Why Malaysians Love to copy Yngwie Malmsteen

In this video, we uncover why Malaysians love to emulate Yngwie Malmsteen's guitar skills. We explore six key reasons, including how Yngwie's style fits with Melayu rock (Rock KAPAK) music, his impact during a significant era, tribute concerts featuring artists like Eddy Othman, his pioneering role in mainstream guitar playing, and his unique tone and precision in scale runs. Join us in exploring why Yngwie's music continues to inspire guitarists in Malaysia and around the world. Share your thoughts in the comments below as we dive into the magic of Yngwie Malmsteen's guitar artistry.
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[@donlaught]

For 'bahasa Malay' or Indonesian subtitle, please feel free to go to OPTION > CAPTIONS > AUTO TRANSLATE Here's similar video on who can really play like Yngwie! 👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKaYm3p_f56lodUsi=XumYtbBu4z7qfslD

[@HajiTerikatKetat]

Tq for mentioning my channel. Appreciate it so much

[@donlaught]

​@@HajiTerikatKetatthank you once again sir 🙏🙏

[@IvanMahyaDeva]

Neo Classical Rock is the main theme of the 80's - 90's, and Malaysia really adopted the theme into their music scene. Well, the sentimental side of it, for the most part. And they had been rewarded with the birth of Malaysian legends such as IKLIM, EXIST, SEARCH ect. Unfortunately Malaysian still stuck in those era and hasn't evolve properly till now.

[@donlaught]

Kinda true. As the majority, including myself, are used to the neo-classical note progression, we tend to love the harmonic minor rather than exploring the new fusion movement and incorporating it into modern musical arrangements..

[@fromthismoment6657]

For my point short and simple view, any guitarists, they must have their own identity . Like you Don, u have your own Trademark. Salute you, Don🎉🎉🎉

[@donlaught]

Thank you for you kind words Erin. 🙏🙏

[@fromthismoment6657]

@@donlaught welcome, Don

[@aziziabdrahman7756]

Yngwie, one of my favourite guitarists as a teenager. Random question: what do Malaysian guitarists think of Brian May? And are Queen popular within the rock kapak fan/crowd? Are Queen an influence to rock kapak?

[@donlaught]

Thanks for the insights, brother. You make a good point here. Brian May & Queen...👍👍 I believe there must be some influence from them in Malaysian rock music to a certain degree.

[@aziziabdrahman7756]

I read somewhere that Queen was popular in Malaysia but only in the 1970s. But then again Dewa 19 came to Malaysia performing some Queen songs which sparked a Queen revival in Malaysia. Is it possible if you could do a video on how Queen influenced Malaysian rock one day?

[@donlaught]

@@aziziabdrahman7756 hi brother, thats a great suggestion! Yeah, why not. Thanks once again for that thoughts. 🙂👍👍

[@zulmuhajirin1005]

Saya lebih minat jembo defgabc..one of a kind..lain dari yg lain scale dia dari byk gitaris di malaysia ni..yg lain dasyat tapi biasa dengar dah

[@donlaught]

Jembo memang unique brother.. saya setuju. Lain macam cara dia scaling tu.. hehe respect

[@Janggut40]

Selain Steve Vai , Yngwie Malmsteen adalah menjadi buah mulut kawan yang minat main guitar dari dulu. Terima kasih Don Laught kerana sudah berkongsi pandangan dan pendapat utk di bincangkan hari ini.

[@donlaught]

Haha ini memang betul. Zaman persekolahan dulu memang selalu di sebut² nama Steve Vai, lebih² lagi Yngwie Malmsteen. Pengaruh Yngwie di kalangan gitaris sekolah saya dulu memang tinggi. Semua nak jadi Malmsteen 😅

[@Janggut40]

@@donlaught ulang tayang menonton hasil pemerhatian dan pandangan tuan. Click dari video malmsteen yang tidak pernah berlatih itu.🤣😅 Dari Marudi Sarawak singgah ulangan.

[@wanwan-en7go]

Antara gitaris antarabangsa terawal yang saya discover. Membesar di era kegemilangannya, setiap hari pergi ke rumah jiran, tumpang dengar kaset Rising Force sampai lunyai inlay. Melodi lagu-lagunya aduhai, menusuk. Walaupun lick diulang-ulang, tapi phrasingnya tu, memang menangkap.

