Wildchild will live forever in our hearts!! He fucking rocked and was a super nice guy too. I got my boys (10 and 12) listening to Bodom now and they are loving it.
This gear video is pure gold for many of us that chased his tone! A huge influence to an entire generation of metal musicians is an understatement. Forever in our hearts, the original Wild Child!
Great Video, Ola, and thanks for keeping the Legacy alive! Nice to hear you appreciating the Bodom Tracks. To me Alexi and COB is probably what Dime and Pantera means to you. Well prepared and performed!
I'm currently rebuilding a BC Rich Avenge using The Halo of Blood EMG pickup that also comes with the active preamp can't wait to get it done and noodle with it
Great tone, hellacious guitar.. Alexi would be stoked! It’s a shame we lost him so soon, would have been so cool to see him on your show man. I also didn’t listen to bodom much growing up, but have recently developed a huge amount of respect and appreciation for his music in recent years. Got to see them live back in 2008 on gigantour at merryweather post pavilion with JFAC, in flames, and megadeth.. extremely grateful for that experience
Absolute chills! Thank you so much for this video Ola I’ll always remember getting my mind blown by this exact tone shaking the whole theatre I was in when Alexi’s sound tech walked his guitar out on stage just prior to their set starting to test chug open C for 10 secs. I never thought I’d quite hear it the same again.
His black and pink LTD is something I am still chasing all these years. I saw him with one in a Zzounds magazine I used to get back in 2007 and that's what lead me to look up Alexi. CoB immediately became a favorite of mine.
When you were talking about od1 and od2 being the same, you might have been thinking about the Joe satriani signature jvm. That was something he requested for his model.
I’m a 54 year thrash semi crappy guitarist who like yourself didn’t listen to them early on, but I’m really glad that I did hear them before I moved on because. The guy was good and had a good time doing what he loved. I happy I can hear it all now. Allways learning new riff etc and boy, was he full of them ! thrash on all. It’s worth the listen. Love ur stuff as well mr.ola. Keep it up. Thanks for all ur work my brother. Peace
I remember a few years ago during your live chats heavily recommending COB and you kept saying how they were too “happy” of a sound for you, glad you came around!!! Alexi was a legend of a shredder…
I was aware of COB and Alexi as a teen, I really liked his work in the Finnish super group The Local Band and listened to the album “Hexed”… but that was basically it. Until he passed it caught me by surprise like I’m sure everyone else did… dove into their earlier works, it was right up my alley, especially if I was younger lol… it’s a damn shame I didn’t get into them earlier… R.I.P. Alexi
Alexi has been my number one inspiration since I discovered Bodom 17 years ago. I finally worked my way up to mastering the solo to Kissing The Shadows earlier this year, definitely the peak of my journey as a guitarist. Incredible that he wrote and recorded that (as well as countless other masterpieces) at such a young age. RIP Wildchild.
Good call on getting the Alexi MM-04 booster installed, the midboost is essential for the Alexi sound. Don't be afraid to try different settings with the dipswitches. If I recall correctly, one of his techs mentioned online that he changed the settings around over the years to match different pickups and the 2+4 settings listed in the manual are old.
He did nail it. I would have been curious to hear a side by side of perhaps a stock LTD Arrow or something. He really nailed the COb tone, I wonder how much was in that booster he had installed? Cool show.
Aw man, _yeess_ I waited for that one! Alexi is one of those people that I discovered _way_ too late, but who ever since had an enormous influence on my guitar journey and everything surrounding it; Petrucci made me pick up the electric, but Alexi made me really _play_ ... Rest in fucking power Wildchild, may your legacy live on for a long, long time!
You really nailed Alexi's tone! Damn that is sooooo chunky. Your play style and the tone in the intro made me remember of the final solo of Hatebreeder. I'm still get goose bumps when I listen to it. That's a great tribute to a great guitarist gone too soon! Well done Ola.
