The Battle of the Brits - Andertons Vs Peach Guitars
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- The Battle of the Brits, who will win? Andertons and Peach Guitars are the biggest guitar stores in the UK and the boys battle it out over what store would they go to on their trip to England. Baxter also professes his love for Danish Pete and Jonathan decides what store has the best youtube demos!
Wooohooo, legends... Thank you so much for all the nice words... (Can't believe it only cost me a couple of beers for all that love hahaha). Thank you again guys. Chat soon. Best DP
I think you need to add the "Danish" to your name! ;)
Back at you Pete! We look forward to chatting with you soon and having a few pints along the way as well:)
We’ll welcome you with open arms! John will give you the tour and show you his vintage guitar collection
i love Casino Guitars, I always wondered how Peach Guitars was named! I love your Lowden Rundown videos and shared it with other Lowden nerds!
Consider it done! Next time we come over there to Lowden were hoping over to come see you all and would love to do a proper video and have a few drinks! Love what you guys do!
Casino Guitars it’s a date!
Which shop does Mark Knopfler rummage about it in? Or both maybe.
One thing I think that's cool about you guys is that you promote stuff like Dr. Z and Two-Rock.
Hey guys! Dene from Peach here, big fan of the channel, thanks for taking the time to talk about the store. Would be great to show you around sometime and geek out!
Dene, Baxter here and would love to have a proper tour of your shop when we can get over there! My dear ol dad is actually flying over there in a couple of months but he's much more interested in the golf rather than the guitars:)
Keep doing what you guys are doing and we love what your shop puts out there!
Andertons pioneered the format, and Danish Pete is a fantastic player, but these days I prefer the straightforward nature of the Peach videos. Plus Jack is the best guitar demonstrator next to Greg Koch for me.
Great thoughts and thank you for sharing! We love ol Greg as well and he is just as nice in person as he is a player...and a monster, he's sooooo talllll!
@@CasinoGuitars I'm a tall gent myself at just over 6 feet but when I met Greg I was looking up at him!
Yeah you know sorta feel the same way Plus never liked the Chappers and glad he left
MetalThrashingMatt peach is a great shop, not so keen in their demo’s
MetalThrashingMatt I’m right at 6ft and I feel like he could just throw me in the river, agreed!
Hey guys! Wow, thanks for such a great review of the store, I’m really pleased that you enjoy our online content as well! Hope to get across the pond and visit your store in the future, too. And thank you for the shout out to my channel! 🙏
Thanks man! We love what you do!!
Jack, you turned me on to the PRS McCarty 594 and a few other guitars, love your personality and taste!!!
Let's be honest Andertons fans literally wait for the daily video.. Everyday...
I've been watching the Andertons channel for many years but just recently, this channel popped up and I'm already addicted to it. I'm really liking you guys, the content is brilliant!
Thanks a bunch! We have a great time doing this and thrilled you enjoy it:)
Addicted? I gotta Casino Guitars monkey-on-my-back the size of
King Kong. I'm jonesing to spend quality-time (all f-n day) in a great
guitar / music store with super staff that know a Jackson Dinky from an oriental brass chastity-belt have experience & like a chinwag the taking of the piss in general & a belly-laugh as well. Alas, no such mirage exists in Queensland.
They are guitarded.
I'm from Sydney NSW, where children & teenagers are actually professionally educated in schools, there' been a Pol-Air chopper wing since 1978 and we've known fluoride stops tooth-decay since forever.
Well, apart from the bleeding obvious, the guitar stores in Queensland suck with expressions dead-pan dead aardvark's trouser-snakes, look at ya like you've done something wrong, and carry-on like usual. They are abysmal.
They without fail collectively & individually, are all over-priced under-stocked
high-pressure theifdoms haunted by guitarded randoms wearing Staff branded
shirts tailored from that dirt-cheap un-breathable stifling highly inflammable
infernally-hot polyester-blend who hover like dunny-budgies 'round a dropped pie,
their breath reeks like cask-wine & sewage, and they know about guitars roughly
half of 3/16th's of f-all. Let alone a working-knowledge of music; history performance theory composition tranposition production instruments recording; or any required associated regalia.
This musicologist of 42yrs & guitarcheologist is confronted by, accosted by, forced to deal with being 'served', more like enraged insulted & shat-to-tears,
by failed mechanics, ex-veterinary nurses, aquarists, carpet-cleaners & pest removers.
Not one of whom can tell a P90 from a paradiddle, a truss-rod from T-Rex,
a f-ing Duesenberg from Django f-in Rheinhart, just shoot me...
