How To Sound Like Stevie Ray Vaughan

Guitars

- Vaughan's main guitar was a beat up Fender 1963 Stratocaster which had a Fender `62 rosewood neck and was referred to as `Number One'. The body has the initials `SRV' on the lower part of the scratchplate and is fitted with a left-handed vibrato system. the neck was refretted with Dunlop 6100 frets.

 

- 'Lenny'- Stevie Ray Vaughan's red, maple neck Fender Strat which dates from `63 or `64

 

- yellow Fender Strat from `64
- Fender orange 1960 Strat

 

- Fender blonde `57 Strat
- `58 Gibson 335 guitar

- cherryburst Hamilton Lurktamer with his name on the neck (a present from Billy Gibbons)
- National Duolian acoustic which Stevie claimed was once owned by Blind Boy Fuller


Amps and Cabinets

- Fender Super Reverb Combo / 4x10

 

- Fender Bassman amplifier

 

- Marshall Major 200-watt heads (Super lead and Super P.A.) with 8x12" and 4x15" cabs
- Marshall JCM800 half-stack

   

- 1962 Fender Twin Reverb amp

 

- 1964 Fender Vibroverbs with 15" speakers

 

- Dumble Steel String Singer head with a Dumble 4 by 12 bottom


Effects and other gear

- Vox V847 Wah-wah pedal

 

- Ibanez Tube Screamer - TS808 initailly then TS9, also TS-10

   

- UniVox UniVibe (Dunlop)

 

- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

 

- Diaz Texas Square Face Fuzz

 

- Diza Texas Ranger Treble Boost

 

- Tychobrahe Octavia
- Fender Vibratone
- MXR M-144 Loop Selector
- Cyclosonic auto panner

Strings

- heavy gauge GHS strings - 0.013, 0.015, 0.019 (unwound), 0.028, 0.038, 0.058 (also used .012 boomers)

- White guitar strap with black notes (see reissue strap below)

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