Ben's First Ever Blindfold Challenge! Does he know his Acoustic Guitars?
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Can Ben tell which acoustic is which in his first-ever Blindfold Challenge? From more affordable Sire guitars to Martins and hand-built Atkin acoustics, The Captain puts him through his paces deciding what price bracket these acoustics belong in!
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@andertons 4 жыл бұрын
Guitar Paradiso on a Tuesday... what is this? Let us know what you think of Ben's first Blindfold Challenge. He might not be able to see the guitars but he can sure play them!
@vechap 4 жыл бұрын
Love Guitar Paradiso... Larrivee, Eastman compared to Gibson, Martin... Blind of course!!!
@jmguitartuitionuk 4 жыл бұрын
He surely can! Cutaway electro acoustics up next? Yamaha APX 500 vs...... whatever you can throw at it?
@jackwilsonmusic1026 4 жыл бұрын
Andertons Music Co it was great
@paulludwikowski7967 4 жыл бұрын
Great episode! Have Ben take 4 guitars from one brand and see if he can place them from least to most expensive.
@funkyhelpermonk 4 жыл бұрын
Have Ben guess a full-solid, solid top, and a laminate top?
@andertons 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds a great challenge! We might have to test him on those... ;)
@oldgrannywheels 4 жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@TheTruth70777 3 жыл бұрын
@@andertons has this ever happened?
@louisjwiese5515 4 жыл бұрын
Geez, this guy can rock an acoustic guitar.
@andertons 4 жыл бұрын
He sure can!
@macmuggo5459 4 жыл бұрын
Andertons Music Co I like to believe that that is Ben commenting there
@InAtlasAtLast Жыл бұрын
@@macmuggo5459 I think they all do
@xS1L3NTxSnIpErx 4 жыл бұрын
Ben should be blindfolded and have him see if he can guess between a Gibson and epiphone version of the same style guitar
@TestarossaMusicista 4 жыл бұрын
Have you not played any Epiphone and Gibson back to back? It's a huge difference on everything other than comparing the highest end Epi and the lowest end Gibson.
@endoffate5475 3 жыл бұрын
That would be too easy fro him, hes very good.
@nope929 2 жыл бұрын
@@endoffate5475 it would be easy for anyone since there's a pretty big difference between the two in terms of feel. In terms of sound the difference is noticeable, but neither is worse.
@InAtlasAtLast Жыл бұрын
Yes
@AltCtrlSpud 4 жыл бұрын
Pls blindfold challenges WAY more often. They never get old or boring.
@bariraci 4 жыл бұрын
It's nice to see more of Ben
@dillonquinton1137 4 жыл бұрын
Love the blindfolded challenges. I think people would really love to see Ben and Pete try and guess the different wood construction blindfolded.
@MrTentpegs 4 жыл бұрын
Woke up grumpy, there's snow outside, it's going to be just a rotten... oh hey, a new Anderton's vid! The day is lookin' up! Thanks guys!
@ayeapprove 4 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic player, more of him please
@DavidNormanMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Dammit should have picked up an Alvarez during the black Friday deals
@braveheart4603 4 жыл бұрын
There is always the January sales haha.
@v1rtualnish 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Sire and Alvarez make some great guitars. I doubt a $300 Fender Acoustic would have come out quite so fortunate.
@fritsvanzanten3573 4 жыл бұрын
The Alvarez elicited the most playing fun, I think.
@jeanerswow 4 жыл бұрын
I love that you're doing more blindfold challenges! How about having Ben guess different woods for the tops and sides? Rosewood, Spruce, Cedar, Mahagony etc.
@jonathanmw4216 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Blindfold challenges are by far my favourite Andertons vids. Please keep them coming.
@joq702 2 жыл бұрын
Such a great test to show everyone. And the blindfolded plying is remarkable. Love these segments!
@stefpenfield5918 4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, Ben got some chops!
@RC32Smiths01 4 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely advocating for everyone at Andertons has done the blindfold challenge! It's what makes me believe that Andertons is one of the most friendly and immense guitar stores in the world! Awesome work
@kenjude1 4 жыл бұрын
Great to see Ben on these shows. Smith and Brewer are fun to see live, well worth seeing.
