very interesting - I have a similar story. I bought a YM Strat and was disappointed ... one year later I bought a Fender Strat Custom Shop Heavy Relic which is a beautiful guitar. Then I replaced the original pickups with Kloppmann's ... these are unbelievable great. Finally I let scallop the fretboard by a professional guitar builder .... and now I booked your course and I am really happy to get so much information, licks, training and fun .. thanks Tom
LOVE my HS3! The key with hum cancelling pickups is to delete the tone knobs or increase the impedance. Btw, the HS4 is exactly the same as the HS3 but with a vintage stagger for aesthetic purposes. I prefer HS3’s because the magnet stagger is symmetrical. I have HS2’s in the neck and middle which are definitely more sparkly and vintage but they lack the compression and high-mid poke that the HS3’s have. I play at church so the HS2’s are a better fit. Also, the HS3 is basically a DiMarzio FS1 in single coil mode and the HS2 in single coil mode is what Eric Johnson uses in the bridge of his Strat and what Richie Kotzen uses in all three positions of his Strat (a DiMarzio tech confirmed with me that his signature pickguard is just three single coil HS2’s). Those in single coil mode are also quieter than other single coils. Since the Fury’s are essentially the same as the HS series, you can try wiring them in single coil. They’ll still be quieter than true singles, you’ll actually get MORE output, and you’ll get more sparkle and clairty
@TomShreds You might try deleting the tone knob or trying a different one. I know someone who spent alot of time with yngwie & his setup...i know he said he doesn't use the middle pickup at all and i think he said he doesnt use the tone knobs, theyre just there for looks.
I ordered some Warmoth parts (body & neck) and made my own too! I love the SS frets and YJM Fury loaded pickguard. That’s how I know the YJM tone pots are “no-load” pots… I added locking tuners but I went with a white colored graphite nut. A droplet of 3-in-1 oil and it stays in tune even when I reach for the trem bar. Bonus: I mounted the neck using steel machine inserts! I dunno which is my favorite guitar - this Strat or my EBMM Axis.
not only fascinating but also incredibly helpful, and your insights have been a game-changer. and knowing that I can apply your experiences to create my own guitar, even as a lefty, is truly inspiring. Thanks for being such an amazing teacher!
Pretty sure Yngwie mentioned in his latest interview with Rick Beato that he switched to HS3 pickups very soon after landing in the USA because the FS-1s hummed a lot more with the US 110v 60Hz power than they did back in Sweden. So those early Alcatrazz shows were probably HS3s. I could definitely be wrong about that though.
glad i watched this one...i have a similar story with guitar build,, i didnt even notice the color tone diff in headstock until u noticed but always feels so great when you built it your self..shred on!!!
2010 was the last year that Fender put the Dimarzios in the YJM. The following year saw the Duncans come standard, with those recessed strap pins at some point.
I’ve been using the DiMarzio HS3- dp117 - bridgeand the 217 - neck for over 30 years and found them so much better than the Fury pickups. They tend to give me the Yngwie tone I like from the Alkatraz sound to the 7th sign sound … great pickups . Also, I really enjoy your channel. ✨👍🇦🇺 from LaTrobe Valley Vic
I have the YJM Strat with the SD Fury pickups and I installed DiMarzios HS3 and HS4 in a Squier Strat. The HS3 happen to be my favorites so far. I love the tune and bright sound it produces
Having recently embarked on a partscaster journey I too reckon I could've just gone and bought a new guitar for less..... I'd love to see the Richie Sambora Strat 👌
Cool stuff! I’m actually in the middle of a build as well. Got a Strat neck, and upgraded the frets to stainless and am almost done scalloping it. After that comes rubbed in Tru-Oil. Ordered some nitro cellulose vintage white for the body. Sporting an older HS-3 in the neck and a YJM Fury in the bridge. Cheers🤘🏻
Sooo interesting and insightful! Thanks for share also your unique guitar story! Keep on Tom! And best wishes for a marvellous scalloped new year!!! 🍷🎸💚
