Blackmore Strat, Malmsteen Strat

nope, not sure if they have any down at MF here, i'll check it out

I'm pretty sure Metallica Man's got the Yngwie Strat with scalloped fretboard - and loves it. Have to wait till he's around for his opinion, though....

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Vic

According to Malmsteem himself in an interview in Guitar World (July 2008)

Q: What is the advantage of a scalloped neck?
A: It gives you more control over the notes. Some people think that is helps me play fast but if anything it actually makes it harder to play fast, especially because I like a high action. It's a learning process and takes a while to get used to.
Q: Do you generate vibrato by pressing down?
A: No, I still do vibrato the regular side-to-side way.

Makes me wonder if it is worth it... I mean for playing purposes. If you want it just to have a scalloped neck guitar, then great. But I don't think it will affect your playing in any significant way.

I wonder what he means by "control" if he doesn't mean vibrato?

Article is on Page 65 here: http://books.google.ca/books?id=IvwDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA65#v=onepage&q=&f=true
(Note, this is not a pirated/illegal link - Guitar world archives old issues online on Google Books - a great place for a good read or looking up tabs/music. Right now they have Jan 2007 to Feb 2009)

I wonder what he means by "control" if he doesn't mean vibrato?

I don't know for sure but I might guess that he means micro-tonal control. I imagine that the scalloped fret board allows one to have finer touch on making the notes just "right". That is if you work at it - at first I would imagine that you would be sharping everything.