A question about Stevie Ray Vaughn?
Question: Could someone explain why I can pick out as Stevie Ray a song I've never heard before just by the sound of the guitar? I know nothing about guitar, so could you talk to me like I'm a five-year-old and explain if there's something different about his guitar or if it's just the way he plays it? Thanks.
Answers: Guitar is a very personal instrument. Unlike keyboards or other instruments, there is nothing in between the player and the strings. Literally, the way you touch the guitar determines the way it sounds. There is a physical interaction between the player and the instrument that is not quite there in other instruments.
A really great guitar player, like SRV, has spent a lot of time with their instrument, and in Stevie Ray's case, with one particular instrument. It became almost a symbiotic relationship. Whatever Stevie Ray thought of, he could play. He knew his instrument inside and out. As a result of all that practice and all that playing, he developed a distinctive sound that was instantly recognizable to a lot of people.
It's almost magic. It's not something that can be technically explained. Even though lots of people buy the Fender Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute Guitar and practice his licks, they never can sound like him, so it's not just the guitar. The secret is in the player; always is, and always will be.
And you have to give yourself credit for having a good ear too. Believe it or not, some people can't hear the finer points of music like you can. Musicians pray every day for good listeners like you.
maybe its his signature
I know for me, the 1st time I heard him play, I was like, WOW. He just had a certain sound, that was no like no one else, and there will NEVER be anyone like him again.
Master guitarists all have a distinctive way of manipulating the guitar. I can also pick out ZZtop and Eddie Van Halen, just by the first couple of notes, it freaks out my 11 year old, but when you listen long enough, you develop an ear for their style. Stevie Ray was a true master, and I miss his ability to blow me away with all his innovations.
You answered your own question already saying 'by the sound of the guitar'. Stevie Ray Vaughn has a very unique bluesy sound which is not just about his guitars, but also his hand movements and style. Once your brain 'learns' the sounds of music, its nearly impossible to confuse it with anything else.
Music is Power
Stevie Ray was so special just because of that very idea. If you put a hundred guitar players in a room and asked them to play the same song you'd hear a hundred different sounds and variations. SRV had the greatest tone because of a lot different little things he did It wasn't one thing. Feelings, sound, equipment and the love he had for everything contributed to his signature. Ever notice when you listen to some of his early stuff the guitar sounds mad and almost overwhelming at times like on a song like Texas Flood or Rude Mood and sometimes it's the most saddened thing you could imagine like leave my little girl alone . Same guy same guitar different tone different feelings. It truly amazes me still and I've been a blues guitarist for fifteen years. I can listen to SRV and it's as fresh as if I've never heard it before.
R.I.P Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Your gifted. You should begin your musical journey.
He played on the front pickup (neck pickup) of the fender strat, no doubt had some nice custom made pickups in it. But you can buy a fender texmex single coil pickup to give that sound. But why would you, it was SRV's sound, develop your own sound. The style of the player does account for a lot in sound.
If you like SRV check out a Canadian guitar player called Colin James who was mentored by and toured w/ Stevie for years www.colinjames.com He is easily as good as SRV was then. (No disrespect to SRV)
Dont know i dont rec my own pager going off
Many gutarists like brian may from Queen and Stevie ray vaughan (both huge faves of mine) have a unique sound to their playin. SRV has some really cool echoey effects on his guitar that make it sound like a really cool sound on a hot day in the desert. you can pick it out from a mile away.
brian may uses an english coin to get the texture of the notes as well as some clever hookups with his amps to get his chasing guitar sound.
Stevie used bass frets, very heavy gauged strings, which the action was set real high on the neck; along with his huge hands, gave him sound that was so unique from any guitar player before him. About 20 years ago, a band is was in locally opened for him twice. Our guitar player couldn't even play his guitar! Stevie was maybe 5 ft 7 inches tall, but his hands were those of a man 6ft 4 or 5 inches tall.
hi action on his strats and heavy gauge strings the guitar neck is thicker at the back his pickups are custom made and a left handed trem didnt know his fretts where brass brass is a soft metal for bending strings against if they was brass they must have needed a lot of stonefretting due to his bending
thats basically the guitar and it was tunned different not 440 standard tuning then its all about volume and effects
The reason his sound is so different, is a combination of the hardware on his guitar, and like people have said, his way playing the guitar.