Very cool. I just built a Warmoth strat neck with a Mexican body. I have 3 EMG single coils because I hate being the ground and noise. They are dead quiet and yet sound like single coils . I'm going to put a non fine tuner Floyd on mine, but I installed a graphite nut on it and staggered tuners so no strings trees. So I don't use the trem now, but I will when I have the Floyd put in it with a locking nut. Like Brad Gillis of Ozzy fame and Night Ranger fame. I will eventually use an EMG humbucker in the bridge and EMG single in the neck and no middle because I rarely use a middle pickup. Love EMGs. There's a lot of hate about them, but those people are wrong. They sound and feel great and you're not the ground when you touch the strings and dead quiet and they cut thru a mix great gigging. I just recently found you. I watch Leon Todd's videos from Perth all the time. He's a great guy. Thanks so much mate and best regards from South Central Indiana. USA. Tim.. ❤
Dude, that is AWESOME!!!!! I bought the YJM because I know NOTHING about custom crafting guitars ( it's the same reason I eat out at restaurants, I can't COOK LOL). But, bro, that it SUPER COOL how you basically built your own custom guitar to look, feel and sound how you wanted it to. That's actually RAD!!!! RESPECT!!! You own a full fledged TSH model ( Tom "Shreds" H^^^rd). BEST GUITAR TEACHER EVER!!! Happy New Years ( you gotta shred Auld Lang Syne) for us. :)
Cool video, I have been also wanting a YJM strat because of the scalloped frets and the Seymour Duncan YJM Pickups but just cant justify the price with a six screw trem and nickel frets. I have a Mex strat with Texas pickups that I installed a Vega Trem which is soooooo much better than the stock trem and also installed locking tuners. It still goes out of tune sometimes but is much more stable and better playing / sounding over all. I built an Alder body Quilt maple cap Warmoth Strat with everything I wanted in a HSS config with a JB Duncan in the bridge and a lil 59 Duncan in the neck a German Floyd Rose with a Stone Tone Block that plays and sounds amazing. Keep up the great work and happy New Year!
Hey Tom, have you tried using a Vega Trem? It's like a Floyd Rose without the need of a locking nut. It can also work with a floating bridge if the guitar is setup right, making it able to bend up and down. 😃
I have 2x HS-3 ,Neck with Tone cap 22nf (i think he used a 47nf ) , the bridge disconnected from the tone knob, copy paste the old wiring easy to find online - I think this is as close as it gets to yngwies old sound with proper peripherals
Man, sorry for taking too long. I just saw ghe video. About the strat, if you are into The Seventh Sign style HS-3 tone, a Japanese Yngwie strat is the one. But of you're into let's say... Unleash The Fury HS-3 tone, than an American with HS-3 pickups is just the right one. The sound has slightly different colour. But if we're talking quality here, maybe an American would stand more beating and giging. Nice video. Cheers.
Hi Tom, I just hope the haters aren’t going to go on about the fender decal on the headstock… it’s not like you’re trying to sell it as a fender! You rock - or do I say - you shred! P.S - Mrs Shred must be an Angel… 🙏
I just finished building a strat of my own. I had a neck & went to warmoth for the body. The quality of the body was ok but needed alot of work to get really nice. The forearm cut wasn't like it should have been. Then the neck didn't fit 😕, so I tried to order a neck from warmoth...they were not easy to deal with for special options and colors, in fact, were not willing to help at all. I ended up buying one from musikraft & the options and quality are fantastic, easy to deal with.
I got the Paul Gilbert Injector Dimarzio pickups for my strat. They're like HS3s but a bit more output while retaining a single coil character. They sound nicer than the Duncans to me which sound more like a humbucker.
You are so right Sir…that warmoth web site is an extreme pain in the ass…you have to check and double check and triple check before you submit anything 😫
Very nice story, this year I had a trip to korea where i had the opportunity to get a mij yjm for a very good price, I did that and im very happy cause for me it sounds killer
At last! Thanks for this Tom. A great story. I scalloped a squier when I was 21, I still have it and it plays good, I changed the nut on it though. Nice strat that mate Should it not be shredded duck?😂
I am not a big fan of the YJM Furys. I got the pickguard and slapped it into my Squier for a total of 850€ but at this point I really want a real Fender Strat with actual single coils but Yngwie's neck. Buying a Fender Player Strat + the neck would cost me 1600 in total, no case, no luthier fee. If I went for a Fender American Performer I would pay 2300 in total. Still no case. That's basically the money for a YJM strat. And it is hard to find a YJM Strat with Dimarzio HS3/4s. It is just a pain in the butt. Maybe jumbo frets of the AM Performer are good enough and the Yosemite coils will do the trick as well.
