So glad this series is back, but I think there needs to be more conversation and thought on-screen (obvious this happens off-screen) around the choices rather than just walking straight to a bass or guitar and picking it straight up.
I agree, there's no mention of the old £1500 budget either... I used to like the fact they they could get some good gigable rigs without 'busting the bank' now it just feels like 'as cheap as possible' gear and any old bass, guitar, amp will do. It's not as interesting to me any more. Hopefully things will get better as it goes on and they start to find their own way of improving the show.
Agreed. The interesting thing about these Sounds Like vids is/was, for example, "I thought about picking guitars A or B, but I ended up going for guitar C because it has the following qualities that A and B don't have". Really early days for these two though, and I'm sure they'll nail it before long!
Cici & Dave are perfect for these "without busting the bank" episodes. I bet if you gave them free reign, Dave would still end up with less expensive gear than most of us would chose, and still sound better than most of us 🙂
I miss how Rabea and Matt used to discuss several options for the gear and kept track of the price throughout the process. It feels like we’re missing the discussion between Dave and Cici and just end up with the resolution. Happy to see the series back, I hope it improves as the series goes on!
To be fair, Dave and Cici have much better knowledge of low budget gear. I'd dare say, Dave could do a blind pick and mix and still come up with good tones.
@@Severinate yeah! They’re really well versed in the subject of affordable gear. That why I want to hear their thought process on why they pick what they do.
They’re nice people and everything but I do agree. I watched Rabea and Matt for years and it just doesn’t hit the same with these two, again they seem like nice people but this is just what I think from watching two videos
Dave is wayyyy to good at this kind of thing. This is literally his specialty, getting top tones out of solid state amps. He was born for this. Make sure you keep bringing him back!!!
Dave and CiCi are doing great! I only wish the rigs were still capable of performing a gig, thought that was a cool, and important part of the old series
@@arto9775 I'm referring to the volume capabilities of the amp, I'm sure the guitar is perfectly fine! I've got an Aria Tele that I love and it was very affordable
Would love to see one of these for Pink Floyd (David Gilmour/Roger Waters), Radiohead (Jonny/Colin Greenwood), Aerosmith (Joe Petty/Tom Hamilton) or The Beatles (George Harrison & John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
I love the fact that dave is back on the channel but MY GOD how good is cici as a presenter....and also amazing to have a female presenter on the channel!! Really cool!
I absolutely love the bass addition to this series, they are both doing great so far and you know for a FACT these are only get get better with time as they get more comfortable!
It never ceases to amaze me how good players can use mega-cheap kit and sound like our guitar heroes. I spend a fortune chasing their tones, and never even get close....
@@TheFakeNewsFrog Yup, can't argue with that... but I've been 'practising' for over 50 years now, and am still at best a mediocre player. Messing about trying the latest kit is a sort of present to myself to encourage perseverance.
@@digitalchris6681 Don’t worry, I feel like I’m going to be you later on in life! I’ve got my first guitar at the age of 7. I’m now 24, and still can’t ‘play’. I have some expensive vintage equipment, but it still doesn’t make me any better of a player… The main thing for me has always been learning at the computer, I just can’t pay attention long enough. I feel like getting guitar lessons would actually help immensely, but the teacher I had when I was younger was, to put it bluntly, shit. I guess it’s something for me to think about…
@@TheFakeNewsFrog strip back your gear to just an amp and a guitar and build a daily practice regime with focus and structure, that will do more for your playing than buying any amount of gear
@@northernthrifter8817 I use a pretty basic setup at the moment. When it comes to tone, I like warm ‘bluesy’ tones. So I don’t tend to choose much in terms of pedals. By the end of the year, it’ll be a KittyHawk Amp, MJT Strat with pickup’s handwound by Seymour back in ‘94, a few BOO Instruments pedals, and an old Jen CryBaby. There’s not much to the rig, and as far as tone, I can dial in something I love. The problem is with my playing ability still. As I mentioned in my previous comment, I just can’t seem to sit behind a screen for too long learning guitar. My mental health does play an affect on that. As when I was younger I was locked away for 2 years, with the main form of communication being a computer. So it’s something I struggle to do without it becoming depressing. I think the main thing is to keep focused, like you said, but for me to seek a local guitar teacher as well. Hopefully that leads to some improvement! Thank you for your comment anyway, much appreciated!
