COME ON OLA....ROBERT A BETTER BASS PLAYER THAN CLIFF BURTON...ARE YOU DAFT MAN..? CLIFF WOULD SMOKE ROB WITH ONE HAND...LOVE THE CHANNEL BTW, AND THE SECOND CHANNEL LOOKS COOL...I SUB TO DELTA EMPIRE AND WANT TO SEE AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM...PEACE FROM THE NORTHEAST...
@@brianyates7255 Robert is better in terms of technical skills. Cliff was better at composing etc. Cliff was more concerned about capturing a certain feel, so his playing was a bit sloppy at times. In fact, I think it was Flemming Rasmussen, who said something to that effect.
Speaking of love in the Metal community . I work with a handicap , wheelchair bound young man who loves Metal . Whenever I take him to concerts it always warms my heart how much Metal fans and musicians watch out for him , carry his wheelchair with him in it up and down stairs , just talking to him and making him feel accepted is one of the best things I've ever experienced in my life . Thanks Ola for all that you do for the Metal community .
There's shitty people in every population, but I've always found the Metal community to be very welcoming and accepting in general. Many people in the Metal community have been outcasts at some point in life, but welcomed in the Metal family, so it feels like paying it forwatlrd to many to just be welcoming, also. We tend to be protective of our own, too. 🤘🏼😎
Cliff was a genius. Got see him a few times, 84,85 and 2 days before the accident. Amazing live player that exuded some sort of charisma. How I felt about see Phil Lynott live.
Your story about leaving Washburn and starting Solar, man. That's motivational. I'm about to make some big, scary changes in life too, as I'm sure a lot of us here are, and this gave me a good feeling. Like, yeah man, I can do this. And if anyone reading this has challenges or changes you're facing right now, you can do this too 🤘
Hi Ola it is Kyle Larocque I would like to thank you for playing guitar for my dad to had passed away with his wife my step mother she was really sweet they loved metal my dad loves metal the older stuff but he loved it and you Played Pantera riff for him I know you have a great heart and soul that is great you can say that you left the world better than you found it have a great one Kyle
RE: Cliff Burton - he was actually very much a music student. I don't think Metallica would have made the impact they did without him. They might have just been another Anthrax or Slayer instead of starting off as differentiated as they did. Cliff was born in 1962 in Castro Valley, California, and like Metallica frontman James Hetfield, he started out on the piano, taking lessons aged 6. He didn’t pick up the bass until late 75/76, after the death of his older brother Scott. According to his parents, Cliff would put in up to six hours of practice every day - even after joining Metallica in 1982. His first bass lessons were on a Wednesday afternoon with a jazz bassist named Steve Doherty who worked at a local school called ABC in Castro Valley. During his lessons with Steve, Cliff would study baroque pieces as well as different time signatures, which both come to the fore in his unforgettable riff workout from Master of Puppets… Orion.
Cliff was like the Dimebag of the band. Very inspirational, extremely talented, and also not ever taking away the brilliance of both bands. Cliffs and Dimes parents were perfectly supportive, and were devastated after their deaths as were the fans. Loved the Tribute intro too. Jack Black wanting to get Pick of destiny 2 out!
I never got into the Katana. I even bought one, kept it for 2 years and then sold it because I never "felt" it. Sold it, bought an older Peavey Vypyr amp and this one is really sweet at metaling up your home practice. I paid less than 70 Euros for this 30W amp used in a shop (including 12 months warranty) so it really was a bargain.
The 90's Explorers are all ESP guitars (legendary ESP MX). I doubt that Hetfield will ever join Gibson. He approached them in the past for the Iron Cross and they told him to f*ck off. He only plays the Electra flying V today that is the closest to a Gibson model.
@@heavymetaltrianglist5529 ESP had to stop selling those guitars (MX) because of a Gibson lawsuit. A few years ago there was the Epiphone 1984, which is basically the same guitar spec wise. If Hetfield jumps on the bandwagon there's a chance for something more official from Gibson.
@@andresilvasophisma Yeah, I remember the Epiphone '84 explorer which was a copy of the lawsuit copy (how funny - Gibson's revenge). But at least for now I don't see any Gibson model that James plays as there will be some new ESP/LTD releases coming soon. Also I want to see first what Kirk and Gibson are offering and if it's affordable - but I guess it will be mainly for collectors.
