"You're harder on the good ones, because they're so close to being great"...that is an excellent way of putting it. Never heard it phrased like that before.
Cutaways need to be deeper. Just not deep enough. I want to see 15 inches of cutaway. I want to be able to fret the bridge pickup, not just the neck one.
Very impressed with Solar guitars, I have to say. I like the designs, sound and playability. Besides Ola being a very likeable guy, it's seems that he paid a lot of attention to the guitars QC and his interaction with the users, making them feel part of a community will serve the company well in the long run.
Somewhere earlier this year, many people experienced some QC issues with some Solar guitars, they were pretty well documented with pics and everything at the Solar owners group on FB. I'm guessing because them not going to the factory to do QC. There is another KDH video on this particular subject as well. I did see Ola mentioning the QC was still being done though, but in Spain instead. Now, the good thing is Solar accepts returns. For this reason I bought an Ibanez Genesis instead though. Which also, at that groups consensus, is a little above Solars. But a good Solar seems to be still a killer instrument.
@Soldagg Basswood is not an inferior wood. And yes, they may offer evertune and roasted maple. But I'm talking about the build quality and the control on it. Maybe you have not read one single review of people being unhappy with their solars, but I do have seen them, including pictures which show the QC issues I mentioned. In this very same channel there is a video regarding this matter.
Good and thorough! Since you mentioned this is the first time you've checked out an Evertune, if you have any questions hit me up. I've had a love/hate relationship with them up until recently when I finally took one completely apart and finally a few things fell into place with my understanding of how these complicated saddles work.
don't know with being winter now, wood can contract in cold climates causing a slight gap but in the humid summer it expands . happens with gaps in between your hardwood floors in winter vs tighter in the summer. good video
But the neck is roasted maple so it should contract and expand much less than normal maple anyway. Plus the less than straight line of the side of the pocket just indicates that they could have closer tolerances in the factory ideally. It doesn't ruin my opinion of the brand though to be honest. I'll still have a solar at some point in the future.
I came to the comments looking for fellow intellectuals who appreciate the big ONE of thrash. Fuck those other four posers, Testament rule. (this is hyperbole to express how much I love testament but shitting on other bands to make the point is lame when done legitimately)
Can we expect to see you as a Solar Artist on their website now? lol. I'm a big fan of the cut away scoop design. I just wish he'd release it in the army green that a previous V came in.
Ola is a genius for the push pulls for all the tone possibilities....with that being said Ola the perfect person to build guitars because he knows what he likes in guitars with the feel and playability and more importantly he listens to what people say, like I wouldn’t be surprised if he plays every guitar that’s built from solar
that is not a comletely new thing though; I always find it a good decision to put it on superstrat-models but "Olafs a genius for that" is def overpraising
Just snagged that Candy Apple red model with the Floyd on a “B Stock” deal because the fret board was “Dark like rosewood” other than that it’s flawless. I think the brightness comes from the roasted maple fingerboard. Solar are very solid for the price and features. I’ve played $3000 guitars with lower quality control. Great review by the way.
I've just subscribed to your channel and I really like what you're doing, I just thought I'd add my 10 pennies-worth as a Luthier. That gap you mentioned on the neck pocket is probably there for a reason. With a softer hardwood body and a roasted tri-laminated neck you're going to be getting different coefficients of expansion from the neck and body and there needs to be a little space to allow the instrument to minutely grow and shrink in different humidity and temperature conditions. Where the neck pocket joint is really critical is in the facing joint (in this case a beautiful wide 6 bolt affair) and the heel contacting the upright face of the neck pocket. Vibration likes to run at right angles and the tuning stability and scale length is rock solid with these faces in contact with one another. There may be another factor here too. In the production process, getting the necks to play ball with those super funky bridges (which I have zero experience in) could require a little bit of lateral alignment space. Perhaps the equalisation of tension on the inner workings of that bridge is the thing 🤔 not sure but I reckon that there is a reason for it. Anyway, thanks for doing this video and look forward to seeing more of your work.
