Riff Tone

Pride and Joy

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'

AmpFender Vibroverb (Blackface, 1964) and Dumble Dumbleland Special (studio recording, only one Vibroverb miked for main riff)

PickupsFender single-coil (vintage, overwound, staggered pole pieces)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass7

mid7

treble6

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1983, Texas Flood sessions at Jackson Browne’s Down Town Studio. Only one Vibroverb was miked for the main riff; Dumble Dumbleland Special also used for its tight, big clean tones. No overdubs, live in studio. Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9 only used for solos, not riff.

Tone Character(10)

fat, droning Eb noteswarm and smoothtouch-sensitiveTexas shuffle feeledge-of-breakup crunchpercussive attackdynamic and responsivebright but not harshfull-bodied, thick single-coil soundarticulate with strong note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced right-hand shuffle technique, strong left-hand muting, and control over heavy-gauge strings in Eb tuning, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Tonal Recall: The Secrets Behind the Extraordinary Guitar Sounds—"Iron Man," "Pride and Joy" | Guitar World Stevie Ray Vaughan’s amps and effects pedals: an in-depth guide | Guitar World Stevie Ray Vaughan's 10 greatest guitar moments | Guitar World I think i nailed pride and joy's tone by SRV : r/AmpliTube - Reddit

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