Steel Panther’s Satchel: “Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the most emotional guitar players of all time”

Satchel of Steel Panther performs live
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No matter who you ask, it seems everyone has an opinion on the electric guitar’s foremost neoclassical shredmeister, Yngwie Malmsteen - including Steel Panther’s chief riff merchant Satchel.

In a new interview with MusicRadar, discussing the 10 guitarists who blew his mind, the leopard-print enthusiast said, “He remains one of the most emotional guitar players of all time.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief, GuitarWorld.com

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.