Yngwie Malmsteen: Why I HATE The FLOYD ROSE & HUMBUCKERS!

During a conversation with Guitarist Magazine, Yngwie Malmsteen took aim at the renowned Floyd Rose vibrato arm, calling it a “horrible“ piece of equipment. The guitarist said: “I wouldn’t use a Floyd. They’re horrible. What they do is cut the neck off at the nut. All the harmonic response is in the headstock of an electric guitar. Anyway, I never understood why you would need one. My Strats don’t go out of tune.“ Yngwie continued by sharing his disdain of humbucker pickups, saying: “I don’t like humbuc