Mattias is such a lovely pal, always ready to laugh and make laugh. So many guitarist with a small percentage of his skills walk the Earth like they are Gods. Such an underrrated musician and player.
So many guitarist with a small percentage of his skills walk the Earth like they are Gods --->> You are so right. I am a Stagehand and been working on stages since nearly 20 years ... and i´ve seen a lot of them !!!
no idea who Mr Eklundh is in the music world but I love his rig and his connection to it, and for that matter his connection to each aspect of his life. He is passionate and honest . I must follow up and check out his bands. Thanks for posting , thumbs way up.
Dude is down to earth and funny af. During the interview when goes...what’s you name and respond back with his guitar (in Chewbacca’s voice 😂) that’s worthy of a stand up comedy material. A true precious asset to guitar community 👍
Mattias is a wonderful soul and human being, he is also emitts tha core of a real swede,..i get so glad everytime i listen to him talking and playing, he is soooooo soooo much light and love,..i also Kris was the best man to intewiew him,..as Kris is an awesome guy too,...
Mattias is really loyal to the brands that sponsor, I saw him here in Brazil years ago and he still uses the same Brazilian cables, very nice!!! Talent and skills ahead of our time.
5 лет назад
I found it really interesting. Do you know what brand?
His band Freak Kitchen is easier to get into. His solo work, Freak Guitar is a bit more experimental. But, for me, Mattias almost always hits the nail in the head when it comes down to doing interesting, catchy music, while being out of the box.
This is seriously the BEST 8 strong tone I've heard yet. I appreciate Messugah and Animals as Leaders for their styles, but most people just copy them. I think I'm just tired of djent, djent, djent, djent, djent, djent, djent... This is how an 8 string should sound. Mattias... you have a "fan" now.
The best thing about him is that he can't stand being restricted to genre and doesn't get mired down by theory. And his personality... that gets shown in his music, quirky and fun.
And "Fan" in Swedish is a swear word.. But I know what you mean.. and most probably everyone else does to, Im just need alot of sleep... or alot of coffee one of those two things anyway, and maybe shut up and stop wri.......
@@dusermiginte4647 I’m a typical American. I know there are other languages out there, but I only know mine. Lol. I do need to learn some culture for sure!
Anything with Mattias IA Eklund is amazing :) Glad you did this interview with him, it finally answered a few things about him and his guitar that I wondered about for a long time !
Wonderful!! My friend Jan W sent me this video.....and from now I must follow you!! Good luck! And - thanks for prolonging my life .....good laughter can do it!!!!
I love Matthias he is truly is amazing. His thought process is totally off the wall. He does metal like no other. His approach to things are amazing and he is so unique. I found Freak Kitchen many years ago with the Spanking Hour album and was blown away. He has just gone from strength to strength ever since. Every album is an adventure. Not everything hits the mark for me but when he explains it you are just amazed the effort that went into it.
What's really cool about such great musicians is that you don't even have to dig their music to get inspired by them. :) He's simply a genius! And of course thank you very much man, happy you liked it! //cheers, Kris
You just have to love this guy. I really like how he play silly licks out of nowhere in between sentences. It is just like having a tourette syndrome and ventilate through guitar.
Hello Mattias, Just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and I love it. I'm currently 73 years old and became musically "awakened" during the absolutely amazing 1960's - and was in a few bands (on drums mainly with fairly occasional guitar / lead and rhythm) with artists involved in the British Invasion my primary focus. While I was never a devoted fan of "metal" I have recently have been noticing and really liking bands such as Volbeat (especially those featuring sax and terrific honky-tonk piano - along with Michael Poulson's excellent vocalizations). I'm a firm believer in the premise that "without a melody there simply can't be a song". This is where you and bands such as Volbeat (and others) really shine. You're "metal" versions of relatively "old" tunes are absolutely terrific and wonderful to listen to. That being said I honestly feel your comedic sense / timing / in front of the camera persona are absolutely refreshing and a joy and a major part of why I love what you do. When I was a little younger (late 50's and early 60's) many of the songs you feature in your videos were a staple in my home with my Dad being a tremendous fan of "melody". Even at that early age I was aware of the absolute necessity of melody. To make a somewhat long story a little shorter - I love the approach you have taken with these masterpieces. Thank you and all the very best to you and those you hold dear, Terry
Rewatching this after getting an 8 string. Met Mattias in Osaka a couple of months ago. After 5 seconds of meeting him he seems like an old friend. Never met anyone like that and he is an Awesome guitar player!
