High-Octane Jazz-Fusion Mojo Meets Elite Wood Science

The Guitar Sanctuary is proud to offer the legendary Yamaha PAC1611MS Mike Stern Signature Model in a gorgeous, organic Natural finish. This premium, Japanese-built T-style masterpiece has been meticulously refined to meet the strict performance demands of one of modern jazz-fusion’s most influential pioneers. Combining traditional design with cutting-edge luthiery, the PAC1611MS is an incredibly resonant, highly articulate instrument built for players who refuse to compromise on tone, playability, or touch sensitivity.

Sanctuary Expert Note: "Yamaha's exclusive Initial Response Acceleration (I.R.A.) treatment on this guitar is the real deal. It shakes off the typical structural stiffness found in brand-new instruments, giving you the immediate, vibrantly resonant, played-in feel of a vintage instrument that has been gigged for decades."

The Sonic Profile & Performance Utility

• Best For: Jazz, Fusion, Blues, Studio Session Work, and Classic Rock.
• Tone Profile: Warm, highly articulate, sweet, musical resonance, with a sensitive-to-hard-edged dynamic range.
• Compared To: Custom Shop T-style guitars, historic golden-era single-cuts.
• Special Authenticity: Comes complete with a physical certificate personally signed by Mike Stern to verify its master-crafted specifications.

Premium Technical Specifications

• Advanced I.R.A. Wood Treatment: Yamaha’s exclusive Initial Response Acceleration technology releases manufacturing tension in the tonewoods, maximizing vibration and sustain from day one.
• Premium Tonewoods: Resonant, highly figured Light Ash body finished in a stunning gloss polyurethane, paired with a fast, oil-finished Maple neck and a solid, one-piece Maple fingerboard (7-1/4" radius).
• Seymour Duncan Pickup Matrix: Equipped with a Seymour Duncan SH-1n '59 Zebra humbucker in the neck for warm, woody, and classic clean tones, paired with a Seymour Duncan STHR-1b Hot Rails humbucker in the bridge for thick, articulate, high-output lead performance.
• Premium Japanese Hardware: Anchored by a 6-saddle hardtail bridge and Gotoh SD91-05M-L vintage-style tuning machines for rock-solid intonation and tuning stability.
• Build Heritage: Bolt-on construction with a classic 25-1/2" scale length, bone nut, and 22 medium-jumbo frets.

PLEASE NOTE: The PAC1611MS Does NOT include a Case or Gig Bag from the Factory

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Photos are of one from our inventory, SN IKX203E, individual color and grain will vary from guitar to guitar

General
Construction: Bolt-On
Scale Length: 25-1/2" (648 mm)

Body
Body Materials: Light Ash
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

Neck
Neck Materials: Maple
Neck Finish: Oil Finish
Fingerboard Materials: One-Piece Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7-1/4" (184 mm)
Fret Wire: Medium Jumbo
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Materials: Bone
Neck Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret: 40.5/51.5 mm
Thickness @1st Fret / 12th Fret: 21.3/23 mm

Electronics
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan SH-1n Zeb Rev
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan STHR-1b
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switch: 3-Position Lever Switch

Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail
String Spacing: 10.8 mm
Tuning Machines: Gotoh SD91-05M-L
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black

Factory Strings/Gauges: D'Addario EXL110 / 0.010-0.046
Special Features: I.R.A. Treatment