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Guitar style linked to players such as Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
Still the foremost and most formidable practitioner of the genre, Yngwie Malmsteem practically invented neo-classical shred singlehandedly. The guitar he has always done it with is a Stratocaster, and for those who aspire to Malmsteen’s flamboyantly fleet-fingered style, the Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster is modeled after the Swedish metal virtuoso’s favorite Strat®, right down to its special pickups and scalloped fingerboard. A distinctively designed model for one of the world’s most distinctive Strat masters.
SCALLOPED FINGERBOARD
A big part of Malmsteen’s dazzling neo-classical technique is enabled by scalloped fingerboard on which the fingers make contact only with the strings and not with the wood of the fingerboard itself. This allows a lighter touch, greater speed and improved grip on the strings, facilitating effortless string bending, pull offs and tapping technique.
SEYMOUR DUNCAN® YJM FURY PICKUPS
The Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster is armed with three specially voiced Seymour Duncan® YJM single-coil-size hum-canceling pickups ideal for rock, neo-classical, shred, hard rock and metal.
SUPER JUMBO FRETS
When these taller, wider frets are combined with the scalloped fingerboard of the Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster, bending notes becomes an entirely different and phenomenal experience.
NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER NECK FINISH
This thin finish on the back of the neck lets the wood breather with greater resonance, further contributing to the remarkable tone of Malmsteen’s signature Strat.
THREE-WAY PICKUP SWITCH
The Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster features old-school three-way pickup switching, giving you the bridge pickup alone, the middle pickup alone and the neck pickup alone.
BRASS NUT
Among its many high-performance features, the fingerboard of this instrument has a brass nut for enhanced sustain and brighter tone.
FEATURES
Machine screw-mount maple neck with modern "C" profile and "bullet" truss rod
9.5"-radius scalloped maple or rosewood fingerboard with brass nut and 21 "super jumbo" frets
Three Seymour Duncan® YJM Fury pickups with three-way switching
"No-load" tone control for bridge and middle pickups
Aged plastic control knobs, switch tip and pickup covers
Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge
BODY MATERIAL: Alder
BODY FINISH: Urethane
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Modern "C"
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (648 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Maple
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Super Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL: Brass
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Dot
TRUSS ROD: Bullet Style
BRIDGE PICKUP: Seymour Duncan® STK-S10B YJM Fury
MIDDLE PICKUP: Seymour Duncan® STK-S10N YJM Fury
NECK PICKUP: Seymour Duncan® STK-S10N YJM Fury
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)
SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Middle Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup
CONFIGURATION: SSS
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply White
CONTROL KNOBS: Aged White Plastic
SWITCH TIP: Aged White
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
