Dude, Bigsby's are just so much fun
Because they have this spring right here
So using the floating trem is just so fluid, I mean, look at this
By the way, what's up everyone? Welcome to FAQ 153.
I just brought out this guitar, I actually really really enjoy this Gretsch right here
It's actually insane, except that there's a hair on here...
I've been having a lot of fun with this guitar, so I just figured...
Let's just bring it out for an FAQ man, that's what I wanna do
Anyways, hope you guys are having a great day, we're gonna start, ok?
feistycadaver... well that's a great name
"So, more of a youtube specific question
"But have you ever encountered being treated differently
"Or perceived negatively
"in the guitar/metal scene JUST because you make youtube videos?"
That's an excellent question actually
And yes, I have encountered this
I must say, not in the actual metal world
When it comes to like the bands
Or when you're out on tour
I mean, the thing is like, when you're out on tour playing with bands, everyone is at the same level
Everyone is going through the same, you know, touring stuff
Everyone's traveling, playing and you know...
They don't really care
You know? It's...
They're just there playing
It might actually be more of the people online
That maybe...
Uh... don't think I deserve to do what I'm doing
I think I've been sort of spared because I've always been playing in bands
But I've never been treated weird in any... like...
In any situation other than online, like in the comment section
Basically only from trolls, I would say
And also maybe a little bit back in the day when, you know, I was starting my youtube channel
If I would, like, reach out to a company they were like you know 'Haha'
You know, 'A little youtuber haha'
And then 5 years later when the brands discovered like...
Oh shit, you know, social media
That's where the market is
And they contact you again
Shamelessly not remembering that they snobbed you off a couple of years before
So... yeah
No, I think it's more about people not understanding how important, you know, youtubers were
And...
But I can't say I've been treated differently
I think it's more about people not being to accept that I have a voice
And... you know
Sometimes they just have to say something about it, because it's so important
But...
You know, I can't say that I've been hit hard with any negativity in that sense
When it comes to, you know, being a youtuber
Because I know in a lot of people's ears being a 'youtuber'
is something ugly or something, you know... something to not be proud of
But... what the hell man? It's...
What? It's just...
It's just what I do
Come on, I'm a f***ing youtuber
Who gives a shit?
Anyway, thank you
I have no idea what I'm doing, but ok
Eemelamsi
"Now that the second solo album is about to come out, how do you handle the publishing on solo stuff?
"What are the costs and need-to-knows for the publishing side only?"
Ok, so...
Great question
I can go a little bit into specifics, but...
Not too much, because obviously it depends on how big of a release you want to make
The digital publishing side of things is...
If you consider it... not that expensive
There are a lot of tools and digital tools out there and platforms, I would say
That would distribute your music onto Spotify and all the streaming services, you know, you have...
The one that I use, iMusician Digital has been very good
I know there's Distrokid in the US for instance, there's CDBaby, I mean all of those...
They have...
Humane prices, I would say, for releasing digitally
Now, if you want to venture into physical stuff...
There's a couple of different options
Sometimes there are distribution deals, which means that...
A company would take on the physical side of things
Where they print albums
You know, people go and buy on their website
The distribution company commits to shipping the item to a purchaser
If you get a distribution company like that
You usually set up something that, you know, the distribution company gets a percentage
And maybe you don't have to fork out that much money on actually printing albums
So I mean, it depends on what type of release you want
Uh... distribution deals can definitely be something to look into
I've always done my own music by myself, in the terms and way that...
I contact a printing establishment
That will print vinyls and CDs and whatnot
And then they ship it to me and then I fulfill
When people buy from the website, I ship out the album
Pretty simple
Why I like this is that, you know, I like the control that you have in this
But it's also...
A shit ton of more work
Than if you would find a distribution deal fixing this for you, so...
It depends on what you want
Do you wanna sit and, you know, ship out albums?
I do this, now Louise is doing it for me, but...
You know, throughout the years I've always been the one taking care of the envelope
And putting a CD in there and ship it out all over the world
I think it's fun, because you know, it really...
It's really just the absolute basics of a product
You have a product, you release... you know, you record music onto an album
You have a product, someone buys it, you ship it
I just like the simplicity of, you know...
You, one guy out there...
Buying my album on the website
I take the album, put it in an envelope and send it, and he receives it
I mean, there's just something beautiful in that and I...
I just think it's fun
And now Louise is taking care of that obviously, and I get a little bit more free time
Obviously for the release we all help out
You know, I bring in the kids and you know, the dogs and...