He used what are call Texas Special pickups, which are narrow pickups, but they are wound in the opposite direction as a normal single coil. He also used very thick strings.
Simply because his setup. He used a way different set up than anyone else back then like tunning down his guitar half step (Eb), plus he uses a very thick strings gauge (.013), jumbo frets and many other tricks by the hand of his guitar tech Rene Martinez .
Guitar: '59 Fender Stratocaster with the vibrato bar anchored off the bass end of the bridge and four springs tightened all the way up; rosewood fretboard, and can go on and on and on. but there's something else.... his gift as a guitar player mix of talent, taste and Texas style.
Are you sure you're not listening to Jonny Lang tunes?! LoL!
What?
Ah yes, the elusive signature guitar sound. I, like other guitarists, strive for a unique sound. Some say it was the old Fender Stratocaster he played. Others say it was the Fender Vibrulux amplifier (I think he used other amps as well).
But what all guitarists learn pretty quickly is that mimicking the equipment still doesn't deliver the goods. The fact is, much of the sound is pure style. Most seasoned guitarists will tell you, it's all in the fingers . Yes, his guitar was set up radically different from the norm and he tuned it a half step down and when it failed, he struggled, but the truth is his sound was in his soul.
So the right answer is TECHNIQUE! I have a guitarist friend who studies SRV and Jimi Hendrix. You can hand him four different guitars, ten amplifiers and any other equipment, and he'll basically sound the same - much like SRV.
There are only a few guitarists who have reached this holy place of style and tone. They included SRV, Jimi Hendrix, Alan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, BB King, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp and others. Each of these players has played at least two different brands of guitars and continued to have their own sound (Adrian Belew & SVR are the exceptions - I think they always played a Stratocaster).
I own a Gibson Les Paul, several Fender Stratocasters, Fender Telecaster, Guild S-100 among others and they all sound the same in my hands!.
Stevie Ray Vaughn Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Vaughan's blues style was strongly influenced by many blues guitarists. Foremost among them were Albert King, who dubbed himself Stevie's godfather , Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Jimi Hendrix. The song Rude Mood is a direct influence (according to SRV himself) on a Sam Lightning Hopkins song called Lightning Sky Hop . He was also strongly influenced by Lonnie Mack. Stevie Ray Vaughan, who had idolized Mack since childhood, produced Mack's widely-acclaimed and commercially successful come-back album Strike Like Lightning in 1984. Vaughan is recognized for his distinctive guitar sound, which was partly based on using heavy guitar strings (anything from thirteen-gauge to 16-gauge) that he tuned down half-step. Vaughan's sound and playing style, which often incorporated simultaneous lead and rhythm parts, drew frequent comparisons to Hendrix; Vaughan covered several Hendrix tunes on his studio albums and in performance, such as Little Wing , Voodoo Child (Slight Return) , and Third Stone from the Sun . He was also heavily influenced by Freddie King, another Texas bluesman, mainly in the use of tone and attack; King's heavy vibrato can clearly be heard in Vaughan's playing. Another stylistic influence was Albert Collins. By utilizing his index finger as a pick a la Albert Collins, he was able to coax various tonal nuances from his amps
Vaughan preferred to make use of the immediate tonal capabilities of his guitar amplifiers, adding few effects. His effects in the mid-80's included the Ibanez Tube Screamer, a Vox wah-wah pedal, and a MXR Loop Selector. Vaughan was also well known for using the Fender Vibratone speaker cabinet. He acquired one in January 1984 and used about 2 of these throughout his career until his death. Despite rumors, Vaughan has never used a real Leslie speaker in his career. Stevie also had a Boss DC-2 Dimension C chorus stompbox for a warbly, bright chorus effect. He also used loud volumes for dynamic, coaxing effects from the natural overdriven performance of his amplifiers.
