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Blindfold Clean/Blues Amp Test - Modelling vs Solid State vs Tube

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@Yesidoplaytheguitar 9 лет назад

I think every guitar/music store should have a blind testing room where the customers can go A-B 2 or more products blindfolded. I think a lot of us guitar players buy lots of gear based on premade assumptions. For example if one amp is 1k£ and another one 500£, lot's of people's brains will unknowingly sort of tell them "this amp is more expensive and therefore i should like it better". Could Andertons be the first blindfolded test store in the universe? Great vid guys!

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

Yes. This. I was thinking I would appreciate that next time I need a new amp.

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

***** yeah, I definitely have brand loyalty, but I'd like an objective way to evaluate my predilections.

@ErikSWE 9 лет назад

Why risk that someone willing to buy a £1k amp would buy a £500 amp?

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

Because you are Andertons, and you grew so well because your first goal was to so completely satisfy the customer that they ended up buying ALL their gear through you? I am definitely loyal to my mom and pop shop that has time to listen and suggest based on what I want. I hate some big chains because they suck at serving my needs. They don't care what I want. They push things. They can't answer simple or complicated questions. An A-B room would go a long way in determining from which store I purchased from.

@CaptAnderton 9 лет назад

Might have some health & safety issues setting up a room where you have to be blind folded before you can go in!! Ha Ha - however, you're always welcome to come to Andertons - we have 5 demo rooms & there is nothing in the rule book that says you can't just shut your eyes & get a friend to plug some amps in for you!

@CaptAnderton 9 лет назад

We have an overdriven version of this video coming soon - 3 different amps, but same concept. One modelling amp, one solid state amp & one valve amp. You should see that in Feb some time.

@myewgul 9 лет назад

Psst! Do it with Orange! Crush, Cr 120,and RV please! :D

@AlexeyDyachenko 9 лет назад

myewgul I approve of Crush. Real solid state amp out there!

@safetytfh 9 лет назад

Try a crate flexwave. you might be pleasantly surprised

@AchyutMujoo 9 лет назад

I guess there would be a Roland Cube involved?

@JoeAnton420 9 лет назад

Orange 35ldx is a solid state sleeper. Like to see it get some air time

@brownshit1 9 лет назад

I'll reserve my judgment until the amazingly all knowing Scott Grove gives his opinion on the matter because as we all know, his is the only true and correct one and everyone else doesn't know what they're talking about.

@danieloliveiraog 9 лет назад

Pahahah, this! xD

@orlock20 9 лет назад

The vast majority of his music is through a solid state amp. PixxyLixx uses computer software. Intheblues uses the Mustang III in many of his videos where the amp sound fine.

@brownshit1 9 лет назад

orlock20 Cool.

@MaggaraMarine 9 лет назад

I know you are just joking, but why would Scott comment this? The only video that Scott commented was the "proof: wood makes a difference in tone" and that was because it wasn't a scientific test. And I agree with him - he had a good reason to criticize the video because the title was kind of misleading. This video is about what sounds the best and that's about personal preference. I understand the reason why Scott likes his Johnson modeling amp - it has so many tones in the same package. I don't think Scott hates the tone of tube amps. He just doesn't like the fact that they don't come with many different tones and sound different at different volumes and all that. And also the fact that guitarists are generally pretty conservative, which I agree with. For example look at the comment sections of videos about 7, 8 and 9 string guitars. Or if something has tubes in it, it must be great "because tubes". And if something is solid state/digital, it is crap "because solid state". That's just how many guitarists are. Lol, seems like he did comment. :D

@brownshit1 9 лет назад

MaggaraMarine Don't take life so seriously mate.

@sinjon 7 лет назад

I'm glad they got it wrong. It just attests how good the Blues Cube does at emulating a tube tone

@SRHMusic012 6 лет назад

The Mustang was really not good sounding to my ears (and speakers, etc.).