Nothing sold Les Pauls like Jimmy Page on a Telecaster. Really glad the series is back, going to take a while to expect that opening riff for the show.
I literally got into an argument the other day with a Guitar Center employee, explaining that Jimmy page played a tele alll the time. I had to pull up a bunch of videos until this guy believed me
@@ZachNa Les Paul was his touring guitar after Led Zeppelin II. He still used the Tele on some studio tracks (Stairway) along with a danlectro and a few randoms like es or sg.
@@snowfan0521Jimmy Page said that on led zeppelin II used les Paul, and amps vox UL7120 and Marshall super lead , there are some photos during led Zeppelin II sessions you can see Jimmy using les Paul in studio while he is recording
I'm in agreement with many of the comments on here: I'm glad the series is back Dave and Cici are simply awesome players. They already have great on screen chemistry which I'm sure will get even better with time. I don't like the "let's grab the cheapest options with no explanation" format! I much preferred the "£1500 rig capable of gigging" style. Personally, that puts the choices squarely into the sort of solid, semi-pro stuff I would buy or, if I were a beginner, what I would aspire to.
I agree, also since I usually don't pay full RRP price for guitar gear the more expensive budget videos are good since I can usually get that stuff for much cheaper
glad you revisited another classic, can we have sound like... Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen & Wolfgang Van Halen) BY busting the bank Kiss (Ace Frehley/Tommy Thayer & Paul Stanley) BY busting the bank Jared James Nichols without busting the bank maybe revisit Guns n Roses (Saul "Slash" Hudson and Izzy Stradlin or Duff McKagan) without busting the bank
Amazing what can be achieved on such a little budget when the right hands are involved! Respect and thanks from me, the man with money to be 'all the gear, no idea'!
My favorite part of the earlier Sounds Like was the shopping. I liked how the guys would walk through the store and talk out their thinking for they were choosing or not choosing the item. Would love it if you brought that aspect of the video back.
Really refreshing, simplistic & entertaining..... Your rig knowledge is second to none, keep it up both of you... RHCP by busting the bank would be fandabidosie, Cici as Flea would be magic....!?!?
It does what it says on the bottle - on a budget. Enjoyed this video. Might get me a tape machine after this. Far more enjoyable than a video with an endless mega budget gibson, it's all in the fingers. These dialled into that sound man.
I agree with many comments that there's still some rough edges as far as presentation and structure, but for 2 videos in they're doing great. Maybe now that the series is rebooted we can have back to back videos of "without breaking the bank" and "by breaking the bank". You could even try a blind test (for us watchers) where the cheap rig and expensive rigs are played and we guess which one by sound alone. Small detail, it my just be with my headphones, but to me it seems like the bass volume has been a bit low in the mix and can be hard to hear.
within 17 minutes I decided to A) get a bass, I can have a nice setup for a reasonable price, B) try some tone city pedals, they look like they're doing great job in, tbh, more able hands, but still and C) this is my new favourite piece of series on the tchube. Love me some Dave and CeCe!
So cool guys, this is AWESOME!!! I've had the pleasure of not only playing through a Leslie, but my wife & I had one in absolute mint condition, but we had to sell it 5yrs. ago when we moved from Chicago to Florida, it was too heavy & we already had a LOT of musical gear we were talking with use, but a Uni-Vibe or a phaser will definitely do the job!!! Love your videos guys, you ROCK!!!
2nd runout and nailed it to the wall. I had a mini critique of the umph of the bass first episode (could easily have been video rather than rig) but that was deffo in place here :)
Loving the new format, but… the budget bit was quite fun to keep in mind from the old series. If we could possible see the tally of the prices and total. The knowledge and more prominent bass focus is awesome on this one!! Keep it up!
Thanks for the tips guys, thanks for the equipment demo, sounded really good, You both have all those tones memorized and you know which equipment , and how to squeeze it out of the equipment., and without deep pockets which I dont have, . wow, nice
I definitely second that. What about Mr Big? Dave doing the arpeggios while Cici pops out the lead line on bass. That would be great. Then they could do Heavy Load. Paul Kossoff's guitar playing on that song is out of this world; so simple but so powerful.
