MY GUITAR - IBANEZ MTM2 - The Guitar That Launched My Youtube
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- The guitar that started it all on my channel. The Ibanez MTM2 gets some love and treatment from me. The Ibanez MTM2 was the Mick Thompson of Slipknot signature Ibanez guitar back in the day when he was with them.
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New video idea! Let me know what you think and suggestions on what guitar I should do next!
This would be awesome to see you venture through 👊🏽
Nice fart there, juicy, deadly, violent, more farts! And yes, great video idea! As to what guitar to do next, i dont know, maybe one which means a lot to you besides that mtm2
Yes!!!!
Love it, great video ideaaaaaa! In this one...the guitar that you started the RUclips videos, Ola the nostalgic 🤘🏻
Best regards from Brazil 🇧🇷
Ola can you redo the boss katana and yamaha thr.
Coffee with Mick Thomson, that sounds like a dream
Coffee with jim roots
@@Nobody-r2h mick
More like coffee with Mick Gordon
Coffee with slipknot
@bds_m guy da sic Do you think they like it hot or iced?
What if Ola bought the newest Jackson Mick Thomson signature guitar and compare it? 🤔
As someone who has been eyeing his new sign for awhile, I would LOVE to see this
@@kylelyons6088 If you're eyeing it, don't hesitate. I tried a few, they're really good. REALLY good.
I have the pro model from him, don't doubt it's really good!
@@aliascent it's been in my top 3 for guitars I'm looking into. My only hang up is I'm not a fan of the bridge system. I love that it's a hard tail instead of a floating trem, but I just prefer a standard string thru hard tail. But I'm definitely keeping an eye on it because it hits every other box. Black, reverse pointy headstock, no inlays on an ebony board, lone volume knob. Thanks for heads up!
And Jim root
52 years of age and I still find a wet fart sound hilarious.
Dadofthreemonsters me too at 54!
Ola drinks a lot of coffee, so that might not have been a "sound"...😒
lol...I'm also 52 years of age...and I fuckin rewound the video about six times to hear the fart sound again and again.
Please help me.
Got you all beat!
61 here and and a nice juicy wet fart is the pinnacle of comedy ..
Especially the spontaneous authentic ones ..
And that one was authentic!
Generous amounts of coffee does wonders for loosening the bowels ..
My '96 RG570 has been in storage for far too long ..
Need to dust the baby off, plug it in and with generous amounts of my favorite java; fart away to the ultimate ecstasy ..
It doesn't get any better than that .. (except for hot sex)
But good timing makes it even funnier XD
Mick Thomson on Coffee with Ola would be so awesome.
Ola asking Mick to come to the "coffie with Ola" and next saying that his signature neck profile is shit XD
Wszyc I was thinking the same 😂
Luckily he would be in the clear to agree with Ola as he is no longer sponsored by them!
As far as I know, Mick uses that bridge for the tuning stability and sustain.
Ákos Kovács 👍🏻and the palm-muting feel.
Yeah that was the real reason
Yup, the floyd has the perfect palm muting feel. Can't stand anything else.
How is a bridge like suposed to produce more sustain?
Raphael Lippi less parts hitting the strings basically, and on top of that u can replace the saddles and block with brass if u want. It’s noticeably but tbh I don’t look for it lol.
👍🏼 this is a video to watch 😘👍🏼
Sergiroth number 1 stalker right here Hahahaha 👌🏼🤪
i came in here as 34th commenter :D
What else do you do with a video?
I'm watching Ola drinking coffee, drinking my coffee. So... I'm having a coffee with Ola?
Hey Ola! Just wanted to let you know, MTM2 is the reason I found your channel all those years ago. It just so happens I also had MTM2 as my second electric guitar (and still use it to this day). The playability is great, it basically just needs some decent pickups. I.e. I really like the thin neck. Glad to see you keeping it around though :)
Nice shirt... man of good taste!
Oh yeah, Ibanez does have guitars that you can remember the name of.
Ibanez SA260FM-TGB
I always have to look it up, whenever I want to tell people what guitar I am using...
