RIG OF THE WEEK - PRS S2 Standard 24

[@TheReliableBeacon]

Saw this just minutes after I got an email saying that my SE standard will be delivered tomorrow - my first PRS and I'm very excited

[@daviddarko2665]

I just bought one of those myself! My first PRS as well. Only thing I don't like is the floating trem. I did buy locking tuners and changed all the cream color hardware to black. New Graph Tech nut and Graph Tech saddles..... smokin now! 😁 I spent quite a bit in upgrades but man...... this guitar is a BADASS! LOVE IT!

[@TheReliableBeacon]

@@daviddarko2665 yeah I saw a fair number of reviews knocking it's tuning stability so I'm willing to make the same sort of upgrades if needed! Which finish did you go for? I've gone for the trans blue and after reading your comment I can imagine it looks absolutely sick with black hardware!

[@EverythingisFire]

@@TheReliableBeacon I miss my Standard SE. It felt surprisingly well compared to my more expensive Fender Strat. I believe the tuning is pretty stable with the 9's it comes with but mine didn't care to stay in tune with 10's. An upgraded nut will help.

[@supergoat94]

My first PRS was also an SE Standard and it's still one of my favorite guitars. I've since added an SE SVN and a CE 24.

[@TheReliableBeacon]

@@EverythingisFire thanks for the info! I'm most likely going to keep 9s on it so that's reassuring! I guess I'll find out soon whether or not I'll need to replace the nut :)

[@OlaEnglund]

Link to intro song Pizza Hawaii - open.spotify.com/track/0FLm1XJywe0K2Yu2ztDDY1?si=-tWDs6a3Q-yYCFSdsTIwjw

[@fstapled9204]

Hi ola! Your hair looks absolutely beautiful in this video! Have a great day.

[@IStabz]

sounds great!!

[@Alex-yq2uy]

@@fstapled9204 lol

[@riheg]

You’re open minded. I like that. Can be The path to pleasant surprises.

[@riheg]

@@fstapled9204 I’m bald and jealous

[@3vergiven]

I have the satin walnut finish of the S2 Standard 24. It's my for-life guitar. It can chug, twinkle, shred, tap, djent, anything I want it to do. Best part is that it's only $1000, which is amazing considering its an American built guitar.

[@planetcaravan93]

This is rough reading in 2024 given the satin ones are now $1749 and gloss is $2k

[@davidbenc1308]

Wow sounds incredible. Such clarity in the chords. PRS is killin it.

[@LightningGuitar]

Dude, just call Mark Trenonti for a coffee with Ola already.

[@thiendipham828]

Mark Tremonti in Coffee with Ola? Sounds great

[@victorortiz193]

Tremonti is such an underrated guitarrist yeah¡¡¡

[@alanwalker359]

Honestly, I get more enjoyment watching & listening to Ola chugg along, than any modern muso or band!! I hope that one day Ola will play an Australian Maton guitar - to see if it chuggs to Mr Engunds satisfaction... P.s flogg off some stickers for our guitar cases... & they better chugg....

[@alanwalker359]

Im sorry but i really meant Mr Englund- its funny cos my ex-girlfriends last name is Englund ?? LOL..

[@Struud]

Damn turquoise sounds 10x more sophisticated when Ola says it

[@AkiraSpectrum]

wow that intro song--so good! love me some PRS S2's

[@hippyhobo6285]

The song he played at the intro was his song, Pizza Hawaii off of his album

[@AkiraSpectrum]

@@hippyhobo6285 oh cool thanks!

[@Sticky_Tea]

the one dot on the 24th fret threw me off

[@daviddarko2665]

🤣

[@bestboy897]

Oh yeah lol just noticed it

[@rostamostmann9657]

They don't completely know how to do 24 frets yet.

[@zeroman614]

Rostam Ostmann yeah, they’ve only been doing it for 35 years.

[@andybungert]

The fact that there's dots instead of birds threw me off.

[@danielnm156]

I never thought this guitar could chug so well. I mean it is an original kind of of chug but it is quite pleasing. Most demos are blues demos which I don’t mind but can get tiring, it’s nice to see a PRS in a more metal context. Reminds me of the early 2000’s :) awesome playing as always!

