I was about to suggest that question be answered by Glenn Flicker at SpectreSoundStudios. As far as Ola collaborating with your ornery, cantankerous, abusive, lard-ss self, ....bah hahahahaha!! That's the most hilarious thing I've seen on the net in 2023. You could title your collab "Handsome Sweed & the Canadian Troll Beast" LOL
6:43 Let me help with that snare. You’ll want a steep high pass filter around 80 Hz, it could be different depending on tuning. You want to find just the right range for that “pop” here. Use your ears 👂🏻 AROUND 80 Hz. Leave room for the bass and kick drum down there 👇🏻 120 - 260 Hz is where the body of the snare is going to sit. Boost to give more body, or cut to thin it out. If you hear something “boxy” going on, get in there with your narrow bell curve. 400 - 700 Hz can get muddy, cut this with a medium to wide Q or something to bring more clarity and let guitars come through. Around 800 Hz can have a “tinny” sound, you’ll want to use a narrow bell to reduce this if necessary too. 2000 Hz and around there- is the ATTACK of the snare. The BANG! You’ll want to boost it if it sounds weak or something. If it’s ear piercing, cut it instead. Hope that helps. Note: Remember LDFC Listen Diagnose Fix If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Wanted to say something like that as well. If the Snare doesn't cut through with the processing at the Snare track alone, you could try to cut the frequencies you enjoy the most on the Snare, there's also the possibility of ducking. Try to look at the EQ of the other instruments like guitar and bass and see if cutting the favourite frequencies of the Snare can be cut narrowed down a little bit without affecting the sound in a bad way. If it does, make the curve less wide or reduce it less. Also don't be afraid of making it pop no matter what. I had to boost some things in mixes by 30db. On my last song some frequencies on the Snare by 12db. Don't boost more than you have to but just enough to make it mighty and cut through.
@@goatsurgeon hell yeah. Mono is an often overlooked tool by beginners. If a mix sounds bad in mono, it's not a good mix. Remembering bad times with my first mixes. "Where are the toms gone? Why is it so dull!? What happened to those cymbals?! What is this crap?!"
3:17 Ola being a wonderful parent ! There's nothing worse than seeing a parent forcing his child into learning music, it feels like you can only disgust them from music and even art in general if the whole process isn't natural. So, good job I guess !
JEEZUS I remember when your videos didn't involve you talking, but now, best Guitar Personality, it really says A LOT. I am actually so happy for that, for you, I am overwhelmed. I shall continue to support you, Ola. Congratulations. Well-deserved. Thank you, much. WE LOVE YOU!
This is exactly why I broke down and got me a left handed Solar 7 for myself as a Christmas present.. to help support Ola :). Absolutely love your attitude and humor, just really over all you being a humble better being. Cheers Ola! Many good wishes towards your life and family.- Majin
I was so happy to hear the approach you take/would take as RE: kids learning instruments. The world seems to be divided into "I ain't gettin' you no guitar" and "I believe every kid should learn an instrument......now GO PRACTICE!" and the kid's needs or desires are not even taken into account. Yours is THE right approach, not just for musical instruments, it's generalizable to any number of parenting questions. Thanks for being good.
18:00 in case anybody cares. An avarage cpu and cheap usb interface will give you small enough latancy to have fun with plugins. Also USB 2.0 already has plenty of power. If you upgrade, first get a good interface for low latency, then get a good cpu to run crazier plugins.
I never miss any of your videos, I always watch them with my morning coffee. I have a couple of questions: A) What are your favorite IRs, can you share download/purchase links? B) My focusrite interface makes my guitar sound terrible and thin, what audio interface do you recommend to retain the quality of my guitar sound without taking a mortgage? Skål
The world needs to know about Bell Witch, that band improved my life so freaking much. Can’t thank you enough for shouting out Mirror Reaper :) but Dylan’s big two handed chords can get pretty feccin complicated...playing along accurately may be tough for most beginners as his style is deceptively sophisticated and requires a lot of split coordination
Hej Ola! I love your videos and I appreciate a lot your natural manner and great jokes with all kinds of stuff, especially how you deal with haters. Since you've introduced a female edition, I would like to post a question for you to eventually include in some of your future FAQs: How do you deal with the lack of motivation to play, if such thing has ever happened to you? I believe that every musician who happened to play for many years, like myself, eventually suffers from this kind of problem and it might be useful for many people if you have any cool Swedish tips on the topic :) Tack så mycket!
You don't need a top of the line newest spec'ed machine to run a DAW lag free. Reaper will show you in real time how much CPU power plugins are using, it's never that much. I think the main thing is have enough RAM and have a decent interface. My main recording rig is a 10+ year old former workstation pieced together from parts my office was getting rid of. It runs plugins fine and records without latency through a Focusrite 6i6 (2nd gen) via USB 2.0 on Windows 7. It's only a Xeon dual core with a 500 GB non-SSD HDD, but it has 12 GB RAM. Back in its day, it was a good machine, but nowadays most cheapos could blow it away.
