Not everyone, to me, any guitar with a tremolo seems like useless garbage. and in the case of the Stratocaster, although it has a hardtail bridge, they have a 25.5 inch scale which I don't like either, I prefer 24" or 24.75" at most.
@@flogginga_dead_horse4022 If from my words you deduce that I have no idea, the one who has no idea is you, but not about music or instruments, but rather that you have no idea about interpreting what someone expresses using language, you still get mental disability pay. if you take the necessary steps. What I said in my message is more than clear. I said that not everyone wants to play a Fender Stratocaster, because without going any further, I don't like them, I hate them for having a tremolo, for having a 25.5 scale, the single coil pickups are not to my liking either, and the aesthetics of the I find the Strats ugly, outdated and cheesy. If my opinion makes you think that I have no idea, the fact that you love Fender Stratocasters makes me think of you as a idiot who listens to and plays music for weak people, lacking brutality and gutturals, and even going so far as to use the guitar's clean channel. And most important of all: I absolutely don't care what opinion you have of me, and I'm sure it's much better than the opinion I have of you. Just like I don't care about any attempt you make to offend me because it is something that is not within your reach. Got it?
Since the ‘90s my main guitars have all been scalloped. Starting with a Japanese Blackmore Strat over two modded Malmsteen Strats and these days I roll with two scalloped Warmoth Strats. Once you get used to the feel, they’re just extremely comfortable. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my normal guitars, but given the choice I reach for my guitars with scalloped necks 9 times out of 10.
I am always in awe with anyone who can play YJM tunes with that particular tone! I am a Gibson fan boy too and I have never really clicked with the strats unless they have a bridge humbucker!
These are actually humbuckers. This was my main guitar in my teens and 20s. The pickups were (and are still based on) DiMarzio HS3s... which are stacked Humbucker.
Same here man. I don't like stock strats because of how the sound. I actually don't mind the feel of them. They are nice, comfortable guitars to play. It is the sound that turns me off. They almost sound like toys to me. But when you put a hot humbucker in the bridge, they definitely sound a lot better. I can't stand single coils. A few years ago, I paid a lot of money to have a custom, lefthanded mosrite made...and waited almost 2 years for it (lockdown restrictions slowed it down).... After getting the guitar, I played it for about 2 hour and then got my soldering iron out and put a JB in it. I ordered it with a 2nd pickguard, because I had a feeling that the single coil I ordered for the bridge wouldnt' agree with me. heehe.
This was literally my guitar (only with maple board) in my teens and 20s. It could do anything. We used to play Dream Theater covers... and I'd get compliments on the tone. Even the comment "It guitar sounds better that the Dream Theater version" The scalloped neck on a Strat, being a longer scales, I think are a vast improvement, especially for bends, vibrato, and I'd argue sweeping. You can really keep hold on the notes, and I think the scalloped should be stock on Strats. The DiMarzios are actually humbuckers (stacked humbuckers) The neck pickups had a tone to die for! I really miss my early years playing on this guitar. It's a big part of my life and memories.
I own a made in Japan 1994 YJM strat. I almost don’t play anything else now. The scalloped fretboard helped me develop a light touch that totally transformed my playing. I’m no longer a heavy handed mess. The guitar forces you to play lightly, cleanly and accurately.
Yeah, if you have a heavy "press" when playing that guitar, it can for sure cause notes to go sharp when chording, or even lead playing...I have a friend who got one, and he told me when he first got it, he either said he didn't like it, or that he hated it at first, because he was a Gibson Les Paul player before he got it, but because of the nature of that guitar, it forced him to change his approach in his pressing down when playing it...and after he adjusted his technique when playing it, he quickly grew to loving it. I don't have one, but absolutely appreciate it from a distance. Thanks for the video, and hope you and yours are doing well!
I agree man. I’ve always played Gibson so i definitely have a heavier touch, this guitar definitely made me play a certain way. Definitely adjusts your technique to be lighter otherwise you’ll go out of tune 😂 thanks for watching
I actually prefer the Dimarzios so much more than the Seymour Duncans now used in the current models. My first YJM Strat from around 2008 had them and it was instantly HIS tone no matter what you played. And yes, when you've played standard fretboards your whole life and used to hitting bottom with your fingering, it does take a very light approach with scallops. Once you get it, you're in it! And it doesn't take a long adjustment period. Very fine playing, sir!
I'm in the process of building a custom strat from a kit. Mahogany body, maple neck. I'm painting it feista red and going with the 70s headstock shape. For pickups I'm going with dimarzio hs3 in the bridge and neck but I think I'll just put a tonerider in the middle to save on cost a little. Great video!!!
Did you find that the action had to be setup higher than you would be used to on a Gibby? I have one as well. Hard to get the action to 4/64s without buzzing. Thanks. Nice video and great playing!
@@nikkot3559 thanks for your kind words man! I didn’t notice much difference, the action was a little higher than usual and I didn’t get any buzzing. It was set up really well from the previous owner and it had 9s. I’d usually run my action on my Gibsons a little lower for sure
I scalloped a Hamer back in the late 80's from the 12th to 22nd frets but didn't get to play a "real" Malmsteen model until about a month ago. I also have a Blackmore model which is close but not so deeply scalloped. It was actually not as big a change as I thought it would be. One issue these still seem to have though is the high E string sliding off the fretboard. You have to be careful on that.
As strats go that is pretty awesome :) never played a scalloped fretboard but they do look fun, also being the ham fisted moroon that i am reckon id be making the notes sharp all the while. Seriously your playing is always on point! You got that strat sounding incredible :)
@@AnimalJohn85 thanks mate! Yes it’s a killer guitar I’m not usually a fan of strats but this guitar was insane! I kept sliding the e string off the fretboard 😂 cheers for watching.
@@AntonelloGiliberto hi man! Thanks for your kind words 🙏🏻 in that demo I used a kemper into the Marshall cabinet. Used a profile of a plexi but with tonnes of volume in the room. I don’t think YJMs tone is very gainy, it’s all down to volume and sustain. Similar to EVHs tone in a way, not tonnes of gain just lots of volume and mid range. I used a hall reverb and a la style compressor in the front
@@squealingpigguitars2438 Thanks for the reply friend. I really agree with you. Personally I really appreciate this type of sound, and I think I achieved it with my Helix. In fact I also used a Plexi with "drive" at around 2 and a half out of 10, boosted with a Range Master, reverb and delay at 375 ms. Greetings from Sicily!
I played a different guitar with a scalloped fretboard 20+ years ago & knew ASAP it wasn't for me. I think it was on a Washburn, but I could be wrong. I know it wasn't on a Super Stratocaster or a regular Stratocaster.
I've bought around 20 different strats and sold them all soon afterwards. Same with LP knockoffs. They all feel....cheap. I discovered Jackson Soloists, and now I won't part with mine. I even found an Epiphone LP that I enjoy. I guess it boils down to each persons' preferences.
God, it's so not rock and roll. At least Randy used this idea sporadically to add flavour and dynamic to rock progressions, as did Blackmore in the earlier days. This all sounds like someone practicing, to me.
