What Should YOU Have? - Affordable Guitar & Expensive Amp, or Expensive Guitar & Affordable Amp?
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
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» 5:59 Time for the Big Reveal
» 9:54 Some Tones From Chappers' Rig'
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My only criticism is that in some of these videos, Rob chooses a piece of equipment he never has to “try it” rather than choosing what he thinks the actual best rig for the challenge is.
I like seeing the different equipment but I just wish he tried new stuff in demo focused videos and when the video is about answering a question he actually shares his knowledge a bit more.
Anyway love all the videos regardless
Exactly what I was thinking!
This!
Either that or he chooses something from a brand whose ceo he met the week prior and pushes it like a bulldozer.
His rig won regardless.
I disagree. I’d rather see some new stuff instead of the same ol Marshall dsl, squire, or Epiphone, katana, etc. I quite like his choices
So this is always a difficult choice, the better sounding is going to be the better amp, but a better guitar will be easier to play and will likely get the player to want to practice and play more. A great guitar makes you want to play more, but for sound, it is 80% amp.
There are 200+ languages on earth and you chose to speak facts. I'd prefer a better amp/cab cos I can setup a guitar to play better kinda and maybe a nicer overdrive tone makes someone want to play more.
However, these days great playing guitars don't have to cost a lot. A good setup also goes a very long way.
I'd take a more expensive guitar and a rather inexpensive modeling amp. Just more fun. Boom.
agree, for a noob (like me) a guitar with good playability can set your mood to practice more and you can always upgrade the pickup, the wiring and get a better amp down the line
This isnt really super applicable anymore honestly. Budget guitars nowadays are miles ahead of where they were even 10 years ago. A proper set up can make most guitars play great.
My vote goes to buying the best amp that can be afforded. My $400 guitars often play better than the more expensive ones, purely as a result of setup. However, dialing in your tone through a proper amplifier (preferably with some volume) is a special experience that cannot be recreated by any other means.
I agree 100% I have a classic vibe 60’s strat and a Blackstar studio 10 6L6…They sound like buttah..🧈
People underestimate what a luthier can do to guitars.
Yeah big difference between noodling away solo at home and on stage with a rocking band!
Cheap amp could well be pretty much unusable in live scenario.
That said you can try a secondhand top quality solid state amp like an Orange or Peavey that won't have issues tube amps are more likely to have.
My fav guitar is a SX VTG series statocaster copy I got for 150 dollars and my fav bass is an SX 5 string bass I got for 185 dollars. I have much more expensive guitars and basses but these are teh ones I go to most often. They don't look pretty but they sound good and have big chunky baseball bat necks for my giant hands they just suit me.
@@Direwoof I bought a Peavey Tracer in 1995 I still own and has been the smoothest guitar to play I ever owned.
One of the katana’s tricks is diming the gain and volume on the clean channel and then controlling the volume with the master. It gets so much more responsive than the crunch channel. Gives you a little bit of break-up with single coils and some nice chrunchies with hb’s.
That’s how I run fender rumble for bass
Dime the master and run gain as volume
Weird how you gotta rethink stuff like that still
You’re exactly right in my experience. The dirty channels are nearly useless for me on the Katana; just dirty up the clean channel.
I think Katana sounds more than fine and that allows for a better guitar! Nice video!!
Yamaha Pacificas are seriously solid AF workhorses. I've honestly never played a Yamaha guitar (acoustic or electric) that I didn't like.
My old bandmate toured with a MIM Fender Strat and a matching (color) Pacifica strat as his backup, and honestly ended up playing the Yamaha most of the time. Both had a single coil sized mini HB in the bridge and both sounded ace!
Thanks Rob. I've pondered getting a strat for my affordable "guitarsenal".
I think you just sold me on one! Haha!
Cheers again lads!
Yamaha acoustics have been workhorses for me for years. Always surprise the Taylor and Martin players with my decent priced full solid construction Yammies. Let's me spend more on electric guitars...