You are a gifted child,sweetie.Someday you're going to make Momma rich . You're Blessed!!!!!
Do you think this speaks more for your ears or for his unique style? I would say both. You have good ears. On the other hand the best guitarists have their own sound and style that it can be easy to pick out. Vaughns sound and style is 1/3 Jimi Hendrix, 1/3 Albert King, and 1/3 his own originality and uniqueness.
I bet you can also recognize the sound and style of Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt and many others.. You ought to emulate some of these people and learn guitar. You won't regret it.
It's because he plays the same licks the same way, always. There are many Stevie Ray clones that play these days who you wouldn't be able to tell from Stevie Ray without a visual.
It's all about the way he plays the guitar, which is limited at best.
It is due solely to the manner in which the late great Stevie Ray played. He had the chops and always seemed to have a fresh one up his sleeve.
His distinctive phrasing, fingering and stylistic performance is truly one of a kind.
When he met his untimely demise, the world lost one hell of a great player!
Answers: Guitar is a very personal instrument. Unlike keyboards or other instruments, there is nothing in between the player and the strings. Literally, the way you touch the guitar determines the way it sounds. There is a physical interaction between the player and the instrument that is not quite there in other instruments.
A really great guitar player, like SRV, has spent a lot of time with their instrument, and in Stevie Ray's case, with one particular instrument. It became almost a symbiotic relationship. Whatever Stevie Ray thought of, he could play. He knew his instrument inside and out. As a result of all that practice and all that playing, he developed a distinctive sound that was instantly recognizable to a lot of people.
It's almost magic. It's not something that can be technically explained. Even though lots of people buy the Fender Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute Guitar and practice his licks, they never can sound like him, so it's not just the guitar. The secret is in the player; always is, and always will be.
And you have to give yourself credit for having a good ear too. Believe it or not, some people can't hear the finer points of music like you can. Musicians pray every day for good listeners like you.
maybe its his signature
I know for me, the 1st time I heard him play, I was like, WOW. He just had a certain sound, that was no like no one else, and there will NEVER be anyone like him again.
Master guitarists all have a distinctive way of manipulating the guitar. I can also pick out ZZtop and Eddie Van Halen, just by the first couple of notes, it freaks out my 11 year old, but when you listen long enough, you develop an ear for their style. Stevie Ray was a true master, and I miss his ability to blow me away with all his innovations.
You answered your own question already saying 'by the sound of the guitar'. Stevie Ray Vaughn has a very unique bluesy sound which is not just about his guitars, but also his hand movements and style. Once your brain 'learns' the sounds of music, its nearly impossible to confuse it with anything else.
Music is Power
Stevie Ray was so special just because of that very idea. If you put a hundred guitar players in a room and asked them to play the same song you'd hear a hundred different sounds and variations. SRV had the greatest tone because of a lot different little things he did It wasn't one thing. Feelings, sound, equipment and the love he had for everything contributed to his signature. Ever notice when you listen to some of his early stuff the guitar sounds mad and almost overwhelming at times like on a song like Texas Flood or Rude Mood and sometimes it's the most saddened thing you could imagine like leave my little girl alone . Same guy same guitar different tone different feelings. It truly amazes me still and I've been a blues guitarist for fifteen years. I can listen to SRV and it's as fresh as if I've never heard it before.
R.I.P Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Your gifted. You should begin your musical journey.
He played on the front pickup (neck pickup) of the fender strat, no doubt had some nice custom made pickups in it. But you can buy a fender texmex single coil pickup to give that sound. But why would you, it was SRV's sound, develop your own sound. The style of the player does account for a lot in sound.
If you like SRV check out a Canadian guitar player called Colin James who was mentored by and toured w/ Stevie for years www.colinjames.com He is easily as good as SRV was then. (No disrespect to SRV)
Dont know i dont rec my own pager going off
Many gutarists like brian may from Queen and Stevie ray vaughan (both huge faves of mine) have a unique sound to their playin. SRV has some really cool echoey effects on his guitar that make it sound like a really cool sound on a hot day in the desert. you can pick it out from a mile away.
brian may uses an english coin to get the texture of the notes as well as some clever hookups with his amps to get his chasing guitar sound.