@@EsEhKajust say an ibanez SA260. FM is just flame maple and TGB is the finish. Would you say I have a Fender Stratocaster in Olympic white with a maple top? No you'd just say strat
@Jose Soto low key love this argument now
@EsEhKa lol...I have the Ibanez SA160FM-TGB....and just now I had to pick it up and look at the back of the headstock to get the name right. :-)
As someone who owns 7 Ibanez guitars...trust me when I say "I feel your pain".
I have 4 ibbys. I just say the model, I don't go into the finish and hardware abbreviations. Thats all the extra letters are for in the names. Haha
I got an
sz320 (ex model white with black binding)
Rg2 (rg2ex2 - white with black binding)
Rga71al (axion label rga 7string indigo aurora burst)
Rgd71al (axion label rgd 7 string black aurora burst multi scale)
There’s got to be a guitar wall hanger company out there willing to hook you up so you can display all of your guitars though out the office.
Should call this segment “Cleaning out my Closet”
Christopher Marshall or going back in time
Scooping out the glory hole
Stringing a floyd bridge with the balls to the headstock has actually blown my mind Jesus Christ why did I never think of that
I was doing that back in the 90s.
That’s how ESP custom shop and I think Caparison ship their guitars from the factory 🏭
That’s how Tom morello does it and he lets the balls flop in the wind onstage
@@lancekovacs9298 damn me too brother
Hey Ola how about a video on Mick's Jackson signature model? Would be interesting to hear your opinion as well as a comparison to this old model.
Your Solar guitars are awesome, well made and just great feeling and playing man, but Ibanez RG's will always have a special place in my heart.
Be aware: hard brushes can damage your paint job.
I have been rocking an ESP Horizon standard FRII for a while. That's what I wanna see haha. Or an IC400. Iceman haha
The first two minutes being almost a One Shot makes me happy. Good job, Louise or whoever did the camera work!
My first Metal oriented guitar was an MTM1 with Blackouts and I loved that thing. Maybe do more vids on your Strictly 7s or your Jem or the Petrucci
And now he plays Jackson , always loved these Ibanez models.
„I’ll make this guitar sound as good as possible”
(puts new strings on)
It's been a daily driver for god knows how long, how much work can it really need?
@@richardhunter9779 Polish the frets and oil the fretboard. This guitar definitely needs it. Yesterday I changed the strings on my bass that was sitting for a long time like Ola's guitar and it looks and feels like a new better guitar. Also it's a cheap bass so the fret edns were sharp so I rounded them off. It takes a lot of time but it's worth it.
I remember being a little kid and wanting an IbanezMtM model just because Ola had one, haha. I'm 21 now and I'm sure my Solar is much better!
Really,,.,😳🤪🤗
Frst guitars always gives this kind of feeling, most of the time they are not crazy but you have just some attachement to it. Great vid man !
Mtm2 is a great Guitar.... I have one too and I love Ibanez. The Reversed Headstock is br000tal sexy 😍.
Yes I remember the good old times with the savage Amp and Mtm2... Awesome...
I have the white Mtm2 and changed the pups into passive custom pickups in white.
Nice dude! Definitely do more of these. "Guitar tech time, with Ola". Maybe do some before and after where you change out pickups etc...
yo, the new Mick Thomson model is sick, its a straight joy to play. should totally compare them
Holy crap, that Ibanez guitar sounds amazing!
I just ordered one of those Axion Label 6 string Ibanez guitars with the Fishman fluence pickups and reverse headstock, that Mick Thompson guitar reminds me of that one. Ibanez makes really bullet proof guitars, you just can’t go wrong . Ola, great video and I love your channel and always look forward to watching the next one.
Your FAQ videos are really fun to watch. Btw, your wife Louise is absolutely beautiful and seems like an amazing human being, you really won the lottery with her at your side.
Coffee with Jim Root! Total gear head and his strat is amazing.
I been stringing all my Floyds with the ball ends on the tuners for over 25 years. Yes, there are some folks who feel that doing it that way may somehow damage the tuning posts, but honestly I have never ever had or noticed any issues for all this time. Just make sure you wind the strings UNDER the ball ends for maximum stability - those ball ends will never ever move. And be sure that on the bridge side you run the strings past the end of the bridge locking keys plus a little bit before you cut, just to be safe. Another good idea I stole along the way is to use a toothpick and dab a drop or two of WD40 on the fine tuners every now and then and then work it in. And of course you should set the fine tuners all to about halfway every time you restring.
