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Officially Da Maestro
United States
Приєднався 19 сер 2006
!!!!!!!! WELCOME TO MY CHANNEL !!!!!!!!
✋Hello, my name is Stephen “Da Maestro” Lewis III. i am a Grammy Award winner, keyboardist and mix engineer. I’ve been in the Music Industry for well over 35 years. Listed below are some of my accolades.
🎧 INDUSTRY
Musician, song writer and arranger. Music producer, multi-instrumentalist, recording | mix engineer. I love music and respect all genres.
👊🏼 ENTREPRENEUR
Owner and CEO of MIDITrax Productions Owner of SL3 Photography. Mostly event and landscape photographer.
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📖 MINISTRY
Owner of Stephen Lewis Ministries, LLC Non-profit 501c
This channel is dedicated to giving unbiased reviews, sound demos, setups and maintenance tips from a working musician, tech, bassist and engineer.
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If you feel lead you guys can give to help support this channel. Any amount is appreciated.
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✋Hello, my name is Stephen “Da Maestro” Lewis III. i am a Grammy Award winner, keyboardist and mix engineer. I’ve been in the Music Industry for well over 35 years. Listed below are some of my accolades.
🎧 INDUSTRY
Musician, song writer and arranger. Music producer, multi-instrumentalist, recording | mix engineer. I love music and respect all genres.
👊🏼 ENTREPRENEUR
Owner and CEO of MIDITrax Productions Owner of SL3 Photography. Mostly event and landscape photographer.
***************************************
📖 MINISTRY
Owner of Stephen Lewis Ministries, LLC Non-profit 501c
This channel is dedicated to giving unbiased reviews, sound demos, setups and maintenance tips from a working musician, tech, bassist and engineer.
💰DONATIONS
If you feel lead you guys can give to help support this channel. Any amount is appreciated.
Cashapp: $damaestro
PayPal: @damaestrolew
Venmo: @DaMaestro
Zelle: tobias6sig@att.net
Відео
Tobias Signature 6
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Playing one of my favs from back in the 90’s. This is a bass cover of “I Came To Magnify!!”
We Are Blessed… HNY and welcome to 2025!!!!!!
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All I can say is 2024 was a very eventful year and we undoubtedly loss a lot of people along the way. We pray for a better 2025. All I can say is I’m grateful to be alive and a added note: Dude… these Smith’s be SMITH’N!!!!!!
Customers R Bass 5.
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New customer had some major issues with the installed preamp after purchasing, so we upgraded to a Bartolini 918. Great choice my friend she really does sing well.
LTD 5
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Brand new customers bass. Customer brought in for restring and setup. Laced with SIT Power Wound Nickel 40-120.
SJ5 with upgraded electronics.
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Customer purchased bass with some electronic issues as heard (da noise) in the first video posted. He decided to upgraded electronics to a Bartolini 3 band without stacked pots, so the mid control is “housed” within the control cavity because he didn’t want to drill another hole to accommodate a control he wouldn’t really use. The BH2 pickups will also be replaced with another brand that will a...
Won’t He make you “Clean Inside” bass cover.
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Won’t He make you “Clean Inside” bass cover.
#SireZ3. The best Stingray I’ve ever owned!!!!!!!
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SireZ3 3 band active bass. The tone says everything!!!!
Sire Z3. This is the best playing and sounding Stingray Bass I’ve ever owned. 🤓🙌
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Sire Z3. This is the best playing and sounding Stingray Bass I’ve ever owned. 🤓🙌
SJ5 Custom Basses
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Customer dropped-off for restring and setup and wanted me to do a review of this gorgeous piece. An incredible build and beauty to behold. This is “Art!!” Specifications: Body-Ash, gray wash stain Top- Ibizia burl Neck 5 pcs maple,purple red wood,pinisium Wood. Fretboard - Ibizia burl Scale-34 Radius- 16 Fret jumbo Tuning machine- Wilkinson open Pickup- Bartolini mk2’s Ibanez eqb3b preamp premi...
Pulled out the ol’ Roland RX8 mkIII… this machine still hits hard!!!!!!!!!!
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Pulled out the ol’ Roland RX8 mkIII… this machine still hits hard!!!!!!!!!!
MTD Z Series 5 (upgraded)
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Well… today we say not goodbye but see you later. This is a MTD Z Series 5 with the specs of a USA MTD 535 minus the pups. I actually changed the pups to AG-DCB’s and really love this sound combination. My customer will be happy to know it’s on its way and will be hand delivered today. ✅
MusicMan Classic 4
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We’re back…. Had to replace a tuner, so bass has been sitting up for several months and haven’t been played for quite a while. With old strings and ALL… we’re back!!!!!!!!
Bass cover "I Know I've Been Changed
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Bass cover "I Know I've Been Changed
MTD Z5 (upgraded w/ MTD 535 electronics)
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MTD Z5 (upgraded w/ MTD 535 electronics)
Yup 🔥
YESSIR!!! Sire hit a home run with that bass!!!