I think this video shows that when it comes to nailing a sound from an artist. It comes down to the players, and understanding the method behind how they got their sound.
you guys are doing a great job with these videos, they are informative and you’re probably opening peoples minds to possibilities they might not of considered. i’m grateful for both of you!
Allways love seeing this 2 ,especially Dave but Cici is also cool! I know this is suposed to be marketing but i love your work guys, if ads would be like this the world would be a better place :)
Had an absolute blast doing this!! :)
Did really great, very natural on camera
@@soeren72 Thank you so much, I’m really glad to hear that! :)
You nailed it
You all did amazing!!! Loved this
You killed it, you need to do more of these
So glad this series is back, but I think there needs to be more conversation and thought on-screen (obvious this happens off-screen) around the choices rather than just walking straight to a bass or guitar and picking it straight up.
I agree, there's no mention of the old £1500 budget either... I used to like the fact they they could get some good gigable rigs without 'busting the bank' now it just feels like 'as cheap as possible' gear and any old bass, guitar, amp will do. It's not as interesting to me any more. Hopefully things will get better as it goes on and they start to find their own way of improving the show.
Yea, agreed! :)
Agreed. The interesting thing about these Sounds Like vids is/was, for example, "I thought about picking guitars A or B, but I ended up going for guitar C because it has the following qualities that A and B don't have". Really early days for these two though, and I'm sure they'll nail it before long!
Came to the comments to say the same thing. I think they will find their own groove and style. I do like the both guitar and bass each episode
I like it, without saying it plainly the take away is practice, get good and play whatever you can get your hands on.
Cici & Dave are perfect for these "without busting the bank" episodes. I bet if you gave them free reign, Dave would still end up with less expensive gear than most of us would chose, and still sound better than most of us 🙂
These pair can make an elastic band sound awesome to be fair. I'm glad this series shows what you can do with budget gear.
I miss how Rabea and Matt used to discuss several options for the gear and kept track of the price throughout the process. It feels like we’re missing the discussion between Dave and Cici and just end up with the resolution.
Happy to see the series back, I hope it improves as the series goes on!
Yeah! Even the discussion was entertaining and informative enough
To be fair, Dave and Cici have much better knowledge of low budget gear. I'd dare say, Dave could do a blind pick and mix and still come up with good tones.
@@Severinate yeah! They’re really well versed in the subject of affordable gear. That why I want to hear their thought process on why they pick what they do.
They’re nice people and everything but I do agree. I watched Rabea and Matt for years and it just doesn’t hit the same with these two, again they seem like nice people but this is just what I think from watching two videos
I think comments like this are really helpful and respectful. We want to hear more about the thought process! Share the knowledge!
Dave is wayyyy to good at this kind of thing. This is literally his specialty, getting top tones out of solid state amps. He was born for this.
Make sure you keep bringing him back!!!
Dave and CiCi are doing great! I only wish the rigs were still capable of performing a gig, thought that was a cool, and important part of the old series
Man I've gigged with a Westfield... these are more than capable of gigging. It doesn't have to say Gibson or fender on the headstock.
@@arto9775 I'm referring to the volume capabilities of the amp, I'm sure the guitar is perfectly fine! I've got an Aria Tele that I love and it was very affordable
Would love to see one of these for Pink Floyd (David Gilmour/Roger Waters), Radiohead (Jonny/Colin Greenwood), Aerosmith (Joe Petty/Tom Hamilton) or The Beatles (George Harrison & John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Then watch the older videos ig
i was about to comment floyd next
they need to do animals era cause they didn’t cover it last time
They have done two Gilmour ones, one by busting the bank and one without busting the bank
@@classicraceruk1337 but they didn’t cover the animals era, no flange or tak box
I love how the microphone on the guitar cab is more expensive than both their rigs combined, it's amazing how much gear you can get for that money
I'm very proud of whoever decided to get Dave and Cici on this show
I bet they immediately had to hold a cigar and say "BRILLIANT!"
I love the fact that dave is back on the channel but MY GOD how good is cici as a presenter....and also amazing to have a female presenter on the channel!! Really cool!