[@donlaught]

Haha Yngwie ni dah boleh di anggap Dewa neo classical. Dah jadi bahan rujukan pun..di sesetengah institusi muzik. memang hebat. Sekarang mungkin mainannya tak se-bersih time muda or byk "short cut" yg dia buat sekarang. Tapi takpa, dia Yngwie. Hehe Apa pendapat brother? Hehe

[@wanwan-en7go]

@@donlaught saya tak faham all the hates that he get, just because he plays fast. Pada hal jasa dia bukak jalan untuk shredders tu besar. Yes, Uli Jon Roth dah buat awal lagi, tapi impaknya tu, adakah sebesar Yngwie Malmsteen.

[@parksoo-kim6908]

Malaysia is now the coolest country on earth! I must visit and make some guitar friends

[@donlaught]

Absolutely!! You're most welcome sir 🙏

[@johnjramborambo6871]

Im malaysian i dont like copycat ... I have my own style ... Tq

[@wiemawi8285]

1.sebab x explore byk band terutama Band2 muzik berat. 2.malaysia terbiasa layan solo2 melodi(laju Tpi bermelodi) 3.jari asia selesa Buat solo gitar yang Note dekat2 ..so malmsten jdi pilihan..tidak terlalu teknikal mcm gitaris2 lain seperti Paul gilbert,jason becker,marty friedman dan byk lagi..

[@donlaught]

3 points yang interesting brother. Ya, cara permainan Yngwie mungkin tidak complicated bagi sesetengah musician. Senang di dengar, bunyi note dia tekan tu clean "seketul-seketul" bak kata kawan saya. Haha mungkin faktor utama cara beliau senang dan mudah di ikuti (susah juga sebenarnya kalau tak ikut the right speed and tempo plus the right tone and technique) haha

[@RizkyAshary]

the best guitarist, a guitarist who is able to bewitch people's ears with his own character,,

[@donlaught]

That's absolutely right..🙏🙏

[@show_on_channel]

Jangankan Man Kidal. Jason Becker pun inspired dgn Yngwie contoh dia pernah cover lagu Blackstar.

[@donlaught]

Haha betul juga tu bro

[@amyrabadawnofficial]

Great video.

[@donlaught]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@daenghasriofficial]

Gitaris Heavy metal memang lebih minat malmsteen sebab influence neo klasikal, berbanding gitaris rock n roll yang cenderung ke blues.

[@donlaught]

Setuju tuan Daeng.. rasa teharu channel @daenghasriofficial pun turut komen 😃 terima kasih tuan 🙏🙏

[@bobazman]

Yang last2 solo oleh Man Kidal / itu bukan by Malmsteen tetapi music by Mozart (re-arrange oleh Malmsteen for electric guitar)

[@jamieperry3731]

A lot of Malaysians are amazing at guitar from what I've seen online; you sound more like yngwie than any guitarist I've ever heard.

[@donlaught]

Ahhah thank you for the compliment. They are many guitarists out there able to imitate Yngwie's style 🙏

[@jamieperry3731]

@@donlaught that's true, you really nail the feel and especially the tone, though; which for yngwie is as much in the fingers as the amp.

[@ariselie]

Bnyk2 guitaris dlm Malaysia ,Man Keedal🎸 yg pling aku minat...kerana dia lh aku minat dgr muzik rock Malaysia🤘

[@donlaught]

Hehe sama bro. Walaupun dalam video ni aku ambi dia sebagai one of the sample.. tetap peminat tegar abang Man Kidal 🤘🤘

[@Blink-tz1il]

Arwah samad😎

[@lailimohd6763]

Man kidal.Yes3. He like mamsteen. Because blackmore blong to his icon.bro rosli mohalim.n jimi hendrik blong to his best friend mad nor.

[@wanmahadi]

malmsteen banyak cedok balckmore style......

