Strat Sessions ft. Yngwie Malmsteen | Year Of The Strat | Fender

Buckle up! In this installment of Strat Sessions, Yngwie Malmsteen is giving us a look into his incomparable guitar collection and how the Strat has played a part in his iconic style in the installment of Strat Sessions - it's sure to be spec-tacular.
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Strat Sessions ft. Yngwie Malmsteen | Year Of The Strat | Fender
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[@giantrobot9000]

Let’s forget about Yngwie’s speed for a second, and marvel at his beautiful intonation on bends and vibrato.

[@therichbuddha3277]

Violin tone.

[@scirasco1]

I applaud u for recognizing it,most people just dont have the ear for it yngwie is a absolut master at that too

[@nickjewett]

yeah his vibrato at :30 sounds amazing, and he's not even doing it! incredible.

[@gabrieldequeiroscarlos]

EXACTLY. It the first thing that I hear when I listen his songs! Whatta a vibrato and bends...

[@heavychonkerssteviek8691]

Caught jerkin’ in the wild to Bluez

[@aaronhiggs]

The older I get, the more I get Yngwie. He’s really passionate about what he likes. Thats awesome.

[@sweengeppetto1915]

Not so passionate about donuts tho

[@colinparks619]

He don't like donuts

[@fender]

It radiates when he plays 🎸

[@DMFChavez]

He seems like he's chilled out a bit as he's aged, as well. He seems more down to earth in more recent interviews.

[@TheBadger3804]

Just don't give him a fucking donut

[@alexmatel33]

Yngwie should apply for Strat historian

[@willk.illyouii5583]

He was the first artist fender made a signature guitar for! That's epic!

[@fender]

A full circle moment

[@ritualee10]

I'm not sure I've ever seen a more engaging, informative and virtuosic demonstration of a guitar model. That ruled!

[@fender]

🫡🫡

[@dundergod]

I have to say that I think Yngwie looks much healthier and more focused than ever before. He´s got a new sparkle in his eyes I haven´t seen in years and that´s awesome.

[@angelonoziglia5854]

now he needs to sort out his band

[@mackjeez]

From my understanding he had plastic surgery.

[@honigdachs.]

You can tell by the spark in his eyes when he talks about the '54, he's totally in love with this thing. That already makes him a winner. No matter what people think of him or his music or whatever - the fact that he's kept the same excitement for his Fenders and for playing the way he does just makes him a winner at life. It's so hard to stay spirited and passionate in life. Nobody can do it. Some people can.

[@AndyThomas_mrblitz]

that '54 is so beautiful... all of those hand-crafted curves... Yngwie is a guy who deserves a guitar like that...

[@eldiablo3794]

I see he was wise enough not to ruin the 54 strat by scalloping the fretboard.

[@chrisjackson7625]

fender guitars are nice though

[@churchking2527]

It's interesting when he plays, he looks completely different from his youthful self in the 80's, but when he starts playing, you can see his youth shine through in the facial expressions he makes.

[@fender]

That's what happens when you do what you love

[@ajlsrv5490]

An absolute legend. Original. Uncompromising. Brilliant.

[@fender]

Couldn't have said it better

[@MrDaveangelo1]

Yngwie is one of the last true rock stars livin and breathin. We all fell in love with guitar because of people like him. Respect.

[@erlan10]

I still get chills every time I hear the main theme on Black Star. Yngwie is a guitar legend!

[@fender]

It's pure magic

[@BlackCanvasAudio]

He looks healthier than ever! I'm so happy for him.

[@vladavasiljev]

If the plastic surgery is a synonym for health then you are right.

[@misstress1928]

Let's not forget that Yngwie is also responsible for the vertical design of hum-canceling single coil pickups. He really is channeling amazing ideas into this world.

[@RootsCafeAthens]

We love you Yngwie ....Ultimate strat Hero ....up there with Jimi, Ritchie, SRV, J.Beck, Eric Johnson and Clapton!

[@HIWATTSteve]

I met and still have the guitar pick Yngwie gave me after a gig in 85. I met him and Jens that night. Both took the time to spend time with the half a dozen of us that hung around at 2 in the morning. A middle of the summer gig that the walls of the club sweated. Yngwie poured Heineken on us that were down in front. They threw a towel over Jen's head, and he played flawlessly blinded. We stood there dumbfounded by what we saw and heard. One hell of a night I will never forget. "Rising Force" is an album that shaped my own playing back then and is just as powerful today as it was then. He is my "Hendrix" of my generation.