RIP Alexi. I wish I got to see him live before he passed. He was always one of my favorites since middle school but I was never big on going to concerts until after the pandemic ended.
thank you so much for this video Ola. Alexi was my personal hero along with chuck schuldiner. Ever since his passing its never been the same, just like with chuck and dimebag. RIP alexi and all the legends that left us
12+ years ago I was lucky enough to play a $6000 ESP white Alexi model with the grim reaper scythe inlays through a marshall series similar to this one with separate knobs for each channel, this was when Alexi was still playing through a Lee Jackson rack amp or something. the guitar back then might have had some kind of boost or onboard preamp because it was hitting the marshall with lots of gain without having any pedals, the EMG was passive.
absolutely love when Ola makes CoB/Alexi Laiho videos! Has been my favorite band since middle school and a big part of my life growing up.Thank you sir! Btw if ever in Finland they just opened a Children Of Bodom bar in Esbo/Espoo
How cool is that, awesome, and unbelievable, cause just from yesterday I was thinking a lot about Alexi, and reminded myself some stuff about him, and here is Ola's new video, incredible how this energy flies through the space
You really nailed it on this video. Thank you Ola! I'm getting goosebumps when hearing that exact tone. Alexi was the guy who made me want to pick up the guitar.
The Man and the band that pulled me into metal music.Always will be my hero/heroes, always blasting CoB everyday when im going to work🤘🏻Thank you Ola for this amazing content!
Seen many covers of COB songs by different guitar players all over youtube but there's that one distinct rusted-tone that Alexi has which I have rarely heard other people have been able to make on their guitars.
RIP Alexi. I was lucky enough to see them twice in a small-ish setting. His guitar tone is INSANE. I actually cannot believe that it's just EMGHZ into a JVM(more or less). It's in the hands, man.
That pre-amp boost does A LOT as Ola says - it’s not really any different than putting an overdrive before the amp like many metal guitarists do, just slightly different. Damn near every good driven guitar tone out there has *something* in between the guitar & amp pushing things - even Brian May of Queen
To be fair you can't really go wrong with a boosted HZ into a JVM, it's just a good combo. Although the JVM is a fairly late development in Alexi's career, he was using some fancy vintage rackmount stuff before that.
The HZ are quite nice an affordable pus, and theres to much gatekeeper mojo around boutique PUs. The HZ have a nice, not oversaturated distorted tones, but instead of emgs actives a usable cleantone. They handle distortion very good. But dont put to much focus on the pus. The cab is more interesting. Celestion greenback. Has more influence than the pickups on the whole sound.
I guess the question is mainly which era Bodom, the US metal style Bodom or the old school, when you talk about his rigs. The old rig was much more in the 80's spirit. Custom Jackson RRs with JE-1000 preamp booster, rack with Lee Jackson GP-1000 and VHT or Engl power amp was common. The sound was rather unique, he was very inspired by Stone (the band of his later bandmate Roope Latvala) who played with those before Metaltronix heads. His (maybe first) Jackson RR was actually the guitar of Jiri Jalkanen from Stone. The preamp is like a Fender Concert, but people asked Lee Jackson for more gain so he added another preamp tube. It also has a wonderful mid shift knob similar to how JE-1000 has dip switches (well basically Musamaailma copied the design for MM-04 since Jackson didn't manufacture them anymore) which in tandem created that very juicy mid focused tone. Very percussive and saturated, squealy and prone to give feedback notes. This later rig was much more world tour friendly, the amp in one chassis instead of rack. With the old Jacksons you couldn't get a clean tone even, unless you had a toggle installed on the guitar. But the old rig beats the later rig by million miles in being unique and interesting. But of course it's the mid focus and his playing that is the key to make things sound like him.
Great to see you liking COB more. You nailed that tone and playing. By the way, one of the rig run down videos I watched, very simple rig and Alexi told that he had chorus pedal always on interestingly.
Got the same guitar, plus the Scythe. Installed the preamp in them both as well. Dialed in just a hint, only to get a bit extra clarity in solos, as the pickups already sounds badass on their own!
For anyone really wanting to nail his tone further, use a boss ch-1 chorus pedal, turn it to it's most mild setting, so barely noticeable, and never turn it off.
I sold my JVM for A Bogner Ecstasy. It was a good choice. But if I was to rebuy a head, it would be a JVM. Channel 3 orange and red were the most amazing saturated goodness, especially with my Les Paul. Underrated metal amp that can do every style. But the Bogner takes the gain staging options and the cutting clarity to a new level. Great vid, Ola. I'm watching you all the time again, and totally diggin' your channel. The OG! And "Needled" is definitely my fav Bodom tune! Memories...of the good ol days...
