Riff Tone

Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town)

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1962 Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'

Amp1964 Fender Vibroverb (2x15" combo, blackface, Cesar Diaz modded rectifier, Philips 6L6 tubes)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (vintage 1960s spec, staggered pole pieces, overwound, stock wiring)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass7

mid7

treble6

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1983 (recorded for 'Couldn't Stand the Weather'). Main riff section. Vibroverb was SRV's primary studio amp for this era; no evidence of other amps or guitars for this track's rhythm/riff. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; Tube Screamer was typically reserved for solos. No modulation or time-based pedals audible or cited for this section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothtouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakup crunchfat, glassy Stratocaster soundhuge dynamic rangeclear note separationminimal reverbrich sustain from ampdynamic response to pickingno pedal coloration

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced dynamic control, expressive phrasing, and subtlety to achieve the signature SRV touch-sensitive tone, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Stevie Ray Vaughan's Guitar Gear, Pedals & Amps | Equipboard Gear of the Gods: Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan’s amps and effects pedals: an in-depth guide | Guitar World GALLERY: Stevie Ray Vaughan Gear - Premier Guitar

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