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[@ernielight]

The “Duck” he’s using on tour is the Custom Shop replica. You can see the Fender Custom Shop stamp on the back of the headstock. Of course he wouldn’t take the ACTUAL Duck out on the road anymore.

[@Wingersux]

You are correct

[@icepick859]

This guy seemed really happy to be doing this for yall

[@kennethgunter4873]

The energy from this guitar tech is insane!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sprintcarsandguitars959]

@Radiohiljaisuus wow,hole lotta uptite dksssss.

[@DushanTorbjorn]

Looks like he needs enough sleep

[@RandyFricke]

Knowing how Yngwie rolls he's probably only getting minimum wage.

[@Thrashmetalman]

@Radiohiljaisuus I bet he doesnt pay them much

[@Mickcotton]

Brain like a Zombie 🧟‍♂️

[@onga84]

That’s not the original Duck…you can clearly see the custom shop sticker on the back of the headstock! It is the replica one that Fender did some years ago

[@charlief.]

Good eye. I noticed the same thing when the tech showed the back of the guitar. I remember seeing an interview with Yngwie from 1995 and he said he retired The Duck around 1993.

[@joeylodes]

He’s been offered 7 figures for the original. No WAY he’s bringing that on the road. Good eye

[@Ottophil]

@@joeylodes id give him even less money than a non ingvey

[@johndo9648]

​@@Ottophilwhat?

[@hizo64HH]

Glad I needed some pep today, thank you guitar tech for all that energy!

[@oldmanpence4803]

How many picks does Yngwie go through in a show? This guitar tech is the hardest working dude in the business, he keeps refilling the guitar picks throughout the show..wow.

[@nasticanasta]

I saw his very first tour, no one knew who he was, there was probably 25 people at The Newport in Columbus Ohio, this is still one of my top concerts due to the fact there wasn’t many people there at all and he and his band let loose. Billy Shehan’s “Tallis” opened.

[@rosskrause3926]

I saw him in Dallas Texas at his first tour as well at the Arcadia Theater..about 100 people tops were there..it was awesome seeing him right from Sweden just ripping it neo-classical style as its been called before.

[@nasticanasta]

@@rosskrause3926 when I say let loose, he was throwing his guitar about 10+ ft in the air and playing a solo while catching it, during keyboard solo yngwie came up behind him a dumped a pitcher beer on his head… they were doing all kinds of wild stuff like that throwing pitchers of beer around off the stage it was crazy

[@MrWilly2204]

Friggin’ awesome!

[@DrJeebles]

Man, to have even one of those Marshall heads... Obviously not everybody is comfortable being on camera, especially when they are in the middle of doing their job. That was extremely cool of him to take time to make this video. Great job, John and Zach!

[@henrifin]

Most of them are completely empty of any elements and electronics. Would look cool that way too though, that's why they are there!

[@evanmiller2579]

It's awesome you got this level of access. Little bit more of a rig "run by" than a "run down" but super cool none the less.

[@Mr.Monster1313]

The roadie is like..i dont wanna be doing any of this. Lol

[@josealdemar7497]

kkkk

[@erictripton]

We love the king of neo classical DiMeola ish style. Strat/overdrive/cranked plexi = secret sauce as far as sound for electric. Put in the 100's of hours to develop picking and you might get close if you want to clone. Develop your own sound is key, we all have something to give.

[@michaeldutill9921]

He’s the Elvis of guitar players

[@michaelsj7968]

"can I hold that"... "no"

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

lol, yep. I was there..."Don't even look at it."

[@adamcogan211]

Yeah that part was cold

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

I totally agree with Steve. I don’t want anybody dickin’ with my prize guitars if I’m not there…

[@michaelsj7968]

@@arthurmurfitt7698 the man literally throws his guitars around on stage and rips the strings off at the end of the set. I don’t think a guitar expert holding his prized guitar is a big deal especially when said KZbinr is giving Yngwie a new audience.

