Yngwie Malmsteen first became known in the mid 80s for combining a love for heavy rock with emotive playing, bundled together into a jaw dropping neoclassical playing style. A true guitarists guitarist, Yngwie is admired around the world, and equally as recognised for his incredible playing as for his love of Marshall.
Since his earliest days Malmsteen is famed for filling his stages with as many Marshall amps as can possibly fit. A quick google image search for ‘Yngwie Malmsteen live’ features three recurring themes: extravagant outfits, big hair, and Marshall amps. As testament for his love of Marshall, Jim Marshall decided to pay tribute to Yngwie’s with his very own signature amp, the YJM100.
On first inspection it looks exactly like a 100w 1959 Plexi, but look a little closer and you can spot that the JTM or JMP on the front has been replaced with JYM. Switch to the back though and there’s much more going on, with a booster, noise gate, digital reverb and FX loop all that can be controlled with a footswitch. On top of this there’s the option to reduce the power to 50w plus valve fault indicators and self-biasing. To complete the lot the YJM100 comes complete with a red dust cover inspired by Yngwie’s other love, Ferrari’s.
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN – YJM100 “I CAN’T IMAGINE A MORE COMPLETE AMP. VINTAGE LOOK AND SOUND, WITH INCREDIBLE VERSATILITY AND FEATURES. THIS AMP IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE.”Yngwie Malmsteen, 2010
