Yingwie Malmsteen - where do I begin?

[Jay Satriani]

I started out as a satch fan, and he will always be my favorite. Then i heard John Petrucci, and though, oh my good... Maybe he wasnot as good as satch but he's a real monster. Then, a couple of mounths ago i started to discover Vai. And one week ago i downloaded a videoclip from yngwie playing live, and i say oh my good !!! He is a real master.. *Offcourse i had heard him before, but when you se him playing, thats when u realize, he is one of the greatest, especcially when it comes to Technique(not at variation). I myself couldnot release the harmonic-minor that day from my head.... *Hehehe

I say Satch is the best, because hes got it all, speed, great blues playing, knowledge of scales/cords etc (check vids at guitar.com), and foremost, he plays with feelings... *

[jay ratkowski]

Personally, I wouldn't get too involved with Yngwie's music if you are still working on the Satch/Vai stuff. *Creativity/originality ASIDE, I think Yngwie is a far more technichally profficient player than Satch/Vai. *Much more clean speed and overall chops needed to pull off his music.

If you don't believe me, go learn the Trilogy Suite and then come back to Satch Boogie. *Satch Boogie will feel like "Smoke on the Water." hahahaha

[Jay Satriani]

Well, Satch boogie is not exactly one of the more demanding satch songs... Any way, i dont even like satch boogie that much.. *Yngwie is superb, and his tecnique is even more superb... *He's just not my no.1 favourite.

[jay ratkowski]

Satch Boogie was mearly an example...

Bottom line is that Malmsteen will be far more technically demanding than your average Satch/Vai song. *However, it just comes down to playing and playing until you can be fast.

[Jay Satriani]

Well, you got a point there. I think youre right, but just because it's tecnically demanding does not mean it's good... *I dont think yngwie is capable of making the guitar express the tones the way satch does.. not even close, and that is for me, far more valuable than being fast... *But the bottom line is that both are super guitarists and i like them both. It's up to taste to deciede what is good or bad.

[ericbrowning]

Then once you master all of those guys, pick up some Tal Farlow and prepare to feel like you've never played guitar before

[Jay Satriani]

You can't possibly be saying that you have mastered Joe, Steve and Yngwie...

[rickboot]

I haven't even mastered Mel Bay.