Two magnificent instruments. Mr. Blackmore is the true master of rhythm and lead. Outrageous musical composition. Yngwie may have his style and I have seen him many times, but I know Mr. Blackmore is the King of guitar.
The Blackmore guitar sounds like Blackmore and the Yngwie guitar sounds like Yngwie .Excellent playing by the guitarist and excellent job in making the guitars by Fender.
Great sound from both guitars but leaning towards Ritchie's Strat probably due to my allegiance for the master. Love the Fender large head stock. All the Strats should have this signature version.
As Monty said .. “Tell that ti’kids ti’day .. they won’t believe yi .. “No … they won’t” Blackmore is the most important guitarist in hard rock . When he’s gone or .. “since (he’s) been gone ….” they will realise.
Awesome showcase of two killer guitars! I prefer the RB because it sounds closer to him in the midrange and for me that’s vital! The tone of your BFX is spot on sounds amazing
Well, I am 54 yo, and half of my time passed on stage and in rehearsal rooms. Usually we loose the treble in hearing, the more we get older, yet, to my ears, the Blackmore edition has a fullier sound, more bite, maybe a little more trebles. They are both good, but for a Blackmore kind of sound You have to choose, yes, the Blackmore edition. IMHO....... Oh, and I used a very good pair of headphones to better compare them. Thanks a lot for the video!! It's always a pleasure to listen someone playing (very well!) the old way!👍
littlebritain64 it’s the bass and the mids that give the illusion of more trebles because you cannot hear the higher pitch when a sound is in the lower hz level you have the filling that is fuller and has more volume. On the other malmsteen’s guitar’s tone is very high pitched and makes it sound thinner. By the way I wish you reach 100 years old and still be able to play guitar 🤘🏻
Great comparison man....! Both are my fave guitar hero. I prefer Yngwie's guitar for more punch and treble bite...! :) But blackmore's strat also great. I think I want both
I've tried both and prefer the Blackmore one. It fits my style a little better than the Malmsteen one. It has a little bit chunkier neck which fits the hand prefectly. The scalloping is made with intelligence, it gets more and more scalloped when you go to the high frets. I also prefer a three way switch. I kind of miss the point of the middle pickup when it comes to rock music. I also like the sound of it better. It has more balls and mid response The Malmsteen sounds great, but it has a bit too much highs for my taste. The Blackmore one is also almost half the price.
Just make sure that: - You have enough springs in the back - The nut is cut correctly (at least wide enough) for the strings and has some graphite type of lube - If you use string trees on the headstock, make sure that they're smooth and the strings don't bind and if they're the roller type, make sure they actually roll freely. - If you have new strings, stretch the bejesus out of them otherwise you'll have all sorts of issues. - Wrap the strings properly around the tuning post and give it an overlap and at least 6 full turns. - ...and most importantly, if you push on the bar make sure you also pull it back slightly past the normal pitch.
Rosewood maybe makes sounds dark , maple not so much and ebony (on les paul give the classic heavy sound) then how can be sound a fender stratocaster 70´s with Ebony frets maybe really heavy !!!
I'm trying to figure out how the fretboard material makes any noticeable difference in tone to anyone other than Eric Johnson? The Quarter Pound single coils vs. a stacked humbucker is the determining factor here.
Well, it doesn't sound better here. That's for sure. It feels like butter around the neck too. It's just a superior quality weapon. The two players are one, musical, and the other trying to be, but lost in the flash. As technically proficient as he can be.
Larry Toering malmsteen can be very music, it's just he doesn't go that path 98% of the time. But he can certainly do it, about the tone some minor adjustments to the amp would make the YJM sound the way it's supposed to. It's just his signature sound that made him famous. I like the strat, I'm sure I can get great tone on my setup, I'll go for the YJM looks. Great too. I'm not a big fan of unique but I do recognize his skills, has great tone and can play the shut of a strat. Thanks for the input
The malmsteen is awesome with distorted tones and a boost pedal. Clean it gets pretty bland and be prepared to turn on clean boost to get any kind of volume out of the hs3’s even though they Sound great distorted.
They're both scalloped, they're both awesome and damn those huge headstocks are lovely.. Well it's an easy pick for me: can't afford none don't want none lol
@@deadshot4245 yes because for the riffs on the Blackmore model is not deep like Malmsteen model ( Yngwie is more for full shred mode ) and the Ritchie you can play more styles !