Yamaha acoustics are phenomenal. Even the non solid top ones sound great. I’ve got a 1978 Yamaha acoustic, fully laminate, no solid wood top back or sides, and yet the thing absolutely sings. Got it for $250 at a vintage guitar show. Even their current lineup for years now seems almost impossible to beat for acoustic under $400
Always love watching your videos, hope everyone at Anderton’s have a safe and awesome Christmas same goes for all of the other people watching as well.
A Chappers and The Captain video on Christmas Eve! Thanks for uploading this one!
Lee is such a wholesome and enjoyable person to watch. He's very relatable and just loves life. So good to see people like that make it for a change rather than the typical people who lie cheat and steal or bully their way. Keep being genuine Captain!
Too bad Rob is the complete opposite. No interest in any new Andertons videos with him tbh.
@@24avenged24 Totally agree with you.
Rob isn't stupid, but with all that has happened due to his arrogance these last couple of years, you'd think he would have learned a bit of humility.
His arrogance is stunning. I don't know why Andertons have taken him on again, he really doesn't add anything.
@@mickdebergerac1143 what happened with Rob? I see a lot of people dislike him and talk about what he has done but I have no idea what did he do?
@@cesarportela1273 Hi Cesar, I am not a fan of Mr. Chapman, he is a fantastic guitarist, but he is a very arrogant individual.
Have a look at some of the videos from this link and you'll get the idea of what he is guilty of.
ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=rob+chapman+exposed
Just drop it you trolls. Yawn! I love the vids with Chappers!
I like watching rob with andertons. It takes me back to before we entered the upside down. Feels good to see this on christmas. Thanks cap!
Great shout on that Pacifica. My first electric bought about 20 years ago was a Pacifica 112XC. Two decades later, it's got DiMarzio Virtual Vintage 2.1 and a PAF Pro in it and the only HSS configuration I own. I don't know whether the 112 guitars are still made in Taiwan (mine was), but the quality is outstanding. It's an angry little guitar that sits well in a mix.
I have one of the maple (112M) from circa 2001 and it's still my favorite to play. A few upgrades and tweaks to taste and it's good to go. The top-spec Pacificas are absolutely great and are affordable.
Great video and I agree with Lee about how both set ups are likely to be used although the Pacifica and the Katana combo is hard to beat on a budget too.
I would go the expensive guitar, affordable amp route. Because if you have a guitar that is easy and fun to play, you'll play it more and that's the whole point. I got by with a cheap amp until I saved up for something bigger and better. I started playing when cheap guitars were awful, my first (used) electric guitar was $25 and it was not great. I saved up whatever money I could earn for 3 months to buy it because my parents felt if I wanted something that "extravagant" I should pay for it myself. A good guitar is always a better choice, IMO.
considering that most of the players are just going to play in their bedrooms, or at maximum gig with friends, I would also go for a more expensive guitar rather than a more expensive amp. It's actually even possible not to have an amp at all and play via plugins on your computer, but the learning curve may be frustrating. Using some multi-fx unit for this purpose would be a great option, especially for beginners who don't really understand the tone they want to invest in. An expensive guitar, though, may be fun to play even unplugged.
Both are winners with that jam at the end. Its definitely inspiring. Thank you
I remember dearly... The original version of this video was the very first video of yours I watched, and fell in love with the concept and have watched countless of your videos ever since. Good memories!
Great video. My choice would be expensive amp over expensive guitar. I have a Mesa Triple Rec and Peavey Invective 120, both with their matching 4x12 cabs, and they make every guitar sound amazing. An expensive guitar will feel and play way better than a cheap one (though there's really diminishing returns on this after about 800 bucks), but it won't give me the sound of a triple rec or boosted 5150 when played through a cheap amp, and a cheap guitar can be made to play and feel amazing with a good setup and maybe some cheap mods.
Most players these days never get out of the bedroom. No reason for an expansive amp if you are not playing out. An expensive guitar? Depends on what you consider expensive. A higher end Epiphone with USA pups is an excellent choice. To be honest for about $1K you have a choice of many, many outstanding guitars.
Merry christmas and happy holidays to Lee, Rob, and everyone involved at Andertons.
This video is super helpful. I'm looking to buy a friend their first guitar for their birthday and these types of videos are great for shopping guides
Always a pleasure to see you 2 fellas on screen !!! Merry Christmas guys
So good to see you two again.