[@epic103]

@@michaelsj7968 - but they are his guitars, he makes that choice. I would never let a stranger touch my guitars when I'm not there, and I'm nowhere near Yngwie. Those are his tools of the trade, he doesn't want people touching his stuff.

[@rayjames1676]

That must be the job from hell. Didn't want to answer the questions wrong and feel the wrath of his master. All the best in the future tech man. You seem like a real nice guy, but there's only much harmonic minor a human can take!

[@deanwilliams433]

One thing I respect about Yngwie is he actually plays the signature guitars. I mean real Signature, not Custom Shop versions.

[@antropomorfizacja]

does he really play his new signature guitars? his guitars are old strats, sounded much better than new ones. Ive seen a guy on YT comparing his old original guitar (that Yngwie sold in 80s or 90s) and sounded much better than any new signature strat.

[@deanwilliams433]

@@antropomorfizacja I just think the old Strats are too valuable to take on the road and beat them up when he's happy with the signature. Yngwie is known to be very harsh on his guitars.

[@221b-l3t]

​@@antropomorfizacja He changed pickups, he used DiMarzio HS3 and HS2 in the 80s and 90s went to Seymour Duncans about 15 years ago. I agree I like the DiMarzios better, I have them in my cream Squier Strat with scalloped neck :) Love them. Nice chunky yet clear single coil tone and no hum or noise at all. I love my Tele but with high gain the single coils cam be very noisy. The Seymour Duncans are also twice the price. He likes them a lot better but I think he sounds better with DiMarzios. The rest of the rig is the same, Plexi, bright channel on 10, DOD250 boosting it, even if it's not always a DOD, it's always the same circuit and his signature heads just have it built in along with a loop amd a load box. It's actually pretty cool. It has it's own attenuator (not a master volume) a switch to turn two EL34s off and make it a 50W 1987x and yeah the overdrive built in, which he never uses but its there if he ever lost his pedal (he once did in the USSR). So nothing besides the pickups has changed, even the speakers are always Celestion G12T75s.

[@221b-l3t]

Also his signature guitars are fantastic. I've played much more expensive custom shop stuff and as far as Strats go I would always take a YJM (with DiMarzios). Just feels like a million bucks. They aren't cheap and I can't afford one, hence the Squier but I've spent at least 100 h playing them in shops, wonderful guitars. Custom shop feel for standard Made in US prices. I don't play my Squier too much because the scalloped neck is wonderful I start disliking my other guitars... I can't exactly scallop a Les Paul, would look weird with binding. I might do the Flying V though, I always liked KK Downings Vs, he had them all scalloped since Yngwie came on to the scene. But good luck buying a Hamer...

[@jmartinez8181]

I don't think that's the original Duck, it's probably the replica that Fender did a few years back.

[@ruicarreiro7539]

I agree, I think you can see the custom shop logo on the rear of the headstock

[@ipooh40]

@@ruicarreiro7539 Yes, there is a Masterbuilt decal. So it's a replica.

[@eaglesmann024]

This is a great video I’m lucky enough to have seen two of his shows one recently amazing video keep up the great work !!

[@jimcoop5663]

Wow....feel the energy

[@Ryan-Hall]

Got to say John & Zack, liking the run down, u guys get around, thanks 4 all the vids so far, not biggest fan of Yngwie, but everyone in music have their style, give gred to Steve man can't tell all secrets about his job and he's a good roadie, U try catching flying Strats With Broke Strings!!Oww! My Eye!!!

[@josealdemar7497]

wow, yngwie should show us more closely how he use this "bass synth" pedals. That seems crazy

[@mattiv1]

He just (ekhm...) plays bass note and improvises over it. This floating note is sth like a pad sound to fill the background of his solo.

[@jazon65]

That man has a hard job, Yngwie exploded if guitar has toned wrong.😱😱😱

[@Scott__C]

I saw him a few times in the 80s. His playing is still top notch but to me his best songs were on Odyssey with Joe Lynn Turner. Yngwie singing reminds me of when EVH sang on that one album.

