Would Steve Lukather Play These? Sterling LK100D vs Sterling LUKE - #guitar #guitardemo #gearreview

In this video, we put two modified Sterling by Music Man Steve Lukather signature guitars head-to-head to see how they compare across clean, edge-of-breakup, and overdrive tones. 🎸 The Guitars in this Shootout: Sterling LK100D (Ice Blue): • Active boost circuit removed / wired passively • 5-way pickup selector switch • A true road warrior with hundreds of gigs on it! Sterling LUKE (Flame Maple Amber Burst): • Upgraded pickup set: Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge + Hot Rails/neck pickup • 3-way toggle switch with push/pull coil-tap functionality on both pickups 🎛️ Signal Chain & Pedals Used: • Overdrive: Nobels ODR-1 • Distortion/Lead: Soldano SLO Pedal (SDO) • Modulation/Reverb/Delay: TC Electronic Plethora X3 ⏱️ Timestamps & Sound Demos: • 0:00 - Introduction & Overview of Both Sterling Lukes • 0:11 - Guitar 1 (LK100D) Specs & Wiring Mods • 0:47 - Guitar 2 (Flame Top LUKE) Specs & Seymour Duncan Mod • 1:50 - Guitar 1: Clean Tones (Neck, Tone Roll-Off, Middle, Bridge) • 3:38 - Guitar 1: Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive Tones • 4:49 - Guitar 2: Clean Tones & Tone Roll-Off • 6:30 - Guitar 2: Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive Tones • 7:17 - Sonic Comparison & Fullness Check • 7:36 - Guitar 2: Push/Pull Coil-Tap Demos (Neck, Bridge, Middle) • 8:31 - Final Thoughts & Outro 👇 Which One Won Your Ears? Do you prefer the passive setup on the gig-tested LK100D, or the fuller tone and versatility of the Seymour Duncan JB / coil-tap mod on the flame-top LUKE? Let me know in the comments below! If you enjoyed this tone shootout, please Like, Share, and Subscribe to Joe Stopka Music - Guitars and More for more guitar shootouts, gear reviews, and demo videos! #SterlingByMusicMan #SteveLukather #GuitarShootout #SeymourDuncanJB #NobelsODR1 #GuitarTone #GearReview #JoeStopkaMusic’m Doing a comparison of these to Sterling, Lukather GUITARS. First off, ‪@stevelukathertube‬ is one of our great guitar heroes, thanks Luke! I just thought to compare these two and possibly sell one of them. Can you guess which one I kept? Here is where you can learn more - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Thanks for supporting the channel. Keep telling your friends to Subscribe! ​⁠‪@premierguitar‬ ​⁠‪@guitarworld‬ ​⁠‪@GuitarPlayerEditors‬ ​⁠‪@Reverb‬ ​⁠‪@purevintage‬ ​⁠‪@sweetwater‬ ​⁠‪@zZoundsMusic‬ ​⁠‪@AmericanMusicalSupply‬ ‪@sterlingbymusicman5541‬ #guitar #guitarlesson #guitargear #playguitar #fun #guitargeeks #toto #stevelukather Joe's Other Gear: Fender Deluxe Reverb Vintage Reissue - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Ernie Ball VPJR Volume Pedal - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... BOSS CE2W WAZA Chorus - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Soldano SLO Pedal - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Strymon Lex - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Voodoo Labs Dingbat Pedalboard - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Xotic EP Boost - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Mesa Boogie California Tweed - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... VOX AC15 - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Roland JC40 - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Shure SM7B - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Royer Labs - R-10 - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... KALI IN-8 Studio Monitors - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Gibson ES-335 - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... TASCAM Model 12 - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Fender Telecaster - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Martin HD28 - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it... Sterling Luke - https://www.zzounds.com/a--3993535/it...