James Hetfield said in interviews that he wasn't happy with the direction of the Load era or the "U2 years" as he called it, that he was tired of fighting at that time and stood back some while Lars and and Kirk pulled them in that direction. James said he believes Cliff would've been his ally in the band's direction during that time.
Thats a bit strange. I found a interview were he said that his favorite songs are Fixxxer and The Outlaw Torn. Maybe he has grown to like them or just really like those two songs.
@@flottefreddy Well he did say there were some great songs during that period but also so many songs written that a lot of them were diluted and that he wasn't comfortable at all with that period of Metallica.
Re: Pickups... Before you even think about swapping pickups in a guitar - and provided you know your way around a soldering iron - consider experimenting with *resistors* (which includes your potentiometers) and *capacitors* . Much cheaper than swapping out pickups, unless you're looking for a specific tone profile. For example, I've had luck with this on my Dean ML, where I basically lowered the resonant frequency of the Wilde L500C in the neck position, to match that of the Wilde L500XL in the bridge position. On the other hand, not so much luck on my 7-string Harley Benton R-457, where I'd pretty much need to swap pickups to get rid of that certain "bark" in the midrange. The basic gist here: - Higher potentiometer resistance = more prominent resonant peak, try this if you think your pickup sounds lifeless. Lower resistance = flatter peak, try this if you find your pickup too piercing or microphonic. Lowering the resistance can be achieved by either putting a lower value potentiometer (swapping a 500k pot with a 250k pot for example) or wiring a resistor parallel to your existing potentiometer - basically the two outer lugs. Be warned though, too low of a resistance and you might eliminate the resonant peak completely... or even create a valley in its place. - Higher capacitance between hot and ground = lower resonant frequency, try this if you think your pickup sounds too "sparkly" or "jangly" and you want to give it some "warmth". Sort of like a permanent tone control - that's basically what I did with the L500C to bring it in line with the L500XL. Capacitor values vary from pickup to pickup, but try between 100 picofarads and 2.2 nanofarads - or values beyond that, if you want to experiment. Keep in mind that this filters out frequencies above the new resonant peak. You can also turn your tone pot into a low cut if you remove its capacitor and wire a new one, of lower capacitance of course, between its middle lug and one of the outer lugs. Which lug you wire it to, will affect the direction you need to turn for the low cut - same also goes for its standard purpose of high cut. My tip here would be to use alligator clips to easily swap between resistors and capacitors while you're testing things out, and only get the soldering iron once you reach a decision. These modifications basically act as high-pass and low-pass filters (the capacitors) with a resonance function (the resistors). You never know, these might be enough to bring a pickup in line with your preferences. But for anything more than that... yeah, you'd basically need an active circuit inside your guitar, or an EQ pedal, or at the very most, new pickups.
FFS I'm sat here with a bruised rib.... struggling to even take a deep breathe! That intro alone made me crack up with laughter and it hurt like balls!!!! Couldn't help but watch though, bloody love ya man!
Hi ola thanks for yet another great video, and cool answer about pickups, and a great idear for a video seris, cheep guitars, with pickup upgrade, that must be chepper than the artist series give away :-), just hope the before and after wil come across on video. Personally for me, it would be cool to learn a little about the outside and inside components, how to connect them in a guitar, and how to install it, I think I am one of many who can not afford to buy the very expensive guitar, and they are probably also many beginners who want a kick ass sound on a budget kærlighed fra Danmark :-)
Pickups are the start of the chain. Garbage in, garbage out. Start with a good sounding pickup, then work your way down the signal chain. I remember buying a guitar from a pawn shop without plugging it in, because I wanted the guitar, and they never sound the same when you get home, so why bother. The guitar was in great shape and played well, but when plugged in, it sounded horrible. 4 days later, I had a great sounding guitar, because I replaced the pickups.
