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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:21 am
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Thanks. Here is another one to try:

T 7
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B 5
R 0
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Amazing how many guys are desperate to clone SRV's tone but don't do the one thing required to get anywhere near his sound. The very quirky but telling thing he did to establish his unique signature sonic magic. And it's easy, too.


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i will tell you what i love the super, it is really the way to go unless you can afford a dumble, how ever i have oredred a boogie express 5:25 with a 1 12 " cab for small gigs, it totally rocks for that srv tone. i am usaually not a boogie fan, they are great amps, but don't have my sound, until i played an express blown away by them. had 2 order one you should check it out.

But of course like everyone else says put the heavy strings and try to choke your guitar neck to death and you might get close, but no one will ever sound just like him!!!


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You might want to check out a Fender Twin, also known as the "Evil Twin". I am not referring to the '65 Twin Reverb. The Twin has all the reverb, trem, presense etc as the Twin reverb but also has a gain channel, an effects loop and a 1/4 power switch. That's right you can push the full 100 watts or flip the switch and on pump out 25 watts. I've had mine for about a year and a half and love it. Normally use only the 25 watt setting so I can crank the volume and get the tubes nice and warm. Great in the gain channel and pure, Clean warm fender tone in the clean channel. Check it out..you won't be disappointed! Play mine at home and gigs seldom ever go to hundred watts...GREAT AMP!


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Would the seetings for the Blues Junior also work on the Hot Rod Deluxe?


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I played professional for a long time (too long - on and off) and now just play for fun. I was in two blues rock bands in the 80s and had a chance to see SRV play in a club in Austin, the night after we were there. He was amazing and played through a Super (1x15) cranked to 10. After a few beers he told us his strings were 11s/12s (top & bottom) and tuned down to Eb. He also used glue on his fingers when he ripped them open after a set (from bending the telephone cabels on this guitar). The beer was obvously medicinal for the pain. I know I couldn't have played a last set needing several stitches on my finger tips.

I play strats and teles, and my own style and sound is more Johhy Winter, but I was able to get most of the SRV sound. It's 60% in your fingers and the rest is the gear. He used rapid vibrato with his fingers to create the sustain, played very hard, and was a master at using hammer ons and pull offs to sound like they were picked. I use hybrid picking and it's much faster, but it doesn't sound the same.

IMHO the key to the sound in the amps is to overdrive the normal channel without making your ears bleed on stage. I had a tech install a wattage reduction switch in all my gear at that time that worked the same as the switch on my VOX AC/30. Flip the switrch and your DB level drops, but the tone stays the same. I had one installed in my original 59 Bassman and my 65 Super Reverb. You also have to add to the gain on old amps and I used (and still use) an Electro Harmonic Power Boost (just slightly, not balls to the wall). Back the Strat volume off to 8 and it's clean, and 10 is the magical sound. I tried several TS9 tub screamers and they can do the same thing, but they color the tone. I had to change the amp settings when I used it, which was miserable on stage.

The new Super Sonic allows you to create this same type of boost by jumping the send/returns and use the -10/+4 level pot to inject clean boost. It increase warmth, bottom end, and mid punch, and drives the tubes hotter. It''s now my favorite.

I tried about 40 different pickups in Strats and Teles, including the overwounds. It was mostly curiosity and I just changed to new gear and I'm now playing SCMs in a Delux Ash Strat and a Delux Ash Tele (modified as Nashville). The SCMs will help you get the SRV sound using the rosewood neck, jumbo frets, and heavy strings. These pickups are hotter than the overwounds that I was using and still have the very nice bright top end (IMO).

Hope this helps , but all this gear is only 60% of the answer. The rest is in your fingers and in your head. I gave up on trying to sound like other players and just play in my own style. It's a lot easier. :D


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chopper976 wrote:
Would the seetings for the Blues Junior also work on the Hot Rod Deluxe?


I use my Blues Jr. settings for my other amp. Only thing I can say is give it a try.

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Here's the GHS strings Stevie endorsed with them:

Although on the GHS page it shows the incorrect guage(ie. 6th E .050 when it was .058), the link below shows the correct guage set.

http://www.juststrings.com/ghs-1300.html

1st E
Plain Steel
.011


2nd B
Plain Steel
.015


3rd G
Plain Steel
.019


4th D
Pure Nickel Rollerwound
.028


5th A
Pure Nickel Rollerwound
.038


6th E
Pure Nickel Rollerwound
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Probably a but late chiming in on this one, but I thought I'd add my two cents anyway...

