Stevie Ray Vaughn
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Gearjoneser
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Antiquity II Surfer Custom Bridge/2 Surfers. Provided you put it in an alder strat with rosewood fretboard, it'll nail the SRV sound. Vintage A5 pickups are what you want, but you've got to have a fat sounding rig, to make them sound as big as SRV's tone.
Antiquity II Surfer Custom Bridge/2 Surfers. Provided you put it in an alder strat with rosewood fretboard, it'll nail the SRV sound. Vintage A5 pickups are what you want, but you've got to have a fat sounding rig, to make them sound as big as SRV's tone.
gripweed
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
I would recommend a Tube Screamer also, if you don't have one already.
I would recommend a Tube Screamer also, if you don't have one already.
viewaskew2k5
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
you could do AntII neck, 57/62 bridge, and Classic Stack Plus for the bridge!
you could do AntII neck, 57/62 bridge, and Classic Stack Plus for the bridge!
ErikH
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
They do sound cool. I love those things. They're for the players that want to get in that tone ballpark but use lighter strings than he did. The keys to his tone were vintage wound pickups, thick strings and loud amps (extremely important part here).
From my understanding, SRV never used Texas Specials on any recordings. I read an interview somewhere that said he used some prototype versions of them shortly before his death but no recordings were ever made with him using them. Then the sig model came out 2 years after his death with those in it.
They do sound cool. I love those things. They're for the players that want to get in that tone ballpark but use lighter strings than he did. The keys to his tone were vintage wound pickups, thick strings and loud amps (extremely important part here).
From my understanding, SRV never used Texas Specials on any recordings. I read an interview somewhere that said he used some prototype versions of them shortly before his death but no recordings were ever made with him using them. Then the sig model came out 2 years after his death with those in it.
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sufferinrewind
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
He used Dano Lipstick Tubes in a white Strat at one time. If you want something different, grab some Duncan Lipstick Tubes for Strat and give those a try.
He used Dano Lipstick Tubes in a white Strat at one time. If you want something different, grab some Duncan Lipstick Tubes for Strat and give those a try.
gripweed
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
I don't know if you would get a SRV sound out of the quarter pounders. A similar thread recently suggested the SSL-5's as the closest equivalent to the Texas Specials
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=83926&highlight=special
I don't know if you would get a SRV sound out of the quarter pounders. A similar thread recently suggested the SSL-5's as the closest equivalent to the Texas Specials
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=83926&highlight=special
davedvdy
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Baltar
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ErikH
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Depends on what you call underwound. The pickups in his number 1 I believe were right at 6.0k, which is about what they were in '62-63 time-frame (when those pickups were originally made).
Depends on what you call underwound. The pickups in his number 1 I believe were right at 6.0k, which is about what they were in '62-63 time-frame (when those pickups were originally made).
Zhangliqun
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
+1
It's mostly big strings, heavy pick, heavy hand and a touch of the Tube Screamer, probably without gain beyond basic break-up though I'm no expert on his rig.
I'd heard he did use the 13's at one time but backed off after a while to 12's. Anyway, you've GOT to be able cope with 11's or 12's down a half-step.
That said, a hotter than vintage pickup doesn't hurt. You don't want quasi-metalhead 16k single coils but "mid-output" singles will get you some extra push without losing that Strat chime and twang, say about 7.5-8k on the neck, a little lighter in the middle (depending on how you use the middle) and 9.5-10k on the bridge (#43 wire).
Then again, I prefer to play blues with pretty much zero break-up so even the above may be a little hotter than you need if you clip it a little.
+1
It's mostly big strings, heavy pick, heavy hand and a touch of the Tube Screamer, probably without gain beyond basic break-up though I'm no expert on his rig.
I'd heard he did use the 13's at one time but backed off after a while to 12's. Anyway, you've GOT to be able cope with 11's or 12's down a half-step.
That said, a hotter than vintage pickup doesn't hurt. You don't want quasi-metalhead 16k single coils but "mid-output" singles will get you some extra push without losing that Strat chime and twang, say about 7.5-8k on the neck, a little lighter in the middle (depending on how you use the middle) and 9.5-10k on the bridge (#43 wire).
Then again, I prefer to play blues with pretty much zero break-up so even the above may be a little hotter than you need if you clip it a little.
Snake Aces
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
SRV = R.I.P.
Loved his sound. I use 11 guage strings with an SSL 1 in my neck position. It comes decently close with the right amp settings. In the end I want to create my own sound, but it's nice to have the examples of SRV to go by (when deciding roughly what I was looking for).
SRV = R.I.P.
Loved his sound. I use 11 guage strings with an SSL 1 in my neck position. It comes decently close with the right amp settings. In the end I want to create my own sound, but it's nice to have the examples of SRV to go by (when deciding roughly what I was looking for).
ParaGuitarMedic
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Re: Stevie Ray Vaughn
I recommend the "Search" function.
I recommend the "Search" function.
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