Epiphone Vs Gibson Les Paul Special & Jr Blindfold Challenge! - Our Closest Contest Yet? 

Anderton's seems to be distancing from Chapman. I do prefer Pete's quirky sense of humour but had nothing against Rob.

@@roywarriner8441 The difference is Rob is very busy, while Lee and Pete works full-time (I believe). Obviously Pete will be in more videos than Rob. Rob will be back soon... :)

@@olavjorvik94 and he returned 6 months later, we just needed a pandemic for all his shit to blow over

“Unlike the shredding scales in the past” SHOTS FIRED 😂

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Yes, but those fingers are still pressed too tight together. Anyway, you can tell Pete has been showing him stuff. Where Chappers just plays fast metal licks, Pete does more regular and bluesy stuff which is more Lee's style as well.

seems to work out just fine for him.

MyWifeNowDave it’s great to see a guitar store owner who can actually play.

@@James.D In the UK it seems more common for guitar store owners to play than in the USA, where most guitar store owners either don't play, or don't play very well. Some UK store owners are extremely talented players, and Cap'n Anderson is getting there, which goes to show that practice (and playing daily) does make a difference. Soon Cap'n Anderton will be playing the Royal Albert Hall...?

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Very much agreed

He's so much more relaxed and "in the groove" when he plays with Pete than when he plays with Rob or anyone else. I think that has lead to his talents flourishing.

That sounds like a jab at Rob lol You're right though. Pete has been a good influence on everyone who watches him, and Lee has come into his own.

when talent > skill, you can know how to shred like petrucci but if you dont have the talent to make you feel something with that solo what's even the point? one of the reasons that the greatest solos of all time have usually medium/slow pace

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Half right. Pete tells it this time😂

Wrong, wrong, wrong. It had nothing to do with glare on television....that explanation was made up years later. Nobody playing on television would use a student guitar, nor was there ever a white Gibson causing that issue for them to see the need to 'fix' it. The truth is that television sets in the early 1950s in America came in wood cabinets with limed finish, ie, yellowish white. That's what TV yellow refers to.

@@goss1961 Heard that one some time ago and it does make more sense. Particularly the fact that there was no white Gibson haha

@@goss1961 that does make a lot more sense...

He was being extra random today. Love it.

Of course Pete is weird he is an English Dane! Or is he a Brit 🤔🙄.

I much prefer him to that other bloke that used to do the blindfold challenges.

Dragan he’s a Dane living in Britain.

@@dragan4658 he could be both!

What you mean

Iron man too (:

I thought I'm the only one who noticed haha

green was the first thing i thought of when i heard it and seen the les paul bc billie plays a lot of those

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I’ve played plenty of guitar this year 😂

Yep, you're right, Hurricans, Covid, Biden, I mean Kamala Harris winning lol

and why do the epiphone guitars look better

@@trentburket Nice Profile picture

@@trentburket headstock

This has always been my issue as well. It has become very popular on youtube to do blind tests like this but the whole "guessing game" thing makes the whole thing kinda meaningless. Heck, I would even argue that in the case of guitars, doing these blind test videos only really serves to further galvanize the subset of viewers that are obsessed with the "cheap versus expensive" debate and not much else. The problem really comes down to the specific subject matter. If they were talking about cars, they easy highlight the often very visible signs of quality (or lack of). Likewise, they could use established technical terms to help us understand the comparisons in performance and mechanical precision. With guitars, a video can only really tell you how something looks from a distance (as these videos are almost always filmed in such a way that seeing the guitars up close is impossible) and how it sounds when running through a specific rig. We can't really get the most valuable information (how it feels to play and how it all looks under careful, up-close examination) and thus can't really meaningfully compare them. To be bluntly honest, I really do think that these videos are kinda (if unintentionally so) clickbait. The "blind test" is a popular, emotionally cathartic format that allows those who favor (by choice, personal principles, or by the realities of their budget) entry/mid-priced guitars to adopt a "just as good!" mentality (that is further fueled by youtube guitar pundits/conspiracy theorists) while also allowing those who favor the more expensive models to argue that their preferred price-point was clearly superior. The "blind test" video just ends up being a tool for a debate that only barely matters in reality and only really has any footing on the internet (where extreme hyperbole is standard procedure during conversation/debate). It would be more useful to just do videos that carefully explain the guitars individually. That way, we get more meaningful information without attracting the angry/aggressive "cheap guitars suck!" or "expensive guitars are a scam!" crowds.