Awesome video, Ola! It would be sick to see you do one on his preamp setup that he used most of his career too (Lee Jackson GP1000), or even the early guitar setup (Jackson with J50BC pickup and JE1000 gainboost) and maybe see how they compare with this. Love your content man, happy finnish independence day to you.
One of my favorite guitarist.. his playing, songwriting, stage presence and authenticity was so inspirational! Great video, and awesome to hear Ola is checking out and enjoying more CoB tracks!!🤟🔥
A lot of his gear, including that white guitar from the thumbnail as well as his amps and pedals were on display in my hometown a month or two ago. Was really cool to see!
I have a Alexi signature Emg on my Jackson Kevin Bond RR. Sounds amazing, both in studio and riggs. And yes .... EQ and boost. About scaloops ..... Have that on my Kramer RR from the 80's and a Invader pickup.
Damn Ola...you really nailed the tone in that intro. Alexi is one of my guitar hero's and I will miss hearing new music from him. At least he put out a lot of quality music that I can still listen to. He will live on forever in the great music he wrote. RIP Alexi
you definitely nailed it! obviously you said it is set to his settings but i swear there are a ton of videos with him shredding and nailing those riffs with less gain. obviously he was a master!
I grew up listening to children of bodom and my buddy who just passed this last august would play all of their songs by heart on guitar when we would jam in our teenage years 15+ years ago. We loved COB more than almost any metal band and took to In Flames as well and Jason Becker and Gilbert and all that shit. But Downfall and Angels Don't Kill are my favorite COB songs and of course Everytime I DIE!!!! My buddy was a fanatical fan and he was a shredder. But yea my main group I got into most was actually At The Gates. Love me ATG, biggest guitar influence for me besides Tool
My favorite of all time 🙏🏼 I have a big problem with ESP/LTD charging 1500+ USD for a “signature” guitar and they can’t even throw in the EMG HZ Alexi set (with the preamp, which is integral for his signature). It’s just bullshit to me. Pennies on the dollar for them. But for those who have passives and want that preamp sound- all you need is to EQ boost the 1.3k (or closest number on your EQ pedal) and then bump the output level up just a tad bit.
Been sleeping on this one, it was time! hope you enjoy the video! Also Happy Birthday Finland!
Would love to see a cover of “hold your tongue” great song
I dig the video. I’m really impressed with that Marshall
Hey ola would we be able to get a video showing the process of installing the preamp.
Thanks
Thanks Ola! Sounds really cool!
Can't believe it's been 2 years since his passing.. rest easy Alexi
Nearly 18 years for Dime
@@TheGazza83 next week 21 years for Chuck Schuldiner
edit: misspelled his last name..
I swear 2020-2022 passed by like 1 year. EVH also passed in 2020 :(
@AmirAli Heydari Chuck and Alexi are 2 of my biggest influences when it comes to screaming and guitar
What? Isn't it just one years?
Nothing better than a Ola video on Finnish independence day about a Finnish guitar legend! Timing on on point!
Hyää syntymäpäivää! and Rest in Power Aleksi
Happy independence in afterwards :D From a Swede. We love our finnish neighbours. Even tho we rip at eachother sometimes.
Alexi was such a beast. That early 2000s Era had so many killer players, but Alexi was a standout talent.
RIP Alexi, your playing lives on.
1998-2004 Alexi was on another level! He still was until his sadly passing but those 1st 4 albums were epic.
Great timing for this video Ola, one of the Finnish guitar heroes for Finland's independence day 😄
JVMs just sound so visceral, man... Definitely the best high-gain Marshall ever.
Been using a JVM410 since they pretty much come out, it does everything I could want it to and more.
@@69mosshead Same.
Hard agree! The JVM410 is glorious and acts like a Swiss Army knife of tone to boot.
One of best high gain amps, ever. Had mine since 2012 & no need for another head.
Don't sleep on the 205H, either! I want to buried with mine. Surprisingly great clean channel, too.
Ola: "That's too much gain." There's a first time for everything.
LMAO 😅😂😆😂😅😂😆😂😅🤣
The band that got me into metal 13-14 years ago, so glad I got to see them live before Alexi passed. R.I.P.
