I brought out the Charvel Henrik Danhage guitar today
I felt like playing a little bit of Evergrey, how about that?
It's signed by Henrik too.
How cool is that? Holy shit... FAQ...
...169, hope you guys are doing good.
This is the show where I answer your questions.
You put your questions in the comment section of this video.
And I might answer them.
Depending on how good your question is.
Let's just go.
Matej Gligorevic
"FAQ: Ola, it's been a while since you've given an update or an Adventures with Ola segment
"on your home in the country, did you fully move in?"
Uh... great question.
A couple of years back we bought a house on the countryside.
And a lot of people have been asking what has happened to this house.
There's not as if there's nothing happening with the house, it's just that...
Since then I've taken a decision
to not show as much of my private life with you guys.
It's not about you guys.
It's more about me being a little more cautious with what I show.
And you know, it's not only my house.
It's the house where my kids reside, and you know, where Louise--
It's where my family resides.
You know, I've become a little bit more reluctant of showing that side of me.
Because I don't have to, really.
So it's more about protecting myself and my family a little bit.
And not that all of you guys are f***ing stalkers or anything
But just saying that, you know, I--
I've just taken a decision that...
What I will show to you guys is more about what's happening here at the office
and in my musical business career more than...
...you know, what's happening when I'm, you know, taking a shit, or going to the bathroom...
Going to school with Ola, maybe that's a good new idea for a series.
Ola goes to school.
So it's not that the house is gone or anything like that
It's just that I've decided not to talk about my private life since then.
So there you go, hope that answers your question.
Mr Phil: "Will you ever design a new headstock shape?
"I like the reverse pointy stock
"but it looks weird on the G shape in my personal opinion."
Well, that's the cool thing about personal opinions.
It's that it's your personal opinion.
Subjective, I think it fits f***ing kickass on the G shape guitar... OK.
OK, for the sake of science let's a grab a guitar, you guys... OK.
I don't know about you guys, but I think this looks f***ing sick as f***ing f***face... sick...
Very sick.
Look at that.
In my personal opinion...
I think a G shape guitar should look like this, and have a headstock like this.
Hah.
But that's OK, I understand that's your opinion, but my opinion is this.
And I'm the owner of the brand.
And that's the coll thing about being the owner of the brand, you can decide for yourself.
This right here is the Solar headstock.
OK?
Good talk.
Arthur Alexander: "Hi Ola. Hope you're doing great.
"A question about reamping.
"Do you use it often?
"On which albums you reamped guitars?
"And which is your favorite reamped guitar tone?
"Both in yours and other albums."
Great question.
Basically all my previous albums from 2010 and 4 are reamped.
Afterwards, which means that I recorded a DI signal first
and then after all the guitars have been recorded...
Then I record a reamped guitar tone, or through an amplifier.
Why am I doing this? It's just really really convenient.
You know, I can sit here and record a song.
Dun-du-dun du-dun and you know, don't have to set up a particular sound
right now, I can do it later.
So it's just really about convenience more than anything.
My favorite reamped guitar tone...
I think my favorite reamped guitar tone of mine is on...
Starzinger, I think.
You know, the Mesa Badlander and a TS-9 Ibanez.
On another album...
You know, I'm pretty certain that a lot of the modern albums
like, 90% of the modern metal albums today are reamped.
Someone records the DI, and then they reamp it.
There's not too many people that record an amplifier direct.
Uh... that's just what I think and believe.
So, I would say that a favorite reamped guitar tone...
You know, I'm a big fan of the Arch Enemy Doomsday Machine guitar tone.
And that is a reamped signal.
I know this, because I made a tone video of this, and I talked to the guys
that produced the album, and they reamped.
I don't remember what it was... was it a 5150 or...?
No, it was a Krank, yeah it was a Krank.
That has an insanely good guitar tone.
So uh... there you go, good question.
Parallax Gaming: "Ola, what's behind the curtain?"
That's actually a legit question, let's check it out.
Good thing I have this camera, this is my moving camera right now, I can move it.
Oh, vlogging with Ola, let's move, what's behind the curtain, everyone?
