40 mins long, but hopefully you guys will sit through it all!! There is a great jam at the end, and I really want to know what you guys thought of the tones!
You guys got much better results than I expected, tbh. The micro terror will be getting a close look from me, now. Question: Some fantastic pricing on the Guitars, is shipping to the USA the same low price as the Chapman axes?
jimmypinch You'd really need to bolt it down either to your pedal board or to the speaker cab. The Tiny Terror sounds great but it's a one trick pony (one sound) and as this video shows it really isn't loud enough to play with a band on stage (in this video the drummer was trying very hard to play softly). The tiny terror would be nice as a practice head so you wouldn't have to replace the tubes in your 50-100 watt tube head as often but there are a lot of better choices in 150-300 dollar combo amps.
zuksam To be honest, my friend played in O2 arena and filled it completly with his micro terror plugged into a 4x12 marshal cab, it looked ridiculous standing next to a huge mesa rectified stacks next to it from the other band. But the sound was incredible and loud enough for the whole of O2 :)
jimmypinch I'm sure Billy's amp is miked then run through the PA but so are most bands these days no matter how big or small their amps are, it doesn't matter if your amp is 5watts or 200 if it's miked through a PA. It's all about sound quality and everything gets run through the sound booth and the sound guy runs the mixer like an extra band member to keep the levels correct. He turns mics, guitars, bass, or drums volume up or down on the fly to match the other instruments to best replicate the sound of the studio recordings that the fans are used to, in a large venue a good sound guy who knows the songs as well as the band does is the difference between sounding like crap or sounding awesome.
I tried my first Squier Telecaster on a huge Marshall amp today. I was overwhelmed about how good it sounded. So I asked the employee if I could try the Telecaster on the same amp as I have (Line 6 Spider IV 15), and it sounded, well... not as well as I thought. Idk if my amp is one of the worst Line 6 Spider amps but what happened today really opened my eyes. I really need a better amp.
ItalyNerf I usually just use the crunch channel, turn the overdrive complete up and then turn the tone on my guitar to zero so I'll get a nice crunchy, full bluesy tone. But besides that I don't really like the sound. You got any suggestions for a good amp that's like $200-$500,-?
More Top Gear-like challenges like this one please. Or like the customized guitar challenge one. Maybe a challenge where everything you use has to be second-hand/used. You could buy it off the internet or pawn shop or wherever else you can get used guitars and equipment. And you can make a budget of X amount of money. These types of challenges are awesome because when you combine Top Gear with guitars you get...Top..Geartar?..My point is this is great content. I'm sure many people would agree.
Rob Chapman Hey, thanks for the response you're one of my idols :D As simple as your answer sounds, I've never really tweaked the knobs on orange amps. I usually just plug in and play without messing with the details and assumed that they're pretty muddy (dark les pauls didn't help either). I'm gonna try some terrors on monday.
Rob Chapman hey rob growing up I've always loved all kinds of music. I'm a blues player but I'm actually the lead guitarist in a metalcore band I have a vox vt40+ now it has a great thrash metal sound and glorious cleans but I can't seem to get a good alternative/metalcore sound. Any tips or help?
This really speaks volumes about how good and how far amp technology has come in the last 20 years. When I started playing guitar the only options for affordable amps were the Crate and Randall amps that were way too shitty or loud for a novice. I love that Blackstar.
I know, right? I'm a metalhead, and I have a Micro Dark and I'm going to get a 4x12 for about 250 or so and that makes me get a gigging rig that'll work for medium venues for less than 500.
Steve L with all due respect, I just got a mid 80s Marshall lead 12 and that little amp smokes a lot of modern budget amps. Not very versatile thought.
My god, the Captain's become a great guitar player! Brilliant to listen to. His recent progress has been amazing. I've love to know how he improved so much (so that I can)!
I've never seen Lee play rock until this video. In all the gear demo videos he does bluesy / jazzy noodling. Could never imagine him playing something like Back In Black! :D
fucking impossible. even if thats only 1 guitar, a bass, and a drumset; and that's not even including misc. things like straps and strings and drumsticks and cords etc.
Bob NotRealNameMan I'm sure that strings straps etc wasn't included in this video and you can get a decent pair of stick for like 4 pounds but they don't have to be included either just guitars drum amps
This should be completely doable, including PA. Cheap mics and mixers get a bad rep, but as someone who has done sound for small gigs at dodgy clubs with the cheapest Chinese gear a million times I can say: You can get pretty decent sound out of almost anything. Speakers need to be decent, but the rest can be the cheapest stuff available and you'll still get a reasonably good sound if you have a tech that knows their stuff. Might even have enough cash left to throw in a wedge so the vocalist can actually hear their own voice. (Oh and if you go second hand... There is so much decent old gear for cheap now that you could probably get a very reasonable setup for half that.)
