That is soooo true! I was looking for review videos about the Squier Bullet Strat I was considering to buy. Me as a beginner and to try to introduce my children to the guitar world, I wasn't looking for an expensive one. I found his video on his channel and boy oh boy, he smashed the hell out of that red bullet strat! Such nice rhythms and solos. Wow, I was like wow, wow wow. Almost went to the floor and bowed to him.
Brilliant. Dave is like a mostly undiscovered national treasure, and this series is really looking like he's having an absolute blast doing it. Don't let this be a short term collaboration guys, please keep finding stuff for Dave to do here.
Strongly strongly second that motion! Aside from his playing skill and infectious enthusiasm he brings a sincere credibility to anyone who knows his videos.
Lee Anderton is a really accomplished host. He's getting the best out of Dave but is at ease with Rob, Pete, Rabea and all his interview guests. To be like that on camera is a skill, not everyone is successful at it but the Captain puts everyone at ease and shows real interest in them. The glue that holds all of Andertons TV together but never the star, love his modesty.
Unless I’m mistaken, the Eyemaster pedal is supposed to emulate the “Chainsaw” Guitar Tone of the Swedish Death Metal scene, particularly that of the album Wolverine Blues by Entombed; there is actually a track on that album called “Eyemaster” and the font on the pedal face is similar to that on the cover of the album :)
You also get the Swedish Death Metal sound a'la Entombed with the Boss MT-2 (everything on full) and a Peavey Studio Pro 40 combo. That's what they used in the studio...
Eyemaster is a song from Entombed Wolverine Blues Album, a swedish death metal band. Their guitar tone is almost synonymous with the Boss HM2, which is the sound that the TC Electronic - Eyemaster tries to achieve.
It’s a crap replica of the ‘Wolverine Blues’ guitar sound, yes. Not sure if they were still using the Boss MT2 by then, but I know they used on their debut, ‘Left Hand Path’. Nice try, but I’m not impressed by it.
I love these, but I wish Lee let Dave actually do the setup and fiddling. Over all the videos so far Lee has kind of pushed back on some of Dave's suggestions and he is always adjusting stuff for what he thinks it should be set to, which isn't supposedly the point of the video, it should be what Dave would do. Lee tends to listen with his eyes all the time.
There's the same tendency on Lee/Pete pedal vids, though the vids would be twice as long if Lee left Pete/Dave to play with their own knobs. They can't play guitar and twiddle knobs at the same time. Some of the full range sweeps are useful to hear.
Mr Simpson is starting to shine in this format! Nice to see him hanging with others doing cool things! Music and the like is better together than alone to me. Right on!
Glad to see Dave getting more exposure. I first saw him when the Katana's came out and he demonstrated it, i was so impressed that he could play so many different styles. A good player and guy that deserves more recognition.
Haha same here. I was contemplating getting one watched Dave’s video and brought a 50w. To this day still love that amp. I’ve got tube amps coming out me ears. But I still play the katana heaps. Low volumes and the fact I can pull every tone on earth out of it. Why wouldn’t you play it.
This is hands down, one of the best Andertons productions yet. For pure entertainment, musical, fun & informative. More please of Lee & Dave's enthusiasm for affordable anything 🙏👍
I’d love to see Dave do a gigging rig for under £500, I think Andertons should revisit some of Lee and robs old challenges with Dave-Pete-Rabea 3 different styles so be a style for everyone
As a beginner, on this show, I can learn about pedals. My first one was on Dave’s recommendation 🤟. I think soon going to have a new one :) You guys are amazing, thank you for this truly good knowledge.
Kirk was one of the first guitarists that got me into heavy riffing so I'd say that this was a really good take on getting his tones, great job guys. I'd love to see one of these for David Gilmour (I can't remember if they've done one for Dave yet tbh), Daron Malakian of System of a Down, George Harrison (he did get a lot of cool guitar tones throughout The Beatles' career), Josh Homme or even someone like Adam Jones or Dan Auerbach
I really don't understand why the MetalZone has become such a meme. In the 90s it was the go-to thrash metal pedal, it was literally Metallica/Megadeth/Pantera in a box. Yes, it can sound amazingly crap, but if - with all those EQ options - you cannot find a tone on it that sounds alright, then probably it's your guitar playing.
Dave really has no ego to be fair, he's as humble as they come. I sometimes write comments on his channel trying to boost his confidence because sometimes it seems like he lacks confidence to match his abilities.
@Mark Seymour I hear you, however it’s just my opinion. Chapper’s ego and insistence on bigging up Chapman guitars at every opportunity has ruined so many videos for me, it’s refreshing to have someone working with Lee where that’s never the case (much as it is with Pete 😊).
Great work, Dave! The price of the Wah might frighten a really young lad or lass just getting their first pedals, but you've shown beyond any doubt that they really can get the tones they want on a budget they can afford. Mission accomplished, good sir.
Personally I would love to see a sound like Ritchie Blackmore. Not sure how much more he used than a Marshall amp cranked up and a Fender Strat, but hey, it's an idea.