@JonathanCasey711 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Andertons! Love the vid. So glad Ben is getting more video time, he is awesome! Please do a Taylor Only Blindfold Challenge! What I mean by this is to get maybe 5-6 acoustics, all the standard Taylor line, and put in 100 series, a 200 series, and so on all the way up to the the 900 series. This way you can test if there is a huge change in quality between the 100 and 900 series. Maybe throw a koa in there to make it tough. I would also recommend do a Martin only, where you hide a Sigma guitar in there, and see if he can spot it. I would also love to see a tone wood test, where its the same brand but the acoustics are all made of different woods, and see if he can figure out what wood is which.
@yourneighborkevin 4 жыл бұрын
Ben is great! Love to see him discuss his preferences for finger-picking: guitar shape, nut width, scale length, etc. Or a blindfold challenge comparing OM’s and OOO’s, all high-end or a range of prices.
@jimwoodard64 4 жыл бұрын
More love for Ben's playing and just enjoying the channel and the new acoustic paradiso. Keep 'em coming!
@VernonFullerMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Great blindfold challenge! I bought a Sire R3 from you a few months ago and I'm really pleased with it.
@germainsebastien6191 4 жыл бұрын
Ben is playing so damn good ! Please more acoustic videos w/ this man ! and with pete also
@Doug5524 4 жыл бұрын
Nice one Ben, your very brave doing these challenges street cred and all that very enjoyable was impressed with the Alverez
@Guitars-N-Guns 4 жыл бұрын
Not sure what else I'd like to see Ben do...but I really like him as a genuine and talented guy; and love to see his skills in more videos.
@lance134679 4 жыл бұрын
Sure like Ben's playing. Thanks for the video. These are fun.
@ulflilja391 4 жыл бұрын
More Ben !
@wheezyjefferson9136 4 жыл бұрын
Paradiso is my favorite, and Young Ben is quickly becoming a favorite picker! And, that's from a life long bluegrass fan!
@ryanryan575 2 жыл бұрын
That was dope ! Thanks I’m in the process of trying to figure out what Alvarez model I want
@skanderfekir6400 4 жыл бұрын
Ben is freaking awesome! I love this guy!
@anish_99 4 жыл бұрын
challenge 1 : cedar vs spruce vs mohagony 2. Rosewood back vs mahagony back
@careyIScarey 3 жыл бұрын
Just goes to show what a great product the masterworks really is. I have been blown away by my 66. Getting ready to buy another one I’ve been so happy.
@KarlRyanErikson 4 жыл бұрын
Love the acoustic challenges!
@billyellow4849 4 жыл бұрын
Haha, Lee - Diane Ponzi just ripped up your Christmas card...
@j.a.s.1416 4 жыл бұрын
Happy Andertons ships to the states now. They have a lot of eagerly awaiting customers....
@ku812fubar4 4 жыл бұрын
Yah put him to the test!!!!! I had to pause this vid to save for later... but I had to giv a thumbs up 👍🏼 first before even watching. Can’t wait. BREAK A LEG!!!!!!🤘👌🏽
@dannydaniels3252 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, more Acoustic blindfold challenges!
@petaks01 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting results. New challenge: Different cables from cheapest Chinesium to really expensive boutique
@murfish2003 4 жыл бұрын
Spot on. No one ever mentions guitar leads yet ANY guitar will sound crap through a poor cable.
@edfulginiti8798 4 жыл бұрын
I like these. Continue.
@rich5354 4 жыл бұрын
This just shows that other guitar makers are catching up with the elite manufacturers. Great video guys. Ben plays lights out btw. 👍👊
@zeppelinboys 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video guys!
@InAtlasAtLast Жыл бұрын
I want this as a series
@1972Georges 4 жыл бұрын
Love Ben. What a cool dude. and great player!
@shooweri3666 4 жыл бұрын
What an incredible guitar player!
@Malagrass 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. And you you made a a great point about brands. Thanks.
@SimonMooreChannel 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, really enjoyed watching you guys! Probably not fair to Ben to guess the price since he does actually make every guitar sound expensive!
@deancheese1006 4 жыл бұрын
Yes please more ACOUSTIC PARADISO and more BLOND FOLD CHALLENGES
@MrSlash00r 4 жыл бұрын
I dub this segment "Ben-folds Four Challenge"
@GTurl 4 жыл бұрын
The Alvarez sounds amazing!
@dickati 3 жыл бұрын
The Martin was last in the initial test. This says a lot for the Sire.
@tikigodsrule2317 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting that the Martin came out as the worst value.
