I have this guitar but tired of the 7.25 radius neck and strings choking with a low action that I like to use. Also the truss rod was hassle to set as you have to remove the neck. I tried all kinds of ideas including shimming the neck with a credit card. I eventually stoned the frets and she plays so well with a nice low action now. I've had her around 8 or 9 years now and has the cream single neck pick up.
Thanks Frank! Yeah, it's an outstanding guitar. But it's in no way a typical tele sound. It's more a jazz guitar. Which fits me also. I have no country licks 😅
I settled for a brand new player strat for now, but have been looking for some time and I really want to get my hands on a Stern Pac! TH-cam, OVER HERE!!!
How do you recap the Spx 90? I have 2 of them and they both have lots of white noise hiss How do you get them quite I hope you do video on spx 90 and the settings you use. Thanks Steffens !
Thanks Sto. Actually the other video with Kent Armstrong pickups was with another one of these guitars! I used to have two of them 😊 Chopper - cleanest and "brightest" Hotrails - by far the darkest sounding The KAs - in between. None of those pickups are bright, really...
Hi Steffen what a great review!! Is your Mike Stern signature relatively heavy or light weight? And what is your opinion on how the weight of the body affects tone in general? Is Mike’s guitar a light or heavy one? Best wishes and keep posting please :)
Funny you mention it.... yes, Mike's guitar is actually a little heavier than the ones they put in production. He told me this. He prefer it a little heavy for a nice and fat tone and sustain. I do too. With this style of guitar at least. I would say the body on my model is a small fraction heavier than a typical modern Fender Tele. That's a little vague. I've never weighed a guitar 😁
I wasn’t aware that sadowsky was an option back in the years. These guitars are particulairly ligther and more comfortable to play I assume then? I love Chuck Loebs tone!
Excellent in depth demo and discussion of this model, thanks! Steffen, in your opinion, what is the best modern alternative to the SPX 90 for this type of tone?
Any quality stereo detune effect and maybe a good compressor pedal.... none of the new gear have the samme warmth - but you can get in the ballpark. Neunaber Chroma Chorus is pretty good as a standalone-pedsl
Steffen Brix thanks so much for sharing your insight and for the Neunaber recommendation. I get pretty close using the “Pitch Shift” setting of the Yamaha MagicStomp, but it’s not quite the same...
@@kennethgumbs2788 Kenneth, are you referring to the factory default PitchShift, No 73? Yes, that is not quite the same. But you can use the Sound Editor software to create your own dual pitch shifter patch which directly replicates Mike's SPX90 settings. I just posted the details on the Yamaha Magicstomp collective group on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/311501855552823/permalink/3535991906437119/ Also need to have a delay pedal in front of the MagicStomp that replicates Mike's Boss DD-3 settings. You can find those settings in John Bohlinger's Premier Guitar Rig Rundown with Mike Stern: th-cam.com/video/9gZRrjOA5I8/w-d-xo.html. MagicStomp feeding a stereo amp setup, no reverb on the amps. Pretty much nails Mike's sound to my ears.
@@Edomsharp9 This is very exciting! I’ve been trying to find a way to replicate Mike’s sound without the spx90 for some time. Thanks for the info, I’ll check it out!
@@kennethgumbs2788 Let me know if you have questions. You could post them in the Comments section in my post on the Yamaha Magicstomp collective group on Facebook. That group is really helpful for general questions on the MagicStomp and the Sound Editor software.
Hi there, beautiful guitar, great playing. I’m considering getting one of these 1511ms. Is it a blues guitar? I’ve seen you bluesing with a golden Squier on your channel, would your 1511ms perform as sweet as the Squier? Thanks.
Hey there Steffen! Maybe it is nice to show us your Twin Reverb tone settings in combination with your Pacifica 1511? Do you use the normal channel or the vibrato?
Everything is self taught. I went one year to the fancy Conservatory of Music in Denmark. But didn't really learn anything there I didn't know beforehand. So I stopped after one year.. I just copied from music. No tutorials, no TH-cam and so on 😊
Best review of this guitar! Great playing, thank you !
I have this guitar but tired of the 7.25 radius neck and strings choking with a low action that I like to use. Also the truss rod was hassle to set as you have to remove the neck. I tried all kinds of ideas including shimming the neck with a credit card. I eventually stoned the frets and she plays so well with a nice low action now. I've had her around 8 or 9 years now and has the cream single neck pick up.
Thanks for that man. Thorough as always. Take care. I'm a tele guy and if I could play like you I would buy that guitar.
Thanks Frank! Yeah, it's an outstanding guitar. But it's in no way a typical tele sound. It's more a jazz guitar. Which fits me also. I have no country licks 😅
I settled for a brand new player strat for now, but have been looking for some time and I really want to get my hands on a Stern Pac! TH-cam, OVER HERE!!!
