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!
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.
reconceive the kraken sounded amazing to me, very much a great tube tone and response so I wonder if it just becomes a headgame and he feels like he's being tricked so he goes the other way?
@@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.
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
@@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.
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)
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Timestamps are when rob starts playing and not when they start talking about the pedal/amp 4:47 Marshall JCM 2525H 8:23 EVH 5150 III EL34 12:00 Strymon Riverside 14:42, 16:21 Friedman BE-OD 19:09 Victory Kraken 6L6 21:23 MXR 5150 pedal 24:21 Kemper (5150 profile) 27:02 Bognor Überschall pedal 29:13 Boss Katana 100 32:05 JHS Angry Charlie AT+ 33:42 Final Scoreboard
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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..! :-)
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!
I think its important for us in the audience to remember that these are all based on Rob's opinions and that we can have our own regarding the tones and what he rates them. There were several of the tones from both pedals and amps that my opinion completely differed from Robs. Just because someone tells you something sounds bad to their ears, doesn't mean you have to think it sounds bad as well.
Lee said the Boss was 5.9 but I was actually surprised with the correct score. He really chose the Kemper, which isn't cheap but also not what I'd expect for his preference, as number one and gave the Katana really high marks considering its competition.
Over the last few years I've become very interested in not only guitar gear but also in hi-fi. From looking at the results of many blind tests, I've come to the conclusion that human hearing just isn't very reliable. People give a lot of insight and talk about the subtle nuances (often quite pretentiously) when they know what the product they're talking about is, its specs and how much it costs, but when you withhold that information, people generally don't perform very well in blind tests and/or A/B tests.
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
I don't think these are "fake" videos or necessary but their awesome and fun to watch. Music was meant to be fun and I think sometimes people loose track of that. I have for sure. Just have fun guys and great video as always boys :)
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 !
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.
I don't care if you don't like Rob for some reason, you can't fault his ear. It's provably fantastic. If he can't tell, I sure as heck can't. Another good one gents!
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*
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!
If people can understand that the name of a product has nothing to do with the sounds they’re looking for, it will be good. I believe Andertons blindtest are the best thing to educate people
I wish Anderton's would get back to doing videos like this. This channel has inspired me to buy a crap ton of gear, unfortunately none from Anderton's because I live in the States.
PRS has a compressed sound anyway, so I wonder if that has skewed the results slightly. Amazing sounding guitar, just a thought. Also, we've learned an awful lot about Rob's ability to work this stuff out, once again.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
The Kemper has an advantage because it is an "ideal"almost post production circumstance instead of just an amp in the room .A fairer test would be from a control room in a studio with the gear in another room all played back through the monitors.
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!😎🤙🏻
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🖖🏽🇺🇸
I think all pedals sound like there were a cloth over the cab, maybe because the sw50r doesn't cooperate with the marshall cab very well or be dialed inproperly, even the clean sound is boxy and dark (not a bad way) like Mr.Chapman said. Maybe just me with poor monitors, the difference here is pretty obvious. Nevertheless the friedman is still awesome, I guess this is why Tosin Abasi choose the sw50r and be-od combo. The kemper with MB 5150 profile indeed sounds best to my ears, I guess it is more than enough to home players like me. I have to say Mr MB is a turely magician. fun video as always, Go Andertons ！！！
Agreed, to my ears it was pure tubey bliss, couldn't believe he thought it was fake! I wonder if it sounds that much different on the recording vs. what he was hearing?
Rob's taste in tone is kinda weird IMO. He tends to favor heavily pronounced midrange that's also borderline muddy. He turns his nose up at anything with a hint of high end or clarity. I think he's just become accustomed to dialing in tones that sit well in a mix or work in a band setting.
Obviously Chappers only got some of them wrong to prove a point. DUH! But jokes aside, I have noticed that Chappers is fantastic with things like guitars, but I feel he maybe struggles with valve versus solid-state. He had a few slip-ups in the recent video too. That said, I have no doubt I would faaaaaail.
I think it's not because Chappers was bad in differentiating valve and ss. It's just now technology has come so far it's objectively hard to tell the difference.
Aldo Veraldi dunno. Maybe true. In fairness ofc, all the pedals were going through a valve head. Without running them into a daw, to bypass the power-amp, then pushing that through studio monitors with cab sim, which would give it away, or somehow pushing it through the 412 again it is ofc never going to be a fair test. The 5150 pedal straight into a daw with IRs actually sounds pretty decent imo.
Mark Seymour yet a lot of people love them. Although I haven't owned one I usually love the sounds they get out of them. They don't have a lot of character, but they sound very clear and perstine. I thought the Kraken was not set up right in this video, it sounded boring and thin.