Hey Ola! Greetings from India. I think you are amongst the very few artists who is strictly stuck on to playing Metal without giving a crap about the exploring-new-sound shit ( sadly like the new Opeth, you get the point) and I really love that and I'm glad that there's someone that I can look up to. And when it comes to humour, you are like 'PewDiePie of Metal'. Cheers!
Talking about Doom... What do you think about the DOOM soundtrack by Mick Gordon? Also do you agree that metal is a little oversatured by slow insanely low tunings and technical riffs? There's almost nothing in between anymore. I miss the groove, what makes your head boppin and really get into it. It all sounds cool but there's not much that makes you move nowadays. That's why we all still love Pantera. The scene focused to much about sounding evil.
Hello Ola, I'm in the market for a new guitar. Will you release a new Solar shape (Dime tribute) guitar? I prefer support Solar than buying another brand.
thanks for your faqs about the gears , really helps choosing when there is so much stuff on the market , i actally got the revv g3 , the horizon precision drive and the mooer radar for my christmas presents from myself !!
I was in a band with 4 guys and 1 girl. It caused tension because when we started getting media attention they ignored me and the rest of the band who wrote the lyrics and songs and focused 100% on her when all she did was do kind of backing singing, interviewed her only etc. So if that girl is reading this and you start to notice the same thing make sure you say "I'm not the only person in the damn band, why are you focusing on me?" rather than letting it inflate your ego. If you don't bring the rest of the band in it won't feel like a team anymore, it'll feel like your band even though it isn't. A band consists of everyone. You have to think about this political crap.
OLA!!!! IKEA! Hey Ola, my girlfriend and I are sitting in IKEA right now, she turned to me and asked if the Swedes love IKEA as much as we do, if not more in some sort of weird way. As an avid fan of the show and your the only Swede I can think of you are left to answer this! Thanks Alan. (X ;)
To answer BMWfilmz question, It's great to have a female in a and. But also, there can be a downside. Band members could start to like her or try to get a date or something which isn't a good idea when your in a band. It messes up the band BUT I'm sure there have been bands that had no problem with that. I think it's awesome to have females in bands. Just make sure the guys won't fall in love when you walk in for practice ;)
Hey Ola. On your question about females in bands. I play in a 5 piece Power Metal band in Western Canada (Called Syryn) with a female singer and a female bass player. I think the band dynamics are great and we look out for eachother like brothers and sisters. If anything, it brings out more females to our gigs and our audiences are a big mix now of males & females. I see more women now playing metal nowadays compared to years ago and it's refreshing to the metal scene.
Ola... Doom metal is not "easy". Using fuzz and layered distortion, Building atmosphere, Being aware of the space between notes... being slow is not the only way to play doom. Go listen to confessor. Their drummer is amazing! Also listen to Triptykon. Some of the heaviest songs ever. Also, go listen to Sybreed
I for one find a lot more harder playing at a slow tempo than to play very fast, I have to really feel the beat when playing slow, while I just have to practice and increase tempo for fast licks. Should you be interested, look up Corrupted, a japanese bands that sing spanish lyrics !
i was in a band with one girl in it. if you're alike and become good friends there should be little problems. it will only get weird if people fall in love, sexual tensions and all. and being in a relationship with a bandmember can create a whole lot of problems too. all of us ended up having relationships outside the band, so it worked out pretty well. what also worked out pretty well was that she was one of the better musicians among us, if she had trailed behind i think there would have been more issues.
Ola, I challenge you to make an entire album with the boss katana. It's a challenge that will hopefully test your eq skills to make the songs sound good and getting album worthy tones out of the katana should be a bit of a challenge.
EX-Norwegian (left Trondheim at age 7) living in Canada just found your channel. Cool stuff, keep it up bro... your good... for a Swede... HA!!! Daryl A- Bassist for Bastard Black and Cyanide Lullaby.
You have no clue how happy it makes me to see a death metal artist win...well any kind of award! Especially when running against a shit load of generic personalities. kudos ola, Cheers 👏 And that Spirited Away shirt tho 😰
Hi, Ola! We watch your videos on regular basis, almost since the day 1 (by "we" I mean my wife and I, since this is our band's channel). Love the burps, the humor and the technical advices you provide. Planning on buying at least one of those sweet Solar guitars, as soon as our budget allows us to. Greetings and hugs from Serbian metalheads! \m/
Thumbs up on the awards . Definitely deserve them. Personally, I'm very happy I found your content. Plan on joining after the holidays. I love you man, no homo
Hi Ola, just watched all of your FAQ videos in a day and subbed, my question is: What do you think the next biggest leap in music will be? Greetings from the UK!
