2001 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster ST71-140YM Yellow White, Near-Mint w/ Tweed Case & Hangtag, Japan

Up for sale, a 2001 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster model ST71-140YM in showroom-clean, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original tweed hardshell case and hangtag. This discontinued “Crafted in Japan” iteration of the Yngwie Strat was the highest tiered iteration available at the time of production, produced exclusively for the Japanese domestic market and featuring a scalloped maple fretboard, brass nut, super jumbo fretwire, and a pair of DiMarzio HS-4 YJM stacked single coil pickups.

Pickups include USA-made DiMarzio YJM/HS-4 single coils in the bridge and neck positions, with a Fender Japan ST-Vintage Alnico single coil in the middle position. The Dimarzios offer hum-free performance with a broad low end that's warm and tight, and a smooth, glassy treble response that has a hair more presence than the HS-3 (DP117) Yngwie pickups. These qualities combine perfectly with a heavily distorted amp, because the sound won’t get muddy or messy, and as Dimarzio puts it, these pickups are the, "weapon of choice for Strat-powered classical metal." This ST71-140YM weighs 7lbs 10oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, slinky action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .875” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 10” radius, scalloped
-Frets: Super jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 41mm (1.615”), brass
-Tuners: F-stamped
-Headstock: ‘70s-style, block logo and Yngwie signature on headstock face
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” P-prefix

Body Specs:

-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: DiMarzio YJM/HS-4 stacked single coil x2, ST-Vintage single coil x1
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Three-way
-Harness: Full-size 250k pots
-Hardware: Vintage-style vibrato, jack cup
-Plastics: Three-ply pickguard, lightly aged knobs

The gloss finish is abbreviated YWH (Yellow White), as it's a purposefully yellowed iteration of Olympic White that closely matches Yngwie's vintage Strats. This is a clean example, with just a couple tiny nicks on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original tweed hardshell case is included, along with the serialized hangtag, dated to the 13th year of the Heisei era (translating to 2001).