OK, I realise that the ego Swede is not that admired a guitarist around here, and that is fair enough, but I personally like some of his stuff, and I can certainly appreciate his ability.
I just found a video showing a close up of him playing
Far beyond the sun, and I found it interesting. His left hand floats around in an incredibly effortless way. Lovely vibrato and bends. It's a cool video as it shows three views simultaneously. His picking hand also looks incredibly economical.
The sort of playing I like generally is very 'physical', eg like Philip Sayce, it's good to see other stuff though.
I've always fancied having a really good try on a scalloped neck at some point. I picked one up in Coda many years ago for an unplugged noodle, but that's my only experience. Maybe I will make one for my strat as a new project ...
And just by the way, I thought he would have skinnier fingers, more Vai-ish. He doesn't have sausages, but they are quite thick.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Not my kind of music either though and not something I would listen to generally. It is something to admire technique wise though.
He's certainly a machine of a player. At a Birmingham guitar show around 10 years ago, he turned up to play a set after Jennifer Batten. He was late (due to a delayed flight), came on stage, blew everyone away then buggered off. He didn't miss a note and played with fire. That performance made me realise how he still gets to drive around in Ferraris and wear leather trousers
Having thin fingers has nothing to do with your ability to wiggle them quickly.
Have you ever seen Danny Gatton play?
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Obviously he's a complete loon and he's capable of producing some of the most embarrassing music you could ever hear (see his blues album for evidence of that) but in this mode he's untouchable. That tone and vibrato!
It is easier, and to boot it’s a really really good strat. It takes virtually no adjustment to get used to the scalloping and despite everyone talking about pressing too hard going out of tune etc I’d say you’d have to be pretty ham fisted for that to happen for lead playing. Energetic barre chords… maybe need to be a bit less physical.
I think the Japanese are shallower scallops . I’ve got a gf air bit of yngwie stuff .I like Joe stump too who is a clone and a teacher at Berklee (the Boston one not the California one )
Never tried a scalloped neck, must try 1 day and if I could get a Strat to sound like that I'd be a happy man..
EDIT - and thinking about it, he is the reason for my love of large headstock Strats too...
Facing the Animal is a great, great record.
Not a problem if you're paying attention but if you're going JUST from the tab it's going to be a struggle.
But either way, Yngwie is a bloody legend, that's amazing and yes the blues album should be avoided at all costs!
I think his playing was very cleanly executed back then - still has it going on now but not quite as cleanly executed as it used to be. Always laughed that he denied the Blackmore influence so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvGQ9jzTbB0
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