Tone Like
How mere mortals can get Stevie Ray Vaughan's Tone
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How mere mortals can get Stevie Ray Vaughan's Tone
Over the years I have collected information from other Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar playing fans about how they are trying to get Stevie's tone. Most of Stevie's tone came from his heart and hands. Having said that it is possible to get a close approximation to Stevie's tone by using the "right" equipment and adjusting the settings of the equipment.
These articles are an attempt by Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar playing fans about how they are trying to get Stevie's tone.
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- Written by David Tannen
- Category: Tone Like
- Hits: 6975
Geoff Caldarone approach for SRV Tone
Guitar
1998 Fender Stratocaster Roadhouse
- Pickups: Texas Specials
- GHS TNT Boomers or 010 .013 .016 .028 .038 .050
- Tuned: E or Eb
- No mods but would like to add link to tone knob and bridge P/U.
- Volume: 7-10
- Tone 1&2: 8-10
- Leads played mostly on the neck P/U
- Rhythms on others
Amps
1997 Fender Hot Rod Deville 2-12
1998 Fender Blues Jr. 1-12
- No mods
- Note: Clean channel seems better at 6-8 than the Drive channels do, Its seems they get muddy very quickly.
- Switches:
- Treb: 4-6
- Bass: 3-5
- Mid: 1-4
- Reverb: 3
- Master: 3
- Drive: 2-6
- Volume: 6-8
- Bright: Off
- No mods
- Note: This Amp sounds good everywhere. The volume control and master control work together to get clean thru growl.
- Switches:
- Treb: 4-6
- Bass: 3-5
- Mid: 1-4
- Reverb: 3 (max)
- Bright: Off
Pedals
Ibanez Tube Screamers TS-9
- Switches:
- Gain: 12 o'clock
- Tone: 12 o'clock
- Volume: 9-12 o'clock
Setup & Notes
- Guitar --> TS-9 --> Amp
- Note A: For the $ the blues Jr Amp is a great value, I even prefer its tone to the 2-12, maybe because its working harder (only 15 watts) and it starts to growl sooner at reasonable volumes than the Deville.
- Note B: The TS9 is not used a lot , and only when that punch or something extra is needed to add to the dynamics of the song. Also have a Crybaby Wah but seldom used.
- Note C: I have found that for a better (controlled) bend w/vibrato at the top of the bend, a lighter set of strings helps, and if the action has been raised slightly from my original setup with 5 springs and the plate flush to the body.
- Note D: Favorite TONES from an SRV TUNE is Leave My Little Girl Alone and Tightrope from the Austin City Limits Video.
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- Written by David Tannen
- Category: Tone Like
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Steve Chatham's approach for SRV Tone
Guitar
- Pickups: Fishman
- Usually GHS
- Tuned: E or Eb
Guild Songbird Acoustic/Electric Slimline
- Pickups: Factory
- Usually GHS
- Tuned: E or Eb
1993 Rickenbacker 360/12 mapleglo
- Pickups: DiMarzio
- Two single coils
- One Humbucker
- Usually GHS
- Tuned: E or Eb
1985 Peavey Stratocaster
- 12 string acoustic
- Pickups: Martin
- Thinline bridge
- D'Addario
- Tuned: E or Eb
Yamaha FG312
- 6 string
- Tuned: E or Eb
Epiphone
- Tuned: E or Eb
1968 Fender P Bass
- Usually GHS
- Tuned: E or Eb
1976 Les Paul
- Usually GHS
- Tuned: E or Eb
1962 Gibson SG
Amps
1990 Fender Super60
Pedals
Boss Tr-2 Tremolo
Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator
DOD Chorus
DOD Compressor Sustainer
Setup & Notes
- Guitar --> Effects --> Amp
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Stace Carmon approach for SRV Tone
Guitar
1995 Ibanez Acoustic/Electric AE15MS
Amps
Crate GX-30M
- Has Chorus settings