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NGD: Unleash the Fury

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#1 ·
Ever wanted a guitar that could slay dragons or summon leviathans? I do all the time. In fact, I've wanted one of these things for years and years now. So I set myself a goal this year. Survive another pool season and there would be a shiny reward waiting at the end of it. The reward has arrived.

Oh wait, what the fuck is this shit?



Tic toc tic toc, fuck it, I'm going in commando.



Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster



Vintage Fender tremolos are a whole new thing for me. Of course, I was overjoyed to find a little spring loose under that silver tape. Wish I would have bought the spare bag of twelve ahead of time:squint:

This will probably get a Callaham in the near future. I've only played it a little bit so far. I'm investigating whether or not I'm going to get the one with narrower string spacing. High E has slipped off the board a couple times which is a common problem with the stock setup but it wasn't nearly the problem I expected it to be from reading reviews. Time will tell.







Nothing really fancy going on here.


Brass nut and bullet truss rod. First time I tuned it up I was impressed by how strong the vibration was around the nut. Haven't really experienced anything quite like it with my other guitars. The headstock feels alive for lack of a better description.



Vintage tuners not really my thing, but they work well enough.


Yummy case candy. Too bad the super sexy cheetah print guitar strap sucks fucking eggs. I would have loved a clip lock here but as we know Dimarzio isn't exactly on the Malmsteen christmas card list anymore. Thankfully, Dimarzio makes a regular version of their far superior cheetah print strap so I can use it with the internal straplocks.



Spicy scallop flavor explosion






All in all I really like this guitar. It has a strong unplugged resonance which translates directly to a very touch responsive instrument plugged in. This is my first S/S/S guitar so the single bridge will take a little getting used to given that most of my playing time is spent with high output humbuckers. It has a great rock tone. Round with good string definition. Not sure yet how metal I can get with that bridge pickup yet. But I did buy it to bring a little different flavor to the arsenal of pointy Japanese guitars. Mission accomplished.

The scalloped board was an easy transition. Threw me for a few minutes but once I stopped thinking about it things went a lot smoother. So far it seems to need a little lighter touch which is great because that's what I was hoping for. Not really any impact on speed, just feels a little different. Haven't even set it up yet. Pics are straight out of the case.

I'll see how this all feels a few weeks from now but right now I'm very happy with this guitar. I went into this knowing it would probably need a bridge so I can't really complain about that. Fender builds a great guitar. Now if Amazon would get with it and send me my new cheetah strap and velvet waistcoat:lol:. Unfortunately, I forgot to order a heavy duty cleaning cloth for Baconator grease removal.
 
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#6 ·
I would rep you twice if I could - I have wanted one of those forever. I am A Viking clip is required :agreed:
You and me both. Good news is when you finally do get one it's as epic as you imagined. Don't hold your breath on the clips though. My hands are seriously fucked from all computer work I've done this year. Haven't been playing in weeks trying to give them a rest. Was able to play some last night but not a lot of gas in the hand tank at this point. It's going to be a little while until I'm back in fighting shape.

I know there are some options for the bridge pickup. But it almost feels wrong at this point to remove a YJM.
 
#11 ·
A good argument to buy more guitars so I have a big enough shit pile to throw it on:lol:. Check out that fancy Sky guitar I got from Uli, and watch it tip the fuck over. One of a rare few, I'll just get another one:lol:.
 
#13 ·
Will do, I'll see how things pan out. So far no problems chugging along down low. Everything rang clear and sounded good. But my hands are fried right now so that could cause me to use less force than normal.

I can see how it would be possible to push too hard and drag things out of tune playing rhythm. That's part of the reason I bought this guitar. To help me practice using a lighter touch.
 
#25 ·
Thanks Stitch. Haven't restrung it yet so that's good to hear.

Got to watch some of the older ones Angrychair. From what I've read some of the earlier brass nuts were cut ridiculously high. $ 1,699 for mine new with free shipping. Tried to get it out of our local dealer here but he didn't the USA portion of the Fender dealership.
 
#26 ·
This is one of those awesome NGD's. Not only did you buy a badass guitar, but you make a good thread :agreed:

These actually look fantastic. I'm not usually all too impressed with Fender, but this looks nice.

Also, I like how I didn't catch on even with the obvious thread title :lol:
 
#32 ·
The Fender cheetah strap was filled with fail. Please Fender, tell me why I want to disassemble the demon straplocks to adjust my strap. How can I unleash the fury with numb thumbs? I ordered up the Dimarzio Cheetah non-cliplock model DD3310. Much nicer guitar strap and easier to adjust. Actually installing the straplocks onto this strap though will make you hate life. It was a clusterfuck.

All is good now though. Dimarzio on the top, Fender on the bottom. Now somebody get the jerk strap and help me get these leather pants off while I can still feel my feet.

 
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