He’s not biased, the sponsorship thing is there because he got a t-shirt, that doesn’t affect his opinion because a damn t-shirt is not payment but he still got something by doing the review so he counts it as a sponsor
Really impressed with Solar guitars, the models they have been bringing out all looks and sounds great from the demos Ive seen, would love to try one out
3:22 When Ola left Washburn, he already had his own signature pickup set with SD. It's my opinion that when an artist gets a signature pickup set with a large company that it's a lot more straightforward to build their own guitars, see also Abasi Concepts (Tosin has a signature Fishman set that demo out pretty great too). So yes, they are voiced for Solar guitars and built by SD - but AFAIK there hasn't been a change in the pickups. The question is ultimately what pickups will they use in the basses because Ola doesn't have a signature bass pickup set with known voicings that people already love. :-) Thanks for taking the time to do a review and all you got was a shirt.
Thank you very much for this review. I'm close to pulling the trigger on this exact model, and your review was very helpful (the neck pocket doesnt scare me away).
Man this is one of the best actual reviews of a piece of gear I've ever seen. I really sincerely appreciate how genuine and unbiased you at least attempt to be. Edit: Bolt on necks need a slight gap (ie that neck pocket issue) for compression and expansion of wood due to temperature and moisture fluctuation. Different manufacturing regions all have slightly different tolerances as well, so you'll see it to varying degrees across the globe. But it helps reduce strain on the contact points over the instrument's life span. Same with five (assumedly lower torqued) neck bolts instead of four, spreads tension out more effectively over said contact points.
coolest body shape ive seen on a guitar in ages, i want one for the shape of it alone, it screams metal but its not overboard its still tasteful, and nice to see a fellow Dub on you tube doing guitar reviews, rock on
Ola and Solar Guitars what a community based guitar company should be. A great products, excellent when you take into account specs, quality and price ratio, responsive to complaints in a prompt and good manners and positively took CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms.
Nice video man! I'm really loving the SOLAR stuff. They're sexy AF! I could hear Ola coming through in the tone demo. Ola is a great guy and this just proves that further. That's awesome you got to work with him. Its great seeing your channel grow! Keep being honest and you will go far my friend!
I'm glad that ordered my (3rd) Solar Guitar AB1.6HTBP prior to this review. Shiping is about mid Jan. 2021. Solar Guitars claim not to have lots of swampash anymore...so sad. Pesonaly I like sounding wood more than clicking metal, so I went for the Hipshotbridge as on my S1.6 PB LTD. Also have great fun with Solar V2.6TBR gauged with 11-52 and tuned to Standard D. My Solar guitars are the best new made instruments I ever get hands on. If one likes the shape and Sound, get one. Seems i became a fanboy of Solar guitars ,-)
While I trust KDH for being honest, I'm sure that guitar was hand picked before it was sent to him and not a random guitar sent from the factory like most paying customers receive.
You got some killer chops man! Guitar sounded really good on all the pup settings. Ola is awesome for letting you review one of these. I would hate to have to ship it back after jamming on it lol ... noooooooo!
Wow, your channel grew by almost 4.000 subs in one week! And well deserved! Good review as well! I really like the look of the guitar. I think I would have picked the purple one, though, because I like the hipshot style bridges. But I'd love to try an evertune as well.
As a luthier I can say that the neck pocket should be slightly gappy on the sides otherwise the body is at risk of splitting or cracking because the body and neck are made of different woods, there needs to be a slight gap.
I’m trying to figure out first chord but I can tell the second two chords. It’s the G chord only on low three strings and then moved up two frets I think.
The purple burst version is also very nice to look at. Personally I really need to get my hands on a Solar in the lemon neon finish. Because who needs retinas anyway, right?
Solid review. I have the exact same model along with a few other guitars from various brands around the same price point and can confirm that it’s a great guitar for the money. It’s ALWAYS in tune and the neck is satin smooth. I love mine.