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
Constructive criticism; it may make it easier for Rob to put on noise canceling headphones or earplugs during the switch. Instead of everybody screaming. Just a thought.
the exploding mugs never get old
I love them lol
No even though they should do they just don't. It's just so stupid that it's funny.
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!
Shocked he hated the Kraken. Everything I've heard from it in other videos it sounds great. Speaker placement perhaps...
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.
it honestly could be just tone adjustments to change whether he liked them or not. i definitely agree
Dave Crider His relationship is more than a little close. Anderton is a primary owner, and I do believe Chappers also is a partner.
reconceive the kraken sounded amazing to me, very much a great tube tone and response so I wonder if it just becomes a headgame and he feels like he's being tricked so he goes the other way?
You should’ve thrown in the miku, just to see robs reaction when he plays the first chord 😂
That thing is ridiculous lol
Miku 5150 brit kemper profile
There goes Robs endorsement with Victory
Dannnnng he destroyed it with that rating!
@@jakecal6802 And now separated from Victory, the circle is complete lol
@Ryan Grandon *Rob's
@Jake Cal *Daaaaang - I doubt you'd say it the way you spelled it...
@@dildojizzbaggins6969 good job, ya jabroni.
@@dildojizzbaggins6969 what?
You should install a couple of ceiling speakers so when Rabea speaks from the booth, he can be like the voice of god
Yeah he almost sounded a bit like Darth Vader, it would be good if they could enhance it
OOOLLYMPICCCC... WHIIIIITEEEE....
PLEASE
With lots of reverb!!!!!
Late comment 2 years later but yes agreed
Should have just used 10 high-end amps, asked Rob to pick out which ones are pedals, grab some popcorn and enjoy!
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"
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.
SS sucks for band rehearsals. Tube amps just sound better the louder they get. SS amps sound worse. Not snobbery, just my experience
@@lo3572 you probably haven't played with good ss amps man
@@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.
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
@@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.
29:33 The moment every owner who owns a Katana has a grin so syrupy you could pour it over a waffle.
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)
@@jdragsdale I agree, that BEOD is hard to beat.
Maxx61 as a proud owner of a katana 50.. "this does bring a smile to my face"
@@jdragsdale necrothread... love it
The mk2 rules
Moregain Friedman
Run a Morgan amp and a Friedman amp in dual amp setup. "Morgan Friedman"
Except Rob favors Moregain's little brother, Lessgain Friedman.
I've seen so many of these videos...that exploding/shattering drink thing shouldn't still be funny...but it is. Every time.
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+
37:44 clean platform amp - Morgan SW50R
I am very disappointed there were no Boss Metal Zones
@Joe Figueroa at 0.5 gain lolo
@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.
That Strymon Riverside though. It's just so good.
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.
You’re smoking kraken if you think victory amps sound good
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!
Rob's favourite head after the Kemper is a Strymon pedal :P
After watching maybe all the blindfold challenges I have realized that you need a small blindfold test area instore!
He called the EVH 5150 III a "semi- affordable multi-effects gain" pedal...ouch...
I think Rob's ears were broken in this clip lol
@@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.
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.
Robert Baker you’d think they sold some switching pedals at Anderson’s. :/
Gigrig is best!!!
Then what would be the excuse for the singing? :)
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.
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.
they both hold the shares of that company
I mean, I know this is a 3 year old comment, but he clearly said unleash your tuner pedal
These are gold. Best series in a while.
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.
Looking like the real winner here's gonna be the Morgan!
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.
Morgans are djent machines, Tosin Abasi uses one
And the Katana!
I have an SWR50 - killer amp with pedals and gorgeous clean tones by itself
I almost blew beer out my nose when Lee said high gain turkey!
Chappers and the Cpt are quite fun, but I really think I keep coming back for the mug ception.
Timestamps are when rob starts playing and not when they start talking about the pedal/amp
4:47 Marshall JCM 2525H
8:23 EVH 5150 III EL34
12:00 Strymon Riverside
14:42, 16:21 Friedman BE-OD
19:09 Victory Kraken 6L6
21:23 MXR 5150 pedal
24:21 Kemper (5150 profile)
27:02 Bognor Überschall pedal
29:13 Boss Katana 100
32:05 JHS Angry Charlie AT+
33:42 Final Scoreboard
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!!
Listening with our eyes, we're all a bit gear snobbish.
This was great, thanks guys
This PRS out of tune most of the time is driving my attention.
