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Re: Calling all blueshounds

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12/8/1999 1:09 AM

Re: Calling all blueshounds

Austin, Yes, SRV did tune down, and he used huge strings, part of his tone. On the El Mocambo video (one of his earlier gigs), you can clearly see BF Super Reverbs and Vibroverbs in his backline. I've played through real BFVV amps, and they do indeed sound killer with that big-assed 15. Electrically they're just like any of the other Fenders of that era, nothing secret. The BF Vibroverb was the inspiration for the Vibroclone project as was written up by Greg Gagliano and appeared in 20th Century Guitar magazine. It's a way to obtain an affordable Vibroverb clone for MUCH less money than buying the real deal. I built one, it indeed has that vibe.

Later on down the road, SRV added Dumbles and Marshalls to the mix. He did things differently though, using the Fenders for distortion, and the Marshalls for clean. Also the Ibanez Tube Screamer.

Don't limit yourself to just SRV!! There's many other very tasty blues players out there who deserve a listen!

12/7/1999 6:58 PM

Ok, first if you want the entire scoop, check out the write up on Stevie on my website at http://www.deltabluesman.com under the "Blues Legends".

The abridged version goes like this. He used a 59 strat with slightly overwound single coils. He used several different amp setups during his career. The constant was that he used combinations of amps known for their clean overdrive. This included Super Reverbs, Vibroverbs, and Dumbles. His main pedal was the Ibanez TS808, but he also used TS9's, and Dallas Arbiter Fuzzfaces. Oh yeah, he also tuned to Eb using heavy strings for a beefier tone. They went as high as .13's but in later years he used 12's to save his fingers a little.

12/8/1999 2:38 AM
M/J	I saw SRV twice in Tampa FL. He was using a super reverb and a Vibrolux reverb both times. Tone was killer. M/J

12/8/1999 1:34 AM
Mike shaw	On the SRV videos I have he does indeed switch guitars for Lenny. He was playing a maple neck Strat instead of #1's rosewood. I don't remember the exact color, it was light, like maybe a butterscotch. I've also heard on this particular guitar he used a lighter guage of strings and standard tuning. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I read this. Mike

12/8/1999 3:35 PM

Your right that "lenny" was played on a maple neck strat. He named all his guitars and that particular one was a brownish orange 1963 or 1964 maple-neck Strat called "Lenny". He also used it to play 'Riviera Paradise'. The lower action and lighter strings gave it a brigher sound that was good for fingerpicking.

If you want to see a write up on all his guitars and equipment you can find them on my website under "Blues Legends" - "Stevie Ray Vaughan".

http://www.deltabluesman.com

12/10/1999 8:07 PM
swamp daddy	Thought I remembered reading something about SRV running one amp one side of the stage, and a second amp with a short delay (10 ms or so) on the other side to get a bigger sound. Anyone know for sure about this?

12/12/1999 2:43 AM
Left Lane(Moode Swing)	I heard he had something like 750watts on the in step album.He had them in a house or something upstairs,downstairs and he could tell when one was`nt working properly.Amazing.I sure miss him.

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