[@221b-l3t]

I liked his stuff with Göran Edman best, Fire and Ice and Eclipse. JLT era is kinda "Rainbow towards the end". A bit too radio friendly for me.

[@paroblynn]

G3 was also the first time I saw him live. 2021 was the first time my son got to see him. Hoping the man is still going at it when my baby is good to go to concerts, I’d like him to see Yngwie too. I didn’t get to meet the guitar tech and talk to him but I got to meet several of the road crew. It was a blast. Marvelous time and they really were great with my son. My plan was to take my new YJM strat to meet the man but it didn’t arrive in time :(

[@chicochicoshukor7184]

Done subcribe. Its good to see all his guitar works

[@SP2333]

Let’s also be clear that it was not the original Duck strat but a Custom shop copy. The custom shop symbol on the back of the headstock. Screen shot and check for yourself

[@Andybaby]

Nice wide angle camerawork - felt like I was really there!!

[@VannyTonon]

Amazing video ! Thanks for posting it !

[@ScottRay77]

Where's the fucking donuts?!!

[@nsc217]

Guitars are thrown through the air… “I don’t want to get in trouble if you touch his guitar”

[@isaacroche3223]

Big Head Stratocasters are the best ones!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@nobody617]

Saw him in 84-85 I'm cant exactly remember. Yng and accept paramount seattle.... Punks. :)

[@markinthemix6055]

Can’t touch 👍🏼

[@axeslinger]

“Hmm…I think I’ll use a strat today…”

[@nsc217]

“What’s his numero uno?” (All guitars are identical) “Well… I would say this one”

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Back in the 1990s, can't go into too much detail due to confidentiality, I did see Yngwie's gear pass through a border point. He had multiple large bags of plectrums. I couldn't even estimate how may he had on hand, it would have been hundreds. He was touring with only one Marshall 50w head plus his effects rig, and probably 4 guitars, all the other stuff you see on stage is just a backdrop.

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

@timothymartin2137 Yes, most bands back in 80s would appear with this huge backline but in reality were only actually running one, perhaps two heads through a couple of cabs on-stage. Mostly their live amps weren't even in the backline, they were off-stage to allow the tech to make adjustments and fixes if anything went bad. If you ever see the video of Judas Priest at the Us Festival back in the day, you can clearly see they had just one Marshall head each hooked up behind the wall of cabs and amps on-stage. There's exceptions to this of course, but for many touring acts it's just an image. Sometimes the heads are just shells, sometimes a few cabs will be used as fold back monitors.

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

@timothymartin2137 Yes indeed, since I tried using thicker picks I've never looked back. The thin ones just feel like they are constantly trying to play catch-up. I remember being surprised at how high the action was on his guitars. That too was a bit of a game changer for me. Highest action I ever saw was Ronni LeTekro from TNT. You could serious drop a pencil between the strings and the fretboard and not touch either of them, just insane. Can't understand how he can even get it tointonate, let alone play so fluently like that.

[@guitarnerd_luke]

That tech wasn`t feeling this rundown =D =D

[@michaeljames6216]

YM must keep Steve on his toes all night. Good job guys keeping it short and out of the way for the busy guy.

[@ClassicPass_]

🍩 🍩 🍩 🍩 🍩 🍩 🍩 RIP Dime.

[@doyouluvit]

4:28 wow he was so enthusiastic to talk about this stuff LOL

[@donttalktome4696]

Damn that show was in St Charles! The Arcada is an amazing theater.

[@chrismemphis8062]

Great upload!

[@joezambrano9651]

Is the green lp give away contest still on

[@nickvankempen]

Thanks for the video! Did you get a chance to find out what his guitar setup is? Anything of that matter?

[@Greg-rd8qr]

Nice to win that guitar!

[@DreamerVisionary]

I am honored to find your channel I subscribed because I love ❤️ your content great job your friend Dreamer

[@MrWilly2204]

That dude is RRREEEEAALLLLLYYYYY laid back. 😂

[@mumu5013]

looks like a marshall store 😁

[@makisnerantzis8427]

Yngwie J. Malmsteen Greece & Serbia!🔥🎸

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool. Awesome.