Rafael Yamaga shut up
I'm not a PRS fan at all, but Chappers manages to make every guitar sound out of tune.
Jimmy Running Dog I agree it’s really annoying I swear he can’t play in tune
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.
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.
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!
Those were some of the greatest mating calls I've ever heard.
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
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..! :-)
Yep I think the Katana, considering what it is, more than held it's own here...
(Fnaar, Fnaar!)
you should try the gt-100 in line then or even now the newest gt-1000.
Already saving my pennies for the GT1000 :-)
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 :)
the editing of these videos is so good. Hilarious and satisfying to watch, while feeling authentic.
Awesome video, but I'm still waiting for the Epiphone relic challenge
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!
You guys are such a treasured part of my childhood
Tom Reid how old are you mate?
@@yonikup2865 I'm 20
I think its important for us in the audience to remember that these are all based on Rob's opinions and that we can have our own regarding the tones and what he rates them. There were several of the tones from both pedals and amps that my opinion completely differed from Robs. Just because someone tells you something sounds bad to their ears, doesn't mean you have to think it sounds bad as well.
Where can I find one of these "High Gain Turkeys"?
in the "Tone Woods"
In Turkey of course !
behind geddy lee.
Lee said the Boss was 5.9 but I was actually surprised with the correct score. He really chose the Kemper, which isn't cheap but also not what I'd expect for his preference, as number one and gave the Katana really high marks considering its competition.
Seems like every time the Boss Katanas have been used they have over performed based on thier price point.
Over the last few years I've become very interested in not only guitar gear but also in hi-fi. From looking at the results of many blind tests, I've come to the conclusion that human hearing just isn't very reliable.
People give a lot of insight and talk about the subtle nuances (often quite pretentiously) when they know what the product they're talking about is, its specs and how much it costs, but when you withhold that information, people generally don't perform very well in blind tests and/or A/B tests.
Btw mod your epiphone challenge on a budget?
Like £1000 for guitar & mods kinda deal?
Shane Callan that's a lot of money xD
LucianSarbu MD2 thought ypu meant 1000£ for just mods 👍didnt read it right xP
Yep to this Please =0
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
I don't think these are "fake" videos or necessary but their awesome and fun to watch. Music was meant to be fun and I think sometimes people loose track of that. I have for sure. Just have fun guys and great video as always boys :)
Ahhhh......That classic Chapman slightly out of tune drop D sound. Tuning aside, great video guys.
I love these blindfold challenges and all the editing gags you guys slip in. Rock on!
Was "Head or Ped" shot down as a name for this one?
Makes much more sense tho
I'm guessing they decided to beat RUclips to the punch on that decision.
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 !
The Marshall 2525H uses diodes to clip the lead and crunch modes, so Rob's comments about harmonics were spot on.
Victory Kraken in other vids is like a 10/10 to me so this is crazy.
I really don't like that Riverside. It sounds too good. I just can't be snobby about it.
Cue Zephyr
I must agree Cue, that Strymon did sound damn good!
Content like this is what makes this channel the best. Love it
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.
Based on the sounds they were getting it was quite obviously cranked to me.
Love the show...from Moncton...New Brunswick Canada.....you are one of the best entertaining shows on the net....thanks
Lee!! Katana was 8.5!! Chicken scratcher!! lol
I don't care if you don't like Rob for some reason, you can't fault his ear. It's provably fantastic. If he can't tell, I sure as heck can't. Another good one gents!
Rob you must be positioned weird or something. That evh and kraken both sound fantastic.
Think you should do Kemper vs Helix.
Like I always say, if you didn't hear it blind, you didn't really hear it. Loved the honesty.
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*
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!
I can't believe chappers didn't like the EVH 5150....I thought it sounded awesome
If people can understand that the name of a product has nothing to do with the sounds they’re looking for, it will be good. I believe Andertons blindtest are the best thing to educate people
21:02 David Lee Roth? Is that you?
I wish Anderton's would get back to doing videos like this. This channel has inspired me to buy a crap ton of gear, unfortunately none from Anderton's because I live in the States.
If it wasn't for this video, I would be still movin the lawn
could you help me move my lawn? its very heavy and i can't do it on my own
God dang it Bobby I thought I told you not to watch those loud hard rock movies on the internet.
PRS has a compressed sound anyway, so I wonder if that has skewed the results slightly. Amazing sounding guitar, just a thought. Also, we've learned an awful lot about Rob's ability to work this stuff out, once again.
I see an Andertons blindfold test video and I instantly click and watch even though I'm at work :)
SAME HERE :D
Same ^^
Yep
Well specially when at work :)
That seems to me to be the best time to watch videos!
