Does anyone know Mike Stern’s rig on this?

[PFDarkside]

I’ve always loved this type of Fusion sound. I think it was recorded in 1981. Could it have been a Tube Screamer, CE-1 and Echoplex into a Fender amp?

Also, we don’t talk about how incredible Miles was and how much he moved the musical ball down the field in his career.

[PFDarkside]

You shouldn’t skip, but 5:10 for the solo. And Marcus doing his thing too!


Seems like maybe a Distortion+? Delay could be a DM-2 or Ibanez, Chorus could be Boss or MXR?

[Blille]

Do not know specifically for that album. But he’s been pretty consistent with his rig. He uses

1) a fairly simple Boss based board, this is a pic I took last time I saw him live. A DS1, a BD waza, (that is more recent) a couple DD3s







2) Yamaha SPX90, specifically the patch 23 there, for the chorusy sound. I think this is the core of his tone.



I think at least live he now uses the Boss Overtone (the other pedal in the pic) but I think any detuner will do.


3) this goes into two cleanish amps for stereo. He used to use Yamaha Gs but I’ve seen him with Twins.


I’m a fan.

[Blille]

Funny anecdote, Miles used to call Mike Stern “Fat Time” back then

https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-today/fall-2001/Fat-Time