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Mary Had a Little Lamb Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original vintage 1962 spec)
Amp
Mid-1960s Fender Super Reverb (blackface, loaded with Electro-Voice speakers)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1982-1983 for the album 'Texas Flood'. Solo section features Roland SDD-320 Dimension D chorus added during mixing. Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer used as solo boost. No evidence of wah or other pedals in this solo. All effects confirmed for studio recording, not live.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6.5
Gain4
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Guitar → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Fender Super Reverb → Roland SDD-320 Dimension D (inserted during mixing)
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Tone Character
- touch-sensitive and dynamic
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- warm and round neck pickup sound
- singing sustain on single notes
- slight chorus shimmer (Dimension D)
- clear note separation
- Texas blues lead character
- slightly compressed but open
- thickened by subtle chorus effect
- responsive to picking attack
Sources
- Stevie Ray Vaughan's Guitar Gear, Pedals & Amps - Equipboard
- Stevie Ray Vaughan's amps and effects pedals: an in-depth guide
- Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood - Gear & Equipment Used on the ...
- Roland SDD-320 Dimension D - What To Know & Where To Buy
- SRV Tone: Double Tube Screamers? - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar