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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
Pickups
Fender single-coil (vintage-style, late '50s spec)
Amp
Fender Vibroverb (1964, blackface, 2x15" speakers, often run in pairs)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1983-1984 for 'Couldn't Stand the Weather' album. Main riff section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track's rhythm/riff part. Vibroverb was SRV's primary studio amp for this era.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain4.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Fender Vibroverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- warm and round
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic and percussive
- slight midrange boost
- fat low end
- clear note separation
- slightly compressed
- Texas shuffle feel
- articulate attack