Can a Blindfolded Lee Guess the Gibson Slash Goldtop Les Paul? | Blindfold Challenge

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In an ultimate Les Paul shootout, can a blindfolded Lee guess the Gibson Slash Goldtop amongst a collection of Epiphone & Gibson guitars? Using the Slash signature Marshall & a handful of Guns 'n' Roses style riffs. Which Les Paul Goldtop will he choose? | tinyurl.com/y8xkxmmg
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As part of the Gibson Slash collection, the Captain & Danish Pete take a first look at the new Gibson Slash "victoria" Les Paul Standard Goldtop. Based on the top-hat-wearing rocker's most recognisable guitar, this Les Paul Goldtop screams class & style with the strum of every chord.
With a maple top & solid mahogany body. Slash has also added some personal touches to the spec sheet, including '50s vintage C-shape neck profile, Gibson custom BurstBuckers Alinco 2 pickups & hand-wired electronics with orange drop capacitors.
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↪️ Episode Guide ↩️
» 0:00 Gibson Slash Goldtop Blindfold Challenge
» 1:51 Guitar No.1 Gibson Les Paul Standard
» 2:41 Guitar No.2 Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard Goldtop
» 3:43 Guitar No.3 Pete's 1994 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
» 4:45 Guitar No.4 Epiphone Les Paul Standard
» 6:09 Let's Hear Those Again
» 8:39 Can Lee Find Slash When Playing the Guitars?
» 13:05 Will Lee Guess Right?
» 17:00 Closer Look at the Gibson Slash Victoria Les Paul
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@Pauld62 3 года назад

The real star here is that amp ☠

@Toolleeow 3 года назад

Tried not looking, all I managed to find is that that Marshall sounds immense

@andertons 3 года назад

It's always fun when the Marshall comes out to play! 🤘

@aldoalvarez851 3 года назад

They all sound pretty damn similar down to the epiphone (a good thing). But yeah, I agree. That Marshall is gnarly.

@asdlkfjawoeijfldkf 3 года назад

The Epiphones always get talked up. Spend the extra on the Gibson Standard, if you can. The differences are obvious and greater than portrayed in reviews.

@automatoncollectives7237 2 года назад

The amplification is the most important part of the sonic chain after all.

@automatoncollectives7237 2 года назад

@@asdlkfjawoeijfldkf Nonsense. The Epiphone ‘59 is more “Gibson” than some Gibsons..Gibson USA BurstBucker™ 2 & 3 humbucking pickups, Switchcraft® selector switch and output jack, CTS® pots, 50s era wiring, Mallory™ capacitors. It blows Gibson Tributes out of the water. Your are too antiquated.

@trfgod3095 3 года назад

I’ll give you a clue, it’s the only one with no scratch plate 😂

@andertons 3 года назад

Next time... We need to remember to take the scratch plates off! 😂

@trfgod3095 3 года назад

@@andertons tbf the captain didn’t touch the plate :D

@MaskSwabe 3 года назад

😅

@TheGhostGuitars 3 года назад

In my case, it would be a case of *ADDING* the pickguard. I prefer the look of a LP with the pickguard (provided it aesthetically matches the rest of the guitar).

@nihilistlivesmatter 3 года назад

@GRÖBNÖB the Troll #2 That would be the benefit scroungers solution

@A-Wall 3 года назад

You should have unknowingly slipped a Slash Performance Pack Epiphone in Lee's hands lol.

@andertons 3 года назад

Ahhh we missed a trick there! 😉

@slyde6784 3 года назад

the epiphone sounded awesome

@johndaugherty4127 3 дня назад

The goldtop one I have is the best Les Paul I have ever played.

@elisteinhauer5834 3 года назад

“I can categorically tell you, I haven’t got a scooby doo”

@ppaesman 3 года назад

Indeed! Lee has or had a shar pei.

@YoloMcSwaggot 3 года назад

I think the fact that Capt. Lee owns a Marshall AFD100 while not being a massive Slash fan tells you that his "signature gear" often has a universal appeal, because it just sounds great even if you remove the name from it.

