YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Talks About SEYMOUR DUNCAN Guitar Pickups

February 15, 2010

On January 18, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen came to the Seymour Duncan factory for a post-NAMM factory tour. During his visit, Yngwie wound his first-ever electric guitar pickups: a set of three true single coil pickups for Stratocaster. Tutoring him on winding technique was Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager, Maricela Juarez. Yngwiealso sat down for an interview, which can now be viewed below.

When Malmsteen set out on a quest to bring his tone to a higher level, he turned to Seymour Duncan. The result of hundreds of hours of intense tone pursuit is the YJM Fury: only available from Seymour Duncan.

Application: Hum-canceling single-coil-sized pickup based Seymour Duncan's original Stack pickup design. Recommended for rock, neo-classical, shred, hard rock, power metal, and heavy metal.

Description: The bridge pickup is aggressive and handles Yngwie's hard-hitting chordal onslaught. The neck pickup balances Yngwie's fluid left-hand technique with his broad mix of right-hand pick attack for a tone that's sweet and fluid, but with great articulation and responsiveness to dynamics.

Complete setup: The YJM series includes a dedicated bridge pickup and a separate neck/middle pickup. Pickups can be purchased individually, in a three-pickup set, or in a pre-wired pickguard ready to drop into your Strat guitar with an 11-screw hole "USA" pattern. The loaded pickguard includes a "no lube" volume potentiometer that meets Yngwie's demands for a very fast and responsive pot.

Guitars: The YJM Fury will directly retrofit most single-coil equipped guitars. Though originally designed for a Fender Strat with a scalloped maple fingerboard, the YJM Fury will work well with any bolt-on guitar that utilizes traditional single-coil-size Strat pickups. The YJM Fury is the same pickup that Fender installs in their YJM Strat guitars.

Available Mods: Available in off-white, white or black.

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