Total agreement on Solar guitars. I've got two here at home because I loved the first one so much. I have noticed a bit of a click on the Evertunes when bending, but I don't notice it quite as much as yours, so there may be a bit of a setup issue. As far as that gap, that's not great, but I've also got a JS32 that has that. My Solars are both neck-thru, so there wasn't an opportunity for that. The last Solar I got was my Canibalismo that I unboxed, and that was in the middle of the QC fiasco. Admittendly, the back panel plastic was a bit scratched, but it's on the back, so I was willing to overlook it. Glad you got to try it out!
I had to stop that part and hum it out in my head. I was like “I know that song!”. But it’s been since the 80’s last I heard it. Lol. I was always a slayer/ Metallica guy back in those days. But my girlfriend liked Ratt. And she was smokin hot. So I liked Ratt too. Lol
@@joshuacamp Truth. She was ok with me and my Slayer. But the clothing would come off much quicker with Ratt. Lol. I kept my Ratt tapes hidden from my headbanger buddies so they didn’t label me a “poser”. Had to keep my metal head cred in tact. But I really came to enjoy Ratts Music quite a bit. Great guitars. Either that Or the smokin hot girlfriend association. Man. Should’ve never let her go. 😅 I was a fool, that’s for sure. Now I’m just an old fool 🤣. But I’m metal til the day I die 🤘🏻
theres the GC1.6 Killertone and the E 1.6 Priestess, if your into that type of guitars. Im quite in the opposite direction. I absolutely love the finish etc on the Killertone, but i muss the Solar logo :D
I think on evertunes you need to set it up specifically for bends. Just out of the box they won't do them. I could be wrong about that, but I remember watching a video years ago about someone mentioning that.
I own one, it's actually very easy. You just need to turn the tuning pegs some more, and then some more. The more you turn it, the easy the bends are. Just don't do it too much, otherwise the tuning will go to the next note.
Set the Evertune up properly and that guitar is a gem imo. Nice to see a truthful review, they're scarce. That neckpocket shouldn't happen but at that pricepoint and what you get.... i let it slide
I recently watched a vid that attributes gaps between body and neck to a decrease in sustain, so you were WERE NOT nitpicky in highlighting this. Seemingly loosening the neck screws a quarter turn while the neck and body are under string tension pulls the neck into the saddle/pocket snugly and really improves the sustain a lot. Great review.
I have had my A2.7 for several months now and it's by far my favourite guitar to play. I think Solar will be a big brand to watch as they seem to be going from strength to strength.
That neck is beautiful. How did the guitar sound acoustically? I often find that you can tell right away how good an electric guitar will sound by first playing it unplugged.
I enjoyed the review. I haven’t ran across a solar yet. I prefer to play guitars I buy, haven’t ordered a guitar online yet. But am interested . Keep up the good work
Hey man. Your content is great. We need more creators like you. Or actually, maybe we dont. Being one of a kind is what makes your stuff stand out. I really like your views on things, and how you go about explaining your personal views, and the reasons behind your opinions. The brutal honesty is nice also. Hell, I wouldn't even be mad if you did one of your expose videos on me. Hahaha. Keep pumping out the content man, and hopefully you can get your sub count higher. Good luck, and thanks!
The click is the mechanism in the saddle hitting its bump stop which allows you to bend the string, definitely not a fault of the evertune or the Solar guitar.
The neck pocket issue isn’t really an issue. Some of my prestige’s have been like that. I don’t think it makes a difference. That guitar is perfect and competitive with charnel and Jackson at the price point. Edit: except the pickups, but I guess that’s how they pay for the evertune.
I really like the Solar Duncan pickups they’re bright and cut through. Also there’s a knob on the guitar next to the volume that will make them less bright and if you turn it all the way down select the neck pickup, kick on some gain and play past the 12th fret you will get Woman tone you should give it a try it will surprise you.
I've got an LTD Eclipse which was around the €999 mark and the only issues I've found are small cosmetic ones such as the binding. If Solar's circa €999 guitars are as good as the ones from LTD, a brand known for their all round great QC consistency, then that's smashing.
as you said, that one is the higher range. If you try the lower range (around 700 or 800), you will find more QC issues for sure. I have an E2.6 and look amazing but with QC issues.
