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Riviera Paradise Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster 'Number One' (circa 1963/64, rosewood board, left-handed tremolo, heavy strings)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (stock, overwound, vintage spec)
Amp
Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 1964, 2x10" speakers, often two run in parallel)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1988 (In Step album). SRV typically used his 'Number One' Strat and a pair of 1964 Fender Vibroverbs for clean tones in the studio. No evidence of Dumble or Marshall for this track. Ibanez Tube Screamer may be present but set for minimal gain or bypassed for the cleanest passages. No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation effects in the riff section. Spring reverb from the amp is likely used. Pickup selector in neck position. No evidence of compression pedal.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain2.5
Reverb4
Treble6
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- glassy highs
- full-bodied low end
- touch-sensitive
- slightly compressed
- dynamic response
- articulate note separation
- minimal breakup
- spring reverb ambience
- classic Fender clean