Yngwie Malmsteen has played a Stratocaster through his whole career, and his signature model follows his favourite, built in the USA. The hallmark is the scalloped fingerboard: the wood between the frets is carved away, so your fingertip touches only the string. Bends and vibrato come easily, though a heavy grip will pull notes sharp.
Three Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups run on a three-way blade, so you get each pickup on its own rather than the in-between positions. A no-load tone control for the middle and bridge pickups sits out of the circuit at full, and the neck pickup has its own tone. A brass nut, 21 super jumbo frets, a modern "C" neck with a 9.5" radius and a bullet truss rod round it out, with "F" stamped tuners and a tweed case.
It comes in Vintage White with a scalloped maple or scalloped rosewood fingerboard. For a vintage-radius take on the scalloped board, look at the Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply White
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Scalloped Rosewood (by finish)
Position Inlays: Black Dot or White Dot (by finish)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Super Jumbo
Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Nut Material: Brass
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan YJM Fury Strat STK-S10B
Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan YJM Fury Strat STK-S10N
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan YJM Fury Strat STK-S10N
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Middle Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
Tremolo Arm: American Vintage
Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA Bullets 3250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0733250403
CASE
Case: Vintage-Style Tweed Case