MY GUITAR - FIRST EVER SOLAR GUITARS

Taking out the first Solar Guitar Artist A1.6 that we prototyped, it was built in 2016 and was the start of my whole Solar Guitars journey.
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I'm Ola Englund and welcome to my channel. A channel dedicated to guitar related gear with a focus on metal. I also play in the metal bands The Haunted & Feared and run a guitar company www.solar-guit...
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[@ZJtraylor]

I realized yesterday when sitting down to practice I instinctively clap my hands once before playing because of you and your videos.

[@Old.Monkey.Bones.]

Always loved the 'My Guitar' series & that was extra cool learning more about the history of Solar.

[@Razrback]

me 2

[@Razrback]

never thought I'd here ola the swede say tired of chugs

[@andychinn7674]

Hey Ola how would you compare necks to? I am getting back into playing soon. I love the look of your guitars. I am going to buy the 8 STRING MULTI SCALE.. if i liked my Ibanez"s back when I played etc..will I like the feel of the 8 A series multi scale one? A series is got the horns shaved or chiseled out where they meet the body? That is the one im ordering soon. Would love to hear how you would desctibe the play ability with neck.

[@ObviouslyKieran]

Never seen Ola get as emotional at the end their, it's not easy to build a company from scratch and have it going for 7 years now. Congrats Ola!

[@asowofviolence]

Ola saying, "I'm sick and tired of playing chugs" was not on my bingo card today or ever.

[@MashaT22]

That cameras dying was absolutely hilarious with that entire speech about saving storage and HDD’s! 🤣🤣🤣 That’s a special guitar - first Solar is epic! I hope that stays in your family forever. It is part of Solar history . . . and YOUR history! Thanks for the background on this amazing guitar that launched an entire brand!

[@TaylorDanley]

I love the back story of Solar guitars. I’m a big nerd for business history, and hearing you and Louise rented a Condo upstairs to receive the first shipment is the kind of hustle I love. I worked for this guy who owned a hookah lounge and he told me the first year he had no furniture because his living room was filled with inventory. He even made a couch out of boxes of coal 😂 Hell yeah dude 💪 thanks for sharing!!

[@dshredmusic]

"It removes my finger tone" ***Glenn Fricker has busted a blood vessel***

[@evanwhite8377]

What an awesome surprise to wake to! Thank you Ola!!

[@peachmelba1000]

The part about buildi g a brand was helpful to hear. I'm currently building the first six guitars of my upcoming instrument brand. It's a _lot_ of tasks, competencies, and priorities to juggle. I'm having fun with it. These will be the last guitars I ever build by hand. I can't wait to get a CNC machine going, and then who knows, maybe somewhere down the line I will be able offshore some work, too.

[@jww732]

Thank you for this upload Ola ! Always makes my day. Especially your personal gear!

[@razorimages]

Love to see this guitar :) Remembering how fun it was to design the pre-solar guitars with you and the logo... I did not have a clue it would become so big, i'm so glad for you , Louise, and Greg (and the rest of the family :) ). On a side note, i'd like to say the Solar team is probably the best team i've been working with over the years... congrats to you all guys.

[@biggmigg22m32]

Damn 6 years! Awesome, congratulations Solar Guitars. Love the My Guitar series

[@chrispile3878]

The problem with self-locking tuners is sometimes they won't self-unlock.

[@stepitupandgo67]

You mean locking tuners? I've never had a problem so far, and have had 5 guitars now with locking tuners. I love them, more for ease of changing strings than anything else. I used to think locking tuners helped tuning stability. I guess it might, but I've never known that to be true for myself, unless the tuners are loose, etc. The most important part for tuning stability is not having binding in the nut. In my experience

[@djinn9345]

This is my favorite series outside of the festival vlogs. Loved learning about your Dimebag guitars

[@TobyKBTY]

On the note of filming in 4k, you’ve always been one of the most polished and high quality creators. Not just the content, but even the watching quality when you made amp demos back in the OG days. Nobody else did that. We really appreciate it!