Nice guitar Ola - I don't recall seeing that kind of screw locking bolt on the Floyd business end before. Obviously it words to block off the trem - is it adjustable in terms of height so you can adjust the angle of the Floyd bridge? The stiff plastic brush/toothbrush is a must as is some air cleaner and while you're at it, some contact cleaner for the pots/output jack as well.
I think this is a GREAT series Ola. Go through your gear and do some setups - yes, there are a ton of setup vids on youtube, but like money, you can never have enough of those, especially if they are more recent. Plus right now, with folks under lockdown, doing guitar maintenance is both productive and for me, quite calming and zen. :)
And ya gotta get a bottle of Dunlop 65 fretboard oil for them rosewood boards - one bottle will last you a lifetime :)
Cheers and stay safe!
I remember watching your videos years back before all the members and huge amount of subs. Nice to see you revisit this
Me right now:
*_Watching vikings in quarantine_*
Thanks, ola englund for guitars and technology product all. Metal head lets go \666/
Hey Ola! I've been watching for the last 8-9 years and loved your earlier tones just as much as today's tones. Seeing this Ibanez come back out was a nice treat!
Ola I think you don't have that RGA 7 loaded with SD Blackouts you used on Dual Rec demo anymore. Would love to see it. At the time I bought one of those and loaded it with blackouts. My first 7! That video is also the first time I notice how good a boosted recto could sound and since that day I've been dreaming of getting one. Too expensive here In Brazil but I'll get there. Thank you very much for everything you do for the comunity and for beeing such an inspiration since the very beginnin. Wishing you and your family all the best man!
Where's that Dunlop sponsorship when you need it?
It's not just the fart noise. It's the comedic timing with which you deploy the fart noise that makes me laugh my fucken arse off. Every damn time. Yes, I'm immature.
11:08 essentially you are playing the book of heavy metal by Dream Evil.
it's more like The Healers by Testament
And all i have is.. - An old acoustic guitar+ borrowing friends electric and practicing as much as i can..
I remember this guitar so well! It’s amazing you took it out again!
Ola : I love this gutiar
Also Ola : its not a good guitar at all
Me Has a partscaster that I love : Can relate
I yelled at my monitor when you didn't polish those frets or clean the fretboard lol ;)
Lol he literally said he didn't have any lemon oil or something
2:59
It's called a "fixed bridge", Ola, not "fixated - fixated means obsessed 😄
ESL. What can you do?
Ola’s first language isn’t English. How many languages do you speak ?
It's a mistake, but take in mind that his first language isn't English.
Noice storage you got there mate. Instantly put a smile on my face :)
This is an amazing guitar. I have it with SEYMOUR DUNCAN AHB-3 Blackouts Mick Thomson pickups.
6:55 classic ghs boomers 🙄
You have too many things Ola. You need to donate some of those things to me.
I don't ever really comment on your videos but I wanted to say thank you for all the entertaining content you provide. It's actually really helped me since my Mom died last year, she used to really enjoy your videos too. Maybe someday I can buy a Solar guitar, but the way things are now I may have to sell everything I own to stay afloat. But at least I know your content will still be here to entertain. Thanks for all the laughs, gear reviews etc., it really helps to distract the mind from all the B.S. in my life. Also, glad to see Solar becoming so successful \m/ \m/
GHS Boomers are the best strings I've ever played, the less expensive too
Love it- please do some more "old" stuff.
Also- a comparison between the MTM2 and the new Jackson Mick Signatures would be nice.
Aaaand- Coffee.. with Corey :D
Mick is my favorite modern player.
Mick Thomson and Jim root r cool but ola is og
I like it ola, not much the string change part but didnt skip it because you talked through. Great video as always!
He also had a very limited signature Ibanez Glaive that he released too.
Yes that was a cool axe
This was my first guitar ever. I still have it, love it!
