Career
He is one of the founders, main composer, and guitarist of the melodic death metal band Insomnium. Although Insomnium is his main band, he also plays guitar for the dark/thrash/black-metal band Arrival and bass guitar for melodeath act Enter My Silence. Alongside his musical career, Doctor Ville Friman has a Doctor of Philosophy in evolutionary ecology from the Helsinki University, and is now a Research Associate in that field at the University of York, United Kingdom.
Amfisound custom Les Paul (Signature Model for him)
Tokai Les Paul Custom with DiMarzio Evolution humbuckers (bridge and neck)
Charvel custom paint (neck thru body) model??? Fender Jazz Bass deluxe (mex)
Ibanez pf60c electro acoustic guitar
Cuenca Mod10 classical guitar
Koch Multitone head, Marshall JCM900 cabinet
BOSS GT-6
Lincolnshire 6 Promyelocytic leukemia oncogenic domain & Jazz III pics
Mayones Guitars & Basses Regius 7 (custom).