I'd rather do cartwheels to an Oodnadatta tattooist, drunk as a skunk, in only
a pink leotard 4-sizes too small with the crotch cut out of 'em with 6 bluebottles wrapped 3-times 'round me balls to get 'I Shag Pauline Hanson' inked across my forehead, and catch Priscilla Queen of the Desert the bus, back, than be seen in any Queensland 'guitar' store again, at least before I'm dead.
The standard of guitar / music stores shops in the US Canada UK & EU,
even Melbourne & Sydney my home-city sh*t all over the brothels up here.
These guitar stores in the UK, your wonderful arty gentrified ex-Casino guitar store in picturesque Southern Pines, they set a f-in example.
Not to mention, the key ingredient along with location location location, is very knowledgeable amiable funny as f-k muso's & or ex-muso's for staff = which are essential for any successful guitar store on Earth, exception Queensland Aust.
Fair-dinkum, I visit real guitar stores in the big-smoke 2,000kms in the fourby to
The Guitar Factory or 1 of the dozen great guitar/music stores in Sydney,
then 2-thousand kay's back to the Station, it's worth every micro-slip.
Didyabringyabongalong Station, Central QLD, Australia.
I have visited and bought lots of gear from both Anderson’s and Peach. I have always enjoyed my shopping experience, felt welcomed and received excellent advice. A testament to them both is that I still have the vast majority of equipment that I have bought from them over the years. They both deserve all the success they have achieved.
GAK is located in Brighton which is one of the coolest places to spend a weekend in the UK. Don't miss a trip there if you come over, great store too
There is another amazing guitar shop in the UK called Guitar Village in a town called Farnham. They don’t have much of a social media presence at all, but they are one of the best guitar shops I know, and I live 30 mins from Andertons! Guitar Village is an amazing place with one of the best guitar selections I’ve ever seen. I’ve bought several guitars from them rather than Andertons. I’ve ended up buying amps and pedals from Andertons. Nothing against Andertons, they’re amazing, but buying from GV always seems to be a bit more personal.
Andertons is the reason I play guitar. Watching their videos keeps me motivated in some weird way. Casino is my new obsession though and you are only 8 hours away.
Also check out Guitar Village near London. It's in a beautiful medieval house!
"England is not known for its guitar players"
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Ritchie Blackmore
Pete Townsend
Tony Iommi
Peter Green
Jeff Beck
Brian May
Slash
Keith Richards
Guthrie Govan
Steve Jones
Andy Powell
Ted Turner
Richard Thompson
John Martyn
etc
etc
etc
Yea.. It's completely barren over here ;)
Mark Knopfler.
@@chr15tree Doug Rappoport
Holy hell... And here we thought dry humor was the thing on your side of the pond 😐
@@yobhsiFehT I got that, bro... hence the wink at the end. 👍💯👍
@@chroniclesofbap6170 after a length of perseveration
Baxter is the love child of Brad Pitt and Tim Burton! I've bought from Andertons but not from Peach. Would love to buy a Xotic guitar from Peach since they're the only UK dealer but they're also way over in the opposite corner of the country from me unfortunately. And yes - Jack is an awesome player - I've often stuck on a playlist of him playing all Custom Shop's for example - to get a flavour of which one sounds best. Jack's my go-to - didn't know he had his own channel though - thanks!
Didn't he used to be Tim the Toolman's sidekick?
I'm an American living in London, about five minutes from Denmark St. LOVE Andertons! Smaller shop then I expected it to be, always crowded, but still GREAT customer service every time I've gone. As opposed to Guitar Center, where you could spend an eternity waiting for someone to help you, and then trying to sell you something you don't want when they don't have the thing you went in there for.
Andertons is my local guitar shop. I have bought lots of guitars, basses, amps & kit off them over the years. I can't believe how big they have become now but I also think their customer service is way better now than it was in the 90s.
I’ve ordered from Andertons, GAK and Peach Guitars but Peach Guitars was the only one that included a setup on the guitar. Jack’s playing is totally underrated. Love Andertons CZcams channel, cannot be beat but PG very factual minus the comedy.
Rob Nicoll same with me on all counts. There’s no bad option here anyway - Andertons customer service has always been fantastic, very fast and super friendly. Their stock is out of this world and naturally the YT Channel is peerless. Plus all the guys in the channel are just fab, every one. But equally, Peach is an exceptional guitar store. Some of their gear is super high-end and the set-up quality and customer service equally fantastic. It’s brilliant there’s a market for both stores and both deserve their success 100%. GAK have been good for me too but tbh I don’t know them quite so well so can’t comment. I’m sure they’re great too. We have brilliant guitar stores here in the UK.