I think any fender tube amp equipped with the signature 'fender clean sound' is capable of the SRV tone with the right guitar & settings...add an old Ibanez Tube Screamer to the mix and you should be good....

As far as playing an amp like that at home quietly...not sure if thats gonna happen...
I've heard removing a tube or two from the 100 watt amps allows you to push the tubes enough at a lower level for that sound, but I've never tried it myself.

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Post subject: Re: What amp for capturing a similar SRV tone, but at home
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:33 am
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campfirehero: "I'm sure that it might be difficult to obtain a SRV type sound without having some 100 watt tube amp turned all the way up, but there's gotta be some acceptable or way of doing it at comfortable house levels without disturbing the neighborhood."

Check out Fender's Custom Shop '64 Vibroverb Custom, designed specifically for SRV sound specs, by his own amp tech Cesar Diaz, who worked with the Custom Shop to create this reissue, but modded amp. It's 40 watts on normal setting, & 50 watts on the mod setting.

It's pricey; like $2,500, but it's my favorite Fender so far, & I've played or owned most. To my ears, the 15" speaker is unbeatable for the fullest range of tones, especially at lower volumes, & the included ability to switch the rectifier from tube to diode is a very important feature to me.

In fact, I truly believe if the design team would've included this rectifier switch option on all of their tube amps in their current lineup, their sales would've drastically increased.

Personally, I no longer desire to play through an amp that doesn't have a tube rectifier.

My second favorite Fender amp choice would be a Fender 59 Bassman Reissue, & this in fact may be more suited to your budget, at $1,300. It's 50 watts, 4 tens, tube rectifier.

I understand Buddy Guy plays through one of each of the above. That would be sweet.

I think currently the 59 Bassman just can't be beat either for price or sound right now.


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tone tweaking at home is fun stuff and there really is no holy grail item that can make you sound like our super hero SRV.

I play a 2004 50th ann. L/E strat with custom shop 54 pups I use a route 66 comp/overdrive pedal and an original Blues Deville 4x10 and I can get as close in tone to stevie with that set up as you can with all the other suggestions.

if ya got a strat and a Fender(hopefully) tube amp you can get a good blues rock sound.

as far as settings I think most people just don't experiment enough, start out with all zeros and go man go untill it sings to you.

by the way I use slinky 9's cause I dont want to have to bleed to get the tone, I am just not that much of a folllower.


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blues bondsman wrote:
I play a 2004 50th ann. L/E strat with custom shop 54 pups I use a route 66 comp/overdrive pedal and an original Blues Deville 4x10 and I can get as close in tone to stevie with that set up as you can with all the other suggestions.
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I used to have a Route 66 OD/Comp and the Liquid Chorus. I loved em both. I really miss the OD/Comp. I lost em both in a move. I should replace them.

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I had an original green overdrive pedal and sold it on the old bay and kept the route 66, I seldem use the O/D, the Comp side is on every time I fire up the amp.

really adds to my tone !!!


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:o I get very close to SRV sound with a MIM Strat into which I have put three Texas Special Pick-ups from Fender costum shop. In my small home studio I am using my Fender G-Dec set with the Amp selector at Blackface 2, and of course the guitar is tuned half step down.

The G-Dec being a practice amp of 15 watts I can enjoy my strat and this SRV sound without my neighbours call the police.

On real stage well its an other story, I play the same strat on my Blues Delux and I must admit that I am not so close to the real thing but still I am satisfied with it.

The big secret into this sound is the Guitar being tunes half step down, The Texas special pick-ups, the string guages and of course the picking.

Hope it will help someone.

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campfirehero wrote:
Here's the GHS strings Stevie endorsed with them:

Although on the GHS page it shows the incorrect guage(ie. 6th E .050 when it was .058), the link below shows the correct guage set.

http://www.juststrings.com/ghs-1300.html

1st E
Plain Steel
.011


2nd B
Plain Steel
.015


3rd G
Plain Steel
.019


4th D
Pure Nickel Rollerwound
.028


5th A
Pure Nickel Rollerwound
.038


6th E
Pure Nickel Rollerwound
.058


I can't imagine using a guage of that calibre. My little pudgies would be damaged for life. I have huge long hands but I need guage 9s.

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