Tailored for Yngwie Malmsteen's signature sound, the MXR Yngwie Malmsteen Overdrive is designd to offer simple controls for maximum impact.
Working closely alongside Yngwie, the MXR design team created a circuit that delivers clarity, expressive dynamics, and rich harmonics—all perfectly tailored for his light-speed arpeggios, expressive vibrato, and big, bold riffs. The control setup is simple, with just Level and Gain knobs.
"Want to sound like Yngwie? Crank both knobs to the max."
“This pedal is the culmination of 45+ years developing a sound that’s perfect in every possible way,” Yngwie says. “I present to you: the MXR Yngwie Malmsteen Overdrive. Prepare to be amazed.”
MXR Yngwie Malmsteen Overdrive highlights:
- Perfectly tailored for Yngwie Malmsteen's signature sound and style
- Simple control setup tuned for maximum impact
- Boost every nuance with superior clarity, expressive dynamics, and rich harmonics
- Dig into light-speed arpeggios, expressive vibrato, and big, bold riffs
The MXR Yngwie Malmsteen Overdrive is available now at $129.99 street/$185.70 MSRP from your favorite retailer.
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Yngwie Malmsteen unveils 2024 fall tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his solo career.
Kicking off on September 26 in Fort Myers, Florida the 37-date tour will conclude on November 18 at New York City’s Gramercy Theater.
"I'm very excited to play this tour with all you guys and commemorate the launch of my solo career,” says Malmsteen. “It's been an amazing journey and it still feels like it's only beginning. I couldn't have done it without all of you and your support throughout all these years. Looking forward to creating some magic with all of you! More is more!"
Malmsteen’s latest album, ‘Parabellum,’ was released in July 2021 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The album title is Latin, translating as "Prepare for War."
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Yngwie J. Malmsteen was born into a family of classical musicians and opera singers. He received his first guitar on his 5th birthday but started playing it seriously at the age of seven. Originally inspired by the blues, he soon became infatuated with the sound and mind-boggling technique of violin greats such as Nicolo Paganini and Antonio Vivaldi.
In addition to adopting the virtuosity of classical violin into his guitar playing, he also incorporated the philosophical approach of J.S. Bach and other Baroque composers into his own compositions and orchestrations. This resulted in the creation of what is now known as Neo-Classical Hard Rock.
Coming to America as a teenager, he recorded various albums before signing a solo deal in 1984. This upcoming USA tour is in part to commemorate this groundbreaking album, but will also include numbers from over thirty solo releases spanning four decades of Yngwie Malmsteen albums up to the Parabellum album.
Yngwie Malmsteen on tour:
Sep. 26 - Fort Myers, FL - The Ranch Concert Hall
Sep. 27 - Clearwater, FL - Capital Theater
Sep. 28 - Mt Dora, FL - Mt Dora Music Hall
Sep. 29 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
Oct. 02 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Oct. 04 - Plattsburgh, NY - Strand Center
Oct. 05 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met
Oct. 06 - New Haven, CT - Toads Place
Oct. 07 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur
Oct. 09 - York, PA - Double Barrel Roadhouse
Oct. 10 - Woodstock, NY - Colony Woodstock
Oct. 11 - Millville, NJ - Levoy Theater
Oct. 12 - Buffalo, NY - Electric City Music Hall
Oct. 13 - St. Charles, IL - Arcada Theater
Oct. 16 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
Oct. 18 - Tacoma, WA - Temple Theater
Oct. 19 - Dalles, OR - Granada Theater
Oct. 20 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
Oct. 22 - Roseville, CA - Goldfields
Oct. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Saban Theater
Oct. 25 - Anaheim, CA - Grove
Oct. 26 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
Oct. 27 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
Oct. 30 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
Nov. 01 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater
Nov. 02 - San Antonio, TX - Vibes Event Center
Nov. 03 - Austin, TX - Come & Take It Live
Nov. 04 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Nov. 05 - Dallas, TX - Trees
Nov. 07 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
Nov. 08 - Lorain, OH - Lorain Place
Nov. 09 - Columbus, OH - King of Clubs
Nov. 10 - Leesburg, VA - Tallyho Theater
Nov. 14 - Ashland, KY - Paramount Arts Center
Nov. 15 - Oakmont, PA - Oaks Theater
Nov. 16 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theater
Nov. 18 - New York City, NY - Gramercy
It's all in the hands—the pickup-making icon has helped shape music history over the last 40 years, providing pickups for EVH, Jimmy Page, George Harrison, Clapton, Frampton, Slash, Yngwie, Billy Gibbons, and countless others. She sits down with John Bohlinger to discuss her unusual start with Seymour Duncan, reveals who's her toughest customer, and predicts good tone in your future.
“The heart and soul of your guitar has to connect with your own heart and soul,” says Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager Maricela “MJ” Juarez.
Juarez has worked alongside Seymour Duncan for more than 30 years, establishing herself as the legendary pickup builder’s most trusted collaborator. She’s also become a custom pickup builder to the stars, helping the guitar’s most demanding tone junkies connect better with their instruments. Some say she’s wound more pickups heard on gold and platinum records than anyone. Her clientele includes Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Eddie Van Halen, Vince Gill, Slash, James Taylor, Peter Frampton, Warren DeMartini, and Steve Miller—not to mention countless discerning players around the globe.
Juarez began her Duncan tenure as a production-floor pickup winder, but Seymour eventually asked her to manage the growing Custom Shop. It’s expanded so fast that they recently brought in Seymour’s son Derek to help manage. Nowadays they’re only partially joking when they refer to Juarez as the Queen of the Custom Shop. But like so many things in life and music, her path to pickup-winding royalty was anything but what she’d planned.