Hey Ola, I wont tell you how to raise your kids when it comes to music but if you dont mind I would like to offer my perspective and I hope you get a chance to read this. I am a guitarist and bassist, picked up bass about when i was 16 or so with little to no prior music experience. In my time playing I have had the opportunity to jam, write, and observe other people my age through school and my early 20's who started not just earlier, but had lessons. The differences between us and the discipline employed through our times playing music is staggering. My dad is a keyboard player and I honestly resent him a little bit for not pushing me towards music earlier because that 8-13 age range is so crucial for learning. In fact, he actually got my brother and I a guitar around when i was 8 or 9, but did nothing to guide us. No books, lessons, nothing. Of course it didnt get touched. Simply having the guitar there was not enough to create the SPARK for me to suddenly become interested but that didnt mean 6 years later I wouldnt become obsessed. Start signing them up for lessons in things so that you can gauge their interest in things. Martial arts, sports, music, whatever. Don't wait for them to chase it because that might not even be how they manifest their interest in things yet. Its not so much as forcing them into things as it is exposing them to it, and that is healthy.
For the question about being the only woman in a band. I've been in a band with a female bassplayer, she was just as much part of the band as anyone else, surely communication is a bit different naturally (less blunt) but besides the attraction factor that may or not be present and could become difficult there's no difference.. Bandmembers need to click musically, and that's the most important, if that's the case and you're good and passionate at what you do there's only good times to be had.. :)
Ola, question for you next FAQ...when was the last time you played on your Black Cat 7 string, or do you still have it? I'm sure the rest of your subscribers would love to see your guitar collection, any plans on making a video of the 'vault of Ola'? Thank you and happy holidays to you and your family!
Hello there ☺️ I’ve been watching your videos for a long time with my husband! Here’s what I want to know! How did you and your wife meet? Your favorite color? Your favorite food? Your favorite show?
I had a very good female singer in a band in the early 2000s playing 70s, 80s & 90s hard rock and metal covers. She had a seasoned & powerful voice, but it was weird with her singing songs that had more masculine themes. She adjusted her voice for the songs, but, again, it was just odd at times given the lyrical content. Hope that shed some light into the realm of females in bands.
Oh! And for you and any other subscribers looking to understand applicable music theory for the guitar, check out Signals Music Studio. Guy is a great teacher, and a fan of prog metal so he tends to give you tips on how various modes and scales can invoke different “feelings” from your playing.
Hi! Refering to the candy-thing : Can you give me the address to which I can send you the candy? Do you have like a P.O. Box or something like this? And do you have allergies? I promise to not misuse any address or information. I’m going to be sooooo absolutely happy and excited and enlightened if this candy-idea with the video comes to life :) It was really nice to see you answering my questions, thanks Ola! It’s a funny feeling to think you are talking to me directly 🙈 Cheers, Sanna
6:09 - Ola, this just proves what I already knew - that you are a great parent and husband! Indeed - time with your family is the BEST choice! Respect \m/
Are you familiar with the band Swallow the Sun? They are a death/doom band, faster than Bella which, and much more heavy. Check out the song, Hold this Woe, I think that you may enjoy it.
hi ola, i have your washburn signature series, and basically what's the main difference between your washburn and solar guitars? because i it's the same shape probably? cheers from Indonesia. thank you!
The shape is exactly the same as far as I know, the differences are in the hardware. Solar have their own custom pickups, which are really nice, don't know how they compare to the Washburn series. The other thing I noticed different is the bridge for fixed bridge models.
Maybe I'm a bit late, but another female question: Why is everybody impressed by me using 12's on standard tuning? It isn't that heavy of a gauge when you get used to it
Hey Ola, what do you think of bowed guitar, playing a guitar with a cello bow? Sigur Rós is a post-rock/ambient Icelandic band that uses this technique exclusively. (If you want to do a reaction to them, I recommend _Kveikur_ live for the bowed guitar show)
Love your channel! Best metal channel on TH-cam! Question for you. You clearly love pantera and always play there best riffs. Do you have a least favourite pantera album? Love from Oz
ola, what is your opinion on the recent passing of Oli Herbert (all that remains)? Do you think his death was an accident or even murder? as his wife doesn't seem to be upset about it and could be involved with his death
I did vote for you ;) !!!! loving your videos more and more ! keep up the burp! I burp all the time too! And really love the 14days guitar challenge, would like more like that :D !
Dick Lövgren of Meshuggah also seems to have the same sun tattoo on the right elbow. Putry cool. Question: how do you like your cover songs? A full 100% copy of the song, a small deviation from the song, or a complete rewrite of the song?
We have a girl to do some vocals in my folk/blues band. It didnt made us nervous but I had to stop burping and farting in the microphone, and let me tell you, it took out at least half of the fun of being a musician. But she has a very nice voice so, worth it.
Interestingly enough, many find doom metal in a big sense HARDER to play than faster music. Most people have a REALLY hard time keeping time when playing slower. Especially the REALLY slow stuff, like Sunn O))), I have no idea how they manage to keep time in such ridiculously slow tempos without a real beat going. Playing slow also bares more of your technique/how clean your playing is in a way that can be covered up by just playing fast. I would actually like to see how Ola fares playing a REALLY slow song, like 60-80 BPM or slower. I myself struggle playing that slow, as I always want to go faster and feel more comfortable around 130-140+.