I used to play a ton of Metallica stuff when I was younger and recently had the itch to play some of that again but my rig has changed so much that I didn’t have anything good for it. I literally got the Fangs in the mail yesterday after finding it on Ola’s Will It Chug series last week. Such a great pedal for the job.
I’ve been having some pretty serious health issues, and was in the hospital for a week all through Christmas. When I got back home this past week It was so good to see Dave on Anderton’s tv again! That brought a smile to my face. I’m so incredibly happy for him getting the opportunities that he has to showcase his ability. Such an extremely talented musician, and a wonderful person. Hope to see many more videos with you two together. I’d love to see Dave and Bea’ do some jams together sometime. To everyone who makes these videos possible thank you, and I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁
All of these videos have been great fun. Please make a bunch. No surprise that Dave is such a natural in the room with the Captain. Always comes across as nothing but a genuinely good dude. Well done having him on your channel.
Honestly, huge fan of Dave and of course Andertons, but with Dave on, man, it's like you've struck that perfect equilibrium. He's a monstrous player and like all true bluesmen, a humble classy act. No arrogance or airs, has chosen music as his life. Keep him!!
Please can we see Dave given a random selection of really inexpensive pedals/amp/guitar and then be asked to make them sound like a randomly selected guitarist. The key being that Dave doesn't know who he has to sound like in advance :-) It would be fun to see how close he comes.
Loving these videos with Dave, they kind of fill the hole of the "Sound Like" videos y'all use to do. Been a fan of Dave's for a few years glad you brought him aboard.
This series is really nice . I would like to hear Reb Beach, Viv Campbell(80s tone, Vinnie Moore and of course Yngvie Malmsteen :) I also really enjoy the blindfolded pedal and guitar videos! Ps Fangs on Fat mode any day UM 300 after that Ds
I absolutely LOVE that Dave is doing these videos! His and Lee’s chemistry is just as awesome as Lee and Pete and Rob! I personally love Kirk Hammett. He’s so humble and a genuinely nice person, and a very tasteful guitarist who has composed some of the most beautiful and iconic solos and he’s a major part of Metallica’s sound. And Dave did a great job here finding the sound and the playing at the end was genuinely epic! Can’t wait for the next episode. I hope there’s a Paul Kossoff episode because I know that both Dave and Lee love Koss and Kossoff deserves more recognition 🙏💙
i didnt know that before but Kirk got his own wah, he used a Dimebag's signature wah wich is very cheap naw days and it sounds exacly like on records im in love with one i got.
Awesome to see Dave on here!! He is the king of getting great sounds out of affordable gear. If you watch Dave's channel, he sets up his amps very clean and his pedalboard is dialed in and ready to rock. I've bought pedals based on Dave's reviews and demo's of affordable and great sounding pedals. Really like this series Anderton's!! 🤘
I'm commenting before the start of the video. If I don't see fifteen wah pedals on the floor, then I'm going to feel cheated. On second thought, it doesn't matter cause Dave on the Andertons channel is the gift that keeps on giving.
I think the Tone City Model B might have been worth a shot for this video. It's basically an affordable Boogie in a box. I own one and think it sounds great.
Lee makes the same mistake that all non-metal players make when trying to go metal: waaayyyy too much gain. Also, pedals like the Fangs and Metal Zone sound horrible in front of an amp. If you put them in the effects loop, they both sound amazing. Also also, Eyemaster is a reference (in name, design and tone) to the album Wolverine Blues by the amazing Swedish band Entombed. Aside from that bit of nitpickery, great video as always, guys!
This should be a more like a ''sound like Hetfield'', apart from the Crybaby part for solos, which is Hammett of course. Hetfield played all the rhythm and clean parts on the albums. Other than that, I didn't think it came very close at all, but the budget was probably the most important factor and for that it sounds really ok. Imo it all still sounds too fizzy with too much gain. Awesome playing by Dave though, superb addition to the Andertons Family!
Sorry but this is pretty useless The ultra metal is a clone of the Metalzone and the Eyemaster and the Heavy metal are both clones of the HM2 and nothing in the video sound even close to the black album or the Master of puppets sound. Fun video but an utter fail when it comes to sounding like Metallica
This was class. No disrespect but it didn't feel like you were trying to sell me something and just a couple of guys mucking about. And yet I'm going to buying something. Harly a spoiler but it's not the Eyemaster - which I think will now be removed from the Andertons inventory.
Superb video’s with the Anderson’s crew and Dave Simpson collaboration being put out recently…. This example is no different. Congrats to all you guys. Dave, I particularly enjoyed watching “the Captain meets dave Simpson” video. The honesty in which you described your mental health challenges in your past was inspiring and an example to all. So much so after watching, I instantly went of and grabbed my “classic vibe strat,” brushed of the dust and had a little jam. Music can save the soul and hopefully with the work of youtubers like yourselves doing these vids, let’s hope more people out there get as inspired to pick up any instrument and enjoy the music as you guys clearly do. To Anderson’s as a whole - I’ve watched you guys for some years now especially the “sounds like series” but never left comments before. Just awesome, keep doing what you all do so well. Cheers