This is absolutely the best Andertons video. It got me hooked on you guys when I first started playing. Its a fun practical challenge. They look at lots of different guitars and amps, and they achieve good results in two completely different ways. I knew nothing about guitars beyond my beginner guitar and practice amp. This video opened the door to the hobby for me. Would love to see a redux or more like it.
I tell you what, I love coming back to this and hearing Rabea's drumming. Because it's fantastic. He's great! I already knew he could play the drums, but it's just refreshing hearing him play in this video, because the playing at the end is very stripped back; both the guitar and drums are kind of stripped back, but it really brings out the beauty in their playing, simple as it is, and it's really inspiring. Makes me want to drum again. Love you Chappers, Captain, and Bea.
I just did this challenge again, "shopping" _online_ and was damn pleased with the results! I "scored" a Bugera 6262 2x12 combo amp, with 120 watts of *tube* power for *$279.99!* That left quite a bit for a cheap guitar and I chose an ESP LTD Viper-100FM Electric Guitar See-Thru Black, basically a black ESP "SG," for *$299!* This put me at a total of USD $578.99 so I'd probably go about $60 over budget by buying a nice Delay Pedal- a Boss DD-3 for $129. (Or if I *absolutely* couldn't go over budget, I'd get a Behringer Delay pedal or similar, for like $40.) I have better gear than this in real life, but this was still fun!!!
I can’t remember how many times I’ve watched this, but I always come back to it lol. I wish they would’ve made a full blown series of this “Gigging for ____”, just with different amounts & challenge guidelines.
Great challenge, nice to see a bit of creativity and free form. I did think though that the Squier and Blackstar sounded better than the Kelly/ Orange combo, so Cap wins the challenge in my humble opinion. Shay be cray cray tho.... Nice to see more of these videos where it's a challenge, you could do themed videos where the challenge is to create the best amp guitar combo for different music genres. Metal mashups, smooth blues battles, funky funk face-offs, rock'n'roll riots, acoustic....errrrr attacks? etc. etc. I love seeing you guys showcase guitars that people can afford, for example I prefer the videos where the guitar is usually under a grand, because that to me is the line for acceptable prices before reaching into "something special" territory. There are so many high end guitars that are not necessarily custom shop build level but higher tier than the mid range guitars. It would be great to see some of them showcased as well. Great video as always, allowances for creativity and fun face-offs, who doesn't like a bit of competition now and then? Rock on!
At first I wasn't planning to watch the whole thing but it was so engaging I was surprised when the video finished, the jamming at the end was so good!
joseph bonecrusher i dunno, maybe like, slap a wah on it for some kirk hammet-style shreddy stuff, but like, deep purple's leads were always super bassy and smooth.
I go there regularly and it seems much bigger in their videos. I have been to larger stores. Although it does have everything you would ever want and more at Andertons.
Awesome! Chappers even manages to get Jim Kelly and Enter the Dragon into his quest :D respect! \m/ £500 is a great starting budget, it's all I had a few years back to start with. Peavey was my weapon of choice back then as a bass player. Still have both the amp and bass, they've served me well in many a pub gig and open mike night :D It's never been a better time for a budget like this. So much cool stuff around now as well as classic rigs, when you're budget grows.
Chap my man! I gotta express my love for these kind of videos where you and the Captain compete. They're really fun and help out guys like me who have no idea what we're doing. Thanks to Andertons and the staff for making it possible. Cheers from an American who does not have the skill or money to drop on a real rig yet, but does hope to pick up a Chapman in the distant future.
I've got a Jackson dinky and it still holds up and serves me well now. I think better amps and pedals are a better investment than an expensive guitar.
This one and the customized guitar challenge were awesome! Must have been a ton of fun to make! I really like these budget challenges that force you to be creative with limited resources, because it's what a lot of us probably have to do!
I really enjoyed listening to you guys just jam at the end of the video. You should do that more often, like if you ever just get together and jam in your free time, pull out a camera and post the result. I'd watch the shit out of that.
40 mins of my life Totally NOT Wasted. Andertons video of the year so far, would just just like to know did you crank both amps to max at the end (best Lee and Chappers jam so far too awesome). Hard to tell on youtube but still sounded bloody amazing.
As for middle of 2021 prices are: Captain rig: Squier Classic Vibe 70's - £349 Blackstar Silverline Special - £399 Total: £748 Chappers rig: Jackson JS32 -£ 339 Orange Micro Terror - £109 Blackstar HT-112 MKII - £219 Total: £667 I guess they should try again for under £500, but NO KATANA!! :D
couchcamper Don't be afraid to shop around online to find some good deals just make sure you do your research on what you're buying and who you're buying it from.