[@alexogston4629]

Yngwie Malmsteen - The Living Legend🤘

[@karlricardo4088]

🤘🏽

[@mojogustavo336]

The best guitar player on earth.

[@rroach77]

I love you Yngwie. You make us so proud being Swedish. As my younger brother said at one point when I took him to a festival where you were playing: ”it can’t be fun playing lead guitar after Yngwie, right?” No, no fun at all brother, no fun at all..

[@officialyngwiemalmsteen622]

The BEST of The Best 🎸

[@andrews6505]

I did not expect a strat timeline from Yngwie when I clicked this link. He continues to surprise and amaze me the same way he did when I first heard him 40yrs ago ... thanks Fender for asking Yngwie to do this documentary!

[@fender]

Always expect the unexpected 👀

[@patrickdonofrio3082]

Say what you will about him-- but in my eyes, there are only two guys who were LIGHTYEARS ahead of their time. It's EVH and YJM.

[@k7j007]

Yngwie picked his lane very early on and mastered it. To still be relevant and stay that consistent throughout almost 4 decades is an amazing accomplishment in itself. He never tried to change to fit whatever was trendy at any given time. He stayed true to himself and his playing style. That is extremely admirable. He is just as sharp today as he was on day 1. I hope he keeps shredding away for another 30 years

[@billytblack]

The smile on his face with every guitar he picks up :D .. it's like he's talking about his kids! Legend

[@fender]

Nothing like a parent's love ❤‍🔥

[@beefcake0354]

best right hand in history of guitar playing .. so smooth and relaxing to watch

[@fender]

THIS 👏

[@spongesurf]

His playing always stops me dead in my tracks. So melodic and beautiful.

[@fender]

When he plays, we listen 🤘

[@Peterplayingguitar]

Yngwie had a near fatal car crash in 1987 and was in a coma for a week with serious brain damage....AND HE CAME BACK FROM THAT and kept playing, writing and recording. What a legend!

[@What11235]

Absolutely!

[@babaali4410]

The best of the best! Getting me a fender 🎸

[@fender]

Hell yeah! Which one are you getting? 👀

[@babaali4410]

@@fender Saving for a Yngwie Malmsteen Signature strat

[@loquitogusanito]

Ive ran into this guy so many times around Miami, so cool to have a living legend hanging out around town

[@321bytor]

I hope he's OK after you've 'ran into' him

[@851852093114208513]

I guess that's the consolation prize for having to live in Florida

[@optioningthabears861]

He looks like a Florida man

[@marvelharris9540]

@@851852093114208513 I wish more people thought like you... and left! everyone moved to Florida and Texas post pandemic to flee democrat run cities, crime, and high taxes.

[@sebg2086]

why lie

[@gavinlocke5980]

The best advertisement for Fender ever!

[@rickschneider3887]

He knows Fender guitar models like some car enthusiasts I know. They can tell you every little detail about the cars like Yngwie can tell about the strats. He found his sound and his perfect instrument early on in his career and he's stayed with them ever since! Kudos to him for staying true to himself and not changing with the fads.

[@aaronhiggs]

@@rickschneider3887you should hear him talk about Ferraris. The guys a savant.

[@adammassacre1981]

Yngwie is the wiki of everything Strat.

[@robistocco]

Dude is so happy about guitars, it's amazing.

[@KaijuAlert]

I love Yngwie. He's not only a technical master, his feel is incredible. His bends, vibrato, pick attack, bends etc, they are all superb.

[@poindextertunes]

but what about his bends?

[@CarlitosPersefone]

Yngwie is a living legend

[@fender]

A legend indeed.

[@tomt55]

Even though Yngwie is still working on the same record, all these years later, he's still the original monster shred neo classical player. Yngwie, single handedly, kicked off the entire neo classical shred genre. He had so many players rethinking technique and going into or back into the practice room for hundreds of hours to get (or try and get) that neo classical shred style down... Truly a ground breaking player and innovator. Also, Yngwie is an absolute guitar icon and unquestionably a guitar force of nature. He was a gigantic inuence on me, as a huge fan of rock guitar music when Alcatrazz - No Parole From Rock And Roll came out! Still, a terrific album with SO MANY amazing solos. The trailer solo from Suffer Me is still one of the best solos ever recorded on electric guitar... LEGENDARY player.