@@startrekmike I do think they can be useful, but the focus is wrong. The matter should be "How does an expert and experienced player (like Rob, Pete, Lee) judge guitars not knowing their brand?" What do they prefer, can they hear a difference? This is important these days of online shopping. For customers this is relevant (since they can't judge themselves at home); are they paying for quality, or for the name? Or, more often, how much is the difference? So it's about judging the guitars. However, in practice the expert players will try to do well, but it's not them that are judged. They are the standard to which the guitars are tested. That's the misunderstanding. Stupid people might think 'Pete failed, he can't distiguish an expensive Gibson from a cheap Epi', but those guys will buy Gibsons in the end, they buy and play names, no loss for Andertons. The blindfolding is meant not to be influenced by brand name, status and reputation, judge them on the guitar 'pur', as the Germans say. We at home can judge the sound, to some extent, but not the feel, the chunkiness, the frets, the playability, the weight, the neck dive, the finish etc. Eyesight in human dominates the other senses, not to name the name, again, but blindfolding gives the other senses (including smell (vanilla!)) a more equal chance. It levels the playing field, it's not meant to obstruct the expert, for entertainments sake. Blinfolded the expert becomes our ears, our fingers, even our air-pressure detecting organs (as is often testified, like in this video). Blindfolding gives us more online guitar for our online money. Meaning more satisfied customers. That otherwise have to buy blindly. In good faith ("Well, it looked nice, and X is a good brand").

I agree. The best challenges are like either the style with 5-10 guitars of one shape from different brands (like Lee did with single cuts and strats) or the style with several guitars of same shape from one brand but different price points (like Rob on ESP/LTD Eclipse shape (the old video, not the recent Fishman/EMG/SD one)).

@@fritsvanzanten3573 I honestly think these "blindfold tests" actually put more emphasis on the name on the headstock even if it is unintentional. They help support the adversarial attitude that a certain subset of the audience DESPERATELY cling to in order to feel that their particular choice in brand (one way or the other) is somehow "valid". Even if the person doing the test on the video guesses right and even if they indicate that there were differences in sound and feel, that person who really NEEDS to be validated one way or the other will say that they heard what they needed to hear to support their position and will use that personal result as way to attack those who buy the guitar in the "rival" price point. It is silly, it doesn't make sense, but it is pretty much standard issue behavior online (sadly). I do think there is one small issue in your argument. It kinda only works on the assumption that everyone buys a guitar without first trying it out themselves. That these are the only way a potential customer can experience these guitars before hitting the "buy" button and typing in their shipping details. Obviously some are going to do this (and at their own risk with any brand and model) but even then, Gibson and (especially) Epiphone are generally common in larger guitar shops so if one really wants to try before they buy and be a informed customer, they can do so without relying on a video. The big issue I have with these videos is not unlike a issue I might have with doing a blind test of something like a single malt whiskey versus a blended whiskey. For some, the difference will be there but they won't have the context needed to fully articulate it. For others, they already know what specific elements to look for and will immediately know the difference and make the correct determination every time. To bring this back to guitars. We all have our favorite brands that we have a lot of familiarity with. If you were to blindfold me and have me play a American Professional Strat and a Squier Stratocaster, I would know what specific parts to feel for to know that difference. Likewise, I would notice the tuning stability difference and even the response of the knobs. It isn't that I have "magic ears" or any nonsense like that. It is just that I have put a lot of time into reading about the Stratocaster and have owned a lot of them and played a lot of them (ranging from Squiers to American models). To me, the differences are obvious even if they don't really make one "better" than the other (since they are all as good as their price points and intended markets allow). At its core, the blindfold test only really tells you (the audience) how a guitar sounds in a specific context but as you pointed out, there are so many other factors that come into play and are important to the overall decision making process. When you really step back and think about it, a video that takes a specific guitar model and examines it carefully (pointing out various technical features, the workmanship factors, and then some sound demonstrations through a couple of different major amp types) ends up being not only more informative but also less prone to promoting a adversarial attitude. Having a couple of videos with one going over all the details of a Gibson Les Paul and one going over the details of a Epiphone Les Paul will tell you a lot more than just having some guy on a video try to guess which is which while wearing a blindfold. If anything, the blindfold concept in itself puts MORE focus on the brand name for us, the audience. It draws our mind towards those brand comparisons because that is the whole idea to begin with. Those who NEED the Epiphone to be "better" will say that is what they hear. Likewise, those that NEED the Gibson to be "better" will do the same. While I know (and fully understand) why Andertons wouldn't do such a thing, I think the most useful videos for comparing guitars in "rival" price-points would be one that follows the person doing the setups of the guitars out of the box. The requirement for a setup in itself isn't a big deal and doesn't say much for against any particular brand/price-point but such a video format would allow a more detailed, less carefully curated view of these guitars up close. It would tell you a bit more about how these guitars leave the factory in regards to fretwork, finish flaws, and other construction related issues/concerns. If enough videos were made, you could even get a idea for the "trends" with certain brands in regards to finish/fretwork/fit and finish of parts. Anything beyond that is really best left to the individual to determine themselves while testing guitars at a guitar shop.

