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What guitar does Yngwie Malmsteen play?

Yngwie Malmsteen uses his Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups. He has said he plays Marshall YJM100 and Plexi heads, and has been seen using Dunlop Custom Delrin picks, the MXR Yngwie Malmsteen Overdrive and a Boss ES-8 pedalboard with a Cry Baby wah.

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What guitar does Yngwie Malmsteen play?

His Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster signature model, which he told Guitar World in 2024 is the guitar to get. He also has a blonde 1968 Strat that was his main guitar for a long time, the 'Duck' Strat from the Rising Force cover and a 1968 Gibson Flying V with Strat pickups.

What pickups does Yngwie Malmsteen use?

Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups, his signature stacked pickups that look like single coils. He told Guitar World in 2024 that Seymour Duncan made them for him about 15 years ago.

What amp does Yngwie Malmsteen use?

Marshall. He told Mixdown he mixes his Marshall YJM100 signature heads with Plexi Marshalls and 200-watt Marshall Majors, and Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown showed Marshall YJM 4x12 cabinets loaded with Celestion 75-watt speakers.

What pedals does Yngwie Malmsteen use?

His 2022 pedalboard tour showed a Boss ES-8 switcher with a Cry Baby wah, Boss CE-2W, DD-3, NS-2 and RE-20, his signature Fender Malmsteen Overdrive, an MXR Dyna Comp and a DigiTech Whammy. Dunlop's artist page lists his MXR Yngwie Malmsteen Overdrive.

What picks does Yngwie Malmsteen use?

His signature Dunlop Yngwie Malmsteen Custom Delrin picks, 1.5mm, according to Dunlop's artist page.

What DAW does Yngwie Malmsteen use?

Pro Tools. He told Guitar World in 2024 that he has his own studio with a Neve console and tube compressors, and that he has been looking at converters for Pro Tools.

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Yngwie Malmsteen is the Swedish-born, Miami-based guitarist who brought neoclassical shred to heavy metal with Rising Force. This guide covers his Fender signature Strats and Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups, his Marshall heads, his Boss and Dunlop pedalboard and his home studio.

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