I think there's daylight behind the curtain, that's what it is... yes.
Uh... windows.
Here's an old hard drive.
A good ol' Lacie.
That's the mixer right there for the lights.
For the ceiling lights.
And out here is this amazing view...
...of the local post office.
How about that?
So exciting, what's behind the curtain.
Next time maybe something else, I don't know.
Dol Guldur
"Ola, why you no longer make guitar pickup review?"
Legit question.
Goddamn it, you guys, you...
Giving some legit questions now.
Why am I not doing any pickup reviews?
Well, it's for the simple fact that I don't like switching pickups on guitars.
So, I'd rather just have a guitar with the pickups being installed in it
and make a video of that.
Just saying, and that doesn't really happen that often.
So that's not... that's why I'm not making a pickup review.
And there's so many other pickup reviews out there, man.
I'm keeping it in the back of my head, OK?
I'm gonna store it up there, in that old nugget...
and maybe I'll do something... you know, one video at least.
In the future, I don't know.
Christian Ferrer: "Just discovered this channel...
"What's the name of Ola's band?"
Hello, I'm Ola Englund the Swede.
I come from Sweden, I play guitars...
And I'm in a band called The Haunted
And I'm also in a band called Feared, and...
That's it.
Blue Phoenix 386
Oh, do you guys remember 386 computers?
You know?
Intel 386...
We've never had a 386, we had a 486.
Before you got Pentium and shit like that.
But I'm derailing.
Talking old computer wiz shit.
No, it's just old processors, OK?
"How long does it take to learn music by ear?
"Does it take a lot of practice and learning?
"Cause I wanna learn how to do that on guitar, I'm already on three years.
Great question, how does one learn music by ear?
At least back in the day, when I was watching TV, I would sit with a guitar...
And if I heard music on the TV, I would try and play it.
You know, play together with the music on the TV.
At the same time, so...
That was just a way of me trying to find notes.
You know, you hear a melody, you're like... trying to find notes.
And eventually you just get better and better at it.
And that has really helped me to try and learn new songs today.
Just take 'em up by ear.
That's a good tip, just sit in front of your TV while watching something
and you sit with your guitar practicing, or whatever.
And when you hear a melody line on TV, try and pick it out or just try and...
Uh... be as close as you can.
And also, just try learning songs, man.
It's a practicing process just like any other, you know, skill on guitar that you have.
You have to practice sweeping, and tapping, and legato and all that...
Just picking out things by ear, that's also something you need to practice.
It doesn't come like this, you know?
You have to do it often.
Agent Smith
"Well, now I feel duped.
"I watched Ola's 'Goodbye, Satan' video
"and believed he was getting rid of it.
"But there it is. What other lies are you telling me, Ola?"
OK, he's talking about the Randall Satan, which I made a video called 'Goodbye, Satan'.
And the reason I called it 'Goodbye, Satan' was that...
It was not being made anymore, after that video.
Because I decided to split with Randall.
So, can't I call the video 'Goodbye, Satan'?
It doesn't mean I have to sell it.
I mean, it was... they're not being made anymore.
They're more like a cult amplifier now, instead.
Just saying, just clarifying things, but...
Shit, I feel a little violated by this guy, he seems really really...
He has a hostile tone in his question, but that's OK.
In here, on Ola's FAQ, we stay positive.
At all times, OK?
Guillaume
"Do you just get married?
"This is the first time I see you with a ring on your annular."
On my annular?
I think he's referring to my finger.
Well, you know, I've been married since 2008
it's just that you don't see me wearing rings a lot, because...
When I play guitar, I don't wear rings, because they're in the way.
So... and what do I do on my channel?
I play guitar--
At least I did play a lot of guitar back in the day.
Now not so much maybe.
But I just keep the ring off when I'm at the office, and...
And, you know, when I play guitar, because I think it's in the way.
When I'm out playing live, I try to remove them just to, you know...
I just want to have zero things that can affect my playing
and a ring does.
Just that, I think.
boomer bass meme
"Your shameless plug and merch placement game has improved.
"Maybe add a Will it Plug? t-shirt."
