You guys should do a "pick your rig" blindfold challenge where Lee and Rob have to choose their favorite guitar, amp, and pedal out of a line up while blindfolded to make a rig.

Old amps/guitars vs new ones would be awesome as a blindfold challenge. People always talk about how "it's not as good as it used to be". So it would be interesting to see how that plays out when you can't see which is "new and improved" and which is vintage.

Anyone else notice the Goldfish in Lee's water bottle at 6:11? hahaha great editing!

Really needed a fender deluxe or twin in this, it's like having a guess the marshall and the marshall is a tsl and the rest are plexi clones.

All this shows is how important it is for you to be on-axis to hear the treble frequencies. The V40 was right behind him, and he's off-axis for the rest of them. Ideally the guinea pig should be in the centre of an arc where all of the amps are pointed directly at them, rather than the amps being pointed at the camera, and Lee off-center.

Do this but with 5 kempers

Hot rods are fine amps but I thought you’d have something like a deluxe reverb or twin.

The goldfish in the water bottle - excellent!

Why is it when the captain wears googly eyes I always see Sid from ice age?

Would love to see the captain meets slash. Slash, Myles and the conspirators are touring the uk next year - let’s make it happen.

Lee previously picked the Blues Cube as his favourite amp in a blind shootout. In this video, it's his least favourite. It shows how a lot of factors, such as where the amp is placed and how it's set makes a huge difference. I've got the Blues Cube Artist and I like it a lot, but it doesn't sound great if you're too far off axis, whereas my '65 Deluxe Reverb sounds pretty good no matter where you stand. I think these combo blindfold tests need to have all the amps in the same spot, which I know is a bit of a nightmare, logistically.

I wonder how long this blindfold format can go on for? Please say forever...

love how Lee says the Roland is his least favorite in this video, but in another picks the Roland as the best amp amongst a bunch of awesome valve amps, lol. love ya Lee!

Love the lee glance cuts 😂

Glad to see rob back and with sight!

Lee picked the Blues Cube as his favourite in a previous video, now it's the worst. Really goes to show it's all a crapshoot: guitar, amp, strings, settings, placement...

The one thing they didn't say was what type of Fender. During the vid I did think Lee was looking for a Black face sound. The HR Deluxe's normal channel is based on the Bassman. To be fair, the Victory probably sounds most like what Lee was looking for. :)

Got an idea for a new segment. Pete or Bea plays 5 different rigs and Lee and Rob will listen blindfolded. Then at the end they'll choose they're favorite sounding rig then they'll get to play it.

Got to love these guys for their honest opinions and Rob never fails to make me smile 😃

Like many, I LOVE these blindfold videos. I love that these videos are not BS. Lee is sometimes a little embarrassed by these, but they're so very very real. I suspect most of us think we'd pick with the accuracy of Rob but in reality we'd pick with the accuracy of Lee.

Love these videos. Keep it up, guys! You brighten my day.

Love the blindfold videos ! make more ! :) cant watch them enouth !

Hrd is a great amp, but far from the quintessential fender sound. Would've went for a drri or prri in this test.

I was like “man, capn’s playing has gotten worse...” ... then I remember “he’s wearing a blindfold “ ... carry on Should have all used same cab.

The tone of the Victory has inspired me to write a song called ‘Inundated with Puddings’

Action Lee Play had me dying. Love the content!

Don’t think Rob knew which input to plug into on the blues cube. The hi and lo inputs do make a difference to the sound. I also have never heard a blues cube sound that bad - even through the internet. In my experience each amp needs to be eq’d to get the best sound for the guitar going into it and for the ears listening to it! The cynic might say the blues cube was eq’d in a way that made it sound bad so that Lee would not choose it ‘..because it’s not a valve amp’ as Chappers was nearly too quick to observe. I think the whole valve non-valve thing needs to be put into context when listening through the internet. In my experience a valve amp generally is more about feel for the player - especially these days when power amps in none valve amps are much better than they used to be. Anyhoo - these are just my opinions, I’m sure others had theirs. Enjoyed the vid - keep doing more please.

I love that he always starts these blindfold challenges with the same D arpeggiation.

Great challenge avec le blindfold!! Keep it up! It would be nice to see a review on the fender '57 Custom Champ 5-watt. Also would be interesting for us to see at which volumes the amps are set when testing them since we hear it all the same on youtube, this way we can listen to how much gain is on the amp at a specific volume.