I have A2.7c and I can't properly intonate the low B string on it. Can't move the saddle back any more. I think it's because the entire bridge might be placed closer to the neck than it should be. Also that copper strip that wraps the coils on the bridge pickup, which is visible in the space between the two coils, rusted and turned completely green within first couple of months because it wasn't properly coated. I love that guitar but these two things annoy the shit out of me.
@@Grindermetalhead mine had crappy tuning machines and flimsy noobs. Solar QC need to mature a lot more. My Ibanez RG is half the price an has no issues. I wish I had save more money and bought a nice LTD 1000 series.
interesting review, I have always wanted to try out one of the V or explorer solars. And with the instantly recognizable RATT riff on the sound test. (slip of the lip) I want you to test one of those harley benton fusion 2 guitars, the one with 2 humbuckers and a floyd.
"You're harder on the good ones, because they're so close to being great"...that is an excellent way of putting it. Never heard it phrased like that before.
Never thought I'd see someone playing Gangb At The Old Folks Home on a Solar
I thought that sounded familiar lol
Its gonna be a GANG BANG!!!!
I agree with the legend Steel Panther in their words will always be the greatest metal band of all time
Cutaways need to be deeper. Just not deep enough. I want to see 15 inches of cutaway. I want to be able to fret the bridge pickup, not just the neck one.
lmao XD
then you need a washburn ec36 with the patended stephens cutaway.
DEEEEPAAAHHHH!
Then you'd be better off with a SG. Unlike other guitars where the body starts before the neck ends, the neck ends before the body starts on SGs.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino I LIKE SG cut aways! 1 of my faves!
Very impressed with Solar guitars, I have to say. I like the designs, sound and playability.
Besides Ola being a very likeable guy, it's seems that he paid a lot of attention to the guitars QC and his interaction with the users, making them feel part of a community will serve the company well in the long run.
Somewhere earlier this year, many people experienced some QC issues with some Solar guitars, they were pretty well documented with pics and everything at the Solar owners group on FB. I'm guessing because them not going to the factory to do QC.
There is another KDH video on this particular subject as well.
I did see Ola mentioning the QC was still being done though, but in Spain instead.
Now, the good thing is Solar accepts returns.
For this reason I bought an Ibanez Genesis instead though. Which also, at that groups consensus, is a little above Solars.
But a good Solar seems to be still a killer instrument.
@@rockerboy84 Thanks for the info
@Soldagg Basswood is not an inferior wood. And yes, they may offer evertune and roasted maple.
But I'm talking about the build quality and the control on it.
Maybe you have not read one single review of people being unhappy with their solars, but I do have seen them, including pictures which show the QC issues I mentioned.
In this very same channel there is a video regarding this matter.
@Soldagg th-cam.com/video/ceyMd1sjcJs/w-d-xo.html
@Soldagg even Suhr uses basswood.
I love how his videos start with heavy riffing or shredding, then he talks in the gentlest calmest voice you've ever heard.
Good and thorough! Since you mentioned this is the first time you've checked out an Evertune, if you have any questions hit me up. I've had a love/hate relationship with them up until recently when I finally took one completely apart and finally a few things fell into place with my understanding of how these complicated saddles work.
You might be the only TH-cam guitarist I trust to be 100% fair when doing a review.
Stops watching The Mandalorian to watch this! 😂🤘🏻🤘🏻
Mando is better than I’ll ever be 😭
Season 2 was weak
If I were 12 I would do the same.
@@waltersmetak yeah, what a man-child. Enjoying Star Wars. I, on the other hand, paused SpongeBob to watch this review.
@@mrcoatsworth429 says the very man-child himself, i pause cocomelon video for this
don't know with being winter now, wood can contract in cold climates causing a slight gap but in the humid summer it expands . happens with gaps in between your hardwood floors in winter vs tighter in the summer. good video
But the neck is roasted maple so it should contract and expand much less than normal maple anyway. Plus the less than straight line of the side of the pocket just indicates that they could have closer tolerances in the factory ideally.
