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Riff Tone
Life Without You
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Guitarblues1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Number One' (1959 body, 1962 neck, left-hand tremolo)
AmpDumble Steel String Singer (custom, 150W, 6550 tubes) and/or Fender Vibroverb (1964 Blackface, 2x15" speakers)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording for 'In Step' (1988-1989). SRV used multiple amps in the studio, but the Dumble Steel String Singer and Fender Vibroverb are most consistently cited for clean/blues tones on this album. No evidence of live rig or other guitars for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitivefat, round lowssinging sustainclear single-coil articulationTexas blues shuffle feeldynamic response to pickingslight amp breakuprich midrange presence
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced control of dynamics and articulation, with heavy strings and expressive phrasing demanding strong technique and touch sensitivity.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Number One' (1959 body, 1962 neck, left-hand tremolo)
AmpDumble Steel String Singer (custom, 150W, 6550 tubes) and/or Fender Vibroverb (1964 Blackface, 2x15" speakers)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'In Step' (1988-1989). SRV used multiple amps in the studio, but the Dumble Steel String Singer and Fender Vibroverb are most consistently cited for clean/blues tones on this album. No evidence of live rig or other guitars for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitivefat, round lowssinging sustainclear single-coil articulationTexas blues shuffle feeldynamic response to pickingslight amp breakuprich midrange presence
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced control of dynamics and articulation, with heavy strings and expressive phrasing demanding strong technique and touch sensitivity.