Yngwie Malmsteen
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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
6 essential Fender Stratocaster albums
By Chris Gill published
Six albums that pushed the limits of this ever-versatile instrument.
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.'
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.’
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!
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.
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.
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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