Have you done spot the magnet type? Bind test style. You could do like ceramic, alnico 5, alnico 2 etc. Or if you fancy a bigger challenge, name the pickup

I had the same reaction when I shopped for a low wattage ultimate clean Fender type amp for recording. The Victory V40 Deluxe (which is 42 watts but can be dialled down to 7 watts) was by far the most Fendery (and the best) of all the amps I tried. So I bought one.

Love the blindfold challenges...

Rob has that natrual "smaki-mali-ponce" of a good host... Liked the Blackstar HT & Fender Hot Rod, liked the Strat crisp sound through these amp's!

I actually loved the way number 3 sounds. Sounded the fullest, very round, lots of body, maybe the way it sounded through the the audio set up or something. The victory had some creamy cleans. Everything else came off kind of thin. Just my perception, and wearing DT 770 studio headphones.

You have incorporated the blindfolds into the store for customers by now, right?

Got to say I'm with the Captain, the Victory sounded the best of the bunch for me. Beautiful clean without being too bitey(?)

Beautiful use of “that’s what she said” Chappers!😂

Did you just assume my Fender?

I laughed perhaps a tad too much at the goldfish. That made my day.

I would love you guys to review the Quilter Micropro Mach 2 amp, as well as one of their Block amplifiers. Quilter amps are great!

That Victory did sound nice

Best use of googly eyes. Looks good on the Captain.

I liked the Roland!

I would love to see you bring some Two Rocks in the mix

what i got out of this video is that I really like the sound of the blues cube.

11:12 Yeah step on the stain! Maybe it would be an idea to first dial in a tone based on (blindfolded) Lee's requests. Just have him play while Pete or whoever tweaks the amps. The amps were set to someone else's taste so they may or may not fit Lee's idea of what a Fender should sound like.

I'm in a hospital watching your video. I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.

When’s part 2 of Greg & Rich going to be released? I need them in my life. 😂

"yeah step on the stain" 11:13

11:12 Yeah, step on the stain.

I would have to play one of my guitars to do something like this. As much as the amp changes the sound of the guitar, I could spot my own guitar’s sound through the amps with little to no issues. I would have to have that base sound in order to spot the differences in a meaningful way. At least I think.

Maybe start with something easier for the Captain. What about: “Is it an amplifier or not” Plug into a Ham sandwich British short hair cat Car tyre Guitar amplifier Ikea table Then see if he can tell which one is the amplifier. 😄😝

I’ve missed this kind of video from The ‘A-Team’

I love the fish in the water bottle, that's great.

After watching the kemper videos and these blindfold challenges with the captain being blindfolded I can tell you right now he does not have an ear for amps whatsoever lol. He talks a big game but he definitely doesn't have that down.

Frickin love you all

when is the ML-v classic coming? great video as always

I wonder if it would make a difference in these tests to have the person playing face the amps. Things sound differently when they're behind you.

You ahould sell those Blindfolds with Andertons logo and the eyes! I would buy one. Nice wall item for the rehearsal room.

Can you include the likes of helix, gt1000 and headrush into these too along with kemper, maybe go for a fender tone and a marshall tone for each with a real fender and marshall mixed in for a cheeky blindfold test

*picks up a fender guitar* "hm it does sound more fender-y now"

You guys should line up all the victory heads and get Rob to do a blindfold test to identify each of them

1:53 there they are. The same exact Captain riffs from the last half decade of this show

Blind folds what I enjoy most. 😍

Pre thoughts- This should be hilarious 😂

Man, I'd love to do a blindfold gear challenge.

What Lee has ultimately proven is that his favourite amp is whichever amp is directly behind him.

When do we get the "Guess the Player" video? It would be such a fun video!

hey guys do a "is it better playing drunk or not challenge" it would be such a laugh to watch , i'm sure you would'nt mind having a couple of pints !

You guys should do a PRS vs SE blindfold challenge where you get a custom shop, core, ce, s2, SE custom and an SE standard and try to spot them out

Hey Fenderonados: review Fender Blues Deluxe vs Hot Rod Deluxe, please ;) I bet, the hot rod is the least fender sounding fender ...

STEP ON THE STAIN? 11:12 Poor old Danish Pete's pedal is now know as the Stain!