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

That was real , great stuff

[@erickubica9998]

The duck is bad ass!!

[@14lamnc1]

Love the video and I’d love to win the Les Paul!

[@cletisevans7964]

Yngwie owns stock in Fender, one guitar at a time. the guy that had to change all those strings, invented the string winder. Fender calls up Yngwie for refresher course on Fender Guitars

[@Eddy63]

Great vid ... Thx ...

So what were the settings of the amp??

[@nickvankempen]

Presence 6, bass 2, middle 6, treble 4 and volume at 11.

@@nickvankempen thanks man.

[@ophhate]

​@@nickvankempen VIP

[@abelfierro465]

Mids cranked everything else to taste

[@drunk247]

I get the feeling no one wants to be there except you.

[@AllanDavey-qv6ik]

Geddy Lee and Mike Rutherford and Joe stump still use the bass pedals too they are getting harder to find

[@archangelsean]

Not gonna lie, he sounds EXHAUSTED

[@chrisharris4975]

Love the broken string

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

Nice to see the Donald Duck Strat up close, thanks for the video.

[@chrismemphis8062]

Unfortunately not the original- it's a Fender custom re release

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

@@chrismemphis8062 lol “pay no attention to that man behind the curtain” 😉 How can u tell? What’s really real these days…smh

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

Makes sense though, I wouldn’t want to take my prized strat out on the road either…

[@chrismemphis8062]

@@arthurmurfitt7698 The Fender custom shop sticker on the back of the headstock gives it away It is a replica one that Fender custom shop made that Yngwie even thought was genuine kzbin.info/www/bejne/iordXoBsmpynb7c

[@leonardusnugraha6980]

@@arthurmurfitt7698 on the back of the headstock, you can see a marking towards the top-end of it. That's the custom shop decal, suggesting that this might be the replica fender made in 2008

[@suhendrataid1104]

awsome dude

[@JDESTR0Y]

Subbed!

[@raoulmcwenna6499]

At Minute 7:45, don`t interrupt the Man, he wanted to tell a Story from the G3 Tour. Now we will never hear it! Thanks to your Ego ! ;) "I need to tell about my G3 Story and how young i was." Man !!! Let Them Talk !!!

[@marylou5844]

You can't be nothing but the best to run with the best.

[@nick_be9159]

Why does nobody ever ask about his speakers? Does he still use G12T-75?

[@nickvankempen]

Yes he does

[@nick_be9159]

source?@@nickvankempen

[@221b-l3t]

Yep, always has and always will, since the 70s. Didn't like the cone distortion from the Greenbacks. I wish he'd try the G12M65. Or I think they make an M75. Because I had a T100 and hated, got an M65 and it's the best thing ever. I love my amp now. Maybe the T75s are nicer, his tone is definetly good

[@cletisevans7964]

Everyone paid to see Yngwie, and Everyone leaves with a signed guitar pick.

[@MikeJBlues]

His tech works as hard as his Boss plays. Awsome

[@NikkenMagboy]

Yngwie dont like rosewood?

[@matthewpaluch777]

😎👍💗🇺🇸🇸🇪🎸💣🔥🎼🔊 YNGWIE!!!

[@yjmsrv]

Awesome questions- too bad they weren't really answered- "how many amps are actually on?" no answer- Amp Settings' - no shot of the actual settings... Also- that 'DUCK" is the Fender Custom Shop version- awesome still- but not the original. The scallops are a bit deeper and you can see the Custom Shop logo on the back at 6:34. Honestly I don't think the tech knows much about Yngwie or he's terribly stoned- he didn't even know that was the Custom Shop version etc.... weird all around- but still a cool interview.

[@dm8579]

I think it was just a matter of not being prepared. I mean he obviously knows a few things, but he wouldn't be able to reveal stuff that will break the image.