@arthurvin2937 9 лет назад

I can tell you one interesting story from my childhood-teen age. Once I had a very old bulky heavy tube amp, not a guitar amp, but simple tube amp where I hooked up a vinyl turntable and very large speakers in the end. I was enjoying it so much that I couldn't stop listening, I was on it almost 24/7 like on drugs, listening to the Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Cream..., it sounded so great and alive. But there was a problem, it was blowing up once in a month accompanied by a dark nasty smoke)). So, my father's friend who was radioguru, he was fixing it each time. But after one of those fixes I noticed that amp became like few times less heavy than it was before. So, that guy just swapped internals to a transistors, cut out the unrequired parts and left tubes in it just for appearance. Probably he was pissed off, which I can understand, but really I didn't pay too much attention to it, no big deal or even better, no blow up's anymore, not so heavy anymore. But when I hooked it up as I used to do, I was surprised how it changed in a sound, it wasn't alive anymore, it was flat, it was not punching me into a chest. I was so disappointed that I almost cried, I though that my childhood just got ruined. Well of course that was probably 15 years ago, the progress made available a very good solid state amps out there. But hey that's how I learned the difference between tubes and solid state amps.

@ShortFingeredShreder 9 лет назад

Honestly, I thought the Blues Cube sounded the best.

@heitorvrb 9 лет назад

These are your best videos. Enjoy them so much. It is a proof of how honest you guys are with your preferences and reviews. Keep with the blindfold videos forever!

@martinda7446 9 лет назад

I guessed 1. Kentucky, 2 Marlboro, 3. Pepsi.

@BlueLou974 5 лет назад

3: Chrysler Valiant

@shaft9000 5 лет назад

4. Darude - Sandstorm

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

I have a request: Please do a blindfold test with an HR Deluxe (1x12), a reissue Deluxe, and the hand wired and tube rectified EC Vibroluxe. That is a sub-$1000 everyday, extra-$1000 pro, and $2000 (I think) hand wired botique Fender of similar design. Is the money worth it? Do hand wired vintage components make a big difference? Also do a high gain version of the test described here. But I can't suggest which ones to compare. Long live the blindfold test.

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

Maybe a set of Marshalls?

@jakelus71 9 лет назад

The EC Vibroluxe is a completely different circuit, tweed fenders are more similar to early marshalls than they are to blackface era fenders

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

That is totally not my understanding. I think the corre t name is EC Trrmoluxe, which is based on the 5E3 cuircuit, which is by definition a Deluxe. Anyway, I think you mean early Marshalls are similar to Fenders except for the tone stack.

@jakelus71 9 лет назад

You are correct that it is by definition a deluxe. but a tweed deluxe is completely different than a silverface or blackface deluxe. silverface and blackfaces are hailed for their clean tones, and while they have decent overdrive sounds they are brighter and more brittle. tweed amps break up at much lower volumes, and the tweed deluxe is renowned mostly more is natural, compressed overdrive tones (think neil young).

@patrickford9615 9 лет назад

So, I am wrong. The EC Tremoluxe is based on a 5E3, Tweed Deluxe from the 50s. The '65 and '68 Deluxe Reverb Reissues are based on Blackface amps from the 60s. And of course the HR Deluxe circuit has nothing to do with either. You are correct. I don't care. I still want a blindfold comparison. Three similar but not the same amps at three different price points and three different perceptions of quality. How do they compare, and can we pick out the quality in a blindfold test?

@DecapitatedPlaythings 9 лет назад

C'mon guys, you two are very good at what you do and there is NO doubt that when you first sat down and heard that valve hiss in the room, you knew exactly where the valve amp was located. lol. Then when you hear the reverb while playing, it only confirms 100% what the line up was turning out to be. This in my opinion was the easiest test they've faced so far. Guitars on the other hand are a totally different story. Those tests are a lot of fun. But anyway, I need that damn STAX MASTER!

@EricMetalhead 9 лет назад

Every single thing Scott Grove has EVER said in any of his videos has ended up being completely true, and I have verified it myself. I think he definitely is one if not the most knowledgable guitar geek and collector in RU-vid and I have nothing but the greatest respect for him.

@thisismarkrogers 9 лет назад

Love these blindfold episodes :)

@Proveittome 9 лет назад

I've heard of comedians using "sight gags", but these guys "sightless" are hysterical! Over UTube the difference in amps is a no brainer. I have followed these two for three years, and hats off to the Captain for developing a smooth bluesy style that I will aspire to ( when I can get a MIA strat). Not to make excuses for Robb, but did you notice his blindfold covered his EARS!!!!!

@ebookpioneers 9 лет назад

I don't own a Mustang, but I've heard enough of them to know they're capable of sounding WAAYYYY better than this. It sounds like they went out of their way to find the worst settings possible with it.