@killainmaccallan4700 3 года назад

Well tbh it is just a guitar (or amp) with a name and maybe a special color and small details, it doesn't really make the guitar or amp different unless you are like Zakk Wylde and put EMG's in there or take a Marshall and replace the innards. But just my opinion, btw not hating on signature stuff. I have some..

@leej9597 3 года назад

Obviously they're great gear but I think Gibson has gone a little bit over the top with sticking his name on everything every year, and I'm a fan of Slash. Like a Signature Slash Firebird, really?

@Jacksonade 3 года назад

@@pentatonicpaddy it's still the afd100 which is it's own modell. Based on an old plexi someone modded that slash used in appetite for destruction.

@killainmaccallan4700 3 года назад

@@leej9597 I am a big Slash fan too, but completely agree with you. I see it as an easy money grab...I can't even recall how many signature models he had had since even the snake pit thing

@killainmaccallan4700 3 года назад

@@pentatonicpaddy That might be the case, but do you know why it has his signature and why Slash has the No1 then. Seems like a Slash thing to me. but I might be wrong

@pieve5516 3 года назад

Blindfold and shootout episodes are the best. More entertaining and better help me select gear. Than you for all the great videos this year and happy holidays.

@guitar_fed 3 года назад

Totally agree with Pete, no need to swap pickups on that Epiphone, they've just nailed it! 😍

@ziptidy 3 года назад

What I got from this is that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and a talented player can make any half way decent instrument sound good.

@benforsey 3 года назад

The Marshall AFD 100 made of all these guitars sound incredible. One of the best amps Marshall have ever made!

@Summer69. 2 года назад

2:01 Gibson Standard 50's, 2:15 neck pickup 2:54 Gibson Slash Victoria, 3:12 neck pickup 3:56 Gibson Classic 1994, 4:22 neck pickup 4:59 Epiphone Std 50's, 5:19 neck pickup

@tedkellison2598 3 года назад

I've had my 50's standard goldtop for a little over a year and it just keeps getting better. The new era Gibsons are all they should be!

@GuitarTalkunedited 3 года назад

Sound wise I actually loved the Epi neck pickups the best! Also man alive that amps sounds delightful.. perfect 👌

@andertons 3 года назад

Thanks for leaving a comment & tuning in! 🤘

@LeadersandLunatics 3 года назад

Got one of appetite burst from you guys - literally built a whole RU-vid channel off of it. Playing slash licks- absolutely amazing guitar.

@jorgeleonel6663 3 года назад

All the LPs sound great, each with their own particularities. The Slash Goldtop has a lot of bite btw. But what an amp, omg!! Really enjoyed the challenge, thanks Lee & Pete!

@andertons 3 года назад

It's always fun to get the Marshall out from the backline & crank it up! Thanks for tuning in Jorge 🤘

@stanislavmigra 3 года назад

@@andertons what Marshall was that?

@dahmed8993 3 года назад

The Marshall slash AFD

@jorgeleonel6663 3 года назад

@@andertons huge fan of the channel and Andertons team. Happy Holidays to the entire crew, wishing a healthy and fun 2021!

@peterpanassow7814 3 года назад

Another fantastic video!

@neilbaldacchino3524 3 года назад

Tried listening without looking and Pete's was my favourite. Great vid as always!

@thedondeluxe6941 3 года назад

The Slash model did sound the most like that classic Appetite tone to me, but Pete's was definitely my favourite!

@jackoo666 2 года назад

either Petes or the 50s for me

@gregb6387 3 года назад

Pete plays with so much personality. I could listen to him all day.

@thisischarliet 3 года назад

That first LP sounds so good and great clarity with that Marshall amp

@sweetman714 3 года назад

ok. I'm sold on the Standard 50's gold top. That sounds amazing!!!

@MeesterJoey 3 года назад

I got the 50's gold top myself for more than half a year now and it feels so good to play it.

