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Solo Tone

The Sky Is Crying

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Guitarblues1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster 'Number One'
AmpFender Vibroverb (1964, Cesar Diaz-modded, blackface, 2x12, likely with 5751 preamp tube swap)

Amp Settings

gain4
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1989-1990 for posthumous release on 'The Sky Is Crying' (1991). Used main 'Number One' Strat with neck pickup for solo. Amp was a blackface Fender Vibroverb, likely with Cesar Diaz mods for extra headroom. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer used as clean boost. No evidence of additional pedals or effects beyond Tube Screamer and amp spring reverb.

Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakup crunchfat, round solo soundvocal-like phrasingarticulate bendssmooth, glassy highsdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed blues lead

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced blues phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control, as well as technical proficiency with heavy strings and fast runs, making it challenging for most players.

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