@@startrekmike Agreed

When I see a video with Rob, I turn my volume down a notch. When I see Pete, I turn it up a notch. Both great players, just a matter of taste.

Pete is my guitar hero! MORE Danish Pete!!!

@Bryan Charles Let's just say, some people see guitar playing as an individual competition where most notes per minute wins. Other people see it as a team sport :)

I'm with you guys, Rob should really feel like a total piece of shit for not playing and acting the way we all like. I think from now on, whenever another guitarist is complimented, Rob should be brought up in a negative light to highlight how awesome the other player is, and just how absolutely shitty Rob is in every conceivable way.

George Hale 🤣

I've heard both versions of events before and this one always sounds more realistic.

I agree Epiphone should offer other colours including TV yellow and two tone sunset sunburst giving their customers more options. Personally I'm not keen on the two tone tobacco colour.

TV yellow or worn cherry for me or a black with tortoise pickguard.

@@sonofromel I have a worn cherry but no pick guard. Honestly I think it looks better without a pick guard

@@ayedhanpharmr11 of course. But If it's single dogear style, tv yellow, I'd like it with pickguard preferably tortoise. Cherry looks better without pickguard all the way specially double soapbar

@@sonofromel yeah I gotchu

I'm honestly very surprised they didn't make that model.

Maybe next year, I was hoping for one as well😞

Saammee 😭😭

I had one and had to sell it during my divorce. It was absolutely sublime. I should have just sold most of my blood and sperm instead.

The word was in use as early as 1910, but the story of port out, starboard home wasn't around until the 1930s. They either adapted an already-common word as a mnemonic, or the story was adapted from the word.

@@sundaynightdrunk Sorry; to say, but look it up on line. It started in the 1800's. Please do your research before you reply.

@@capnstevoanythinggoes I've researched it (for 30 seconds) and you appear to be misinformed. Sorry www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/posh-history-and-meaning

@@capnstevoanythinggoes As Barney Willis said, multiple reliable sources online say the same thing: the word was in use before the "port out, starboard home" story existed. Please do your research before you reply (incorrectly, in this case).

@@capnstevoanythinggoes Any basic research will tell you it's an urban myth that's long since been debunked.

Agreed D.p. is the man.

Yawn.

Only a chibson is bad enough

I think Pete got it as a custom order from g&l custom shop

Thanks you! Veneer shouldn’t be on a “solid body guitar” 🤦🏻‍♂️

Neko T dunno if I'm being crazy, but the new epiphone headstocks look massive

I have an Epi LP Special and a new Gibson LP Junior, the Epi is well worth the money.

Which ones did you get ?

He started lessons with JustinGuitar a year or so ago.

Congratulations, the Epiphone is hard to come by, I still haven't found one in stock.

I was wondering about the Jared LP and the difference between that and the Epi Junior. The Jared is like a one P90 Custom while the Junior is a slab albeit w veneer top. I already have the humbucker Custom which is very nice. And a 2 P90 SG..

Great points! Perhaps this is useful for you: jazzmaster dont have p90's, they have "jazzmaster" pickups! Different construction!

@@ChristianDiasMusic Lee from Sonic Youth has several of his Jazzmasters that he installed 70s wide-range humbuckers into and called them Jazzblasters. Putting JM-90 replacement pickups in a Jazzmaster sounds like a fun idea too. But definitely correct, JM pickups are not P90s.

They didn't sell very well before and are almost impossible to sell second hand. I don't think there is a big market for it and Epiphone has to sell massive amounts of every guitar, it's a volume builder not a custom shop.

@@keesketsers5866 custom shop epi is a fantastic idea!

They reissued the coronet in 2020

They did make higher end made in japan Epiphones, with the elitist models, but they didn't sell well. Probably because they were too close to the price of the Gibson.