I’ve been to Andertons a couple of times. A great shop.
That's great to hear and thank you for sharing!
Danish Pete is a superb player - one of my favorites on the CZcamss.
He's one of our favorites as well! Thanks for watching and for sharing:)
Have to say, this video has made me think what a brilliant place Casino Guitars is. I’m in the UK and love Peach and Andertons so clicked this when the YT algorithm pushed it....and glad I did. Great couple of guys here, talking generously about other businesses and being self-deprecating too (something we Brits love). Top blokes - if I’m ever over there, love to visit your place.
We'd love to have you! Thanks for watching!
As someone who lives 11 miles away from Andertons I can vouch that the customer service has always been decent and the shop is a good place to go to.
However, Peach customer service is on another level, their pricing is usually more competitive and the guitars I have bought from them always come set up really well.
Ask Peach for a discount and they usually have some movement. Ask Andertons for a discount and the best I've had is "we can give you some credits on your account."
Nothing against Andertons, but I'll shop with Peach almost every time nowadays.
After buying several guitars and effects from Andertons website I visited the shop two years ago. It was the best experience I ever had in a music store. The staff was super nice and helpful and really made me feel comfortable to ask questions and try instruments. To this day I am still browsing their website at least once a week and watching most of their CZcams content!
England may not be known for its' guitar players, but I take comfort in knowing North Carolina has a man who looks so much like Brad Pitt. It's eerie
You are clearly a very intelligent person. Thank you for noticing these things:)
Brad Pitt + Edward Scissorhands
I've shopped at Peach several times. It's a great shop, really big for UK standards, with an incredible selection of high end electric and acoustic guitars. The staff are really friendly. I've not been to Andertons as it's a bit of a trek, and ultimately Peach will have what I want and they are only a 30 minute drive for me. Now, if I was a tourist? I'd visit Peach. Colchester is a very historic town, being an old Roman town. It has a Castle, Roman Wall, ruins of an Abbey (blame Henry VIII for that) and some great pubs and restaurants. Also, if you're a petrol head, there's a very impressive Ferrari/Porsche/Bentley dealership round the corner from the store. I love the Andertons videos and also the Peach ones. What impresses me about Jack, is he never plays the same thing twice, that's not easy to do. Other CZcamsrs (who will remain nameless) have some stock licks that you know are going to be played at some point in every video :)
Hey guys, you ought to do a in depth virtual tour of y'all's complete shop
I'm from the UK and I watch both Andertons and Peach guitar presentations. I feel like both are very good at demonstrating new guitars! And both are interesting and entertaining! I couldn't choose one over the other! I'm going to have to say both win! 👍😁👍🎸🎸🎸
Andertons is smaller in store than its CZcams /internet sales footprint would suggest. Nice stock, but small. Not anything like the online inventory, although if you were local you could whistle it up from their warehouse I guess. The online guys had no presence in the store when I visited from overseas. Service was friendly, but their policy on credit cards literally vetoed my (expensive) purchase. I ended up cancelling the online purchase they required and went local upon returning home. No such problem when I visited the guitar precinct in Ochanomizu in Tokyo. If you want an onsite amazing range you should look into that; 10+ shops on one block, multiple stories, everything you can imagine.
Denmark Street used to be the Mecca of guitars in London, but redevelopment coupled with bad customer support (all too busy noodling) with a lot of shops with no visible pricing and dusty shops has killed the area.
The larger shops outside central London have now taken over. I use GuitarGuitar in Epsom which is about an hour away, but has lots of left handed guitars and very helpful staff.
Peach wins hands down, visited Andertons once, the shop was a disappointment, soulless, not the same feeling as watching the videos, Peach is probably the best shop I've been to in the UK, if you visited both you'd probably agree, another shop I really like, although a lot smaller is Guitar Village in Surrey, set inside two very old cottages in a lovely village.
Both are "BRILLIANT" shops and I have bought extensively from both ... but if like me you have to drive 1.5 hours to Andertons or 2.5 Hours to Peach (I'm based in Oxfordshire) the first thing you want to do is have easy parking and Andertons is hopeless on the parking issue and often the area gets patrolled by traffic wardens, there are car parks in Guildford but it's a tidy return walk if you purchase something on the weighty or bulky side. Andertons offers the bigger musical instrument picture but if you want to buy that lesser known boutique pedal or amp then (for me) it's going to be Peach but if on the other-hand you want a hard disk recording system or a keyboard then Andertons are the choice. I recently bought a Two Rock combo from Peach (Dean ... you were terrific, thank you for your time my friend) I even met Jack who is such a great guy (what a player too) and I've also met Danish Pete who is just the same bubbly person off camera as what we see with the Captain when on camera (Pete if you are reading this and for your recognition of the conversation we had ... I wanted to chop your hands off and swap then for mine, what a fantastic guy ... ohhh and what a player too!) - So there's my brief take on it and isn't it nice for a change that the UK has something good about it ... ha ha ... take care & keep playing guys.