@dragan4658 3 жыл бұрын
evidently the Sire is a good guitar at a very good price. thanks for sharing.
@rijosigns 4 жыл бұрын
great video ben is a amazing player.i would have picked the alverz guitar blinfolded but hey it sounds great and he played better on it for some reason.hell ya bring ben in for another blind fold test maybe semi hollow body electric guitars
@In_MT 4 жыл бұрын
well done
@LiamHardyMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of seeing Smith and Brewer open for 10CC a year ago, both amazing players, check them out!
@petermatra 4 жыл бұрын
Lee- Ben is great! Keep him playing!
@romanpiano5963 4 жыл бұрын
I very like blind challange - Please MORE!
@Liquormans 9 ай бұрын
I like this guy. Watching from Toronto Canada 🍁
@pocketcheese1 4 жыл бұрын
Enjoying these with Ben.. although there needs to be more things shouted at him from behind the camera Pete.
@TheOnlineBusker 4 жыл бұрын
Just goes to show, if a guy in a bar is playing and you think "wow he's great!"..doesn't matter if he spent 300 or 2 grand .....practice makes perfect.
@rogerledoux4741 4 жыл бұрын
I think his first choice was right. The Martin sounded better to my ears then the Alvarez. I love the Martin sound but all of them sounded good. I would have liked to see a D 18 in this just to see how it sounded against the Akins
@Fektthis 4 жыл бұрын
His first choice had the Martin as the cheapest guitar up there until Lee had him play them all over again. It seemed he was leading him to try and upscale the Martin from what he initially said.
@rogerledoux4741 4 жыл бұрын
@@Fektthis I don't think he lead him there he just did not give any real feedback the first time through. I couldn't play them to see how they felt but sound wise I thought it was Adkins 1 Martin 2 Alvrez 3 and the other one 4. Sound is a very subjective thing so everyone has there own opinion on what sounds good. I have a Washburn comfort series that I love and Washburn is considered junk by a lot of people. I have a Martin D 18 that sounds great but plays like crap no matter who sets it up. So in the end it's what sounds good to you if it's the 299 dollars all the better for you.
@mollers92 3 жыл бұрын
@@Fektthis There was definitely some suggestive tone haha
@Fektthis 3 жыл бұрын
@@mollers92 lol, yeah... I think Lee was thinking, OMG I'll never be able to sell these over priced hunks of wood if ppl know they're not really better... which in many cases, they're not XD. I'm also sure he wasn't looking forward to apologizing to the Martin Rep they deal with either..
@Attilargh 4 жыл бұрын
Could you gents do an episode on archtop guitars and how they differ from regular old flat tops?
@robertfreeman1941 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben. I have always wanted a D28 but my original Takamine 1984 F363D is a beauty although a year or so late to get the lawsuit headstock and bridge. I really enjoyed your playing. They all sounded great and cosmetically I prefer white trim so I would go for the 160 including the deep mellow basses I heard in the clip. Thanks kindly. P.S. The D28 did sound very clear. Loved it!
@guenterbortz5957 4 жыл бұрын
I believe, you can give Ben a spade with old rubber strings and he makes it sound great ......
@sixxnote 4 жыл бұрын
Do a comparison of OM style guitars.
@jaskiniamestwa 4 жыл бұрын
For sure do more of these! I'd be interested testing different tier guitars within the same company, say Taylor. I have my 114e, I wonder how would it perform against 'older' brothers, since mine sounds excellent.
@StringsOfCrossroads 4 жыл бұрын
Jaskinia Męstwa I went to the Taylor event last week held in Birmingham and played every guitar on the wall and I actually preferred the 114ce which I was surprised at. I think from a live perspective playing with a band for me it was the best at standing out in the mix. I suspect because it’s laminate construction and therefore doesn’t have the lower end that the higher end models have. For me if I was playing solo I’d go for the high end models but live use in a band with electric guitars and drums I’d take the 114ce or 214ce. Just my two cents even if money was no object. In addition I wouldnt be stessing that someone would steal my £3000 acoustic if I had the £700 114ce!
@TheYearsShallRun 4 жыл бұрын
The Wonderwall Challenge! Ben must guess the body shape / brand / price of an acoustic guitar solely by listening to Lee or Pete play the intro to the most overplayed acoustic song of all time. Gold dust.
@bensmithguitar 4 жыл бұрын
😆
@MarcusTryggMusicSwe 4 жыл бұрын
love acoustics
@TheSlagwerker 4 жыл бұрын
Ben should be blindfolded and then try to guess the weight of various melons.
