RATE MY TONE - Judging your Metal Guitar Tone

[@OlaEnglund]

Video on a Saturday? Whatever… have a nice day!

[@johnnyknowles6642]

Completely forgot about this when you posted it on your fb page.

[@fraterlemuele.s.l.d.6435]

Ola What’s up bro Hope your well dude much love from America,Would you consider Reviewing or going over the Seymour Duncan Jupiter Rails?thank you! #Buffalo #NewYork

[@kowalguitarlife9119]

Hey bro we appreciate every single video that you drop and put down it is like gold to most of us thanks bro for everything you do you have taught me so much man I owe you $1000000 if I had it I would give it to you just for all the lessons I've learned off KZbin and s*** just feel like I owe you a million bucks man you're awesome keep on rock and roll

[@ghur83]

What about non-metal tone? Can we submit too?

[@chickenboyyyy7860]

Perfect! Its my birthday

[@lennartstrack9773]

7:36 Some people invert the toggle in Les Pauls, Eddie Van Halen's Wolfgang guitar also has an inverted toggle (afaik). It makes sense if you play a lot of tapping through the bridge pickup because you accidentally switch to the neck position when the toggle is regular while tapping.

[@TheGuitarCollective]

It is indeed inverted! :)

[@robostomp19]

Excellent idea! Had this problem back in the day tapping on a Les Paul type guitar.

[@noeffnwaypal]

What I love about chasing tone is you finally get it dialed in and it sounds great. You come back the next day and nothing has changed, now it sounds like shit..... Damn ears just fucking with me.

[@OlaEnglund]

Just be like life itself lol

[@adeptusmechanicus1029]

I'm always tweaking knobs and dials. Constantly.

[@daan3192]

Hmm had the same hahaha but I must say I'm pretty happy with my prs MT15 with a palmer 2x12 cab and equilizer pedal/boost pedal using a Esp Ltd black metal with seymour Duncan pickups very tight and heavy sound lots of bass and clarity after a really long search!

[@noeffnwaypal]

@@daan3192 I've been kicking around the idea of getting an MT15, they look and sound killer! Just not sure how they do at lower (bedroom) volume. Haven't been able to find one locally to try out.

[@xdreampcs8554]

Ha ha, exactly man. The struggle is real.

[@CrissLiew]

Thanks for featuring and giving me the advice man! Appreciate them

[@jfo3000]

I thought your rhythm tone was exceptional. In my mind the best here. Sounded like a guitar army. Did you double track? ...triple track? ...quad track?

[@CrissLiew]

@@jfo3000 I double tracked and panned each to left and right about 15%

[@bullZz24]

that's my band mate right there!! 🎉🎊🔥🤘🥳

[@jfo3000]

@@CrissLiew thanks for the reply Criss!

[@pharris125]

I thought that rhythm tone was exceptional as well. Very nicely done.

[@this_Dream-SBR]

Great idea, Ola - love the video. The Rammstein cover at the start is pretty much a note-for-note / tone recreation! He's even using the Richard Z Kruspe ESP signature ;) I too am not a huge fan of the very scooped, fizzy tone the band used in the 90s... the post-Mutter albums have a much rounder and full sound which suits the band's dramatic, theatric delivery and presentation.

[@Max_94]

Their current live tone is mind blowing!

[@MULTIAWESOMESTUDIO]

This format is a solid 6/10.

[@c.r.30]

I disagree... the commentary, format, and content is a little thin

[@MULTIAWESOMESTUDIO]

@@c.r.30 therefore it’s not a 7/10

[@HurtboxTV]

@@c.r.30 Wouldn't sit well in the overall mix of the video tbh.

[@aidanhoney3567]

it would be nice if we could listen without him talking over it constantly.

[@MULTIAWESOMESTUDIO]

@@aidanhoney3567 true this would definitely make it a 6.5/10

[@mundane_in_the_membrane]

I hope more submitters will go for just guitar rather than with a mixed band.

[@wrathsinful6389]

That's what I did, straight guitar for my submission.

[@michaelenochs4033]

Ugh, I can't stand it when I hear a cover and the music is 90% and the cover guitar is 10% and it fools everyone thinking they nailed the tone. Drives me harder than a modded 808

[@johannalvarsson9299]

yes, who cares if you sound like shit as soon as others join in...

