Yngwie Malmsteen

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Learn Yngwie Malmsteen's legendarily fast rotational picking mechanic

By Troy Grady Published

Malmsteen's rotational motion mechanic is a highly capable all-rounder and also a great introduction to rotational picking techniques that are so common in guitar

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Yngwie Malmsteen: "The pentatonic scale is extremely limiting. I thought, 'There’s gotta be more…'"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The shred guitar great tells GW all about how his new "bluesy" album, improvisation and how he became the first guitarist to get a signature Strat

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6 essential Fender Stratocaster albums

By Chris Gill Published

Six albums that pushed the limits of this ever-versatile instrument.

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Generation Axe Premiere New Live Recording of "Highway Star"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The recording is taken from the quintet's new live album, 'Generation Axe—The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live In China.'

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Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Shred “Black Star,” “I’ll See the Light Tonight” Onstage in New Orleans

By Richard Bienstock Published

The guitarist is on tour in support of his new album, ‘Blue Lightning.’

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Hear "This Time Around," a New Track from Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus

By Guitar World Staff Published

What would Carmine Appice, dUg Pinnick and Yngwie Malmsteen sound like together? Be the first to find out!

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Sandvik's "Unbreakable Guitar," Which Yngwie Malmsteen Tried and Failed to Smash, is Up for Auction at Reverb.com

By Richard Bienstock Published

The 3D-printed instrument boasts a titanium body and hollowed-out neck and is signed by Malmsteen.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Pays Tribute to the World's First Shredder, Niccolo Paganini

By Yngwie Malmsteen Published

Learn Paganini's Fifth Caprice in A minor from the one and only Yngwie Malmsteen.

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Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Attempt to Smash the World’s First “Unbreakable Guitar”

By Richard Bienstock Published

Sweden’s Sandvik Group created the all-metal, 3D-printed indestructible axe.

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‘Generation Axe—The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live in China’ To Be Released in June

By Richard Bienstock Published

Listen to Vai, Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde and Tosin Abasi shred through Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein."

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