When you’re in search of a brand new guitar, and have completely no regard for finances whatsover, you simply is likely to be in luck; Yngwie Malmsteen‘s legendary white #4 Fender Stratocaster is up for grabs. 

Now, this isn’t your abnormal itemizing. Whereas this well-known instrument comes with a hefty price ticket – $175,000 (£133,266) – there’s additionally a weird twist within the sale: the client additionally takes dwelling Malmsteen’s personal 1983 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole.

So, what’s happening right here? Properly, Malmsteen’s guitar is being bought by Walt Grace Classic through Reverb, and right here’s all we all know in regards to the beloved Strat and the traditional automobile.

The white classic Fender options an alder physique and a scalloped maple fretboard with 21 tremendous jumbo frets, as reported by Guitar World. Furthermore, the guitar comes with a 6-Saddle American Classic synchronized tremolo bridge and Malmsteen’s personal Seymour Duncan YJM Fury STK-S10B pickups.

“This guitar is a big piece of rock historical past, straight related to one of many biggest guitarists of all time,” a consultant of Walt Grace Classic tells Guitar World. 

“It’s recognized for shaping his unmistakable neoclassical sound, has seen levels all over the world and holds the magic of Malmsteen’s fast-paced, virtuosic taking part in.”

As for the Ferrari, issues get much more fascinating. If repping Malmsteen’s very personal customized Strat wouldn’t be cool sufficient, his Ferrari has fairly the backstory too.

The musician’s European Rosso Corsa Ferrari has been featured in a handful of Hollywood movies together with Magnum P.I., Nationwide Lampoon’s Trip, and Beverly Hills Cop.

Yngwie Malmsteen defined his love of the Fender Strat in a latest interview with Guitar World: “Leo Fender was the Thomas Edison of guitars. He didn’t even know tips on how to play an E chord; he wasn’t a guitar participant, however the contoured physique and the horn that goes larger on one facet than the opposite – it’s all about weight distribution. You place it in your knee, and it received’t fall again or fall ahead; it’s excellent. It simply feels excellent,” he stated.

For extra data, and to get your fingers on a brand new Stratocaster and Ferrari in case you’re a baller, head to Reverb.