[@musicman_hd607]

Ola Englund: politely finds pros in a tone he might think could be better Become the Knight: *"Yeah Bro I hate this tone fuck you"*

[@bobowrathsovine.]

That's the difference in our old school American attitudes and the more open minded musicians abroad.

[@rudi_tabootie]

Become the Knight is a moron.

[@ethanpederson]

He does call himself Mike the Music Snob for a reason…

[@bobowrathsovine.]

@@rudi_tabootie basically all music "critics" are jackasses, but never have the courage to show their face like any journalist. At least he isn't a puss like that.

[@the_motherfucker]

@@bobowrathsovine. What does nationality have to do with anything, not everyone from the United States is a douche bag and not everyone from other countries are friendly

[@metalloid3417]

Hey Ola, glad my tone made it into the video and that you liked it! I actually don't own that E530 anymore, but I am thinking of picking up another soon. I'll keep your advice in mind if I get one in the future haha.

[@MortalitasUK]

We're using Bias Amp 2 (On ToneCloud) - 'MortalitasUK' & 'MortalitasUKDoomier' Left & Right respectively.

[@anyshittynickname]

You should create a new T-Shirt with "Solid 6/10" on it.

[@WillVRam]

8:52 Pyromancer pedal with Pyromancer flame image from Dark Souls haha. I will check this pedal

[@calamityjohnny1646]

Nice to see Ola's love for Gorguts. Some sweet Canadian content right there.

[@OlaEnglund]

dude, Gorguts and Cryptopsy are high on my list.

[@MetalZoned]

@@OlaEnglund Thats a good list then

[@John-fz8uo]

🇨🇦

[@gruesomecthulhu9598]

Sit back and watch as Ola very politely judges your tone and gives you sound constructive criticism.

[@kowalguitarlife9119]

If I'm going to be judged by anyone I will be happy to be judged by this man it would be an honor

[@gruesomecthulhu9598]

@@kowalguitarlife9119 I agree completely

[@GarethFerguson]

I wouldn't say he's even giving criticism just some friendly advice.

[@gruesomecthulhu9598]

@@GarethFerguson I agree with this also

[@nckhed]

@@GarethFerguson Criticism isn't automatically negative. Friendly advice *is* constructive criticism.

[@janneranta7373]

Ola keeping the content coming. Good stuff!

[@InkedAquaticsReptiles]

I like the guys tone at 8:25 with the black Shecter. Its the tone I grew up learning metal on guitar with

[@ChicagoJ351]

Ola, I would rate this new series a 7/10. Cool idea.

[@davidgoliath8786]

Stop defending yourself, it's a great idea. Stop caring if you get cancelled, you are better than that..🤜

[@seriousthinking3088]

Ya, what Dave Said !!!

[@SoChilledOutGuy]

Canceled by whom? Cancel culture isn’t real.

[@supergroovalistic1]

@@SoChilledOutGuy lol good one

[@bobowrathsovine.]

@@SoChilledOutGuy guitarists are the most real people in the world, we don't buy into it

[@gavindalton2238]

@@bobowrathsovine. there’s nothing to buy into, Cancel culture is 1/1000 of the problem that conservative media insists it is.

[@24slipknot]

This should totally be a series

[@Hanto_san]

About bridge/beck selector pickup I changed the side too on my lespaul (I turned it 90°) because 1. it prevents changing bridge pickup to neck pickup if I move a lot on stage and 2. we can come back quicker on bridne pick after a solo for example by just "slapping forward" the selector (I dont know if it's understandable but when you have the guitar in your hand it's more logical - by the way that's my thing, maybe not everyone things).

[@Oilid]

Great concept! Yes, Saturday is great! More Ola, more betterest week. 😉

[@nientara]

Hey Ola! Great series! Please make this a 10hr format and drop one every day. Thank you :)

[@ragingskeptic9753]

I agree about bass. So many tones today are so thin for lack of bass. My EVH 5150 III Stealth with resonance dimed, mids at 11:00, highs and presence at 3:00, and bass at 11:00 chugs like a drunk college girl. Spot on assessment about proper tones, Ola!

[@peachmelba1000]

This would be better if there were a way to mute the mix for a second so the tone could be heard in and out of context (when there is a mix).

[@Even_N.D.]

