hs-4

[joelmo]

well i was watching dimarzio website just for fun and i found out that the yjm was no longer the yjm but the hs-4.
there also is no recollection of any yngwie malmsteen stuff in the whole page.
has he and dimarzio breaked up?

[jerryjg]

brilliant observation! Yup, looks like Yngwie is now a free agent. Maybe we'll see a new Duncan YJM??

[joelmo]

thats what i thought at first but now i think he is developing a signature fender just like eric johnson (he used to use the hs-2 instead the custom fender pup he is using now).

[jerryjg]

yeah,,whatever. I think at this point he should develop a signature donut at Dunkin or Krispy Kreme.

[buddroyce]

Very interesting...  I'm surprised Yngwie left, but I guess if Fender gives him enough money... well.. you know...

[Whitmore]

Very interesting...  I'm surprised Yngwie left, but I guess if Fender gives him enough money... well.. you know...

Yeah, Fender must have promised MEGA bucks, cos they have gotten rid of all traces of him, his sig Straps and cables are gone too.

[FeinMusic]

Odd.  I can't think of anyone more closely associated with DiMarzio and the "DiMarzio Tone" in my mind besides Yngwie.. Even Petrucci or Vai or DiMeola aren't as typical to my ears

[jerryjg]

Final Conversation between larry D. And Yngwie;

Larry; Yngwie, baby, ya know what this means don't you? No more free donuts backstage".
Yngwie; "Yah, I've thought about that, but lately there hasn't been any  Lemon Filled Cruellers".
Larry; " Yngwie, I told you, only certain places take special orders on lemon filled Cruellers".
Yngwie; "Well, Fender has promised me a dozen lemon filled cruellers at any venue I play".
Larry; "I don't know what to tell you Yngwie.."
Yngwie; "How about goodbye, Larry."
Larry; "Goodbye Yngwie, but if you ever want the best cinammon rolls around, and you know  I know where to get them,  you know where to come back to"
Yngwie;" Yah"

[joelmo]

Final Conversation between larry D. And Yngwie;

Larry; Yngwie, baby, ya know what this emans don;lt you? No morr free donuts backsatge
Yngwie; Yah, Ive thoguht about that, but lately there hasn't been any  Lemon Filled Crullers
Larry; " Yngwie, I told ytou, only certain places tale special orders o your lemon filled Crullers
Yngwie; Well, fender has promised me a dozen lemon filled cruelelrs at any venue I play
Larry; I don't know what oto tell you Yngwie..
Yngwie; "How about goodbye, Larry."
Larry; "Goodbye Yngwie, but if you ever want the best cinammon rolls around, and you know  I know where to get them, you know where to come back to"
Yngwie;" Yah"

unleash the fury with the new YJMDonut.
a vintage flavored donut with a fat humbucker texture.

[CityofBlindingLights]

It's funny, Yngwie's ALWAYS plugged DiMarzio first, in any video I've seen him in.

But I think of Vai, Gilbert, Petrucci, and Satch as DiMarzio tone before I think of Yngwie.

But this goes to show you... when you get fat and old, follow the money. No offense to Yngwie, he's a phenomenal player, but, well, you know.

[FeinMusic]

That does explain Dave Mustaine.  Love the guy to death but he's an unreliable narrator if ever there was.

[mi2tom]

Damn. There goes another dimarzio player.

[jerryjg]

Damn. There goes another dimarzio player.

All donut jokes aside, yeah, kind of sad about Yngwie. He really COULD unleash the Fookin' FURY!;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqzyDUU5JCo&feature=related

10 100 watt heads and 10 4x12 cabinets- Whoa boy!

[Ayrton]

Musical instrument companies do not throw the kind of money at artist as many believe. Most artist get discounted or free gear and promotion, but there is no money. Signature artist get royalties of course, and I doubt YJM got anything more than a royalty check from Larry.

I can't see anyone throwing real money at YJM for pups, so who knows the real reason.

[mi2tom]

Musical instrument companies do not throw the kind of money at artist as many believe. Most artist get discounted or free gear and promotion, but there is no money. Signature artist get royalties of course, and I doubt YJM got anything more than a royalty check from Larry.

I can't see anyone throwing real money at YJM for pups, so who knows the real reason.

They do get commissions from how many of their signature guitars are sold. I don't know bout pickups though since it's little money involved.