Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen's Gear
Before his signature string set with Fender, Malmsteen had an endorsement with Dean Markley strings, making him signature ball-end Nickelwound strings in .10-.46, .9-.42, .8-.46, & .8-.48.
In the "Pedalboard Tour" video on the Official Yngwie Malmsteen YouTube channel, Yngwie Malmsteen uses the Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft pedal.
In this video at 14:20, Malmsteen can be seen with a Green Jerry Jones Electric Sitar, it appears to have been modified with three white Stratocaster pickups in the Neck, Bridge, and Harp positions (possibly YJM signature models), and a Scalloped fretboard.
"This is a crazy one I use for a couple of things... it's called a "Sitar Guitar"... [Indecernable] it has these strings aswell... used on a couple of tracks, cool."
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.
Images on The Gear Page forum show Yngwie Malmsteen appearing in advertisements for the Aria Pro II XX Deluxe, and he is pictured using it live, confirming his use of this specific guitar model.
According to Guitar World, Yngwie Malmsteen has been observed playing the Fender Jimmy Page Dragon Telecaster, as reported by Richard Bienstock in the article titled "Yngwie Malmsteen plays Jimmy Page Telecaster, still sounds exactly like Yngwie Malmsteen."
According to this Dimarzio ad from 1986 : "You can hear Yngwe play the Dimarzio HS-3 on his ne LP Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force " . The album is famous for hit songs such as "Black Star" or "Evil Eye" .
In a video titled "Classical Music, Gear, and Yngwie Malmsteen," published by the Official Yngwie Malmsteen channel on YouTube, a pair of KRK VXT8 Active Studio Monitors can be observed on top of Yngwie Malmsteen's Icon control surface, positioned next to a pair of Yamaha NS10s.
In this Youtube video, Yngwie Malmsteen can be seen at 4:28 buying a 1963 Fender Stratocaster Fiesta Red for £3500 ($6000) from a London guitar store. The guitar has all of the features of the original 1963 issue. Its been used for recording his single Making Love and for shooting the music video for the same song in 1990.
Yngwie Malmsteen is holding a Johnson J-Station in an image from the former Johnson Amplification website (captured 3 June 2002 into the Web Archive).
"When I can't plug into my vintage Marshall stacks, I use the J-Station backstage, on the bus, at home in front of the TV, in hotel rooms, everywhere... It rocks!!!!"
(https://web.archive.org/web/20020603035805/http://www.johnson-amp.com/malmsteen.htm)
Additionally, a webpage archived on February 6, 2004, indicates that Malmsteen used the Johnson J-Station as a practice box (https://web.archive.org/web/20040206105705/http://www.yngwiemalmsteen.net/).
Yngwie Malmsteen, while well-known for using DiMarzio ClipLock straps, also employs the Dunlop Straplok Dual Design Strap Retainer System on some of his guitars. This is evidenced by the image available on Guitar.com, which clearly shows the Dunlop strap lock system in use.
Yngwie Malmsteen showcases his collection of Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitars, as evidenced by the provided proof.
In an Aria advertisement, Yngwie Malmsteen is depicted during his Alcatrazz days posing with a white Aria Pro II RS Esprit guitar.
In the YouTube video titled "Yngwie Malmsteen on Lewitt Microphones," published by the official Yngwie Malmsteen channel, Yngwie Malmsteen demonstrates his stage setup, where the Lewitt MTP 440 DM Dynamic Instrument Microphone is visibly positioned on his guitar amp alongside other LEWITT microphones.
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.
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Discography
Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
1984
Marching Out
1985
Trilogy
1986
Odyssey
1988
Yngwie Malmsteen - Live In Leningrad
1989
Eclipse
1990
Fire & Ice
1992
The Seventh Sign
1994
Magnum Opus
1995
Inspiration
1996
Facing The Animal
1997
Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor, Opus 1
1998