Even if it's more expensive over here, that combination from Anderton's according to their website... they don't have Epi LP Jr.'s, but you could get an Epi LP Special VE, with the Orange Crush and Crybaby, and still be £100 below budget for this challenge.
Saw Rabea at the drumset. Didn’t know he played drums. Immediately expected good things. And what do you know - he plays open handed! Brilliant! I love the guy. He’s got so much taste in what he plays.
+iain schmaloer I live in the US, and the only music store I have near me is Guitar Center. I can't stand going there. the people are assholes and they don't have a wide selection at all so I find myself just buying all of my gear online
+Friek555 agreed, the crush pro is a good example. As fluff (ryan bruce) said solid states sound shit most of the time because of the shitty speakers they are paired with. Simply because they [people] expect solid states to be cheap. So its a vicious circle.
+Friek555 I totally agree. A lot of the mythology surrounding tube amplifiers stems from A. comparing expensive tube amps to cheap solid states and B. compare using different speakers. That's how we ended up with the "tube watts are louder than transistor watts" nonsense
they can and they do. however that's for live as they said in the video. what valves have going for them is higher volume with no distortion. that what the gave you. also the tone is sth to take into consideration especially for records
Man this really shows how hard inflation has hit. Nowadays you couldn’t get half of this gear for five hundred bucks. Recording breaking company profits mixed with record inflation. The companies are to blame for this.
Yeah it does suck, but in all fairness we have katanas now. I’m also pretty sure i could get a good guitar for under £175 so i could get the 100watt as well.
if it makes you feel better the bottom is going to fall out soon. we've been in a slow decline for decades, speaking as an American. from what i've seen the UK is in just as bad a spot as the US. in regards to corporations buying out everything, including the government.
nothing we can do. the people who run the companies also control various Governments, the source of this being the globalist bankers. if this was a proper Government run with logic there was be a law or something that says X percent of profits MUST be given to employees and price gouging for no reason is forbidden. in the US workers wages were tied with profits until 1971. and surprise, surprise, the 'real' wage of workers here have flatlines, but company profits every quarter, every year get larger and larger. and shareholders get that money and no money goes towards us Proles anymore. so with no laws to stop this WTF can we do?
This is the rock version of top gear.
ikr
Haha!
+IAM Batman I don't agree with the racism controversy. But however I agree is twat because he votes tory.
+IAM Batman I don't agree with the racism controversy. But however I agree is twat because he votes tory.
Ha!
3:00 lady with coffee: "do you want anything else?"
lee: "no i'm alright, thank you"
rob: *no*
😂😂
Lol
I noticed that too! Thought I was odd for noticing it, but it does stick out, right?
@@Fafafohishould have known he was a dick from this tbh.
I think it cuts before he says " thanks " 😂😂
Lee should have a rule where he's not allowed to choose a strat for anything
He's into traditional sound and feel, where as give rob any guitar and hell rock the fk out of it , and lord it up
And there's nothing wrong with that to a point , he's a blues player why would he pick a pointy buckered flat fretboarded thing?
He'll probably choose a Tele instead 😂
The STRAT can do it all, many great players use Strat's for a reason.
Your basically saying that Lee can’t have a guitar
40 mins long, but hopefully you guys will sit through it all!! There is a great jam at the end, and I really want to know what you guys thought of the tones!
I'm ready for this awesome video.
ye man liking the length of the video and itsd awsome so far !
40 minutes well spent!
You guys got much better results than I expected, tbh.
The micro terror will be getting a close look from me, now.
Question: Some fantastic pricing on the Guitars,
is shipping to the USA the same low price as the Chapman axes?
Are you kidding, capn? The longer the better!
I can see that Orange tiny amp getting flung across the stage when you trip on your cable.
jimmypinch You'd really need to bolt it down either to your pedal board or to the speaker cab. The Tiny Terror sounds great but it's a one trick pony (one sound) and as this video shows it really isn't loud enough to play with a band on stage (in this video the drummer was trying very hard to play softly). The tiny terror would be nice as a practice head so you wouldn't have to replace the tubes in your 50-100 watt tube head as often but there are a lot of better choices in 150-300 dollar combo amps.
cool thanks for posting
zuksam To be honest, my friend played in O2 arena and filled it completly with his micro terror plugged into a 4x12 marshal cab, it looked ridiculous standing next to a huge mesa rectified stacks next to it from the other band. But the sound was incredible and loud enough for the whole of O2 :)
Even Billy Gibbons uses a tiny amp, but it's hidden around the back! lol
jimmypinch I'm sure Billy's amp is miked then run through the PA but so are most bands these days no matter how big or small their amps are, it doesn't matter if your amp is 5watts or 200 if it's miked through a PA. It's all about sound quality and everything gets run through the sound booth and the sound guy runs the mixer like an extra band member to keep the levels correct. He turns mics, guitars, bass, or drums volume up or down on the fly to match the other instruments to best replicate the sound of the studio recordings that the fans are used to, in a large venue a good sound guy who knows the songs as well as the band does is the difference between sounding like crap or sounding awesome.
