🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar tone

Stevie Ray Vaughan across 3 famous tones — mostly through Fender Vibroverb / Marshall, Fender, Fender / Marshall, with single-coils. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 5.5 · bass 5.5 · mid 7 · treble 6 · presence 5 (out of 10)
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Stevie Ray Vaughan's go-to amps

Fender Vibroverb / Marshall ×1Fender ×1Fender / Marshall ×1

3 famous Stevie Ray Vaughan tones

Couldnt Stand the Weather
gain 6 · bass 6 · mid 7 · treble 6
Pride and Joy
gain 5 · bass 6 · mid 7 · treble 6
Cold Shot
gain 5 · bass 5 · mid 7 · treble 6
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 1,100+ tones.