Song Rigs
Stevie Ray Vaughan — Gear by Song
How SRV's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.
Texas Flood
Texas Flood · 1983
Raw, heavy-string Texas blues at its most emotionally direct. The Super Reverb barely holds together at stage volume — t…
Fender Stratocaster "Number One" (13-gauge strings, standard tuning)Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer (level high, drive low)
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Texas Flood · 1983
Chunky shuffle groove with a slightly cleaner, more controlled tone than Texas Flood. The amp is still pushed, but the r…
Fender Stratocaster "Number One" (bridge pickup)Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer (light drive)
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Texas Flood · 1983
SRV's most beautiful clean tone — fingerpicked warmth from the neck pickup into the Super Reverb at low gain. The amp ad…
Fender Stratocaster "Lenny" (neck pickup, volume 7)Fender Super Reverb 4×10" (clean setting)
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