I love the post production edits in the videos. Please keep doing them. They are hilarious.
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.
Andy Young To be fair, he didnt set up the amp ^^
The EL34 one doesn't sound am that great to me. The 6L6 5150 III is an absolute beasty though.
Metal Head Productions I think it's just personal taste. I don't like Robs tone in general in these video's.
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.
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.
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.
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.
iDeal
Which amp had 6L6's?
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).
The Kemper has an advantage because it is an "ideal"almost post production circumstance instead of just an amp in the room .A fairer test would be from a control room in a studio with the gear in another room all played back through the monitors.
At 7:20 he says he's plugging in an amp
I noticed that too...
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!😎🤙🏻
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.
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.
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🖖🏽🇺🇸
i think a shot of Bea's face at 19:30 would have been hilarious. Usually he does so much better than this.
It's always a joy to watch Chappers and the Captain!
This just shows you perfectly what all the talking of the tube fanboys is worth.
I think all pedals sound like there were a cloth over the cab, maybe because the sw50r doesn't cooperate with the marshall cab very well or be dialed inproperly, even the clean sound is boxy and dark (not a bad way) like Mr.Chapman said. Maybe just me with poor monitors, the difference here is pretty obvious. Nevertheless the friedman is still awesome, I guess this is why Tosin Abasi choose the sw50r and be-od combo. The kemper with MB 5150 profile indeed sounds best to my ears, I guess it is more than enough to home players like me. I have to say Mr MB is a turely magician. fun video as always, Go Andertons ！！！
I thought the Kraken sounded really good!
Me too, that was super awkward
Agreed, to my ears it was pure tubey bliss, couldn't believe he thought it was fake! I wonder if it sounds that much different on the recording vs. what he was hearing?
Rob's taste in tone is kinda weird IMO. He tends to favor heavily pronounced midrange that's also borderline muddy. He turns his nose up at anything with a hint of high end or clarity. I think he's just become accustomed to dialing in tones that sit well in a mix or work in a band setting.
Yet another GREAT pedal from Strymon! 😮
Obviously Chappers only got some of them wrong to prove a point. DUH!
But jokes aside, I have noticed that Chappers is fantastic with things like guitars, but I feel he maybe struggles with valve versus solid-state. He had a few slip-ups in the recent video too. That said, I have no doubt I would faaaaaail.
Mark Seymour ha, I see your point. The other vid I mentioned above he didn't recognise his signature victory amp...
Mark Seymour addendum, he did think the kraken was a pedal, so I guess he didn't nail it ^^
I think it's not because Chappers was bad in differentiating valve and ss. It's just now technology has come so far it's objectively hard to tell the difference.
Aldo Veraldi dunno. Maybe true. In fairness ofc, all the pedals were going through a valve head. Without running them into a daw, to bypass the power-amp, then pushing that through studio monitors with cab sim, which would give it away, or somehow pushing it through the 412 again it is ofc never going to be a fair test.
The 5150 pedal straight into a daw with IRs actually sounds pretty decent imo.
Mark Seymour yet a lot of people love them. Although I haven't owned one I usually love the sounds they get out of them. They don't have a lot of character, but they sound very clear and perstine. I thought the Kraken was not set up right in this video, it sounded boring and thin.
Oh poor chappers. We found something he can’t Id from across the room. This was balsy to post. Thank you guys :)
also what ive learned from all of these videos is that i should own a kemper.
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
That strymon sounded the best to my little ears
Andrew Crawley
Agreed Andrew, that Strymon did sound damn good!
Agreed, it's a favorite on my board for backline gigs.
Andrew Crawley
Had great mids in this vid.
Strymon is now doing distortion right too! Amazing company.
The new Emery album is all an AC30 boosted with a Riverside
Love hearing Rob riff through some Dorje material, Catalyst & Flower Of Life are my go-to’s when testing equipment now as well 😂
I think my favorite was the Victory Kraken
These blind challenges are my favourite. Good stuff.
I wonder if a high gain turkey would be true bypass ...
Frank Meffert Nah, it would be buttered.
Butter my muffin?
you would have to STUFF in the input....
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.
Lee's "Kanye scatting" was more entertaining than the original thing.
This video just pushed me over the edge to buy the Strymon Riverside. Thanks!
Constructive criticism; it may make it easier for Rob to put on noise canceling headphones or earplugs during the switch. Instead of everybody screaming. Just a thought.
Matt Mckivigan that would be very boring sir.
One of your best and funniest reviews. Top marks guys
My hot coffee taste better with these cool guys 👍☕