I had done that in my Video. I put Mono Guitar, a full Mix and just the string instruments so you can hear everything in different ways.

[@unleashthefury111]

Ola: complaining about tones sounding thin and scooped Also Ola: Dimebag is my favorite guitar player......

[@KinkyNothing]

What does his tone have to do with his playing

[@Kozmotik]

@@KinkyNothing it’s THE scooped guitar tone

[@KinkyNothing]

@@Kozmotik It is, but liking his playing doesn't mean liking his tone too

[@Kozmotik]

@@KinkyNothing yeah it’s just a joke too

[@KinkyNothing]

@@Kozmotik I didn't criticize it at all, but I gues I must have a different taste of humour xD

[@M3tal_matt]

This is the type of video to inspire thousands..I watch and I think "damn, I can make a better tone then that"...I'm sure I'm not the only person either to think that..get ready cuz you opened the flood gates with this one 🤘🖤

[@ohword7950]

i love it, make these longer!

[@randalljones4370]

Hope this becomes a regular... i really need more exposure to diff amps (live in a Metal desert). Personally, I like to start with a very clean/loud pickup, and let it push the pre-amp (tube or pedal) from there... for me, if I start with too much coloration (i.e. distortion from the pickup) then it limits what I can do downstream.

[@MothmanCold]

I use a Gibson RD into a 6L6 1998 Hughes & Kettner triamp mki with a rotosphere mkii for leads lol I too am rooted in 90s/early 00s

[@MothmanCold]

@Myles O'Peter yep for sure, I’m a big fan of Carl bell from fuel he has very dime inspired leads (songs, prove and down) he always used mki triamps back then so I’ve taken the same route and couldn’t be happier.

[@TheNuclearChainsaw]

I love this idea! Thanks for encouraging mics on cabs!

[@TheLemonKiller]

It's understandable most would want just the guitar. The problem you run into is that although you come up with a great tone. When you play with others it sometimes doesn't work out. So you gotta adjust for both the band setting and individual. It's like you could have a great tone on its own. But the mix or whatever changes it entirely. I'd say judge based off both

[@FuzzImp]

8:24 Well Hey! (Also I own Fuzzsimp FX) but thanks for checking out my tone Ola, I have been thinking of making it more metal, I’ll have to try that

[@freehey629]

Great job man, I thought it sounded pretty great if you're going for a stoner rock tone. Pedal sounds killer, man. Is it based on a Rat or something?

[@FuzzImp]

@@freehey629 actually based on a pedal called a Marshall Shredmaster

[@xchaosinfamous]

Cant wait for mine to come in tomorrow or tuesday!

[@FuzzImp]

@@xchaosinfamous oh awesome!

[@trulsolsen683]

This! Finally this. Oh do I have some tones for you...

[@OlaEnglund]

Looking forward to it!

[@AutismRocksOfficial]

Ola, you rock! 🤘🔥🔥

[@soykanmuri7277]

I had someone drive by me on a motorcycle, it was downtown and were tall 5 story buildings on both sides. Right as soon as he was directly aside me on my side of the street, because I had to sit down.

[@danielmolina316]

We need these videos more often. Love em

[@DeanBothaMusic]

Great idea man!🤘🏻

[@jacak47410]

The guy Justus gash actually makes those pedals. Solid stuff.

[@RastadasPT]

Great, wanna see more of these videos!

Good idea! I would love more of those!

[@bobowrathsovine.]

I always thought the scooped equalizer was implemented for thick tone.

[@TheGuitarCollective]

Thanks so much for rating the Les Paul Tone! Yes the Toggle Switch is infact inverted!

[@bryanterry415]

I’m waiting for the new series”Find the Smell”.

[@corvid856]

Ola great segment, loving these guys with all their tones peace

[@wiskeeplays4795]

i want a series out of this idea

[@bullfrogboss8008]

7:32 this sounds great

[@nihiabstracto]

Very cool format !

[@darrylcalder]

Bass is for the bassist! Michael Schenker mids to cut through the mix!