@theconcreteslabs2972 9 лет назад

The Mustang is a good solid state. But in my opinion. A 300 dollar solid State sound way better that a 300 tube. But once you step into the 1000 mark especially on tube heads tube all the way

@growtogether 9 лет назад

+Charles Seper My thoughts also

@benlogan430 5 лет назад

If you like tube driven overdrive or crunch then tube/valves is it. If not SS will do the do.

@gerrymcfarlane2615 4 года назад

Charlie , I think that too, I now own a mustang. My previous amp was a Boogie. I can manipulate the Mustang to sound really good. It weighs a fraction of the boogie. And I stuck £500 in the bank. It’s not got the power but stick a mic in front of it and away ye go.

@haydengodfreymusic 9 лет назад

I've never been so excited to watch a video based on its title in my entire life

@seanhornibrook 9 лет назад

man this was a good one. that blues cube really does sound great!

@GregRband 7 лет назад

Agree! Just discovered all these guys online (Andertons) from America looking for amp reviews about a week or so ago.... been completely obsessed and fully entertained by them all so far, the best I've ever seen! Cheers!

@PrestonSmithsMusic 9 лет назад

That was an awesome episode, made me laugh. Addendum: Jeff Healey is my step-mother's cousin. An awesome person greatly missed by our family. That man knew more than just guitar. ;)

@saucysimpson259 8 лет назад

Personally i think the blues cube sounds the best by far

@TMmodify 7 лет назад

Lukestersim :3 Roland Cleans have always been the best cleans to me.

@saucysimpson259 7 лет назад

They make incredible amps

@MICHEN3SEAkaFrank9 7 лет назад

Mustangs are pretty great for the value, it has so many options and built in effects, its just incredible. You can play the intro to The Spirit of Radio or the Intro to Purple Haze just with the built in effects. It's really nice; I myself have a Mustang IV 2x12

@officialWWM 7 лет назад

The fact that they were so uncertain about which amp was which just goes to show how far modelling and SS amps have come!

@moreanimalspirits 9 лет назад

IntheBlues does some Mustang comparisons that make it sound much closer to the tube amp the Mustang is trying to emulate.

@JohnnyNowhere 8 лет назад

I wasn't looking while you played. I am actually blown away by the Blues Cube tone.

@SirPsychoSexyOU812 9 лет назад

nothing beats these blindfold videos. extremely entertaining.

@cmonsterz 9 лет назад

this is certainly one of my favorite vids that you chaps have done. I was surprised at how nice the Blues Cube sounded! I've had a Hot Rod Deluxe for several years. I may have to nab me a BC. This demonstrated something that I've firmly believed for years...and that's this; a solid state amp can sound "bad"...or it can sound "good". I've also played tube amps that did NOT sound good. Sooooo....tubes/valves are NOT a guarantee of a good sound...and solid state is not a guarantee of a bad sound. The Stax Master was the biggest "give away" when the HRD was being played by Chappers. How the valves took being hit by the increased gain...was audible...even through RU-vid.

@sid35gb 4 года назад

cmonsterz I’ll agree with you on that one brought a lot of tube amps and realised that they don’t all sound amazing. And it’s the same with solid state there’s some amps that are cheap but have a lot of hype around them but are pretty flat and generic sounding with lots of effects and there’s simple ss amps that sound amazing.

@PatCullen88 9 лет назад

So I think this video has made me want a Hot Rod Deluxe more than the Rockverb I've been lusting over! Cheers fellas, you just saved me two grand!

@TexanUSMC8089 3 года назад

Studios are my favorite Les Pauls, and that is the best looking Studio I've ever seen.

@1999Robur 8 лет назад

Through my ears, the Cubes all have this really recognisable overdriven base tone, that really gave it away to me.

@matzer8846 9 лет назад

Nice vid, thanks! To me the Blues Cube sounded a lot better than the Mustang and it did sound best with the StaxMaster. Clean? Well Fender tube clean is just what it is ... lovely, but the Roland clean was very open and lively too. Clean winner: Blues Deluxe Pedal winner: Blues Cube

@whizzer75 9 лет назад

My favorite part was watching you guys pass the cable back and forth and trying to plug in your guitars while blind folded. Pure comedy, mates! Good clean fun. I didn't really like any of the amps sounds, but I still always love watching your blindfolded comparison vids. Keep rockin!

