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Riff Tone
Look at Little Sister (Live)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Guitarblues1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster ('Number One')
Amp1964 Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 1x15” speaker)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass7
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Notes
Live performance, Capitol Theatre 1985; main riff section; SRV's primary Strat and Vibroverb amp used for this tour and era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
fat and round Stratocaster tonetouch-sensitive and dynamicslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and percussive attackwarm with biting highspunchy midrangeclear note separationminimal effects colorationTexas shuffle feelresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand technique, fast shuffle rhythm, and precise muting, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster ('Number One')
Amp1964 Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 1x15” speaker)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, Capitol Theatre 1985; main riff section; SRV's primary Strat and Vibroverb amp used for this tour and era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
fat and round Stratocaster tonetouch-sensitive and dynamicslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and percussive attackwarm with biting highspunchy midrangeclear note separationminimal effects colorationTexas shuffle feelresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand technique, fast shuffle rhythm, and precise muting, making it challenging for most players.