How often do you change your tubes and do you have a favourite tube? (obviously it depends on the amps I guess). BIG UPS P.S Member content is ace would recommend to all
If you like Chaos engine you can try Tower 57, it's kind of remake. Please you can cheack Felices bajo tierra or Un nuevo anocher from Sound of silence. Greetings from Asturias.
Ola, great videos, great hair and great burps! I totally agree about beginners starting with doom metal, but for a very different reason. While doom is physically easier to play, given the ultra-slow tempos, it is much harder than fast metal for the very same reason. In order to play it properly you have to have excellent timing. I learned more about playing in time, and dragging the beat in my stint in a doom band than I did in my 25 years previously playing fast metal(yeah, I’m not a youngster like you). Doom is a great way to work on your timing. You should try it sometime and I’d bet you’d be surprised how difficult it is to play at such slow tempos. Also, glad to hear you’re getting the tribal tattoo removed-you’re cooler than that!
I just saw Bell Witch perform that 90 min song live last week. They arranged seating. :D Anyway, Bell Witch is funeral doom, almost drone metal, doom can be more "fun". Check out Potion, my new favourite.
It's hard being a music/audio dad and not try to infuse some interest from a young age, and kids do not have to enjoy what you enjoy so it's indeed good to let them make up their own minds and just introduce them to various things and activities they might enjoy over time.. A dislike or aversion can be result of pushing a kid into some hobby they do not want.. My 2 year old son loves spending time in the studio.. Have to make sure all settings are saved and noted because he can surely mess things up, I let him do it anyways.. :) I also sacrificed my electric piano to him as he likes playing with it so he can do whatever he feels like on it (he figured out the rhythm section pretty fast which he likes the most).. He doesn't like it when I play guitar tho, he mutes my strings while I'm playing as he sees it as attention that could be more focused on him.. :P Or maybe my playing is just not up to par.. :D Riff of the day's a classic, maybe next time do Old? Have to say that Machine Head Burn my Eyes album is in my all time Top 10, amazing overall and still stands in modern metal..
Good morning all subscribers! This one goes out for all the ladies out there!
Congrats! 🍾🎈
all the ladies in the house say , hola ola ! Haha
That question about music and kids was from russian man named Sergey
Hey cOla, what do you think about the band Vitalism? I think they are top of the line progressive metal.
Ah ola you made me spark up my old Amiga to play chaos engine again. Congrats on the awards dude!
Sorry to hear you have such a hard time with mixing drums! Would love to collab on something like that at some point.....
SpectreSoundStudios We the viewers would love to see that! Please make it happen! A video of Glenn and Ola slagging shit off would be great too.
@@maxscardanelli6185 Would love to see that!
Max Scardanelli agreed
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I was about to suggest that question be answered by Glenn Flicker at SpectreSoundStudios. As far as Ola collaborating with your ornery, cantankerous, abusive, lard-ss self, ....bah hahahahaha!! That's the most hilarious thing I've seen on the net in 2023. You could title your collab "Handsome Sweed & the Canadian Troll Beast" LOL
6:43 Let me help with that snare.
You’ll want a steep high pass filter around 80 Hz, it could be different depending on tuning. You want to find just the right range for that “pop” here. Use your ears 👂🏻 AROUND 80 Hz. Leave room for the bass and kick drum down there 👇🏻
120 - 260 Hz is where the body of the snare is going to sit. Boost to give more body, or cut to thin it out. If you hear something “boxy” going on, get in there with your narrow bell curve.
400 - 700 Hz can get muddy, cut this with a medium to wide Q or something to bring more clarity and let guitars come through.
Around 800 Hz can have a “tinny” sound, you’ll want to use a narrow bell to reduce this if necessary too.
2000 Hz and around there- is the ATTACK of the snare. The BANG! You’ll want to boost it if it sounds weak or something. If it’s ear piercing, cut it instead.
Hope that helps.
Note: Remember LDFC
Listen
Diagnose
Fix
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Wanted to say something like that as well. If the Snare doesn't cut through with the processing at the Snare track alone, you could try to cut the frequencies you enjoy the most on the Snare, there's also the possibility of ducking. Try to look at the EQ of the other instruments like guitar and bass and see if cutting the favourite frequencies of the Snare can be cut narrowed down a little bit without affecting the sound in a bad way. If it does, make the curve less wide or reduce it less.
Also don't be afraid of making it pop no matter what. I had to boost some things in mixes by 30db. On my last song some frequencies on the Snare by 12db. Don't boost more than you have to but just enough to make it mighty and cut through.
Marvin Roggon
Mixing in mono would help them get frequencies right
@@goatsurgeon hell yeah. Mono is an often overlooked tool by beginners. If a mix sounds bad in mono, it's not a good mix. Remembering bad times with my first mixes. "Where are the toms gone? Why is it so dull!? What happened to those cymbals?! What is this crap?!"
nah, just use Ezdrummer
Marvin Roggon
It’s important to keep it as simple as possible too, so much is over thought.