I don’t understand what you did to the bridge to get it to stay in tune when you bend notes. Can you please elaborate? Love the videos. Thank you so much!
Have you considered a thin line Strat body for something very unique? I have one such Eric Johnston Strat with 10in radius maple neck in vintage white and it's one of the better Strats I've owned. Even better than the "L" series I owned back in the day.
did I somehow miss where you explained what you did to the tremolo to make it stay in tune? I was very interested to hear that, definitely seemed like you said you were going to say what it was, but then the video was over, and I was none the wiser… Did I blink at the wrong moment?
U r really amazing Tom! Feels like you have played for decades, My Asperger hinders me too learn this kind of stuff perfect like you because i dont have the patience to play parts slow and increase speed for hours at time for every lick lol :) Ps I am Swedish, so if you decide to visit sometime in the future, then give me a shout out and i can arrange really cheap living accomodation for ya. Ds Matt
I have a Japanese st-72 from ‘88, scalloped , old hs-3 , disconnected tone stacks, still need to do the 3-4 bolt conversion. I had 1st generation USA yjm w small headstock and 2 point bridge didn’t like as much. Not a fan of headstock sigs.
Great vid Tom! Thanks for sharing! "Custard Pie"? Hey Tom. How do you prevent "repetative stress injuries" when playing all of your great technical stuff? I'm 56 and my limbs don't work as well as they used to.
@TomShreds Have you tried dummy coils for noise cancelling? (Basically a pickup with no magnets. I would like to ask Yngwie this question as well) I've been reading about it and some people claim that it is the best way to cancel noise for single coils without losing tone. Alembic basses have been using those for a long time.
You should check out the Fishman Fluence single coil pickups! I only have one in the neck, but it's dead quiet and sounds incredible. Also you should name it the yellow Porche, but don't put a sticker on the guitar.
Guitars are such money pits 😂. I have a Strat that I enjoy but would like to change a few things (electronic). Then I think ‘I could get a Fender Japan YJM model’… as I’m paranoid I waste money on a set of pickups. 😂
I have a USA Malmsteen strat with Dimarzio HS3 and a Japanese Malmsteen strat with Yjm fury’s. Both great guitars, the USA model has a nitro neck which feels more comfortable that the Japanese poly neck finish but think the MIJ probably plays slightly better. Not much in either pickups, both low output, yjm are slightly hotter. Tuners on both are awful 😂
Hi Tom, I've recently bought a YJM Strat, USA model. Sounds great, feels great, fretwork is superb, it does stay in tune when doing tremolo shenanigans (without locking tuners). It doesn't come with stainless frets, it comes with Dunlop 6000 jumbo frets. One thing that does require some getting used to is that the first string is very close to the edge of the fretboard (it a feature, not a bug :D). Also, if you can, upgrade to a Fractal unit (FM3, FM9). I assume you are playing on a Line 6 Helix...I used to have the Helix LT, now I'm playing through a FM9. In comparison the Helix sounds darker with less clarity. Fury neck pickup through a Marshall model on a FM9 doesn't sound muddy at all. Now I'm off to get your course :) Cheers!
TOMshreds, What can you do on a Scalloped fretboard that you can't do on a flat fretboard? make a video lesson about it. Yngwie used DiMarzio FS-1 Fat Strat Pickups?
It requires a really light touch but when you get used to it you will fly on a standard neck. The scallops allow for wild string bends too. Not as weird feeling as you might imagine, definitely worth a try
If it's not the duck, how about a breed of duck? Marllard; Rouen; Pekin; RouenClair; Aylesbury; Cayuga. Those are the vaguely first name duck types I saw right away.
