No. 0241983·blues·3 blocks
Texas Flood
SRV's tone on Texas Flood (the title track) is a slow blues masterclass in dynamics and touch sensitivity. Unlike the driving shuffle of Pride and Joy, Texas Flood is about sustain, bending, and raw emotion at lower tempos. The tone is heavier and more saturated, with the Tube Screamer pushing the Vibroverb harder and the neck pickup providing warmth for singing, sustained bends. SRV's vibrato is wider and slower here, letting each note breathe and decay naturally.
Texas FloodSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (#1 / 'Number One')
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
eb_standard
Studio Comp
Green 808
US Vibro
1x15 US
Spring Reverb
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
60s
Release
900s
Mix
74
Level
0dB
Green 808
← Ibanez TS808
Drive
2
Tone
5
Level
8
US Vibro
← Fender Vibroverb
Gain
8
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
5
Master
8
1x15 US
← 1x15 JBL D130F
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Spring Reverb
← Vibroverb spring tank (cranked)
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
28
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
4.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 024
SRV's tone on Texas Flood (the title track) is a slow blues masterclass in dynamics and touch sensitivity. Unlike the driving shuffle of Pride and Joy, Texas Flood is about sustain, bending, and raw emotion at lower tempos. The tone is heavier and more saturated, with the Tube Screamer pushing the Vibroverb harder and the neck pickup providing warmth for singing, sustained bends. SRV's vibrato is wider and slower here, letting each note breathe and decay naturally.
— Stevie Ray Vaughan
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