Riff Tone

Fire and Ice

Yngwie Malmsteen

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster (early 90s, scalloped fretboard)

AmpMarshall 100W JMP MkII (Super Lead, late 70s/early 80s, likely modded, used in studio for Fire and Ice era)

PickupsDiMarzio HS-3 single-coil (bridge position, noiseless stacked humbucker type)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7.5

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveDOD DOD Overdrive Preamp 250

Notes

Studio recording, 1991 (Fire and Ice album). Yngwie was known to use his signature Strat with DiMarzio HS-3 pickups and Marshall JMP MkII heads for studio work in this era. DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp is confirmed as his main drive pedal for rhythm and lead. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section. Settings estimated based on typical Yngwie/Marshall JMP studio usage for this era and genre.

Tone Character(10)

tight and saturatedarticulate pick attackcrisp and bright highsfocused midrangecompressed low endminimal ambiencepercussive palm mutingfast note separationhigh-gain clarityaggressive rhythm punch

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced picking speed, tight palm muting, and precise note separation at a fast tempo, making it very challenging for most players.

Sources

Yngwie Malmsteen's Guitar Gear, Stratocasters & Pedalboard

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear

Create Free Account