[@ThisCreepingLife]

@@fredriksvard2603 It really depends on what you are going to play

[@Sprinkadink]

Hello. So I don’t know much about pedals or any gear to be honest. When I was a teenager my brother had a Crate practice amp and loved how it sounded. So when I eventually needed an amp that I could hear with my drummer buddy, I bought a Crate GT1200 Full Stack. But it seems to lack in the crunch tones. Would you recommend I try like a Amptweaker Depthfinder or maybe a distortion pedal to get a better crunchy tone? My favorite bands to jam to are Megadeth, Death, King Diamond, Carcass, etc. Thanks. Spine Bone

[@clintmurphy5436]

Please make a how to video of a simplistic way to record your amp using a mic into an interface. I would love to learn how.

[@Lucas-nu8ur]

An easy way to get a great metal tone is to simply buy a dimebucker, tune your guitar down to D standard 425 Hz / 430 Hz and set your amp with a little mid (around 4), high bass and treble (around 8 , 9). Even better if you add a gain booster pedal

[@SuperMetalLicious]

Enjoyed this video. Great for tone junkies!!! For those using impulse responses describe them in detail what in the tone chain, make it seem more realistic.

[@Kokosnuss]

This is interesting on many levels. Tone is subjective in a way, like you mentioned, but knowledge of tonedesign is a big factor of course. Then there are factors like on what kind of speakers do we listen to the recordings and how well do we manage to record the sound etc. So Equipement can also be a big factor. I recently spend a day on "my metalsound" apart from this video, only to play with it on the next day and disliking my final result. So there is also a day form (don't know if this term does make sense in english). Personally I'm a big fan of sharper, bass heavy, lower on mids sounds but I do know they lack that warm tone. I haven't managed to combine both worlds yet. it's either warm but not as brutal or the other. I'm playing with Boss Katana MK2, harley benton g212, solar 1.6 D ltd (basically ola sold me everything of it through videos XD NO REGURDS)

[@dyonight]

fun stuff! good idea Ola!

[@levanchikvaidze3519]

Great format!

[@toneconsultant]

Ola, I love this idea. Tone. That’s all that matters.

[@EhEsDeeEf]

7:00 I would say 10 - 12k air and some mids to add clarity

[@metalloid3417]

Yeah, back when that was recorded for some reason I was using a low pass at around 10,500, which I've stopped doing now haha. Although I do tend to still prefer slightly darker tones. As for mids, they were boosted, both low mid and high mid knobs were at 6/10; although I was using a Black Winter pickup, which makes everything sound scooped anyway haha.

[@BrandonKJohnson]

Please please please keep this series going!!!

[@PeteSolar]

Criss Liew is an AWESOME player!

[@hinjurock70]

Criss who?

[@jakpenders123]

Unfortunately this is a full mix but I'm still really happy with the tone! Charvel with Seymour Duncan Omega in the bridge, using Archetype Nolly. Hope you enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYWXnmt4aKZ6lZY

[@nickford7429]

Sounds great! Killer playing and vocals as well!

[@jakpenders123]

@@nickford7429 thanks a million dude! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NicoMediaRiffs]

Hey Ola, I use the real thing 5150 III micd with an sm57 and Ribbon R2 mark 2. Ill make a short vid of the guitar tone by itself and post it, will reply to this comment with a link. Love your content!

[@enijize1234]

Where's the short ay?

[@everydaymadnesseveryday]

My tone for Malignant Intent: epiphone sg - hm2 (not all up) - marshall 30w practice amp - laptop mic My tone for Abscesssucker: Ovation Celebrity - hm2 - behringer UMC22 DI (the amp died...) feel free to recreate :D

[@danielsntg]

I missed these videos 😆🤘

[@hinjurock70]

Ola ♥️'s Treble.

[@matthewguggenheim9693]

You can look at any of my shit, Ola.....I like jamming out sans headphones, amp screaming and ears ringing. Excellent recent vids, you are doing good things.

[@karlmay5306]

I used to run an absolutely cooked JCM2000TSL with an old Big Muff in front through a cheap Laney cab and it was thick and filthy and sizzled because everything was broken just right and I cannot replicate the sound anymore.

[@bigface1352]

Bass is what makes the house shake 🤘🏻

[@M.C.R.SYNTRN]

My favourite tones are off The more things change and the impossibility of reason!

[@selfsupremacy7816]

hell yeah. rob arnold always got some sick tones

[@TimatorA]

YES now this is a series

[@iburry]

Is "speaker stuff with old socks and sloppy picking" a tone? If it is, then I'm nailing it.

