{"id":14403,"date":"2016-06-09T11:04:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T18:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/?p=14403"},"modified":"2016-06-10T10:52:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T17:52:17","slug":"mike-stern-talks-boss-pedals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/mike-stern-talks-boss-pedals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Stern Talks About BOSS Pedals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Guitar Great Discusses His Career and Favorite BOSS Stompboxes<\/h2>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"14405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/mike-stern-talks-boss-pedals\/stern_marquee1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?fit=1000%2C553&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,553\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stern_Marquee1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?fit=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?fit=1000%2C553&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?resize=1000%2C553\" alt=\"Mike Stern and BOSS\" width=\"1000\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stern_Marquee1.jpg?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most respected guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has enjoyed a four-decade career that\u2019s included collaborations with Blood, Sweat &amp; Tears, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, the Brecker Brothers, and other greats. He\u2019s released 16 recordings as a bandleader, and six of those have received nominations for GRAMMY awards. His most recent recording, <em>Eclectic<\/em>, features a six-string summit with renowned Texas guitarist Eric Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Mike is a longtime player of BOSS pedals, and he\u2019s used them on numerous albums. Check out the following video, where the guitarist talks about his career and favorite\u00a0BOSS pedals he\u2019s used through the years. The video also features Mike performing with a new favorite, the Waza Craft SD-1W Super Overdrive, as well as the BD-2W Blues Driver and DM-2W Delay. At this session, he\u2019s playing through the Roland Blues Cube Artist212 amplifier as well.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>BOSS Video with Mike Stern<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ErfaL_RprE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the growing lineup of BOSS Waza Craft pedals at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bossus.com\/promos\/waza_pedal\">Waza\u00a0Craft\u00a0home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/blues_cube_artist212\/\">Blues Cube Artist212<\/a> and other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/categories\/amplifiers\/guitar_bass_amplifiers\/\">Blues Cube amps<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\">RolandUS.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14407\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14407\" data-attachment-id=\"14407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/mike-stern-talks-boss-pedals\/waza-pedals\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?fit=1000%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,423\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Waza-Pedals\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?fit=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?fit=1000%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?resize=1000%2C423\" alt=\"Mike Stern and BOSS Waza Craft Pedals\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bossus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Waza-Pedals.jpg?resize=768%2C325&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waza Craft pedals used in the Mike Stern video: SD-1W Super Overdrive, BD-2W Blues Driver, and DM-2W Delay (left to right).<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Jazz Bassist Teymur Phell and BOSS Pedals<\/h2>\n<p>In the video above, Mike is accompanied by Teymur Phell, who\u2019s playing through the BOSS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bossus.com\/products\/bb-1x\/\">BB-1X Bass Driver<\/a> pedal. Teymur is an extremely talented jazz bass player based in New York, and he plays in Mike\u2019s band. At the same session, we had the opportunity to talk with Teymur about his music and BOSS pedals.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LzJwalvOb1k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>BOSS offers a full line of compact pedals <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bossus.com\/categories\/stompboxes\/bass_pedals\/\">specifically designed for bass<\/a>. One of the latest is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bossus.com\/products\/bc-1x\/\">BC-1X Bass Comp<\/a>, a powerful multiband compressor with advanced BOSS technology. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bossus.com\">BossUS.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guitar Great Discusses His Career and Favorite BOSS Stompboxes One of the most respected guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has enjoyed a four-decade career that\u2019s included collaborations with Blood, Sweat &amp; Tears, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, the Brecker Brothers, and other greats. 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