I'm one of the few people that have never heard of this gentleman, and I enjoyed every second of this interview.
5 лет назад+4
He always blows my mind ... i mean think of it, if a million guitarplayers play in solo collab, what players would you recognize blindfolded? some maybe after listening to them for years but he is sooooo unique it blows my mind ...
Great point, IA would definitely stand out... I'm sure I could pick out Fredrik Thordendal and probably Tosin as well but those fall into the "listening to them for years" category for sure
Its nice to see Mattias Eklundh is discovering the power of social media finally. Saw him on Li Herrmans twitch yesterday and it was as epic as going to a concert. Keep on rocking on the internet during this pandemic, PLEASE Mattias. We need you :)
I found Mattias a few months back randomly through his Freak Audio Lab channel, popping up on YT recommendations. He's a genius and I love his personality, lots of fun. Fantastic interview!.
See, he tried to talk about how tuning is important and used the word "dissonance" but his dissonance was so cool!! Lol, he needs to demonstrate what he meant without being so musical! Fun interview, and I came here because of the distorted live video of Freddie's Special Defects 😁
I like the fact that he likes Django Reinhardt, a must for any serious guitar player. If you just listen to one genre of music you fall into the old adage "a person with just one taste has no taste at all.I was really into Punk and post punk ,the music ,politics and the idea of smashing the system and creating music of change.I also liked reggae ,and jazz and this really expanded my musical knowledge -when I heard Django he blew me away and opened up huge possibilities for guitar and 40 years later I still love the instrument.
Amazing on so many levels!! The setup really impressed me by its simplicity. So if I understand it right, Mattias uses one single amp tone with lots of gain, and all variations from clean to lead are done with a volume pedal in front of the amp (plus the delay)? Also amazed at how good a high gain tone cleans up so well. What volume pedal is that?
Simultaneously the worst and best interview ever! What a f'in talent that dude is, and seems like a really cool guy. Way more like listening in on a conversation that wanders everywhere.
Hey Mathias you told you have two german sheppards. ? Back in “Fate” days .there where two Doberman in frontcover. Did you had Doberman then ? Love to see you when you come to Denmark ❤
There is however a difference technically. When you play music that requires stretches... then you have to practice a little on the tt fretboard to get it right.
I use 9 volt batteries on EMG pickups which can be very humiliating when they run out…lol….That volume pedal is good in front of the amp….I never realised the volume pedal cut out so precisionally at the end of progressions…you keep stuff so crisp and tight with that……You play with such octave span contrast with the 8 string too..Delicious ring modulator discord ringing…One question is are the two pickups the same or are they different ?….I can see two pickups but the only control on the guitar seems to be ONE volume knob(as popularised by EVH) but this switch is different…It appears to double as a push pull pot which switches the pickups….When Hugh Manson made guitars for me he would install push pull pots but they would only be to make pickups go out of phase or single coil / double coil options. But Mattias’ guitar is different again. Really interesting stuff.
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Helluva guitarist, but most importantly, top notch human being!
Ahh i love him
Bro, you're in the comment section of every video I'm watching.
This is actually an advertisement
I don’t think there is a guitar video on RUclips he hasn’t commented on
@@lukasgraesslin Rudy takes many forms of himself.
Not funny.
IA is ALWAYS like this. Being himself :D Met him a few times - always a sport!
Mattias is such a lovely pal, always ready to laugh and make laugh. So many guitarist with a small percentage of his skills walk the Earth like they are Gods. Such an underrrated musician and player.
So many guitarist with a small percentage of his skills walk the Earth like they are Gods --->> You are so right. I am a Stagehand and been working on stages since nearly 20 years ... and i´ve seen a lot of them !!!
#PropagandaPie
no idea who Mr Eklundh is in the music world but I love his rig and his connection to it, and for that matter his connection to each aspect of his life. He is passionate and honest . I must follow up and check out his bands. Thanks for posting , thumbs way up.
