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Riff Tone

Lenny

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1973 Fender Stratocaster 'Lenny'
Amp1964 Fender Vibroverb

Amp Settings

gain3.5
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, Texas Flood album (1982-1983). Guitar is the 'Lenny' Stratocaster, gifted to SRV in 1980. Vibroverb amps were used in the studio for Texas Flood, including 'Lenny'. No evidence of Tube Screamer or other pedals on the riff section; clean amp tone with touch-sensitive breakup. Marshall amps were used live but not for this studio recording.

Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and bell-liketouch-sensitivedynamic and expressiveslight breakup when digging inclean with a hint of gritfull-bodied neck pickup soundbright but not harshrounded highsrich sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced chord voicings, expressive dynamics, and nuanced touch to achieve the signature SRV clean tone, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

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