedal.

[@woooyeahfunkytime4088]

I love that the captions sometimes pick up the guitar playing as applause

[@tombarnaby4842]

The Taco+Tumnus is the best tone I've heard on this channel.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

I must agree. My two favorites were the Wampler and the Oxblood. And I would have to give the edge to the Oxblood. Honorable Mention to the Mythos. Honorable Mention to two Honorable Menschen: Rob and Lee. 🙌🏼

[@dannypulleyn]

Robs playing was killer! Having started a channel recently myself (not under this name) it's really hard to consistently come up with things to play especially if your tired/not in the mood/shooting back to back and he always does a great job, helps when you can fall back on a back catalogue of awesome riffs you've written too! :)

[@danbennett1005]

Rob's pinch harmonic game is nailed down tight!

[@alexisalescio1562]

Ryra is a great pedal for me is the best of these distortions pedals

[@LEWZR]

Some of the stuff Rob was playing is making me crave a new Dorje album so bad

[@hoodiepapa7344]

Rob's ear is so keen, maybe he should become a sound engineer. He knows tone for sure.

[@itsfaiz2967]

You combined the prequel and original trilogy in the opening crawl. I am happy with whoever made that up. Kudos!

[@captainfruitbatify]

Can we ban Rob from playing all guitars except SGs from now on? His SG riffage is just stellar.

[@wilsonbooth8495]

I’ve had some success with the walrus voyager with the same final settings. Interesting to hear it through a marshall relative to my ‘57 deluxe reverb. I’ve been using it to push the high end of the sound and have been swapping out a second overdrive behind the voyager. Helps with a really well rounded, thick sound and cuts through a mix well.

[@hutchklutch2594]

Robert, thanks for speaking on this. You are truly a living LEGEND!!!

[@jimsy5530]

Oxblood was the best for me - doesn't sound like a Klon though. Out of the Klones, the KTR and the Ryra were my favourites.

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

SG Rob is best Rob

[@FLORIDAERO]

SG's are extremely versatile when it comes to sound. Had a 1975 or so for 3 years from 77 to 80. Sad to say I was young and dumb and sold it for 140.00 in 1980.

[@Lmaster3000]

Deluxe Memory Man sorry to hear 😭

[@FLORIDAERO]

Me too.

[@tammycoates7816]

Deluxe Memory Man All man that sucks! To be older and wise, we first have to be young and dumb.

[@ir0nfist447]

Just got my first vintage sg 1980 it's just a beast. My 3rd gibson, and all sgs.

[@TheBoogiesurfer]

I too have had this pedal since its release, and it's still on my boards, and also an original Klon C. . . I love them both! I think Robert probably remembers me from Hawaii; and I'm happy that I acquired many of his superb pedals. Six of them are currently on my boards. You can't go wrong with RK pedals! Keep up the great work Robert!

[@aaron7323]

i own a bad horse and I must say its best bang for buck. Great sounding pedal

[@daniel207pzd]

Greetings from Singapore! Your videos are amazing! :)

[@andertons]

Greetings... Thank you Daniel.

[@mrc2662]

Andertons Music Co and now greetings from Hong Kong! Still amazing!

[@houseofshred3725]

33:16 I agree with Lee (and not just because it's the one klone I own). The Archer Ikon is a fantastic pedal and, if I'm not mistaken, is from the people who actually built the KTR.

[@MadDogSpirit]

The Keeleys pedals are really amazing. I have 3 and they are my favorites

[@SpecialistGuava]

Credit to Chappers on that SG. Sounds exactly like an SG should. Love it.

[@NelsLindahl]

Sometimes Rob just crushes some guitar licks during these pedal challenges.

[@MornayCarstens1]

Nels Lindahl I think we're seeing him at his peak after him and Rabea have just done those US guitar clinics.

[@Stangil1]

"You fought in the Klon Wars?"

[@nicolai8920]

"Yes! I once had a thing for mythical aminals, same as your father"

[@chatter7653]

Ok now I want an Oxblood pedal too. It DID sound great...That combo of SG into the Pink Taco was such a perfect fit too,...the pedal just seemed to really accentuate and take into uber-phat land that trademark and distinctive SG tonality....the three just sing, scream and grind together. Nice!

[@wilsonsguitarlounge8244]

This entire video is just guitar tone porn, it’s so glorious and amazing.

