Yngwie Malmsteen

 

Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born June 30, 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing approach in heavy metal music which became a new musical style in the early 1980s. He is considered by many to be one of the most technically gifted rock guitarists of all time and is considered to be a pioneer of shred guitar.

Early life

Malmsteen was born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in Stockholm, Sweden, as the third child of a musically-inclined family.At age seven, he saw a television news report on the death of Jimi Hendrix, an event which had a profound impact on his musical path. Malmsteen has later stated that Hendrix had no musical impact on him, but on September 18th 1970 he saw a TV special of Hendrix, where he smashed and burned his guitar, and Malmsteen thought: "this is really cool".

Far Beyond The Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen

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Michael Angelo Batio

Full Name : Michael Angelo Batio
Guitar : Dean Guitars
Pick : Dunlop Jazz 3's in black
Strings : Ernie Balls
Pickup : DiMarzio, EMG, Seymour Duncan
Effects : Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Boss Digital Delay, Boss OD 2
Amps : Marshall JCM 800, 900, 2000, JMP 1 amps and pre amps and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads, Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Experience Band : Nitro
Style Gaming : Shredd
Mainstay Engineering : Over-under technique, sweeping, left-right handed

Michael Angelo Batio also known as Mike Batio or MAB (born February 23rd, 1956) is a guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. His work has encompassed many genres, notably metal and metal sub genres. Batio was voted the "No. 1 Shredder of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine in 2003. He was also listed as one of the "Top 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time" by Guitar World Magazine, for which he wrote the column Time to Burn, and one of the "20 Greatest Shredders of All Time" by Total Guitar Magazine, both in April 2008. Batio also won the 2009 Guitar World Magazine Readers Choice award in the "Best Shredder"