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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

Mids

6.5

Bass

6.5

Gain

Reverb

Treble

6.5

Presence

5.5

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

Notes & Caveats

⚠️No direct numeric amp knob settings for this exact solo found; settings estimated based on typical SRV studio Super Reverb setup and era.
⚠️Roland Dimension D chorus was added during mixing, not as a pedal in the live signal chain.
⚠️Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer confirmed as solo boost, but exact knob settings not specified; inferred from multiple sources and typical SRV use.
⚠️No evidence of wah, delay, or reverb pedals used on this solo; amp reverb set low for ambience.
⚠️Pickup position inferred from SRV's typical soloing approach and tone on this track.
⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. SRV's solo tone on 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' is fat, dynamic, and on the edge of breakup, using a Fender Vibroverb or Super Reverb with high bass, strong mids, moderate treble, and subtle spring reverb; presence is kept moderate to avoid harshness, matching his classic Texas blues sound.