Maestro! This just brings it all the way home. As a bassists, when your in the fellowship of jesus christ. 💣🔥💥🎸🎹🎼🙏🙌
Excellent demo and sick playing. Im looking at a 530-24 right now which is probably the same thing minus the high string and some different woods. Can I ask how you found the b string to be? It sounds pretty damned good to me. I saw you mention you didn’t like short scales, can I ask why? Trying to decide if this 530 is worth getting
Maestro, This is your friend from Memphis Tennessee. Man you did my soul proud as you always do on this one. Your a blessing to me in my journey as a Gospel Bassplayer. Always in the pocket, tone is mad crazy, articulation is forever there, clarity is right up front. Many blessings for the help you've shown me. 🙏 🙌👋💯🎼🎹🎸💣🔥💥
TGBTG!!!!!
The pre-Gibson Tobias basses are in, my opinion, better than MTD basses and I'd buy one before buying an MTD!
Great tone on that bass Your blessed to play so many different instruments
That Tobias is 🔥🔥🔥
@@napirod513 Ty Sir. Always makes me proud.
One of the best basses ever made!!!
I salute you, Mr. Bassist! I want to ask, did the pickups not change there? did they remain the original factory ones? those sires?
Wow! This sound incredible, man! Are there any eq-ing? Maybe an Avalon preamp or how do you record this?
Grizzly... 🎉
What are you playing through? Is there an effects pedal being used ? The bass has incredible tone
Love the music I’m not gospel but that quire is amazing and the lyrics. Oh yea your bass sounds great in the mix 😂😊
I love the design
This is the best sounding Sterling Stingray 5HH I've ever heard... FACTS!!!!
Wow you play it all doc
What preamp is in there😊
@@LoyiswayoDzilankhulani I totally don’t remember because it is a customers bass.
In your opinion, what is the best 5 string jazz bass all around, tone, B String, neck profile etc etc
@@RaulTorresMorfin There really isn’t a best because there are so many options. You’ll have to explore to determine what’s feels best in your hands and to your ears.👂🏽
THanks for the vid! I just picked one up recently from a friend. When you switched to EMGs, did you use the 35 or 40 housing|? Trying to upgrade my bass but unable to find any spec sheets for pick up size. Thanks!
Do you What's the string spacing is 18mm or 16.5mm?
What pickups and pre amp are in this bass Has a great crisp tone
Which do you like more between this ef5 and the mf5 you tried out years ago?
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The best stingray is not a stingray, suck on that musicman.
Series or Parallel?
@@fullhd6598 Parallel.
Smith 🔥🔥🔥
Waiting patiently for the Z3 to be back in stock
I ordered one on December 6th of last year. She arrives tomorrow and I can't wait to meet her.❤😆
You Ridin' It Steve !!!!
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Awesome
It sounds so good!!! Are using any preamp? Avalon or something?
Pream aguilar ?
Happy Blessed New Year Meistro Love Your videos and All Those Bad Basses you Play May God Bless you Even more than Before Amen😇🙏💯
Happy new year!
Any suggestions on upgrading the preamp in this particular bass?
@@ladarrellcheatum8787 Either a Bartolini 3 band or Aguilar 3 band.
Happy New Year. My brother, keep doing as God allowed you to do in 2024. Cause the way you just brought this in. It's gonna be amazing in 2025. God Bless you your buddy from Memphis Tennessee. 💣🔥💥🙏🙌👋🎸🎼🎹
Happy new year!!
I hear you - Smith sounds great
That Smith be Smith'n 🎸🤤
I have m7 sire and l Want to get that pream please 😊
Name of your pream ?
Z7 5 String Fretless. I put DR Black Beauties on her and am waiting on a dual coil Bart to replace the single coil AND that’s not a swipe at Sire. Have put a Bart in my Fender, Dub King and vintage US Peavey. Amazing bass and sub $1000, you can not beat it!
All three instruments sound freekn incredible. Given a choice I'd go for the Tobias, primarily because they typically weigh less than Ken Smith basses. Main reason the Felton comes last is because I'm not particularly fond of the pickup placement and because its a 5 string. I began exclusively playing 4 or 6 bass guitars over 15 years ago.
They all sound AMAZING!!! it's a toss-up for me between the Tobias and the Smith!!!
As nice as MTD basses are, they can't touch the pre-Gibson Tobias basses growl and low-mid punch!!!
Thanks for this demo. Question, do you feel there's a big difference not having the jazz/ neck pickup. Z3 vs Z7? You got that Z3 sounding sweet.
@@ronaldfinney1799 Nope because IMO a stingray doesn’t need that position and for what I’ve been told that pickup is barely audible on the Sire. It’s a very low-impedance pickup.
One of the best basses I've EVER HEARD! :)
I have this bass. Sounds just like a Stingray. HOWEVER string spacing is very tight, about 14.5mm vs. EBMM Stingray 5's 17.5mm. Not a problem for fingerstyle but gets pretty tight for slapping and plucking.
A GREAT-SOUNDING IBANEZ!!!
which pickups do u put on the BassMods
Amazing tone!!! What model number is that bass?