3:17 Ola being a wonderful parent ! There's nothing worse than seeing a parent forcing his child into learning music, it feels like you can only disgust them from music and even art in general if the whole process isn't natural.
So, good job I guess !
JEEZUS I remember when your videos didn't involve you talking, but now, best Guitar Personality, it really says A LOT. I am actually so happy for that, for you, I am overwhelmed. I shall continue to support you, Ola. Congratulations. Well-deserved. Thank you, much. WE LOVE YOU!
Ola respects whamen.
No one can now say Ola does not respekt whamen.
Much respekt. Such Ola. Much wow.
Nobody ever said that...
Isn't it womxn now to remove the man from the term. haha respect
Cats, Coffee & Guitars lolol
Ove Kindvall woooosh
Its wamon, wamon!
This is exactly why I broke down and got me a left handed Solar 7 for myself as a Christmas present.. to help support Ola :). Absolutely love your attitude and humor, just really over all you being a humble better being. Cheers Ola! Many good wishes towards your life and family.- Majin
Dropped the ball there Ola. Should have been FAQ69 for the "all female" version. ;)
No, not 69. The number ladies like is 77. It's like 69, but you get 8 more. 🤣
I was like number 69 on this comment!
Maybe FAQ 69 is where he’ll answer questions regarding the secks.
I was so happy to hear the approach you take/would take as RE: kids learning instruments. The world seems to be divided into "I ain't gettin' you no guitar" and "I believe every kid should learn an instrument......now GO PRACTICE!" and the kid's needs or desires are not even taken into account. Yours is THE right approach, not just for musical instruments, it's generalizable to any number of parenting questions. Thanks for being good.
18:00 in case anybody cares. An avarage cpu and cheap usb interface will give you small enough latancy to have fun with plugins. Also USB 2.0 already has plenty of power. If you upgrade, first get a good interface for low latency, then get a good cpu to run crazier plugins.
FAQ - Females Ask Questions.
The FAQs are always so great and entertaining. I usually dont like any kind of FAQ, but i love yours ola. Nice
D standard is my main tuning of choice as well!
Wow ! Chaos Engine - Amiga.
I must've played that game for like all of ... 10 minutes
Powermonger ftw
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I never miss any of your videos, I always watch them with my morning coffee. I have a couple of questions: A) What are your favorite IRs, can you share download/purchase links? B) My focusrite interface makes my guitar sound terrible and thin, what audio interface do you recommend to retain the quality of my guitar sound without taking a mortgage? Skål
Try using a good-quality DI plugged into your interface. I have a Radial JDI, sounds great. Costs as much as your interface though.
The world needs to know about Bell Witch, that band improved my life so freaking much. Can’t thank you enough for shouting out Mirror Reaper :) but Dylan’s big two handed chords can get pretty feccin complicated...playing along accurately may be tough for most beginners as his style is deceptively sophisticated and requires a lot of split coordination
Hej Ola! I love your videos and I appreciate a lot your natural manner and great jokes with all kinds of stuff, especially how you deal with haters. Since you've introduced a female edition, I would like to post a question for you to eventually include in some of your future FAQs:
How do you deal with the lack of motivation to play, if such thing has ever happened to you?
I believe that every musician who happened to play for many years, like myself, eventually suffers from this kind of problem and it might be useful for many people if you have any cool Swedish tips on the topic :) Tack så mycket!
For Swedish Riff of the day, can you do Disfear or Anti Cimax?
Always a pleasure to hear Finland mentioned but we're not part of the Scandinavia, only part of the Nordic countries.
You don't need a top of the line newest spec'ed machine to run a DAW lag free. Reaper will show you in real time how much CPU power plugins are using, it's never that much. I think the main thing is have enough RAM and have a decent interface. My main recording rig is a 10+ year old former workstation pieced together from parts my office was getting rid of. It runs plugins fine and records without latency through a Focusrite 6i6 (2nd gen) via USB 2.0 on Windows 7. It's only a Xeon dual core with a 500 GB non-SSD HDD, but it has 12 GB RAM. Back in its day, it was a good machine, but nowadays most cheapos could blow it away.
Hey Ola! Greetings from India. I think you are amongst the very few artists who is strictly stuck on to playing Metal without giving a crap about the exploring-new-sound shit ( sadly like the new Opeth, you get the point) and I really love that and I'm glad that there's someone that I can look up to. And when it comes to humour, you are like 'PewDiePie of Metal'. Cheers!
Talking about Doom...
What do you think about the DOOM soundtrack by Mick Gordon? Also do you agree that metal is a little oversatured by slow insanely low tunings and technical riffs? There's almost nothing in between anymore. I miss the groove, what makes your head boppin and really get into it.
It all sounds cool but there's not much that makes you move nowadays. That's why we all still love Pantera. The scene focused to much about sounding evil.
Hello Ola, I'm in the market for a new guitar. Will you release a new Solar shape (Dime tribute) guitar?