Love the guitar Ola. I have the Ibanez rg2ex2. Love those guitars. Have a great weekend.
Love this idea for a series. We learn your history with the guitar you pick for the video while you’re setting it up and then after the demo you give pros and cons of that particular model. I honestly hope you do more of these
Coffee with Mick Thomson that will be awsome !
and what's your thoughts about his Jackson signature ?
I had one of those, I remember the neck being super tiny...slim...
A few months later, sold it.
And at the same time, I got the Ibanez VBT700. I loved that guitar soo much.
Everything about it was perfect.
And then my girlfriend at the time split, I needed to pay rent, so I had to sell that one too....still hurts.
So NOW, I have the Ibanez RGiB6 (neck modded thinner). Amazing guitar.
But yeah...MTM-2 neck...that´s a Nope.
This is the proof that the sound behind Slipknot was very well thought, for amazing guitarist and musicians.
I just watched the Throwback video on this guitar randomly and this comes up? Wtf is going on?
He preferred the feel of a Floyd and he also loved the sustain he gets from them, that's why he used a floyd style bridge but had it either blocked off or bolted to the body
I prefer Mick Thomson's Ibanez guitars over his Jackson guitars tbh
Ibanez > Jackson in general to be honest.
Weird I prefer Jackson’s over Ibanez
Damn I got an exactly same thought with you back then.
I purchased the cheaper one but look almost identical, the RGR321EX. With white binding and reverse headstock, I also immediately replace the pickup with 81/85. Very happy with the guitar hahaha.
Hey Ola, it is really a great idea to present your old guitars. It is interesting and makes a lot of fun to watch you doing this.
Greetings
Oliver
Have you tried a Seymour Duncan AHB-2 metal pickup? It is fucking strong. Maybe too much but the equalization is awesome. Its like having a tube screamer type of mid hump inbuilt in guitar but it can be still clean if you want.
I've got one and it is fucking wild! Possibly the best active pickup I've ever used.
GHS Boomers the crappiest strings ever made in my opinion. I prefer wizard style neck too.I took a belt sander to my Paul Reed Smith because it had a finish on the back of the neck. I took it down the bare wood and rubbed tung oil & linseed oil into it.that was about 10 years ago and the neck is just fine has super low action doesn't buzz and plays really incredible. You can move up and down the fingerboard at a million miles an hour if you want to,and the neck is not going to make your hand cramp up because it's not all beefy like a baseball bat. It's super,super thin.
nice guitar dude!!! A buddy of mine got your A1.6FB LH guitar, and I'm hoping I'll get to check it out sometime. If I can ever afford to, I want to get the A2.7C LH
When i see Ola first thing that comes to my mind is Amon Amarth. Every.Single.Time. He should change his name to Amon Amarth
I set up all my floating trem Ibbys as solid trems. I block them all and then take advantage of the stability of the double locking system and the extra comfort of having that kind of bridge. It's why Mick did the same (the RG2228 has the same setup) and so he's essentially getting all of the advantages of a double locking floating trem while having all of the stability of a fixed bridge system. It's the best of both worlds and why all of my guitars are soft tails even though I play them all and set them all up as hard tails.
Great stuff! We're all on this musical journey and some of our older gear has a lot of history and memories tied to them. More videos like this please my Brola!
Guitars make happy.
You make me happy.
This series make me ultra happy!
That guitar is so awesome.I didn't have money to buy Ibanez mtm and
I bought an Ibanez RG321EX it looks almost like mtm and i am so happy :) :)
You should have no shame regarding putting your ball-end in the head...stock. Jokes apart, Steve Vai has his guitars strung like that all the time. It's the fastest way to re-string a floyd and you can get the regular tuners to work like locking tuners if you do it right!
I still have my Ibanez RG470 with the V7, V8 and S1 pickups. Surprisingly good stock models for a midrange guitar...
I had one it cost me £600 back then. I didn't like it either that fixed crazy bridge was a nightmare and the guitar was never in tune to record anything with it was a completely nightmare . I had a bit of fun with it not much but eventually I sold it a few year's ago...
OLA knows alot about guitar 🎸 is brand SOLAR are good for budget professional shredders.
