Yvette Young

Yvette Young (born June 28, 1991) is an American musician from San Jose, California.

She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Fine Arts[5] and began her career by posting videos of herself playing music in 2009.

[15] Young has begun to teach a master course on guitar and finds that her style resonates with many of her students.

[19] Young has cited an array of guitarists who have influenced her style, including Joe Reinhart of Algernon Cadwallader, Mike Kinsella of American Football, Robert Smith of the Cure, Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen.

[20] As of 2019, Young plays two Ibanez Talman Prestige guitars with Seymour Duncan Five-Two single-coil pickups and custom sparkle finishes, and a 7-string, fanned-fret Strandberg that she has painted.

During the 2020 NAMM Show, Ibanez announced her signature model, the YY10, a Strat-style Talman electric guitar.