I prefer support Solar than buying another brand.
thanks for your faqs about the gears , really helps choosing when there is so much stuff on the market , i actally got the revv g3 , the horizon precision drive and the mooer radar for my christmas presents from myself !!
I was in a band with 4 guys and 1 girl. It caused tension because when we started getting media attention they ignored me and the rest of the band who wrote the lyrics and songs and focused 100% on her when all she did was do kind of backing singing, interviewed her only etc. So if that girl is reading this and you start to notice the same thing make sure you say "I'm not the only person in the damn band, why are you focusing on me?" rather than letting it inflate your ego. If you don't bring the rest of the band in it won't feel like a team anymore, it'll feel like your band even though it isn't. A band consists of everyone. You have to think about this political crap.
OLA!!!! IKEA! Hey Ola, my girlfriend and I are sitting in IKEA right now, she turned to me and asked if the Swedes love IKEA as much as we do, if not more in some sort of weird way. As an avid fan of the show and your the only Swede I can think of you are left to answer this! Thanks Alan. (X ;)
To answer BMWfilmz question, It's great to have a female in a and. But also, there can be a downside. Band members could start to like her or try to get a date or something which isn't a good idea when your in a band. It messes up the band BUT I'm sure there have been bands that had no problem with that. I think it's awesome to have females in bands. Just make sure the guys won't fall in love when you walk in for practice ;)
Hey Ola. On your question about females in bands. I play in a 5 piece Power Metal band in Western Canada (Called Syryn) with a female singer and a female bass player. I think the band dynamics are great and we look out for eachother like brothers and sisters. If anything, it brings out more females to our gigs and our audiences are a big mix now of males & females. I see more women now playing metal nowadays compared to years ago and it's refreshing to the metal scene.
Hey Ola, what can you say about a band type o negative? They was awesome
Ola... Doom metal is not "easy". Using fuzz and layered distortion, Building atmosphere, Being aware of the space between notes... being slow is not the only way to play doom. Go listen to confessor. Their drummer is amazing! Also listen to Triptykon. Some of the heaviest songs ever.
Also, go listen to Sybreed
I for one find a lot more harder playing at a slow tempo than to play very fast, I have to really feel the beat when playing slow, while I just have to practice and increase tempo for fast licks. Should you be interested, look up Corrupted, a japanese bands that sing spanish lyrics !
What do you think about Wolfheart ? And Cypecore if you ever heard about it ?
Hi Ola, I'd like to know your opinion about using a chromebook as a home studio. Thanks!
i was in a band with one girl in it. if you're alike and become good friends there should be little problems. it will only get weird if people fall in love, sexual tensions and all. and being in a relationship with a bandmember can create a whole lot of problems too.
all of us ended up having relationships outside the band, so it worked out pretty well.
what also worked out pretty well was that she was one of the better musicians among us, if she had trailed behind i think there would have been more issues.
The way Ola mispronounces the word "category" is really kind of adorable.
Ola, I challenge you to make an entire album with the boss katana. It's a challenge that will hopefully test your eq skills to make the songs sound good and getting album worthy tones out of the katana should be a bit of a challenge.
EX-Norwegian (left Trondheim at age 7) living in Canada just found your channel. Cool stuff, keep it up bro... your good... for a Swede... HA!!!
Daryl A- Bassist for Bastard Black and Cyanide Lullaby.
Doom metal; check out Daylight Dies. One of my favorite songs with some sweet guitars & harmonics is All We Had.
You have no clue how happy it makes me to see a death metal artist win...well any kind of award! Especially when running against a shit load of generic personalities. kudos ola, Cheers 👏
And that Spirited Away shirt tho 😰
Do you like Edge of Sanity, Dan Swano stuff??
Morning Ola! What vacation was your favorite? Any special parts of the world?
Hi, Ola! We watch your videos on regular basis, almost since the day 1 (by "we" I mean my wife and I, since this is our band's channel). Love the burps, the humor and the technical advices you provide. Planning on buying at least one of those sweet Solar guitars, as soon as our budget allows us to. Greetings and hugs from Serbian metalheads! \m/
Thumbs up on the awards .
Definitely deserve them.
Personally, I'm very happy I found your content.
Plan on joining after the holidays.
I love you man, no homo
Hi Ola, just watched all of your FAQ videos in a day and subbed, my question is: What do you think the next biggest leap in music will be? Greetings from the UK!
Hey Ola,
I wont tell you how to raise your kids when it comes to music but if you dont mind I would like to offer my perspective and I hope you get a chance to read this. I am a guitarist and bassist, picked up bass about when i was 16 or so with little to no prior music experience. In my time playing I have had the opportunity to jam, write, and observe other people my age through school and my early 20's who started not just earlier, but had lessons. The differences between us and the discipline employed through our times playing music is staggering. My dad is a keyboard player and I honestly resent him a little bit for not pushing me towards music earlier because that 8-13 age range is so crucial for learning. In fact, he actually got my brother and I a guitar around when i was 8 or 9, but did nothing to guide us. No books, lessons, nothing. Of course it didnt get touched. Simply having the guitar there was not enough to create the SPARK for me to suddenly become interested but that didnt mean 6 years later I wouldnt become obsessed. Start signing them up for lessons in things so that you can gauge their interest in things. Martial arts, sports, music, whatever. Don't wait for them to chase it because that might not even be how they manifest their interest in things yet. Its not so much as forcing them into things as it is exposing them to it, and that is healthy.
