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Texas Flood

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Bassrock1980s

Original Gear

BassFender Precision Bass
AmpFender Bassman (likely Silverface or Blackface era)
PickupsSplit single-coil (Precision Bass)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5
presence4.5
compression3

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1983, recorded at Jackson Browne's Downtown Studio, Los Angeles; Double Trouble's Tommy Shannon on bass

Tone Character(9)
deep and thumpyrounded low endclear, uncolored midswarm vintage charactersupportive, not prominentno audible drive or breakupsits behind guitarno effects colorationclassic blues bass sound

Difficulty

The bass part is foundational, sticking to root notes and supporting the groove with no technical demands beyond steady timing and basic fingerstyle technique.

Sources

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | EquipboardStevie Ray Vaughan's Amplifiers | EquipboardTexas Flood Guitar Tone Settings — Stevie Ray Vaughan | ToneMirror

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