@Cherry_Sunburst nice mate, I have a couple of his strats and some kramers from Aliexpress that I changed the hardware on and had professionally setup. Stranger in this town is still one of my go to albums
Richie is an incredible rock and blues player. One of the greatest ever. He has so much feel and it bleeds from him. Watch him do Wanted Dead or Alive live with him and Orianthi, I’ll be there for you live, singing and soloing! Too much talent for just one guy!
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very interesting - I have a similar story. I bought a YM Strat and was disappointed ... one year later I bought a Fender Strat Custom Shop Heavy Relic which is a beautiful guitar. Then I replaced the original pickups with Kloppmann's ... these are unbelievable great. Finally I let scallop the fretboard by a professional guitar builder .... and now I booked your course and I am really happy to get so much information, licks, training and fun .. thanks Tom
LOVE my HS3! The key with hum cancelling pickups is to delete the tone knobs or increase the impedance. Btw, the HS4 is exactly the same as the HS3 but with a vintage stagger for aesthetic purposes. I prefer HS3’s because the magnet stagger is symmetrical. I have HS2’s in the neck and middle which are definitely more sparkly and vintage but they lack the compression and high-mid poke that the HS3’s have. I play at church so the HS2’s are a better fit. Also, the HS3 is basically a DiMarzio FS1 in single coil mode and the HS2 in single coil mode is what Eric Johnson uses in the bridge of his Strat and what Richie Kotzen uses in all three positions of his Strat (a DiMarzio tech confirmed with me that his signature pickguard is just three single coil HS2’s). Those in single coil mode are also quieter than other single coils.
Since the Fury’s are essentially the same as the HS series, you can try wiring them in single coil. They’ll still be quieter than true singles, you’ll actually get MORE output, and you’ll get more sparkle and clairty
@TomShreds You might try deleting the tone knob or trying a different one. I know someone who spent alot of time with yngwie & his setup...i know he said he doesn't use the middle pickup at all and i think he said he doesnt use the tone knobs, theyre just there for looks.
Yup, on the Beato Interview he said that the tone knobs are disconnected
Yup with a 250 YJM speed Vol knob. Once you use it … you’ll probably put it in all your guitars.
I ordered some Warmoth parts (body & neck) and made my own too! I love the SS frets and YJM Fury loaded pickguard. That’s how I know the YJM tone pots are “no-load” pots… I added locking tuners but I went with a white colored graphite nut. A droplet of 3-in-1 oil and it stays in tune even when I reach for the trem bar. Bonus: I mounted the neck using steel machine inserts! I dunno which is my favorite guitar - this Strat or my EBMM Axis.
The technique, the tone. Totally lives up to your name. Enjoyed the video
not only fascinating but also incredibly helpful, and your insights have been a game-changer. and knowing that I can apply your experiences to create my own guitar, even as a lefty, is truly inspiring. Thanks for being such an amazing teacher!
Pretty sure Yngwie mentioned in his latest interview with Rick Beato that he switched to HS3 pickups very soon after landing in the USA because the FS-1s hummed a lot more with the US 110v 60Hz power than they did back in Sweden. So those early Alcatrazz shows were probably HS3s. I could definitely be wrong about that though.
glad i watched this one...i have a similar story with guitar build,, i didnt even notice the color tone diff in headstock until u noticed but always feels so great when you built it your self..shred on!!!
2010 was the last year that Fender put the Dimarzios in the YJM. The following year saw the Duncans come standard, with those recessed strap pins at some point.
I’ve been using the DiMarzio HS3- dp117 - bridgeand the 217 - neck for over 30 years and found them so much better than the Fury pickups. They tend to give me the Yngwie tone I like from the Alkatraz sound to the 7th sign sound … great pickups .
Also, I really enjoy your channel.
✨👍🇦🇺 from LaTrobe Valley Vic
I too use the HS3s. The furys don't have as much detail or character as the HS3s imo.
I have the YJM Strat with the SD Fury pickups and I installed DiMarzios HS3 and HS4 in a Squier Strat. The HS3 happen to be my favorites so far. I love the tune and bright sound it produces
Having recently embarked on a partscaster journey I too reckon I could've just gone and bought a new guitar for less..... I'd love to see the Richie Sambora Strat 👌
Got a Warmoth with scalloped frets. I love it. I can't say you weren't part of the decision in that.