[@dreadpirates_]

still need to get one of these

[@8troll9]

Loving this new camera angle Ola! Please make more video with this place, angle, and lighting.❤

[@RattleheadVic73]

My fourth Solar is supposed to be here today,it will be my first evertune I’m so excited!🤘

[@kauko8124]

Evertune is GREAT. There is no going back.

[@pipocadocs5994]

@@kauko8124 yes but then you cant make funny weird noises :(

[@SecretMetalFromAbyss]

@@pipocadocs5994 That's why you need at least two guitars. :D

[@pipocadocs5994]

@@SecretMetalFromAbyss at least 4 gotta have a backup for each ;)

[@SecretMetalFromAbyss]

@@pipocadocs5994 That's very true yeah. :D

[@EerieEchoes69]

I’m sold as soon as I can I will own every model I promise. I’m a huge fan of the channel love the content.🤘🏼

[@xboxnissan]

Another great My Guitar episode :) and great to hear the story of how it came to be for Solar Guitars!

[@bobrkurwa1111]

i bought my first solar E1.6ET a long long time ago, it came with nickel frets and no locking tuners unlike today and it still plays and feels great, stood through the test of time.

[@renatovalverdediaz6420]

Solar guitars arent boring Ola, we love them, we love you

[@maltekraft6186]

love those videos, please keep the series going ❤

[@MrLdvo]

Cheers from Mexico Ola. Nice success story, congratulations.

[@jonnylawless6797]

Love Solar guitars man, some of the best and most affordable guitars for what they have in them.

[@JamminJesseHayes]

Great video dude. I like this series a lot. Great way to tell the stories behind your collection and give them some love in the process. I appreciate the content. Good stuff. Much Love ❤

[@leonamongwolves]

the evertune keeping the 46 low e in check.

[@reincremateddeathmetal510]

I love this series. This Solar is just a pure beauty. I'm a sucker for just 1 knob... Who needs a tone knob?

[@Mar33322]

7 years already wow It seems like yesterday Solar dropped. Was lucky enough to get some of the first production models . I still have them and they are killer guitars . Still wanting a gloss Olympic white and gloss black E and X type. 😃

[@vincentrandles8105]

I have an A1.6 BD Artist series Ltd #67 of 100 - one of my favorite guitars. Thanks Ola! 🤘

[@Chrome262]

I love my neck though LTD Arrow, I dont often go that high but its just so smooth to get those upper frets.

[@claudevieaul1465]

Still looks good, that guitar!! 😜👍 So this one's already 7,5 years old actually.... You've come a long way, Ola! And doing very well indeed - keep it up! 😎🤘

[@ernestodeanda5251]

Great video congrats Ola for the success!!!!

[@Dakenousss]

Such a beautiful guitar 🥹

[@TragicPromethean]

EMG 81 just scratches that itch man…

[@IStabz]

RIFFS for days!! The Haunted is so badass, Feared too of course, and the solo stuff and....

[@thet740]

Love it. I put EMGs in my first Solar as well. I am an active pickup player though. I like the compression and brightness it adds. I don't think about 'finger tone' much so it doesn't bother me personally.

[@mmiller6873]

Totally dig this series. Awesome job bro to recover from battery down time on the camera's 🙂

[@a-part]

Cheers from Argentina! beautiful guitar, cool history

[@fuikuhida]

I always love Solar and I put it in a special part of my heart... they are all beautiful... God-

[@nickedshears]

Solar history lesson was cool, it would be cool to see how a guitar is taken from concept to production.

[@alissonzakka]

Congrats Ola!

[@Foreskan]

We need a My Guitar for your Dean V!

[@ihatedill2447]

Love you bro ! God bless you and your family ! Greetings from Türkiye

[@thehoppo]

Ola Englund giving us the Wild Word on the Wide World

[@metsat8ll]

I have an A1.6ETC from 2018. its great.

[@ericmayberryakers5108]

OLA ENGLUND MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER GRANNY.....IN MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE GUITARIST

[@1976oswald]

Amazing guitar bro. you sholud be very proud !!!!

[@kauko8124]

I have exactly this model, 1.6Artist Evertune with single knob. Like it!