G&L reps shouting "no! It's an AT-AT" at Rob

Can we blindfold more crew members? I'd love to see Rob and Lee conduct tests on Pete or Rabea!

I must agree that V40 did sound the best!

Nice to see these things used with not so much gain... You can actually hear the flavor.

What's up with the quality in the very first shot?

Can you guys try out old equipment and compare it to newer? I wanna see you test out the Vox Tonelab (desktop model), a modeler who got far to little recognition compared to different line6 things that came out at the same time.

Is it just me or the orange strap lock on the black strat is from a plastic piece from a Grolsch beer bottle? Because I've done the same thing the other day and very happy with the result. Highly recommend it plus, enjoying the beer is included in the price. Cheers all, have fun!

To be fair, I agree with Lee about the hot rod not being a fender. If you want good fender tones on a budget, I'd go with a Quilter Aviator instead.

what model of Gretsch is the beautiful orange hollowbody on the wall behind Lee's left shoulder?

Guys... Can you do a comparison of the best playing guitars based on thickness of the neck? I have huge hands and have found the thickness of the wylde audio "Warhammer & Odin" to have the thickest and most comfortable neck for me being a very large guy. But I just don't have the knowledge to test enough of them out. Thanks very much.

The PR12 is based on a Princeton. "The Morgan PR12 is based around the small American 12W combo from the 60’s." Hence, PR(Princeton Reverb)12. Had he picked it, I'd defend him until the end because the HRD is barely a Fender, and a Princeton Clone is much more of the Fender Sound. That said, he picked a Victory, which is a "do it all" style amp. At least he didn't pick the Blackstar. Idk, I just think that the choice of a HRD to represent the quintessential Fender Tone was a bit of a misstep. That said, these videos are awesome. Keep em coming!

4:57 Lee hedges. . . 😂😂

11:13 , " yeah , step on the stain " - Captain Lee

Rob would probably have said what each amp was along with the serial number and manufacture date. I feel a Twin/Deluxe Reverb or Blues Jr would have been a better representation for Fender though.

Hmm, the captain's still using those goggles which of course were made before cbs took over, so won't have the deluxe head band or the mist-free visor. I've recently upgraded to horn-rims so I've lost a bit of comfort, but sometimes you have to sacrifice that for performance.

I'd love to see a "guess the power tubes" blinfold challenge.

I love the HRD, I even have the George Benson model, but it's not "classic" Fender sounding, where as the V40 is more that Blackface Fender sound (so I'm lead to believe, I've never played a V40). I'd give Lee a pass on this one

Mr. Danish Pete owns just the finest instruments

Must say that I had the same sound opinion as Captain. I must say that I have 1964 Princeton (6G2 model), know that "fender sound" and in the headphones the Morgan is too bright/tight, Fender neutral, Roland not so warm and bitty, V40 has that warm sound like my old Fender, Blackstar is totally different amp.

11:20 " I wanna run to tubes!"

The guys have a good job spending all their full days with comparisons : the full geek attitude :) not so interesting but 50000 views in 2 days :)

I would've guessed the same as captain the way they had the amps dialed in

The Blackstar doesn't have a solid-state preamp in it- there are tubes in the preamp and power amp- it's the overdrive and reverb that are solid state. It runs 2 EL34s in the power amp and 2 ECC83s in the preamp. I own one- I just don't use the od or the reverb- I run pedals. The only weak spot of the amp imo is the speaker- it's a 12" Celestion 70/80, if you can swing the upgrade to a 75 Cream back- you got a really great sounding, unbelievably heavy valve amp. I'm telling you- it's heavy as is, the 75 heavy magnet Cream Back makes it considerably worse. But man, it sounds good- crystal clear, well balanced, and takes gain really well. You will think you've lost some bottom end but if you pay attention, it's just tighter, more focused- not as flubby. It's there but it's not bleeding over the rest of your notes, so everything is coming through nice and clear. It's like adding a really light, really transparent compressor.

18:41 All EQ's at noon, just a little bit of reverb!

It's pretty obvious Lee was keying off the bass response of the Victory. And to my ears the Victory did have the best bass response. What's more, I think I would have agreed with Lee on this test.

0:54 Chappers with a glowing fro.

Lee, I bet brilliant Justin can teach you how to play blindfolded :)

all I could think for the first few minutes is why the hell is he not using a Strat or Tele. Then BOOM