11:17 - Importance of pickups in the signal chain @Michael U I would try out a low cut/high pass at 60-75 Hz at first before investing to pickups, that happens to guitars in production anyway. You can do this in NadIR at least and most EQ plugins. Cutting at around 140 Hz can also help with making palm mutes less muddy. Edit: Also, make sure the IRs or virtual cabs/speakers/mics are good for high gain sounds. Celestion Vintage 30 and Eminence DV-77 are great, with mic you can usually get away with Shure SM57. If you are using a plugin where you can move your mic further from the cab that can reduce low end boominess too.
Best starting amp is VST) At least it's easier, more fun, much different presets, less pain in the ass, and overall sound for a beginner probably would be much more satisfying 😎
Agreed! And it makes recording your riffs super simple and helps to improve your song writing! I still have recordings from my earlier days playing on Amplitube and it's a nice reminder of where I was and where I am now. 🤘🏼
Still cant believe you actually respond Ola, pretty am satisfied with your answer. BTW if there are any Cliff Burton fans here, check out some of my cover of his solos🙌🏻
Instead of inspiring me, your channel made me give up on trying to be an youtuber. It was not something that you did, but living in Brazil, I don't have access nor money to use cool gear, I am not the greatest guitar player or have an interesting personality. Seeing your success made me realize it is impossible for me to make it, because we are really different individuals, living in very different circumstances.
Ola, which song would you consider your personal masterpiece out of your whole discography? For me its The sun and the moon or Lords resistance army! Two amazing song! Much love buddy
Alltid lika förvirrande att höra Stockholmare tro sig bo i mitten av Sverige🙃. Det är ca 5 timmars bilväg till Ytterhogdal i Jämtland, ifall någon blir sugen att besöka den beräknade mittpunkten i Sverige. Från Stockholm är det alltså ungefär lika lång bilresa till Cliff Burtons minnesplats, i närheten av Ljungby, som det är till Sveriges mittpunkt.
Kikos Gibson is chambered and its of course lighter and has his specs. Kiko is big enough to be indorsed by two labels for sure. kiko is extremely talented and his solo music is exciting , just plain good. I really dig his playing in Megadeth, Marty is great and they jam together so thats really cool not going to say one is better than the other, equally outstanding works.
an faq with Ola losing his head on an advanced stage of moving to the new studio! haha love you men! true win how you where able to handle all your content seamlessly, congrats!
Hold on I have always loved your channel and you give some real inside advice which I appreciate... But talking about the boss katana that head is 100 w you can't compare it to 20 watt.... Well you can in terms of sound.... If that guy is looking for the hundred watt Boss he's probably going to play with a drummer friend of his so I think that cab runs at 8 ohms if I'm not mistaken wouldn't it be better to just have him find a great cabinet and put it with the head like a decent 4x12 cabinet.... Anywhere cheers and keep up the great work love your channel
FAQ: How it feels in tha New Office Ola? I mean: isn’t it like a part of Your souls and emotions still live there? You know, it has been a huge part of Your life. Thanx for all you do, thank you for bringing a smile on so many faces.
FYI Ola, Kurt never played a full open G Maj chord on About a Girl. He would play an augment G Maj chord that had the fingering (from low to high): 3 - x - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3. I've watched countless videos of him playing live since TAB books are beyond incorrect.
FAQ: Hi from a long time viewer from Canada! Love your channel my man. I was wondering, how does a The Haunted writing session looks like? Do you guys get together or you each write your parts individually? What about the album guitar tracks? Split effort? Thanks and keep up the good work and the authenticity!
FAQ: Hi Ola, hope all is well. I'm setting up a new home studio soon and I'm heavily inspired by your lighting in your new studio/office. Can you please do a rundown of the ceiling lights and all the led lights around the room? Thanks 🤘
Can we talk about the pick-up thing? Playing around with the pick-up height will solve 90% of clarity issues for us broke artists. Don't be afraid of giving the screws a few twists and make some test recordings.
Question for the next FAQ : I recently listened a lot of the Strenght in numbers album and I feel that around the strenght in numbers track (# 5) , there is a shift between styles of song / vibes. Did Jensen and you write the songs together, or you both brought your tracks separately and put them together ? Am I in the left field ? Thanks.
Hi Ola! I don’t think you’ve mentioned them before, was wondering your opinion of your fellow Swedes Cult of Luna? PS your discovery of the Metalzone through an effects loop was a game changer. Thanks for all you do and greetings from California!