We also have PMT music chain, who swallowed up a load of independent shops in the UK to create a behemoth. Also, the name is quite apt as I get a bit short tempered every time I go near one.
We chose not to include those monsters in the conversation. Were not huge fans of the chains as well. Sincere appreciation for watching and sharing your thoughts!
I cannot watch any of their review videos with that discount Russell Brandt character.
I have bought a considerable amount of outboard etc gear online from Andertons over the years and their service has always been superb. However, when buying a guitar I have used Peaches as they set up well and they have a PLEK machine! John their PLEK guy is great to talk too.
I have bought all my guitars from Peach - Never been to the store, but the website is great and the prices are good. Delivery has been perfect and everything has been top notch! Go the underdog.
Love me some Casino Guitars ramblings. Andertons and Peach are great content on CZcams, but so are you. Keep it up.
I’ve bought a whole bunch of guitars from John at Peach over the years and I can say you won’t find a nicer guy in the industry, and yes, he is a great guitarist too
Greetings from the UK. I visited Andertons last year and a nice guy called Ben let me try 4 custom shop Telecasters through a Friedman amp for about 1.5 hours (admittedly it was a quiet Tuesday) with no pressure. In the end I didn’t buy anything but Ben was very nice about it. I’ve ordered stuff online from them and delivery has always been good with plenty of tracking information etc. Also been to Peach and again they are very good. They always seem happy to let you try whatever I want . If you are in Colchester you can visit the 2000 year old town wall built by the Romans and the 1000 year old castle built by the Normans. They’ve got a lot of history!
Ian Nicholls awesome review and sincere thanks for sharing that! We love hearing how the experience does not disappoint! Two class acts not to far from eachother!
This video just popped up. I recently purchased my first guitar from peach. I went all out and bought a Martin D28. A bit mad for my first guitar but it was for my 50th! The staff were fantastic! Not pushy at all and nothing was any bother. Made my girlfriend and I a coffee/tea and made us feel very comfortable.
And the store is stunning!! I saw it in videos and it’s even more impressive in real life and Steve smell of the wood hits you, love it and can’t wait to go back!
My buddy bought his victory from Andertons and a custom shop fender. They didn’t put him on hold and he heard them laughing at his indecisiveness and literally were insulting him and acting condescending.
Baxter, your store is one of, if not the most beautiful guitar store I have ever seen, so I think you guys are in the same league as Andertons and Peach. And I will be back in town visiting junior and my new grandson at the end of August (depending on how we are doing nationally with Covid) so we will definitely drop in! Hoping to see you guys in a month!
Thank you so much for those kind words! We would love to see you soon and congrats on the new addition! Amazing amazing amazing!!!
Really enjoyable video guys! Have you guys had an opportunity to visit Norman's Rare Guitars in LA and Rudy's Music in New York? Would love to know your thoughts on those shops and their videos. I had the pleasure to visit both over the last couple of years, and they are both phenomenal shops. Maybe an idea for another video. Being a native North Carolinian (living in Florida), I can't wait to come check out your beautiful shop in Southern Pines as soon as we can all travel again. Best wishes to you guys, and be safe!
I mean, yeah Andertons and Peach are great, however look at places like GuitarGuitar or PMT, these guys have incredible stores all around the country and far more accessible than Andertons, who if you live anywhere Middle/North of the UK you'll just never get to. I feel this is definitely a biased video from guys who just do not know the music store scene in the UK at all
pinstripedbassist sorry about not mentioning the other guys there. We really wanted to focus on the single location guys and those with strong international CZcams channels. We do love some guitar guitar but they need their own danish pete:)
Sincere thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts!
Casino Guitars you need to watch Dagan on the PMT channel, now that’s rock!
Don't much like visiting GuitarGuitar - if you want to try half a dozen guitars to see how they feel they insist you get a sales person over each time to take each one off the wall. Having to go and find someone every 30 seconds is daft.