A classic challenge, with a classic duo, love it!
Bugera G5 Infinium head with reverb and a Celestion V30 1x12 cab (Harley Benton's only $139) - best budget amp setup ever and it really leaves nearly nothing to be desired unless you're gigging, in which you'd just get the Bugera G20 Infinium and a Celestion V30 2x12 cab instead.
Lol. I was searching the comments to see if anyone else would mention the G5. Amazing sounding amp - better than Katana.
@@keithhoffman1864 Oh the G5 is much better. I had a Katana 100 combo and I loved the versatility and it did sound good, in a middle-of-the-road kind of way for an inexpensive 100 watt combo that will get very loud, but the G5 for around $200 gets you that full tube goodness and will still get loud enough to shake the windows in your house haha
Yes another vote for the g5. I've had mine for years running through a 1x12 greenback. Killer tones for the price.
Definitely one of my favourite type of video! Convince Danish Pete to do some of these challenges!!!
Merry Christmas to all!! Amazing video and thoughts! Well a good guitar can only go where the amp tells so probably the best way was the PRS through the Supro for 1500!! Be that as it may, I think that PRS and boss are a very strong comb! Really nice!
I had chance to play $2500 boutique amps yesterday, played the Supro delta last week, then practiced with my solid state Orange 35 last night.
The less obvious difference is the attack and decay times of notes. The tubes react and decay far more naturally, where the solid state wants to cut off notes. It feels like a very controlled playing experience, which I think is good for beginners, but frustrating for vets.
Omgggg I missed this kind of videos!!
I love this kind of videos!!
I'm hyped!!!!!!
I'd vote for either one if they have to be heard via UA-cam on tiny laptop computer speakers. They both sound equally excellent! But seriously, the usual advice is get the guitar that inspires you regardless of how inexpensive it might be. £750 for a PRS Custom 24 is pretty inspiring. Even in pink.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Excellent editing on these videos.
Whew, another Chappers & The Captain - I've been busy off UA-cam for a while and am glad to see the dream team together again!
Always a pleasure to see the Cap and Chappers in a video😊
The Pacifica is insanely great for the money. I run 2 different guitar programs that I've had the good fortune of adding electric guitar to the curriculum and I've only bought Pacificas for the students. My buddy had one that he left with me for months and I always thought it was amazing. It's actually the guitar I'm playing in my profile picture. I'm glad Rob is such a Pacifica fan as well!
Really, really interesting. Thanks for swapping the guitars and the amps at the end!
PRS and Supro amp, no doubt. Merry Christmas to the entire Anderton's crew.
Sweet!! These are fun man...glad to see CHAPPERS in England still! Again? Lol..
I love it when the band gets back together!
Good Morning my friends . Thank you for the laughs . I enjoy the great videos .
I did this inadvertently recently. Spent 300 for a used gretsch jet with the P90/broadtron and 800 for a Fender Princeton 65 RI in a small music store that just wanted to move product. I've been re inspired to play every day with that rig. The P90 played through that Princeton is incredible.
Mighty fine choice you made good sir. Thats a sweet sweet rig.
those jet's are VERY tempting!
@@lootbox9465 They are worth every penny. Gretsch really does put out quality products.
That Blue on Black jam was a thing of beauty. Well done gents!
Awesome video as always! Would you be able to add the microphone types in the description as well for future vids? Cheers!
im so happy to see them together again
Another fab video…absolutely love the Supro
The PRS sounds so nice! I bought a PRS custom 24 SE from Andertons and I’m very happy with it .
I think Rob nailed it. I love the delta king combo.
I just said, I don't need anymore amps, I have a mesa half stack for gigs, a mesa combo for practice, and a spark for learning and bedroom jamming, then the tone king keeps popping up, damn you Andertons.
Great video. But what I really liked was Lee demonstrating the power of the coil split. First on rythm, only one pick-up, then when he came to solo a quick tap to engage the full humbucker & Bob’s your uncle!
