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Solo Tone

Leave My Girl Alone (Live)

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Number One' (early 1960s, rosewood neck, heavy-gauge strings, tuned to Eb)
AmpFender Vibroverb (2x, 1964 blackface, 15" speaker, cranked for overdrive)

Amp Settings

gain5
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, Austin City Limits, October 1989. SRV typically ran two Vibroverbs in parallel, often with an Ibanez Tube Screamer for solo boost. No evidence of Dumble or Marshall use for this song/era. Effects are minimal, with overdrive from Tube Screamer and amp, and light amp spring reverb.

Tone Character(9)
singing sustainfat, mid-forward solo tonewarm and smooth neck pickup soundtouch-sensitive dynamicsslightly compressed attackedge-of-breakup overdriverich harmonic contentdynamic response to pickingclassic Texas blues lead tone

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced blues phrasing, fast runs, expressive bends, and dynamic control, all while managing heavy strings and high action typical of SRV's setup.

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