Get the tone
Stern plays a Yamaha signature model and a Michael Aronson custom guitar with a 50s Fender Broadcaster neck, which he had built after his old Telecaster, bought from Danny Gatton and previously owned by Roy Buchanan, was stolen in Boston. Stern uses Boss delay and distortion and a Yamaha SPX-90 in stereo through Fender '65 Twin Reverb amps. Use the neck pickup, roll the tone off or take the treble down on your amp, and add a fairly heavy, slow chorus.