@donthewatcher8835 3 года назад

joey what pickups do you have in your 50's goldtop?

@MeesterJoey 3 года назад

@@donthewatcher8835 Burstbuckers 1 & 2

@l8tapex 3 года назад

Me too.. :)

@simonnotthepieman1581 3 года назад

#1 for me too. Seems it was a clear winner in 'best sounding' guitar. Ahh, got an email from you guys today. Ditto+ coming in New Year now. Looking forward to messing around with it!

@Dudeitsbrian 3 года назад

If there’s one takeaway it’s that 1 sounded phenomenal

@andremadruga3089 3 года назад

Pretty cool! I would like to see the Gibson Les Paul Tribute Goldtop in this test too!

@andertons 3 года назад

We could try that next time along with some P90 models as well? 🤘

@balke7935 3 года назад

1 & 3 sounded wayyy more Slash than the Slash signature! That's crazy. Hand on heart, I can say the first one absolutely blew the Slash out of the water.

@bradyoswald2668 3 года назад

I listening for those alnico 2 pickups he is known for using. I was listening blindly and thought “number two sounds so much different from the others”. And then once I saw which ones were which, I was sitting there in awe how 1 and three sounded much more like slash

@balke7935 3 года назад

@@bradyoswald2668 yeah I though 1 had that really hot, brash tone I’d associate with Slash despite the fact the amp is probably doing most of the work here. 1 sounded great though compared to 2 which I though sounded pretty damp ... I’d buy 1 and take the pickup covers off and save myself a few bucks! I doubt that 50s neck would be fast enough for Slash though, I think the original Slash prehistoric gold top had a black back and neck too.

@bradyoswald2668 3 года назад

@@balke7935 I imagine they referenced the guitar from Godfather Theme. I can’t recall if that guitar had a black back though. I wanna say it did though. But not only does the pickups really have an effect on tone, but that amazing AFD 100 amp is AMAZING! And with your eyes closed... you would think that guitar one is literally slash playing.

@valendis 3 года назад

I agree I was convinced number 3 was the one!

@bradyoswald2668 3 года назад

@@valendis yeah they all sound the same at first except the slash Victoria in my opinion. But in a weird way, I thought that the Victoria didn’t sound like slash at all 😂

@guitarandstuff 3 года назад

@PhillipMcKnight had said way back in the day about the Gibson Epiphone comparison, that the Epis are simply winning because you shouldn't have to try to tell the difference between these two guitars at these price points; it should have been obvious, and I agree with him... Spotting the Epi from the Gibson should have been a piece of cake and yet it isn't...

@Kyush4 3 года назад

thats a great point

@paulcopsey6573 3 года назад

Which maybe why I have 2 Epiphone Les Pauls & still have change out of £1,000. They play great, feel great & I could keep buying 2 or 3 more varients before hitting the Gibson proce tag for just 1. I am also trying to tell my wife it is better value, but I think that she maybe at the point now where she wants less guitars in the house. We are running out of wall & floor space!

@lecorsaire2283 3 года назад

In the past 10-15 years the quality of import guitars has gone way up. Everything done with CNC, the use of better electronics, better quality control. I started playing in ‘97 and back then there was a huge difference between a Korean, Chinese, Mexican and a USA/Japan guitar. Today you get the Gibson because you want the real deal and you’re willing to pay for it. And because of the headstock lol.

@Kyush4 3 года назад

@@lecorsaire2283 to me the shape of the headstock is a big deal, not so much the gibson stamp, so tokai gets it for me

@mr.deafeningguitar1547 3 года назад

And I think the only difference is due to the pickups. Put the same pups in Epi & I'm sure you couldn't tell a difference.

@kcb9455 3 года назад

All sounded great!

@HUGEGUY405 3 года назад

That’s the funniest thing with Pete grabbing the headstock and turning lee

@fanana_bishh 3 года назад

my god these all sound so so good

@flakey414 3 года назад

I'd happily spend money on that first LP, sounds lovely. On the neck pickup especially.