If I had a dollar for every time I've seen this video, I'd finally be able to buy a custom shop Les Paul.
Yow me too
Dn F yeah, Robs solos are crazy
You would've had to have watched 98.02059722208331 days worth of this video (yes I worked it out)
leowoco sounds about right
leowoco
More like 5.000 to 10.000 times, but ok
Just discovered this channel. You guys are like Top Gear with guitars! Cheers from America
+The Hylian Loach Gtfo, have some fucking dignity you tard. Dont ever say cheers again you poser.
+Vigilant Lance Clegane
CHEERS M8
GET REKT
+Vigilant Lance Clegane let the butthort Flow through you my disciple
+Vigilant Lance Clegane Stick it up your arse, pal. Oh yeah, "cheers."
I could just live in that store
***** its a very normal expression
You can't tell the difference?Let me put an adjective you might be more familiar with
I fuking do not understand. I do not understand.
I just can't begin to fucking understand what you're trying to bloody say.
Words add emphasis. :D
GamesPlaysWill I do not understand.
Amin Jindani That works too.
i have a white explorer, its a ford and the transmission is bad, but i have a white explorer
lmao
Joshua Locklear wow.
does it djrive?
Prehistoricman You are my new favorite person
Joshua Locklear I have a gold/champagne explorer, works for me lol
Why have they never thought of starting a band called the Ander-Tones?
THEY DID IT!!!
or bandertons
They did band for a grand and it should be called shaffordable
@@ianbrown2445 I like that better than the Ander-tones
the birth of shiffordable
lol
As it turns out I've been playing shiffordable amps most of my life... and not one person in the crowds ever knew the difference. ;)
The guy in the drums has a face like "This was not on the job description!!"
Rabea?
poor guy how did he get "in" the drums
+Jilles Bruggenkamp sorry I ment on the drums, english is not my native language, still on the learning curve here.
He's a drummer. He was trying to remember if he ate his sandwich or his cellphone for lunch.
actually he’s a guitarist
This channel is like the Top Gear of guitars. I LOVE IT!
Good analogy
That's a nice way of putting it.
Love the jam at the end! Should definitely do that more often!!!!
I love your covers man
Line 6 Spider Insane Mode + Two Boss Metal Zones + EMG 81= ALL THE GAAAAIIINN
Don't forget the mesa cab clone
+ItalyNerf hahaha
I tried my first Squier Telecaster on a huge Marshall amp today. I was overwhelmed about how good it sounded. So I asked the employee if I could try the Telecaster on the same amp as I have (Line 6 Spider IV 15), and it sounded, well... not as well as I thought.
Idk if my amp is one of the worst Line 6 Spider amps but what happened today really opened my eyes.
I really need a better amp.
Line 6 Spiders aren't that good, the drive channel completely sucks.
ItalyNerf I usually just use the crunch channel, turn the overdrive complete up and then turn the tone on my guitar to zero so I'll get a nice crunchy, full bluesy tone. But besides that I don't really like the sound.
You got any suggestions for a good amp that's like $200-$500,-?
Should do a top gear challenge but with a couple old cheap guitars, like fix them up and really put them through their paces.
Thats a good call dude!
Andy Brobyn Cheers :)
Can be like, (over-) mod it in any way you want
Yeah and see the difference between a cheap modded guitar vs a high end one.
I love the idea!
Adding a bass player would have been smart. Getting loud is one thing, cutting through the low frequencies in another.
Facts
Coming back to this ten years later and crazy tht prices have practically doubled!
Afro Drummer is solid as hell.
newboldspawn rabea is a monster. such a talented musician.
His name is Rabea and his afro is the source of all his power
Francisco Ferrel Rabea is a lot better than Rob, also sounds much more natural
Rabea is a better guitarist than Rob tbh.
Utkarsh Kumar one of the best on UA-cam, maybe not the most technical, but with the most tonal swagger and charisma - that's for sure!
Lee's soloing has gotten absolutely brilliant! Well done both of you! I learnt so much from this, please do more of this sort of thing!
UPDATE OF THIS PLEASE! 2016 VIDEO: CHEAP RIG!