@ashmaan27 9 лет назад

totally blew it for me when lee said, the next amp is directly behind me!!! id already seen that was the hot rod. great fun though, good vid guys

@kaveiros75 8 лет назад

Last words said it all: "It doesn 't really matter if you love the sound". I do love valve amps, and especially the Fender Deluxe series... but I think it will be even more difficult to tell which is which within a full, busy mix.

@Lemmysfinger 9 лет назад

Great video guys. I got the mustang straight away. It sounded very digital to me and the way it clipped sounded ratty. The other two had me very confused and although i guessed right in the end it was just a guess and i could have easily got that one wrong. I think the blues cube has a bit more of a mid focus like a tweed deluxe, while the HR has a little more of a mid scoop. I actually preferred the blues cube, and i'm a comitted valve amp guy. I could be talking crap of course, but that's how it sounded to me.

@HoopsnGitfiddles 8 лет назад

This could have been so good if they had volume matched them. Having the Hot Rod Deluxe set up much louder than the others invalidates the results. The players will usually prefer the louder amp.

@dcbaudio 8 лет назад

I did the blind version, so I had the window minimized. I had the modeled sound, then solid state, then the valve, looks like your video's audio was able to relay it, great post guys.

@fnhoj95 9 лет назад

Any blind fold test videos are always great from Chappers and Captain!

@Cring0r 9 лет назад

absolutely loving these blindtests lads, keep it up plz !!!

@chrisdavison7569 9 лет назад

Hi guys, it was a brilliant idea to 'listen along' first time Cap, right up to when you said, on the third amp that you could hear it right behind you! For those of us who obviously watched the first couple of minutes and therefore saw where the amps physically were. I was really enjoying it though... I do think that this same test, with a Marshall, Blackstar and my personal fav, Orange would be really great... Just please don't accidently give away which amp is which! Nice one and keep up the great great vids, please do more of this and more of the challenges... They are by far the best ones for me. Whilst they are a bit 'top gear'. There is a reason that show does that kind of thing rather than just testing cars... Its because pretty much all new cars are perfectly good products. I think you could say the same about amps and guitars... Very rarely is a product not very good these days... In fact the cab clone is the only one I cab really think of that wasn't what we were expecting, i.e. a product turning out to be surprisingly rubbish!

@IgorMuller 9 лет назад

Nailed it. Wasn't hard at all, but Captain is right - the difference in first and second is not about vale/solid state, its about price point. First sound is worse than second, thats all. While, of course, when you hear a true valve amp you immediately recognize it, i was like - oh, here we are, everything is clear now. And i absolutely agree that blues cube sounds so damn good its holds up great against classic fender. When you work a lot carrying a 20kg head + 12*1 inch half closed could be demoralizing. This thing looks great, i should consider buying it even. And I have Cornford as a to go amp. Great review, guys, thanks for giving the idea of joining the blind test with you.

@runningwild55 9 лет назад

The last line summed it up: "It doesn't really matter if you like the sound.". I gig a Mustang III (V1), and I don't think you'd know the difference in a noisy bar with bad acoustics. It's lighter, cheaper, and doesn't have vital parts made from glass. For me it just plain works. Oh... I use a Line 6 wireless with it as well, so no cord to further add insult to injury.

@Lensman864 9 лет назад

Also, Rob really seemed prejudiced against the BluesCube because the instant he heard a substandard tone he became certain it was the BC. That kind of contradicts your first BC review where Rob claimed to be reasonably impressed by the tone.

@Twilson_Vtwin 9 лет назад

Thank you! The video a lot of people have been waiting for! Great as always fellas, keep it up.

@BlueberryStinkFinger62 6 лет назад

Solid State/Modeling Amps technology for the past 22 years is remarkable..i haven't used a Tube Amps since 2009 i played through a Marshall MG FX100 just released in 2009 and i never looked back..the Solid State/Modeling Amps are fantastic..no need anymore for just Tube Amps..the Solid State Amp does it all just as good and much more reliable..