[@matthewkuhns7303]

Wow ola! First PRS on the channel?? Ive had my SE Custom 24 since Christmas last year and its great. I live about 45 minutes from the stevensville factory and have met Paul and we talked. I had to send my SE to the factory twice cause the first time they needed to buff out some cracking in the binding on the fretboard around it and then I had to send it back the day I got it back cause there was a quarter sized chip next to the bottom strap button. They fixed it in about a month and it looks like nothing ever happened!! I love PRS Guitars and I am so happy with them!! One thing I would want to get is the MT15. I need something good and ive played through it and it sounds great. Just wish there was reverb in it too

[@jensli]

Got my (first?) S2 Singlecut 4 days ago. Awesome guitar!

[@toelteemaa5086]

Thank you Ola! I'm after my first PRS. Your review convinced me.

[@JeremyMcCant]

Ola, this is a GREAT video as always, but man that BASS in the intro! That tone was AWESOME! The guitar sounded great too, but that bass tone was nice and thick!

[@DennyBob521]

Sounds amazing, - full disclosure - I love PRS. Nice Petrucci reference at 10:30! Good playing & review

[@markconger8049]

Ola - I dunno if it’s the guitar, the amp, the mics, the backing track or the fact I am eating fresh made chicken mozzarella tortellini while watching, but that intro you played might be the best I’ve ever heard you on your channel. On the serious. Kickin’.

[@jackpodram]

I bought the MT15, and I am so happy to see you playing it again... a few words from you was enough and yes it is a great amp.

[@chrissullins3]

I have the 22 fret version in the same color. I bought the last one at Sweetwater as a demo off the wall when the lockdown ended. Not only will it chug, but it does all the weird ambient stuff.

[@bluepvp900]

I can tell this guitar is great fun to play from the way Ola almost can't stop playing several times in this vid. Sounds great and fun even just to watch.

[@247Metal]

Someone has been binge listening to John Petrucci...

[@ExoticFauna]

Everyone should. Always.

[@earthlydescent]

That... was... EPIC. I know it's not your normal fare, but that was my favorite clip of yours.

[@GearGasms]

Super tuneful intro and a nice change from all the chug! Nice!

[@lockedowng]

That's his solo material from his last record.

[@kevincowart362]

This is the best rig of the week tone I have heard. And I am totally not biased as a PRS guitar and amp owner.

[@goatsurgeon]

I love that opening riff .... that was a good time when that little work of an ep came out Masters of the chugverse

[@travgpeters1]

so far i watched 3 vids of yours and i am subscribing right now . good stuff man ! and greetings from Canada

[@alexandercheskis]

"I don't like the volume knob placement" *also owns and loves a stratocaster

[@SyzygyEmbrace]

I saw a video of the guy who designed the MT15. He said the amp was designed to be 50 watts at first. He also said if he had the correct parts he could turn it back to 50 watts in 15 minutes

[@eyedunno8462]

Most amps you could turn into higher wattage with a bigger output transformer and an extra pair of power tubes

[@FilipFichoBoshevski]

Dude, get a hold of the PRS Dustie Waring signature. You're probably gonna love that one (being made for a metal guitarist and all). Also the volume knob is as far out of the way as it gets!

[@potanz8526]

You can tell this guitar is like his custom shop strat. It just inspires him to play different things that he wouldn't normally play.

[@jesusmetaldude3796]

Ola your lead playing has really improved. Keep rockin!

[@Hugoknots]

That was some sick soloing over the chords in the beginning. Like how you followed the changes.

[@kevinlane7555]

Man that opening track was killer!!! I've said it before....I'm not really a metal guy...don't particularly care for high gain guitar sounds...but I keep coming back here because you DO get great tone and....I really like your playing!.....Back to that opener though....guess because the sound and rhythm feel were more old school rock and your lead was spot on...really clicked for me....Cheers and Thanks!!!....

[@arvind-h1c]

Really love the play of OLA. ❤ emotions are amazing

[@SixStryng]

This was really enjoyable. Thanks for this video Ola!

[@pappachook]

Hawaii Pizza is such a great feel good song. Keep hearing small new things ever time I play it.

[@discomfort5760]

The clean intro got me thinking, is this My Curse by KSE? But then, when it wasn't, I felt such relief I'm instantaneously liking the video.

[@kicknadeadcat]

These demo guys play better music then most famous bands. I could listen to him all day.