Awesome, fun comparison video. I was thinking they were sounding pretty even, and then (for me) the Yngwie guitar blew away the Blackmore when its lead came in.
the Blackmore sounds better the notes bloom a lil more but both sound amazing and I'd love to have either,, I'm more of a Blackmore fan as far as the music but man these are two great guitars for two of the greatest strat players of all time I'd love to see Blackmore and Yngwie jam
great video!! u got it down!..wow...I love both guitars,,,but, I'm voting for the Blackmore...plus it looks cool with the black pups, knobs and rosewood.
The real question is which one do you like playing better? They both sound great. It seemed to me you had an easier time with the Malmsteen. The notes were a little cleaner and you got in more trills.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think Malmsteen Strat uses Dimarzio HS4 pickup which is no single coil (I have one on my Highway Stratocaster), it has 4 wires instead of 2. Anyway, great skill, keep shredding! :)
They both sounded great, but I liked the overall sound of the Yngwie Guitar. Maybe because it seemed to have better clarity and definition of the notes to me. :-)
neo tu déchires !! super son, super technique, super feeling !! et comme toi et beaucoup je suis fan des deux bonhommes !! mais dis moi, une question supa nerdy me taraude l'encéphale à coup de crosse de strat format xxl: le 4ème arpège joué sur 2 cordes sur la partie mélodique me choque, tu joue Gm (le même que le premier arpège), mais mon encéphale taraudé un peut plus haut a envie d'entendre Bb (donc le même arpège avec un fa en 3ème note au lieu d'un sol). En penses tu quelque chose ? (ou pas...). Continue tes videos, c'est pour moi une excellente inspiration (voir une Inspiration !)
As someone who owns an all mahogany gibson les paul with emg 81 85s, if i was purchasing one of these it would definitely be the yngwie strat because i already own a guitar thats even much more dark sounding than the blackmoore guitar
You played these two beautiful Strats in the best way possible...great rendition of the two Styles...killer playing...great man🎸🎸🎸❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍and about the guitars:l love both of them... Cheers from Italy 🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍
I like the way they both sound. similar but different. Actually the Malmsteen is a little brighter and just a hint stronger while the Blackmore is a little darker and maybe a tad fatter. Both are good. I didn't know Richie has a model. I must go play them both now...thanks!
You need to listen to more yngwie. He is a amazing artist. Listen to hold on, dreaming (tell me), blue, wield my sword. Yeah there is always a element for shred but hw has some AMAZING songwriting. Probably one of my favorite artists ever
Merci pour ce début de journée en punch devant mon premier café, tu as mis du soleil dedans. Deux merveilleuses guitares et dans tes mains, ben, comment dire, ça devient juste magique :-) Bon weekend Nono :-)
I made before some years a Harley Benton Malmsteen replica with scalloped neck, pickups, brass nut but i had to sell it. Ι found two new old stock strats: Blackmore (2009 model) at 1.000€ and a regular MIM strat(2009 model) with rosewood fretboard at 500€ The question is: Blackmore strat worth the extra money?
Grand merci NeoGeofanatic pour cette comparaison, j'ai toujours été fan de Ritchie et Yngwie. De plus je possède 2 Stratocasters YJM signatures, une avec les Dimarzios et l'autre acheté récemment avec les Seymours. Super tes vidéos et tu me semble être un guitariste talentueux pour aimer ces 2 virtuoses du neoclassic et les interpréter si brillament. Sans hésitation je préfère les deux ! :)
the main difference for me is the price. 😂😂 the blackmore is half of what the YJM costs. if i wanted different pickups i could retrofit them. a good scallop job is way more costly to have a decent luthier do it. the blackmore strat isn't scalloped all the way through though, i believe the first 5 frets on the low e, a and d string are regular, on the g, b and high e they scalloped all the way through.