Brilliant, clever, funny, guitar hero and dressing a Doom shirt. How not to love you, viking god?
Dude is down to earth and funny af. During the interview when goes...what’s you name and respond back with his guitar (in Chewbacca’s voice 😂) that’s worthy of a stand up comedy material. A true precious asset to guitar community 👍
Great interview of an amazing guitarist :-)
Thanks a lot mate and absolutely YES. He's amazing for sure!
//cheers man, Kris
The Swedish Awesome Freak Guitarist 💙💛soo fuckin funny nature dude magic Vikings
Mattias is a wonderful soul and human being, he is also emitts tha core of a real swede,..i get so glad everytime i listen to him talking and playing, he is soooooo soooo much light and love,..i also Kris was the best man to intewiew him,..as Kris is an awesome guy too,...
Mattias is really loyal to the brands that sponsor, I saw him here in Brazil years ago and he still uses the same Brazilian cables, very nice!!! Talent and skills ahead of our time.
I found it really interesting. Do you know what brand?
@ he uses Santo Angelo cables.
That guy is one cool, funny dude. I could listen to him forever. 👍👊
Mattias is one of the nicest guys I've ever met. Such an inspirational person, and down to earth guy.
I live every interview I see with IA. Amazing guitarist and seems like a super fun dude.
Most interesting guest ever at Thomann. I'd love to see and hear more of him.
His band Freak Kitchen is easier to get into. His solo work, Freak Guitar is a bit more experimental. But, for me, Mattias almost always hits the nail in the head when it comes down to doing interesting, catchy music, while being out of the box.
This is seriously the BEST 8 strong tone I've heard yet. I appreciate Messugah and Animals as Leaders for their styles, but most people just copy them. I think I'm just tired of djent, djent, djent, djent, djent, djent, djent...
This is how an 8 string should sound. Mattias... you have a "fan" now.
The best thing about him is that he can't stand being restricted to genre and doesn't get mired down by theory. And his personality... that gets shown in his music, quirky and fun.
Good for you, us and them! Hahahaha Welcome : )
And "Fan" in Swedish is a swear word..
But I know what you mean.. and most probably everyone else does to, Im just need alot of sleep... or alot of coffee one of those two things anyway, and maybe shut up and stop wri.......
@@dusermiginte4647 I’m a typical American. I know there are other languages out there, but I only know mine. Lol. I do need to learn some culture for sure!
I love this guy, he is original, has a deep focus on the sound, he is melodic, humble, always learning, always inspiring. Continue bro.
Anything with Mattias IA Eklund is amazing :) Glad you did this interview with him, it finally answered a few things about him and his guitar that I wondered about for a long time !
This has got to be one of your best interviews!
Wonderful!! My friend Jan W sent me this video.....and from now I must follow you!! Good luck! And - thanks for prolonging my life .....good laughter can do it!!!!
Can't stop watching this! Mattias is a hell of a guitar player. And such a nice guy. I would love to meet him sometime!
I love Matthias he is truly is amazing. His thought process is totally off the wall. He does metal like no other. His approach to things are amazing and he is so unique. I found Freak Kitchen many years ago with the Spanking Hour album and was blown away. He has just gone from strength to strength ever since. Every album is an adventure. Not everything hits the mark for me but when he explains it you are just amazed the effort that went into it.
"so I can do my silly pagan music" Now there's a man after my own heart.
It always happens that I read these comments in tge exact moment the speaker utters the words 😳
Great down to earth guy. His music is not exactly my cup of tea but the interview was inspiring. Thanks Chris!
What's really cool about such great musicians is that you don't even have to dig their music to get inspired by them. :) He's simply a genius!
And of course thank you very much man, happy you liked it!
//cheers, Kris
I see Mattias. I click. I laugh. I learn.
Mattias is just the coolest. So weird how some of the absolute most amazing musicians in the world are also amazing people. Weird, but great. :)
Awesome creative guitarist! Thank You Matthias! Thank you Chris for bringing this!
You just have to love this guy. I really like how he play silly licks out of nowhere in between sentences. It is just like having a tourette syndrome and ventilate through guitar.
