Solar Guitars by Ola Englund

[Perge]

Anyone know what the new logo is supposed to be? Is it a mashup of an O and and E? I see it on the front of the new guitars, but idk what it is. Just curious.

It spells ola all fancy like. Easier to see on his coffee with ola logo, and it doesn't help the bottom part of the l is cut off on the guitar

 

[ZXIIIT]

Anyone know what the new logo is supposed to be? Is it a mashup of an O and and E? I see it on the front of the new guitars, but idk what it is. Just curious.

It's just his alternate logo, he's had other guitars with it.

 

[Hollowway]

I honestly can’t really see the letters spelled out in there, without seeing like random lines as well.

But I DO dig the matte and glossy aspect of it. Similar to the Abasi Larada. Just a super cool look. That being said, these looks aren’t for player guitars. Those mofos are going to get shiny patches post haste.

 

[ZXIIIT]

I honestly can’t really see the letters spelled out in there, without seeing like random lines as well.

But I DO dig the matte and glossy aspect of it. Similar to the Abasi Larada. Just a super cool look. That being said, these looks aren’t for player guitars. Those mofos are going to get shiny patches post haste.

It's a little tricky cause of the L

Yeah, matte finishes are always cool until they get the shiny spots :/

 

[Hollowway]

It's a little tricky cause of the L

Yeah, matte finishes are always cool until they get the shiny spots :/

Ok, I assume the O is that hexagon piece with the lower right corner cut out. And the A is the right half of the image. I’m guessing the L is the line down the middle, with the right side horizontal piece at the bottom. But wtf is the top part and the bottom left leg? It looks like a big capital I with serif.

 

[Mathemagician]

OIA

 

[Nightside]

So is that new logo going to be the new non-negotiable 12th fret inlay? I can stomach this symbol a little better than the stupid looking thing they've been using.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I honestly can’t really see the letters spelled out in there, without seeing like random lines as well.

But I DO dig the matte and glossy aspect of it. Similar to the Abasi Larada. Just a super cool look. That being said, these looks aren’t for player guitars. Those mofos are going to get shiny patches post haste.

Players don't care about no freakn' shiny patches.

 

[ZXIIIT]

The OLA logo is just for Ola's limited sig guitars, they still have the 12th Solar fret logo

 

[MAJ Meadows SF]

The OLA logo is just for Ola's limited sig guitars, they still have the 12th Solar fret logo

I like that it's blacked out, obviously for the aesthetic, but that should be a continued thing. The Solar inlay is probably never going away.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Alright, Ola has to be trolling to see what he can get away with.

 

[JimF]

Yep. It's Ola's logo. It was on a previous Solar model in a similar gloss & matte finish.

 

[Mathemagician]

I honestly don’t mind the solar logo. It’s fine and it’s a cool geometric shape. It really feels like those who are complaining are in the camp of “I would never buy a signature model, because then it’s not MY model”. Like just play guitar. 20%* of the Metal community accepted that the EBMM JP series was phenomenal and treat it the same way a “Les Paul” is treated.

It’s a guitar aimed at the “metal” market, and has sharp metal logos on it.

People out here buying headless guitars with sideways frets then turn around and call a Flying V “ugly”. Pick a lane foos.


* = Source, just trust me bro

 

[LongBlackTie]

The red one is hot! If I wasn't scared of the process of buying one I would seriously consider one.

Still diggin the red one. Waiting on reviews…

 

[Nightside]

I honestly don’t mind the solar logo. It’s fine and it’s a cool geometric shape. It really feels like those who are complaining are in the camp of “I would never buy a signature model, because then it’s not MY model”. Like just play guitar. 20%* of the Metal community accepted that the EBMM JP series was phenomenal and treat it the same way a “Les Paul” is treated.

It’s a guitar aimed at the “metal” market, and has sharp metal logos on it.

People out here buying headless guitars with sideways frets then turn around and call a Flying V “ugly”. Pick a lane foos.


* = Source, just trust me bro

Idk it just makes the whole guitar look cheap and tacky. Like a claw marks inlays on the 12th fret. Or an 8 ball inlay. Or a big ass P inlay (even misha mansour had sense enough to make that optional for the most diehard bootlicking fanbois). Or stripper inlays. Or a half the fretboard is a big zigzag lightning bolt inlay.

He may as well add the abalone binding to get the full effect.

 

[Romeo Knight]

Idk it just makes the whole guitar look cheap and tacky. Like a claw marks inlays on the 12th fret. Or an 8 ball inlay. Or a big ass P inlay (even misha mansour had sense enough to make that optional for the most diehard bootlicking fanbois). Or stripper inlays. Or a half the fretboard is a big zigzag lightning bolt inlay.

He may as well add the abalone binding to get the full effect.

Absolutely.
I own an A2.6 Canibalismo which is an amazingly good (and great looking) guitar for the price tag but that Solar logo is just awful. Personally, I also have problems with inlays that aren't limited to the fret they're supposed to indicate so I needed to put black tape over fret 11 and 13. Why.

 

[manu80]

Because it’s his brand and that’s how it is.
People need to get over the 12th logo….

 

[cindarkness]

Absolutely.
I own an A2.6 Canibalismo which is an amazingly good (and great looking) guitar for the price tag but that Solar logo is just awful. Personally, I also have problems with inlays that aren't limited to the fret they're supposed to indicate so I needed to put black tape over fret 11 and 13. Why.

But it still has the side dots on the fretboard, no? I personally don't pay attention to the inlays while playing, maybe a look or two when soloing.

 

[jrn1308]

Still diggin the red one. Waiting on reviews…

I also love the looks of the red X but the placement of the output jack kills it for me. I really don't know how this made it to the production model and has not been killed in a prototype.

The Tone King had the XF1.6FRFBR+ on one of his live streams:



At about 53:30 he switches to the neck pickup but instead of the neck pickup theres just silence. At 55:25 he switches to the neck again and theres a lot of crackling going on.

Probably a simple fix with some contact cleaner, but still a bit annoying if you pay 1.300 € for a guitar that is "QC passed".

 

[Romeo Knight]

But it still has the side dots on the fretboard, no? I personally don't pay attention to the inlays while playing, maybe a look or two when soloing.

Yes, sure it does.
For some reason I'm very dependant on easily visible inlays, that's why I prefer Ibanez or Jackson sharkfins for playing live with challenging light conditions. Or huge side markers, e.g. I put this white tape on an Edwards Horizon III.