Riff Tone
Texas Flood (Live at The El Mocambo, 1983)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Guitarblues1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
AmpFender Vibroverb (1964, blackface, 1x15, likely César Díaz modded, as per era)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (original vintage spec, likely 1959 era)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass7
mid7
treble5.5
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at The El Mocambo, 1983. Clean tone for riff section. No Tube Screamer or other pedals used for clean/riff sections per multiple sources. Heavy gauge strings (.013-.058).
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothfat neck pickup soundtouch-sensitive and dynamicrich low endrounded highsslight edge-of-breakupclear note separationresponsive to picking attackclassic Texas blues shuffle toneno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced blues phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive techniques like bends and vibrato, all while managing heavy gauge strings and maintaining clarity at loud volumes.
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'
AmpFender Vibroverb (1964, blackface, 1x15, likely César Díaz modded, as per era)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (original vintage spec, likely 1959 era)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass7
mid7
treble5.5
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at The El Mocambo, 1983. Clean tone for riff section. No Tube Screamer or other pedals used for clean/riff sections per multiple sources. Heavy gauge strings (.013-.058).
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothfat neck pickup soundtouch-sensitive and dynamicrich low endrounded highsslight edge-of-breakupclear note separationresponsive to picking attackclassic Texas blues shuffle toneno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced blues phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive techniques like bends and vibrato, all while managing heavy gauge strings and maintaining clarity at loud volumes.
Texas Flood (Live at The El Mocambo, 1983) settings for your amp
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