Gig rig for £750 or keep it at £500?
w00dmii5t3r 750! I guess
Matthew Wieler
it would make things easier but then agin inflation could mean that it would be just as hard!
I'd say 1000. see what they could do with some pedals and a bit of mid range guitars!
they sort of have the 1000 already with the cheap amp/expensive guitar vs expensive amp/cheap guitar.
"He may be disadvantaged with his lack if experience with a strap on"
Paul Rivas I was looking for this comment, thank you kind sir.
Paul Rivas well done
Paul Rivas and I was the 69th like!
169th like :)
More Top Gear-like challenges like this one please. Or like the customized guitar challenge one. Maybe a challenge where everything you use has to be second-hand/used. You could buy it off the internet or pawn shop or wherever else you can get used guitars and equipment. And you can make a budget of X amount of money. These types of challenges are awesome because when you combine Top Gear with guitars you get...Top..Geartar?..My point is this is great content. I'm sure many people would agree.
"If only there was a pub next door to Andertons.... what's that?.... oh there's a pub next door to Andertons" xD
xd
Loll
When Chappers plays an orange it sounds f*ckin' GOOD. When I play one, it sounds muddy and dark as fuck.
Use lots of mid dude ;-)
Rob Chapman it´s always the mids ;) great playing rob! ich love your fingers :D
Rob Chapman Hey, thanks for the response you're one of my idols :D As simple as your answer sounds, I've never really tweaked the knobs on orange amps. I usually just plug in and play without messing with the details and assumed that they're pretty muddy (dark les pauls didn't help either). I'm gonna try some terrors on monday.
Rob Chapman hey rob growing up I've always loved all kinds of music. I'm a blues player but I'm actually the lead guitarist in a metalcore band I have a vox vt40+ now it has a great thrash metal sound and glorious cleans but I can't seem to get a good alternative/metalcore sound. Any tips or help?
Rob Chapman It would be interesting to see an Orange Amps Tips and Tricks video for the best tone.
This really speaks volumes about how good and how far amp technology has come in the last 20 years. When I started playing guitar the only options for affordable amps were the Crate and Randall amps that were way too shitty or loud for a novice. I love that Blackstar.
I know, right? I'm a metalhead, and I have a Micro Dark and I'm going to get a 4x12 for about 250 or so and that makes me get a gigging rig that'll work for medium venues for less than 500.
Steve L This really speaks....VOLUMES
Steve L what's wrong with crate? or are you thinking of creation models? because I have a crate gfx65 112 combo, and it's pretty decent
Steve L with all due respect, I just got a mid 80s Marshall lead 12 and that little amp smokes a lot of modern budget amps. Not very versatile thought.
Pale Horse of the Apocalypse duuuuuuddeeeee, exactly the same, the micro dark seems to sound the best loud esp. through a 4x12 yea
My god, the Captain's become a great guitar player! Brilliant to listen to. His recent progress has been amazing. I've love to know how he improved so much (so that I can)!
Being around other great guitarists all the time probably :)
I expect you're not wrong!
Practice
I've never seen Lee play rock until this video. In all the gear demo videos he does bluesy / jazzy noodling. Could never imagine him playing something like Back In Black! :D
I'm moving to Guildford just because of andertons
i go to Andertons from Northampton ! its a 2 hour drive :)
Rami Bahrani well worth it
I am as soon as I get out of school or I might just get a car and try to get a job there
Have you seen the house prices/rent?!!!! Its extortionate and not that nice
***** have you seen Singapore's?
Full band for under 2 grand challenge?
fucking impossible. even if thats only 1 guitar, a bass, and a drumset; and that's not even including misc. things like straps and strings and drumsticks and cords etc.
Bob NotRealNameMan I'm sure that strings straps etc wasn't included in this video and you can get a decent pair of stick for like 4 pounds but they don't have to be included either just guitars drum amps
So they can do it and it should sound great
shaun bose qz
Sponge bob
This should be completely doable, including PA. Cheap mics and mixers get a bad rep, but as someone who has done sound for small gigs at dodgy clubs with the cheapest Chinese gear a million times I can say: You can get pretty decent sound out of almost anything. Speakers need to be decent, but the rest can be the cheapest stuff available and you'll still get a reasonably good sound if you have a tech that knows their stuff. Might even have enough cash left to throw in a wedge so the vocalist can actually hear their own voice. (Oh and if you go second hand... There is so much decent old gear for cheap now that you could probably get a very reasonable setup for half that.)
Do more challenges!! They are the best videos!
yes!
This is absolutely the best Andertons video. It got me hooked on you guys when I first started playing. Its a fun practical challenge. They look at lots of different guitars and amps, and they achieve good results in two completely different ways. I knew nothing about guitars beyond my beginner guitar and practice amp. This video opened the door to the hobby for me. Would love to see a redux or more like it.