I like solar. But yeah ola needs more 💰 to make better 🎸 than Jackson. Ola can make better guitars than Jackson. Maybe not fender yet. Especially gibson yet. But ola can. I BELIEVE IN OLA 🔋!!!!
Ola!!!!!!! Channel!!!!!!!
#OlaEnglund. Ye have good tastes in guitars, that Ibanez MTM2 reminds me of one of my earlier fave guitars in my collection. Of course, ALL guitars in my collection are favorites, else no point in keeping them, eh? ;) Some are more favored than others, however.
It's a ~2001 Peavey Predator Plus HB, and it too, is an all-black axe with a white binding on the body. Aside from the Peavey logo on the headstock, everything else on guitar is Glossy Black. I have lots of plans for this axe, mainly to restore functionality (it had sat idle for an extended period of time before I bought it, unprotected against Hawaiʻi's corrosive climate) and it's cool monochromatic black look!
I have named this black beauty Pōʻeleʻele, the "Black Night." BTW, have ye named yer MTM2?
"Neck is way too thin", this would NEVER be a problem, rather a personal preference. Unlike baseball bat neck necks... no one prefers
I've got the Black MTM2 and the White MTM2 in my collection. Kinda the same reason I liked them was the aesthetics. I don't struggle with the neck finish or profile that much, although I hear ya on the nice satin finishes like on the Prestige Ibanez's in my collection. For an import model I think they're not too shabby. The specs also really were in line with my tastes (blank fretboard, reverse head stock, offset single volume). I upgraded both of mine with the locking Gotoh MG-T tuners, Seymour Duncan Blackouts, PMT Lo-Bat LED Indicators, Pure Tone jacks, re-shielded the control cavities, full fret dress.... After I put in all the work/extras they're some of my favorite playing and sounding guitars. My white MTM2 is a little heavier than the Black MTM2 I've noticed, but they both sound pretty close and sustain for days.
Thanks for the vid Ola! Fingers crossed you can get Mick on for Coffee, that would be awesome.
I like the MT. One reason. Never a fan of Slipknot but dug info from a GW photo shoot with Mick and Root.
Mick is bored and rattles off a bunch of YJM lines, unplugged.
Tolinski or whomever goes "What the heck is this!?! You know this stuff?"
Mick,,,"Yngwie's a god. This doesn't fit into our music".
20 years ago.
hey, Ola...i purchased last week an Ibanez grgr131ex-bkf, is all black...what do you think this one..? i have too Ibanez rg 570 year 2000, with pick up seymour duncan Invader, it is great. best regards Argentina
I bought an Ibanez RG2EX1 off some dude in his garage for 100 bucks one day. Aesthetically looks extremely similar to the MTM2 but better in certain ways. The neck is a satin natural finish so it's not sticky, fretboard has inlays(my personal preference, and it has a hipshot style bridge. I had always wanted an MTM2 and the RG2EX1 fulfilled that desire but for a fraction of the price and with some better features for me. :) Best 100 bucks I've spent. It's been with me for almost a decade now and funny enough, the only guitar that's survived my gear purges so far due to having no reason to sell such a solid guitar at such a insanely low price.
Hey OLA I am going to start playing 8 strings. What is the neck like on the 8 string Solar? After I get my Ibanez I want another one and trying to decide. My favorite necks are the wizards that Ibanez make is the SOLAR'S neck comparable to the wizards. I live the thin necks and can't stand thick necks at all. I have no where to try one out either. Also how is the set up out of the box? Will I have to do any adjustments to get it to play better? I seen a review on the LAGATORS and for the money It got trashed on reveiws cause it needed shimmed, strings adjusted, and Intunation along with pick up adjustments. They needed all kinds of work and the guitars are like $1,000 - 1500 bucks. It was called a hunk of junk.
