A demo of Yngwie’s strat without even touching the harmonic minor scale is a touch of class. I love Tomo’s way.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Now I realized that I totally did forget to play that! Thank you!

@Arifguitar

Жыл бұрын

@@TomoFujitaMusic that’s the best part of it I think, this guitar should be capable of doing other things that we don’t know.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@j_freed

Жыл бұрын

Blackmore played them scalloped.

@necrophillia8620

Жыл бұрын

A demo of yngwie strat without any blublublublublublub.. 😂😂

The Malmsteen strat is a gem of a guitar. Very playable once you get used to it. The feel of the neck is amazing. The pickups are stacked humbucking single coils. Low-ish output. Very organic sounding. Surprisingly. I think it sounds the best thru a high gain Marshall.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@yngwiemartin5638

8 ай бұрын

Bravo Colombo !

it was super fun to watch a professional guitarist react to scalloped frets for the first time, i'm excited for the first time i'll get to now

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I had a neck scalloped like ten years ago. The frets are now about gone but it still plays good. Huge Yngwie an Tomo fan right here! Thank you, Tomo!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Awesome! Thank you!

The value of that guitar just went up, Tomo-san played it!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful guitar. I enjoyed this demo as you allowed me to hear the guitar itself without a bunch of distortion and reverb over it trying to play like Yngwie. Thanks Tomo!

@TomoFujitaMusic

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So happy to hear that! Thank you!

Awesome video I was surprised when I saw the thumbnail, I thought I missed this one but it's fresh new.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Here we go!

you're a beast man. Also possibly the only person to play jazz during an Yngwie signature strat unboxing - like it.

@TomoFujitaMusic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

You really are the master! Great sound and it’s all in the finger tips.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Wow oh wow!, one of the most beautiful guitar I've seen. Love the scalloped necks and the gloss finish.😍 I will surely buy that one, I also realize you can play really good jazz on a Neo-Classical guitar. Cheers Tomo. Liked and subscribed! 💯👍

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Looking forward to this one man! Yngwie definitely has a unique and versatile array of guitars!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Fun! Thank you!

@RC32Smiths01

Жыл бұрын

@@TomoFujitaMusic Always man!

@lolatu8255

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen his Gibson V with Strat pickguard? I laughed when I saw it. Only Yngwie would do that but hey, if you can put a humbucker in a Strat...

It'd be cool to see the Maestro and the Sensei jam together one day. Yngwie has some blues tunes too which are very good!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

That would be so amazing! Thank you!

I love the Yngwie Strats been playing them for years. You sound great on that guitar and the cleans coming from the Katana were surprisingly good, going to have check one of those amps out!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Tomo thank you again you make so awesome content and always you feel like close friend and so humble and witty.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

This is the best you have ever sounded! I never would have paired you with this guitar thinking that it would be a good match, but wow! Beautiful playing❤

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@editname8536

Жыл бұрын

i agree his jazzy light touch is amazing in this video

This is a great demo with some really great playing.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It's cool to see that the guitar came from Wild Wood, that's my hometown guitar shop! Might have to go try a scalloped guitar sometime soon if they still have some in stock..

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Those YJM Fury pickups by Duncan are some of my favourite "single coils", they sound absolutely phenomenal

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

Wow lovely guitar and I like what u was doing with taping and strumming with ur right hand it was about 9 minutes in the the video that was cool only been learning for a couple of months

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

❤ fresh perspective on the guitar

@TomoFujitaMusic

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Amazing guitar! Tomo I love your videos!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Such a beautiful instrument!!!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Tomo is a legend.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Lovely Strat, Tomo. Cheers

@TomoFujitaMusic

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I own two YJM Strats and they are without a doubt some of best built Fenders ever. The first one I bought surprised me because I wasn't expecting the pickups to be very low output but the neck was always extremely comfortable.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

So Great to hear that! Great guitar! I really enjoyed playing this.

