How to Get a Stevie Ray Vaughan-Style Blues Tone
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A Stevie Ray Vaughan-style tone is thick, punchy and dripping with attitude. Here's how to get in the ballpark.
The key ingredients
- Guitar: a Stratocaster with heavy strings for a fat, aggressive voice.
- Amp: cranked Fender-style cleans pushed into break-up, often blended loud.
- Drive: a Tube Screamer-style overdrive for solos.
- Feel: hard picking and strong vibrato are the real secret.
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FAQ
Why heavy strings? They give the thick, resistant tone and sustain associated with this style.
Which overdrive? A Tube Screamer-style pedal into a cranked clean amp.
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