Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie used Fender Roc Pro 1000 heads and combos for several of his live symphonic performances and accompanying records, as well as his "Play Loud" instructional videos, in 1998 - 1999. Interviews where he talked about these amps are tough to find, but at the time he said that their volume and treble response were more controllable than his Marshalls (but with similar tone) which made them better for small spaces and for playing with a symphony.

Some of Malmsteen's guitar amps are Vintage Marshall JMP Mark II Superleads, according to the guitarist in this Premier Guitar interview. "There are only two manmade objects you can actually see from outer space," Malmsteen said at (3:30). "One is the Wall of China, one is the Yngwie Malmsteen wall of Marshalls. And today, we are gracing the stage with nine stacks with three heads on each one."

Malmsteen also plays through his signature Marshall head, as seen in this Premier Guitar interview at (4:20). His cabinets are also custom made to go with the head. "All of these are filled with 75 Celestions," Malmsteen said, and all the amps are switchable between 50 and 100 watts.

In the image, Yngwie Malmsteen's amplifier setup includes a Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead, positioned second from the left.

At 2:06 we can see on the left of Malmsteen, the JVM410H is in the 5 stack of amps and it is the 3rd from the top. This concert was played in Monterrey, Mexico and was filmed in February 2020.

As seen performing live with the Marshall Lead 100 Mosfet heads.

this is a picture from yngwie in front of a giant stack of jcm 900's

At 2:06 we can see on the left of Malmsteen, the TSL60 is in the 5 stack of amps and it is the 2nd from the top. This concert was played in Monterrey, Mexico and was filmed in February 2020.

Featured in this April 3, 2008 Electro-Harmonix Blog post.

An anonymous tipster sends this pic of Yngwie Malmsteen busking in London (that's an Electro-Harmonix Freedom Amp in the lower right-hand corner).

In this November 29, 2013 Facebook post, Malmsteen can be seen in an article for Bass Player Magazine, this article reads:

"Swede'N Low As a bassist, Yngwie Malmsteen likes to take it up a notch"

"There may never be a six-string shredder to rival Eighties guitar icon Yngwie Malmsteen. It may not be a surprise to learn, therefore that Malmsteen has also played bass guitar-thank you very much-on most of the albums he's made over the past two decades, including his latest, Unleash the Fury (Universal)."

"I've yet to hear a bassist approach the instrument the way I hear it in my head, so it's easier for me to play the parts on my albums," says Malmsteen. "In classical music the contrabasses and cello parts are integral within the structures of the melodies and counterpoint, and that's how I like to approach my bass parts."

"Malmsteen generally deplores the current state of rock bass, "It's fallen by the wayside," he complains, "It has such a secondary role in rock music, whereas in the Seventies there was a lot more bass playing going on."

"Much as Malmsteen and his neoclassical chops changed people's notions of what is possible on the electric guitar in the Eighties, the Swedish virtuoso has raised the bar on playing bass with his blindingly fast runs and cello-like vibrato. But Yngwie Malmsteen maintains that he never resorts to flash for it's own sake."

"I play very fast on the bass only when a song calls for it," he says. "I don't always play a million notes a bar. I let the guitar do that." --Joe Lalaina

"BOOMBOX:"

"Basses:" "Early-Fifties Fender Precision with a maple neck and early-Sixties Fender Jazz bass with a rosewood neck, both equipped with DiMarzio pickups and Hipshot detuners

"Strings: " "Dean Markley Blue Steel, .40, .60, .80, and .100"

"Head:" "Ampeg SVT Classic"

"Cabinet:" "Ampeg SVT 8x10"

"Picks:" "Dunlop [Delrin 500] 1.5mm"

"Effects:" "MXR Dyna-comp Compresser and a SansAmp direct box and EQ"

In this November 29, 2013 Facebook post, Malmsteen can be seen in an article for Bass Player Magazine, this article reads:

"Swede'N Low As a bassist, Yngwie Malmsteen likes to take it up a notch"

"There may never be a six-string shredder to rival Eighties guitar icon Yngwie Malmsteen. It may not be a surprise to learn, therefore that Malmsteen has also played bass guitar-thank you very much-on most of the albums he's made over the past two decades, including his latest, Unleash the Fury (Universal)."

"I've yet to hear a bassist approach the instrument the way I hear it in my head, so it's easier for me to play the parts on my albums," says Malmsteen. "In classical music the contrabasses and cello parts are integral within the structures of the melodies and counterpoint, and that's how I like to approach my bass parts."

"Malmsteen generally deplores the current state of rock bass, "It's fallen by the wayside," he complains, "It has such a secondary role in rock music, whereas in the Seventies there was a lot more bass playing going on."

"Much as Malmsteen and his neoclassical chops changed people's notions of what is possible on the electric guitar in the Eighties, the Swedish virtuoso has raised the bar on playing bass with his blindingly fast runs and cello-like vibrato. But Yngwie Malmsteen maintains that he never resorts to flash for it's own sake."

"I play very fast on the bass only when a song calls for it," he says. "I don't always play a million notes a bar. I let the guitar do that." --Joe Lalaina

"BOOMBOX:"

"Basses:" "Early-Fifties Fender Precision with a maple neck and early-Sixties Fender Jazz bass with a rosewood neck, both equipped with DiMarzio pickups and Hipshot detuners

"Strings: " "Dean Markley Blue Steel, .40, .60, .80, and .100"

"Head:" "Ampeg SVT Classic"

"Cabinet:" "Ampeg SVT 8x10"

"Picks:" "Dunlop [Delrin 500] 1.5mm"

"Effects:" "MXR Dyna-comp Compresser and a SansAmp direct box and EQ"

In this YouTube Shorts video, the same titled "Yngwie Malmsteen shredding a 1959 Gibson Les Paul," Yngwie Malmsteen is seen using a Marshall CODE 50 amplifier. This YouTube Shorts video is provided by the Official Yngwie Malmsteen YouTube channel and was filmed at Walt Grace Vintage in Wynwood, Miami.

According to Celestion's product page for the G12T-75 speaker, Yngwie Malmsteen is listed as an artist who uses this specific speaker, alongside Joe Satriani.