More than a guitar player .....! And inspiration!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

I have owned a couple YJM Strats. The HUGE benefit of the scalloped board is that you get a great grip on the strings with bending and a lot of control. This is why Ritchie Blackmore uses them. He sands between the frets himself. Plus, frictionless finger vibrato, which Yngwie is a master of. I am surprised more Blues players do not use them. And it is actually harder to play faster on scalloped board.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

So awesome!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@tonycarpaccio9550

Жыл бұрын

I need to try one, I always imagined it would be very easy to fret notes sharp if you fret "hard".

@MAG-li5jo

Жыл бұрын

@@tonycarpaccio9550 People often try the YJM Strat and push too hard wanting to feel wood on their fingertips. I always tell them to just play normal and they usually ease up and start to have some fun with it. Most people end up liking it.

@ztevie.j

10 ай бұрын

I haven't found it's harder to play fast on a scalloped guitar? Or easier for that matter... If you press hard on the strings it will sound bad, so it kind of forces you to play very light which in itself probably help with the speed.

so awesome that malmsteen guitar. gotta get one.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You never end to surprise us. 😊 And perhaps Fender should pay you for demonstrating so well the versatility of such a guitar,. Great job, done with class.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is my dream guitar I think I’ll get it one day to reward myself

@TomoFujitaMusic

11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

Oh good. I have been eyeing it....

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Funky strap, because even though it's not yours, you so funky, Tomo 😂! Thanks to you and your student. I love this longer video!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The straplocks are on, they're just recessed into the body. When you put the enclosed strap pin (3:19) on your strap, the insert goes right inside the body and locks in place. Also, the toggle switch caps often shatter or break during shipping because it rubs against the inside of the case, so they remove it for shipping purposes.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

Super nice guitar. Great video. Blessings

@TomoFujitaMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thank you Tomo, This is great!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! This is it!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

I became the first person ever did not play any Harmonic Minor on this guitar!

@Arifguitar

Жыл бұрын

@@TomoFujitaMusic lol that’s very true

Tomo should get like a custom shop Fender sig….i am sure he doesn’t want it but he deserves the recognition by a big brand😊 PRS Ibanez etc loving these unboxing videos❤

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have worked with Ibanez creating the AZES series

Hi Tomo, I've had a YJM for a long time and love it. It begs to be played tuned a half-step down (Eb) and heavy blues with aggressive bends using overdrive.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

Would have never guessed Yngwie and Osaka aunties would have something in common: a love for leopard print.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You play the jazz so well, I hear the brushes.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Glad to see your having a lot of fun there 😂

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Back in the day which for me was 1987-88… maybe 89? I ordered one of the early Yngwie strats. Back then you could get them with rosewood fretboards. I had sonic blue, rosewood fretboard. Wish I still had it because it would certainly be a collectors item at this point!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

トモ藤田さんがスキャロップのギターを弾いている姿を見れるとは😳！ 意外な組み合わせすぎる〜！笑

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

はい！ 面白い組み合わせでした

Right on!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great! Next please order Ritchie Blackmore scalloped model stratocaster. It is also cool guitar.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Omg, that look hahaha during the slaps, always wanted to try this guitar

@Arifguitar

Жыл бұрын

No body ever played this guitar like Tomo

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I was hoping, Tomo, that you'd play some neoclassical chops! I don't have any doubt that you'd rock that style too in your own personal way :)

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Scalloped guitars definitely take a different skill set to master. It sounds beautiful.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I can't believe you opened somone else's guitar. That's like cracking a cold one and taking the first sip, then handing it to your bro.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

This was not my choice! My student insisted that I can do this!

Excellent 👌 great video

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow it’s beautiful

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Less is more! Nice chords. I wished Yngwie could listen to me and get a lefthanded version of the guitar. It's a funny video online somewhere when he says in Swedish pointing to a guitar "and this guitar is up and down!" meaning it's a leftie. Thanks Yngwie for noticing!

@TomoFujitaMusic

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! So happy to hear that! Thank you so much!

6:20 chords 8:10 9:15 12:20 jazz~ 9:05 funk thumbing; (I am about to buy the YJM guitar today! )

@TomoFujitaMusic

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

I really enjoy your playing, especially at 9:36

@TomoFujitaMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TomoFujitaMusic

8 ай бұрын

Jazz!

