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Double Trouble

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Blues Rock1979–1990USA

A wall of Texas blues built on enormous strings, a battered Strat and two Tube Screamers pushing a pair of Fender amps.

Known for: Texas Flood, Pride and Joy, Scuttle Buttin'

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gear entries

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with sources

Rig rundown

Pedals

2

Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808

Pedal

Two Tube Screamers — one as a boost, one as the dirt — into a loud, mostly clean amp.

Ibanez Tube Screamer — Wikipedia

Vox Wah

Pedal

For the greasy half-cocked wah parts in the live sets.

Wah-wah pedal — Wikipedia

Amps

1

Fender Vibroverb

Amp

A pair of blackface Vibroverbs, re-speakered, pushed hard.

Rig rundown search — YouTube

Guitars

1

Fender Stratocaster 'Number One'

Guitar

A 1962/63 Strat with a left-handed tremolo and a battered finish.

Fender Stratocaster — Wikipedia

Other gear

1

Fender Heavy-gauge strings (.013–.058)

Other

Huge strings, tuned a half-step down, for that wall of sound.

Rig rundown search — YouTube

Dial-in specs

What to dial in to chase Stevie Ray Vaughan's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.

Pride and Joy — rhythm

Two Tube Screamers stacked into a loud, mostly clean Fender for that fat Texas bark.

Tube Screamer #1 — Drive
8 o'clock (clean boost)
Tube Screamer #1 — Level
3 o'clock
Tube Screamer #2 — Drive
12 o'clock
Amp — Bass
5
Amp — Mid
7
Amp — Treble
6
Pickup
Neck for rhythm, bridge for leads
Strings
.013–.058, tuned Eb