Awesome job.. It was Blackmore that got me into playing guitar in 1967. I was right up there with the best at one time but the Military got in my way. I still have my equipment but just lost all interest in playing, that's a shame. I have been flying Helicopters for 37 years and hung up my flight suit 6 months ago.. Too dangerous of a profession... Again you have RB's style down pat I like your tremelo work awesome bro
Damn it i don't know which one is better.I love both,i've tried both and they are both awesome.Same goes with the artists.Yngwie has amazing techniques and skills and can play propably bit better than Ritchie but Ritchie is my favourite since i was a little kid...Fuck i can't decide...I'll buy both
Very few truly fervent tech heads and Ritchie’s die-hard devotees know that inside every Ritichie’s guitar there was a magical “secret box" that drastically changed his overall guitar tone - that’s been disclosed on some official R.B. guitar forum by his tech., who actually built them for Ritchie. I believe that he slightly modified them as time went on (and I hope he still makes them now) but at the time he was charging about $300 for each and only needed to know what period in Ritchie’s career (meaning which album) a prospective buyer was interested in, as each box represented a different guitar tone. So, those, who buy Ritchies “signature” guitar and think that he plays the same thing himself are in for a disappointing surprise. Pretty much every aspect of his guitars was modified and nothing was “standard”, starting with mix-n-match multi-caliber Italian strings. Just thought I’d share. :)
As far as I know the "secret box" does not come in multiple different versions. And Dawk didn't ask me what era's tone I was interested in back when I ordered mine years ago. You might also be interested in the fact that Blackmore never used the SSL-4's, but Schecter F500T's. The Schecter pickups are much closer to regular singlecoils in terms of output (Mark Knopfler used them too). Instead, they offer a higher harmonic range due to the quarterpounder magnets. As for the strings, he did that stuff way back when hard rock still wasn't quiet mainstream. Blackmore's hybrid set (RB77 by Picato) has been available for many years now.
Have any link? I'm still using the MTC dark installed in my 1974 "backup" Strat from Ritchie (from the final Deep Purple tour-from what I was told) I'd like to find another for my other guitars.
Dude that is some abrasive whammy bar use!! I mean that in the best way possible! You are one hell of a player! Are those standard Strat whammy bars or something different, just curious. Those string skipping licks are badass too! Thanks for posting
Would the Richie Blackmore still be good for Yngwie style music. I was thinking of getting the Yngwie Malmsteen but I owned it before and it sounded more like his later tone I'm going for his early tone.
hi there I wanted to ask you: If I were to buy one or the other, how to they compare, if they cost the same? For example, can you divebomb with the blackmore as well as with the YJM without getting out of tune? Are they the same built quality? ETc. if you could help me... I kow they are made in different places etc... but are they different in built quality and sound quality? or just a matter of taste? may be better nut in the YJM?
I personally like Blackmore's signature guitar better because it has a balanced sound across all 6 strings. Nothing against Malmsteen's strat which definitely has a sharper, brighter tone but Blackmore's strat tone is smoother with more mid-range so it's easier to the ears
Plusieurs questions : La Blackmore est elle scalopée sur tout le manche comme la Malmsteen ? Quel manche est le plus agréable ? Laquelle tient le mieux l'accordage après utilisation du vibrato ? Super vidéo comme d'hab
Great work. Keep up such a good work and enjoy. I do not doubt that You have Your' own music also. I wish You health and luck, and thank's again for a good post. Cheers !
I love them, both .. I was sure that the Malmsteen's Strat would be so savage in comparison to the Blackmore's .. but now I am also impressed with Blackmore's Strat, it sounds beyond expectations , as good as Malmsteen's but different ...
this is fantastic - great playing! The Malmsteen sounds like it has hotter pickups so I'd lean towards the Blackmore strat but then I'd miss the neck/middle position... hmm.
the mim gear has gotten real good but the malmsteen model i had in my hands was better. is the blackmoore still a 3 bolt neck? any how im going with the Yngwie model
I assume the Malmsteen Strat comes with the yjm fury pickups so I probably pick that one. Also the Malmsteen one comes with a scalloped neck so that's not for everyone.
I WAS TO BUSY LISTENING AND WATCHING YOUR AWESOM PLAYING TO MAKE COMPARISONS HAHA. I'VE HAD BOTH, ONLY ONE OF THE RB AND PROBABLY 10 OF THE MALMSTEENS STILL HAVE 2 THE DUNCAN AND THE DIMARZZIO VERSIONS AND I DO PREFER THE YNGWIE STRAT. ACTUALLY IT'S ONE OF THE BEST STRATS MADE IN GENERAL IN MY OPINION. IT'S THE STRATIEST SOUNDING STRAT EVER PRODUCED, YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THE GIANT FRETS AND BRASS NUT + THE SCREW INSERTS AT THE NECK JOINT INSTEAD OF WOOD SCREWS STRAIGHT INTO WOOOD ALL LEND THEMSELVES TO A VERY TWANGY SOUND. I USE THAT GUITAR MORE FOR BLUES ROCK THAN ANYTHING ELSE AND OF COURS RIPPING SOME OLD SCHOOL YNGWIE SONGS. GREAT VIDEO.