I’ve tried to play this guitar and it’s very hard for players like me who grip it and rip it. Your dexterity is amazing.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Thank you!

Very very interesting, a japanese guy playing a fender strato YJM Signature playing some jazz phrases hehehe

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I don't know if it's the same with strats, but the toggle switch tips on les pauls have a habbit of breaking in transit. Looks and sounds really nice

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

Funky Malmsteen, great!! 😁🎸🔥

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

カスタムショップ製ですか⁇ トモさんが弾かれると、どんな楽器も トモさんの音色 になってしまうということを、あらためて思い知らされました‼︎ 本当に素晴らしいです‼︎ 応援しております‼︎

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

These guitars beg to be strung 8-46 and put in Eb ;)

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I just want to press the strings down so bad... It looks satisfying!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Thank you Mr.Fujita. I'm surprised about fretboad shape. (Ritchie Blackmore try to make like this.)😅

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

The Yngwie Strat has always been a cool guitar. The neck is the real party piece and it has special pickups and controls that gets you clean Malmsteen tone out of the box (if you can play Yngwie). The tuners, however, should be lockers for 2400 bucks out the door/shipped price. This is one of the most iconic guitars, and it makes me wonder why this particular model doesnt see periodic modernization similar to the Steve Vai Gem guitars made by Ibanez unless Malmsteen (known for being picky, spoiled, and super stubborn) declared it to be perfect 40 years ago when he first got it. To circle back on the neck; Eric Johnson, Yngwie, and SRV all played scalloped necks. Id really like to see Fujita Sensei put this through its paces and really flog it as an all purpose strat so we can get an idea of how it plays in the hands of a guy who has fluency in most all the playing styles. Is the neck great, or is it a pain in the ass for funk or chords or jazz, or tricky for the average player? Do modern jumbo or medium jumbos do it better? I've always heard theres nuances to the neck but not from someone who I could really count on to reliably hammer a guitar and tell me precisely how it does everything, at least up until Tomo Fujita acquired one. TomoFujitaMusic is waaaay more than a guitar review channel, but i think it would be fun to really spend some time and thoughtfulness with this guitar.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I like regular fretboard! Once I make this demo... I will ship back this to my student.

@ShiroiTengu

10 ай бұрын

The tuners are what Yngwie spec'd himself and locking ones are totally unnecessary with vintage style tuners like this. If the guitar is setup properly it will stay in tune without any locking. Also, Eric Johnson and SRV NEVER played scalloped fretboard guitars. Ritchie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth did though. Finally: the YJM strats do get periodic updates, it's just that they're not super visible and not often. The newer ones use threated brass inserts for the neck to attach to the body, the pickups have changed, the strap locks too.

Thanks for the demo. Do Steve Vai Ibanez Jem, or John Pertrucci’s model guitar

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I would love to. But I don't own those.

That guitar sounds amazing! It would force you to have alight touch. Interesting - I'm 66 this may be a good idea.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

God what a gorgeous guitar

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is the first time I watch someone play it slow and jazzy. I Got mine a year ago, and now forget how to play it slow,, it has some kind of possessed thing to urge me play fast 😅

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Switch tips are often removed to ship guitars so they don't break. More likely on Gibson style tips, however.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I did not know that.

You do a great job staying in tune. My heavy hands would be way out of tune!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

wow, the first guitarist playing jazz on this one in public! It is so tasty! After the boring M phrases it is really refreshing

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chrispage2782

Жыл бұрын

“the first guitarist playing jazz on this one in public!”. ?? ?? what?

@ymelfilm

Жыл бұрын

@@chrispage2782 I meant I havent heard jazzy lines played on this model.