Wildchild will live forever in our hearts!! He fucking rocked and was a super nice guy too. I got my boys (10 and 12) listening to Bodom now and they are loving it.
Good man 🤘
Father Of The Year Award goes to this man🏆
This gear video is pure gold for many of us that chased his tone! A huge influence to an entire generation of metal musicians is an understatement. Forever in our hearts, the original Wild Child!
Great Video, Ola, and thanks for keeping the Legacy alive! Nice to hear you appreciating the Bodom Tracks. To me Alexi and COB is probably what Dime and Pantera means to you. Well prepared and performed!
That Needled 24/7 cover at the beginning was literally perfect
Probably my largest guitar influence of the modern generation. Jimi made me pick up a guitar when I was 8, Alexi pushed me to get great.
For me, kirk hammett made me pick it up.. Alexi kept me playing
God bless his soul my guitar hero ,, Rest in power Alexi ‘wildchild’ Laiho
Love how ola went from never hearing the a few years ago to loving them and honoring alexi laiho. He's the living dead beat. He'll never die
Sounds like a bandwagonner
More like Living Dad Bod (lol jk)
@@NiRvAnA6890 did you read you user name
Holy shit you nailed that intro solo to Needled! Good job Ola! 👏
Yeah I had my app closed and thought that was the actual track!!! Killed it.
Yeah man! Pretty cool! I thought it's the actual track!
i missed it, i was studying while watching the vid and didnt notice where he played needled solo?
@@chhanly1 no the intro! There's a very short solo in the intro as well, that's what was pointed out!
@@jontraz5993 thank you
Alexi was an absolute monster, so many catchy riffs and melodic solos. Sick gear review!
Hello, at 5:45 was that freestyle or some riff of a song? Thanks!
@@DistarBute Sixpounder by COB
Sick sound. Alexi was a minimalist with his gear. He let his skills speak for itself.
I'm currently rebuilding a BC Rich Avenge using The Halo of Blood EMG pickup that also comes with the active preamp can't wait to get it done and noodle with it
Great tone, hellacious guitar.. Alexi would be stoked! It’s a shame we lost him so soon, would have been so cool to see him on your show man. I also didn’t listen to bodom much growing up, but have recently developed a huge amount of respect and appreciation for his music in recent years. Got to see them live back in 2008 on gigantour at merryweather post pavilion with JFAC, in flames, and megadeth.. extremely grateful for that experience
Absolute chills! Thank you so much for this video Ola I’ll always remember getting my mind blown by this exact tone shaking the whole theatre I was in when Alexi’s sound tech walked his guitar out on stage just prior to their set starting to test chug open C for 10 secs. I never thought I’d quite hear it the same again.
His black and pink LTD is something I am still chasing all these years. I saw him with one in a Zzounds magazine I used to get back in 2007 and that's what lead me to look up Alexi. CoB immediately became a favorite of mine.
after his death the original ones are nearly impossible to find and to afford. Also the first black yellow one after he changed from jackson
Alexi was my intro into metal music
When you were talking about od1 and od2 being the same, you might have been thinking about the Joe satriani signature jvm. That was something he requested for his model.
I'll never forget the day we lost him, as it fell on my birthday. Wish he was still with us. RIP, Wildchild🤘
I’m a 54 year thrash semi crappy guitarist who like yourself didn’t listen to them early on, but I’m really glad that I did hear them before I moved on because. The guy was good and had a good time doing what he loved. I happy I can hear it all now. Allways learning new riff etc and boy, was he full of them ! thrash on all. It’s worth the listen. Love ur stuff as well mr.ola. Keep it up. Thanks for all ur work my brother. Peace
Alexi just wrote the perfect compositions. His performance was from another planet too. Absolute LEGEND
I remember a few years ago during your live chats heavily recommending COB and you kept saying how they were too “happy” of a sound for you, glad you came around!!! Alexi was a legend of a shredder…
One of the coolest videos from Ola... badass sound, legendary musician, excellent amp, and kickass riffs in one video.