[@JulienMENARD]

Damn... this video makes me emotional, how Yngwie is passionated, we are lucky to be into an era where this man lives. So much dedication to his art, it only can inspire all of us to be in this mental way of thinking. Human can be the worst thing in the world but Yngwie you show us how human can be the greatest thing in the universe. You are touched by the grace of God and this light come back to us through you. From the heart, thank you.

[@_ARUS_]

What a legend!

[@fender]

That's Yngwie Malmsteen for you

[@KoproIily]

Fire & Ice, Eclipse, Odyssey, Seventh Sign...Yngwie's 80's an 90's records are so fresh, so energetic, so bulletproof until this day....fughetaboutit! Unique personality for sure. Keep rockin'!

[@fender]

🤘🤘

[@hoppes9658]

Rising force cassette is in a ditch since 1985 between Petoskey and Charlevoix Michigan and even the porcupines won’t chew on the plastic.

[@user-ni3lg4zr8o]

Thank you Yngwie for sharing your passion of guitar playing.

[@fender]

Truly a gift to the world.

[@AlwaysMusicandTone]

I have always liked Malmsteen; from the first time I heard him in the 80s until the present. He is an absolute guitar genius. He plays with passion, and his music / style of music has no equal. Say what you want about his personality it doesn’t matter, what does matter is that the man can play his guitar. He has weathered the storm in a business that has seen a lot of professional guitar greats for what ever reason come and go. He is still here, and he is still inspiring future guitarist with his talent and music.

[@Alex-bx7qn]

Fender guitars, Ferraris and Rolexes 🔥 Can’t go wrong with any of that ! Yngwie is a legend

[@JoseGarcia-eadgbe]

…and Marshall amplifiers YJM 100

[@fikrisadzili2147]

Yeah, what a living legend

[@TexasGuitarist]

You know, Yngwie's playing on this video is ON POINT! His articulation seems better on this video than it has in a long time.

[@aaronvalure178]

The older I get, the more I resonate with YJM for his accomplishments. The dude is a legend! People hate on him so much out of jealousy and it's uncalled for.

[@the.Aruarian]

Well, people also dislike him for abusing copyright strikes on youtube against small youtubers…

[@optioningthabears861]

Also because he is such a ego maniac and only an average player or that the is Mr arpeggio and never plays sweeps

[@brons101]

@@optioningthabears861 You have absolutely no musical ear if you think yngwie is an "average player" , stop being jealous and go practice ...

[@maurogarces7337]

Relating criticism with jealousy is a red flag for our own artistic development. If it comes from a good place, criticism can help us grow and get better.

[@jimkostan9932]

Yep,, unfortunately I've been around a lot of Rock Stars who have HUGE EGOS problems,it's sad,,, EXPECIALLY for the fans.

[@charlescuringa7051]

A living legend in electric guitar,as big an icon as Hendrix and Van Halen👍🏼

[@hermanodejesus7264]

IT'S A NUCLEAR VIOLIN.... best def of a Fender Stratocaster 😍

[@relentlessonslaught5827]

Yngwie, my man. Never change. 🔥🔥🔥

[@babaali4410]

Legend! There will never be another one like him. So many imitators so many jealous people but no matter what he keeps thriving, He is so popular now 2024 way to go legend!

[@anthonymarocco955]

Yngwie Is The Man! What A Fantastic Player

[@nickalpitsis5365]

An absolute flawless guitar maestro. Legend

[@brandon_945]

Yngwie is the ultimate guitar hero, and probably among the greatest ambassadors for the Stratocaster there is. I’m so glad you guys put this together 🤘🏻

[@rubengalassi4023]

Bravo Yngwie !!! Bravo por tu estilo, por tus Ferraris, Por tu Rolex President, y claro; por tu EXCALLIBUR la Fender Stratocaster ...

[@satanicbudda]

Whether you like Yngwie or not, you cannot deny his tone and vibration are really soulful and distinctive. There's no one like this.

[@morpheussmith4366]

There is some amazing concert footage of Yngwie Malmsteen with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. It strikes me that Yngwie as a musician is on the same level as great classical musicians, but the Fender Stratocaster looks like it belongs in that setting too. The Stratocaster looks fantastic in that formal setting, and Yngwie makes the sound of the guitar blend in like it always belonged in that context. I wonder what Leo would have thought to see and hear his instruments being played with a symphony orchestra?