@chrispage2782

Жыл бұрын

got it…

I must have one

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Love the Kenny Burrell

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Ritchie Blackmore also uses a scalloped fretboard stratocaster

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

I just ordered one of these with the rosewood fingerboard, the malmsteen guitars are sooooo good, years ago I had one with a maple board, but I had quit playing at the time and sold it.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

There is a video of a Tokyo concert where a 20-year-old Yngwie is shredding it on a MIJ Squier . Amazing. Please check it out.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

The jazz tones on it are killer

@TomoFujitaMusic

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I have been scalloping my necks for 40 years. But what I do is leave the first 4 Frets alone. If I don't I tend to squeeze the open chord sharp. A lot of freedom with a scalloped fretboard board.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

HI, what is the materal of frets? stainless stell? thanks

@TomoFujitaMusic

8 ай бұрын

I don't know.

you are such a cool guy

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I have a question does anyone know why a lot of websites selling these don’t have the picture of the guitar with the USA flag on it

@TomoFujitaMusic

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

I respect Malmesteen but i really dont like his music, so Tomo use of it is much better for me. :D

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

So nice

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

5:20 haha, legend! yngwie himself said the same years ago at budokan after some out-of-character comping with dom13 and 9 chords. probably unintentional but hilarious nonetheless.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

i have a real 1974 fender stratocaster and its a very nice, same with this guitar very nice.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

So awesome!

Greatvid Tomo. The pickups for me are a real let down. They are all out rock and it’s not to everyone’s taste . The neck too took some adjusting to so I ended up flogging it for a Clapton Strat in green. The floating trem is also a bone of contention with me too and claptons are blocked which is subject to taste of course . Great review

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Thank you!

My daughter ate the knob on the selector switch as well when she was 2.. it's been 6 years, no replacement and not sure if I'll ever get it back.😆😆

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Wild!

@kipponi

Жыл бұрын

It looks candy😂.

@alanwebbguitar

Жыл бұрын

You should have checked the diaper...

next : unboxing Ibanez Pia !!! would be amazing as well.. hahaha...

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

I would love to get that guitar! Amazing!

that is a beauty

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You should do a video with Josh Scott yall would make some incredible sounds

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

8-46 strings, tuned to Eb. DOD250 style circuit overdrive, maxed gain. No exceptions.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I did so wrong!

@JedNadin

Жыл бұрын

😆

インギーモデル懐かしいです。自分は10代後半にインギーモデル所有してました。もちろん、スキャロップでした。けっこう弾きやすかったとおもいます。けっこう前に売ってしまいましたが😢

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

シェアーありがとうございます！

tks for doing a review totally uncommon for this type of instrument

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

At 9:35 what genre are these type of finger plucked chords? And where Can I learn that! Any particular name I can search? Huge fan of your content!

@TomoFujitaMusic

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for asking! That's "Blues for Alice" chord changes. Style is Joe Pass Solo Guitar Style. Thank you so much!

@TomoFujitaMusic

11 ай бұрын

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Great technique on the box throwing!! Ha ha nice :-)

@Arifguitar

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

I have been practicing!

What’s the advantage of a scalloped fretboard?

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Next video! (demo video!)

nitrocellulose is much smoother than plastic finish.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Smell good too!

@truescotsman4103

Жыл бұрын

@@TomoFujitaMusic The original Peavey Eddie Van Halen guitars used gun stock oil and they smelled like chocolate when you open the case.

@truescotsman4103

Жыл бұрын

@@TomoFujitaMusic I've had this guitar in my shopping cart five times in the last year. Should I buy it or not?

Replace the stock tremolo with a callaham vintage narrow (no mods needed) to cure the high e slipping off issue. Did it to mine and it's awesome. Better feeling tremolo too

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

There is a way to make better without replacing it.

@j_freed

Жыл бұрын

Great parts from Callaham.

@BobK5

Жыл бұрын

@@TomoFujitaMusic how is that?

There’s one of these for sale locally and I’m weirdly tempted…

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

why does the pitch go down when you bend the string?

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Tremolo Bridge is not so tight by springs

Next, if you have room in your house? Haha Richie blackmore signature! You never tried in music store or ever? I would think since its your profession that you may have had a play on one. So its in tune but one bend knocked it out, I dont know how people make those tremolos work!

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Tomo its a good match for you.

@TomoFujitaMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!