Mike Stern - Autumn Leaves

[@qwargy]

I love Mike’s playing, he’s got monster chops and great note choice.

[@ranuldesilva4813]

Everybody here is so good at judging but looks like mike is very busy playing tours on tours all around the world for the last 45 years. 3 albums with Miles Davis should be enough said!!!. He is a humble great person too!!

[@chrismichaels6928]

He is indeed the nicest guy ever and a beautiful player!!!

[@ranuldesilva4813]

@@chrismichaels6928 thats right my brother!!

[@ryantotten5011]

Saw him live with Eric Johnson in Kansas City years ago. Great show!

[@zipperdingo6385]

The bass player is sensational

[@TheBassfresh]

chris minh doky?

[@veraargentieri733]

Lo standard jazz studio per eccellenza l'avrò ascoltato almeno milioni di volte dalla chitarra di mio fratello

[@modernmyth9050]

Whose on bass? Dude is a beast 💯

[@ata1811]

Class!

[@Kallu711]

This is my place

[@Wickedchickizumi]

美しいですね😊😊

[@jamesmcfarland2648]

Indeed

[@peterflaire]

Always a pleasure to see a guitarist using a solid body guitar to emulate jazz style.

[@lowtone9]

Stern is not “emulating” jack shit.

[@improvphoto]

Love this. Any details? Who is the bass player? What is that bass?

[@EricNorstrom]

I think that's Chris Minh Doky on bass.

[@johnmcminn8288]

I think it's Teymur Phell Born in 1987 from Israel

[@guitartechniques9398]

Mike this footage comes from an issue of Guitar Techniques magazine which we asked Mike to do a video lesson for. Sadly, Rokas never asked permission to post on youtube though. Chris Minh Doky on bass.

[@isobella.burnham]

That’s a Yamaha Silent Bass SLB 200LTD

[@kevincorr2985]

I saw a bass like that in the Chucho Valdez trio at a jazz fest.

[@carlopelusomusic]

1:33 🤤

[@milenadeltorto7158]

Wow!

[@chrispage2782]

This says “five years ago.” Maybe that’s when it was posted, but certainly not when it was recorded….

[@radioclub5184]

is using any pedal? saw a gig last night and the guitar player had the same tone without a pedal and that made me curious...

[@plasticlaces]

Not too sure if he's using a pedal, but this is definitely a chorus effect. The guitarist you saw the other night probably had a chorus effect built in his amp (as I believe some popular Roland Jazz amps do).

[@fendafred]

In his Rig Rundown interview with John Bohlinger, Mike says that he's using a Yamaha SPX90 III Pitch Change preset (set to 0 change...) to add a chorus effect. He's likely to use it in that video.

[@johnmcminn9455]

@@plasticlaces yes the equipment is a"vintage" Yamaha rack He is definitely running 2 amps in stereo . Those racks allowed 2 inputs 4 out and an effects loop I guess that's what Mike is comfortable with, if it ain't broke don't fix it, M.O. Funny how those racks from the 90s had everything you needed, it's just they need battery replacement and servicing, otherwise more folks would hold on to them . Digitech 2012 was a good one, it is the only rack to have no drop out in preset switching . 20 years later, still the only one . Using pedals you get no drop. But digital effects chains usually do Unless you use the expression pedal. To dial in 2 different sounds full up, full down, then you can get seem less switching

[@GuiitarBilly]

It’s the Yamaha spx (half) rackmount unit as mentioned. Set to the the super fat pitch-change chorus-y effect that’s only possible with that unit. Mike has said in interviews that it became part of his sound in the 90s and he’s looked at trying to get the sound duplicated in a newer (possibly pedal) form since the Yamaha unit is no longer made. Apparently to no avail, as he still uses the Yamaha at nearly every show. The times I’ve seen him live, he’s run the Yamaha (stereo) into either two Fender Twin Reverbs or Roland Jazz Chorus amps. IMHO-Chorus can seem like a dated 1980s/90s sound and I get that some listeners react negatively to it. When I listen to Mike Stern play, I respect his artistic choice to use it as part of his tone and simply enjoy his tremendous musicality and insane chops.

[@DizzyKrissi]

I always loved the way Mike plays but on the other hand hated his sound.

[@vitormagalhaes917]

I love his sound!

[@percyvolnar8010]

I loved his sound because it had that 'Scofield, im coming for your job' sound. He always struck me as the next scofield guitarist.

[@jazzman1954]

He’s 70 years old! ​@@percyvolnar8010

[@wpdoyle]

Of those who have dabbled in fusion in their careers, Stern is one of the few guitarists of his generation that sounds like he actually listened to classic jazz. To me, Scofield has never showed the same depth of jazz vocabulary. He is more sui generis and his sense of swing seems to have little to do with bop. That goes double for Frisell.

[@pissnachoes]

shut up scofield rips

[@devinbayko4474]

Considering Frisell studied with the likes of Johnny Smith and Jim Hall I would beg to differ.

[@kevincorr2985]

I saw a bass like that in the Chucho Valdez trio. The best rhythm section I ever heard.

[@johnmcminn9455]

Seems like mike works on being more melodic and mainstream on top of having great chops. I read an interview, where he said he will read sheet, like most people watch TV or read a book, i love that guys attitude, Eric Johnson as well.

[@johnmcminn9455]

Scofield went in a different direction. Mike really keeps his chops up. Also when Mike has a good rhythm section drummer and bass, he is on another level

[@freddiejackson5320]

that chorus sound is why i hate jazz guitar.

[@giobelen]

Not a fan of the chorus sound either (don't get me wrong, I think Mike Stern's playing and ideas are superb), but there are plenty of jazz guitarists who don't use this kind of tone. Try checking out Joshua Meader, Ben Eunson, and Julian Lage. Each of them are fairly different in style from one another-I think they're all awesome

[@freddiejackson5320]

@@giobelen i likeben and julian and robbie barnby. i dont like joshua meader quite as good. peter farrell is my favorite.

[@clintjones9848]

You don't know much about jazz then do you? Traditional jazz is almost always clean.

[@midlifemotox]

No money,,,, The best players in the world,,, With zero money..... I can tell by the way he plays that he's a broke MF'er. Nothing fair about it. Great player. Now,,,, Get your tech to restring and polish that guitar... Oh,, Sorry,,, You can't afford a tech.

[@midlifemotox]

Wow,, It;s not about expressing the music,, It's about showing how good a student you are......And showing how much you know,,,,, BORING

[@2236-l1z]

Too cheap😪 What is this? Why he played this song ? Study hard and hard😠

[@you-tk8se]

じゃ君のたくさん勉強してきた感情溢れる枯葉弾いて動画アップしてよ。出来ないって分かってるくせに人の評論ばっかりすんなよ！分かった？

[@paul43700]

@@leni11144 lol autumn leaves was written before he was even born

[@muhammadhangtuah9746]

@@leni11144 bro what are you on autumn leaves is a standard he’s just jamming

[@zaidanp7258]

Go work on slave labour comp you go*k