Ola, check out Candlemass, Sorcerer, Solitude Aeternus.. its faster Doom haha
yeah that was some funeral doom here, the slowest one
Even though playing doom may seem easy technically, keeping such a low tempo and sounding tight is by no means easy.
For the question about being the only woman in a band. I've been in a band with a female bassplayer, she was just as much part of the band as anyone else, surely communication is a bit different naturally (less blunt) but besides the attraction factor that may or not be present and could become difficult there's no difference.. Bandmembers need to click musically, and that's the most important, if that's the case and you're good and passionate at what you do there's only good times to be had.. :)
Ola, question for you next FAQ...when was the last time you played on your Black Cat 7 string, or do you still have it? I'm sure the rest of your subscribers would love to see your guitar collection, any plans on making a video of the 'vault of Ola'? Thank you and happy holidays to you and your family!
Hello there ☺️ I’ve been watching your videos for a long time with my husband!
Here’s what I want to know!
How did you and your wife meet?
Your favorite color?
Your favorite food?
Your favorite show?
I had a very good female singer in a band in the early 2000s playing 70s, 80s & 90s hard rock and metal covers. She had a seasoned & powerful voice, but it was weird with her singing songs that had more masculine themes. She adjusted her voice for the songs, but, again, it was just odd at times given the lyrical content. Hope that shed some light into the realm of females in bands.
Hello Ola! Now that you've had the chance to try out both the Fortin Nameless Suite and the Fortin NTS Suite, which do you prefer and why?
Ola would you ever be able to do a full mix/master tutorial of a short sample song?
Oh! And for you and any other subscribers looking to understand applicable music theory for the guitar, check out Signals Music Studio. Guy is a great teacher, and a fan of prog metal so he tends to give you tips on how various modes and scales can invoke different “feelings” from your playing.
Hi! Refering to the candy-thing : Can you give me the address to which I can send you the candy? Do you have like a P.O. Box or something like this? And do you have allergies? I promise to not misuse any address or information. I’m going to be sooooo absolutely happy and excited and enlightened if this candy-idea with the video comes to life :) It was really nice to see you answering my questions, thanks Ola! It’s a funny feeling to think you are talking to me directly 🙈 Cheers,
Sanna
6:09 - Ola, this just proves what I already knew - that you are a great parent and husband!
Indeed - time with your family is the BEST choice! Respect \m/
The guy has tribal but no triforce. *shakes head*
He has a link to the past.
Riff of the day suggestion: the absolute heaviest, most crushing riff you know!
Are you familiar with the band Swallow the Sun? They are a death/doom band, faster than Bella which, and much more heavy. Check out the song, Hold this Woe, I think that you may enjoy it.
hi ola, i have your washburn signature series, and basically what's the main difference between your washburn and solar guitars? because i it's the same shape probably? cheers from Indonesia. thank you!
The shape is exactly the same as far as I know, the differences are in the hardware. Solar have their own custom pickups, which are really nice, don't know how they compare to the Washburn series. The other thing I noticed different is the bridge for fixed bridge models.
Link I posted is a Belgian FEMALE FRONTED Doom/Black metal band Oathbreaker. I hope everyone watches
Maybe I'm a bit late, but another female question:
Why is everybody impressed by me using 12's on standard tuning? It isn't that heavy of a gauge when you get used to it
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden. Great album. Worth a listen.
Hey Ola, what do you think of bowed guitar, playing a guitar with a cello bow? Sigur Rós is a post-rock/ambient Icelandic band that uses this technique exclusively. (If you want to do a reaction to them, I recommend _Kveikur_ live for the bowed guitar show)
Ola, Maybe you don't have many female subscribers, but any Woman that likes your work must be a great female. You have to love them all!
The Chaos Engine has one of the best gaming soundtracks,awesome.
Love your channel! Best metal channel on TH-cam! Question for you. You clearly love pantera and always play there best riffs. Do you have a least favourite pantera album? Love from Oz
ola, what is your opinion on the recent passing of Oli Herbert (all that remains)? Do you think his death was an accident or even murder? as his wife doesn't seem to be upset about it and could be involved with his death
Maaan, this is the chaos engine game on the background! My respect, sir!
Nice riff of the day, learned the riff a while ago and forgot about it. Now im having so much fun with it again, wonder how i forgot it.
Hey Ola, what do you think of Nocturnus? Can you mimic Mike Davis' sound?
I did vote for you ;) !!!! loving your videos more and more ! keep up the burp! I burp all the time too! And really love the 14days guitar challenge, would like more like that :D !