@garyolson3315 9 лет назад

Thanks for a great video. This is certainly entertaining. Having grown up in the SF CA Bay Area and playing Lead in a band in the 60's, I played mostly through a Bassman, I modified with a 12 inch horn for a higher freq. response, and projection. I also borrowed my Uncles 65 Twin. I rented several others, mainly Fender. My favorite was always Uncles Twin. We argued in those days that the reason the Twin sounded better could have been due to the soldering job, and capacitors. They were all tubes, but the 'crunch' at the high end always projected better through the Twin. My favorite transistor amp is my old Peavey 15 watt (yes 15 watt!) Champion battery powered. It is bright, clear, and has a great low end .To me it mimicked the sound of a valve Basemann, better than any including a (1979?) Musicman 112RP, tube amp. Remember though, I have certainly 'burned out' my ears over the years. Thanks again.

@davidg0101 9 лет назад

Pride in ownership (brand loyalty and ££££) is a big deal!!! All purchases should be made blindfolded!!! Top draw video as always.

@DVRMNaitor 9 лет назад

I did the test blindfolded and I got them all right!! That means you did a great job with the mics. I am sure you will hear more differences on the video!

@mosiyah5241 9 лет назад

Listened to this video and surprisingly preferred the sound of the Blues Cube.

@Justin1524 9 лет назад

I have a Mustang IV (V.1) and let me tell you, the value you get for this stereo amp can't be beat. Half the weight of a Fender Twin and more benefits plus Celestions. Another benefit is, plug in another modeler like the Pod HD 500 or Eleven Rack to the Mustangs effects loop and you defeat the Fender modeling and just a great stereo amp. Valve amps are great but can be costly to maintain. For me the main difference is in a loud stage situation where you crank it and the tubes will obviously ring a lot differently then modeled which can be great or terrible depending on what you like. Love the idea of blind tests like this - keep it up gents and come visit me in Portland, Oregon!

@Guitargod4221 9 лет назад

That's one of the better looking studios I've seen.

@MDub808 9 лет назад

That was great! Really fun to close my eyes and listen along. I guessed the same. The spring reverb was the dead giveaway for the deluxe. Great video guys!!!

@AwardSession 9 лет назад

I think it was unfortunate that you had the reverb on the Hotrod... until that point you were both struggling and the spring reverb gave it away! Of course, the test was null and void, as you should have played each amp through the same speaker and cabinet as it's more than just the electronics you are listening to. Guitar speakers are wildly different in how they respond to signals and alone could account for all the differences you noticed. Lee, I can bring you a transistor Blues Junior clone with the same speaker and in the same cabinet for you to test... let's see how close you are then! Stewart

@peterjackson9529 9 лет назад

Brilliant video chaps! Nice to see people enjoying themselves! Made me smile!

@amhedet 9 лет назад

Good stuff, gentlemen! That was a lot of fun.

@RaymondSolo 9 лет назад

The decay, attack and dynamics of a tube amp is hard to miss really. Maybe the "Average Jo" that hasn't spent much time with guitar amps would have a hard time telling the two apart but I knew right away that the last one was indeed a real tube amp. I am impressed with the Roland amp, its not bad for a modeling amp, not bad at all.

@Terry3Gs 9 лет назад

for accuracy I should point out, you's should have killed the reverb on all units.

@AlexeyDyachenko 9 лет назад

Then all crap would slip in to our ears and nobody wants to advertise crap ;)

@chrishoang1078 9 лет назад

I blindfolded myself and could tell a mile away the HRD as a valve, then again, I own and always plug into a HRD or JCM2000. The mustang is one I don't care for anyway so I guessed that was first, seeing as the blues cube had such a great review from you guys. The only thing about the blues cube was I couldn't tell if it was a *cheap* or *inferior* valve amp or a modelling one. For all purposes here, process of elimination. In real life applications, not so much. Great video!

@teemunknee 9 лет назад

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a guitar/gear snob and stay away from digital/solid-state/modeling/etc as much as I can, but the Blues Cube really surprised me. I knew the last one was the HRD, but wow...

@TheKogunEnjou 8 лет назад

I recognized that Hot Rod straight away. I've used a strat through a Hot Rod three nights a week for about four years now. I hear that wonderful tone in my sleep.

@gordontubbs 9 лет назад

Zen Guitar.... the art of seeing your playing without seeing your playing.

@Lensman864 9 лет назад

As I've got two BluesCube Artist amps on order from Andertons specifically to facilitate a stereo amp option for my Strymon based fx board (with no reliability considerations) then this was a VERY interesting watch. Thanks gentlemen. It's worth considering that anyone using a Strymon pedal with a valve amp IS playing a modelling hybrid because the Strymon will digitally process the signal. I'd prefer to use two valve amps BUT I need instant on capability and short usage on/off too. That's a valve killer. My Mesa Mark V is available when I need pure valve sound (also from Andertons).

