One must say that this overdrive was created for the YJM pickups

Great and cool review! I own this pedal, now I need this head 😊 I use it in front of my Mark V. Would love to hear a comparison, same pedal, Marshall head vs JP2C! By the way, I’ve watched your video of the Malmsteen custom shop vs US strat many times, such a great review and really loved those clean tones! And I’m a huge fan too of « Breaking all illusions » solo! Cheers from France!

This video deserves more views

save your money guys buy the MARK V!!!!

If you like the neck a lot, try the Holdsworth "Fatboy". I think you'd like it much more. Either of the Holdsworth models with a headstock would probably suit your tastes much more than the headless model. I bought a Carvin HF2S before they became Kiesel. It has different pickups plus a piezo in the Graphtech bridge. With 3 outputs it's very versatile. One each for the piezo out, the pair of split-able humbuckers and a midi out for use with a synth. Also, the piezo has active parametric eq onboard. Cheers!

Nice chair!! 🤌

Awesome story…incredible restoration work, as well.

There is a matt black one in Malta for 2500 Euro...

Just discovering this review right now. I own the standard US YJM strat, not the CS. And I assembled another myself from parts bought at Stratospherparts, genuine Fender YJM neck and body. I wired the pickguard how I wanted, with the DiMarzio pickups (which I prefer over the Fury’s), 5-way switch. Not mentioned in the video is the volume pot: Seymour Duncan YJM on the CS, standard for the US range. The SD rolls way smoother. After having assembled many partcasters, trying different necks, it is very clear that with all parts being strictly equal, the neck has a massive impact on the tone. I had tried one from Warmoth which was extremely dark sounding. I think that the type trussrod affects the tone (different vibrations?). So I am not surprised by the conclusions of your review. Great job!

5700€ in Europe (Reverb).

I ordered one from Thomann in 2022 for 2999e. Its at the post office finally!!!

So want that guitar. That color scheme is 🔥

I have the Slash Victoria gold top version, one hell of a guitar

Beautiful . . . Thanks to Yngwie The Fender Strat has become a symbol of focus and determination. Thank you for the video!

A little tender surrender in there…love it!

The street price of the new jp2c combo is £4,800. That’s $6450 😂

I had so many problems with Ibanez models over the past years through all price ranges... I will never ever touch an Ibanez guitar again despite the ones I already own. Also is golden hardware so problematic, especially the tremolo. The golden color wears off so quickly, no matter how expensive the guitar is.

I have several guitars with Seymour Duncans in them - Jackson U.S.A., Hamer Standard, two custom built guitars and while I like them, I've always liked the Gibson Burstbuckers better. In fact, I passed up a Gibson Les Paul that someone replaced the Burstbuckers with Seymour Duncans.

Very nice but I would have went with the metal pole pieces instead of black on the pickup. Other than that dam you so lucky bro ! Enjoy

Nice guitar, that high E thing is overrated, you get used to it and believe it or not I'd miss it! I don't know if that's a case of drinking my own cool aid, but I love my YJM it's flawless other than the thick body finish. It's hard to justify the CS model price, I did watch your first video and you were right the first time. I'd miss the truss rod adjustment at the head stock. But I'm sure the CS has awesome wood, and that matters. Thankfully I have my Lentz Croydon Carvetop that slays everything else, literally, every time now.

Yngwie and Eddie were the man when I was growing up in the 80's.

I didn’t realise Brad Pitt was such a good guitarist !

Great !! Thanks for this video 😀😀

That's one awesome looking Strat Marko. When you cracked that case i was like...PERFECTION! Credit James with the assist😂❤

Man, you made that baby sing! Mine is the best guotar I have ever picked up.

I have a custom shop malmsteen, it stays in tune great plays great sounds great

Really amazing! Loved every minute. Thanks for showing this.❤‍🔥

Hi Marco-great video as always. Curious if you’ve had issues with the high E string slipping off the fretboard? Fenders seem to be hit/miss with that problem so thought I’d ask before spending that kind of coin.

I just bought a 2024 rosewood fretboard Yngwie USA Stratocaster. I had ABSOLUTELY no QC issues with it at all. It is the best Strat I have ever had. I have had 5 USA strats in my lifetime dating all the way back to 1987 when I bought my first (American Standard) as a teenager. It by far is the best quality instrument I have had from Fender.

Love that guitar. 😊 yea I had some great ones through the years. Less Paul custom. Hagstrom swede. I just need a nice strat now. A pleasure to see it played and reviewed.

great video! love all the detailed shots :)

This color the buttercream looks a little but white and sometimes yellow .

Necks often shift in shipping. You just need to loosen the bolts on the neck slightly and shift it back, then tighten it up. That one in the Sweetwater, the US model, that's likely all it needs. My Wolfgang Stealth arrived to me slightly shifted, as did an American Pro II Strat, but both were perfect with 1 mins effort. Not to suggest the Custom Shop isn't better - my AM Pro II wasn't as nice as the Custom Shop closet classic I sold (and regretted).

Appreciate you bro. Your dedication and passion. 🤘🏻🎸🔥

Are the small frets similar to or smaller than the Wolfgang frets?

Beautifully done! That is the SWEETEST TONE and SUSTAIN i have heard on a KZbin video!! How do you compare it to your EVH Wolfgang? When you have time please do a video and review of your #1 pedal board. I enjoy learning from you! Thanks Marko!

$7,050 Canadian Dollars ... 🎸🇨🇦 Way too expensive unless you can play Malmsteens music ... now you need a Malmsteen Marshall amp

I had a 1987 Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocast built in the Custom Shop at Fender . I sold it to a surgeon in Toronto . 🇨🇦🎸 .... Aliexpress now makes a Malmsteen Strat for about $350

Hey Marko. Da' Bruiser here. Any specific reason you plugged in the X-Vive with the YJM instead of the G10? God Bless.

2 THINGS Marco!!!.....Please, please, please......1) do this in real time......and 2) I'm begging, please make sure you're in frame! hahahahahahahahahahahahahaaha j/k dude, having fun! Always enjoy the reviews and GREATLY appreciate the time you take to educate us!!!

I like it, but would have prefered the '70's one piece neck with bullet rod over the '68/'69 style lamenated board with the rod adjustment at the heel.

Awesome review as always, brother.

11:18 I don't understand, what is rare about the string spacing?

I've wanted to hear those YJM pickups clean. Most reviewers go the the overdriven shred mode because Yngwie. A little Eric Johnson clean chording. The pickups sound very stratty in a good way in all the positions.

Congratulations man! Sounds pretty!

It's amazing malmsteen never experimented with radius and pickup configurations since day one

Not for me. Gloss poly on the neck ruins it. And why the vintage trust rod?

Thanks for sharing your new guitar day!! Sounds amazing!!!

Cringe name. I prefer Zyklon BB King