[@peterbutlien1335]

Looking forward to the first run of the "whelmed" t shirts.

[@onixtheone]

Another great test is “which sounds best in a mix”

[@TheGlove23]

Chappers' favourite riff is "just got paid" by ZZ Top! Plays it almost every time) Great tune and superb band by the way!!!)))

[@ISU2047]

Blindfold videos = the best videos

[@Marcus-jg4jb]

The RYRA orOxblood for me, killer tones! Had a soul food once, didn't like it. I feel the same now. (Gave it to a mate who is making better sounds with it than I ever did though, so it was probably me.)

[@arcane3877]

So I take it the editor finally got that well deserved raise?

[@SilverXIIVI]

I’m still amazed at the Friedman.! Love the videos as per usual great job dudes.

[@klepetar]

i want to thank you for this video..this is the perfect one for comparing klon clones ,.. and i will probably buy a Keeley oxblood pedal.. thanks again.. update.. bought a Oxblood.. didn't like the battery lack of space.-> got a Rockett Ikon.. ate batteries and was a bit blah -> got back to the Oxblood and this one seems ok for battery space and has lots of tone..

[@marc_leblanc]

Thanks, that was very helpful. I've narrowed it down to the Tumnus or Archer.

[@sniffmatip3865]

I just bought a plus top pro and now I'm liking the sound and look of that SG, think my holiday spending money could take a hit!!

[@andreweasombentley4703]

Love my oxblood. You can get such a wide range of sounds out of it from an absolutely killer boost through to a fuzz. I always find the tone control needs to be at around 2/3 of the way around as a starting point as it can get a bit wooly below that as demonstrated here (I guess this depends a lot on the amp etc though)

[@timobb]

I love these videos, I love the engament that Robert Keeley does, it's so rare for people to come in to the ocmments and tell us about their work and at the end of the day this one proves why rob thought it was the best. A clone with ideas.

[@markaochoa2017]

These are getting better and better fellas

[@sniffmatip3865]

I like all these crazy blindfold tests, this pedal one has been quite informative for me on the tones of the pedals in question give out. Very helpful if your local guitar shop is a small business and can't stock every pedal available from the dealers they use.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Funny thing, most famous guitar players bought their signature sound equipment from small shops, other players they know etc. From their stories at least.

[@sniffmatip3865]

Frits van Zanten I come online to see what's new and different then go hit the local guy up to see if he can get a hold of what I'm looking for. You always pay £10-20 more on a lot of things but I don't mind because I'm supporting a local business on my doorstep.

[@passionplayer7]

I think the position of the Volume makes more of a difference in tonal quality more than anything else, the Oxblood changed completely. If Lee had played around with the volume knobs on the last few pedals, would have been a different outcome. Thanks for putting this up guys, nice to hear these all together! Waiting for pt. 2 with pedals like Matthews Architect, Tumnus v2, maybe even the Helix version! Cheers!

[@joeybusnardo5866]

Been waiting a loong time for this!!!

[@AndiKravljaca]

They should have included a Klon model in a Helix FX :D

[@azlakki]

Digital...

[@Claimjumper55]

The Helix Minotaur (Klon) model is excellent.

[@azlakki]

actually it would be nice to see how good or bad the digital vs.analog

[@EdExplores]

TCaad10 mine too!

[@rhodes7394]

That intro was epic!

[@christophergregory1205]

I always get a kick out of seeing Lee crack up and put his hands over his face 😂

[@SandalwoodBros]

MXR Sugar Drive deserves to be in this! I demand you do it again!

[@jimcamp2423]

Apparently when Chappers called the Oxblood out as what he thought was the Mythos Klon, he had forgotten that the Captain told him that there were a couple of switches on the Oxblood. That was almost a dead give away for Oxblood or a JHS Custom Shop Mod of an EHX Soul Food. The KTR is Finnegan's remake of the original, glad it got the highest score. I think the Tumnus would need to be re-evaluated, because it was the first, there was nothing to really compare it to, although at a certain point that frame of reference is lost over 40 minutes with 10 Klons. I've listened to so many Klons to try to figure out which one I wanted recently, I can understand being Kloned out. Of the 3 at the very end, I liked the KTR myself, I thought the Oxblood was 2nd best of those 3 and the Tumnus a close 3rd. Every review & even Wampler himself, says the Tumnus is Wampler's own personal spin on a Klon, Wampler says he doesn't like to make a 1:1 clone copy, tends to add or deduct what he likes or dislikes from a clone to make it a Wampler pedal. FWIW, I heard enough in a Mosky Silver Horse review to go with a sub $ 30 Klon clone. That one has a soft & hard clipping switch, so it's probably would score somewhere in the range of any of these pedals. Would be interesting to revisit this and throw the Mosky Silver or Golden Horse into the mix. I don't think it would be as bad a score as the Walrus did, and easily as good as the Bad Horse ?