These are awesome ...Cici and Dave have just the best chemistry and truly bring joy to the series. Well done! They can play anything..
I absolutely love the bass addition to this series, they are both doing great so far and you know for a FACT these are only get get better with time as they get more comfortable!
Glad I found this. British Classic Rock motivated a whole lotta bands to keep the flame lit. Dave & Co. are always a pleasant surprise. Rock On !
It never ceases to amaze me how good players can use mega-cheap kit and sound like our guitar heroes. I spend a fortune chasing their tones, and never even get close....
Sounds like you should spend some more time practicing over looking at gear, if that’s the case!
@@TheFakeNewsFrog Yup, can't argue with that... but I've been 'practising' for over 50 years now, and am still at best a mediocre player. Messing about trying the latest kit is a sort of present to myself to encourage perseverance.
@@digitalchris6681 Don’t worry, I feel like I’m going to be you later on in life! I’ve got my first guitar at the age of 7. I’m now 24, and still can’t ‘play’. I have some expensive vintage equipment, but it still doesn’t make me any better of a player… The main thing for me has always been learning at the computer, I just can’t pay attention long enough. I feel like getting guitar lessons would actually help immensely, but the teacher I had when I was younger was, to put it bluntly, shit. I guess it’s something for me to think about…
@@TheFakeNewsFrog strip back your gear to just an amp and a guitar and build a daily practice regime with focus and structure, that will do more for your playing than buying any amount of gear
@@northernthrifter8817 I use a pretty basic setup at the moment. When it comes to tone, I like warm ‘bluesy’ tones. So I don’t tend to choose much in terms of pedals.
By the end of the year, it’ll be a KittyHawk Amp, MJT Strat with pickup’s handwound by Seymour back in ‘94, a few BOO Instruments pedals, and an old Jen CryBaby. There’s not much to the rig, and as far as tone, I can dial in something I love.
The problem is with my playing ability still. As I mentioned in my previous comment, I just can’t seem to sit behind a screen for too long learning guitar. My mental health does play an affect on that. As when I was younger I was locked away for 2 years, with the main form of communication being a computer. So it’s something I struggle to do without it becoming depressing. I think the main thing is to keep focused, like you said, but for me to seek a local guitar teacher as well. Hopefully that leads to some improvement!
Thank you for your comment anyway, much appreciated!
Dave and CiCi totally rock, I love this video series with them as hosts!
I suggest Randy Rhodes / Rudy Sarzo for an upcoming episode.
Yaaay it's Dave and Queenie again
I always felt that the magic sauce to get Page live sound is a short slapback
Nothing sold Les Pauls like Jimmy Page on a Telecaster. Really glad the series is back, going to take a while to expect that opening riff for the show.
I literally got into an argument the other day with a Guitar Center employee, explaining that Jimmy page played a tele alll the time. I had to pull up a bunch of videos until this guy believed me
@@liamwagner9160 How could you have missed the Dragon and Mirror signature Fender put out!
@@liamwagner9160 to be fair he switched to the Les Paul around the second album.
@@ZachNa Les Paul was his touring guitar after Led Zeppelin II. He still used the Tele on some studio tracks (Stairway) along with a danlectro and a few randoms like es or sg.
@@snowfan0521Jimmy Page said that on led zeppelin II used les Paul, and amps vox UL7120 and Marshall super lead , there are some photos during led Zeppelin II sessions you can see Jimmy using les Paul in studio while he is recording
I'm in agreement with many of the comments on here:
I'm glad the series is back
Dave and Cici are simply awesome players. They already have great on screen chemistry which I'm sure will get even better with time.
I don't like the "let's grab the cheapest options with no explanation" format!
I much preferred the "£1500 rig capable of gigging" style. Personally, that puts the choices squarely into the sort of solid, semi-pro stuff I would buy or, if I were a beginner, what I would aspire to.
I agree, also since I usually don't pay full RRP price for guitar gear the more expensive budget videos are good since I can usually get that stuff for much cheaper
These two are doing a great job 👏
I haven’t clicked on. A video faster in my life. It’s back boys
Its great to see Dave Simpson looks happy and enjoying his life. Im happy for you bro...
