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Texas Flood Guitar Tone Settings

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
1959 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (late 1950s spec, overwound, stock for era, likely original to 'Number One')
Amp
1964 Fender Vibroverb (x2, Cesar Diaz-modded, studio recording, Texas Flood sessions)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Stratocaster position 5)

Studio recording, 1982-1983, Jackson Browne's Downtown Studios. Vibroverbs were the main amps for Texas Flood. Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer was the only pedal used during the solo, according to engineer Richard Mullen. Roland SDD-320 Dimension D chorus was added in mixing for subtle stereo thickening on the solo. No amp reverb used; reverb is from room/mix. No delay, wah, or other effects. Pickup is neck position. All settings refer to the studio recording, not live.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
6.5
Gain
5.5
Reverb
2
Treble
6
Presence
5.5

Effects Chain

  • Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive

Guitar → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Fender Vibroverb (no amp reverb) → Roland SDD-320 Dimension D (added in mix)

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Tone Character

  • warm and smooth
  • singing sustain
  • touch-sensitive breakup
  • fat, glassy neck pickup tone
  • dynamic, edge-of-breakup drive
  • thick, vocal-like solo sound
  • Texas blues bite
  • warm, round low end
  • articulate single-note clarity
  • slight stereo chorus thickening

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