It doesn't ruin my opinion of the brand though to be honest. I'll still have a solar at some point in the future.
Probably the most in-depth review of a guitar that I've ever seen! Also, props for playing the Souls of Black verse riff!
I came to the comments looking for fellow intellectuals who appreciate the big ONE of thrash. Fuck those other four posers, Testament rule.
(this is hyperbole to express how much I love testament but shitting on other bands to make the point is lame when done legitimately)
Can we expect to see you as a Solar Artist on their website now? lol.
I'm a big fan of the cut away scoop design. I just wish he'd release it in the army green that a previous V came in.
Really genuine review. Love how you explain what equipment used.
Ola is a genius for the push pulls for all the tone possibilities....with that being said Ola the perfect person to build guitars because he knows what he likes in guitars with the feel and playability and more importantly he listens to what people say, like I wouldn’t be surprised if he plays every guitar that’s built from solar
that is not a comletely new thing though; I always find it a good decision to put it on superstrat-models but "Olafs a genius for that" is def overpraising
Just snagged that Candy Apple red model with the Floyd on a “B Stock” deal because the fret board was “Dark like rosewood” other than that it’s flawless. I think the brightness comes from the roasted maple fingerboard. Solar are very solid for the price and features. I’ve played $3000 guitars with lower quality control. Great review by the way.
I have been eyeing that Candy metallic red one for some time now...What was the flaws on the B stock one?
@@RabihSaadguitars literally nothing other than the fretboard being “dark” lol
@@Steve_Foretoken Well thats a good thing...lol
Middle of night edition of Will It Chug. Nice
Morning edition for me 🙂
@@KDH Good morning, sick playing as always. 🤘
🎅
I needed my sleep lol
@@HeathenwoodOfficial I hear that man 😄, I was staying up working on that logo. I'll show you my progress later today.
I've just subscribed to your channel and I really like what you're doing, I just thought I'd add my 10 pennies-worth as a Luthier. That gap you mentioned on the neck pocket is probably there for a reason. With a softer hardwood body and a roasted tri-laminated neck you're going to be getting different coefficients of expansion from the neck and body and there needs to be a little space to allow the instrument to minutely grow and shrink in different humidity and temperature conditions.
Where the neck pocket joint is really critical is in the facing joint (in this case a beautiful wide 6 bolt affair) and the heel contacting the upright face of the neck pocket. Vibration likes to run at right angles and the tuning stability and scale length is rock solid with these faces in contact with one another.
There may be another factor here too. In the production process, getting the necks to play ball with those super funky bridges (which I have zero experience in) could require a little bit of lateral alignment space. Perhaps the equalisation of tension on the inner workings of that bridge is the thing 🤔 not sure but I reckon that there is a reason for it. Anyway, thanks for doing this video and look forward to seeing more of your work.
He’s not biased, the sponsorship thing is there because he got a t-shirt, that doesn’t affect his opinion because a damn t-shirt is not payment but he still got something by doing the review so he counts it as a sponsor
Great presentation on the review
I’m 10 seconds into the demo. Holy shit. That sounds amazing.
Enjoyed the Testament riff part. I love Souls of Black
Yeah, it chugs 👌
Really impressed with Solar guitars, the models they have been bringing out all looks and sounds great from the demos Ive seen, would love to try one out
same!
For the people who want know, the song at the intro is gangbang at the old folks home by steel panther
Excellent channel you've got here. I've watched it steadily grow and it's one of my favourite guitar channels. Well done mate. 👍🏼
His heart grew three sizes that day
3:22 When Ola left Washburn, he already had his own signature pickup set with SD. It's my opinion that when an artist gets a signature pickup set with a large company that it's a lot more straightforward to build their own guitars, see also Abasi Concepts (Tosin has a signature Fishman set that demo out pretty great too).
So yes, they are voiced for Solar guitars and built by SD - but AFAIK there hasn't been a change in the pickups. The question is ultimately what pickups will they use in the basses because Ola doesn't have a signature bass pickup set with known voicings that people already love. :-)
Thanks for taking the time to do a review and all you got was a shirt.