@NightProductionsDK 3 года назад

Would love to see a video where you go through which mics you use on amps, and how different mics sound

@13aphomet Год назад

You have 100 tube screamers but not a tuner?? Hahah. Love it. Great vids my man.. 🤘🏼

@horuu17 3 года назад

I would've love to see Pete playing welcome to the jungle :))

@iceman10129 3 года назад

This is the first challenge yet where the right answer completely stood out to me. Pete's goldtop sounds so good though.

@dahmed8993 3 года назад

So the only way he knew the epiphone was because of the finish of the top that he was touching That’s a good look for epiphone

@DamianS1893 3 года назад

Y'all Crack me up! Beautiful Les Paul Guitars!

@stratplayer96 3 года назад

Goes to show how good the Epiphone is.

@kravitz1999 3 года назад

totally what I was thinking!

@JMac. 3 года назад

I have a 2019 Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro and it’s a solid rock machine... sounds and plays great.

@kravitz1999 3 года назад

@@JMac. I have a 2019 Epi LP as well and it kills!

@JMac. 3 года назад

@@kravitz1999 nice! They are making some damn fine instruments.

@imCurveee 3 года назад

They must've improved in recent years because my older Epiphone LP is a piece a junk lol. It never gets picked up anymore

@bassplyr13 3 года назад

20:09 I agree with Pete. The Epiphone may be a hair thinner sounding than its Gibson counterpart, but I couldn't justify the price difference. Great video gents!

@giovannifarinacci4533 3 года назад

That's an honest assessment. Thank you.

@a456987 3 года назад

I bet Chappers would have gotten it right, he's the king of the Blindfold Challenge

@abcrx32j 3 года назад

He would know because the Slash's one doesn't have the same smell

@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 3 года назад

Who?

@jordanpratt3821 Год назад

I'm sure you have, but have you seen the blindfold super strat challenge?? That was is insane. He knows what everything is.

@rhalarda4088 3 года назад

The only one I got right was 50s standard. My main guitar is a 2019 Blueberry Burst Traditional that uses Burstbucker 1 and 2 (neck and bridge respectively) and I play through a Marshall DSL so they sounded familiar.

@partydeer1640 3 года назад

Can never have enough goldtops in your life

@jackthenipperbennett7213 3 года назад

I have the epiphone 50's goldtop, i absolutely love it! One day in maybe 150 years i can afford a gibson LP lol. But cannot knock the epiphone at all. You guys proved that! amazing video guys thanks (Y)

@frmcf 3 года назад

I had this on in the background and when Pete played his own guitar I was like: "that's the Slash one".

@thseed7 2 года назад

Great comparison, as usual. Thank the editor for 21:45. Made me laugh for a couple minutes

@lucasmohallem8136 3 года назад

great challenge! I loved it, and I was eager to hear a comparison between the slash and the 50s standard. But I gotta, I thought that the EQ on the amp was slightly too trebly. Anyway, great stuff

@MrSongwriter2 3 года назад

The bridge pickups sounded really ice picky so it has to be the amount of treble

@jeffthomson1777 3 года назад

Pete,s guitar was the sweetest sounding to me. I bought a slash November burst from his collection this year and love it

@LeadersandLunatics 3 года назад

Love my appetite burst. I have to say they sound much better in person, the 50’s sounded much better here. But in fairness it can be down to the mix setup too.

@brothermarc7293 3 года назад

Great to see Pete & great to know just upgrade the neck pickup in the Epi- it's never been a better time to know a guitar tech/craftsman.

@andrewbendahan1379 3 года назад

Wow I just realized how great of a job Gibson did with Slash's tone on the victoria

@automatoncollectives7237 2 года назад

I think the Marshall had a little to do with it.

@philc5513 3 года назад

That amp is a beast!! All very close, to my ears anyway.

@danielpooleoriginal 2 года назад

That epiphone sounds amazing 👏

@myarrington 3 года назад

Man, I am so surprised. Am I the only one who was surprised by the sound of the Victoria and thought it was the best?