Cool stuff! I’m actually in the middle of a build as well. Got a Strat neck, and upgraded the frets to stainless and am almost done scalloping it. After that comes rubbed in Tru-Oil.
Ordered some nitro cellulose vintage white for the body.
Sporting an older HS-3 in the neck and a YJM Fury in the bridge.
Cheers🤘🏻
AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC GUITAR! I really enjoyed the deep dive. Thank you! Have a great new years!
Sooo interesting and insightful! Thanks for share also your unique guitar story! Keep on Tom! And best wishes for a marvellous scalloped new year!!! 🍷🎸💚
Very cool. I just built a Warmoth strat neck with a Mexican body. I have 3 EMG single coils because I hate being the ground and noise. They are dead quiet and yet sound like single coils . I'm going to put a non fine tuner Floyd on mine, but I installed a graphite nut on it and staggered tuners so no strings trees. So I don't use the trem now, but I will when I have the Floyd put in it with a locking nut. Like Brad Gillis of Ozzy fame and Night Ranger fame. I will eventually use an EMG humbucker in the bridge and EMG single in the neck and no middle because I rarely use a middle pickup. Love EMGs. There's a lot of hate about them, but those people are wrong. They sound and feel great and you're not the ground when you touch the strings and dead quiet and they cut thru a mix great gigging.
I just recently found you. I watch Leon Todd's videos from Perth all the time. He's a great guy.
Thanks so much mate and best regards from South Central Indiana. USA.
Tim.. ❤
Banana Custard would be my pick for a name, especially considering the DIY nature of it.
Dude, that is AWESOME!!!!! I bought the YJM because I know NOTHING about custom crafting guitars ( it's the same reason I eat out at restaurants, I can't COOK LOL). But, bro, that it SUPER COOL how you basically built your own custom guitar to look, feel and sound how you wanted it to. That's actually RAD!!!! RESPECT!!! You own a full fledged TSH model ( Tom "Shreds" H^^^rd). BEST GUITAR TEACHER EVER!!! Happy New Years ( you gotta shred Auld Lang Syne) for us. :)
Cool video, I have been also wanting a YJM strat because of the scalloped frets and the Seymour Duncan YJM Pickups but just cant justify the price with a six screw trem and nickel frets. I have a Mex strat with Texas pickups that I installed a Vega Trem which is soooooo much better than the stock trem and also installed locking tuners. It still goes out of tune sometimes but is much more stable and better playing / sounding over all.
I built an Alder body Quilt maple cap Warmoth Strat with everything I wanted in a HSS config with a JB Duncan in the bridge and a lil 59 Duncan in the neck a German Floyd Rose with a Stone Tone Block that plays and sounds amazing.
Keep up the great work and happy New Year!
The dimarzio injector neck pickup is pretty awesome.
Hey Tom, have you tried using a Vega Trem? It's like a Floyd Rose without the need of a locking nut. It can also work with a floating bridge if the guitar is setup right, making it able to bend up and down. 😃
I LOVE the Vega Trem. Huge improvement!
I have 2x HS-3 ,Neck with Tone cap 22nf (i think he used a 47nf ) , the bridge disconnected from the tone knob, copy paste the old wiring easy to find online - I think this is as close as it gets to yngwies old sound with proper peripherals
Man, sorry for taking too long. I just saw ghe video. About the strat, if you are into The Seventh Sign style HS-3 tone, a Japanese Yngwie strat is the one. But of you're into let's say... Unleash The Fury HS-3 tone, than an American with HS-3 pickups is just the right one. The sound has slightly different colour. But if we're talking quality here, maybe an American would stand more beating and giging. Nice video. Cheers.
Hi Tom, I just hope the haters aren’t going to go on about the fender decal on the headstock… it’s not like you’re trying to sell it as a fender!
You rock - or do I say - you shred!
P.S - Mrs Shred must be an Angel… 🙏
Right? I thought that too. If any guitar snobs said anything
But when you got chops like Tom, who cares what anyone says?
Great video mate, love a good guitar story. Please do one for any others you have that have interesting stories.