Cici rocks! She recorded bass on one of my song "Full of emptiness". Thank you for the video. Mordi
You both did an excellent job on achieving the sound and also on playing the songs. Very well done, indeed! 🤘
glad you revisited another classic, can we have sound like...
Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen & Wolfgang Van Halen) BY busting the bank
Kiss (Ace Frehley/Tommy Thayer & Paul Stanley) BY busting the bank
Jared James Nichols without busting the bank
maybe revisit Guns n Roses (Saul "Slash" Hudson and Izzy Stradlin or Duff McKagan) without busting the bank
I’d like to second the evh
Amazing what can be achieved on such a little budget when the right hands are involved! Respect and thanks from me, the man with money to be 'all the gear, no idea'!
That ending was MASSIVE!
My favorite part of the earlier Sounds Like was the shopping. I liked how the guys would walk through the store and talk out their thinking for they were choosing or not choosing the item. Would love it if you brought that aspect of the video back.
These two are brilliant together, they're both odd in different (but great ways) and in unison they're a delight.
Man I was just listening to Zeppelin last night and was thinking I’d love Dave and Cici to do this. Thanks you guys!
great. can you please think of me being rich, handsome and healthy this night.
oh......btw......i prefer the porsche over the ferrari if possible.
@@BigEdWo lmao
Lol I was thinking "That is an enormous bass!"
then it hit me..... "oh..."
Absolutely loved this one, so much background info as well as the great sounds of Zeppelin... All of that and the ever delightfully Cici 😍 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I am SO happy that Sounds like is back, and our new hosts are a perfect fit🤠👍
I love these. Immediately clicked when the notification popped up. Q & D rule!!!
Ah... a Red Dwarf fan. You should call this Groovy Channel 27!
This is hands down, the best 'Without Busting The Bank' episode ever (".)
I love that this series is back! I’m going to end up buying so much gear!
It's fantastic for beginners and gives ideas to those more in the know. Fantastic stuff!
Yes absolutely! Let’s buy more gear and enjoy ourselves, we’re are only going to get blown up anyway in nuclear war so why not lads. 😎
I'll be playing blues licks as the fire burns
Look I understand and respect that Rabea and Matt are busy and these two are doing a good job stepping in, it just isn’t the same without bea and mat
I prefer it with these two 😂👍
Really refreshing, simplistic & entertaining..... Your rig knowledge is second to none, keep it up both of you... RHCP by busting the bank would be fandabidosie, Cici as Flea would be magic....!?!?
Awesome. Thankyou. Was like Zeppelin were in the room ...... Well Played Dave and Cici
It does what it says on the bottle - on a budget. Enjoyed this video. Might get me a tape machine after this. Far more enjoyable than a video with an endless mega budget gibson, it's all in the fingers. These dialled into that sound man.
That tone on Heartbreaker was almost spot on.
You guys should do Nirvana next! Kurt Cobain & Krist Novoselic!
nirvana was done already by Rabea.
I agree with many comments that there's still some rough edges as far as presentation and structure, but for 2 videos in they're doing great.
Maybe now that the series is rebooted we can have back to back videos of "without breaking the bank" and "by breaking the bank". You could even try a blind test (for us watchers) where the cheap rig and expensive rigs are played and we guess which one by sound alone.
Small detail, it my just be with my headphones, but to me it seems like the bass volume has been a bit low in the mix and can be hard to hear.
within 17 minutes I decided to A) get a bass, I can have a nice setup for a reasonable price, B) try some tone city pedals, they look like they're doing great job in, tbh, more able hands, but still and C) this is my new favourite piece of series on the tchube. Love me some Dave and CeCe!
Early Zep was amazing.
I love how Cici always seems to get Bass Guitars that look absolutely massive, then kills them with cool bass riffs.
Yet again another amazing video! Love seeing Dave on the channel 😁👍
So cool guys, this is AWESOME!!! I've had the pleasure of not only playing through a Leslie, but my wife & I had one in absolute mint condition, but we had to sell it 5yrs. ago when we moved from Chicago to Florida, it was too heavy & we already had a LOT of musical gear we were talking with use, but a Uni-Vibe or a phaser will definitely do the job!!! Love your videos guys, you ROCK!!!
