Hello and welcome to my new FAQ video and ...
Shit, okay ... good talk
As you might have probably noticed I'm wearing the- f***ing hell
As you've probably already noticed, I'm wearing all these bad ass f***ing t-shirts
And you're like: 'where can I get ahold of those t-shirts?' Well ...
The problem is this is an old t-shirt, this is from 1996
I found a bunch of really old t-shirts of mine in my parents' place
What is not that awesome is that obviously this Sepultura t-shirt is misprinted
As you can see the S is the wrong way
So there you go. Okay, first question.
Kostantinos Daoutis: "The Solar Guitars are pretty ugly"
That's kind of mean
"Hey Ola, can you play one Slayer riff? Have an awesome day"
Okay
Maybe that could be a thing: 'Slayer riff of the day', in my FAQ
Alright, so here's one riff from one of my favorite Slayer albums
It's a little finger-twister
There you go, thank you so much, oh my voice
And I got to play my Solar guitar
"I'm not even kidding, YouTube literally-
"I'm not even kidding, YouTube literally unsubscribed me from you this weekend, what the f-"
Stop, everyone make sure you're still subscribed to my channel, check down there
Click 'subscribe', okay?
You can also click the join button, but that's something else, that's the youtube membership thing
Where you get awesome extra content and you know, downloads
And lessons and all that shit, but that's something else
Make sure to subscribe, okay? Take this little moment and I'll wait
My whole body hurts
"This FAQ is golden, thanks fluff ... Oops, I mean Ola lol great video"
Yeah, that was a sick joke, dude
Sick
"Hey Ola, I know you have probably been asked this multiple times before but what DAW do you use?"
Okay, so ever since I switched to Mac and started using Mac computers for production
That was around 2003 or something like that, I started using Digital Performer first, by MOTU
And eventually, I started using Logic because on Mac that was like the standard back in the day
And yeah, I just could stuck with Logic
And I'm very happy with how it works and ...
You know, it's not really that much about which one you choose today
I mean between Logic or Pro Tools or Cubase It's more about the one you find your best kind of workflow in
And Logic has really served me well during the years, so I'm definitely happy with this program
It's like, you know, I know my way around this app, and that's what makes it so valuable for me
Okay, let's just load something up
Can't hear shit though
I'm not sure what I've been doing here but it sounds cool
I think it's a song and I reamped it or whatever shit I've been doing
Yeah, I just like how the workflow is in this app, it's ...
It's very simple, it's ...
Yeah, yeah I ...
What?
I don't know what to say, I mean all the other apps are good as well, so there you go
That was a little bit of Logic for you
Okay, next question
"Hi Ola, how old were you when you started playing guitar? And what made you keep going on?"
I was ... I think 13 years old when I started guitar, that was 1994
I started playing because of Nirvana and also because everyone in in my class started playing guitar
And I couldn't be ... You know, I had to start playing as well
Nirvana made me kind of pick up the guitar because it was easier for me to start on
Like, doing all those chords and all, but ...
Then I think what made me continue with guitar was just me discovering metal
And ... you know, like Pantera and Dream Theater and just like really ...
Trying to figure out how to make those sounds and how to play those riffs
It was really like a good spur for me to keep on going
So, that's what it is
"Here's a fun google search ... LFL, enjoy the action"
Okay
Why do I feel I'm about to regret this?
LFL ... Okay, Legends Football League
Lingerie football league
Okay, let's watch
What is this?
This is exactly what I thought it would be. What the f*** is up with the music by the way?
Oh, okay, some rap
Oh shit
Oh, they're not really afraid to break their nails on this one
Oh shit, take it easy
Is this for real?
Shit yeah, there's actually an audience there, so I guess it's real
Oh, come on, that was totally unnecessary, the hell is this?
I don't ... I ...
Yeah, I think that in Sweden ...
This probably would not have passed as being politically correct, I would say
Yeah, this is ...
This is so American in a way
Okay
I mean, they look hot, I must admit, but is it really necessary to have those quotes?
I mean, isn't it supposed to be like a serious sport?