I was aware of COB and Alexi as a teen, I really liked his work in the Finnish super group The Local Band and listened to the album “Hexed”… but that was basically it. Until he passed it caught me by surprise like I’m sure everyone else did… dove into their earlier works, it was right up my alley, especially if I was younger lol… it’s a damn shame I didn’t get into them earlier… R.I.P. Alexi
Alexi has been my number one inspiration since I discovered Bodom 17 years ago. I finally worked my way up to mastering the solo to Kissing The Shadows earlier this year, definitely the peak of my journey as a guitarist. Incredible that he wrote and recorded that (as well as countless other masterpieces) at such a young age. RIP Wildchild.
I saw somewhere that they wrote and recorded Kissing the Shadows in like 2 days because they needed another track for FTR… absolutely mind blowing
GG to you for mastering that beast of a solo my man!
Upload a cover of it if you're comfortable with that, ppl would watch :)
Thank you, Ola. For honoring a legend. Rest in peace, Wildchild
That high gain, spongey Marshall tone is just the best 🔥
Good call on getting the Alexi MM-04 booster installed, the midboost is essential for the Alexi sound. Don't be afraid to try different settings with the dipswitches. If I recall correctly, one of his techs mentioned online that he changed the settings around over the years to match different pickups and the 2+4 settings listed in the manual are old.
The description says you weren't happy with it, but I think you NAILED the tone. Great stuff.
He did nail it. I would have been curious to hear a side by side of perhaps a stock LTD Arrow or something. He really nailed the COb tone, I wonder how much was in that booster he had installed?
Cool show.
Woooowww this was awesome can't tell you how much impact Alexi had on an old metalhead like me and how much he influenced my son Will
Glad you came around to Children of Bodom. Amazing band. It'd be great to see you learning Alexi's solo's from the first two album.
Aw man, _yeess_ I waited for that one! Alexi is one of those people that I discovered _way_ too late, but who ever since had an enormous influence on my guitar journey and everything surrounding it; Petrucci made me pick up the electric, but Alexi made me really _play_ ...
Rest in fucking power Wildchild, may your legacy live on for a long, long time!
You really nailed Alexi's tone!
Damn that is sooooo chunky.
Your play style and the tone in the intro made me remember of the final solo of Hatebreeder.
I'm still get goose bumps when I listen to it.
That's a great tribute to a great guitarist gone too soon!
Well done Ola.
Alexi's sound is so fantastic and it is bone simple.
@@BassRacerxBy hitting the first gain stage with a 18 dB boost just blows the rest of the signal chain.
The simpler, the better!
RIP Alexi. I wish I got to see him live before he passed. He was always one of my favorites since middle school but I was never big on going to concerts until after the pandemic ended.
thank you so much for this video Ola. Alexi was my personal hero along with chuck schuldiner. Ever since his passing its never been the same, just like with chuck and dimebag. RIP alexi and all the legends that left us
12+ years ago I was lucky enough to play a $6000 ESP white Alexi model with the grim reaper scythe inlays through a marshall series similar to this one with separate knobs for each channel, this was when Alexi was still playing through a Lee Jackson rack amp or something. the guitar back then might have had some kind of boost or onboard preamp because it was hitting the marshall with lots of gain without having any pedals, the EMG was passive.
absolutely love when Ola makes CoB/Alexi Laiho videos! Has been my favorite band since middle school and a big part of my life growing up.Thank you sir! Btw if ever in Finland they just opened a Children Of Bodom bar in Esbo/Espoo
Someone has been practicing their Bodom! Absolutely killer stuff.
RIP Alexi.
Alexi Laiho was definitely my Favorite guitarist! I really hope his latest ESP/LTD guitar’s never get discontinued! I’m still sad that he is gone!
RIP Alexi! Legend!!
That guitar gear sounds awesome Ola Children of Bosom Rock 🤘 RIP Alexi Laiho
yup one of the tone that i really enjoy in metal
How cool is that, awesome, and unbelievable, cause just from yesterday I was thinking a lot about Alexi, and reminded myself some stuff about him, and here is Ola's new video, incredible how this energy flies through the space
You really nailed it on this video. Thank you Ola! I'm getting goosebumps when hearing that exact tone. Alexi was the guy who made me want to pick up the guitar.
Cool stuff as always, RIP Allu 🖤 Great choice of day for posting this, so happy Independece Day to Finland 🥳🥂🇫🇮
Saw COB in 2015 with Megadeth, nothing will ever top that show. RIP Alexi 🖤
To this day, my favourite musician of all time. He's like ozzy to me. Got me me playing guitar.