It’s back!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, Dave!!!!!!!!!
This is the best sounds like that I've heard... I'm not a bass player, but I was so happy that I could finally hear the bass
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BACK !
I'm curious to see Dave & Cici Busting The Bank
Excellent job! Thank you Andertons!👍
Aaaaaah this is gonna be GOOD!!
Love Dazed and Confused. great tone from the dynamic duo
Would love to see these sounds like videos using the digital modelers as well.
Dave: *puts a water bottle in each back pocket*
The rest of us: *just act like this is normal*
It's great they're doing the "Sound Like" series with guitar and bass instead of two guitars. Far more realistic.
Great video, natural presentation and infectious enthusiasm. Keep 'em coming!!!
Nice hosts, more of this!
More Dave and Cici! More Dave and Cici! More Dave and Cici! More Dave and Cici! More Dave and Cici! More Dave and Cici!
2nd runout and nailed it to the wall. I had a mini critique of the umph of the bass first episode (could easily have been video rather than rig) but that was deffo in place here :)
Another awesome episode by Dave n Queenie. Great Led Zep sound too
These two are the best thing to happen to this channel in a long time.
These two are ace musicians….Good to see Dave happy 👍👍👍
I've watched every episode and missed it.What a blast with Dave and Cici.Im proud to be a patreon for Dave.Keep it going please ♥️🎸🤟
you guys did amazing! had a blast performing with you guys as well! we should do a video next time we're over haha
I love Dave and CiCi. Their style of presenting this is so laid back and real, like customers that shop at Andertons.
Best series on RUclips. Glad you’re back! ❤️
Loving the new format, but… the budget bit was quite fun to keep in mind from the old series. If we could possible see the tally of the prices and total. The knowledge and more prominent bass focus is awesome on this one!! Keep it up!
Loving the Dave Simpson videos. Andertons just STEPPED IT UP SOMEHOW.
love that shop will always give you a discount
awww hell yea! this series is back!
Fantastics DAVE & CICI (Queenie)!!!!
Congrats!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍👍🏻👍🏻
It's awesome to see Dave in these videos
What a great idea bringing Dave in who is cheaper than Dave he would probably rock a first act from Wal Mart!
This is so cool Dave.
Dave that hoodie is on point!!
Thanks for the tips guys, thanks for the equipment demo, sounded really good, You both have all those tones memorized and you know which equipment , and how to squeeze it out of the equipment., and without deep pockets which I dont have, . wow, nice
The reason why i suscribed, was this serie
so yeah!
Nice
I love you two's playing, please do "Free" Kossoff & Fraser.
I definitely second that. What about Mr Big? Dave doing the arpeggios while Cici pops out the lead line on bass. That would be great. Then they could do Heavy Load. Paul Kossoff's guitar playing on that song is out of this world; so simple but so powerful.
More Dave!
That Dazed and Confused section was legit. Sounded great!
Great video.
This was really great. I hope they do more "sound like" series.
I think this video shows that when it comes to nailing a sound from an artist. It comes down to the players, and understanding the method behind how they got their sound.
SOUND LIKE DEEP PURPLE SOUND LIKE DEEP PURPLE SOUND LIKE DEEP PURPLE
Cici is great! Dave: 50% less jokes and 50% more being focused about what you're saying. Great work though guys.❤
Dave and Cici make me smile…
Dave Simpsooooon... *The Simpsons theme starts playing
Dave and Cici are Great! Awesome additions to the channel!
That Dazed and Confused cover is the best I’ve ever heard. They’re both great together!
The Captain needs to get Cici to do some bass reviews
you guys are doing a great job with these videos, they are informative and you’re probably opening peoples minds to possibilities they might not of considered. i’m grateful for both of you!
The ultimate sound-like video would be the actual artist gatecrashing the video shoot and and trying to sound like him/her/self with your gear.
With Judas Priest getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, please do them next. 🤘🏽
So happy Dave has multiple purposes now!
Allways love seeing this 2 ,especially Dave but Cici is also cool! I know this is suposed to be marketing but i love your work guys, if ads would be like this the world would be a better place :)
Dazed & Confused, just brilliant! You two rock!