The fretboard wood on this particular guitar is gorgeous🙌🤘🙌 sounded great, thanks for sharing 😃
what a review! the best so far!
Thank you very much for this review. I'm close to pulling the trigger on this exact model, and your review was very helpful (the neck pocket doesnt scare me away).
Man this is one of the best actual reviews of a piece of gear I've ever seen. I really sincerely appreciate how genuine and unbiased you at least attempt to be.
Edit: Bolt on necks need a slight gap (ie that neck pocket issue) for compression and expansion of wood due to temperature and moisture fluctuation. Different manufacturing regions all have slightly different tolerances as well, so you'll see it to varying degrees across the globe. But it helps reduce strain on the contact points over the instrument's life span. Same with five (assumedly lower torqued) neck bolts instead of four, spreads tension out more effectively over said contact points.
Nice playing man. Tearing it up!
Nice review KDH! Ola will be proud of your review on this guitar. Kick ass riffs by the way sir.
Best review I've seen so far 👍
coolest body shape ive seen on a guitar in ages, i want one for the shape of it alone, it screams metal but its not overboard its still tasteful, and nice to see a fellow Dub on you tube doing guitar reviews, rock on
Ola and Solar Guitars what a community based guitar company should be. A great products, excellent when you take into account specs, quality and price ratio, responsive to complaints in a prompt and good manners and positively took CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms.
Nice video man! I'm really loving the SOLAR stuff. They're sexy AF! I could hear Ola coming through in the tone demo. Ola is a great guy and this just proves that further. That's awesome you got to work with him. Its great seeing your channel grow! Keep being honest and you will go far my friend!
I'm glad that ordered my (3rd) Solar Guitar AB1.6HTBP prior to this review. Shiping is about mid Jan. 2021. Solar Guitars claim not to have lots of swampash anymore...so sad.
Pesonaly I like sounding wood more than clicking metal, so I went for the Hipshotbridge as on my S1.6 PB LTD.
Also have great fun with Solar V2.6TBR gauged with 11-52 and tuned to Standard D.
My Solar guitars are the best new made instruments I ever get hands on. If one likes the shape and Sound, get one. Seems i became a fanboy of Solar guitars ,-)
While I trust KDH for being honest, I'm sure that guitar was hand picked before it was sent to him and not a random guitar sent from the factory like most paying customers receive.
I've come to really love the Roasted Maple look. Nice review dude.
Congrats to 20k subs
Good review KDH
I love how it sounds in the demo. That "Evertune" spring noise kinda gives it a mid/high frequency push lol
You got some killer chops man! Guitar sounded really good on all the pup settings. Ola is awesome for letting you review one of these. I would hate to have to ship it back after jamming on it lol ... noooooooo!
Wow, your channel grew by almost 4.000 subs in one week! And well deserved! Good review as well!
I really like the look of the guitar. I think I would have picked the purple one, though, because I like the hipshot style bridges. But I'd love to try an evertune as well.
nice thanks!
Short, sharp and to the point - Nice review.... Nice guitar.
As a luthier I can say that the neck pocket should be slightly gappy on the sides otherwise the body is at risk of splitting or cracking because the body and neck are made of different woods, there needs to be a slight gap.
not true, it should be snug. and if anything, at worst the paint will crack. if its OVER snug.
Glad you mentioned the neck pocket size -- I noticed this on the shot at 2:03 and it's been bugging me all throughout the video 😅. Good review!
Nice riffs dude. Hello from Saskatchewan, Canada
The KDH Solar signature guitar is gonna be size!
Can we all just appreciate that clean riff at 6:43... my dude, great little riff there.
I’m trying to figure out first chord but I can tell the second two chords. It’s the G chord only on low three strings and then moved up two frets I think.
Sounds great and awesome playing too my friend 🤘🏻🤘🏻
One of mine. I love it, it’s a smooth and well
designed guitar. Love the stormtrooper helmet style look 😍
I was not expecting Humble Pie. That shit fucks.
The purple burst version is also very nice to look at.