The Man and the band that pulled me into metal music.Always will be my hero/heroes, always blasting CoB everyday when im going to work🤘🏻Thank you Ola for this amazing content!
Fantastic tone
Man, it warms my heart to see you getting into COB. Alexi was my favorite guitarist of all time. 🤘
Hi, at 5:45 was that freestyle or some riff of a song? Thanks!
@@DistarBute "Sixpounder" by Bodom.
That playing is so badass. RIP Alexi.
Seen many covers of COB songs by different guitar players all over youtube but there's that one distinct rusted-tone that Alexi has which I have rarely heard other people have been able to make on their guitars.
RIP Alexi. I was lucky enough to see them twice in a small-ish setting. His guitar tone is INSANE. I actually cannot believe that it's just EMGHZ into a JVM(more or less). It's in the hands, man.
That pre-amp boost does A LOT as Ola says - it’s not really any different than putting an overdrive before the amp like many metal guitarists do, just slightly different.
Damn near every good driven guitar tone out there has *something* in between the guitar & amp pushing things - even Brian May of Queen
To be fair you can't really go wrong with a boosted HZ into a JVM, it's just a good combo. Although the JVM is a fairly late development in Alexi's career, he was using some fancy vintage rackmount stuff before that.
The HZ are quite nice an affordable pus, and theres to much gatekeeper mojo around boutique PUs. The HZ have a nice, not oversaturated distorted tones, but instead of emgs actives a usable cleantone. They handle distortion very good. But dont put to much focus on the pus. The cab is more interesting. Celestion greenback. Has more influence than the pickups on the whole sound.
@@GloomshimmerAlexi only ever used greenbacks for little stint. For newer Bodom, try V30s, and older T-75s.
I guess the question is mainly which era Bodom, the US metal style Bodom or the old school, when you talk about his rigs. The old rig was much more in the 80's spirit. Custom Jackson RRs with JE-1000 preamp booster, rack with Lee Jackson GP-1000 and VHT or Engl power amp was common. The sound was rather unique, he was very inspired by Stone (the band of his later bandmate Roope Latvala) who played with those before Metaltronix heads. His (maybe first) Jackson RR was actually the guitar of Jiri Jalkanen from Stone. The preamp is like a Fender Concert, but people asked Lee Jackson for more gain so he added another preamp tube. It also has a wonderful mid shift knob similar to how JE-1000 has dip switches (well basically Musamaailma copied the design for MM-04 since Jackson didn't manufacture them anymore) which in tandem created that very juicy mid focused tone. Very percussive and saturated, squealy and prone to give feedback notes.
This later rig was much more world tour friendly, the amp in one chassis instead of rack. With the old Jacksons you couldn't get a clean tone even, unless you had a toggle installed on the guitar. But the old rig beats the later rig by million miles in being unique and interesting. But of course it's the mid focus and his playing that is the key to make things sound like him.
Thank you Olda for doing this! RIP, Alexi the wild child
Great to see you liking COB more. You nailed that tone and playing. By the way, one of the rig run down videos I watched, very simple rig and Alexi told that he had chorus pedal always on interestingly.
Absolutely love the cinematography on this video
Great timing to do a video about a finnish guitar legend like Alexi because today, the 6th of december is indepence day in finland.
I remember the video of you listening to them essentially for the first time in glad you came around because Alexi is one of the best imo
All the orchestra hits 😆
Always have a beer for Alexi when you are out... Shred in heaven forever brother! so glad to see them live in Oslo
Got the same guitar, plus the Scythe. Installed the preamp in them both as well. Dialed in just a hint, only to get a bit extra clarity in solos, as the pickups already sounds badass on their own!
For anyone really wanting to nail his tone further, use a boss ch-1 chorus pedal, turn it to it's most mild setting, so barely noticeable, and never turn it off.
I sold my JVM for A Bogner Ecstasy. It was a good choice. But if I was to rebuy a head, it would be a JVM. Channel 3 orange and red were the most amazing saturated goodness, especially with my Les Paul. Underrated metal amp that can do every style. But the Bogner takes the gain staging options and the cutting clarity to a new level.
