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Riff Tone

Testify (Live at Ripley's Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 20, 1983)

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Number One' (early 1960s, rosewood board, stock pickups, left-handed tremolo)
AmpFender Vibroverb (1964, 15" speaker, blackface, often paired with Fender Super Reverb for live shows)

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, October 20, 1983, Ripley's Music Hall, Philadelphia. SRV's main live rig at this time was his 'Number One' Strat into a pair of Fender Vibroverbs (sometimes with a Super Reverb), with an Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS-808 or TS9) for overdrive. No evidence of other pedals or effects for the riff section. No effects loop used.

Tone Character(10)
Texas blues edge-of-breakup crunchfat, punchy midrangetouch-sensitive dynamic responsetight, percussive attacksinging sustain with pick attackwarm, glassy highsslight compression from Tube Screamerarticulate note separationdynamic, responsive to picking strengthno heavy fuzz or high-gain saturation

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced blues phrasing, fast shuffle picking, and precise muting, making it challenging for most players.

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