[@foxns7]

I think Malaysians love to copy Yngwie rather than adopting neo-classical itself. You don't have to sound like Malmsteen if you love to play neo-classical. Some notable neo-classical players who don't play and sound like Malmsteen are Uli Jon Roth and Michael Romeo. But there are also players who play close to what Yngwie does in terms of phrasing and selection of notes like Joe Stump but still, some differences can be spotted. I think neo-classical pretty much depends on your influence as well. Tony MacAlpine is heavily influenced by Chopin and Liszt while Yngwie adores Paganini. That creates two different products altogether. But holistically this genre incorporates harmonic minor and phrygian modes so in a way, no matter who your classical idol is, the musical structure sounds kind of similar, to a certain extent. If someone asks me of any Malaysians who really play neo-classical (not Yngwie), I'll name Shahrul Ekamatra for his own identity attainment. You can sense some Yngwie-ish flavour and few Jason Becker-oriented approaches in his compositions but that's all standard neo-classical essence, if we really understand it all well. Songs like Dunia ke III, Ekamatra, Ego are good examples of how he doesn't actually clones Yngwie 100% but also injects his own style.

[@chezhu6550]

but his (shahrul)solo album transfigurasi totally different..more modern and advance during his time.

[@foxns7]

@@chezhu6550 Right. Transfigurasi is a purely mature album with more elements blended together. That's why I never see him as Yngwie's impersonator like what some people claim.

[@donlaught]

​@@foxns7 Hi brother, first of all, thank you so much for your amazing long comments. I love and appreciate them so much! And yes, this video is intended for discussion here on KZbin, as it has been a hot topic when I sit with my buddies and talk about Yngwie's impersonators/influence in Malaysia, including myself, lol. I totally agree with you when you said that in the neoclassical genre, structurally (phrygian modes, Harmonic minor, etc.), most of the neo-classical sounds are similar. Not to mention all the guitarists like Tony MacApline, Shahrul, etc. Well, here's my takeaway from years of listening to Malmsteen. He has a very unique approach when applying all those modes in neoclassical music. His tone on each note he picks is very clean, the level of accuracy allows you to hear each note he plays clearly without the addition of many space-like floating sound effects, and most importantly, his timing. One of his obvious trademarks is that he plays cleanly but completes the notes/scales earlier than the allocated bars. However, he still stays within the beauty of the musical context. Sometimes, he delays and finishes the scales behind the allocated bars, but it's still 'correct' and musically brilliant. I think he is a genius in that sense. Maybe, I, myself was drawn to that ability and unknowingly trying to imitate his playing style Hahaha

[@yukushi1989]

Im start knowing about yngwie malmsteen because one cd album. "Facing the animal". Banyak la lagu lagu best yngwie dalam tu. Macam sacrifice, like an angel, dan facing the animal. Rumor said yngwie fast play was epic lah. Sampai ada jolokan "the hands of ferrari. In my opinion kalau nak sehampir sama bab kelajuan shredding, tetap memilih tok man keedal from left-handed. Dia pun dapat jolokan "malmsteen Malaya". Gitar fender dia neck nya pun macam fender yngwie jugak, neck jenis scallop.❤ Fun fact: sebenarnya permainan "fast shredding" yngwie ni dia banyak ambik influance dari violist. Macam Vivaldi. Dan banyak classical song yang lain.

[@donlaught]

Hi Yukushi. Aha, nice album facing the animal tu. Mcm solo lagu like an angel, memang sedap ada bau-bauan melody lagu rock tempatan kita. Tapi solo Yngwie memang berhantu.haha And yes, he played fast, but Im sure others are slightly faster than him i.e., Michael Angelo Batio. However, based on my observation, when it comes to sound, Yngwie's playing still appears to sound fast. I believe it is because of his right hand picking precision. Note tu sebijik-sebijik keluar bunyi bulat nya.

[@albertjingga3422]

Great job!!

[@donlaught]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jony.303]

Man Kidal, Joe Burnmark, Shahrul Ekamatra.. 3 ni kalau dengar solo lagu dorang ni mmg kuat pengaruh Malmsteen😂 tak berkenan sgt. Prefer Opie Bloodshed or Joe Branko. Solo lagi melodic and harmony. Ada lagi sorang, Umarul Iklim. Lagi syok dengar teknik Whammy Bar umarul.