Great vid, Ola. I'm watching you all the time again, and totally diggin' your channel. The OG!
And "Needled" is definitely my fav Bodom tune! Memories...of the good ol days...
Awesome video, Ola! It would be sick to see you do one on his preamp setup that he used most of his career too (Lee Jackson GP1000), or even the early guitar setup (Jackson with J50BC pickup and JE1000 gainboost) and maybe see how they compare with this.
Love your content man, happy finnish independence day to you.
Greetings from your dear neighbor Finland Ola! Very nice video Finland´s Independence Day! Thank you Man!!
He is the face of Children of Bodom.
No one can ever replace him.
One of the best frontman, and a God in his guitar.
RIP Alexi, you were my childhood guitar hero
Glad I found COB as a kid. RIP Alexi what a shredder. I've always wanted one of these guitars...
COB is a great band. The guitar work was always awesome. Glad you reviewed the guitar. Love the look
As much as I love and admire Alexi, it was refreshing to hear one of their songs played as tightly as you did in the intro.
One of my favorite guitarist.. his playing, songwriting, stage presence and authenticity was so inspirational!
Great video, and awesome to hear Ola is checking out and enjoying more CoB tracks!!🤟🔥
One of the best reviews ever very unbiased
So happy to see Ola doing a video on one of my favorite bands and guitarists. The playing was on point
5:41 was such a killer transition!!!
Glad to hear you've got more into the CoB. There is always something you can bring with you from Alexi's playing. Rock on 😎🤘
I actually really dig that single in the neck with that distorted vibe. It gives it a different kind of tone.
Wait til you do this with a Telecaster
@@joshbittner Why?
@@RokDAWG1 cause it sounds awesome, and then the tele bridge pickup is also awesome
@@joshbittner ok
@@joshbittner, like Jari from Wintersun did in the 2000s
A lot of his gear, including that white guitar from the thumbnail as well as his amps and pedals were on display in my hometown a month or two ago. Was really cool to see!
Ola is the king of tone & production.
I'd love to see you do Amecian Head charge super underrated back in early 2000's
RIP ALEXI, awesome shredding Ola, you've really improved the last few years
long live Alexi. great stuff Ola
RIP to one of the Metal Gods.
Thx for this one man.
Alexi was a huge influence on me growing up.
Rip, Alexi! Forever in our memories.
2:58 , exactly, idk there's something about him, Alexi will always be my hero!! RIP Wildchild
I have a Alexi signature Emg on my Jackson Kevin Bond RR. Sounds amazing, both in studio and riggs.
And yes .... EQ and boost. About scaloops ..... Have that on my Kramer RR from the 80's and a Invader pickup.
Damn Ola...you really nailed the tone in that intro. Alexi is one of my guitar hero's and I will miss hearing new music from him. At least he put out a lot of quality music that I can still listen to. He will live on forever in the great music he wrote. RIP Alexi
Killer playing, Ola!!! You nailed Alexi's tone and style! Thanks for doing this video! :-)
you definitely nailed it! obviously you said it is set to his settings but i swear there are a ton of videos with him shredding and nailing those riffs with less gain. obviously he was a master!
I grew up listening to children of bodom and my buddy who just passed this last august would play all of their songs by heart on guitar when we would jam in our teenage years 15+ years ago. We loved COB more than almost any metal band and took to In Flames as well and Jason Becker and Gilbert and all that shit. But Downfall and Angels Don't Kill are my favorite COB songs and of course Everytime I DIE!!!! My buddy was a fanatical fan and he was a shredder. But yea my main group I got into most was actually At The Gates. Love me ATG, biggest guitar influence for me besides Tool
Rest in Power Alexi🙌
This is my favourite amp of all times..i love it and u made me really happy to hear it again
Long Live the Legend of Alexi!!!
Dud, the intro is just sooo in your face!!! Amazing playing Ola!!!
My favorite of all time 🙏🏼 I have a big problem with ESP/LTD charging 1500+ USD for a “signature” guitar and they can’t even throw in the EMG HZ Alexi set (with the preamp, which is integral for his signature). It’s just bullshit to me. Pennies on the dollar for them.
But for those who have passives and want that preamp sound- all you need is to EQ boost the 1.3k (or closest number on your EQ pedal) and then bump the output level up just a tad bit.