Alright, I think I need to investigate a little bit more when I stop filming
Thank you, great great thing
"Hello Ola, greetings from the east, would you mind sharing your fitness/ workout routines?"
Sure, no problem. Here it is
"Ola, you the man
"When did you know that you had found your sound? Example: tone, rhythmic patterns ..."
"Also, do you have a signature move that you do on guitar?"
I think I discovered my sound when I kind of like discovered that I couldn't mimic other people anymore
To the extent that ...
You know, I've always been trying to nail album sounds or like other guitar players' sounds
But in my earlier videos, for instance, I was trying to nail those tones while using different amplifiers
But you know, after just trying everything
I kind of like came to the conclusion that whatever I do, I will always sound like me
And then I know ... I kind of like know what to look for and that was ...
Around the moment actually where we designed the Randall Satan
And that's around the time where I think I found my sound, I had great sound before I think
But that's like when I stopped the search for a tone, in that sense
So yeah, there you go
I don't think I have any signature moves, but I do have like a ...
Usually like a chord pattern that I like to work with, when you're in drop D for instance
I like to work with ...
You know, a lot of bigger chords like ...
If this wasn't drop D, this would be a chord like this
But now, because I have a drop D, it's a lot easier to ...
Whatever, I don't even remember what I was trying to show ... okay.
"Hey Ola, are you on drugs?"
I am high on life
Swedish word of the day
Swedish word of the day might not be really funny in Sweden, but it will be for you Americans out there
It's 'Fack'
Fack is the union basically, in Sweden
Or even better, when you talk about them, you say 'Facket'
And the good thing about this, I have my plan with this
It's that instead of saying 'F***', I can now say the Swedish word 'Fack'
And it would not get censored, which is awesome, so there you go
Sometimes I call facket and ...
That's how it is, that's the union in Sweden.
So if you need help with your current day job or whatever, you just facket
Alright, so this is Ola Englund the day after uploading this to YouTube
Unfortunately YouTube did not fall for my little trick and demonetized my video
But if you feel like you want to support me go buy a t-shirt or something like that
Or become a member of my channel, it's Super awesome, you get a lot of exclusive content ...
Okay, thank you
"Hello, greetings from Finland, what do you think about us, the Finns?
"The ones who still beat you Swedes in ice hockey?"
Are you sure about that?
I have to look it up
The official statistics for games since 1949 to 2014
Sweden has won 144 times over Finland and Finland has won 117 times over Sweden
I guess your statistics are a little bit wrong, but that's perfectly fine
Finland is still a great country, you're just not as good on ice hockey, but that's fine
It's okay, I don't care about ice hockey that much anymore
Except only when we're better than you
See you, all the Finnish subscribers, in the next life
No, I still love Finland, it's an awesome country, I love being there
And we share the same mentality there, it's just that I can't fucking understand their language
"Hola Ola, how do you work with companies to show their products on your channel?
"Do they pay you with money or products?"
So the way that it worked back in the day was basically that ...
That brands would ... either I bought something, I still do that today
Like, buy equipment, or like if I have something here, I make a demo of it
But back in the day if a brand reached out to me, they would basically just send products
And I would just do the demo in exchange for the products
Like, Seymour Duncan was one of the first brands that kind of like sent me a box of their pickups
And I was just super happy, you know, that they acknowledged me and sent me stuff
So, I just made a video, super awesome, and I do charge for my demos nowadays
However with the terms
And that's what's so awesome with my channel growing: it's grown so much that I can set my own terms now
And I've done that for about two years now, where I say like
'Okay, I'm gonna make this demo for you
'But you have to understand that whatever happens in the video, will stay in the video'
'People will notice if I'm happy, if I'm disappointed ...
'And it will stay in the video'
So, it all boils down to ...
If you have a good product, it's gonna show in the video, if you have a shit product, it's gonna show in the video
So, with those terms, like whatever happens, happens
I want to cater to the viewers rather than the brand, and if that is okay ...
Then I do the demo
I must say I've lost a lot of opportunities because of this, but you know what?