[@raygringo]

Absolutely agree that set-thru and bolt-on guitars sound better. They're more snappy, brighter, sound better for super clean processed guitar sounds and, I prefer rosewood fretboards over ebony for the same reasons. Don't get me wrong, I own a lot of guitars that are neck-thru with ebony fretboards - including ESP Custom Shop pieces that were made for me, but when I'm going for the tones I love, I usually end up grabbing my late 90s ESP Horizon with a bolt-on neck and roasewood fretboard.

[@gordonstarship]

Very cool video Ola. Thank you

[@mfghans]

Ola, thank you! It’s a blast to watch your videos! I thought the best way to support your work is to buy one of your guitars, that’s what I just did. \m/,

[@thevoidbeckons]

The B.C. Rich "bolt thru" that they do is the best of both worlds. You get a really tight fitment with the neck and body, you get a great neck joint, and a neck that can be replaced should anything happen. I almost wonder if they have a patent on that or something, because it seems like an idea more people should adopt, but maybe because they are so tight, hand fitment (and therefore increased cost) make them unfeasible.

[@Dieqx]

For backups you should consider using tape storage

[@SilentForest-cs9dm]

i love your shirt because it gives credit to doom 3

[@WeltonFranco]

the clap noise in the beggining was so high it made me BLIND, geez

[@justicia8393]

Cool report 👍🏼 I have also still the EMG 81 in my first ESP Custom from 1989 sounding & working perfect 😉And of corsé for me also exist only the black colour , but in all kind of things , from my guitar to my van etc 😁 Cheers Hey by the way where is🌪 Pix ? seeing a video from you now without her is to me like having a sunday without Ola Cheers

[@mikeruppe]

I put Jim Root EMG pickups in my Solar and it sounds so good! I wish there were more Solar guitars with EMG pickups

[@prezlamen]

That 81 sound badass

[@npaz24]

Yes ola, always thought you sounded better with emg 81,

[@tony4metallicaify]

been rocking my shector c1 hellraiser for a long time, But i think im going get one of these

[@StormdriverOne]

There's something about what I'm hearing here... It must be that EMG. I dig it. That's the chug right there.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

I think now I realized why I never really liked the EMG 81 that much. My finger tone has always been very important to me, so maybe that's why I always stuck with passives. even with Fishmans I could definitely feel my finger tone more than with an EMG

[@manuelhernandez2017]

@@Mr.Goldbar passives for the MFing win bro!!!

[@danieln2967]

Please do a video of your Ibanez RGA8 with Blackouts 🤘🤘🤘

[@Phantom_dave]

Being from Louisiana, super excited about the kirk Windstein model. We are going to see Crowbar 11/29. I am saving up for green explorer trype one.

[@Phantom_dave]

Oh , love the will it chug videos.

[@Lefthandpath100]

Incredible journey dude, here’s to 6 more years of solar guitars! (Also, charge your batteries you goof)

[@Stenson-lb9rz]

Very nice guitar!

[@nickolasgough8529]

Personally, I know that I will never ever ever get "sick of" Solar Guitars. Never before in my life have I played finer instruments. ✨️ (And yes, I have played a 1967 Gibson Les Paul valued at nearly $5,000)

[@jamesosterberg2510]

I love that "My Guitar - Series" !!! We want more of these !! (... but I don't understand 9,5 to 48 for Drop C ..????!!! I feel 10 to 52 for D Standard way too flubby (or floppy) on my 25.5 scale guitars, like a Jackson Kelly for example !!!)

[@someguywithaphone5921]

Now THAT'S a collector's item. Interesting, your opinion of Neck Through, Set Neck, and Bolty. I'll go to my local shop and test this theory. You know, a Fender is a bolt on, and that's a bright (rather than darker) tone. Always thought it was the pickups that provided the dark/light tone. Makes sense 100% that the construction would play a roll as well. Learning shit with Ola. Thanks fer the edge uh muh kay shin.

[@NateShredwards]

I will never get sick of you hyping your own company dude. Been a member and devoted Solar customer for years because I believe you truly have the customers best interests in mind. Keep it up man!