What people lose here is that this is just another brilliant composition by Ritchie Blackmore.
Ritchie rules
Fascinating Rhythm.
Who lose?
1:06 Ritchie!
...woah 2:08 !
Yeah, The Truth... Maybe that is not Arpeggios From Hell... Although, those are, unquestionably, 'Arpeggi Infernali'...
Let's be honest, both are great guitars!
Two magnificent instruments. Mr. Blackmore is the true master of rhythm and lead. Outrageous musical composition. Yngwie may have his style and I have seen him many times, but I know Mr. Blackmore is the King of guitar.
Might be a pioneer and needs the credit for what he can do and has done but hardly close to the King lol
@@jl-zz9zs He might not be the king but Blackmore has much more memorable solos than Yngwie. Both are great musicians.
I agree.
What about Brian May? He is pretty good too
hi grinch xd
The Blackmore guitar sounds like Blackmore and the Yngwie guitar sounds like Yngwie .Excellent playing by the guitarist and excellent job in making the guitars by Fender.
You are a very Great guitarist!!!! awesome!!! i prefer Blackmore guitar
Great sound from both guitars but leaning towards Ritchie's Strat probably due to my allegiance for the master. Love the Fender large head stock. All the Strats should have this signature version.
Blackmore was years ahead of his time. I thing Maybe The greatest due to his influence
As Monty said .. “Tell that ti’kids ti’day .. they won’t believe yi .. “No … they won’t”
Blackmore is the most important guitarist in hard rock . When he’s gone or .. “since (he’s) been gone ….” they will realise.
Awesome showcase of two killer guitars! I prefer the RB because it sounds closer to him in the midrange and for me that’s vital! The tone of your BFX is spot on sounds amazing
Well, I am 54 yo, and half of my time passed on stage and in rehearsal rooms.
Usually we loose the treble in hearing, the more we get older, yet, to my ears, the Blackmore edition has a fullier sound, more bite, maybe a little more trebles.
They are both good, but for a Blackmore kind of sound You have to choose, yes, the Blackmore edition. IMHO....... Oh, and I used a very good pair of headphones to better compare them. Thanks a lot for the video!! It's always a pleasure to listen someone playing (very well!) the old way!👍
littlebritain64 it’s the bass and the mids that give the illusion of more trebles because you cannot hear the higher pitch when a sound is in the lower hz level you have the filling that is fuller and has more volume. On the other malmsteen’s guitar’s tone is very high pitched and makes it sound thinner.
By the way I wish you reach 100 years old and still be able to play guitar 🤘🏻
@@somekindofdude1130
Thanks a lot, I hope so, always been a singer and always wished I could play guitar. It's time to start!!🙋
Very fine vid! I vote for Blackmore. (As always.)
Both are great guitars, but i like the Blackmore more!
Just bought the blackmore strat today and comparing to my strat build I did years ago with the scalloped frets I did , it fits like a glove.
both are great, but I always choose the Malmsteen's one.
And an amazing interpretation of "burn"
What is "burn"? Is that the name of the song? I would really like to know.
Twich155 Yes that’s the song being played. Burn by Deep Purple.
Seems that malmsteen was doing the solos, in both guitars.
Great comparison man....! Both are my fave guitar hero. I prefer Yngwie's guitar for more punch and treble bite...! :)
But blackmore's strat also great. I think I want both
I've tried both and prefer the Blackmore one. It fits my style a little better than the Malmsteen one. It has a little bit chunkier neck which fits the hand prefectly. The scalloping is made with intelligence, it gets more and more scalloped when you go to the high frets. I also prefer a three way switch. I kind of miss the point of the middle pickup when it comes to rock music. I also like the sound of it better. It has more balls and mid response The Malmsteen sounds great, but it has a bit too much highs for my taste. The Blackmore one is also almost half the price.
yep well between the two blackmore is the genius after all such an amazing musician
What blows my mind is how it stayed in tune when he was using the whammy bar
Delta Dolphin if the nut is cut right that helps a ton
Expensive guitars and good instrument caring :P
the guitar will stay in tune if you set up the right way...
