Thanks for these videos. I didn't know anything about these guitars a few weeks ago but all of your content has made it easy to know which version I wanted.

The finish on the production model neck is also nitro btw. The body is poly.

Thanks for the video! I own a 69 custom shop Strat that I absolutely love (so I'm not a CS hater by any means), but looking at the Yngwie models in particular it would be hard for me to justify the CS over the standard model. In fact, it looks like the standard model has more in common with Yngwie's "Duck" Strat more than the CS does. It's got the bullet truss rod and the skunk stripe (no maple cap fretboard). It looks like the real "Duck" does have shallower scalloping though (similar to the CS). With that being the case, I wonder if the most accurate production model would be one of the older Japanese ones with the shallower scalloping?

Very cool video. Btw you can easily get 2nd and 4th position on the standard prod by stopping the switch halfway, works just fine

Waiting for my 1st custom YVM 👍 thanks for the video

got my USA production model last year and I was amazed how bad the fret work was toward the body. Horrid quality...not smooth in any way. You could even see the gouges and lines on the crown of some of the frets to the point you could feel them when you bent the strings. So whoever inspected mine didn't do his job, and they sprayed the finish over much of the frets and I could dig my finger nail into them....not rounded well at all. So I had to pay to have all that fixed up and now it's nice. I could not deal with the vintage string spacing on the bridge either because of the high E slipping off the neck so I got a Callaham bridge and dropped that in and what a difference! Agree with what someone else said about CNC work. That neck joint should be perfect and so should the frets! For an expensive made in the USA guitar it should be perfect! I smoothed down the finish on the back of the neck also because it was way too thick and sticky to me. Anyway long rant I know, but after recrowning the frets, smoothing the back of the neck and changing the bridge, I love this guitar!!!

Thank you, Brandon. I have bought a couple of the production models and loved them - after I got used to it - ESPECIALLY THE TONE - treble and less muddy than PRS, Ibanez, Schecter, and Strandberg … but have held back from buying the Custom- so appreciate your analysis. Would like to call Sweetwater to see if Fender would sell me one with a Floyd!

One thing to add is that the Custom Shop version is specifically replicating a 1968 maple cap Strat that Yngwie used sparingly. The regular USA one is modeled after what he plays all the time. Remember that the Duck was a regular 1972 Strat that he used to record Rising Force. You don't need a custom shop guitar to replicate Yngwie's original setup. Buy the USA model and have it professionally setup and save the money. Just my two cents.

Not sure if I would get on with the scalloped neck. Would like to try one though, but they don't hold them in stores here in Wales.

Hey Brandon, do you find that the american models require a higher action. I seem to get a lot of string buzz and the tech could only lower it to a certain point before buzz started coming back. I know you play with a slightly higher action but just curious on your opinion. Thanks! Nik

Oh shit!! More Yngwie gear baby! 😂🤘🏻

Do you play the Yngwie through the mesa boogie? I'd love to hear how that sounds.

Thanks for the video! This is very informative! I am waiting for my Custom Shop Yngwie Strat in Vintage White from Sweetwater. It’s scheduled to be ready by January 2025. I can't wait! Just curious do you use .008 strings with high action like Yngwie for your Yngwie Strats? For my other Strats I normally use .009 strings with low action but none of those have scallop necks and was not sure if it mattered. Thanks Again and Yngwie rules!!

The production line which runs about 2200.00 us dollars, has been plagued with that high E string slipping off You MUST BUY THE CALLAHAN VINTAGE TREM to fix this issue. NOTHING will work.. (not even the push the neck down then tighten the back side screw gimmick). The reason is that the neck is thinner than the older necks and that is why it slips. The Callahan Vintage corrects that by making it slightly closer ..... it plays perfect now.

Didn’t Ynwie’s strats have the bullet rod? Just curious why the custom shop doesn’t. Thought that would be late 60 very early 70s specs.

For a person like myself that is unsure which to buy, how do you recommend making a good decision? I think I want a custom shop, can you tell me the prices for both? Do you have any experience with an earlier japanese models? I played one in a store that had DiMarzio pups and I think was mij and it ripped, played one with duncans and didnt like it as much, not sure wich one it was either.

At 12.15 you can see that the custom has a much more precise connection between the neck and the body than the regular Strat 11.25... a significantly larger distance and not a really precise fit... I think...