GuitarDistortedRiff
Lenny Guitar Tone Settings — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1963 Fender Stratocaster ('Number One')
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (vintage 1960s spec)
Amp
1964 Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 2x15" speakers, often used in stereo pair)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1983, Texas Flood album. Vibroverb amps were used for the studio recording, not live rig. No evidence of Dumble or Marshall for this track. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain3
Reverb3.5
Treble5.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- touch-sensitive
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- dynamic and expressive
- slightly compressed from amp
- singing sustain (when played softly)
- clear and articulate highs
- rounded low end
- neck pickup glassiness
- not fully clean, slight breakup