Solo Tone

Lenny

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster ('Lenny')

Amp1965 Fender Vibroverb (Blackface), possibly blended with 1964 Fender Super Reverb

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (original 1963 spec)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6.5

mid7

treble6

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Notes

Studio recording, 1982-83 for 'Texas Flood' album. The solo on 'Lenny' is widely documented as using Stevie's 'Lenny' Stratocaster into a Fender Vibroverb (and/or Super Reverb), with a Tube Screamer as a clean boost. No evidence of Marshall or wah on this track; those were used on other songs. No evidence of delay, chorus, or modulation effects in the solo. Spring reverb from the amp is present.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothglassy highstouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakupsinging sustainmellow and roundeddynamic responselush and blooming notesslightly grittysubtle spring reverb

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced control of dynamics, expressive phrasing, and subtlety in bending and vibrato to capture SRV's signature touch and tone.

Sources

Stevie Ray Vaughan's Guitar Gear, Pedals & Amps - Equipboard The Tube Screamer that Stevie Ray Vaughan really used [QUESTION] SRV clean tone : r/Guitar - Reddit

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