@@BarrySW19 I've never had that experience at my local guitar guitar, I go in, chat about what I'm after, find a spot and we get a few down onto stands first and then just swap around. I've found PMT is more of a pain for getting the gear down
Andertons is my local shop. Went there in March and Jared James walked in and I think I missed Noel Gallagher by a day! Great practice areas and range but super busy at weekends. Bought my last guitar from Peach and the service was impeccable. Both great shops - Peach store looks amazing!
C J great to hear and thank you sincerely for sharing that!
This coming from a UK resident. When it comes to You Tube content Andertons are the clear giant. I used to live within an hour of their store and back in the late seventies and eighties bought a few amps and recording gear from them, and would often take a pilgrimage on a Saturday to the Guildford shop (they had more then one back then) just to look at the gear. It was by far the best store around and if I didn't live 300 miles away I would still be going there. I do buy online from them and the service is slick and efficient.
I have a friend in the UK that buys from Andertons regularly. On a couple trips over we made the trek from Heathrow to Andertons. I’ve left with branded t-shirts, guitar picks, and a coffee mug that I actually think belonged to someone on the staff. Speaking of the staff, they were fantastic; my friend picked up bass pedals and they were super helpful. On one trip, they even setup a bass that I brought him, for free, while we shopped.
I need to make it out to see you guys, but its just too hot right now
The guitar shop you really want to visit in London is Charlie Chandlers Guitar Experience in Hampton Wick. Very small, only sells used guitars, Chalie is like the godfather of guitar repairs. They PLEK, they have great knowledge, old guitars are just more interesting than all the new stuff too. Just a cool shop.
ill watch every video from you from now on. hahaha
Opinionated Cat that’s the spirit !
Anderton's now has a partnership with Chicago Music Exchange for Fender FSRs and Gibson limited editions. And Brad Pitt can only dream of being Baxter-esque.
Big fan of Andertons here! Have spent a crazy amount of money in there over the years. The customer service is second to none - the staff actually cater to your needs rather than product push. There's been quite a few occasions where I've been advised not to buy something, as it wasn't the right fit for me. I've also returned one or two things, and they've always been happy to do so with no complaints.
Denmark Street - which is the big mecca for guitar shops in central London has really gone down hill over the past few years, and it's no wonder they're struggling to compete with the likes of Andertons, GAK, Guitar Guitar, etc. There's normally a really uncomfortable atmosphere, and salespeople push you into buying gear - I get it, they want to make a profit, but you can't help being put off!
There's also an issue with price in the Denmark Street stores. You almost always have to negotiate on price to make sure you're not being ripped off. However with Andertons the price is normally the best price online (or near enough).
Not known for their guitarists? Gilmour, Frampton, May, Blackmore, Clapton...need I go on 😜
I’ve been going to Anderton’s since I was a teenager. As a store it isn’t massive and none of the people from the videos work the floor (although the Captain did brush past me once whilst I was browsing). However the selection is decent and the people who work there are very friendly and approachable, which is a big deal as most other music shops in the Surrey/Hampshire area tend be stuck up boutique places with pushy salespeople. Great place overall and I’ve never had a bad purchase from there.
Kamran Ramsden Anderson or Andertons?
Shawn Adams haha Anderton’s mate
Which store's artists would be more willing to sign your guitar purchase? The Danish Pete signature guitar or the Jack Griffiths signature guitar?
The showcase guitar case is a cool idea.
Danish Pete and Jack Griffiths (Peach Guitars)... killer guitar players! Ill throw my vote to Peach - cause Jack KILLS - and his own you tube channel should really grow this year.
I live 20 minutes drive from Peach guitars and have bought from them at their old location, never visited the new place. I've just pre-ordered my first guitar from Andertons, which should arrive in November.
Went to Anderton's back in pre-pandemic November and it was lovely. Lee and Danish Pete insisted I have a couple of pints of the newly released fall IPA series from the public house down the street. Played a bunch of guitars and they let me borrow an authentic '59 Gold Top knowing full well I was going to bring it back to the States. Great guys...they'll never see their Les Paul again.
I got a Hansen T style on order from Andertons. Great customer service so far. Baxter if you are coming to Ireland next year dont come in 'summer'.. it's been raining here for 6 weeks straight!.
Love danish pete but damn jack is an amazing player ... really versatile player 👍🏽👍🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Live both stores. They also kind of focus on different ends of the market. You not going to find a Suhr and a Two Rock at Andertons.. both awesome channels
I’ve shopped in both, found Andertons to be much friendlier, didn’t feel particularly welcomed in Peach Guitars
I've been to Andertons a couple of times. Both times it was packed but the staff are great and really eager for you to pick up guitars and try them. Their warehouse isn't in the same building, So if you are looking for something that's on their website but not in the store you have to wait about an hour for them to bring it over to you. But like you said, each time you turn a corner you see a new room with more music equipment. I've never heard of Peaches before but the photos look great so I might take a drive up sometime.