I remember going to see a pro player in a pub near me and he played the first song on a glorious PRS then switched to a squier strat for the rest of the set and he sounded brilliant throughout.
Nice to see this revival and so nice to see Rob back where he belongs - Merry Christmas Guy's
Interesting video. For me the better guitar would provide the inspiration and desire to play more often.
That is actually a great video, it really bought some focus on the elements of a rig. Yes the katana is great but the supro, just blew it away!
I went the route that Lee took, a Korean PRS Holcomb on sale for $750.00 and the Boss Amp that was $229.00.
When I feel I'm good enough for a good amp I'll get that. Maybe in a couple of years or so.
Rock on Raivkka
You can't go wrong with that rig, but I bet you'll eventually realize getting a good amp doesn't really correlate with "being good enough". Instead, it's about exploring just how good of a sound you can get, and full-tube heads are still the best way to get full articulation. Luckily, the Bugera G5 is super cheap and so are Celestion V30 1x12 cabs. Enjoy your setup!
"When I feel I'm good enough for a good amp"... Your skill level has nothing to do with it. A good sounding amp is going to much more fun, motivating, inspiring and more satisfying than one that sounds acceptable.
I agree with your sentiment. I bought a tone king imperial as my first tube amp recently, and I quickly found out that a transparent clean fender amp exposes all of my bad habits 😂😂
@@zacherycampbell7296 that'll make you a better player. Did me. Going from a Mustang I to a Deluxe VM showed me how noisy and messy my playing was, and I had to clean it up because the tone of the amp was so irresistible that I couldn't just go back to the modeler.
Good to see Rob back doing videos with Lee again...
Received my Squier Contemporary Jaguar HH ST from Anderton's today on Christmas Eve! I'm in NY in the U.S. it arrived in impeccable condition! Very Satisfied!
High-Low same manufacturer swap. Limited budget would be an excellent video also. Love the comparison video's on this channel. Great work.
Great choice with the PRS 24 SE. They are fabulous feeling and playing guitars. I would have personally gone for the semi-hollow body in Santana yellow.
I’m not a fan of the Santana body shape, but yeah I think it’s hard to beat a semi hollow SE model these days for the money. Really, really top notch guitars. Swap pickups later on if you want
Doesn’t matter what you guys review.
It’s always super entertaining. Love you guys video. And Danish Pete too.
Man, it's good to see rob back.
Nice selection!
Merry Xmas!
Love these videos. Haven't you thought about a 2X12 cab blindfold test with Rob? One good amp and all kinds of cabs with differnet price tags. That would be interesting.
The Supro are wicked amps ! Top choice Rob 👍
I miss when y'all used to shop in the store ...I love those videos .....so much fun
1:12 is exactly the kind of humor I like :)
I’ve been waiting to see a demo of the Vox Cambridge 50! So close. Fun video!
I’m quite happy using a Boss Katana and Mexican Fenders these days… they sound and play extremely well.
Note 2 new editors....whenever the hands of THE Captain and THE Chappers collide...It MUST be accompanied by some type of mighty EXPLOSION, that is all.
if i were rob i would prefer an eq pedal instead of ts9
I bought a Supro Delta King 12 a couple months ago and upgraded the speaker (an obvious place where they kept costs down) to a Celestion Ruby. Really damn good tube amp for the price.
The fact that you still make these for us. Game changer man.. real shit ❤
Miss you chaps an lee
Missed*
I’m so happy I rediscovered this channel yesterday… watching the Captain and Rob reviewing gear, jamming and always having a blast with their hilarious and English senses of humor. It’s like I’m back in my childhood. Thank you.
Where’d you go?
i have that custom 24 and am so in love with it
I am surrounded by "cheap" guitars. Ha! About to spring for a Victory V4 preamp however : ) Can't decide between a Sheriff, Jack, or Kraken tho. Hmmm...
Anyway,
it's always smiles watching the classic chemistry and laughs between The Captain and Chappers. Happy Christmas guys!
Cheers!
I definitely think the expensive amp, cheap guitar wins hands down. Great video lads, a nice Christmas surprise for me.
Could be the mic placement or just the amp setting, but I thought the PRS-Katana combination sounded better!