Just make sure that:
- You have enough springs in the back
- The nut is cut correctly (at least wide enough) for the strings and has some graphite type of lube
- If you use string trees on the headstock, make sure that they're smooth and the strings don't bind and if they're the roller type, make sure they actually roll freely.
- If you have new strings, stretch the bejesus out of them otherwise you'll have all sorts of issues.
- Wrap the strings properly around the tuning post and give it an overlap and at least 6 full turns.
- ...and most importantly, if you push on the bar make sure you also pull it back slightly past the normal pitch.
@@Swampster70 if you pull it back it will only go sharp. By design will never be perfect but reality neither is a Floyd
The Blackmore is a little darker sounding , yngwie little brighter , maybe slightly hotter
Nailed it. I figure the Malmsteen is slightly easier on the hands too, with the scalloped frets.
@@bongo_baggins They are both scalloped. The difference is that the Malmsteen has a full scallop and the Blackmore has a graduated scallop.
YJM have maple neck too
Rosewood maybe makes sounds dark , maple not so much and ebony (on les paul give the classic heavy sound) then how can be sound a fender stratocaster 70´s with Ebony frets maybe really heavy !!!
I'm trying to figure out how the fretboard material makes any noticeable difference in tone to anyone other than Eric Johnson? The Quarter Pound single coils vs. a stacked humbucker is the determining factor here.
I prefer the malmsteen. Sounds more like a normal Strat, the twang and all. Had both
Well, it doesn't sound better here. That's for sure. It feels like butter around the neck too. It's just a superior quality weapon. The two players are one, musical, and the other trying to be, but lost in the flash. As technically proficient as he can be.
Larry Toering malmsteen can be very music, it's just he doesn't go that path 98% of the time. But he can certainly do it, about the tone some minor adjustments to the amp would make the YJM sound the way it's supposed to. It's just his signature sound that made him famous. I like the strat, I'm sure I can get great tone on my setup, I'll go for the YJM looks. Great too. I'm not a big fan of unique but I do recognize his skills, has great tone and can play the shut of a strat. Thanks for the input
The malmsteen is awesome with distorted tones and a boost pedal. Clean it gets pretty bland and be prepared to turn on clean boost to get any kind of volume out of the hs3’s even though they Sound great distorted.
Keith Wollenberg The pickups are Duncan Fury's, not DiMarzio Hs3's.
Stay Sharp Facas. It does sound pretty good
I don't play guitars very well, but would prefer Blackmore
They're both scalloped, they're both awesome and damn those huge headstocks are lovely.. Well it's an easy pick for me: can't afford none don't want none lol
ones a full scallop the other is a graduated scallop ritchies is a superior instrument in terms of use in all forms and more stable as a result
so you can get the Beck or Gilmour Strat?
@@deadshot4245 yes because for the riffs on the Blackmore model is not deep like Malmsteen model ( Yngwie is more for full shred mode ) and the Ritchie you can play more styles !
@@elpablosky6300 absolutely correct
thanks for teaching me how to play the tune - such clear, clean playing... nice freakin job
Whatever man, you’re awesome and perfectly handled styles of both. I totally believed “Now Blackmore’s playing” and “now Malmsteen’s playing”.
Blackmore for the rhythm tracks,
Malmsteen for the leads
🤣🤣
Ahaahhaahhahaahha Nice joke
Leandro P G Nardini jokes on you. go Yngwie.
@@leandroitapolis he's talking about the tons idiot. Did shredd leads, Yngwie. For heavy rythems, it's Blackmore
Awesome, fun comparison video. I was thinking they were sounding pretty even, and then (for me) the Yngwie guitar blew away the Blackmore when its lead came in.
Blackmore Forever!!
the Blackmore sounds better
the notes bloom a lil more
but both sound amazing and I'd love to have either,, I'm more of a Blackmore fan as far as the music but man these are two great guitars for two of the greatest strat players of all time
I'd love to see Blackmore and Yngwie jam
I will gladly take either one of them. Thank you very much.
Great playing and amazing demo (of both guitars and your ability!). Out of interest, which era Malmsteen is this? DiMarzio or Seymour pickups?