F*** I didn't have a Will it Plug t-shirt on me right now
But you're right, I'm really good at selling my shit.
olaenglundshop.com
Thank you, you can get some really cool merch from there.
Anton T: "Hi Ola.
"I don't know if this is the place to place a question
"but what does a producer does?
"How it's been the process of composing along your career
"realizing a new album and how that has changed."
The role of a producer has definitely changed throughout the years.
Back in the day a producer was in the songwriting aspect as well.
I mean, you had the band, and then you picked a producer.
The producer would go in and be with the band.
Uh... it depends on what band obviously...
But the producer would come in with the band and also help with the arrangement
of the tracks while tracking the album, and you know...
The producer also does all the micing and...
You know, all the preparing, and all of that shit that needs to be done
for a band to record to record an album.
I think nowadays that role has changed a little bit, where...
...a lot of the bands have become their own producers.
Or like in my case, you know...
You become the producer, you become the mixer, you become...
...this entity that wants to do everything
and wants to have complete control over everything.
Now, some people, they can't have it like that.
Because you know, some people just can't take the role of a producer.
I've discovered that I can't take on the role as a mixer, for instance.
So I leave that to someone else to do it, because I...
I'm just not good enough.
But the producing aspect, I am sort of...
Uh... I can go by...
...being a producer, because I know my shit.
Or I know how I want my shit to sound.
So I try and produce it myself.
I think it's definitely gone from...
...this part where the producer has a massive role as an outsider with a band
to where right now...
The producer role has switched into the band a little bit.
Obviously, it still depends on the band, you know?
But it's probably more common nowadays that it is like that.
OK? Good question.
Sava Tomic: "Hey Ola, I have a big problem"--
Ooh big, that's what she said.
"And I need your help.
"I am buying studio monitors, and now...
"which do you have, and what do you think of JBL LSR305?"
Great question.
Just like all the other questions on FAQ with Ola.
They're... I just pick the greatest questions.
From the greatest guys.
Now, the studio monitor world is something
I have decided not to venture into too much.
Just like outboard processing.
I know if I would venture into this world of outboard processing.
And also studio monitors, that...
It's gonna be a very expensive trip.
Pretty early on when I started producing...
I just mixed with whatever I had at the moment, so, like...
You know, computer speakers.
So I had Altec Lansing speakers in my absolute first demo.
I don't know if you guys remember that, if you're an old time viewer.
But I've always mixed my shit on a subwoofer and 2 computer speakers.
You know, you just have to get used to the sound that you're getting from your speakers.
And that's usually enough.
I have Dynaudio LYD-8's right now.
And a Yamaha Subwoofer.
And that's what I've been using for the past 5 years, I think.
I'm very happy with the setup, but I was really happy with the previous setup as well
which was... I think I had Behringer's...
I had Genelec's before that, and it was like, you know...
People tell you that the Genelec's are good, and they were good.
But then I heard the Behringer equivalent and I was like 'Oh, these are also good'.
But you know, they cost, like, almost half.
I'm definitely not the right guy to ask for this.
And as I said before, I'm not really good at mixing, either.
These are not... these are definitely not amateur studio monitors.
These are high-end monitors right there, so they...
They are bound to sound really well.
But I know there's a lot of other brands out there, Focal's, and Adam's, and...
A shit ton of brands that make that make really kickass studio monitors.
But I just don't dare go there, man.
It's an expensive journey and trip.
So you know, these have served me well, I found a really great pair.
And that's it.
I'm probably not gonna change for a really really good time.
For a long while.
So, there you go, I have nothing to say about the JBL LSR305.
I have no idea what they sound like.
But I can say... they probably sound good.
If there's people using them...
People are probably liking them.
That's my guess right there.
And that, my friends, was the last question.
I hope you enjoyed this little FAQ session together.
And also, if you have any questions, please put 'em in the comment section of this video.
And I'll post a couple links of other videos you might watch.
If you want, I have some SWOLA's, and some Mystery Rig's and all that.
Go ahead and watch 'em.
I'll put a link somewhere here, OK?
And also, olaenglundshop.com, you can buy merch.
Thank you.
Goodbye, guys.