Can we talk for a minute about how fucking awesome that jam is?
Also that bass drum sounds soo good without proper miking.
I agree 100%, I would buy it on CD if it was available.
I tell you what, I love coming back to this and hearing Rabea's drumming. Because it's fantastic. He's great! I already knew he could play the drums, but it's just refreshing hearing him play in this video, because the playing at the end is very stripped back; both the guitar and drums are kind of stripped back, but it really brings out the beauty in their playing, simple as it is, and it's really inspiring. Makes me want to drum again. Love you Chappers, Captain, and Bea.
"He doesn't have enough experience with a strap on"
.....
Am I the only one who err... Y'know?
I think that may have been partially intentional.
+Xavier Bergeron I don't get it, can someone explain please?
Im so slow
Matt Dildes Go to www.urbandictionary.com and look up "strap-on". You'll probably find your answer soon enough,
J Calkins Not quite, but close.
J Calkins Oh. Whoops. I didn't realize that.
I would love to see this done today. £500 would be a real challenge.
These are my absolute favorite videos that you guys do
Rob looks into his crystal ernie-ball and forsees the production of the micro dark
His lack off a experience with a strap on n😂
Phrasing
Oh dear God why.
Phat Poodles, I announce that you are now my favorite person.
Ryley Egan literally came down to see if anyone commented that haha 😂
I've watched this probably 10 times, and I could never get tired of it. You guys rule, man!
I just did this challenge again, "shopping" _online_ and was damn pleased with the results! I "scored" a Bugera 6262 2x12 combo amp, with 120 watts of *tube* power for *$279.99!*
That left quite a bit for a cheap guitar and I chose an ESP LTD Viper-100FM Electric Guitar See-Thru Black, basically a black ESP "SG," for *$299!* This put me at a total of USD $578.99 so I'd probably go about $60 over budget by buying a nice Delay Pedal- a Boss DD-3 for $129. (Or if I *absolutely* couldn't go over budget, I'd get a Behringer Delay pedal or similar, for like $40.)
I have better gear than this in real life, but this was still fun!!!
LOVE these long videos. Great banter.
I can’t remember how many times I’ve watched this, but I always come back to it lol. I wish they would’ve made a full blown series of this “Gigging for ____”, just with different amounts & challenge guidelines.
Great challenge, nice to see a bit of creativity and free form. I did think though that the Squier and Blackstar sounded better than the Kelly/ Orange combo, so Cap wins the challenge in my humble opinion. Shay be cray cray tho....
Nice to see more of these videos where it's a challenge, you could do themed videos where the challenge is to create the best amp guitar combo for different music genres. Metal mashups, smooth blues battles, funky funk face-offs, rock'n'roll riots, acoustic....errrrr attacks? etc. etc.
I love seeing you guys showcase guitars that people can afford, for example I prefer the videos where the guitar is usually under a grand, because that to me is the line for acceptable prices before reaching into "something special" territory. There are so many high end guitars that are not necessarily custom shop build level but higher tier than the mid range guitars. It would be great to see some of them showcased as well.
Great video as always, allowances for creativity and fun face-offs, who doesn't like a bit of competition now and then? Rock on!
not gonna lie, Bea is a better drummer and guitarist than I'll ever be... then again, I'm a bassist 😂
Lol can relate
At first I wasn't planning to watch the whole thing but it was so engaging I was surprised when the video finished, the jamming at the end was so good!
Haven't even started watching this vid and I know it will be awesome
Lee's setup seems more versatile - gets my vote.
Better low gain tone IMO.
TheKingWrecker oh yeah, the gain tone was a bit thin i thought.
Not Legato so true good for classic but not for pantera or log lol
joseph bonecrusher i dunno, maybe like, slap a wah on it for some kirk hammet-style shreddy stuff, but like, deep purple's leads were always super bassy and smooth.
Holy crap that place is huge.
how big is andertons?
+Luke Valentino 2
+James s 4
5?
I go there regularly and it seems much bigger in their videos. I have been to larger stores. Although it does have everything you would ever want and more at Andertons.
I want more of this! Make a video similar to this one but with a £1000 budget please that would be awesome
Awesome! Chappers even manages to get Jim Kelly and Enter the Dragon into his quest :D respect! \m/
£500 is a great starting budget, it's all I had a few years back to start with. Peavey was my weapon of choice back then as a bass player. Still have both the amp and bass, they've served me well in many a pub gig and open mike night :D
It's never been a better time for a budget like this. So much cool stuff around now as well as classic rigs, when you're budget grows.
