Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Stevie Ray Vaughan's Amplifiers
SRV used this amp for its ability to stay clean at extremely high volumes. This amp was sent through a 4x12 cabinet. According to a 2003 interview with Richard Mullen (published in December 2022 issue of Guitar World), Mullen initially came across Jackson Browne's Dumble amplifier, and Steel Singer was a collaboration between Howard Dumble and Mullen.
Stevie Ray Vaughan used a Fender Bassman with matching 4x12 cabinet for some stage work.
SRV used this amp for almost his entire career to get a crisp and overdriven guitar tone, also in the picture of his setup.
Stevie Ray Vaughan's Fender Bassman amplifier is owned by Guitar Center and displayed in Austin, Texas.
The caption on the card reads:
1959 Fender Bassman 410, owned by artist
Stevie Ray Vaughan used the Marshall 1959SL Plexi amplifier while performing live, as seen in the photo from Firebellyamps.
SRV used this amp much like the Club and Country, for loud clean tones. He sent this amp head into a 4x10 cabinet.
In this interview, Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar tech says, "We also had two black-face, EV-loaded Super Reverbs. In addition, we used an EV-loaded Fender Vibroverb, and it powered the Fender Vibratone Leslie speaker."
Stevie Ray Vaughan used a Fender Bassman with matching 4x12 cabinet for some stage work.
According to Guitar World: "For his 1985 Japan tour, Vaughan used a pair of Fender Twin Reverb amps (a mid-Sixties 85-watt blackface model and a late-Seventies 100-watt silverface version with master volume) in place of his Dumble Steel String Singer head. The Twins disappeared from his rig after that tour, only to resurface for a brief period in 1987 when they temporarily replaced his Vibroverb combos." From the March 2013 Issue
SRV used this amp earlier on in his career. He used it for loud clean sounds, which is the opposite of how most other people used it and most Marshall amps.
Stevie Ray Vaughan used two 1964 Vibroverb amps from the start of his career to the early 80's, replacing them later with a multitude of much louder and larger amps already listed here. The two Vibroverb amps he originally had were later modified by César Díaz, who added in rectifiers to give extra headroom and provide stability for SRV's extremely loud performances. The Vibroverb amps became an iconic staple of early Stevie Ray Vaughan's career and contributed to the legendary tone heard on his debut album, Texas Flood. More specific information and pictures regarding his Fender Vibroverbs and other gear can be found here:http://www.voodooguitar.net/2016/09/the-srv-gear-guide.html
In the image provided, Stevie Ray Vaughan is seen playing a Roland Bolt-60 amplifier during a live performance.
In concert footage from Berlin 1983, Stevie Ray Vaughan can be seen using a Dumble Overdrive Special which according to corroborating sources was a loaner amp. This amp would make few if any appearances, as Stevie much preferred the Steel String Singer which he had previously borrowed from Jackson Browne.
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