Brandon Breeze
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mooncobra":1ioy9192 said:
The first comment is the best lol
"Oh yes, this is my collection of faberge eggs and hammers *tosses hammer into pile**
The first comment is the best lol
"Oh yes, this is my collection of faberge eggs and hammers *tosses hammer into pile**
Brandon Breeze
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Been working on a ST57-140YM deal for a few weeks now, finally got to an agreeable price, made payment today! can't wait to check out the craftsmanship of one of the top tier Japanese Yngwie Signature models! I've wanted to get a 50's type strat for awhile, why not have it also be an Yngwie setup since I really like it 
shredhead7
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Thanks for putting this list together! Yngwie was my first real hero. I got my first Strat a month ago, my wife bought me the Eric Johnson strat. I love the play-ability and for EJ tones, it's right there. With that said, I've tuned it to Eb and have been going through all of my old Yngwie books. Without any experience with single coils, how much difference is there in the pickups, between what I have, which are supposed to be replicas of EJs 50's and 60's guitars, and the HS3 or HS4? Right now, I would say the sound is closer to YJM Alcatrazz tones. Also, the pickups are noisy, unless in the 2 and 4 position to cancel the hum. I know that this is the pros and cons of the single coils, but are the HS3/4's hum cancelling?
Lastly, for those of you that are piecing together your own versions, are you scalloping the necks yourselves, or buying an aftermarket neck?
Lastly, for those of you that are piecing together your own versions, are you scalloping the necks yourselves, or buying an aftermarket neck?
Brandon Breeze
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shredhead7":3tghem7a said:
I'm glad someone else likes my thread, and appreciate the feedback! I obsess over digging up more info and pix, and buying more yjm strats haha. Just put in an offer for another one!
The HS3/HS4/DiMarzio YJM & Duncan YJM are hum cancelling as they are stacked, so not single coils. All of the Yngwie pickups are relatively low output and traditional sounding, like a single coil, but without the hum. I find the Duncan YJM to have a more chunky bottom end than the DiMarzio. How I would describe all the YJM pickups overall in one sentence:
50's sparkle/twang with more top end sizzle and bottom end.
I was thinking about the EJ strat sonce Ive wanted a 50's type strat for awhile, until I found out that Japan made a 57' YJM, so I found one, also the first US YJM is based around 50's, so Im gonna get one of those too.
I have scalloped 2 1/2 of my own necks with my builds. It would be much easier to buy a neck like that already, but I love working on my own stuff.
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paulyc
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Yngwie used DiMarzio FS-1s for Steeler and Alcatraz, which is a 25% hotter true single coil pickup before he went to HS-3s ( which I hate ), I prefer the Virtual Heavy Blues or Virtual Solo for stacked humbucker tones.
Brandon Breeze
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paulyc":3hfrpjr1 said:
Was this pre Fender? I know he used an Aria in the early days. I have heard about the FS1's before too, Yngwie says the 60 cycle hum here in the US with single coild was too much for him, so he developed (single handedly of course) the HS3.
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paulyc
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It was before his Fender signature model, but Steeler and Alcatrazz are FS-1s even in his Fender strats.
Brandon Breeze
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Heres one thats on the way! It's the first version, a very interesting mix of 50's Strat, Modern strat, & Yngwie
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paulyc
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The first ones never did it for me with the small headstock and the 2 point trem (as far as being an "Yngwie sig" guitar anyway), but they are great playing and sounding guitars !!! HNGD !
Brandon Breeze
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paulyc":wz60xbrj said:
Yngwie allegedly specified these appointments directly from what I've read. He used to use the 50's style guitars a lot, then moved on to the very early 70's strats. I wanted a 50's type strat for awhile, but I love scalloped frets, so its a good hybrid of the two. The ST57-140ym that I bought is even more traditional 50's with a 6 point trem, so we'll see how they compare
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paulyc
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Cool beans ! Awaiting the review...
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paulyc
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Have you seen any of the Sonic or Daphne blue USA guitars for sale ??? I'm interested...
Brandon Breeze
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paulyc":1xxld8u1 said:
Yup I know whwere at least 3 are at this very moment, one even has an Yngwie autograph
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paulyc
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Brandon Breeze
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More pix and vids added!
Brandon Breeze
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Just ordered a loaded pickguard! It has the hs3 hs4 combo, that setup I don't have, and haven't tried yet. Gonna put it in the ST57-140YM since a previous owner removed the original pickups and hardware, then installed cheap crap.
adrianb
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I stumbled upon this thread while researching threaded inserts and machine screws as a mod for my strat. As a long-time Yngwie fanboy, NICE THREAD!! 
Uber, i see in one of your pics how the threaded inserts+machine screws setup looks. I was expecting there to be inserts running through the entire thickness of the body at the neck joint, but it seems there are none -- only the neck has the inserts. Just to clarify though, is that the matching body of that neck? I hope you know which pic i'm talking about.
I've always wanted a scalloped neck. Been considering getting a warmoth one with full scalloping and jumbo stainless frets.
Uber, i see in one of your pics how the threaded inserts+machine screws setup looks. I was expecting there to be inserts running through the entire thickness of the body at the neck joint, but it seems there are none -- only the neck has the inserts. Just to clarify though, is that the matching body of that neck? I hope you know which pic i'm talking about.
I've always wanted a scalloped neck. Been considering getting a warmoth one with full scalloping and jumbo stainless frets.
Brandon Breeze
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adrianb":3ebrxpsg said:I stumbled upon this thread while researching threaded inserts and machine screws as a mod for my strat. As a long-time Yngwie fanboy, NICE THREAD!!
Uber, i see in one of your pics how the threaded inserts+machine screws setup looks. I was expecting there to be inserts running through the entire thickness of the body at the neck joint, but it seems there are none -- only the neck has the inserts. Just to clarify though, is that the matching body of that neck? I hope you know which pic i'm talking about.
I've always wanted a scalloped neck. Been considering getting a warmoth one with full scalloping and jumbo stainless frets.
Thank you! Took a lot of time and effort to out this all together.
You're correct that are only threaded inserts in the neck and not on the body. That is the matching body and neck.
I love scalloped necks, so I'd recommend everyone try one out at some point!
atrox
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adrianb":3sb89as9 said:I stumbled upon this thread while researching threaded inserts and machine screws as a mod for my strat. As a long-time Yngwie fanboy, NICE THREAD!!
Uber, i see in one of your pics how the threaded inserts+machine screws setup looks. I was expecting there to be inserts running through the entire thickness of the body at the neck joint, but it seems there are none -- only the neck has the inserts. Just to clarify though, is that the matching body of that neck? I hope you know which pic i'm talking about.
I've always wanted a scalloped neck. Been considering getting a warmoth one with full scalloping and jumbo stainless frets.
You don't want the screws to thread into the body in any circumstances. I know a lot of cheaper bolt-on's have this happening and I always recommend making those hole bigger so the screws don't. A quality Fender for instance, will never have the screws actually screw into the body. They just pass through.
The reason for this is you'll get a tighter connection to the body if they only screw into the neck, but pass through the body.
adrianb
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atrox":1ss7gi2i said:
That does seem kinda counter-intuitive. Care to elaborate?
As a luthier, what's your take on the threaded insert/machine screw approach?