[@jl5177]

Yngwie is the absolute goat

[@cpamiseso]

So that's how Govan got that shred to high fret bending move. Yngwie started it back then with Far Beyond The Sun. Amazing inspiration for everyone, Mr. Malmsteen.

[@deanwitt7903]

When I first herd Yngwie I simply could not believe my ears . The tone the speed the sweeps and the classically inspired material turned my world into a better place . I was 16 . I’m now 51 and still in awe of his style . To my mind only a few changed guitar . Hendrix , Eddie van halen , Joe Satriani and Yngwie malmsteen I reckon was the last to do it .

[@spencerdawson6536]

The once and forever Maestro. He took all of his musical influences and created an alchemy that’s still mind blowing today.

[@glaucosouza1971]

Still amuses me after 40 years listening him for the first time. Music Legend.

[@alexfields6562]

I will never forget when ynwie threw a pick n hit my chest I was with my dad in ventura theatre best night ever will never forget it! I still have the pick too!!!!

[@Cheva-Pate]

He’s the King!

[@-Atmos1]

Wow , arrived in America with a Strat & a toothbrush , that's cool .

[@Renesyseanu]

Awesome video! The greatest guitarist alive.period. And one of the coolest strat ever made!

[@gabriellima9012]

this is the best video fender ever made

[@litteliten4999]

Well I lived at the time just a couple of kilometers from where he lived in sweden, this guy was like possessed with this guitar and guitar playing. You couldn't talk Anything else but music with this guy. Literally.

[@scottycunningham1413]

I like Yngwie a lot as a player. My favorite aspect of his playing is his vibrato and bending technique, underrated aspect of his playing.

[@jeffreyp1855]

We don't call him "The Maestro" for no reason! I've been a fan since 1987. 🤘

[@Alex-bx7qn]

And listen to those versions of Far Beyond The Sun and Black Star in the background ! Still magical after all these years 🙌

[@fender]

Truly timeless ❤‍🔥

[@laurifinlandia]

this man has been living and breathing guitar since he was but a kid, without compromise, through tragedies and heckling, depression, changing trends, and yet here he is, towering above the most, after all these years. i have never heard anyone anywhere near his level of virtuosity criticise his skills. steve vai, tosin abasi, zakk wylde, etc. all testify and remind us in unison that yngwie is a true original in the pantheon of the very greatest artists to have ever picked up an electric guitar. forever may he shred.

[@Macsk8ing]

To this day no one can match Yngwie, such a legend glad to see he's still rocking.

[@acehunter9436]

So true, he’s unmatched!

[@Loco90012]

Dude still looks amazing

[@davidmahoherrezuelo]

I'm country and blues fullpower player but i love the Yngwie stuff...and great bunch of Strats

[@bautistagarais488]

Coolest guy on planet earth. This man just breathes Rock and Roll What a legend.

[@GuitarAddict101]

Yngwie + Strat = Perfect combo!

[@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95]

Yngwie is almost in a category of his own. The neoclassical style is amazing and to my knowledge theres nobody else at his level within the genre. Amazing!

[@sciros]

Michael James Romeo probably qualifies, although Yngwie is the undisputed OG.

[@AGuitarNinja]

I might throw paul Gilbert in there

[@lt7601]

He is not just a guitar player but a collector as well. His knowledge about Fender history is mind blowing..

[@FenderBenderBilly]

he is the living definition of more is more !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@csarikaya]

He may sometimes come off eccentric but no one can discount how much influence he had on 90's metal scene. Yngwie is a world treasure.

[@DwainDwight]

always been a fan. great guy, great player and a true student of the instrument.

[@joeylodes]

Got to hang with Yngwie and Steve Vai backstage at a show in Miami in 2017 that I was honored to play at. Really cool , gracious guys. So surreal to hang with the heroes you grew up with.

[@ma5aw233]

Yngwie changed the game. He was the guitar god during his era. I'm sceptical of his playing these days and the playing/writing on the last few albums, but nothing can take away from what he achieved in his early career. I appriciate him as much as I do Paganini, Mozart, 2pac, Billy Strings, Randy Rhoads. Whoever. Ego or not. I don't care. He is amazing, I'd like to see him play live some day.

[@GuitarraErudita]

Long live THE KING!

[@endtimeguitarist]

@4:25 that is the most beautiful I’ve heard Yngwie play this part of far beyond the sun in a long time.