My brother and his family, everyone has to help out and pack and all that, I sit there and sign
Stuff, you know
That's all I do, I sit there with a f***ing broken arm signing shit
And...
But you know, I like keeping control of all the stuff that I release...
But...
It might not be a bad thing to look into distribution deals
Usually you don't have the... you know, the upfront cost
That you have if you wanted to do it yourself
And if you wanna do it yourself, it's a little hard to anticipate how many albums you're gonna sell
Uh... so it's an upfront cost for sure
I really hope I answered your question
There's an insect here
I hate these
What the f*** is this?
What type of insect is it?
Don't go. Stay, stay, stay.
Stay... oh do I have to kill you?
Where do you go?
Where the f*** did it go?
Oh shit
It just turned into f***ing mush
I can't pick it up
Come here you little asshole
Ok
Here's the evidence
It's a silver fisk
When you find these it's usually a sign that you need to clean
Ok...
Also, what the f*** am I doing, I'm recording a video right here
I'm hunting f***ing insects, that's what's happening
Uh... yes next question
Zenom
"Hex Ola, have you played with Joe Duplantier Charvel a bit more than in the demo of the plugin?
"I'd love to hear your thought on the guitar at some point"
That's a great question
When I did the Gojira plugin video I had a Joe Duplantier Charvel
It's right here... oh shit it's dirty, what happened?
It's the insects
F***ing silver fisks
Yes
To be honest I haven't played it that much
It's a lovely guitar, I mean look at that neck
Isn't that f***ing great?
That looks gorgeous
But...
I haven't been playing this guitar a lot, because...
It's definitely not my favorite Charvel
That I've tried
I fairly enjoyed the Henrik Danhage way more
There's just something about the neck...
I don't know, it's...
Is the neck wider somehow?
Maybe it's a little bit too much D shaped
I think that might be the problem with the neck, it's a little too... you know, this
It's a little bit too much like this
At least this guitar
So...
I'm not really a fan of the neck, the rest of the guitar...
It's f***ing brilliant, cool... I think it sounds kickass
I think it's cool
It's just a shame on the neck, it's just not my type of neck
The shape of the neck, ok?
It's a little bit too D-shaped for my tastes, I think
I'm more of a fan of the C Shape, but...
I imagine a lot of people would like this guitar, it's really like... bare-bones
Simple...
And... maybe I'll make a review of it at some point, I don't know
I've already made sort of like a Gojira video like a long time ago
I'll have to think about it, ok thank you
Putting it on the floor... people hate that
MozWall
"Hi Ola, can you please explain a little bit about the baritone guitar?
"When is it necessary to use a baritone instead of a regular guitar?
"Is it only for really low ass tunings
"or can you buy one and play in E standard?
"I don't understand anything, please help me"
That's an excellent question
And no question is stupid, ok? Remember that.
So, a baritone is usually what you would get
If you're tuning really really low on your guitar
It's about the scale length of the guitar
You know, if you have a short scale length on a guitar and you tune it low
You have to accommodate with using thicker strings
And with using thicker strings and a short scale it's really hard to intonate...
... a shorter scale guitar, it's also really really hard to keep the guitar in tune
When you play it, you have to play the strings really soft
To make them not go sharp at the point of impact
That's why you have a longer scale neck, because...
That gives a tighter tension to the string
You can go with thinner strings
And you know, it just works a lot better for lower tunings
And with the longer scale length it's also gonna sound better
Probably, with those lower tunings
It's gonna sound more clear
You're less prone to get those sharp notes
When you hit the string too hard
And also it's probably gonna be a little bit harder to play on the lead side of things
So those are a couple of things to consider
Who is that?
It's my mom
That's ok, it's my mom, ok?
I love my mom
Ok
Hadian Gates: "Hi Ola FAQ
"How do you deal with making mistakes playing Live or Recording?
"I try to record my compositions over and over multiple of times to the point of being ridiculous
"It takes all the fun out of playing when you reach high multiple takes.
"Thanks Ola, great channel"
Thank you
You know, when you're recording...
And you sit there and record over and over and over and over again...
And you're becoming frustrated that you can't nail it
This is the part where you get better at guitar
This is excellent practice, sitting doing shit over and over again to a metronome
You know, recording yourself
That's how you become really f***ing good at guitar
Th- In my opinion, I'm still not really f***ing good at guitar, but I'm getting there man
And I've seen probably the most improvement in my guitar playing
Or like, my tightness ability, I would say
Has come from me recording myself at guitar, and you know...