Personally I really need to get my hands on a Solar in the lemon neon finish. Because who needs retinas anyway, right?
Solid review. I have the exact same model along with a few other guitars from various brands around the same price point and can confirm that it’s a great guitar for the money. It’s ALWAYS in tune and the neck is satin smooth. I love mine.
Didn't think a t-shit could make someone biased till I saw that dope ass shirt
Total agreement on Solar guitars. I've got two here at home because I loved the first one so much. I have noticed a bit of a click on the Evertunes when bending, but I don't notice it quite as much as yours, so there may be a bit of a setup issue. As far as that gap, that's not great, but I've also got a JS32 that has that. My Solars are both neck-thru, so there wasn't an opportunity for that.
The last Solar I got was my Canibalismo that I unboxed, and that was in the middle of the QC fiasco. Admittendly, the back panel plastic was a bit scratched, but it's on the back, so I was willing to overlook it.
Glad you got to try it out!
Has one of the best tones I heard with the humbuckers.
Nice review! I love my S2.6C, but like you said, almost perfect. It still is a good price point for those specs, I'd buy another one.
You get my like from the beginning for the TMNT t-shirt. Big fan of the turtles and guitar here.
Liked the Slip of the Lip from Ratt in the demo part :D
I had to stop that part and hum it out in my head. I was like “I know that song!”. But it’s been since the 80’s last I heard it. Lol. I was always a slayer/ Metallica guy back in those days. But my girlfriend liked Ratt. And she was smokin hot. So I liked Ratt too. Lol
@@Wargasm644 Man you gotta roll with the smoking hot girlfriend's tunes every time lol
@@joshuacamp Truth. She was ok with me and my Slayer. But the clothing would come off much quicker with Ratt. Lol. I kept my Ratt tapes hidden from my headbanger buddies so they didn’t label me a “poser”. Had to keep my metal head cred in tact. But I really came to enjoy Ratts Music quite a bit. Great guitars. Either that Or the smokin hot girlfriend association. Man. Should’ve never let her go. 😅 I was a fool, that’s for sure. Now I’m just an old fool 🤣. But I’m metal til the day I die 🤘🏻
@@Wargasm644 Bang on brother!!
That's a VERY nice-looking fretboard.
That sounds amazing!
This is a very good review!
I have the exact same TNMT t-shirt!!! You just gotta love Primark
Man i really love your channel. I think you do an awesome job at critiquing/analyzing while remaining fair. Keep up the good work man!
The solar designs look sick but the 12th inlay really puts me off. I know it’s their ‘thing’ but ain’t mine and all the guitars have it.
I know one of the single cut signature models don’t have the solar inlay and I think that’s the only one that doesn’t
same here it too dominant
theres the GC1.6 Killertone and the E 1.6 Priestess, if your into that type of guitars. Im quite in the opposite direction. I absolutely love the finish etc on the Killertone, but i muss the Solar logo :D
Agreed...He would sell more Solars if he put regular dot inlays or no inlays at all...
Kdh is an amazingly good player. You need more subscribers
Well done- I love mine,
I think on evertunes you need to set it up specifically for bends. Just out of the box they won't do them. I could be wrong about that, but I remember watching a video years ago about someone mentioning that.
I own one, it's actually very easy. You just need to turn the tuning pegs some more, and then some more. The more you turn it, the easy the bends are. Just don't do it too much, otherwise the tuning will go to the next note.
You’re correct.
@@hjubris Ditto
Set the Evertune up properly and that guitar is a gem imo. Nice to see a truthful review, they're scarce. That neckpocket shouldn't happen but at that pricepoint and what you get.... i let it slide
I am still amazed at your playing.
Yeah he totally shreds.
I recently watched a vid that attributes gaps between body and neck to a decrease in sustain, so you were WERE NOT nitpicky in highlighting this. Seemingly loosening the neck screws a quarter turn while the neck and body are under string tension pulls the neck into the saddle/pocket snugly and really improves the sustain a lot. Great review.
5:15 Ratt's Slip of the Lip. Killer riff.