[@irina35756]

looks great

[@brutesmagootes3996]

Love this series!

[@OrinSorinson]

my next guitar is going to be one of your B stocks, because I'm fairly "economically challaged" but I also can't enjoy any object to its fullest if it's pristine and I'm always very careful to keep it that way. the first dent is like a spiritual initiation 😊 baptism by scrapes and dents

[@ubmastering]

One way to work around the Dark Tone of a neck through is to remove the tone knob since it filters out high end.

[@abunai.j]

What a cool video. Super stoked for your success, man. You worked your ass off, and you're a genuinely good human being. Proud to have been with you from the living room amp demo days \m/-_-\m/

[@metal571]

With the original non-X EMGs you can try the 18 or 24 volt mod to fix the headroom limitations that you see on those DI tracks which hard clip at 9 volts. Still not the same as passive but it's worth trying if you haven't already, or use an 81X. I've been following you for over 10 years now and know you're an SD guy though of course

[@joehernandez6260]

Spark baby ❤️‍🔥🔥🎸🎵🎶

[@Insekkton]

Nice ! Put back the Duncan Solar pickup and reconnect the neck one. This guitar deserves it. I neither do like the emgs (even though the Black Album is still my dream production sound)

[@LeeHC33]

I want this guitar.

[@Shaunquirk89]

Why does that emg sound so good clean!! It’s a high output bridge humbucker 😂 it has no business sounding that good clean haha

[@0oChugChug0o]

My guitar .. My only guitar .. is a Solar guitar i got during COVID . I still need to learn to play 😞

[@paulcarter105]

Always liked the look of reverse headstock. Because of mick Thompson Ibanez. But couldn’t get past the tuners turning the opposite way. And the low string resonance and tuning stability issues. I’ve only tried a Jackson x series and schecter reaper though. Not a good experience

[@JoshuaMRichard]

You're hilarious man I laughed so hard watching you goof around with this guitar. 😂

[@Sadnman666]

I have nr 47 of 49(?) of this series, the A1.6 BOP Ltd. Artist, with only the volume knob. It´s still my workhorse and my "best feeling" Solar, and I have 10 other Solars to compare it to :D. Still my favorite!

[@Zippo1969]

Living on the edge like Jon Bon Jovi…of Aerosmith. HA I still have my ATG baritone - I think it was 2017…and it still plays and sounds amazing. Had to put some 3M clear film around the bridge pu as it starred getting shiny there from rubbing my greasy nacho fingers on it. Anyhow, just wanted to say thanks for a great guitar. It’s not often I leave anything stock but it was perfect right out of the box.

[@modernroyaljams]

I do that a fair bit with EMGs. Leave the passive neck pick up not connected. However, the other day I though I would wire the passive up to the EMG buss. I heard it wasn't suppose to work as the pots are 25K instead of 500. Yet....it works.

[@ShinKuro99]

holychug guitar ever made !

[@SamF-vc9gh]

Hey ola. Im from south africa. My guitarist bought this solar when it launched back then. It was imported through thomman. I swear it was earlier than 2017? Couldve sworn it was in 2016.

[@Unchainedmaple888]

Idea: 27 fret Solar Type A and Type S with binding :)

[@SimonFlex]

Ola, the Peter Sagan of chuggin'

[@smokymack]

1 of 1 .... Beauty

[@EricJamesVideo]

Looks like someone got a new video camera? Or lighting? Looks real nice.

[@johnnyrattle6590]

I have a Washburn Solar 7-string, so am I more OG than you Ola? 🤔 Would love to hear more about that ancient era from you!

[@DistarBute]

You need to make guitar setup and cleaning tutorial!

[@DontYaRac]

Good day when ola drops a new vid

[@Lumio4201]

what is the name of the fretboard cleaner?

[@xenor9262]

> No other colors than black Proceeds to launch, as one of a few brands, some of the coolest colors ever, including pink (on my wishlist), neon lemon (looks incredible live), neon green (bass with black strings

[@andresnieto37]

My question of "Will Ola chug?" was finnaly answered in 6:52

[@draikdraikenmusic5816]

The fart transition kills me hahah I love it!