I just finished building a strat of my own. I had a neck & went to warmoth for the body. The quality of the body was ok but needed alot of work to get really nice. The forearm cut wasn't like it should have been. Then the neck didn't fit 😕, so I tried to order a neck from warmoth...they were not easy to deal with for special options and colors, in fact, were not willing to help at all. I ended up buying one from musikraft & the options and quality are fantastic, easy to deal with.
I got the Paul Gilbert Injector Dimarzio pickups for my strat. They're like HS3s but a bit more output while retaining a single coil character. They sound nicer than the Duncans to me which sound more like a humbucker.
You are so right Sir…that warmoth web site is an extreme pain in the ass…you have to check and double check and triple check before you submit anything 😫
Very nice story, this year I had a trip to korea where i had the opportunity to get a mij yjm for a very good price, I did that and im very happy cause for me it sounds killer
At last! Thanks for this Tom. A great story. I scalloped a squier when I was 21, I still have it and it plays good, I changed the nut on it though. Nice strat that mate
Should it not be shredded duck?😂
I can say, I’ve bent my standard-tuned .008 string on a strat a full 2 steps, STILL have yet to break one
Your Helix YJM’s tone and sound quality of recording is MUCH better than YJM nowsaday.
Call the guitar " The Goose"
As a Zep fan I'd call it Custard Pie 🙂
Dimarzio HS-3's for his old tone. 🤘
I am not a big fan of the YJM Furys. I got the pickguard and slapped it into my Squier for a total of 850€ but at this point I really want a real Fender Strat with actual single coils but Yngwie's neck. Buying a Fender Player Strat + the neck would cost me 1600 in total, no case, no luthier fee. If I went for a Fender American Performer I would pay 2300 in total. Still no case. That's basically the money for a YJM strat. And it is hard to find a YJM Strat with Dimarzio HS3/4s. It is just a pain in the butt. Maybe jumbo frets of the AM Performer are good enough and the Yosemite coils will do the trick as well.
Dunno about the name, but I know what graffiti it needs Tom!
“Not Too Loud!”
“More Is More Morer”
“I don’t sweep!”
"I don't eat donuts"
Did you struggle with fretbuzz while building this strat? I went the same route as you and I am very happy with my YJM inspired strat
@@IshredGuitar I subbed
What's your secret to keeping the Strat in tunes when bending? Also, did you stick with the 8-gauge strings ala Yngwie? Beautiful guitar!
I don’t understand what you did to the bridge to get it to stay in tune when you bend notes. Can you please elaborate? Love the videos. Thank you so much!
BRILLIANT.
Have you considered a thin line Strat body for something very unique? I have one such Eric Johnston Strat with 10in radius maple neck in vintage white and it's one of the better Strats I've owned. Even better than the "L" series I owned back in the day.
did I somehow miss where you explained what you did to the tremolo to make it stay in tune? I was very interested to hear that, definitely seemed like you said you were going to say what it was, but then the video was over, and I was none the wiser… Did I blink at the wrong moment?
I thought the same thing but he says he covers it in his course
call it the Goose 😁😁
U r really amazing Tom! Feels like you have played for decades, My Asperger hinders me too learn this kind of stuff perfect like you because i dont have the patience to play parts slow and increase speed for hours at time for every lick lol :) Ps I am Swedish, so if you decide to visit sometime in the future, then give me a shout out and i can arrange really cheap living accomodation for ya. Ds Matt
Nice guitar and story Tom!!
What pickups did you said you used at the end? Fat strat 1 pickups or Fast track 1 pickups?
I have a Japanese st-72 from ‘88, scalloped , old hs-3 , disconnected tone stacks, still need to do the 3-4 bolt conversion. I had 1st generation USA yjm w small headstock and 2 point bridge didn’t like as much. Not a fan of headstock sigs.
Great vid Tom! Thanks for sharing! "Custard Pie"? Hey Tom. How do you prevent "repetative stress injuries" when playing all of your great technical stuff? I'm 56 and my limbs don't work as well as they used to.
Cheers Jason. One global piece of advice - play light. I have a video on the “Pressure Point”. I highly recommend this.
Cool Dude!
Maybe it costs you more than just buying the yngwie's signature one?