[@devfromaazaad]

Loved it!!! Major goosebumps 💙 -intro-

[@singhdivjot]

It's his song Pizza Hawaii

[@BenjaminFranceMusic]

Dude, great demo, as always! And that sweep at 6:00 was super-clean!!!!!

[@riffworx]

Good stuff, nice to see Ola do something beyond chug chug chug ... well done fella, sounded very well 👊

[@jadanblue3927]

so glad to hear chugo is alive and well. I have not heard him hate on you lately

[@jayteesgear]

5:15 FULLY agree man. It has the headroom of a full size head. And s2’s? You kiddin me? Theyre the BEST kept secret in US made guitars

[@misticformula1485]

I'm surprised they didn't send you a PRS Holcomb 7 to demo. Oh well, still fun to watch. I still love my PRS Akesson SE which definitely chugs hard and has awesome leads. Gonna get myself a Solar soon. Can't wait!

[@DominicAirola]

Love hearing Ola playing in this style

[@PippPriss]

One suggestion for the chuggo.mic: also install a camera where he stands. Sounds stupid, bit the optical and acoustic mismatch messes with my perception, and I guess to imagine the sound from where chuggo stands, a camera standing there would be awesome. Somehow different story when direct mics are engaged... Anyhowy awesome video!

[@garybeltrami1745]

I have a 2018 PRS Experience that II love. It has so much versatility of sound plus no matter what guitar I buy it just feels really good to play. My dream is to get a Private Stock. Great video Ola.

[@daverdz7348]

Nice intro man!! Very cool tone and playing

[@DaltPlaysGuitar]

Okay, Misha. P.S. that intro was beautiful

[@srikaran1306]

If you're not aware, it's one of his songs. Pizza Hawai

[@bertalanolah6565]

I don't really come for the gear, I wanna hear Ola doing some improvised leads. I know he doesn't want to be considered as a lead guitarist as he is technically not up with the field, but man he gets me every time. He tends to gravitate towards those sophisticated 80s jazz/rock fusion chords which he indirectly inherited from Dream Theater, chooses to play over them with Loomis-style minor/diminished scales to add sorrow and throws in Dimebag-esque bends on pentatonic notes for balls and mojo. This one song at the beginnig has more soul than 5 Malmsteen albums combined. I guess this is the fucking future. Past generations have favourite albums and we'll have favourite gear review posts.

[@perpetualgrimace]

Nice observations!

[@bertalanolah6565]

@@13guitard00d I knew but thanks, I appreciate it. That song has been crafted to perfection. There are no meaningless notes in there and everything is accentuated at the right place. Less is more. Ola is the B.B. King of metal lead guitar :) If I remember correctly, when this song came out the KZbin video had a kitten in it and a lot of goofy shit like that. I honestly believe this is Ola's defense mechanism to avoid serious criticism or to be compared to well known pro virtuosos, because he put his heart and soul in that song and it's his proudest work to date. Maybe I'm reading too much into him at this point and I'm way too off, who knows.

[@ericmuirhead]

@@bertalanolah6565 Ola, is this your alt account?

[@silverfr3ak]

Now that’s a terrible prediction!

[@BattousaiMLT]

I think this one is way more versatile than your other guitars as theyre obviously more metal oriented, the cleans on this are really nice

[@weareanimals5189]

@ola englund, thanks for this video. I like your channel and always enjoy your content. For PRS, try the Mark Holcomb for chugging... there is a 6 or 7 strings, the pickups are so hot and defined, I suspect you may like them. Cheers

[@Valkanry]

I liked the opening a lot! Sounded good on that guitar too! good chugs and good cleans! sign me up!

[@kendrickcarvajalguzman821]

GREAT INTRO, SWEET SOUND !

[@kevinbrennen6773]

So the one thing I REALLY like about this video...Ola playing in Standard tuning?!?!?

[@matti_738]

That is a nice intro! Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it!

[@freddymaite]

Cheers Ola! Such a great sound! Love your work!

[@puredisgust]

I can dig the old school look, I have an Ibanez Talman bass.....I love the looks

[@joshuataft5541]

Man ola I love that guitar...didn't think you would like the style tho .kinda grunge looking. But yeah I'm drooling.you have awsome taste .🤘👍

[@alexandre5882]

oh! Pizza Hawaii,I Love this song!! Solid 6/10!!