You play like a beast !!!!! You, sir, have got a new fan
FANTASTIC PLAYING!!!!!!!!! Both are great guitars.
blackmore strat all the way ,less treble after all its a blackmore song
great video!! u got it down!..wow...I love both guitars,,,but, I'm voting for the Blackmore...plus it looks cool with the black pups, knobs and rosewood.
Blackmore' one, it's awesome! Is it a a three way switch system? No mid PU, correct?
Yep
Yep
Great video and awesome playing!!!.I like the Malmsteen...I feel the brass nut and maple fretboard give it a brighter,more immediate attack!
lol "tonewood"
The real question is which one do you like playing better? They both sound great. It seemed to me you had an easier time with the Malmsteen. The notes were a little cleaner and you got in more trills.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think Malmsteen Strat uses Dimarzio HS4 pickup which is no single coil (I have one on my Highway Stratocaster), it has 4 wires instead of 2. Anyway, great skill, keep shredding! :)
Depending on how new it is. If it's newer it's his Seymour Duncan signature set. If it's before his switch to SD then it's Dimarzios.
They both sounded great, but I liked the overall sound of the Yngwie Guitar. Maybe because it seemed to have better clarity and definition of the notes to me. :-)
Ya definitely. The Yngwie sounded much better.
neo tu déchires !! super son, super technique, super feeling !! et comme toi et beaucoup je suis fan des deux bonhommes !! mais dis moi, une question supa nerdy me taraude l'encéphale à coup de crosse de strat format xxl: le 4ème arpège joué sur 2 cordes sur la partie mélodique me choque, tu joue Gm (le même que le premier arpège), mais mon encéphale taraudé un peut plus haut a envie d'entendre Bb (donc le même arpège avec un fa en 3ème note au lieu d'un sol). En penses tu quelque chose ? (ou pas...). Continue tes videos, c'est pour moi une excellente inspiration (voir une Inspiration !)
They both sound amazing! I'd use Yngwie's strat for heavier songs, but most of the time I'd definitely use the Blackmore strat.
As someone who owns an all mahogany gibson les paul with emg 81 85s, if i was purchasing one of these it would definitely be the yngwie strat because i already own a guitar thats even much more dark sounding than the blackmoore guitar
You played these two beautiful Strats in the best way possible...great rendition of the two Styles...killer playing...great man🎸🎸🎸❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍and about the guitars:l love both of them... Cheers from Italy 🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍
Thanks a lot!
I like the way they both sound. similar but different. Actually the Malmsteen is a little brighter and just a hint stronger while the Blackmore is a little darker and maybe a tad fatter. Both are good. I didn't know Richie has a model.
I must go play them both now...thanks!
La Blackmore, très bien interprété !
Made the arthritis in my hands flare up just watching this. Very impressive, thanks for sharing!
Malmsteen may be able to play a million notes, but, I can feel Blackmore in his playing. I'll take Blackmore...
You need to listen to more yngwie. He is a amazing artist. Listen to hold on, dreaming (tell me), blue, wield my sword. Yeah there is always a element for shred but hw has some AMAZING songwriting. Probably one of my favorite artists ever
Question of opinion. I would prefer the Blackmore guitar and the Blackmore artist too.
I like blackmoore notes it is sounding
@@TANTRUMGASM yngwie is miles ahead of blackmore to me.
Blackmore can play a million notes too. He is just more reserved about when he chooses to unleash.
Merci pour ce début de journée en punch devant mon premier café, tu as mis du soleil dedans.
Deux merveilleuses guitares et dans tes mains, ben, comment dire, ça devient juste magique :-)
Bon weekend Nono :-)
i have a Blackmore strat but not the signature, a 1986 one equal to his made in japan with the old creamy colour, it´s amazing
man, I thought i discovered a new guitarist-gem.... then I saw it was you AGAIN! :-))) AWESOME
That gave me a big smile, really incredible, thanks! (i like the clarity on the malmsteen strat)
Great playing!
Both guitars sound excellent.
Forget the guitars.......great playing !!!
Much respect
Forgot this was a comparison.
Awesome tones from both strats, and some very tasty playing indeed as well!
You are playin awesome :) And both guitars are nice.
Wow.... one of the best videos on TH-cam.
WOW! I just made the visualization number 62.000 of this video....this deserves a beer!!