I'm in Charlotte, can't wait for this COVID to be over so I can visit Casino Guitars
I go to Denmark Street and Charing Cross Road in London, particular shout out for Macaris. I haven’t been to Andertons, but I’ve been to Peach once, liked it and bought a very nice PRS Zach Myers SE.
When did Brad Pitt get into guitar CZcams?!
Ya and Andertons sound quality is great to get an accurate idea of what somthing may actually sound like. So do Casino videos as well.
I’ve been to both of these shops and I love them both. Peach has the BIGGEST store I’ve ever been in and with the best S type guitars in the country however in Andertons you can literally pick up ANY guitar straight from the rack and plug it in at a booth without even having to ask staff. They are so chilled there is unreal. I drive 2 hours just to go to Andertons to buy gear. Shout out to GAK my local store but the staff there aren’t the greatest and last time I went in there they kept all the custom shop gear locked away in a separate room which was a shame.
I'd like to go over to the UK and buy some guitars at Peach and Anderton's but I really want to get up there to North Cackalacky and hang out with yous guys and return home with one I'm them fancy Custom Shop Strats.
They're both great! They make you feel like home, I haven't been but from what I read from people going there and from what I can tell from watching 99% of their videos, I know it would be a great experience to visit them. I was born and raised in Macedonia, never had a local shop.. now I live and study in Innsbruck Austria where there's a local shop nearby. The thing is that cause of watching Andertons, I thought all family owned local shops are friendly and nice..So I went in, all excited and was greated with a bored staredown from the owner, no great no nothing, all cold, walked around for a couple of minutes, didn't feel comfortable to grab a guitar and try it.. anyways, I grabbed a pack of strings, paid, again no salutation whatsoever and I left, fast forward to a year and a half after learning quite a bit of german, I decided to contact the shop and ask them in a very polite and professional manner if they had a job opening by any chance since my goal is to always be around a guitar, and all I got from them was a Histerically Laughing emoji as a reaction on my message... After that, I started playing as much as I can and decided to open up a CZcams Channel, build up an amazing community where everyone feels like they belong! Basically they single handedly destroyed the image I had about local family owned shops.. sorry for the rant, stay safe everybody!
I live in the UK, and have bought quite a lot of guitars/accessories etc from Andertons since the early 70s when I was a student in Guildford, which happens to be their home 😊
Robert Smith from the Cure - and Brad Pitt in a Robert Smith costume.
Great video guys. We’d like ie to shop Peach as well. However, we try to buy local which we can’t seem to do, we tried. Ending up having to buy from Sweetwater and stayed with them. Selection and especially customer service is second to none.
They're both great guitar shops, but I'd have to give the edge to Andertons, because they've got Rabea Massad, who is an amazing guitarist. I can't believe you didn't mention him once in this video.
Similar to Casino, I just discovered Peach recently but I’m a long-time fan of Andertons. Different feel but great content on all three. Since I grew up in NC, I’m rooting for the Casino guys. 😀 Baxter, a mashup of Brad Pitt and Vincent Schiavelli, maybe? Maybe? Either way, keep the great content coming. Wish you guys the best of success from Texas.
Having been to neither, I've bought 2 great semi-acoustics from Andertons online. However Peach have many different, less well known boutique guitar manufacturers. Whilst Andertons cover nearly all production line guitars, Peach have an amazing selection of custom shop guitars, especially from Fender & Gibson. They both have amazing CZcams channels also. However, Britain does have a large (actually enormous) guitar chain called GuitarGuitar, you really should check them out! Another excellent one for Fender guitars is Project Music, who are based in Exeter. So if you get bored looking at guitars you can always wander round a beautiful cathedral city or take a short drive out to Dartmoor! Finally there's a great little guitar shop in Surrey called Guitar Village, they have all the usual production guitars but also some amazing, high-end custom shop guitars as well. I'm sure there are plenty more, but out of these which one would I go to? All of them!
Great comment and thank you sincerely for sharing all of those places and potential nuggets of joy! I love learning about new places and this is awesome. Sincere sincere thanks!
I love Project Music , fantastic shop and people.
We do have a couple of big chain guitar places. PMT is pretty big and Dawson's is national with tons of shops, but they're a bit crap.
I've not bought anything from Peach guitars, but I definitely would! There's something I like about the company. I've bought things from Anderton's but I've never been to the shop, but if I ever find myself in Guildford I'll certainly drop in.