i got the emty blackout bridge on my guitar btw.. but i kind a, don't like the neck profile of ibanez. i dont know... may be cuz i like the type of C neck shape profile
I seek out guitars with that fixed edge bridge. Having a few hipshot bridge/locking tuners equip'd neck-through guitars, I can honestly say, they suck, the tuning stability in a guitar with a locking nut is incomparable. The person that re-designs the locking nut (with more radiused edges, like the Ibanez JCRG-3VV had) and pairs it with a fixed bridge, like the hipshot will probably sell a ton of guitar's. If there is anything this new generation of players is missing, it's the turning stability of a locking nut and having fine tuners...locking nuts and fine tuners dont HAVE to be a Floyd thing, someone just needs to market it right :)
I kinda like a thin neck profile, all my old Jackson's have it, and my custom LP has one on it too! (Coz that's how I wanted it) My YJM Strat - not so much. And my Ace Frehley custom feels like a baseball bat when I take it out, which isn't often! I do love the lighting bolt fret markers on it though. V⚡🏴
V7 & V8 pickups. The V7 is a neck pickup. V8 bridge. If you interchange the magnets. It improves the tone.
Ola definitely get Mick Thompson on your show! And I really really really would like to see you jam on Mick Jackson guitar 🤘🏾in the mean time keep up the good work I absolutely love your channel you Rock! Greetings from the Caribbean Aruba!
@Ola Englund I really like this type of gear review/update with little facts thrown in here and there!! The MTM2 was specifically geared for Mick's super thick strings and low tuning, whereas normally you don't have as much finger strength on people with short stubby fingers like me lol so the neck is very thin to allow easier playability with the heavy strings. Also, he used a floating bridge for easier tuning and drop tuning. The MTM1 came in black and red colors and yours, the MTM2 came in black red and white. The white with black outlines was my fave out of them. If I'm not mistaken, that's an edge 2 pro bridge right?
How about or what do you think about the Gibson SG Standard models before they were equipped with the Min E Tune? I play a 1997 Standard, 2016 Standard, 120th anniversary Standard...
no shit.. ola the mtm2(er). my first main guitar was a white mtm2. i didnt play it before buying, i saw it and wanted it. My first Thomann order..
if the bridge wasnt so frail that parts of it break after 5-10 years(or after 15-30string changes), basically forcing a replacement it would be fucking perfect for me. Neck doesnt hinder me, i wanted something as flat as possible and i got that lul.
Still use it in rehearsals and its standing right next to me looking over
Hej Ola! Nice video! What about Mayones guitars? Also how about you make a video with Nergal from Behemoth? I’d enjoy to see you guys at Coffee with Ola. Thanks man!!!
Selling guitars can be really liberating feeling, because when it's not your bag and you don't connect with it, and someone else does have a connection and special feeling, then you helped spread some happiness 👍
Hey Ola.
If you want to solve this problem of the neck finish if you have time and a sandpaper you can apply it calmly (Don't forget before protecting the headstock region (just below the locking nut fixing screws) and on region close to the neck joint with masking tape (Those wide automotive ones are great) including, I would recommend applying the tape in the region of the neck binding to prevent the sandpaper from damaging the finish in that region.
With a little patience (And be careful) you will leave the matte aspect and playability more like a guitar with a waxed neck (Think about Music Man).
Below is a video where a boy does the process on his schecter, it is very rustic:
ruclips.net/video/OfRNDI_bzl0/видео.html
If... If you want to do it and don't feel safe, your trusted luthier can do it without too many problems and thus improve the instrument's playability.
I like this type of video from you, Ola! I enjoyed this very much. Thank you.
Jackson Pro Series Signature Mick Thomson Soloist SL2! I love it. If I lived in Sweden I would definitely let you borrow it for a video.
Been subscribed since the beginning when the videos were just ENGL Savage 120, the 2x12 and this MTM2. I even bought the exactly same set-up because I "got" it.. Good memories!
Ola why not tape off the neck heel down low and the back of headstock near string nut and take the finish off with a sander? Re-profile the neck to a shape you do like...it doesn't sound like you plan to part with it , so make it something you like.... I have done the same thing with a (much cheaper) RG5EX1 ....I took the square feeling shoulders off the neck where it meets the fretboard....mine has the same neck profile as the RGT42 which is a great guitar but a BIG clumsy feeling neck makes it blah
Actually to me you sound better playing this guitar, My faq is the fart noise recording or a preset ? Only asked because of the toilet paper on your work bench. Lol