[@donlaught]

Ohya, Umarul. Betul tu tuan. Memang salah satu yang hebat juga 👍👍

[@jude6773]

Man Keedal mungkin ambil Yngwie sebagai inspirasi tapi anda harus dengar album2 yg dia terbitkan.Solonya2 pelbagai melodi bukan Yngwie semata2

[@donlaught]

Yupe betul. Yngwie mungkin hanya sumber inspirasi tapi solo abang Man sendiri adalah sentuhan kidal itu sendiri..🙏🙏

[@rickthelearner5631]

I used to like Yngwie. But after a while I got tired of him as he gets repetitive. Blackmore changed his style in late 1990s to mediaeval which makes me still a fan of him. I still respect Yngwie though. But I never ever play like him even if I could by more practices. I am more towards blues, country music and Celtic. I like under-rated guitarists whose strength is in their songs, e.g., Richard Thompson and Mark Knopfler. Unique and distinct and their guitar styles can be used across genres. I must include Steve Howe, a versatile progressive rock player who played the wandering minstrel solo on Queen's epic 1991 Innuendo. I should add Hank Marvin, Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. So I am not that typical Yngwie-influenced player.

[@donlaught]

Great story from you brother. Well, myself has been influenced by Yngwie that much to the point that I hardly get out from his typical repeatitive fast scaling & fretboard runs. Let alone the right hand finger picking. And Yes, Steve Howe also did change his style towards the end..

[@JACK-yb7kn]

hebatlah bro...

[@pemerhatidunia5235]

Menurut saya karena gitaris Malaysia punya kemampuan meniru/mengcover lagu-lagu Yngwie. Orang tidak suka Yngwie pasti karena tidak bisa meniru speed dan akurasinya.

[@donlaught]

Mungkin ada betul nya juga ini brother. Ada bakat dan kemampuan untuk meniru Yngwie. Utk dapatkan solid tone 100% dan akurasi nya sebenarnya agak mencabar..

[@UrayMuhammadEdwin]

Karna nada neoclasicall identik dengan nada musik melayu... harmonic minor modes

[@donlaught]

Yupe 🙏🙏

[@zamleftrightright5357]

bg sy nak jd sperti malmsteens steve vai ke spe2..rmai yg bgus dan baik..tpi x mudah utk jd diri sndiri..apa2 pun salute pd man kidal joe burnmark dan pd guitrist smua..trbaikkk

[@donlaught]

Ya.. ketiga tiga gitaris dalam video ni termasuk Sharul adalah idola kebanyakan juga, termasuk saya sendiri mmg minat Abang Man Kidal and arwah Eddy Hehe 🙏🙏

[@faizalabdullahvlog]

Sbb org akan anggap sape2 dpt tiru malmsteen kira paling hebat masa tu... Kerana malmsteen paling top dlm ketegorinya ketika 80an...

[@donlaught]

Aha... ini win! Ya, untuk konklusi kan perbualan and explaination semua, saya pun ada berpendapat seperti ini brother. Haha short and simple answer 🤣🤣🙏🙏

[@faizalabdullahvlog]

of couse 1st soalan org akan bandingkan yg paling hebat...eh guitarist tu hebatlah....dlm kepala...adakah sehebat malmsteen? 😁😁 on that time@@donlaught tetapi daripada menirulah someone akan jd hebat....malmsteen pun dibayangi Richie Blackmore...

[@Shokheng7387]

Cause m,sian guitarist know who,s dbest among the best..nowadays only fotostat

[@donlaught]

Its actually hard to comeout with our own identity and sound as a guitarist. That's why people like Joe wings, addy cradle, muzza is very unique!

[@blessedunholy2495]

Mana2 guitarist yang copy ygwie malmsteen, sy akan pangkah untuk menjadi influence sy. Tak minat langsung. Cukup lah yngwie seorang.

[@usopglover5082]

Sebab sebelum yngwie depa minat ritchie blackmore dulu mcm ade persamaan tp beza dia main lebih laju lebih alpego leee

[@tymanngruter1808]

Don, what about playing this music with onley 21 frets, todays players need 24 at least! 🤔

[@donlaught]

Great ideas!! Let me compile my subscriber's ideas. This is a good one 👍

[@mohramsan2123]

eddy wo yang terbaik

[@ianpearce7121]

I think Ingrid has inspired more modern rock guitar players than van Halen. Please correct me if I'm wrong

[@donlaught]

Hi Ian, I'm not sure about that. Which Ingrid are you referring to? Anyway, Eddie Van Halen has also made a significant impact on the guitar world and influenced many musicians with his brilliant ideas.. 😃

[@gilakmen2041]

it is all about influence..but try to make your own identity..if not, u are just another amatuer gitarist..