[@88mrriss]

Ola always chugs, I’m happy to see him actually play nicely with melody

[@SatanKingGoat]

My custom 24 is the most versatile guitar I own. Can shred some thrash on it or play some soothing beautiful cleans with it. Always find myself picking it up over my other guitars

[@christopherspearrin5250]

Love the song....great guitar work..as always

[@olafburgermann806]

Glad you mentioned the placement of the volume knob. I find this a problem on a lot of guitars including the ibanez RG. One of the reasons I am looking into a Solar. You obviously understand this as it looks like it has been design so the volume knob is out of the out way on a Solar.

[@natedogg1777]

I've had six USA-made PRS guitars over the years. My favorites were out of the CE and S2 lineup; the higher end stuff just wasn't my cup of tea for some reason. Extremely well made but I just didn't get along with the feel and tone of those ones.

[@matheuslastra5929]

Awesome sound and really beautiful guitar.

[@Folk661]

Ola. WTF. You been practicing mate? ;) sick riffs, sick shreds, sick rig. Nice work.

[@kingcapricorn7210]

Hey Ola, review the ce 24, one of the cleanest guitars I've ever played

[@Sebastianrm1988]

I really got inspired at 4:49

[@jessemcinturff1268]

As a guy who grew up idolizing Petrucci: this is the first video where I can hear you did too.

[@Sparkythehedgehog11]

Love that your playing more lead your lead playing is great!

[@broncoxy]

Damn that first song was sooo good, I love it bro!!

[@singhdivjot]

It's his song Pizza Hawaii;)

[@broncoxy]

Divjot Singh ohh thx i didnt know

[@toddvoight9160]

I love a PRS guitar. That’s what I play! But seeing you with one feels wrong. It’s like you’re cheating on your Solar’s!!! Lol. But it sounds awesome so oh well 🤘🤘🤘

[@DayneJ93]

Whats up Ola, would be interested to see you jam with some of ESP's E-ii series guitars maybe a horizon or an ecplise man. Love picking up what your putting down dude, keep laying the metal slabs.

[@macanthony1108]

Dude an eclipse would be awesome!

[@rockstarbmf9595]

@@macanthony1108 Horizon FR2!!!!

[@DayneJ93]

@@macanthony1108 yee man big fan of the newer full thickness black nat bust ecplise with the coil tapping 57/66 emg's .. crazy sick gat

[@macanthony1108]

@@DayneJ93 Yeah man! I've got an ESP e-ii eclipse in snow white with the emg 57/66, sounds so agressive and brutal

[@DayneJ93]

@@macanthony1108 dope man I've got the e-ii horizon fmnt and slapped the emg het set in it. So tight man.

[@Spliffindor0409]

Got my first PRS this weekend! 2009 SE Custom 24, quilted red flame

[@kjedil]

daym i want the Prs Mt-15, And another Solar guitar

[@KevinRibelMusic]

I own a 2015 model and it's the best guitar for me. Obviously guitars are subjective so try one and see if it's for you. Thanks Ola for this really good demo of my favourite axe!

[@jamesnorton7601]

Gives me the Cantrell vibes. 90's grunge sounds good Ola. Oh if you want to part with the dixie rebel. Just give it to me.

[@johnmonroney8614]

Wouldnt that be nice but i doubt it. No more hate then maybe but its not possible ever becuz idiots

[@DiscoD777]

I have had my PRS SE custom 24 Floyd and could not be happier.

[@guillermo701]

Freakin AWESOME setup! Simple and sharp 🤩

[@andrewleviste611]

Solid intro Ola!

[@joanescodalerda1833]

loving your vdeos so much keep it rolling

[@okaight7248]

can really hear that you been putting in some work with those lessons ! leads = tasty 🔥

[@Brennosguitarsandgear]

Great tone Ola ! Quite different to your usual sound , but still Ola somehow. The chugging chord sound is till there , but the open chords and notes sounded a lot more open and airy. Would be a great tone to write songs with

[@papaduds4824]

Best of Both worlds!!! Classic looks and Chug..🔥 Clugssic?

[@WildBCPhoto]

I've got the black Satin version of that guitar and solved the volume knob issue by putting a garden hose washer between the knob and body: it gave enough resistance to not accidentally turn it.