I made before some years a Harley Benton Malmsteen replica with scalloped neck, pickups, brass nut but i had to sell it. Ι found two new old stock strats: Blackmore (2009 model) at 1.000€ and a regular MIM strat(2009 model) with rosewood fretboard at 500€
The question is: Blackmore strat worth the extra money?
Grand merci NeoGeofanatic pour cette comparaison, j'ai toujours été fan de Ritchie et Yngwie. De plus je possède 2 Stratocasters YJM signatures, une avec les Dimarzios et l'autre acheté récemment avec les Seymours.
Super tes vidéos et tu me semble être un guitariste talentueux pour aimer ces 2 virtuoses du neoclassic et les interpréter si brillament. Sans hésitation je préfère les deux ! :)
You need to check those arpeggios out one more time, but good job! :)
You deff got the RB spirit and also a touch of Yongwie 🎸😂🔥🚒🧯
Absolutely fantastic playing man!
They sound similar. I just received mine today. What amp are you using.
I would be interested in knowing how the different scalloping works. Which one did you prefer? TIA
Great playing. I miss to see a comparison of the scalloped necks. Could you make a short video showing?
You're a beastly player. I'm speechless.
Sweet playing man! Do the guitar body woods differ or all in the pickups?
Ritchie! much closer to the original sound
What's you're rig rundown? Great tone,sound and playing
One is maple neck and made in USA. The other is Rosewood and made in Mexico. What is your opinion on these people?
Awesome playing. How much did they cost?
the main difference for me is the price. 😂😂 the blackmore is half of what the YJM costs. if i wanted different pickups i could retrofit them. a good scallop job is way more costly to have a decent luthier do it.
the blackmore strat isn't scalloped all the way through though, i believe the first 5 frets on the low e, a and d string are regular, on the g, b and high e they scalloped all the way through.
I think I'm in love with the Blackmore.
Awesome job.. It was Blackmore that got me into playing guitar in 1967. I was right up there with the best at one time but the Military got in my way. I still have my equipment but just lost all interest in playing, that's a shame. I have been flying Helicopters for 37 years and hung up my flight suit 6 months ago.. Too dangerous of a profession... Again you have RB's style down pat I like your tremelo work awesome bro
Damn it i don't know which one is better.I love both,i've tried both and they
are both awesome.Same goes with the artists.Yngwie has amazing techniques
and skills and can play propably bit better than Ritchie but Ritchie is my favourite since i was a little kid...Fuck i can't decide...I'll buy both
I prefer Blackmore any day of the week. Holiday's as well.
Blackmore tone is no. 1 . . .
Very few truly fervent tech heads and Ritchie’s die-hard devotees know
that inside every Ritichie’s guitar there was a magical “secret box"
that drastically changed his overall guitar tone - that’s been disclosed
on some official R.B. guitar forum by his tech., who actually built
them for Ritchie. I believe that he slightly modified them as time went
on (and I hope he still makes them now) but at the time he was charging
about $300 for each and only needed to know what period in Ritchie’s
career (meaning which album) a prospective buyer was interested in, as
each box represented a different guitar tone. So, those, who buy
Ritchies “signature” guitar and think that he plays the same thing
himself are in for a disappointing surprise. Pretty much every aspect of
his guitars was modified and nothing was “standard”, starting with
mix-n-match multi-caliber Italian strings.
Just thought I’d share. :)
As far as I know the "secret box" does not come in multiple different versions. And Dawk didn't ask me what era's tone I was interested in back when I ordered mine years ago. You might also be interested in the fact that Blackmore never used the SSL-4's, but Schecter F500T's. The Schecter pickups are much closer to regular singlecoils in terms of output (Mark Knopfler used them too). Instead, they offer a higher harmonic range due to the quarterpounder magnets. As for the strings, he did that stuff way back when hard rock still wasn't quiet mainstream. Blackmore's hybrid set (RB77 by Picato) has been available for many years now.
I don't think there are many of us with an MTC from Dawk.
Luckily it seems like Bernd from BSM has been successful at reverse-engineering it, from what I hear his spice box sounds just like the original unit.
Have any link? I'm still using the MTC dark installed in my 1974 "backup" Strat from Ritchie (from the final Deep Purple tour-from what I was told) I'd like to find another for my other guitars.
Excellent tone and playing. Both axes sounded great but I dig the tone of the Yngwie strat a little bit more.