I think I would have gone for either the Orange Rocker 15 or the Super Crush combo, because the Rocker only has a 10" speaker. And then probably a Squier tele.
just thank you for this idea ! like !
Love these. I need to get myself to Anderton's and get some gear. I'm holding off to make the trip to Guilford
Its being handed a full on Haz-med suit that puts you off.
Please also bring back choose a rig your mate will hate. Loved that
I'm a bit bummed you haven't gone wandering around the store looking for gear like in the ancient times, that was a lot of the charm of those videos. Guess nowadays it's a bit complicated.
Loved this
production team, again...bravo. bravo. ha
I had the original Delta King (which my son now has) so I got the newer version for my ears thought it was a little thinner sounding than the original. Listening to “Chappers” play it it sounds even on my iPad way better than I remember, but then I think he could make a speaker powered by a battery sound amazing. I don’t know if it’s inexpensive guitar and less expensive amp or vise versa more than it comes down to a skilled player who knows how to get the best sound out of what he has. I can buy the most expensive race car in the world but if I can’t drive it what do I actually have? Maybe you should grab a few kids who are just starting to play and put them in the seats and see what they get out of them with the same gear.
Now it feels like Christmas. Merry Christmas one and all.
Following an amp failure I was forced to use an emergency Bandit - Silver with Sheffield speakers. I couldn't give it up and that is where I found my sound with my Les Paul Standard. Also wonderfully robust.
LOL
I used to gig a 50 quid Yamaha through a Marshall valvestate back in the day it done me fine !
See I am a massive Katana fan boy but I much preferred Rob’s set up, sounded so much thicker and fuller
I have a Marshall DSL 40C and sold my Fender Mustang 20W and BlackStar ID Core 20W. I would definitely invest in a more expensive amp for my next amp purchase
My Pacifica 612viiFM is by far my favorite strat style guitar and got it for $500 used. Every mod I would've made is already there. Paired with a Marshall 40cr with 2 pedals + a looper and you're all set.
Aaaah same guitar as last time Rob, but suppose that's a testament of how good that Yamaha 112v is !
You have a JCM800 combo on your website now for 750!
How much time/money was spent on setting up each of the guitars, action/intonation etc? Or were they actually really good out of the box?
thankyou, now i'm convinced to get a good amp
wow, Lee's french is amazing! didn't realize he was multi-lingual
Bonjour Môssieur, your French is getting better!
Nothings more comforting than drinking hot chocolate and watching rob and lee on christmas eve...
I have the Katana 50 MKII and I use it with a Player Strat and an Epi LP standard and it sounds great. Just tweak it in the tone studio and it's brilliant
I laughed the whole time. Merry Christmas!!!
This was fun. Thanks. Glad it was NAFPD (not another f product demo)
It’s good to see you two back together again. I used to watch you two years ago when Rob had long hair. Pretty entertaining, and informative.
If you like people who lie (and break the law) while advertising companies they own, and lie about the work with companies they don't, then Rob is the guy for you.
@@24avenged24 you sound like a jealous little troll. Tell me more.
@@Chance-ry1hq Go watch Dovydas' video about it.
Likewise. :)
@@24avenged24 boring, negative & toxic - go spread that shit somewhere else, thank you
Interesting!
If you would invest like 150-200 quid into the 112 buying some upper class PUs this would be a real win!
The PRS is just gorgeous as is, the Katana is like best buy and the supro is a capable thus more special thingy!
Like them all!
Merry Xmas!
Boss Katana needs to be dimed on the input and controlled from the master 25/50w sound like a completely different beast.
The reverb needs tweaking but it can really change opinions.
THANK GOD ROB IS BACK! We missed you Rob!!!!!
I'm surprised the Bugera Infinium didn't get mentioned for the 750 pound amp, and for the money, the Vox Cambridge 50 is a great sounding amp, albeit with less features. Great call on the Pacifica Mr. Chapman! With 750 to spend on a guitar, I have to think the choices are vast, Ibanez, Epiphone, Squier, Gretsch...
Would like to see Chappers with a Vox amp for a change.
Fender Mustang for Captain for a change.