Redoing stuff over and over and over again
Eventually you're gonna nail that shit man
While it makes you frustrated...
Also keep in mind that that's you getting better right there, probably
You're practicing, like a lot, so...
Just keep on recording yourself man
And you'll eventually just become better and better
Don't worry about the amount of takes
It's the final take that matters, ok?
You can quote me on that one and tell that 'Ola said that'
He told me
Tobias Crow
"Are you happy?
"You're a successful businessman/musician/family man but you don't seem happy
"Perhaps it has to do living in Sweden where weather sucks all the time and food is terrible"
Well I can't blame him there, that's f***ing true right there, it's...
It's the truth
"Why don't you move to Spain where you spend your vacations and, as you know
"weather is great and food is amazing?"
Well it's a very legit question...
You know, first of all, just saying Tobias...
I think I'm happy
I don't know, maybe I'm unhappy
Anyways, I think I'm happy, and yes
We do have weather that sucks in Sweden
And our food is pretty bland if you compare it to a lot of other countries
But there's a lot of other qualities about living in Sweden that makes me happy
Why don't you move to Spain? Well...
Maybe when I get older and you know, maybe I'll retire
You know, maybe I'll move to Spain
You know? But...
You know, I like my country, I like living in Sweden
And... I'm happy man, can't you see?
I...
And here I am sitting, trying to convince people that I'm happy, you know?
That's quality content
Thank you, Tobias Crow
Simon Svedberg
"Are you guys working on new material for The Haunted? If yes...
"When can we expect a new record?"
Uh... yes
We are working on a new The Haunted
"When can we expect the new record"...
I have no idea
The... I just don't know
It depends on... if the riff writing goes well
If we can manage to get some shit done
And it depends on the label, I guess
So, I don't know
I don't know, but we are working on something
Chuck Krug
"What is the strangest thing someone has ever asked you to sign or autograph?"
Great question
Tits and ass are probably the weirdest things that I've ever signed
You know, it's...
You might find it like... Ok 'Oh he's signing tits, you know, that's so cool'
It's not cool man... f***
Wha-
I don't wanna sign your ass
You know? Just saying.
You know what? I just sign whatever.
Whatever people bring up to me, I just sign it
Who cares, man?
I mean, people have come to me with guitars that are...
You know, signature guitars of other artists
Like 'Hey man, can you sign this?' and I'm like 'What the hell man, of course'
Whatever man, just bring it to me... nothing is weird
Except your tits and ass, just saying
MannixNeff: "Dear Ola, have you ever felt the need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to your own music or music in general?
"Have you felt this kind of self-expectation in order to be content with your work?"
I have never been interested in reinventing the wheel
Or making something that is, you know... new
You know, I'm just such a fan of the music that I grew up on
I just want to make music like that
If you understand what I'm saying, I mean Feared...
Is basically... There's definitely nothing new with the genre that Feared is playing
It's basically just metal, like '90s metal
But with Mario on vocals
I just like to release music that, you know, I sort of enjoy
You know, I'm not up there
In the big leagues, with those bands that really do well
You know, I just wanna do music that I enjoy making or writing and...
To the best of my ability obviously, I'm trying my best
At least someone is listening to it, you know?
So maybe not everyone out there is looking to find...
You know, new music that has... that is reinventing the wheel...
... somehow, I mean there's still listeners out there that can probably listen to my stuff and...
Enjoy, I guess
And... at the end of the day...
I'm just... trying to make music, you know?
Meatbucket
"Hey Ola, since we all know you typically cycle through the same riffs when testing out new guitar or gear"
That's... truth of the decade right there
"What is your fav-"
Happy, I'm happy
"What is your favorite riff that you did NOT write that you use to test stuff or noodle around?"
Uh... I think...
It's probably a Haunted riff, to be honest
And it's probably Trespass by The Haunted
It was written by Jonas of The Haunted
Ahh f*** instant itch in my nose
♫ Nants ingonyama... got an itch in my nose ♫
So... yeah
Trespass is definitely one of those, it's just so much fun to play that riff
'99, I don't know
Mainly Haunted songs, because I play 'em a lot, because I play in the band
Those are probably the couple of riffs that I play that... I play
That are not my, you know, rehashed stupid same riffs
Great, guys...
That was the FAQ 153 for your right there
I hope you enjoyed it
If you have any questions, post them in the comment section of this video
I'll check 'em through, ok?
And maybe I'll see your question next time
Thank you so much for watching, bye