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Riff Tone

Scuttle Buttin'

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Number One' (early 1960s, heavily modified)
AmpFender Vibroverb (Blackface, 1964, with 15" speaker, often paired with Marshall 100W Plexi in studio)

Amp Settings

gain5
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1983 (Texas Flood sessions). SRV's main studio rig for 'Scuttle Buttin'' was his 'Number One' Strat into a Fender Vibroverb (sometimes with a Marshall Plexi blended in), with an Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808 or TS9 as the main drive pedal. No evidence of other effects or pedals on the riff section. No chorus, delay, or modulation. Pickup selector and amp settings inferred from era and genre. No explicit numeric amp settings found in sources.

Tone Character(10)
percussive and glassyedge-of-breakup crunchtight, punchy low endbright and articulate highsdynamic and touch-sensitiveTexas shuffle grooveslight amp breakupwarm but bitingno audible delay or modulationclassic SRV Strat neck pickup sound

Difficulty

The riff is played at a blistering tempo with relentless alternate picking, intricate shuffle feel, and requires advanced muting and left-hand technique, making it one of the most technically demanding blues riffs.

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