My 'New' 2003 Yngwie Malmsteen Strat

[Steve Mavronis]

Here is my 'new' Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster (2003 Candy Apple Red) that got around a week ago, acquired from my very close friend and neoclassical guitarist Dean Cascione in very near mint condition and he even included the Fender tweed case with red velvet lining. I re-adjusted the action, intonation, and pickup height to my liking. It plays real nice and didn't take too long to get used to the scallops. These are some pictures that Dean had sent me before shipping it. He played the crap out of this guitar at shows, clinics, and lessons. But lucky for me takes great care of his guitars. I got him to sign the back of the headstock too out of respect.







Steve

[delaydecay]

Yngwie <------ HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THIS???


also, nice strat. they need to make more of them in red.

[Steve Mavronis]

Yngwie <------ HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THIS???

"Ing-Vay" (reportedly means young Viking chief in Swedish)

Thanks...

[rbtr]

The scallops look so hard to handle! What's the purpose of them anyways?

[Steve Mavronis]

The scallops look so hard to handle! What's the purpose of them anyways?

They are mainly for looks and have become Yngwie's trademark, even though some others like Blackmore use partially scalloped necks too. But there is a big advantage with your fingers not touching the wood, giving more string control especially for bends and vibrato. Plus you tend to develop a lighter touch and more accurate precision always aiming for the frets and not the wood in between.

[The4455]

The scallops look so hard to handle! What's the purpose of them anyways?

They are mainly for looks and have become Yngwie's trademark, even though some others like Blackmore use partially scalloped necks too. But there is a big advantage with your fingers not touching the wood, giving more string control especially for bends and vibrato. Plus you tend to develop a lighter touch and more accurate precision always aiming for the frets and not the wood in between.

Billy Sheehan's bass's top couple fo frets are scalloped.

[rbtr]

The scallops look so hard to handle! What's the purpose of them anyways?

They are mainly for looks and have become Yngwie's trademark, even though some others like Blackmore use partially scalloped necks too. But there is a big advantage with your fingers not touching the wood, giving more string control especially for bends and vibrato. Plus you tend to develop a lighter touch and more accurate precision always aiming for the frets and not the wood in between.

Wait...not the wood inbetween? I thought...but.... Am I doing something wrong?

How do you bend without touching the wood? I've never wondered about Yngwie's technique until seeing that fretboard.

[The4455]

Wait...not the wood inbetween? I thought...but.... Am I doing something wrong?

How do you bend without touching the wood? I've never wondered about Yngwie's technique until seeing that fretboard.[/quote]

You press down on the string inbetween the frets/over the fretboard.

[rbtr]

So you push in on the string to bend it? How much bending does Yngwie do?

I suppose I should just listen to a record of his, maybe I would gain some clarity..

[The4455]

So you push in on the string to bend it? How much bending does Yngwie do?

I suppose I should just listen to a record of his, maybe I would gain some clarity..

Almost none, here is one of my favorites:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbHc5i4O2tc[/youtube]

[rbtr]

I think I understand less. I guess I'll have to try that out one day. Crazy...

I'll just keep mushin' down on the strings far to hard and leave it to you guys to do it proper

[Steve Mavronis]

Yeah don't push down towards the wood to bend or for cheater vibrato. You always bend by sliding the string with your fingertip along the fret.

[madmax1012]

yngwie's a fat asshole IMO. looks like he eats nothing but cheesecakes

[The4455]

yngwie's a fat asshole IMO. looks like he eats nothing but cheesecakes

He's not fat he's rich!

[madmax1012]

yngwie's a fat asshole IMO. looks like he eats nothing but cheesecakes

He's not fat he's rich!

he's still an asshole...