[@d0risthesheep]

Audio mixing in this video is impeccable

[@KakuraZenom]

I'll try to participate, I am spending hours trying to tweak my tone and Im never satisfied... I would need some help !

[@trentonmooneyham1231]

I'm glad this is back.

[@brettoctane]

Hey ola check out the Landry Amp and cab… it’s like a modded Marshall.

[@dylanporter8105]

Ola can you do a video about the old haunted tone like on songs like leech and the fallout

[@breadnaut3087]

Tell people to stop playing over mixed in songs. I'd give everyone who did that a 0 out of 10.

[@cardbored_]

Yeah, agree

[@Snavels]

When you say mixed in songs, do you mean them playing in a full mix? Because in a full mix, an isolated guitar tone will sound way different and way thinner than you think because the guitar shouldn't try to cover all the frequencies, the bass it supposed to give the boost to the low end. if you play a "good guitar tone" in a full mix, it'll clash harshly with the other instruments.

[@asyriusslayer19]

Dig the new video series! Looking forward to more sir. \m/

[@realmichaeltian]

6:42 “I will rate this a 6 out of 10” Good job Ola

[@alanswanson7515]

What about live bands recorded with a phone...that would be a true tone test!

[@onlyshallot]

hi ola, try some doom rig like sunn amp, matamp, emperor cab, doom guitar has a lot of gain and low end bass and a lot of fuzzy sounding to like matt pike. hope you’ll try it!

[@TheVermifuge]

7:54. The start to "Fall Into The Light" by Dream Theater

[@jividenpower8195]

Cool video Ola

[@kreepthedestroyer]

damn I've never uploaded anything but im pretty sure my tone is good. amps and mic only for my mark v and 6505 heads through mf400 cab. sounds huge. may need to upload at last

[@JohnWiku]

Solid 5/7 keep it up!

[@kirkmheil]

After you showing off that Randall Tube Amp, how can you judge anyone sir...?

[@tuinhoofd1923]

In the process of building a good doom tone on a budget definitely going to try to record something for a future vid

[@NuclearHeadshot]

Am I the only one overly annoyed by the guy playing Laid to Rest wrong?

[@TheGuitarCollective]

Hey i learnt it by ear, Its for a guitar demo so it was close enough 😂

[@NuclearHeadshot]

@@TheGuitarCollective that was me calling out myself for making a fuss over nothing, I'm not blaming you.

[@troyg748]

Hey Ola ! What's a good budget friendly amp to use with my Dean ML? I have a house full of kids so I can't go full rock star unless we all want to eat Mr Noodles for the next century .🤪🍻🤘 Thanks!

[@joshbrock3094]

Because of you i got the Empress Heavy guitar pedal it's killer thanks 😊

[@OlaEnglund]

Good choice man

[@clintn6677]

I'm not going to give everything a 6/10 then gives all but one 6/10 ;)

[@Eirik36]

Does anyone use analog pedals and what not still? or is everyone pretty much all digital effects? Funny that everyone gave the line 6 spyder because of all of its digital effects, but now most people use digital effects and profiles to copy sounds

[@doyouevendjentbro7281]

I needed this ola upload today work sucks lol

[@MrOosterhout777]

Would be nice if there where some tutorials how to record and mix metal music. Just some easy stuff with basic shit. I think there are a lot of people (and beginners) that want to record some shit and don't know how to make it sound good.

[@TRENTSINCLAIRE]

Ola's channel has been around for a long time; i'm sure you'll find what you're looking for in his earlier videos (:

[@TheLastCrankers]

Dude at 8:20 has a brilliant amp that can get really nice overdrive when cranked and a tube expander to crank it through but he chooses to run it clean and gets all of his distortion from a low-mid tier fuzz/overdrive pedal. Come on.

[@Alterwill]

damn this is a really good idea! Ola rocks!

[@GrandPapa16]

Nicest shirt you've had since I follow your channel.

[@bobwarren4707]

How in the fuck was I not a sub? Man I'm an idiot. I am now. Thanks Ola, great video again.

[@soapypen8998]

Great vid idea i'll probably sumbit something soon

[@DanGatesMetal]

Rate my tone! Peavey 6534+ Mesa cab with V30 SM57. Full mix at 1:30.🤘

[@samhain6953]

Tone is something and individuals ears experience. Kinda hard to tell someone else to hear