Chap my man! I gotta express my love for these kind of videos where you and the Captain compete. They're really fun and help out guys like me who have no idea what we're doing. Thanks to Andertons and the staff for making it possible.
Cheers from an American who does not have the skill or money to drop on a real rig yet, but does hope to pick up a Chapman in the distant future.
I was actually surprised how nice that Jackson sounded.
Really? I've always had good luck with Jacksons.
+Mattis Sarcastic i had quite bad luck with jacksons, but it was the pricier models 800bucks and upwards.
+djteac Same. Every Jackson i've ever played just seems like it tries so hard to be an ibanez but can't.
ive had luck with sgs
I've got a Jackson dinky and it still holds up and serves me well now. I think better amps and pedals are a better investment than an expensive guitar.
29:35... Is that a riff from an actual song??? God it was tastyyyy
It's from aeromancy by Dorje. It's Rob and Rabea's band.
I just checked out Dorje for the first time. Way way way better than I thought they would be!
It's like my friend's dad started a band. And they were actually good.
LaGucciVida I
Holy cow. That was a tasty riff.
Agree so much with what Rob was saying about guitar first to make you want to play and then build up the amp.
What a great challenge.. No winner imo. Just watching you guys pick your rig was awesome :)
I take it back.. The winner is Blackstar :)
Carsten Olsen Blackstar all the way!
It's all about priorities:
1.Beer. (a bit of)
2.Coffee.
3.Buy Gear.
Truth.
I believe that you guys make some of the most enjoyable content on youtube please keep up all the awesome work!
Rob Chapman uploaded a new video = happiness
HAHA same feeling
hey dose anyone know if that riff rob plays at 28:38 is a song and if so could you please tell me what it is or where i could learn it. thank you
That is Aeromancy by my band Dorje ;-)
cheers rob it sounds really good keep it up mate
is your music on iTunes?
Rob Chapman and omg rob i cant believe u replied u r amazing
*does
Just spent a long needed day off, beautiful 75 degree and light breeze.. indoors watching your videos. perfect!
Hopefully getting my first guitar tomorrow. So excited
Which guitar did you went with??
How’d it turn out 4 years later?
The Legendary Gerbil I was just wondering the same thing
Jamie Totten Hi Jamie, I hope it went well and that you are still playing!
Andertons beats guitar center any day.
This one and the customized guitar challenge were awesome! Must have been a ton of fun to make! I really like these budget challenges that force you to be creative with limited resources, because it's what a lot of us probably have to do!
I really enjoyed listening to you guys just jam at the end of the video. You should do that more often, like if you ever just get together and jam in your free time, pull out a camera and post the result. I'd watch the shit out of that.
what's the chord progression they're playing towards the end? starts at around 31:00
Squire Standard w/ Fender Champion 100 2×12 . If you're a beginner you can upgrade the Squire latter on .
I wanna see Mick and Pete do this!
Lee beats Rob at making the hair on the back of neck stand up. You can feel the Captain.
Your videos are hilarious yet very interesting. Thanks Rob!
How come 2014 looks and feels like 20 years ago... time flies
Does this remind anyone else of the tv show Top Gear?
yes I'm glad someone else agrees
chapman voise reminds me a less sarcastic clarkson
ya
Yes!!!
No. Top Gear has 'cars'.
After so long..It is still One of the best andertons videos ever, that raw jam, the journey to get there with the coffee break , etc etc👍
40 mins of my life Totally NOT Wasted.
Andertons video of the year so far, would just just like to know did you crank both amps to max at the end (best Lee and Chappers jam so far too awesome).
Hard to tell on youtube but still sounded bloody amazing.
The Tiny Terror was cranked all the way up - the Blackstar was about half way up at the beginning & 2/3 the way up at the end!
16:09 “Let’s talk about that!”
*Good Mythical Morning theme song plays*
As for middle of 2021 prices are:
Captain rig:
Squier Classic Vibe 70's - £349
Blackstar Silverline Special - £399
Total: £748
Chappers rig:
Jackson JS32 -£ 339
Orange Micro Terror - £109
Blackstar HT-112 MKII - £219
Total: £667
I guess they should try again for under £500, but NO KATANA!! :D
I'd like to see what Andertons comes up with for 500pound Gig Bundles. :)
That is a brilliant idea
+GamingWithShivi thomann?
If I had to do this challenge, I'd go with: Epiphone Les Paul Jr. ($130)
Orange Crush 35 watt combo amp ($250)
And a CryBaby ($80)
I am envious, stuff is so cheap where you live.
couchcamper Don't be afraid to shop around online to find some good deals just make sure you do your research on what you're buying and who you're buying it from.
xBleuGuyx Can not agree more. Even with my small amount of experience u did manage to knock off around 100 quid from an epiphone lp custom pro.