@jimsanger Жыл бұрын
Those Alvarez guitars are amazing value
@72spawndn 4 жыл бұрын
Need a Gibson, Epiphone and an Eastman in there
@damianreid2452 3 жыл бұрын
Just sat and watched this clip on Christmas Eve 2020. Noticing the date beneath the clip I thought "Oh, what innocent, halcyon times they were, twelve whole entire months ago".
@SeanDS89 Жыл бұрын
8:02 this bit has "Super Mario World Athletic theme" vibes
@dxcman1 4 жыл бұрын
Personally I like the acoustic vids. Don't get me wrong I like the electric ones too, but the acoustic ones are very nice. These videos prove that alot of low end guitars play very well these days!
@michaelluke2264 4 жыл бұрын
Atkin was lovely...
@Mr.Nabil.Belhaj 4 жыл бұрын
I wish if I could afford that Alvarez ❤️
@MarkPritchardGuitar 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Andertons TV Ben haha
@karl-wilhelmschreitz8549 3 жыл бұрын
More of this! Ben is great. And acoustic guitars are underratet! sorry for my poor english! He`s the Pete Honore of acoustic guitars.
@JonCMoody 4 жыл бұрын
If you guys stock Breedlove, you should have Ben play their Oregon all myrtlewood guitars. Best sounding balanced guitar I’ve ever played!
@yeahuri4724 2 жыл бұрын
That Alvarez is the winner. The Martin sounds great but for the price leap, I wouldn’t say it is worth it.
@1revwilly 4 жыл бұрын
Alvarez acoustics are a great bang for the buck, and Ben is a monster player! :-)
@christopherburnett1745 4 жыл бұрын
The main thing that I'm taking away from thisis that I could play for another 20 years and not be as skilled without a blindfold as Ben is with one. But certainly, Alvarez won in terms of value here, I believe.
@nohandle_nochannel 4 жыл бұрын
I wish the Sire R7 was thrown into the line up. .
@edfulginiti8798 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair... I think 3 guitars ought to be the limit for a blindfold test. 4 is pushing it. I do enjoy these, though. Carry on.
@matthewb.1687 Жыл бұрын
I have an Alvarez Natural RD8 and I love it! I don’t feel super compelled to buy a Martin now after having seen this. Unless I was a top notch guitar player performing for people, which I do not.
@752brickie 2 жыл бұрын
I have two Alvarez' and two Martins on the wall and I play the Alvarez' the most !!!
@MaDshowonhere 4 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a video like this one, but with smaller guitars
@bigsexyTDI 4 жыл бұрын
Would have loved to see an East Coast thrown in there for the ultimate cheapo just to see his reaction to the price
@leesloan8216 4 жыл бұрын
Did Lee prefer the Martin over the Alvares because it was a Martin?
@russellmedeiros7927 4 жыл бұрын
I've been really looking into getting a Parlor style lately. So maybe a blindfold Parlor episode?
@henriksandberg7440 4 жыл бұрын
Yes please. But where are the Yamaha guitars. I can´t see them on the web site anymore.
@DarraghC 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid lads, might sound like an old idea re electric guitars but how about an Epiphone Gibson blindfold shootout?
@chadcoady9025 4 жыл бұрын
Ya'll are my favorite!
@wimdewild9345 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! More blindfold comparisons please! I would like to hear high end asian (eastman) versus american made (martin/gibson).
@ThunderBassistJay 4 жыл бұрын
Guessing the brand and/or price of different string sets would be fun. 😎👍
@endoffate5475 3 жыл бұрын
Hes very good..He ranked them the way they should be ranked.
@redbandmedia79 4 жыл бұрын
Only one 'slightly' dodgy note played in that whole video! Wow, good work Ben!
@4vinylsound 7 ай бұрын
LOl after banging into the most expensive guitar more than twice he finally moves it.
@lightfoot413 4 жыл бұрын
fun challenge to hear what each one sounds like and u r right Captain..take away the name label and use our other senses then it becomes very interesting....thanks
@mdtrx 4 жыл бұрын
I need that Alvarez vs Sire R7 shootout
@tikigodsrule2317 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting the cheap Sire beat out the Martin. Martin was the worst value
@billyellow4849 4 жыл бұрын
Could we have 'Name the tonewoods', please? Tops as well as back/sides.
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