Been to both. Peach is nice and easy to park at, online service is brilliant from both. Peach has more of a wow factor when you walk in the door, Andertons carries more stock.
There's no reason to only go to one. Fly to LHR > hire car > Andertons > drive to Peach. Fly London Stansted to Munich and visit Thomann for the ultimate treat (plan minimum 2 days).
Plug in, Rock Out
I like how Andertons tends to go through a full line, and they do it while having fun.
Can you guys share that one guitar, that you currently own, that you can’t live without? That would be a good video since you guys work a guitar shop.
Okay...that is a good video idea! Consider that one in the queue and thank you for the idea. Thats a tough one but I may just have mine:)
That is a great idea. We'll have to get on this one.
1:32 “they don’t have massive corporate chains”
GuitarGuitar and PMT “what are we nothing to you!”
Well, GuitarGuitar has six stores, GC has (had?) around 300. Not quite the same...
DAWSONS was the only real chain that sold nationally but the last few years haven't been good for them going into administration and loosing rights to sell Gibson
I live about an hour away from Andertons and go there regularly - it's a great shop and they make great videos. However I watch all your videos and think your store looks fantastic too. Will definitely come visit next time I'm in North Carolina.
Thank you sincerely for those very kind words! We would love to see you and let us know when you can come to our corner of the world:)
I've been to Anderton's but had correspondence via email to peach guitars. Both are SUPER helpful and more importantly to me friendly. I watch anderton's on CZcams most evenings just to listen to the cap and Pete play. I purchased Amps and guitars from anderton's last year and a LOT of other retailers could learn from their sales tactics and just being genuinely nice people! For that reason anderton's get my vote!
I definitely would go to Peach guitars because I love their unboxing videos. I've seen them all, several times, and I can't stop drooling each time.
There is also Guitarguitar, PMT, GAK, Absolute music, Richtone and many others.
I've been to both many times. I'm lucky to be friends with Pete and he is genuinely the nicest guy ever and such a fun dude to hang out with. Andertons videos are so entertaining and a joy to watch. That said, the peach store is insane. It's just huge and it's like being a kid in a candy store (sweet shop for us Brits). Peach has a bigger range and stock more boutique brands like two rock. Although they have the main hall they also have 4 or 5 acoustic rooms and then a separate area full of custom shops and masterbuilts. Jack is an amazingly versatile player for Peach but the videos can be a bit dry. Also Peach can be quite expensive. I recommend Coda Music- they have a great selection of masterbuilt strats so go check them out too.
I’d second the Coda comment. It is such a crazy rabbit-warren tiny (related to the stock they jam in there) shop though and whenever I buy from them I’m super careful to check every inch of the guitar for any damage caused by knocks etc. as a result of the super cramped nature of the store. Maybe that’s unfair, but if you’ve ever visited the place you’d understand why this might become a perception. In fact the owner once told me that this is the reason he often doesn’t put the NOS Custom Shop Fenders on display at all, whereas it doesn’t matter as much for the already Relic’s versions of course! I’ll always love Coda though... they were the place I bought my first Gibson Les Paul from in the late 1990s... a guitar I still proudly own to this day. 😃
Agreed Coda music is the greatest guitar shop I’ve ever visited. It’s 20 minutes away and therefore dangerous for my gas
Love watching from both those shops. I'm here in Canada 🇨🇦 and would rather come down there. To meet you guys and buy a guitar or 2, you know how GAS works. Great videos guys love watching keep it up.
I bought from Andertons, GAK, Coda and GuitarGuitar in the UK. But EU prices are determined by Thomann in Germany.
“Playing authentic.” 😂🤘🏻
The only thing close to Guitar Center over here in the UK is GuitarGuitar. They have around 5 stores dotted around the UK. Good stores and good service.
Andertons and Peach. Been to both stores and Peach is fantastic for the higher end stuff. Great array of stock and nice guys. I've bought a few guitars from Andertons and had great service from them.
But Coda Music is my favourite, I've bought things from those guys going back 23 years. There's always something interesting. No CZcams channel though.
The Peach shop is 5 mins from my house. Great shop and staff
I'm over in sunny Wivenhoe, always been a big fan of Music Warehouse as well, top bunch of people there.
Andertons have looked after me perfect for over 40 years best service for guitars ect I have found !
Peach had more boutique stuff that I would be interested in. They have a pretty killer selection of brands if you can afford them.