I'd rather have an honest review going
And you know an honest demonstration, because I just think it's a lot more honest to the viewers
So I charge for my demos, but with that said, 80% or even 90% of my videos are unpaid for
That's just content that I decide to make, like these FAQs like the Metalzone video, or like ...
You know, I buy an amplifier or these tone gear videos
I do not get paid for those I make those because you know, I enjoy doing videos, I enjoy doing content
And you know what? I'm really proud of where I've taken this YouTube channel
It's still very honest ... Yes, I am making money of my videos, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to do this
So, there you go, I've been talking a lot, shit. Okay, next question.
I've been talking so long I had to log into my computer again, good
"Hey Ola, hope you're doing great. I really want to preorder a Lime A2.6, but I have a question on it
"Is this color a mate or ...
"Or a shinny finish?"
So, the lemon neon guitar, it's a matte finish
And ...
Have I told you how much I love this finish? I love this finish so much I lick it
Thumbnail
"Would rather take an RG550 in those colours to be honest"
"Hey Ola, have you checked out Jinjer yet?
"If not, I totally recommend you do, they're one of my favourite bands at the moment"
Okay, okay, I'm gonna do this because this is what I do, this is what I do
Jinjer ... I've heard so much about this band, I have to check it out now
That's cool
Oh, there it is
Shit, that's a great fuckin growl voice there
Mean this is what metal needs right now, we need more female in the scene
And singers like this, Alyssa in Arch Enemy are gonna inspire young girls
To start listening to metal and start doing shit like that
I see it in the first comment, that says like
'My 4 year old watched this video for the first time and now she wants to learn to scream like that'
I mean, this is very important, and actually her growl is insane, I must say
But it's nice to see that she can actually sing too
That's cool man, I'm glad I checked that out
I have to listen to that, next time I travel I will download one or-
I will not download, I will stream one of their albums, okay?
"I don't care the burps and neither the raspy language, even though I like it
"But it's true that your level of arrogancy is coming up little by little
"I understand it, but I don't like it
"Do what you want, you're a successful business metalhead
"But your audience is a mirror of your personality, thank you"
I think I speak for a lot of my viewers
When I say that they can take everything I say with a little bucket of salt
Is that even an expression in English? I don't know.
You know, when I do that I exaggerate a lot
And you know, it's for entertainment basically
So yeah, I think you're smart enough to understand that when I call you fuckface
It's the nicest kind of fuckface I can call you, so ...
There you go, thank you for watching and thank you for subscribing
"Hey Ola, nice video, and by the way, I like the colors
"I have a question: which part of your professional life do you prefer?
"Gigging? Making videos? Clinics? Quality checking your Solar Guitars?
"Hope you will answer on your next FAQ"
And I will answer, Francis
My favorite part right now is actually just being home and do my videos
I love doing this, I love sitting here, nerding out. I mean, I ...
I have the dream job right now
I'm not making all the money in the world, but you know, I'm super happy right now
And I hope you understand and see that in my videos and in my content that ...
You know, I feel very fortunate to be able to do this
And doing the videos here, I can stay home with my kids and my family
I like going out on tours and and play live shows, no doubt, but I still enjoy being home
I'm a family father, I enjoy, you know, sitting in my own room
This is my cave right here, and this is where I feel best when I'm working
I still kind of have a hard feeling grasping the fact that this is my real job here
So, yeah, I really appreciate it, it's all because of you guys, and also ...
To all of you guys that are members to my youtube channel, thank you so much
You're contributing a lot to all of this
And I hope you see that, I hope you will recognize that, and I hope you will stay a member
And I'll try and bring out as much awesome exclusive content for you as possible
Nothing will happen to this YouTube channel, I will still put out the regular content, you do not have to worry
Alright, so that was the last question, thank you so much for watching this completely burp-free video
Let's see how that goes, maybe the views are not going to be as many as all my other videos
But who knows? We'll just have to experiment a little bit
Thank you so much for watching
If you want more of me, you can become a member to my youtube channel
You get exclusive content, extra downloads and just other stuff ... okay.
If you have any questions, please ask them in the comment section of this video
Thank you so much for watching and see you next time
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