<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Yngwie-malmsteen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/yngwie-malmsteen Wed, 28 May 2025 21:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “My mum always would say, ‘You have a gift from God,’ and I’d say, ‘Sure — but I’m working my ass off!’”Yngwie Malmsteen on guitars, Eric Clapton and what he said when Kiss came calling for him in 1982 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/my-mum-always-would-say-you-have-a-gift-from-god-and-id-say-sure-but-im-working-my-ass-off-yngwie-malmsteen-on-guitars-eric-clapton-and-what-he-said-when-kiss-came-calling-for-him-in-1982 dvwetaWFP7b3qi52P4aauT Wed, 28 May 2025 21:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eddie said, 'If he's playing, I'm not.'" Yngwie Malmsteen says Eddie Van Halen listened to his music all the time but ran from him every chance he got ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/yngwie-malmsteen-on-eddie-van-halen-being-threatened-by-him Bkczij3xNEEa4PcbRiLeKm Thu, 08 May 2025 16:30:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Phil Mogg was cool but he didn't have his stuff together…" Yngwie Malmsteen on why he rejected UFO to venture into the unknown with Alcatrazz ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ynwie-malmsteen-on-rejecting-ufo-for-alcatrazz TB436AW8R9syA9nH7EGgwi Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:16:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a great guitar player. He obviously really knew the instrument.” Joe Satriani says Kurt Cobain was underrated and points out the one thing few have noticed about the Nirvana guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-was-a-great-guitar-player-he-obviously-really-knew-the-instrument-joe-satriani-says-kurt-cobain-was-underrated-and-points-out-the-one-thing-few-have-noticed-about-the-nirvana-guitarist ztcb2vYWnHcWSqtzNbpgiV Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:32:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:56:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You can't just 'be' a guy that can play Yngwie Malmsteen stuff. You have to do that for, like, 15 years just to play one of his songs.” Dweezil Zappa explains what most guitarists don't understand about shredding ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-on-shred-and-attention-to-detail LuFt2UswgSE9BNdxpKotvd Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:30:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From the very beginning, I had something in my head… I had a sound.” Yngwie Malmsteen reveals the 60-year history behind his new MXR signature overdrive ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/yngwie-mxr-overdrive UcDRXdWeSov5nA9LmJbaja Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:49:13 +0000 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:31:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A piece of music history and a slice of automotive greatness in an epic bundle”: Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/yngwie-malmsteen-stratocaster-listed-on-reverb-with-free-ferrari c2TQB9baZnqVBa9ciB9TdH Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:37:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Perfectly tailored for his light-speed arpeggios, expressive vibrato, and big, bold riffs... Prepare to be amazed”: MXR creates an expressive, no-nonsense signature overdrive for Yngwie Malmsteen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/mxr-yngwie-malmsteen-overdrive-pedal wK2gXC8akRUJxNZUpWdRrZ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:45:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was on a mission to find the next big guitar hero. When I heard Yngwie, I knew that he was the guy I was looking for”: How Guitar Player's Spotlight column made Yngwie Malmsteen a guitar hero overnight, and sent neoclassical shred into overdrive ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/yngwie-malmsteen-gp-spotlight-column wHpQgwgKGNey9Q5hTbxwvR Tue, 14 May 2024 14:43:52 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2024 14:45:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People like Yngwie Malmsteen should be forgotten as soon as possible. It’s got very little to do with music...” A classic and very frank interview with Johnny Marr ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/johnny-marr-interview-1990 7osKr84W3tusHDjb82eT3J Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:31:46 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was a really dark time for Ronnie and for the band": Vivian Campbell on why Ronnie James Dio had no interest in doing the Hear 'n Aid project featuring Yngwie Malmsteen, Neal Schon, George Lynch and Iron Maiden ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/it-was-a-really-dark-time-for-ronnie-and-for-the-band-vivian-campbell-on-why-ronnie-james-dio-had-no-interest-in-doing-hear-n-aid-project-featuring-yngwie-malmsteen-neal-schon-george-lynch-and-iron-maiden Li75DFFgQ7p8w2Vco7VmHA Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:30:55 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen. Joe Satriani told me, ‘Don’t get too into him...'" Alex Skolnick's Top Five Tips to becoming a better guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/alex-skolnicks-top-five-tips c665SY6FDnrensyDbq9Qqg Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:41:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/harmonic-minor-japanese-chinese-phrygian-dominant-gypsy-hungarian-minor-persian-guitar-scales PUQByHDi7mWAiXTvvN9osA Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sharpen Your Shred Skills Using This Straightforward Yngwie Malmsteen-Inspired Lesson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/yngwie-malmsteen-position-shifts-alternate-picking-shredding WPRhoaQwQDL3Z2YoXEzjYD Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:29:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/vai-tremonti-bonamassa-stern-malmsteen-gilbert-skolnick-satriani-johnson Fzd4HLgqaYZG9aJisjLmhi Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:24:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Discover the Dark Secrets of the Harmonic Minor Scale ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/discover-the-dark-secrets-of-the-harmonic-minor-scale JGJT3zQNMHj3DpdDzFs2sR Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:07:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century RGtTzStEoDw26KeEmWJ7tW Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Charlie Starr's "Mesmerizing" Performance with Guitar Legend Leslie West ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-blackberry-smoke-guitarist-charlie-starrs-mesmerizing-performance-with-guitar-legend-leslie-west yEnWWvFFhYtJgfPknCjr3h Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:20:15 +0000 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:46:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/virtuosity-on-the-guitar-comes-in-many-forms-we-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-inaugural-g3-tour-with-dream-team-joe-satriani-steve-vai-and-eric-johnson pfPA6zLr6eN7dJQzyP9VU4 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/broaden-your-sweep-picking-palette-and-expand-your-melodic-vocabulary dvaDHYnr3gvPNnyeSpyjJ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:53:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Yngwie Malmsteen Wrote “Far Beyond the Sun“ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-yngwie-malmsteen-wrote-far-beyond-the-sun Ep4azGeJx3AS4iQ53J54ki Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:44:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash "Relentless Fury" on New Single ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/hear-yngwie-malmsteen-unleash-relentless-fury-on-new-single BzA2LyrybKHdBGyTUQHZ8k Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:39:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yngwie Malmsteen Announces New Album, 'Parabellum' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/yngwie-malmsteen-announces-new-album-parabellum EhJKtkCspZsPjtKXQbxR38 Fri, 07 May 2021 15:34:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash Shred Fury on a 1959 Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-yngwie-malmsteen-unleash-shred-fury-on-a-1959-les-paul kE8qf6SiGJbRGrELNUFZ2C Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:25:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Demo the Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-yngwie-malmsteen-demo-the-fender-jimmy-page-telecaster HSukNswufC2huc6NxRXqPS Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:34:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Generation Axe Jam "Bohemian Rhapsody" with Brian May ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-generation-axe-jam-bohemian-rhapsody-with-brian-may gfzL6nV5kcKvZ3Rbvxtsz3 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:23:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yngwie Malmsteen Dishes on How He Went Back to His Roots on 'Blue Lightning' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/yngwie-malmsteen-dishes-on-how-he-went-back-to-his-roots-on-blue-lightning UVyamH6Mw4Z4iUAW6mtG2A Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:13:24 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:15:10 +0000