I have had the privilege of shopping at both stores... although I haven't been to Andertons since I lived in Guildford in 2004. Peach Guitars is my local guitar shop and if I were to compare the actual shops, Peach wins by miles. Although Andertons, as a largely online shop, has often more choice in terms of gear and variety of guitars available to order on their website. Andertons is usually more expensive and Peach guitars tend to have a much larger range of high end and boutique guitar brands in store. They're both great in my experience and I will continue to buy from both!
Bad Pitt crossed with Beetlejuice comes to mind... too funny!! My only chuckle today, thanks guys 👍
Wan Ducky you nailed it in my opinion:) thanks for the humor as well!
Andertons for their content and wide availability, but Peach guitars' inspection and setup process is hands down better. Andertons' simply don't have time to setup every guitar they ship.
I watch your channel while folding clothes! I’ve bought from both shops but i’m watching this video while strumming on a silver sky I bought from peach 2 weeks ago. The unboxing videos swung it for me!
You look kinda Brad Pitt mixed with Bob Dylan. Love your channel !
I have a ton of guitars and amps and I bought almost all of them from Andertons!
I’ve been to both of them many times (because I live in England and I’m obsessed with guitars! 😝). In summary:
- the Peach shop is massively more impressive (it’s in an out of town industrial unit location, which may sound sterile, but they’ve built it out inside beautifully and it has so much space and so much stock, etc.). Nothing against Anderton’s, it’s also a great physical shop but it’s grown in situ, is more space limited and just doesn’t have the room or space to display stock (hence why they have a large off-location warehouse nearby) and Peach have just taken the guitar shop concept to a different level in the UK. For those of you who have been to Chicago Music Exchange whilst the location and layout are different at Peach there are many similarities, and CME is by far the best music store I’ve been to in the States (sorry Casino guys! 😉). A couple of the UK music store chains, GuitarGuitar and Professional Music Technology (think of these as the UK equivalents of Guitar Center but a lot better than your typical GC store) have shops as large or larger than Peach but they’re not as well laid out or as good for demoing instruments;
- if you’re in the market for high end guitars and gear I’d recommend Peach. They typically seem to have bigger stocks of Custom Shop Gibson, Custom Shop Fender, PRS, Knaggs, Suhr, Collings, Nik Huber, etc. than Anderton’s. I’d say this is in general (meaning in comparison to what Anderton’s have in stock both at the store and the warehouse - items which can be brought to the store for you within an hour max though if you do want to try them) but it’s certainly the case that Peach hold much more high end stock at their store location than Anderton’s does at their store location;
- Anderton’s have typically better selections in stock of mid and especially lower price range instruments. Here I’m even talking about US production Fenders like American Pro, American Performer and the lower end of Gibson USA, where Anderton’s typically has you better covered as far as selection is concerned;
- I’d also say that Anderton’s has a wider range of effects pedals in stock than Peach. They have a really impressive and consistently well stocked main effects pedal display case (better than anything I’ve seen in any guitar store, including the display at CME) and a couple of secondary display cases too;
- overall I’d say the breadth and range of stock, especially across all price ranges, and by brand, is greater at Anderton’s;
- both stores have really helpful and knowledgeable staff. I would say that I’ve got to meet in store and have a long chat with the owner of Peach but I’ve never met the Captain!! Booooo!! 😛 However, Lee is a much bigger CZcams personality than John so I can understand him keeping a generally lower profile in his store than John does in order to avoid getting mobbed and crazy demands for selfies! 😝; and
- regarding the channels I’d say that Anderton’s has the better presenters. They seem more natural in front of the cameras by this stage and they’re funnier and more entertaining (probably as a result of that additional comfort). As far as players are concerned I’d say Jack is every bit up there with Danish Pete... his technique, range of styles and taste and feel are excellent. What I would say is that as far as demos are concerned neither channel would probably be my first choice to really hear what a piece of gear sounds like. This is particularly true for effects where I’d put That Pedal Show, Andy Demos (or Andy on Reverb), or Pedal Zone streets ahead of either Anderton’s or Peach in the way they demo features and available sounds. In fact, for me when the Captain demos effects pedals it always seems to degenerate into random knob-twiddling with no concept of what he’s trying to achieve, he never leaves the effect on any one setting long enough to get a true idea of what it sounds like, and he often seems to me to be insufficiently gemmed-up on the features of the pedal he’s trying to demo (I wouldn’t say this is the case when he demos guitars and amps and maybe it’s his own preference for minimal pedals and guitar straight into an amp subconsciously coming across in his attitude to pedal demos, which is a bit weird given my comment about the size of Anderton’s effects pedal inventory).
Pete will have to sign the guitar though. That would be awesome!
Anderton's is the only guitar shop YT channel that does good bass content