No. 0011983·blues·4 blocks
Pride and Joy
The definitive Texas blues shuffle tone. SRV's tone on Pride and Joy is built on an incredibly simple signal chain: a Stratocaster with absurdly heavy strings, a Tube Screamer used as a clean boost, and a cranked Fender Vibroverb. The magic is in the player's hands and the amp being pushed hard. The Tube Screamer is not set for distortion; it's adding mids and pushing the amp's front end into breakup.
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Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (#1 / 'Number One')
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
eb_standard
Studio Comp
Green 808
US Vibro
1x15 US
Spring Reverb
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Green 808
← Ibanez TS808
Drive
1
Tone
6
Level
10
US Vibro
← Fender Vibroverb
Gain
7
Bass
4
Mid
5
Treble
6
Master
7.5
Spring Reverb
← Vibroverb spring tank
Decay
4s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
0.2
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 001
The definitive Texas blues shuffle tone. SRV's tone on Pride and Joy is built on an incredibly simple signal chain: a Stratocaster with absurdly heavy strings, a Tube Screamer used as a clean boost, and a cranked Fender Vibroverb. The magic is in the player's hands and the amp being pushed hard. The Tube Screamer is not set for distortion; it's adding mids and pushing the amp's front end into breakup.
— Stevie Ray Vaughan
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