Mattias makes me happy. The interviewer is excellent too
Hello Mattias,
Just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and I love it. I'm currently 73 years old and became musically "awakened" during the absolutely amazing 1960's - and was in a few bands (on drums mainly with fairly occasional guitar / lead and rhythm) with artists involved in the British Invasion my primary focus. While I was never a devoted fan of "metal" I have recently have been noticing and really liking bands such as Volbeat (especially those featuring sax and terrific honky-tonk piano - along with Michael Poulson's excellent vocalizations). I'm a firm believer in the premise that "without a melody there simply can't be a song". This is where you and bands such as Volbeat (and others) really shine.
You're "metal" versions of relatively "old" tunes are absolutely terrific and wonderful to listen to.
That being said I honestly feel your comedic sense / timing / in front of the camera persona are absolutely refreshing and a joy and a major part of why I love what you do.
When I was a little younger (late 50's and early 60's) many of the songs you feature in your videos were a staple in my home with my Dad being a tremendous fan of "melody". Even at that early age I was aware of the absolute necessity of melody.
To make a somewhat long story a little shorter - I love the approach you have taken with these masterpieces.
Thank you and all the very best to you and those you hold dear,
Terry
6:50 - "it's like eating sauerkraut every day"
omg I heard he said soundcloud
Rewatching this after getting an 8 string. Met Mattias in Osaka a couple of months ago. After 5 seconds of meeting him he seems like an old friend. Never met anyone like that and he is an Awesome guitar player!
Really like hearing him and his appreciation of Indian music.
This was great to watch, Mattias is such an amazing musician and great person to listen to.
I'm one of the few people that have never heard of this gentleman, and I enjoyed every second of this interview.
He always blows my mind ... i mean think of it, if a million guitarplayers play in solo collab, what players would you recognize blindfolded? some maybe after listening to them for years but he is sooooo unique it blows my mind ...
Great point, IA would definitely stand out... I'm sure I could pick out Fredrik Thordendal and probably Tosin as well but those fall into the "listening to them for years" category for sure
LOVE THIS GUY!!
I love that guy! He has the right attitude to life.
Great interview of a fantastic human being
Very rare to see a talented guitarist and at the same time a nice joyful guy that makes you happy to speak with!....
Most of the greats are nice guys ...
Its nice to see Mattias Eklundh is discovering the power of social media finally. Saw him on Li Herrmans twitch yesterday and it was as epic as going to a concert.
Keep on rocking on the internet during this pandemic, PLEASE Mattias. We need you :)
I found Mattias a few months back randomly through his Freak Audio Lab channel, popping up on YT recommendations. He's a genius and I love his personality, lots of fun. Fantastic interview!.
Finally another German channel where I can say: "Because penis!"
PS: MattIAs is a genius!!!!
Amazing composer,amazing guitarist and amazing human being !!!
See, he tried to talk about how tuning is important and used the word "dissonance" but his dissonance was so cool!! Lol, he needs to demonstrate what he meant without being so musical!
Fun interview, and I came here because of the distorted live video of Freddie's Special Defects 😁
I don’t know his music, but I always enjoy his interviews. And guitar demos. I love that guy.
check out his solo albums - Freak Guitar 1, 2 & 3 - it's something you never heard before, otherworldly stuffs, this guy is super duper genius
Thanks, I’ll do it!
I discovered this man today, while looking into squiggly frets - what an absolutely awesome human being!
What a great guy he is! I always loved Freak Kitchen, now I like the band even more!
Good interview!
His killer rhythms dating back to the mid 90’s to now don’t get talked about much. He’s way more than 8 strings and harmonic volume whale swells.
this man is a blast of fun!
He is just happy! And he is just spreading his happiness around.
Very Nice interview, i am a Mattias and Freak Kitchen fan. He is awesome
Best Interview i´ve seen this year ;-)
Seems like a real down to earth kind of guy.
He’s a lovely chap.
//Andy
I cannot recommend the Freak Guitar Camp experience enough!
I'll go one 0f.these years. Once the beer bug, buggers off, and I can afford to fly from Australia, I'll be there. It sounds like paradise to me.
This guy is freakin' amazing!!
The guys were really having fun here, great stuff!