@mrfrontranger7911 3 года назад

Great guys

@jdmaynash2 3 года назад

Anderton's needs to put a store in smack dab in the middle of Music City - Nashville, TN. You guys would crush it here!

@mikemackenzie3305 3 года назад

Andertons great video as always. But u guys gotta get Marshall to do a studio slash 20. I'll preorder 2 right now. Take my money, please!

@ToddTheJoker 3 года назад

I have a Epiphone Les Paul TV Special with Bolt-on neck and it is a great guitar!..They are making almost comparable guitars to Gibson!...great video guys!

@bingobongo1615 3 года назад

The first Gibson sounds phenomenal. What an amazing guitar. Epiphone also better than expected but I can head that the bridge pickup probably would hurt my ears on high notes. After years of sounding dull, Epiphones now sound super trebly but at less you can rectify that somewhat

@AYACSM 3 года назад

The Epi on the neck pickup sounded killer. I preferred it over the 50's Gibson because it had some strat or p90 vibe.

@lafemmeparallel 2 года назад

I also preferred the epi over the 50s

@RobCabreraCh 3 года назад

I got Slash's guitar right, and the standard Les Paul right. But I confused Pete's and the Epiphone. That's got to say something good about those Epiphones!

@nomoreluke 3 года назад

I have one and I concur - it's awesome

@MasterYoshidino 3 года назад

Same. Wasn't sure... 1 and 2 are obvious.

@SMGMusic14 3 года назад

That LP Classic would be coming home with me.........good GOD.

@DstandsforDoomed 3 года назад

What this showed me really is the Epi sounded better than all except number 1. Wow.

@jfrorn 3 года назад

21:49 lol. You guys are always fun to watch...

@joeldavis1040 2 года назад

I ♥️ Goldtops. Mine is a Standard '50's with P-90's. I closed my eyes and thought it was #1 or #4. Shows what I know.

@justincork3838 3 года назад

The standard 50s sounds great!

@jwilder2251 3 года назад

What’s crazy is that the Epiphone sounded bad right after Pete’s, but then it made #1 sound thin in comparison. Just shows that sound comparisons are usually relative to whatever frequency you happened to just hear.

@4vinylsound 3 года назад

Today, I feel the Gibson price is more for Nostalgia then for quality

@automatoncollectives7237 2 года назад

You aren’t wrong.

@american_psycho1147 11 месяцев назад

The real hero of this video is that incredible sounding amp!

@brianrosemusician 3 года назад

I probably would have had no chance of picking out the Slash model from all 4 if I was blindfolded, but I think I could have done it if it was just the first 2. The Slash model sounded a little brighter to me.

@gameofsymbols9661 3 года назад

the 1 guitar might've sounded fuller because when 2,3,4 were being played , 1 was dead shot in front of the cab

@bamber119 3 года назад

Sorry but that first Gibson sounds looooooovely compared to the slash model.

@ryanspencerlauderdale687 3 года назад

I concur. JC and the Gibson guys are really doing a great job in comparison to previous years.

@stanislavmigra 3 года назад

I also agree. For me, the first Gibson owned this show totaly.

@BCTGuitarPlayer 3 года назад

They all sound better than the Slash... in my worthless opinion;) But yes! The first Gibson Standard is phenomenal!

@adamski101 3 года назад

Those 'Slashbucker' pickups are pants.

@paan36ty 3 года назад

I do also like the Epi more than the Slash

@boogaloojedi9279 3 года назад

I played along using my 3M worktunes headset... I thought #2 sounded better by that magical 5~10%. I was pleased with the outcome. Lee isn't quite the GnR fanboy that I am. I think Slash is my top 3 GOAT guitarists. I thought the dynamic range of #2 had a voicing that really sang the Slash licks like an angel

@rjlong89 3 года назад

I want that AFD100! 😍😍😍

@macgibbon 3 года назад

As someone who didn't like Les Pauls, and was a Stratocaster player through and through, who one day bought on a whim a Gibson Les Paul (2013 Slash Rosso Corsa), that it is because the Les Paul is a badass guitar. Barely played anything else since I got it.