Mike Brix vs. Steffen Stern. TH-cam, OVER HERE!!!
Great review tanks Steffen.
Great playing , very close to mr Mike Stern!
How do you recap the Spx 90? I have 2 of them and they both have lots of white noise hiss How do you get them quite I hope you do video on spx 90 and the settings you use. Thanks Steffens !
Great demo and very good playing.Do you own a Yamaha SA 2200, if so I would really appreciate a review.
Great reviuw man ; )
I really like your Kent Armstrong Blades video (with this guitar). How does the KA blade compare to the Chopper and SD Hotrails? Thanks
Thanks Sto. Actually the other video with Kent Armstrong pickups was with another one of these guitars! I used to have two of them 😊
Chopper - cleanest and "brightest"
Hotrails - by far the darkest sounding
The KAs - in between.
None of those pickups are bright, really...
Hi Steffen what a great review!! Is your Mike Stern signature relatively heavy or light weight? And what is your opinion on how the weight of the body affects tone in general? Is Mike’s guitar a light or heavy one? Best wishes and keep posting please :)
Funny you mention it.... yes, Mike's guitar is actually a little heavier than the ones they put in production. He told me this. He prefer it a little heavy for a nice and fat tone and sustain. I do too. With this style of guitar at least.
I would say the body on my model is a small fraction heavier than a typical modern Fender Tele. That's a little vague. I've never weighed a guitar 😁
Aand actually... weight is actually one of the reasons he didn't go with Sadowsky back in the day...
Thank you Steffen!
I wasn’t aware that sadowsky was an option back in the years. These guitars are particulairly ligther and more comfortable to play I assume then? I love Chuck Loebs tone!
Excellent in depth demo and discussion of this model, thanks! Steffen, in your opinion, what is the best modern alternative to the SPX 90 for this type of tone?
Any quality stereo detune effect and maybe a good compressor pedal.... none of the new gear have the samme warmth - but you can get in the ballpark. Neunaber Chroma Chorus is pretty good as a standalone-pedsl
Steffen Brix thanks so much for sharing your insight and for the Neunaber recommendation. I get pretty close using the “Pitch Shift” setting of the Yamaha MagicStomp, but it’s not quite the same...
@@kennethgumbs2788 Kenneth, are you referring to the factory default PitchShift, No 73? Yes, that is not quite the same. But you can use the Sound Editor software to create your own dual pitch shifter patch which directly replicates Mike's SPX90 settings. I just posted the details on the Yamaha Magicstomp collective group on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/311501855552823/permalink/3535991906437119/ Also need to have a delay pedal in front of the MagicStomp that replicates Mike's Boss DD-3 settings. You can find those settings in John Bohlinger's Premier Guitar Rig Rundown with Mike Stern: th-cam.com/video/9gZRrjOA5I8/w-d-xo.html. MagicStomp feeding a stereo amp setup, no reverb on the amps. Pretty much nails Mike's sound to my ears.
@@Edomsharp9 This is very exciting! I’ve been trying to find a way to replicate Mike’s sound without the spx90 for some time. Thanks for the info, I’ll check it out!
@@kennethgumbs2788 Let me know if you have questions. You could post them in the Comments section in my post on the Yamaha Magicstomp collective group on Facebook. That group is really helpful for general questions on the MagicStomp and the Sound Editor software.
Hi there, beautiful guitar, great playing. I’m considering getting one of these 1511ms. Is it a blues guitar? I’ve seen you bluesing with a golden Squier on your channel, would your 1511ms perform as sweet as the Squier? Thanks.
Great playing, and great sound. Which stings gauges are you using on this gitar - 10-46?
Hey there Steffen! Maybe it is nice to show us your Twin Reverb tone settings in combination with your Pacifica 1511? Do you use the normal channel or the vibrato?
Hey Joost
Would love to, but I actually don't have the Twin Reverbs anymore....
Steffen Brix ok :) what new amps do you use for your Mike Stern sound? Or did you leave that concept behind?
A question for you Steffen. How have you learned to play the guitar in an academy or are you largely self taught?
Everything is self taught. I went one year to the fancy Conservatory of Music in Denmark. But didn't really learn anything there I didn't know beforehand. So I stopped after one year.. I just copied from music. No tutorials, no TH-cam and so on 😊
Beautiful sound! You use chorus pedal?
Rack unit. Stereo detune. Yamaha SPX90. Thanks 😊
That's impressive.But apart from having a talent for the instrument I'm sure you must have put in the hours. More power to you.
Thanks again... yeah, I've just played a lot since I was 9... 💥👍
Started out copying Mark Knopfler and Clapton solos....