Even if it's more expensive over here, that combination from Anderton's according to their website... they don't have Epi LP Jr.'s, but you could get an Epi LP Special VE, with the Orange Crush and Crybaby, and still be £100 below budget for this challenge.
Will York Music thats a good rig but i should swap out the epiphone les paul j with an les paul special two
I really like this format for the videos. Bring back the pub banter!
Rob wins on lead sound, Lee wins on Rhythm sound.
i have to say that the tiny terror/amp/x combo sounds fucking amazing.
That was incredible, and that drummer dude at the end kills it man.
Everytime I see Nick... I always think it's Ryan (James) from RoosterTeeth (Achievementhunters) :l
Never realised until now
The mad king works at andertons on his off time.
***** 6:00 ish
I think it's time for another challenge video. Come back to this one cause it's a fave. :D
Really love those licks from Lee at 19:41. Sounds great!
I'd say do another one but without a strict money limit. Just a really solid rig as cheap as you can.
I can't believe how good that Squier sounds. I would like to hear it though the Orange/Blackstar rig.
Saw Rabea at the drumset. Didn’t know he played drums. Immediately expected good things. And what do you know - he plays open handed! Brilliant! I love the guy. He’s got so much taste in what he plays.
I wished I lived near Andertons haha fuck Guitar Center
+iain schmaloer I live in the US, and the only music store I have near me is Guitar Center. I can't stand going there. the people are assholes and they don't have a wide selection at all so I find myself just buying all of my gear online
Lol andertons is like a 40 minute drive from me. I still haven't been though. Just haven't had the time
Ok, I'm going to make some enemies here.
Solid state amps can sound really good.
Meh, we have our opinions. I agree with you, though.
+Friek555 agreed, the crush pro is a good example. As fluff (ryan bruce) said solid states sound shit most of the time because of the shitty speakers they are paired with. Simply because they [people] expect solid states to be cheap. So its a vicious circle.
+Friek555 I totally agree. A lot of the mythology surrounding tube amplifiers stems from A. comparing expensive tube amps to cheap solid states and B. compare using different speakers. That's how we ended up with the "tube watts are louder than transistor watts" nonsense
they can and they do. however that's for live as they said in the video. what valves have going for them is higher volume with no distortion. that what the gave you. also the tone is sth to take into consideration especially for records
Seeing rob take the micro terror makes me feel good about my rig! I bought one yesterday and it feels good. Totally recomend it!
The Orange worked for me - that sounded hot!
Brilliant video guys. Also, Bea plays drums as well as guitar?! Wait does that mean he's only half musician?
All the PRS guitars in Rob's practice room make my heart melt.
Damn, Chappers really did sound amazing with his rig
Why don't you make a chapman flying V?
I want to, but I don't think there's enough demand for a V...
But dude, it would look so hot,
If you make a one time run it might sell well
The ChappinV
Rob Chapman WEll then, limited run!
Dude love Neko as your profile pic
Cheers
What I love about you guys is you don’t tone down the nerdiness.
1. Get any guitar you want.
2. Get an amp sim.
3. Play through their PA system.
Yea i've been gigging with my guitar, positive grid bias, and a cheap peavey pa, and it is so versitile and still cuts like a tube amp.
I don't know what places you go to but a lot of places I used to play didn't even have mics... lol
I play guitar in my attic, alone, out of an MG10.
***** Get positive grid Bias and tweak till you find the sound you are looking for.
***** Bias isn't! And there's gonna be a plug-in version soon :D
Rob is so funny. "I will eat my own spleen" I was laughing so hard
You can't go wrong with Orange. The tones they have are just fantastic
Man this really shows how hard inflation has hit. Nowadays you couldn’t get half of this gear for five hundred bucks. Recording breaking company profits mixed with record inflation. The companies are to blame for this.
Yeah it does suck, but in all fairness we have katanas now. I’m also pretty sure i could get a good guitar for under £175 so i could get the 100watt as well.
if it makes you feel better the bottom is going to fall out soon. we've been in a slow decline for decades, speaking as an American. from what i've seen the UK is in just as bad a spot as the US. in regards to corporations buying out everything, including the government.
nothing we can do. the people who run the companies also control various Governments, the source of this being the globalist bankers. if this was a proper Government run with logic there was be a law or something that says X percent of profits MUST be given to employees and price gouging for no reason is forbidden. in the US workers wages were tied with profits until 1971. and surprise, surprise, the 'real' wage of workers here have flatlines, but company profits every quarter, every year get larger and larger. and shareholders get that money and no money goes towards us Proles anymore. so with no laws to stop this WTF can we do?