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Couldn't Stand the Weather Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
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Original Recording
Guitar
1963 Fender Stratocaster ('Number One')
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (vintage 1960s spec)
Amp
Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 1964, 2x15" or 1x15" with JBL or Oxford speaker) into Fender Vibratone rotating speaker cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1983-1984. Main riff section. Guitar tuned down half-step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb), heavy gauge strings (.013-.058). Vibroverb amp miked in isolation booth, Vibratone miked separately for rotary effect. No evidence of live rig or other amps for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- thick, swirling rotary speaker effect
- warm and glassy Stratocaster neck pickup
- edge-of-breakup amp crunch
- rich midrange presence
- touch-sensitive and dynamic
- percussive attack
- clear note separation
- slight natural compression
- Texas shuffle groove
- movement and depth from rotary swirl
Sources
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