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Scuttle Buttin' Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster 'Number One' (1959 body, 1962 neck, left-handed tremolo)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (vintage spec, likely stock or period-correct replacements)
Amp
Fender Vibroverb (1964 Blackface, 2x10" speakers, often with Electro-Voice speakers)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1984 (from 'Couldn't Stand the Weather'). SRV's main studio rig for this era was his 'Number One' Strat into a Fender Vibroverb, with an Ibanez Tube Screamer for overdrive and amp spring reverb. No evidence of additional pedals or effects in the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain5
Reverb5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Fender Vibroverb (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- percussive and snappy
- touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup
- Texas shuffle feel
- warm neck pickup clarity
- dynamic response to picking
- fluid, wet spring reverb
- tight low end
- slight amp breakup
- no audible modulation or delay
Notes & Caveats
- No source provides exact numeric amp settings for 'Scuttle Buttin'' studio recording; settings are estimated based on typical SRV Vibroverb/Strat/Tube Screamer setup for this era and genre.
- No evidence of additional pedals (delay, chorus, flanger, etc.) in the riff section; only Tube Screamer and amp reverb are supported by sources and audio.
- Pickup choice (neck) is inferred from the characteristic tone and common SRV practice for this style; not explicitly confirmed for this exact riff.
- Presence setting is estimated based on typical Vibroverb usage and genre.
- If more specific session notes or engineer interviews surface, settings may need revision.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. SRV's 'Scuttle Buttin'' features his signature edge-of-breakup Texas blues tone, likely from a Fender Vibroverb or Super Reverb with high output single-coils, set for a fat low end, strong mids, and moderate treble to avoid harshness. The amp is just breaking up, with moderate reverb for space, matching his typical live and studio settings from this era.