"Nestle?... shit..." Hilarious😂
I have a girl in my band playing bass, but since she plays really well Noone ever would question her as a musician. Therefore everything is fine :D
Dick Lövgren of Meshuggah also seems to have the same sun tattoo on the right elbow. Putry cool.
Question: how do you like your cover songs? A full 100% copy of the song, a small deviation from the song, or a complete rewrite of the song?
Loving that Pain of Salvation Remedy Lane album you suggested a bit ago in an FAQ. Pretty cool band. Thanks Ola!
Any details on the E2.6 and the V2.6 to be released with a floating Floyd Rose bridge?
“You just shove it in there, it’s small, it’s convenient”.
Best Ola comment ever 👍
We have a girl to do some vocals in my folk/blues band. It didnt made us nervous but I had to stop burping and farting in the microphone, and let me tell you, it took out at least half of the fun of being a musician. But she has a very nice voice so, worth it.
Been subscribed since anybody knew ya and still never answered my questions WTH still love ya tho keep up the good work OLA!!!!!!!
so fucking nice to see Bell Witch on an Ola video!
The Parental advisory sticker actually increased album sales for artists. It totally backfired on the PMRC when that happened.
Interestingly enough, many find doom metal in a big sense HARDER to play than faster music. Most people have a REALLY hard time keeping time when playing slower. Especially the REALLY slow stuff, like Sunn O))), I have no idea how they manage to keep time in such ridiculously slow tempos without a real beat going.
Playing slow also bares more of your technique/how clean your playing is in a way that can be covered up by just playing fast.
I would actually like to see how Ola fares playing a REALLY slow song, like 60-80 BPM or slower.
I myself struggle playing that slow, as I always want to go faster and feel more comfortable around 130-140+.
To my own experience, having a girl in a band is great as long as the other members can consider her as a musician and not as a simple piece of meat.
why u have cannibals in your bands?!
Amazing channel keep up the good work. Do you have US distribution for Solar guitars? Or is ordering through the website the only way to get one?
i love the guess that tone videos, even if they dont get very popular keep them, they are good ear training, PS COME BACK TO CHILE PLEASE
15:37 That's what Louise said
True, in Denmark we have a lot of sausages. Sometimes we have evil waves too.
Second, and ola what do you think of amon amarth, their riffs are just so good.
Yo Ola, what do you think on produce music with an ipad? Do you try it before? Awesome burp btw!!
Aww loved the chaos engine
Hey Ola, what string gauge and which string brand would you recommend for a drop A seven string guitar ?
Keep up the good vids 👍
11s or 12s
@@christianvollenhoven Thanks
How often do you change your tubes and do you have a favourite tube? (obviously it depends on the amps I guess). BIG UPS P.S Member content is ace would recommend to all
Im glad to have this FAQ to watch while sitting in the car waiting to take my procrastinatrix to work.
If you like Chaos engine you can try Tower 57, it's kind of remake. Please you can cheack Felices bajo tierra or Un nuevo anocher from Sound of silence.
Greetings from Asturias.
Is the Evertune bridge works well with a Drop A tuning and something like a low A (60)? Can the saddle go way back enough for proper intonation?
Ola, great videos, great hair and great burps! I totally agree about beginners starting with doom metal, but for a very different reason. While doom is physically easier to play, given the ultra-slow tempos, it is much harder than fast metal for the very same reason. In order to play it properly you have to have excellent timing. I learned more about playing in time, and dragging the beat in my stint in a doom band than I did in my 25 years previously playing fast metal(yeah, I’m not a youngster like you).
Doom is a great way to work on your timing. You should try it sometime and I’d bet you’d be surprised how difficult it is to play at such slow tempos. Also, glad to hear you’re getting the tribal tattoo removed-you’re cooler than that!
Any opinions/recommendations for wireless guitar systems?
I just saw Bell Witch perform that 90 min song live last week. They arranged seating. :D Anyway, Bell Witch is funeral doom, almost drone metal, doom can be more "fun". Check out Potion, my new favourite.
It's hard being a music/audio dad and not try to infuse some interest from a young age, and kids do not have to enjoy what you enjoy so it's indeed good to let them make up their own minds and just introduce them to various things and activities they might enjoy over time.. A dislike or aversion can be result of pushing a kid into some hobby they do not want.. My 2 year old son loves spending time in the studio.. Have to make sure all settings are saved and noted because he can surely mess things up, I let him do it anyways.. :) I also sacrificed my electric piano to him as he likes playing with it so he can do whatever he feels like on it (he figured out the rhythm section pretty fast which he likes the most).. He doesn't like it when I play guitar tho, he mutes my strings while I'm playing as he sees it as attention that could be more focused on him.. :P Or maybe my playing is just not up to par.. :D Riff of the day's a classic, maybe next time do Old? Have to say that Machine Head Burn my Eyes album is in my all time Top 10, amazing overall and still stands in modern metal..
Hey Ola, will you be doing a yesterday don't mean shit tutorial?
Im struggling like hell with the solo and could use your professional help!