[@billx8245]

I heard the PRS MT 100 Head is finished, and will be coming out very soon.. Also if I remember the MT 15 has a lot of hum and hiss. My buddy had a NoiseGate in the effects loop, and another one in the front of the Amp, and that seemed to work great. Can't wait for the new EVH Stealth lbx 15 watt head to come out in the next couple days I heard. It's basically a clone of the MT 15 with the LED lights when changing channels. That will be a good shootout...🤘

[@shugo541]

Mine doesn't hiss or hum whatsoever. It does however pop when being turned off. If he got his early on when they came out, or from somewhere that stocked an early one, there was a dodgy batch for sure, i was paranoid about getting one of those myself. But yeah mine doesn't hiss, none of the ones i tried hissed or hummed. Maybe he has an early batch one.

[@burnbacktime]

I bought one based on Ola's last vid on it and it was a massive disappointment. Super noisy even on fucking standby. I have my Triple Recto plugged into the same outlet and it is dead quiet so it's not dirty power. Buyer beware. I sent it back to Sweetwater. This was in February of this year.

[@eddiewixson9680]

I got an MT15 about 6 months ago, and I absolutely love it! No hum or hiss/noise issues at all. I've been playing 30 years, currently own 19 guitars and 8 amps. The only time I've had issues with hum or hiss is from certain guitars, and will carry with those guitars from amp to amp. This has been my experience and it's always been some type of wiring and/or grounding issue with that particular guitar. I see a few people here mentioning the noise, just another possibility to consider. \m/

[@paulosalgado9171]

Bought mine when it went out. One of the first ones and never had any problems with hiss or hum or anything! It´s a beast of an amp.

[@burnbacktime]

@@eddiewixson9680 mine would him badly even without anything plugged in. I got bad hum through the speakers even on standby. It was a lemon and I won't ever consider ever buying another one. If it is a crapshoot wether you get a good one or a bad one it's not the amp for me

[@josephfish6593]

That was so beautiful man, I can't even look at you right now. My LTD has a miss fire on the volume knob placement too, it's a pain.

[@HeyThisIsRo]

Wow, I've been considering getting one of these, but was worried about how it would handle higher gain sounds. I guess I have nothing to worry about. I'm by no means a metal player, but I like to chug from time to time. Thanks for the great demo Ola. Rock on.

[@treishtrei]

I have one. The pickups are very bassless on the E and A strings per design to cover for the flubbyness of the mahogany in that register. It's perfect for studio work, recording and shit, but I changed them to JB and Jazz for more ballz. It's a very well balanced guitar that sounds unique. Not as an SG or a Strat. Just balanced as Ola is saying. The ergonomy and quality are the main selling points here. Dead on!

[@whiphid437Official]

I hear that Trial of Tears intro in there ;) Another great vid man

[@warrenpeace8729]

Woah I love that sound

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

I liked that intro jam! Any guitar player would be lucky to own this rig.

[@achrafarf1064]

ola used the whammy bar in this video just as much as he did in all the rest of his guitar playing carrier i think 😂 i love the rig man it's absolutely dope cheers 🤜🏼🤛🏼🤘🏼

[@danyeo]

That’s a cool opening jam tune!

[@BrianBower]

I need to try a PRS again. Right away a great sound though. The Mark Holcomb always looked great. I played an SE Paul Allender and that was a nice guitar.

[@luctator8956]

I got the Mark Holcomb signature and it is really good. Gloss finish on the body with a satin neck, SOOOOOOO FUCKING COMFORTABLE

[@MikaTarkela]

I love the SE Cu models more than the expensive core models :) They are super comfortable to play.

[@MicahRenfro]

Sounds fantastic, Ola!!

[@JiTiAr35]

Will it chug : - Mooer GE 150 - DNAfx GiT - Nux MG 300 - Valeton GP 100 All about €140 at Thomann

[@paulmildner6093]

Nice thomann plug bro

always good! and whats an amazing tone WTF!

[@gelkins2]

Honestly I thought the noodling around on the rig sounded great. I know it's not your typical style of guitar but it looks and sounds great!

[@aaroncasey4756]

ola playing dream theater is always fun

[@jonbuckley]

What a Beautiful colour . I love PRS