Fender Malmsteen players: do you use a pedal?

[flieger67]

I just put a candy apple red Malmsteen with a maple board on order. I know that the pickups are relatively low output and that a decent amount of players using those pickups use a boost or overdrive pedal in front of their amps. But for any of you guys who have this guitar (or these pickups), do you end up using a pedal in front of something like a Boogie that's got a lot of gain available?

Just curious what opinions might be out there.

 

[backwordsman13]

well...when I talked to Joe Stump (antoher pro neo-classical player), he said he used a boost in front of his amps (marshalls). His guitar is pretty much the same as Yngwie's. I think he used a DOD OD pedal, but not sure of the model, but it's really up to you.

 

[Anonymous]

wow, we have some yngwies here in the local guitar shop. looks nice, but how do you feel about the extremly scalloped fretboard? i guess intonation will be a challenge.