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Digging Out of the Hole You’re In: Breaking Out of Playing Ruts
We’ve all been there before: when we’re uninspired and everything we play sounds, well, the same. Playing ruts, or more accurately named plateaus, are problems every instrumentalist faces and has to work through. In this article, let’s look at some … Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room
Tagged active, Allan Holdsworth, deep purple, Eric Clapton, hot rails, jon lord, Les Paul, p90, passive, phat cats, Richie Blackmore, Slash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Yngwie Malmsteen
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Adding Texture To Your Playing: Archaic Scales!
Even the very-much known major and minor scales are just ancient modes. In this article I want to take a closer look at modes and how many players use them, but actually don’t know that they use them. Continue reading
Posted in Tips and Tricks
Tagged Dorian, harmony, Lydian, major, minor, Mixolydian, modes, Phrygian, scales, Yngwie Malmsteen
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The YJM High-Speed Volume Pot
You may wonder what the big deal is about a re-engineered volume pot. It is one of those things many guitarists leave up on 10 all the time, right? Some don’t even ever adjust it, getting dynamics solely from pedals, amp or fingers. For those who had grown up playing Strats, we know the volume pot is in the perfect place to wrap your pink around. We can pick the note with the volume down, then turn the volume up with the pinky. Now, part of the reason we recognize the sound as an electric guitar has to do with the initial attack of a pick hitting the strings. The hard-surface (pick) to hard-surface (string) sound tells us what we are listening to. Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged deep purple, High-Speed Volume Potentiometer, pot, strat, YJM, Yngwie Malmsteen
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To Scallop Or Not To Scallop?
There are plenty of myths out there about scalloped fretboards. They help you play fast. They can make you play out of tune. They weaken the neck. What’s the truth? And what on earth are they for? Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged ESP Horizon FR-27, Fender, hot rails, Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4, Richie Blackmore, SH-14, stratocaster, YJM Fury, Yngwie Malmsteen
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Guitarist/Radio Host, Jason Saulnier on YJM Fury pickups
Jason Saulnier is a Canadian-based contributor to Music Legends interview magazine and Guitar International magazine. About the new Yngwie Malmsteen signature pickups he says, “Seymour Duncan YJM Fury STK-S10 pickups give me all the sustain and power needed to play at … Continue reading
Get Ready for Yngwie’s Relentless Tour
You don’t need to see the last name. Just the mere mention of “Yngwie” brings immediate thoughts of high-octane shred to the minds of guitarists around the world. Working directly with Seymour Duncan and our team of custom pickup designers, … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass, Seymour Duncan Artists
Tagged Fender, Fury, shred, strat, stratocaster, YJM, Yngwie Malmsteen
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Spin Includes Yngwie in 30 Greatest Instrumentals
Congratulations to Yngwie Malmsteen for being included in Spin magazine’s list of the 30 Greatest Instrumental Songs Ever. It was Malmsteen’s “Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4″ from 1984 that made the list, alongside works from Eddie Van Halen, Frank Zappa … Continue reading
Shred King Yngwie Malmsteen on VH1 Classic
The undisputed king of shred, Yngwie Malmsteen will be appearing on VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show, Saturday April 9th at 11pm/10 C.
Seymour W. Duncan Jams With Yngwie
Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition, Bologna, Italy The free concert featured a bevy of world class guitarists, including our own Seymour W. Duncan along with Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch, Jennifer Batten, Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich, Ricky Portera, and Stef Burns; along … Continue reading
Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition
Seymour W. Duncan Clinics in Italy In May 2010, I took part in the Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition in Bologna, Italy where I performed for 30,000 people along with Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch, Jennifer Batten, Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich, Ricky … Continue reading