[@jobckts682]

Strat & Marshall. that's it. plug n play. Angus style. (Fuzz face is a prop.)

[@221b-l3t]

Yngwie always has an overdrive (DOD250). Plexi doesn't have that much gain. Angus played very clean in comparison. Less distortion than a Plexi can fo. He had lots of them so the volume wasn't on 10. Probably on 5 for Angus tones. Distorts when you dig in but pretty clean when you play softly, he uses that to great effect.

[@jimmyh9676945]

Excelent wouuu

[@dizzy_d_4575]

I would pay good money to see the video of yngiew yelling at his techs

[@Tiago-jm4cg]

It's a beast for shore itself !! Lol, in multiple ways "i think malmsteen must be very humble with his roadies"🤡

[@user-kc2ru5xo4k]

Cool

[@jeremybaker195]

I already subscribed

[@gfcarta2522]

Ferrari !!!👍👍👍👍👍😜😜😜😜

[@royzoroaster4264]

Please refresh n4 Washburn sir

[@adamcogan211]

Tech 100% doesn’t want to be there

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

Plus it was after the show and he wanted to get the f out of there… 😉

[@bigsauce1116]

I was at this show lmao

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I sub'd I want that green LP. 😂

[@robertbarrass7519]

It,s the custom shop Duck!Not the original.

[@superstrat]

What happen to Kenny, his former guitar tech?

[@monkfry]

Caught with 🍩 and executed.

[@damfunk.]

Should’ve asked if Yngwie still eats a box of donuts before each show.

[@freyakenny6057]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nickm.9474]

I never understood why people won’t let others hold their guitars. I mean I do but get over yourself. Hahaha. Luckily I haven’t worked for those kinds. If someone wants to hold a guitar have at it.

[@snoo50]

You give it to them to hold and it turns out they were eating pork with their bare hands the mere 5 minutes before, or had their index finger scratching their anus itch somehow, and that is when they don't interpret it as "sure, play it as much as you'd like, Paganini", make it all out of tune, then get a pick in their pocket so wore out that it nicks the strings and when you actually get to use it, the string snaps in the most innapropriate time and you're left wondering if it was because of that little f*cker. So, NO. I completely get it.

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

I respectfully disagree. A guitar for some is a very personal item. And I I don’t like people dickin’ with mine.

[@transparent6748]

Not even sure it’s the original the duck…but who knows other than yngwie

[@remote24]

He didn't answer how many amps actually are plugged in xD And any other possible questions. Difference in amps, guitars, pickups, when to use which pedals in what settings.

[@nickvankempen]

One amp with two cabs 😉🤫

[@221b-l3t]

They are Plexis, the input is on the front. So the ones that are turned on and have a cable plugged in lol... The two on the right where plugged in and a few more here and there, probably a stack on the other side of the drums and probably a couple he just turns on for leads to get a volume boost. So depends on the venue but 3-10 heads would be plugged in. It's plainly visible.

[@alancosens]

I really do not understand how Yngwie is not completely deaf.

[@NoneOfyourBusiness468]

If you were such a big fan and didn't know he plays bass pedals while soloing I doubt you are that hard core fan you pose as.

[@blackwhite4127]

👍👍🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@Crabfather]

Is it me or didn't he have enough Marshalls on stage?

[@ВладимирМеньшиков-з5ъ]

Malmsteen! Come to Russia 🇷🇺 with concert

[@Hunting4Hookers]

Good stuff! Glad I found your channel! I subscribed instantly! Plus it sure would be nice to win that awesome Les Paul!

[@mikaelflodstrom6370]

👍

[@stonehouseguitars3869]

I met YMJs guitar tech and that wasn't him lol

[@davidclark3603]

Dear Santa, please let me win the guitar! Lol! Super channel guys!

[@JoseGarcia-eadgbe]

🆒💫🎵🎶🤟

[@calvertphoto]

I bet his guitar tech is the life and soul of the party...

[@frozendivots1564]

If you’ve ever been around Yngwie you’d know why he’s so on edge.