Yuuuup this is my next guitar lol KDH!!!
Just woke up and found this, amazing
Every time i see you playing you seem even better than the last time
I have had my A2.7 for several months now and it's by far my favourite guitar to play. I think Solar will be a big brand to watch as they seem to be going from strength to strength.
That neck is beautiful. How did the guitar sound acoustically? I often find that you can tell right away how good an electric guitar will sound by first playing it unplugged.
Being an alder body, I'd bet it sounds great unplugged
I can say mine sounding great
Well done!
the clicking noise of the ET saddles is due its setup. the saddles are not at the edge of Zone 2 and 3.
I enjoyed the review. I haven’t ran across a solar yet. I prefer to play guitars I buy, haven’t ordered a guitar online yet. But am interested . Keep up the good work
Damn dude. I don’t know why I never realized how fuckin good you are at guitar.
Hey man. Your content is great. We need more creators like you. Or actually, maybe we dont. Being one of a kind is what makes your stuff stand out. I really like your views on things, and how you go about explaining your personal views, and the reasons behind your opinions. The brutal honesty is nice also. Hell, I wouldn't even be mad if you did one of your expose videos on me. Hahaha. Keep pumping out the content man, and hopefully you can get your sub count higher. Good luck, and thanks!
Lovin' the Steel Panther Riff in the intro!
The click is the mechanism in the saddle hitting its bump stop which allows you to bend the string, definitely not a fault of the evertune or the Solar guitar.
Gangbang At The Old Folks Home!! A SP lyrical masterpiece with Vivian Campbell solo, nice one K!!
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Man sub count really up form the tutty six u started with. 20 g’s. Great job dude. Your vids are bad ass. Chappy boy could learn a thing or two
Cheeky bit of Steel panther at the start, I like it.
The neck pocket issue isn’t really an issue. Some of my prestige’s have been like that. I don’t think it makes a difference. That guitar is perfect and competitive with charnel and Jackson at the price point.
Edit: except the pickups, but I guess that’s how they pay for the evertune.
Same, one of the best I ever played had a huge gap
I really like the Solar Duncan pickups they’re bright and cut through. Also there’s a knob on the guitar next to the volume that will make them less bright and if you turn it all the way down select the neck pickup, kick on some gain and play past the 12th fret you will get Woman tone you should give it a try it will surprise you.
YES FINALLY!!! KDH you heard/grant my wish of a Solar review!!! 🐑🐑😱😭😭😭😭😭😭🤘🤘
I've got an LTD Eclipse which was around the €999 mark and the only issues I've found are small cosmetic ones such as the binding.
If Solar's circa €999 guitars are as good as the ones from LTD, a brand known for their all round great QC consistency, then that's smashing.
I enjoy your channel so fuckin' much dude, like you are one of the most genuine dudes on the platform I demand 50k more subs right fucken now.
Looks sick ! Nice colour. 👊
Nice review 😎🎸✅🎙
Bridge is based on a SD Custom 5 (alnico 5) and 59’ neck (alnico 5).
Caption during demo on CC is [Applause].
Well done.
as you said, that one is the higher range. If you try the lower range (around 700 or 800), you will find more QC issues for sure. I have an E2.6 and look amazing but with QC issues.
I have A2.7c and I can't properly intonate the low B string on it. Can't move the saddle back any more. I think it's because the entire bridge might be placed closer to the neck than it should be. Also that copper strip that wraps the coils on the bridge pickup, which is visible in the space between the two coils, rusted and turned completely green within first couple of months because it wasn't properly coated. I love that guitar but these two things annoy the shit out of me.
@@Grindermetalhead mine had crappy tuning machines and flimsy noobs. Solar QC need to mature a lot more. My Ibanez RG is half the price an has no issues. I wish I had save more money and bought a nice LTD 1000 series.
interesting review, I have always wanted to try out one of the V or explorer solars. And with the instantly recognizable RATT riff on the sound test. (slip of the lip)
I want you to test one of those harley benton fusion 2 guitars, the one with 2 humbuckers and a floyd.