That ring modulator thing is so cool
BEST CONTENT EVER
Best guest ever! Haha! Mattias is such a nice guy. And funny. And a genius. :D
//cheers, Kris
Jävla rolig kille. Great guitarist too! :-)
i love how he tell about AC/DC
Great interview, and I love the interviewer too!
This guy is huge !!! one of my greatest influences ever
Thomann you're such a great interviewer!
i Love this guy!
I too need the “guff guff”, that’s why I listen to Mattias
what a cool guy. he's hilarious! great player
Great interview Kris!
Thanks a lot I appreciate your compliment man!!
It was a lot of fun for sure.
//cheers, Kris
what a nice dude! great video you guys!
I like the fact that he likes Django Reinhardt, a must for any serious guitar player. If you just listen to one genre of music you fall into the old adage "a person with just one taste has no taste at all.I was really into Punk and post punk ,the music ,politics and the idea of smashing the system and creating music of change.I also liked reggae ,and jazz and this really expanded my musical knowledge -when I heard Django he blew me away and opened up huge possibilities for guitar and 40 years later I still love the instrument.
My friend:- metal musicians are so angry!!
Mattias eklundh:- hold my guitar
full of life♥
Mattias is such an amazing guest
Love this guy! Actually i am 47 years old guitar player and gamer too : )
Amazing on so many levels!! The setup really impressed me by its simplicity. So if I understand it right, Mattias uses one single amp tone with lots of gain, and all variations from clean to lead are done with a volume pedal in front of the amp (plus the delay)? Also amazed at how good a high gain tone cleans up so well. What volume pedal is that?
I believe Mattias made the sound for Chewbacca.
I'm Brazilian and I use Swedish cables, damn Mattias!
Cool stuff! Please tell me you had Mattias do the riff challenge!?
The riff what??
;-)
//cheers, Kris
That was inspiring!
Django Reinhardt and Ella Fitzgerald are an excellent counterpart to metal 😆
8 string guitar: exists
My small hands: am I a joke to you?
😂😂😂
Yeah, fingers can be like that..
Great interview 🤘🤘🤘
Quintuplets in the style of AC/DC? Not gonna lie, if those could be successfully mixed together it would be awesome.
Simultaneously the worst and best interview ever! What a f'in talent that dude is, and seems like a really cool guy. Way more like listening in on a conversation that wanders everywhere.
Hey Mathias you told you have two german sheppards. ?
Back in “Fate” days .there where two Doberman in frontcover. Did you had Doberman then ?
Love to see you when you come to Denmark ❤
BRILLIANT!!!!
Lovely man
Is anyone else thinking that an interview with Mattias & Henning Pauly would break the internet....
Ive always hoped IA would work with Buckethead on something. Maybe one day
Now I know what IA means!!!
Das Doom Shirt trägt der wohl immer ?! 🙂
Was der für ein Feeling für die Gitarre hat ist Wahnsinn !! Echt beneidenswert !!
Great Personality..cool guitar🍧🙊⛄
el mejor !!!!
There is however a difference technically. When you play music that requires stretches... then you have to practice a little on the tt fretboard to get it right.
Totally unrelated suggestion: please make a video on the PLEK Machine :)
Check Rhett Shull's channel. He recently did a great video on the Plek
Mattias ... He is a great guitarist!👏
I use 9 volt batteries on EMG pickups which can be very humiliating when they run out…lol….That volume pedal is good in front of the amp….I never realised the volume pedal cut out so precisionally at the end of progressions…you keep stuff so crisp and tight with that……You play with such octave span contrast with the 8 string too..Delicious ring modulator discord ringing…One question is are the two pickups the same or are they different ?….I can see two pickups but the only control on the guitar seems to be ONE volume knob(as popularised by EVH) but this switch is different…It appears to double as a push pull pot which switches the pickups….When Hugh Manson made guitars for me he would install push pull pots but they would only be to make pickups go out of phase or single coil / double coil options. But Mattias’ guitar is different again. Really interesting stuff.
Hi, the volume is a push-pull pot and you guessed it right, that's the pickup selector. Cheers //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Thanks 👍
11:10 of course Prog Metal Gods lisent to Abba, U2 and Kiss in the house. Just ask Mike Akerfeldt or Mike Portnoy.
awesome guy :)
wow, awesome guy :)