Watch B.B. King "Shred" Like Yngwie Malmsteen

(Image credit: Paul Bergen/Getty Images)

A hilarious new video is making the rounds in guitar land, and you can check it out below.

The clip, which was posted directly to Facebook earlier this month by Richard Daude, masterfully combines actual live footage of B.B. King and Lucille (his trusty Gibson guitar) with the arpeggiated, neo-classical sounds of Yngwie Malmsteen—or at least a semi-dedicated Yngwie impersonator.

The heavily edited clip features several enjoyable highlights, including the way King's trademark finger vibrato and on-the-fly string tuning are made to sound like signature Malmsteen flourishes—and the way King's backing band sways to the infectious Malmsteen beat.

As one Facebook commenter puts it, "This is so wrong on so many levels." With that in mind, enjoy!

P.S.: The footage used in the parody video is from King's performance at the 1993 Montreux Jazz Festival; we've also included "Caledonia" from that original show (bottom video).

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Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.