[@RandyP9890]

Gotta agree about the archer pedal, that sounded fantastic! That said, the whole lot was pretty impressive. Still can’t decide for myself between the archer or the tumnus.

[@stoneysdead689]

The Ox Blood isn't a clone of a Klon- but Robert did say he wanted to create the same tone as a Klon, but he didn't want to copy the circuit. He wanted to make his own circuit that captured the same tone and feel- and I think he got really close. If you think about it, it was a total flex- this is why he's such a legend in the pedal community- he's a true genius when it comes to creating a circuit and has so much general knowledge in the area, he can basically recreate whatever he wants without any need of copying someone else's schematic.

[@dago6410]

After hearing ONLY the tumnus for liek 1 note - THIS PEDAL IS JUST PUREGOLD!

[@anthonypiety9468]

Good job guys I'm a big fan of Anderson's TV but you both are the star if I had anything to wish for it would be more lessons from you both they have helped me greatly with my playing

[@kevinsullivan4744]

I use an OxBlood it’s an awesome amazing sounding pedal I love it

[@abhinavaggarwal4062]

I wish Pete and Rabea had reviewed these pedals .. Their tone and style of playing is more resonant with mine.

[@mohammadadam8163]

I try blindfold and my top 3 are wampler tumnus, mythos mjolnir, jhs soul food mod. Please make another one version this blindfold challenge with more clean amp like fender or single coil pickup

[@liambaillie218]

I would have added the Soul Food Bass, in my opinion its even better for guitar than it is for bass.

[@McGuinty2]

I think the final shootout with the 3 pedals should have been done by plugging them in separately or into separate loops, the buffers in the Tumnus and the KTR (assuming they weren’t switched to TB) would be coloring the resulting tones

[@DanielDuyCao]

As always... editing on point!

[@rayh7046]

dumble klone pedals next, I'm intrigued to hear that!!!!

[@allanh5618]

Rob is really great when he's tired. :-)

[@Rollermanfromspace]

Awesome to see an SG in your hands!

[@tfarrand652]

I have watched many or most of the vids from Andertons on Klon like pedals. My take is that I prefer Danish Pete’s playing style - more nuanced and melodic, but Chapper’s ear is much more refined and discerning….I trust Chappers ear implicitly, even though his playing too metal orientated

[@jul_blank_552]

Damn...i love that SG

[@Red.be89]

For sure the winner here was that pink taco. Holy balls that sounded great. Pretty sure it just needed a clean boost!

[@Mr.D34]

I love how he chose KTR as the best. For my personal taste Wampler has the warmest and the Keeley has the most unique sound. I like how the oxblood can go from klon to 70's metal tone. Funny fact about the J.Rocket (7th) that almost everyone is obsessed about, Bill Finnegan(the creator of Klon Centaur) authorized J Rocket to make the klon but ended up not liking their quality somewhere down the line so they had a falling out. I love JHS but i always thought that their modded Soul Food didn't have anything special. Which sells for crazy amounts on the second market. Actually it must be the most expensive after the KTR

[@michaeladams1197]

The Tumnus is amazing!

[@pauljohnson3317]

"Tumnus" is, far and away, the best name. Maybe the best-named pedal of all time.

[@warnerww83]

I always used my Soul food as more of a clean boost, but to each their own.

[@Mist_R]

'can you turn it off a minute?', 'that's better'. slight burn there LUL

[@jeremyreed663]

I have a Voyager and I must say that it works way better as more of a clean boost, which is what I think it’s designed for anyways. It has a great musical top end, and great mid push.

[@merlinzest]

That SG is really cool. Suits you rob. You vibed on it.

[@GameplayGuy00]

I swear Rob plays the riff of "Just Got Paid" by ZZ Top in every challenge

[@bateriasautosil]

EPIC INTRO!!!