GuitarDistortedRiff
Testify (Live at Ripley's Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 20, 1983) Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
live
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original vintage spec, likely 1959-1962 era)
Amp
Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 2x15" speakers, 1964) x2 (for distortion/drive) + Marshall 4140 Club & Country (for clean, not primary for riff)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, October 20, 1983, Ripley's Music Hall, Philadelphia. SRV's main distorted tone at this time was Stratocaster into Tube Screamer into cranked Fender Vibroverbs. Marshall used for clean, not main riff. No evidence of other pedals or effects for riff.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Fender Vibroverb (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- fat, mid-forward crunch
- touch-sensitive and dynamic
- warm low end with crisp, biting highs
- singing sustain on single notes
- percussive attack on rhythm
- natural amp compression
- edge-of-breakup drive
- articulate and clear note separation
- Texas blues shuffle feel
- slight amp reverb for space