[@donlaught]

Too great of an influence..

[@omsidiqchannel1431]

Wan Othman❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷🔥🔥🔥

[@donlaught]

🙏🙏🙏

[@miezan8092]

If Yngwei not yours idol, it's yours idol of your guitar idol...hahaha

[@mohamadnazmi79]

Man kidal terpengaruh sangat dgn yngwie cara dia main...sy lebih pd hillary ang idea melody sangat2 bagus..

[@mohdnizalchehassan6899]

Jgn d lupakan izo xpdc padu jgk tu,anak buah kirk hammet

[@MaiElizabeth]

Hahaha that's why I stop listening to Malaysian rock

[@ambrow5010]

Agree 💯

[@banies-pp2vy]

Sorg kanan sorg kiri

[@stuartazrulhendriq3657]

Hahahahaha..win statement bro..

[@donlaught]

Hahaha topic selalu keluar time lepak kedai makan ngn member. Terus buat konten, tgk apa lagi pendapat² yang ada..hehe for the sake of perbualan sahaja hehe saya tetap minat abang man kidal and arwah Eddy..😍

[@haffezramudin1963]

Viking's ancestors is MALAYS la brader, haiya 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@donlaught]

🤣🤣🤣

[@patrickgiring8935]

Man Kidal & Yngwie Malmsteen copyìng their idol Richie Blackmore

[@donlaught]

Agreed! Thats what I saw, heard and believed as well..hehe

[@sevenheaven5175]

Villagers

[@zainuddininsekta3652]

Minor chord

[@donlaught]

Majority right..? Ehe best to solo minor.. sad and more drama hehe

[@uchopahmad993]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭eddy

[@donlaught]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@p.r.e.y.]

X ramai guitaris malaysia mcm bb king..carlos santana. 😂

[@donlaught]

Hahaha betul² 🤣

[@ianpearce7121]

Sorry ingwie not ingrid

[@irwanannas8139]

Tak faham

[@donlaught]

Hi tuan, boleh try click Options > Subtitles > auto translate utk sarikata dalam bahasa ya.. 🙏🙏

[@Headwyres]

Copy permainan satu hal, ni siap copy outfit dia sekali dah cam impersonator dah....

[@donlaught]

Ya juga kan.. impersonator.. pergerakan, gaya atas stage.

[@fazz_belukang]

eddie othman dah meninggal

[@donlaught]

Ya.. this video is also credit to arwah Eddy. 🙏🙏

[@PeterHerring-cb8rf]

Because they are not original and can only copy others. Shameful AF

[@riduanakif5222]

Fakta kau banyak yg tidak betol,,,blaaa lh

[@donlaught]

Video ini lebih kepada pendapat dan perbualan antara geng² musician. Tak banyak ke fakta. Kalau bro ada pendapat tersendiri, boleh kemukan. Ia nya percuma.

[@Ziko1962]

I can listen to classical music all day but only 15 mins of Malmsteen music,very boring...I love rock guitar music but not Malmsteen ...sorry...

[@donlaught]

Haha sounded repeatitive yeah? I got you bro. 😝

[@mrfq146]

ramai je yg ikut sebenarnya . cuma ambik sikit2 je ubah jadi sendiri punya. mcm kid lebih steve vai , tapi ubah skit smpai org ckp style dia sndiri . lagi stu contoh man kidal ambik malmsteen , blackmore skit , uli jon skit dan ada lagi . lama2 jadi la dia punya . tapi man kidal lebih blackmore . cuma dress up je macam malmsteen bnyak . entah lah , telinga lain2 .

[@donlaught]

Haha ya betulu juga tu. And saya setuju juga dgn statement Kid mcm ala² Steve Vai..haha mungkin sebab penggunaan tremolo dia. 😍

[@teoniaseng6974]

Andreas kisser...🤟🤟🤟

[@gattello]

Saya lebih minat gitaris lan metalian dan joe burnmark dari yg lain. Diurang dua ni rare dan terasing, kurang femes kini, langka (org x berapa ambik kisah). Skill boleh dipuji tapi wartawan x angkat popularity drg

[@donlaught]

Kira underrated la juga kan..