@ArturoSuarezJr 9 лет назад

These videos always put a smile on my face. Thanks.

@vajraloka1 9 лет назад

these guys never fail to make me chuckle, and they know thier shit too!

@jcugnoni 9 лет назад

Great video guys, I really enjoy those blindfolded tests as it really shows the sound quality of the gears you are testing. A suggestion for a future test: cheaper guitar on expensive amp vs expensive guitar on cheaper amp...for ex a blues cube with a fender custom shop vs a hotrod with a squier, same test with a Les Paul and a Marshall-esque amp.

@sjferis 9 лет назад

What these tests prove to me is that most of the gear out there sounds really great. Here you have two gents who live with this gear everyday they really have a hard time hearing the difference.

@Disco-Terry 9 лет назад

The difference between tube and ss is night and day for me, obviously this isn't as transparent when most of the sound quality is lost through youtube and cheap laptop speakers, but tube is so worth it.

@UnrealFacepalmer 9 лет назад

Well that Blues cube definitely sounds bloody awesome! I'm getting one for sure!

@intermarer9145 9 лет назад

I LOVE these blind tests. Please do more! MORE!

@Melpheos1er 9 лет назад

Well in the end it shows that with the newest modelisation amps, it's very hard to tell the difference between solide state and tube

@mogzs 6 лет назад

Love u guys, after looking at many of your videos, It almost feels like i know u by now. Must say i really appreciate the work u guys do im a huge fan! It's just so fun experimenting with diff sounds, and ur both really got som soul put into ur work. And down to earth, couldn´t think guitar heroes were mortals. May the force be with you. Big cheers from SWE

@ShadowRifft 8 лет назад

Damn that Blues Cube Sounds Great! 😮

@ShadowRifft 8 лет назад

Damnit, Now I'm liking the HotRod Deluxe! 🙈

@Lensman864 9 лет назад

Oh by the Rob, that Hitchhiker's Guide reference is most definitely about tea. Arthur Dent would never drink coffee.

@PantomimeHorseMusic 9 лет назад

I'm not surprised the Cube sounded so good. I have a regular Cube and all the models sound great.

@roker587 9 лет назад

This was one of the best and most entertaining videos you guys ever made! I just have to say that BluesCube sounded best to me, closely followed by Hot Rod, which amazes me considering that BC is not a valve amp. In addition, I recently bought used Roland Cube 30X which I like better than my Ibanez Valbee 5W which is a valve practice amp in the same price range. Generally speaking, I think I'm becoming a real Roland fan and that they are doing an amazing job with their latest amps. Anyway, great job guys, I really had fun, thanks.

@tonechaser7174 9 лет назад

These are my favorite videos to watch from your guys man! Always a lot of fun and educational thx again guys !!

@elviscash56 9 лет назад

Went to Emerald City Guitars in Seattle a few years back, played a 1955 "esquire" tele through a 1964 Fender deluxe reverb, i can't describe how good it sounded, words are not enough. I was astonished that they let me play it, the price tag on the tele was like 55 grand. The guy was like, "oh yeah man, go ahead and plug it in, it's a fender, it's pretty much bulletproof." Haha. handwired tube amps will always sound better than solid state.

@adamhumphreys9605 9 лет назад

I got them right!! Happy with that. please make more of these what about amp distortion vs pedal distortion.

@kdrake777 9 лет назад

I think you could have used a much better patch on the Mustang. Try downloading one of the "In the Blues" patches. His comparison with the Fender tube amps are unreal.

@jeffhatcher6778 9 лет назад

Yep. The Blues Deluxe preset does a nice job, as well as the SRV. They're all better than what I heard on the video. Not that I'm expecting the Mustang III to sound better than the Roland or the Fender Hot Rod, but I know it can sound better than what it did during their testing. Still, props to Rob, Lee, and Rabea for their efforts.

@TheSouthernCrossband 8 лет назад

I think this test number one should have been done without the reverb, as that seriously seems to be what tipped Captn off to which was which, and secondly, obviously using a switching system instead of changing leads, and thirdly with the guys listening from a different room, i.e. a control booth, with the amps mic'd in the amp room. That way there is no "Wow that is loud, or wow that one is right here and it sounds different due to the proximity effect. I doubt if the Captn would have picked it without the reverb being used, so maybe if they want reverb, stick a reverb pedal in front and even the playing field.