@lafemmeparallel 2 года назад

All sounded great, i preferred Pete’s classic, and thr slash one, but that Epi sounds awesome!,,

@DerrickRG Год назад

The cracks on Pete's guitar add some serious character. I actually like it that way.

@John-hi2yi 3 года назад

Best blindfold yet

@VlrGuitarWorld 3 года назад

All sounded great through that amp..

@andertons 3 года назад

It's one incredible amp! 🤘

@VlrGuitarWorld 3 года назад

@@andertons Please test out different guitars strat , tele , prs , on this amp..

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 3 года назад

I'm pretty sure the early-90s Les Paul Classics were supplied with 490 and 498 pickups--not '57 Classics--because it was a nod to the 1960 Les Paul. They all sound great, but that LP Std sounds fantastic.

@srkmarine1 3 года назад

You guys need to get ahold of the Heritage guitars and do this kind of comparison.

@SRone45 3 года назад

I think Pete's sounded the best but, the Epi surprised me, if someone is into Goldtops and on a budget they couldn't go wrong.

@ZagatoZee 3 года назад

This needed a Chapman ML-2 Classic snuck in as a wild card to mess with Lee.

@BEANE024 3 года назад

Love Lee's blue hoodie, is that for sale???

@alangreenway6695 3 года назад

The reason I bought my gold top reissue was because it didn’t sound as harsh as my standard and had a nice baseball bat neck. The Slash one is just a respray of all of his other models.

@bleromafia 3 года назад

Wonder what new blindfold challenges we wil get in 2021!

@wakjob961 3 года назад

That amp sounds great.

@rick1021 3 года назад

I would love to see Capt come in blindfolded and tell him there are 4 Gibbys, but include an Epi....lol. I think maybe knowing ahead of time that an Epi is in the group has you specifically searching for it.

@8000ismymiddlename 3 года назад

Those new epiphones are great

@ryanspencerlauderdale687 3 года назад

Pete should have gotten a wah pedal just to make it more interesting.

@robblair3703 3 года назад

Just heard the first sound tests and, what I've learned so far, is that Pete's Classic sounds incredible. I had a Classic with those really hot ceramic pickups, and I hated them, but they work so well with that amp. That is a surprise. Edit: Lee says it has 57 Classics. That'll be why. I assumed the Classic would have the 496R and 500T ceramic set, which most Classics had up until a few years ago. That's what I had and they were way too hot for me.

@mattw.6726 3 года назад

I have a 2015 Gibson Les Paul Studio and those came with '57 Classics, believe it or not: a normal '57 Classic for the neck and a '57 Classic Plus in the bridge. The thing sounds incredible...and it was only $1200 at the time. Aside from the slightly too wide necks (something they rectified with the "soloist" neck on the HP models the next year) and the brass zero fret nut (again, rectified the following year with a titanium one; I replaced mine with a TUSQ zero fret), it was an absolute steal. I can't say enough good things about the sound of those pickups.

@frankcarter6427 3 года назад

as tends to be the case for me after 45 yrs of playing, I have to say that they all sound pretty much the same to me - my favourite les paul is my mate's 80s aria pro ii mainly cos it's thin and light

@vinnyb9017 3 года назад

Oh my God ! I have a Gibson LP Standard and this Epiphone is amazing !!! For the price it's the Best guitar here ! And i'm a huge fan of Gibson, i will try one of these new "inspired by Gibson". Maybe i will sell my Gibson at the end...

@brandonlesko3126 3 года назад

Epiphone has really stepped up their game. You could really upgrade the pickups and run this test again. See if Lee could pick out the Epiphone.

@4dmind 3 года назад

The only one I could really hear is the Epiphone - the upper mid tonality on the G string and above is noticeably more shrill than all three of the others. And overall, I also preferred the 50's LP (#1) because there is something slightly chunkier about the lower string pick strikes.