[@DorothyOzmaLover]

Unbelievable slay from a true guitar god!

[@MarArraes]

Com certeza um dos maiores representantes da Strato. Revolutionary

[@endtimeguitarist]

The black star performance is the best I’ve heard him play it in some time too. It literally felt like I was hearing it for the first time again 🎸 🔥

[@charkvaror2112]

I agree these were very good performances of both songs.

[@Guitarsgunsandghosts]

Yngwie is still the best

[@andreicraiesti]

You are the best...mister Ingvie.

[@bikesdrumsnstrings]

He looks younger and healthier than last time I watched him

[@dariodurso7388]

yes but look better is face.. remember that today thre's the plastic surgery

[@lordPix3lUK]

An extremely inspirational guitarist. The older I get and the more I’ve played the more I appreciate and love yngwie. Thanks for this video.

[@patricksalembier7352]

Yngwie was original and amazing. He still is. There is only one Yngwie and he is awesome.

[@filheim]

This man inspired so many over the years...some can treat him like a meme, but for me the most influential guitarrist in rock and metal after EVH.

[@Nghilifa]

Yngwie is great, and what an ambassador he is for Fender (The Strat especially), you can tell he absolutely adores the Strat. Thanks Fender!

[@efwfew]

The best player in the world to me. You either get it or you don't! Thank you Yngwie, you literally changed me life

[@PatrikFilmMaker]

Hardly any guitarist ever talks about his guitars or rather doesn't know them as well as he does!! A Genius, a Master, a Visionary, a timeless guitarist, no man will ever play a guitar like him again, thanks to him my passion for the guitar and his talent pushes me to play like him every day. Thank God for your talent.

[@What11235]

Thanks fender! I love guitars! I have 7 fender strats. One of my friends owned a music store and I wanted a 96 Green strat plus. The color wasn't available except for a standard strat. He let me take two strats apart and make be a Green strat plus. It is incredible. The quality that year was simply amazing.

[@slottygw2wvw842]

FORGET EVH THIS IS THE G.O.A.T THIS GUY IS JUST INCREDIBLE THE BEST GUITAR PLAYER THAT EVER LIVED!

[@guitarhiker4449]

Yngwie one of my all tme fav guitarist!!! The Apeggio master!! A rock n' roll living legend!! What an amazing collection of geetars!! Rock on!!!

[@2good2betrue3]

All I can say is the Yngwie Fender "scalloped" Strat, is the BEST Stratocaster in my collection.👌 It's so amazing to play, you can feel how Yngwie feels with it, the Maple neck and scalloped fretboard is like no other.🤘 I could not ask for more. If there's only one suggestion or request I would like to add is, please add another Fret to make it 22, because sometimes I can't use it on other songs with a solo reaching for 22 frets. (Yeah, bending is great, but that one fret is better.)🔥 *YNGWIE MALMSTEEN* is the Best and my favorite guitarist EVER.🎸

[@TavisAllen]

"I could not ask for more." Next sentence "If there's only one suggestion or request I would like to add..." You asked for more. 😅

[@2good2betrue3]

@@TavisAllen Haha, asking is different from suggestion. I mean, I'm already content for what it is. A "suggestion" is making room for improvement. Just like making the "better" the "best".😉

[@TavisAllen]

@@2good2betrue3 Staying light-hearted, but were we to further this conversation, semantics and hierarchy would come into play. I've never played a Yngwie Strat, but would like to someday, despite me being predominantly an acoustic/classical guitar player.

[@2good2betrue3]

@@TavisAllen Hope you can have one in the future, that would be great mate. I encourage you to own or buy a Yngwie Strat. I also love classical guitar and acoustics, and have collected different electric and acoustic guitars. (16 electric, 2 acoustics). Among them, the Yngwie Strat feels uniquely different in a good way all because of the scalloped frets. I can't express it with words, but it really feels good to play, even at high action which is 2.5mm at 12th fret (I prefer ALL my guitars to be set-up at very low action - 1mm). Fender YJM sig is the only exception., so try it, you will surely love it.👌Have a nice day.🙂

[@brin57]

More is More- right !!

[@ulissespacifico]

He is the Man!!!

[@hlgonza2264]

When this gentleman started there was no one with this style, he started a new line of how to create guitar solos... Respect the ranks.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

He’s still shredding!

[@CryptoTalksShorts]

This guys plays very well, he should be famous or something.