Fender yngwie strat. Should I get one?

[maiden_fan]

I played one yesterday and it was sweet. I think I would have to change the bridge pickup, but the feel of it was awesome.

Are they all made in japan?

Cheers tony

 

[thiswaythatway]

New ones are Made in USA. They improved them in 2007. The problem i have with them is that it feels like the high E string is always hanging off the fretboard, or always higher than the other strings even when it's not. It's something i didn't notice at first but after a week or 2, it started to bug me.

 

[cyndicate]

I had one of the newer ones for awhile, the neck felt kind of plasticy to me, I couldn't get used to the way it felt.

 

[Gainzilla]

For the best Lowdown, talk to Anthony, 70Strathead, he really knows his shit when it comes to the YJM strats; which ones to look for and which ones to avoid..

 

[sandman]

i'd love to have one but will probably never own one...i haven't even been playing guitar much at all lately....in a slump i guess.....but the YJM's are sweet ...maple board/vintage white is only way to go !

 

[70strathead]

I own a good handful of early 70's and late 60's strat and I have to admit the YJM model rivals and beats some of them. They are fantastic guitars with great quality parts, stay in tune fabulous ( if u really hone in on the setup), and sound great in every musical context..including Hard Rock. I do agree with Daneyo on the fretboard/string real close to the edge. that was a pain in the ass at first. Fender basically beveled the edges too much but the newer models are much better in that respect. I got used it, if anything it forced me to be more precise. i also ended up adjusting the neck a bit as well too compenaste for that. There was a period between 2004-2006 where fender squared off the scallops and I though it was funky. The newer models have deeper scallops, bullet truss rod and machine threaded screws which IMO i've noticed an increase in sustain. I dig the necks from the 98-2002 period more than the newer ones because they were modeled after a 71' strat and i think that the new ones are a little thinner. its all preference though, if you like it, buy it! I would also hold off on the bridge pickup, ask Kage, he plugged my YJ M into his aex fx rig and it sounded pretty damn beefy!


cheers!

Ant

 

[maiden_fan]

Thanks for all the info man.

I have played two of them in my life and loved both one. The most recent one is this one

http://www.mijfenders.com/Gallery/YJM/S ... /index.htm

And the other was a 57 ri type one, that had the smaller headstock. Are these worth any more less? I loved this one, but when I went back to buy it, it was gone

 

[chunktone]

I own a good handful of early 70's and late 60's strat and I have to admit the YJM model rivals and beats some of them. They are fantastic guitars with great quality parts, stay in tune fabulous ( if u really hone in on the setup), and sound great in every musical context..including Hard Rock. I do agree with Daneyo on the fretboard/string real close to the edge. that was a pain in the ass at first. Fender basically beveled the edges too much but the newer models are much better in that respect. I got used it, if anything it forced me to be more precise. i also ended up adjusting the neck a bit as well too compenaste for that. There was a period between 2004-2006 where fender squared off the scallops and I though it was funky. The newer models have deeper scallops, bullet truss rod and machine threaded screws which IMO i've noticed an increase in sustain. I dig the necks from the 98-2002 period more than the newer ones because they were modeled after a 71' strat and i think that the new ones are a little thinner. its all preference though, if you like it, buy it! I would also hold off on the bridge pickup, ask Kage, he plugged my YJ M into his aex fx rig and it sounded pretty damn beefy!


cheers!

Ant

The high E feeling close to the edge of the fingerboard is just a matter of getting used to a scalloped fingerboard. I LOVE a scalloped fingerboard, and have used one for many years, but it did take some getting used to. It does make you play with a VERY light touch. The control you get with bending/vibrato is worth the time to get used to it imho.

 

[JTyson]

I had one. and got rid of it becuse of the fretboard being scalloped. I liked it, but it was just too different from everything else I had, and it was a little hard to adjust switching back and forth all night. It was real easy to play, I like the way the bridge pup sounded, it was a cool change from the other stuff I had. I haven't played any of the new ones. I don't seem to mind stuff that sounds very different, but I'm not real fond of things that FEEL totally different. Thats just me

 

[70strathead]

I own a good handful of early 70's and late 60's strat and I have to admit the YJM model rivals and beats some of them. They are fantastic guitars with great quality parts, stay in tune fabulous ( if u really hone in on the setup), and sound great in every musical context..including Hard Rock. I do agree with Daneyo on the fretboard/string real close to the edge. that was a pain in the ass at first. Fender basically beveled the edges too much but the newer models are much better in that respect. I got used it, if anything it forced me to be more precise. i also ended up adjusting the neck a bit as well too compenaste for that. There was a period between 2004-2006 where fender squared off the scallops and I though it was funky. The newer models have deeper scallops, bullet truss rod and machine threaded screws which IMO i've noticed an increase in sustain. I dig the necks from the 98-2002 period more than the newer ones because they were modeled after a 71' strat and i think that the new ones are a little thinner. its all preference though, if you like it, buy it! I would also hold off on the bridge pickup, ask Kage, he plugged my YJ M into his aex fx rig and it sounded pretty damn beefy!


cheers!

