Ola Englund Guitar – Solar Guitar E1.7FBB 7 Strings
Ola Englund Guitar – As the style of play and the metal genre developed, the gear also experienced great development and progress. Many musical instrument manufacturers see metal as a potential market for profit. Until now, the world of gear in the metal realm is almost comparable to the complexity of the metal genre itself.
The countless playing styles and diverse musical tastes that fall under the metal umbrella can leave beginner, intermediate, and even advanced metal guitarists confused as to which guitar suits their tastes and music. To make it a little easier, I try to recommend a guitar that could be the best choice for metal musicians.
In choosing the right guitar for metal, you have to consider a number of factors. Factors such as color and design by answering the question should it be black? Or, does metal always have to be synonymous with a pointed shape? No less important are the pickup output, scale length, and neck profile. It’s as complicated as choosing a guitar for any style of music, in essence, it’s important to think about how the guitar will function, whether for playing leads, blocks, or both.
Guitars using EMG pickups will probably pair well with some amps, but will sound “muddy” and notes won’t be heard clearly if the gain setting is too high. On the other hand, if you prefer a dynamic guitar sound, then choose a guitar with a passive pickup.
Ola Englund’s Solar Guitars has been making guitars since 2017. Given the number of gears Ola Englund has tested to some extent over the years, I tend to trust a guitar design that will no doubt add to the performance of a metal guitarist on stage.
This Type E1.7 seven-string metal gun offers a comfortable, luxurious body, and looks sharp with an extraordinary set of features that make it quite precise and professional looking for stage and studio work. This guitar is equipped with an Evertune bridge that has a reliable mechanical system to keep the tuning constant under any circumstances.
Ola Englund Guitar – Solar Guitar E1.7FBB 7 Strings Specs
- Mahogany body (Shorea acuminata)
- 22 Stainless steel frets
- Ebony fretboard (Diospyros celebica)
- Maple neck
- 2 Solar humbucker pickups
- Solar locking 18:1 machine heads
- Scale: 648 mm
- Colour: Flame Black Burst
- Evertune bridge
The E1-7 Flame Burst Black also features a 25.5-inch set-thru neck/body design with 22 super-jumbo stainless steel frets and a graphite nut. 3-way pickup switch with push-pull and neck full access pickup control for playing riffs or leads. This guitar is also made of mahogany and a thin maple neck that provides comfort playing notes on the ebony fingerboard which has 22 super-jumbo stainless steel frets and a dot-shaped Lum inlay that glows in the dark for stage use.
This Ola Englund Guitar is also equipped with a Solar 18:1 locking tuner that seems to complete all specifications to be the perfect match to represent the style of modern metal guitar playing. The seventh string will also add the low notes that are usually vital to some metal sub-genres.
