GuitarDistortedRiff
Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town) Guitar Tone Settings
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1980s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (vintage 1960s spec, staggered pole pieces, overwound, stock wiring)
Amp
1964 Fender Vibroverb (2x15" combo, blackface, Cesar Diaz modded rectifier, Philips 6L6 tubes)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1983 (recorded for 'Couldn't Stand the Weather'). Main riff section. Vibroverb was SRV's primary studio amp for this era; no evidence of other amps or guitars for this track's rhythm/riff. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; Tube Screamer was typically reserved for solos. No modulation or time-based pedals audible or cited for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- touch-sensitive
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- fat, glassy Stratocaster sound
- huge dynamic range
- clear note separation
- minimal reverb
- rich sustain from amp
- dynamic response to picking
- no pedal coloration