Dude that is some abrasive whammy bar use!! I mean that in the best way possible! You are one hell of a player! Are those standard Strat whammy bars or something different, just curious. Those string skipping licks are badass too! Thanks for posting
I don't know which one is better, but you play awesome dude! :)
Man i love your videos, keep 'em coming! Both sound great but if someone offered me only one of these at no charge I'm leaning towards the Blackmore,
Sounds good. But honestly, I can’t tell the difference. Keep on playing!
The Malmsteen Strat sounds a bit brighter. That being said, they both sound like a great Strat should and that's a good thing !
I think...you deserve your own signature model from Fender..!!! Bravo..
And I just noticed, the Demo BGM here is MAB's song called "Burn". For those that didn't noticed yet.
this is a Deep Purple song tho, not a MAB song
Would the Richie Blackmore still be good for Yngwie style music. I was thinking of getting the Yngwie Malmsteen but I owned it before and it sounded more like his later tone I'm going for his early tone.
AMAZING PLAY bro keep it up im learning from u alot
hi there I wanted to ask you: If I were to buy one or the other, how to they compare, if they cost the same? For example, can you divebomb with the blackmore as well as with the YJM without getting out of tune? Are they the same built quality? ETc. if you could help me... I kow they are made in different places etc... but are they different in built quality and sound quality? or just a matter of taste? may be better nut in the YJM?
Great Burn cover! I love both of those guitars!
I love big frets but I have never played on a scalloped fret board. I'm gonna have to find one and try it out
Hi. Whats the Pickups of both guitars? Thanks
I personally like Blackmore's signature guitar better because it has a balanced sound across all 6 strings. Nothing against Malmsteen's strat which definitely has a sharper, brighter tone but Blackmore's strat tone is smoother with more mid-range so it's easier to the ears
itll set in a mix better for sure
Plusieurs questions :
La Blackmore est elle scalopée sur tout le manche comme la Malmsteen ?
Quel manche est le plus agréable ?
Laquelle tient le mieux l'accordage après utilisation du vibrato ?
Super vidéo comme d'hab
Great playing and tones. Nice comparison!
Great work.
Keep up such a good work and enjoy.
I do not doubt that You have Your' own music also.
I wish You health and luck, and thank's again for a good post.
Cheers !
I love them, both .. I was sure that the Malmsteen's Strat would be so savage in comparison to the Blackmore's .. but now I am also impressed with Blackmore's Strat, it sounds beyond expectations , as good as Malmsteen's but different ...
+Claudiu Cont slightly thicker tone is accessible on rb strat I think.
I’m building a Ritchie style strat 21 frets.. maple neck rosewood fingerboard… hot rails in the neck and bridge single coil in the middle
this is fantastic - great playing! The Malmsteen sounds like it has hotter pickups so I'd lean towards the Blackmore strat but then I'd miss the neck/middle position... hmm.
the mim gear has gotten real good but the malmsteen model i had in my hands was better. is the blackmoore still a 3 bolt neck? any how im going with the Yngwie model
I assume the Malmsteen Strat comes with the yjm fury pickups so I probably pick that one. Also the Malmsteen one comes with a scalloped neck so that's not for everyone.
I own the malmsteen , but dig the darker tone on the Blackmore . I think you only get 2 pickups on Black as middle is a dummy pickup
I WAS TO BUSY LISTENING AND WATCHING YOUR AWESOM PLAYING TO MAKE COMPARISONS HAHA. I'VE HAD BOTH, ONLY ONE OF THE RB AND PROBABLY 10 OF THE MALMSTEENS STILL HAVE 2 THE DUNCAN AND THE DIMARZZIO VERSIONS AND I DO PREFER THE YNGWIE STRAT. ACTUALLY IT'S ONE OF THE BEST STRATS MADE IN GENERAL IN MY OPINION. IT'S THE STRATIEST SOUNDING STRAT EVER PRODUCED, YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THE GIANT FRETS AND BRASS NUT + THE SCREW INSERTS AT THE NECK JOINT INSTEAD OF WOOD SCREWS STRAIGHT INTO WOOOD ALL LEND THEMSELVES TO A VERY TWANGY SOUND. I USE THAT GUITAR MORE FOR BLUES ROCK THAN ANYTHING ELSE AND OF COURS RIPPING SOME OLD SCHOOL YNGWIE SONGS. GREAT VIDEO.