@jimkubitza5483 9 лет назад

Hmmm. Apples compared to oranges? The Blues Cube was not designed to emulate a Hot Rod Deluxe, it was designed to emulate a '59 bassman. The Mustang III does not have a Hot Rod Deluxe model but it does have a '59 bassman model. It would have been a lot more realistic comparison if an actual tube '59 bassman was used instead of the Hot Rod Deluxe.

@MrTelecasterIV 9 лет назад

Bought me a Mustang IV, i mounted a eq, super overdrive, and a blues driver pedal into the effects loop, played with a les paul it sounds very valve like, especially good for classic rock/ hard rock/ bluesrock.

@sussezqt.1439 6 лет назад

Love these blindfold tests. So much fun! Thanks!

@carloss1788 9 лет назад

I guessed it right! Great video guys! Keep'em coming!

@SRHMusic012 6 лет назад

The fact they are even having this type of test says something about the state of guitar amp design now.

@user-zd8vg1nl5g 4 года назад

What does it say

@quentinmarbouty9960 9 лет назад

mentionning jeff healey in the video . that's the best thing you did captain , thanks to you ,i discovered this genius oO

@Viktushish 9 лет назад

I've guessed them all right. The first one sounded dark and clipped, just like all modelling amps are. The second one was much brighter, with the the Les Paul it sounded convincingly tube-ish, but still not as dynamic, compressing and bright a valve amp should be. And the third one was the valve :))

9 лет назад

the top end clarity is what gives it away the most IMHO. Of course there's a difference in feel, but for a listener it's the top end as far as this video is concerned :)

@iandeterlingchannel 7 лет назад

These videos never get old!

@zeemon9623 9 лет назад

There are actually such pedals as requested at roughly 14 minutes in. The Palmer Triage for example is a sort of deluxe variant, allowing you to play any combination of one up to three amps at a time.

@ShaneVanLitz 9 лет назад

I normally consider tube amps to sound 'glassier' to my ear. But in the end, just get what you like! As long as you like it, you won't regret it. A good amp is a good amp.

@thomaskennedy7842 9 лет назад

Awesome video. Tough choice between the Hot Rod Deluxe and the Blue Cube. I could definitely see a gigging musician going Roland given the durability of solid state v. tube.

@simonderycke7545 9 лет назад

Plugging in jack lead without seeing: horribly difficult. Playing guitar without seeing: piece of cake. And still you guys keep saying it's hard to play blindfolded :D

@Nathan-mx8zx 8 лет назад

thanks I just thought I would get the blues cube but was in doubt about valve vs tubes. now I'm definitely set on the cube.

@EasyHeat 9 лет назад

The old blues cubes are still awesome amps. Built like tanks.

@contrarian875 9 лет назад

A great video lads, another of your best. 19'39 Lee called it correctly!

@stanlindert6332 9 лет назад

I love my super champ xd. Have to admit though that I didn't till the tube/ speaker swap... That changed everything. A speaker swap in these cheap amps are probably going to make a difference also. Great video guys thanks.

@lukasvandewiel860 7 лет назад

Fun, because my old firefox at work is so ol that it cannot play youtube video, and only play the sound. So it was a great test for me as well. Thank you!

@DevinThe242 9 лет назад

CaptAnderton Can you do one more video like this at some point, only one with a high-end profiler (Kemper, Fractal, etc) profiled to a Bassman, the Blues Cube, and an actual Bassman. I think the reason the Blues Cube had less high end was because it wasn't based on the brighter Deluxe, but on a more low-end heavy and darker Bassman. Same thing for when you guys do more comparisons in the future I guess. The more alike the amps/guitars are supposed to be, the less variables.

@mikemartin6554 9 лет назад

stomping around looking for the pedal.....priceless.

@Synismyhero 6 лет назад

LMAO I loved the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy metaphor.

@myrtilusgames 9 лет назад

I really like the sound off that Blues Cube. I have the Fender Mustang IV and its a great amp too. Great vid guys!

@abdullah53121 9 лет назад

Please do more videos like this with other amplifiers!!! This was great and I hope to see many more amps so that I can get a better understanding of sounds.