@TomShreds Have you tried dummy coils for noise cancelling? (Basically a pickup with no magnets. I would like to ask Yngwie this question as well) I've been reading about it and some people claim that it is the best way to cancel noise for single coils without losing tone. Alembic basses have been using those for a long time.
All the extra stress and money just makes it just feel more familiar and gives your ear a little bit of a bias.
You should check out the Fishman Fluence single coil pickups! I only have one in the neck, but it's dead quiet and sounds incredible. Also you should name it the yellow Porche, but don't put a sticker on the guitar.
Hi Tom, do you think the Line 6 HX Stomp processor is good?
bolo......................warmouth got to love it............perfect neck............
Guitars are such money pits 😂. I have a Strat that I enjoy but would like to change a few things (electronic). Then I think ‘I could get a Fender Japan YJM model’… as I’m paranoid I waste money on a set of pickups. 😂
I have a USA Malmsteen strat with Dimarzio HS3 and a Japanese Malmsteen strat with Yjm fury’s. Both great guitars, the USA model has a nitro neck which feels more comfortable that the Japanese poly neck finish but think the MIJ probably plays slightly better. Not much in either pickups, both low output, yjm are slightly hotter. Tuners on both are awful 😂
Nice ! :)
What size frets did you go with?
what's the action on this guitar? in mm please if possible
What gauge pick do you use?
What is your preferred neck radius? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Name for guitar: Donuts
🤣💯
Donnah!
Hi Tom,
I've recently bought a YJM Strat, USA model. Sounds great, feels great, fretwork is superb, it does stay in tune when doing tremolo shenanigans (without locking tuners). It doesn't come with stainless frets, it comes with Dunlop 6000 jumbo frets. One thing that does require some getting used to is that the first string is very close to the edge of the fretboard (it a feature, not a bug :D).
Also, if you can, upgrade to a Fractal unit (FM3, FM9). I assume you are playing on a Line 6 Helix...I used to have the Helix LT, now I'm playing through a FM9. In comparison the Helix sounds darker with less clarity. Fury neck pickup through a Marshall model on a FM9 doesn't sound muddy at all. Now I'm off to get your course :)
Cheers!
I recommend changing the saddles to highwood saddles you get less slipping off the neck, the fender spacing is crap
TOMshreds, What can you do on a Scalloped fretboard that you can't do on a flat fretboard? make a video lesson about it. Yngwie used DiMarzio FS-1 Fat Strat Pickups?
It requires a really light touch but when you get used to it you will fly on a standard neck. The scallops allow for wild string bends too. Not as weird feeling as you might imagine, definitely worth a try
If it's not a duck then it might be a goose
A duck. Drake, a male duck.
Hen, a female duck.
So maybe, Henna? Like those custom temporary “tattoos” but instead a custom guitar
Like a malmsteenparrot.
call it Donald Duck, or just Donald 😂
If it's not the duck, how about a breed of duck? Marllard; Rouen; Pekin; RouenClair; Aylesbury; Cayuga. Those are the vaguely first name duck types I saw right away.
Call it The Quack
I guess Tom shreds after all. Who would've thought . I'm not sarcastic at all 😥
first! love your channel!
name it
Cheetah 🐆
What do you think about RICHIE SAMBORA...???
Richie is awesome. I have learnt so much from him
@@richieismyhero Yeah, me too! Back in 1986 - Richie is the reason why I started playing guitar seriously...SLIPPERY WHEN WET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Cherry_Sunburst nice mate, I have a couple of his strats and some kramers from Aliexpress that I changed the hardware on and had professionally setup. Stranger in this town is still one of my go to albums
@@richieismyhero CHEERS...!!!
Richie is an incredible rock and blues player. One of the greatest ever. He has so much feel and it bleeds from him.
Watch him do Wanted Dead or Alive live with him and Orianthi, I’ll be there for you live, singing and soloing! Too much talent for just one guy!
Swedish cheese
Splane?
You can name it "The Raccoon" :)
I hate to say but you should have bought an yngwie aliexpress scalloped neck for about $100.00
@@IshredGuitar Sure thing.
Japanese!
Hi Tom, do you think the Line 6 HX Stomp processor is good?