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Texas Flood (Live at The El Mocambo, 1983) Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
live
Original Recording
Guitar
1959 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original vintage 1959, overwound, staggered pole pieces)
Amp
1964 Fender Vibroverb (2x, with 15" Altec Lansing speakers, live rig)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance at El Mocambo, 1983. SRV's main guitar 'Number One' Stratocaster into two blackface Fender Vibroverbs, each loaded with Altec Lansing 15" speakers. Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer as the only pedal in the chain. No evidence of additional effects or pedals for the riff section. No studio post-processing or Dimension D chorus used live.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Guitar → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Fender Vibroverb (spring reverb on, low setting)
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Tone Character
- warm and fat
- touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup
- dynamic and percussive
- Texas shuffle feel
- singing sustain
- tight, punchy low end
- articulate, glassy highs
- slight midrange boost
- responsive to picking attack
- no audible modulation or delay
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp knob settings for the El Mocambo show were found; settings estimated based on typical SRV live Vibroverb usage and genre/era.
- Confirmed only one pedal (Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer) used live for this song/section; no evidence of additional pedals or amp effects.
- No evidence of chorus, delay, or reverb pedals or amp effects used live for the riff section; spring reverb set low on Vibroverb is estimated.
- Pickup choice (neck) inferred from audio and typical SRV riff tone; not explicitly stated in sources.
- Tube Screamer settings estimated from multiple sources and interviews; typical settings: Drive 2-3, Tone 3-5, Level 9-10.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. SRV at El Mocambo used a Fender Vibroverb cranked to edge-of-breakup, with strong bass and mids for warmth and punch, moderate treble to avoid harshness, and subtle reverb for space; these settings reflect his signature thick, dynamic Texas blues tone.