Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Thanks for watching my review & demo of the Vola OZ MC, a great Fender Stratocaster alternative! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Cheers!

Gear used in this video:
- Vola OZ MC
- Friedman BE-100 Deluxe
- Vintage 30
- Grossmann Fatbox iso cab
- Shure SM57 and Sennheiser MD421 Kompakt mics
- Cubase 13 Pro
- Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
- Klotz Cables & DI Box
- Kreative Devices Laptop
- IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Precision studio monitors

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Disclaimer: this video is sponsored but as always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own!

Timecodes:
00:00 The Vola OZ MC is an AMAZING Strat alternative
00:20 Demo song (Friedman BE-100 Deluxe\
02:02 Signal chain and gear details
02:31 A better Strat alternative!
03:13 The currently discounted price is insane
03:45 I LOVE this guitar!
03:59 About Vola Guitars and my experience with them
05:22 The soft-case is very nice too!
05:34 This guitar can definitely do modern tones!
06:02 What I like about HSS guitars
06:26 The guitar's specs and features
08:31 How's the quality?
09:42 About the pickups
10:06 Let's start with some heavy tones
12:00 All the pickup positions with a heavy tone
13:14 Let's tune up to Eb standard
13:29 Some crunch tones with the BE mode
14:36 The balance between the pickups
14:51 Let's do clean tones with all the pickups
17:33 Final thoughts and conclusion