Ant

The high E feeling close to the edge of the fingerboard is just a matter of getting used to a scalloped fingerboard. I LOVE a scalloped fingerboard, and have used one for many years, but it did take some getting used to. It does make you play with a VERY light touch. The control you get with bending/vibrato is worth the time to get used to it imho.

the first yngwie model i bought in 88', didn't have the 6000 fret wire and they were not beveled off they way the 98 and up models are. The fact that the neck is scalloped has nothing to do with that issue, but nevertheless, there is a workaround. I do agree with on the feel of scalloped neck, i love em and have 4 guitars scalloped one since the 80's. I got used to it immediately since i have a light touch anyway. ROCK

 

[thiswaythatway]

I own a good handful of early 70's and late 60's strat and I have to admit the YJM model rivals and beats some of them. They are fantastic guitars with great quality parts, stay in tune fabulous ( if u really hone in on the setup), and sound great in every musical context..including Hard Rock. I do agree with Daneyo on the fretboard/string real close to the edge. that was a pain in the ass at first. Fender basically beveled the edges too much but the newer models are much better in that respect. I got used it, if anything it forced me to be more precise. i also ended up adjusting the neck a bit as well too compenaste for that. There was a period between 2004-2006 where fender squared off the scallops and I though it was funky. The newer models have deeper scallops, bullet truss rod and machine threaded screws which IMO i've noticed an increase in sustain. I dig the necks from the 98-2002 period more than the newer ones because they were modeled after a 71' strat and i think that the new ones are a little thinner. its all preference though, if you like it, buy it! I would also hold off on the bridge pickup, ask Kage, he plugged my YJ M into his aex fx rig and it sounded pretty damn beefy!


cheers!

Ant

Do you think it's almost an Illusion with me thinking the E string is hanging off the board? Since the string is further away from the board and we look at that gap from an angle I'm thinking that it's partly just in my head.

 

[Gainzilla]

I would also hold off on the bridge pickup, ask Kage, he plugged my YJ M into his aex fx rig and it sounded pretty damn beefy!


cheers!

Ant

Bro, I fell in love with your damn guitar that night. I was blown away the second I plugged in at my house but when I played it with the band that night, I didnt want to put it down. Its made me seriously rethink what I want to play with on a regular basis. I love my GMW floyd pauls to death but The YJM was Heavy, it cut through like a razor and as crazy as this may sound, it allowed more of my personality to shine through. I cant say enough good about that damn guitar!!! It felt like something that I had been playing for years

Ive got 2 bodies at home that Im going to mate up with Warmoth scalloped necks and Prewired YJM pickup/pickguard assemblies and I definitely wouldnt change a thing , especially the pickups, the tone was phenomenal...

Kage

 

[maiden_fan]

Does anyone have any good rock rythmn clips of a yngwie strat as only played through a Roland cube with the guitar. Doh

 

[JackBootedThug]

http://used.guitarcenter.com/usedgear/d ... =105038604

 

[thiswaythatway]

http://used.guitarcenter.com/usedgear/details.cfm?listId=105038604

Rosewood board. I just like maple better on Fenders.

 

[JackBootedThug]

i agree on the maple.

 

[70strathead]

I own a good handful of early 70's and late 60's strat and I have to admit the YJM model rivals and beats some of them. They are fantastic guitars with great quality parts, stay in tune fabulous ( if u really hone in on the setup), and sound great in every musical context..including Hard Rock. I do agree with Daneyo on the fretboard/string real close to the edge. that was a pain in the ass at first. Fender basically beveled the edges too much but the newer models are much better in that respect. I got used it, if anything it forced me to be more precise. i also ended up adjusting the neck a bit as well too compenaste for that. There was a period between 2004-2006 where fender squared off the scallops and I though it was funky. The newer models have deeper scallops, bullet truss rod and machine threaded screws which IMO i've noticed an increase in sustain. I dig the necks from the 98-2002 period more than the newer ones because they were modeled after a 71' strat and i think that the new ones are a little thinner. its all preference though, if you like it, buy it! I would also hold off on the bridge pickup, ask Kage, he plugged my YJ M into his aex fx rig and it sounded pretty damn beefy!


cheers!

Ant

Do you think it's almost an Illusion with me thinking the E string is hanging off the board? Since the string is further away from the board and we look at that gap from an angle I'm thinking that it's partly just in my head.

Not all dude. The width of the neck is a perfect compliment to the vintage trem/bridge width, just like a real vintage early 70's strat. However, that illusion thing is apparent because the frets are crowned/dressed to smooth on the edges which makes the neck seem a little narrower hence the high E string hanging off the board. Here's what I did to compensate for that:

1.) I unbolted the neck and just barely set it so that you have more real estate on the high E, but sacrificed the low E being closer to the edge now. But since you would normally bend down on the Low E vs. Up, it works out better.
2.) Everytime i string the high E, i actually move as close to the inner saddle and use a plastic insulator around the end of the string so it doesnt slip. actually Yngwie does this same thing if you look real close on his strats.

pics shown. keep in mind these frets look smoother/rounder now that I've had them recrowned twice since i bought the guitar in early 2001.