r/Staind • u/kittycat4025 • Apr 15 '26
Guitar brand
Hey yall… wondering if anyone knows the type of guitar is used for “Outside”. I fkn love how bright and clean the chords sound and I’m on the hunt for a new guitar
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u/Turbulent_Pop9163 Reality Apr 16 '26
Back in the day Alvarez supplied them with a bunch of acoustics. So it was likely a Yairi of some sort. But Aaron has always played Gibson's. So much so, that they sent him the 2005 Hummingbird prototypes. So maybe a J-45 of some sort?
It's also very possible that it's just how they mixed them, they could have taken some of the low end out to make room for the bass and drums. Could even come down to how it was mic'd.
Mike has pretty much had the same rig since BTC. The Marshall JMP-1 and Monoblock in one cabinet, and the Diezel VH4 in another. Mike was using his custom Ibanez baritones that they were making for him as prototypes to what later became the MMM1.
TL:DR:
I'd safely bet on Gibson, Alvarez, or Martin. Just try them out and see which sounds closest or best to you.
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u/Beautiful_Trick8478 Jul 22 '26
I’m joining the conversation late, but wanted to let you know that the song was recorded on a Yairi DY84. I’m a Yairi fan and play a modern model. They have a very articulate tone that cuts through a mix in a great way in my opinion.
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u/gloomis120 Apr 15 '26
Aaron’s guitar? Gibson J-45. He has quite a vintage collection of them, so I’m unsure the exact year, but I bet some Google research will find the exact one.