Stevie used bass frets, very heavy gauged strings, which the action was set real high on the neck; along with his huge hands, gave him sound that was so unique from any guitar player before him. About 20 years ago, a band is was in locally opened for him twice. Our guitar player couldn't even play his guitar! Stevie was maybe 5 ft 7 inches tall, but his hands were those of a man 6ft 4 or 5 inches tall.
hi action on his strats and heavy gauge strings the guitar neck is thicker at the back his pickups are custom made and a left handed trem didnt know his fretts where brass brass is a soft metal for bending strings against if they was brass they must have needed a lot of stonefretting due to his bending
thats basically the guitar and it was tunned different not 440 standard tuning then its all about volume and effects
The reason his sound is so different, is a combination of the hardware on his guitar, and like people have said, his way playing the guitar.
He used what are call Texas Special pickups, which are narrow pickups, but they are wound in the opposite direction as a normal single coil. He also used very thick strings.
Simply because his setup. He used a way different set up than anyone else back then like tunning down his guitar half step (Eb), plus he uses a very thick strings gauge (.013), jumbo frets and many other tricks by the hand of his guitar tech Rene Martinez .
Guitar: '59 Fender Stratocaster with the vibrato bar anchored off the bass end of the bridge and four springs tightened all the way up; rosewood fretboard, and can go on and on and on. but there's something else.... his gift as a guitar player mix of talent, taste and Texas style.
Are you sure you're not listening to Jonny Lang tunes?! LoL!
What?
Ah yes, the elusive signature guitar sound. I, like other guitarists, strive for a unique sound. Some say it was the old Fender Stratocaster he played. Others say it was the Fender Vibrulux amplifier (I think he used other amps as well).
But what all guitarists learn pretty quickly is that mimicking the equipment still doesn't deliver the goods. The fact is, much of the sound is pure style. Most seasoned guitarists will tell you, it's all in the fingers . Yes, his guitar was set up radically different from the norm and he tuned it a half step down and when it failed, he struggled, but the truth is his sound was in his soul.
So the right answer is TECHNIQUE! I have a guitarist friend who studies SRV and Jimi Hendrix. You can hand him four different guitars, ten amplifiers and any other equipment, and he'll basically sound the same - much like SRV.
There are only a few guitarists who have reached this holy place of style and tone. They included SRV, Jimi Hendrix, Alan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, BB King, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp and others. Each of these players has played at least two different brands of guitars and continued to have their own sound (Adrian Belew & SVR are the exceptions - I think they always played a Stratocaster).
I own a Gibson Les Paul, several Fender Stratocasters, Fender Telecaster, Guild S-100 among others and they all sound the same in my hands!.
Stevie Ray Vaughn Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Vaughan's blues style was strongly influenced by many blues guitarists. Foremost among them were Albert King, who dubbed himself Stevie's godfather , Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Jimi Hendrix. The song Rude Mood is a direct influence (according to SRV himself) on a Sam Lightning Hopkins song called Lightning Sky Hop . He was also strongly influenced by Lonnie Mack. Stevie Ray Vaughan, who had idolized Mack since childhood, produced Mack's widely-acclaimed and commercially successful come-back album Strike Like Lightning in 1984. Vaughan is recognized for his distinctive guitar sound, which was partly based on using heavy guitar strings (anything from thirteen-gauge to 16-gauge) that he tuned down half-step. Vaughan's sound and playing style, which often incorporated simultaneous lead and rhythm parts, drew frequent comparisons to Hendrix; Vaughan covered several Hendrix tunes on his studio albums and in performance, such as Little Wing , Voodoo Child (Slight Return) , and Third Stone from the Sun . He was also heavily influenced by Freddie King, another Texas bluesman, mainly in the use of tone and attack; King's heavy vibrato can clearly be heard in Vaughan's playing. Another stylistic influence was Albert Collins. By utilizing his index finger as a pick a la Albert Collins, he was able to coax various tonal nuances from his amps
Vaughan preferred to make use of the immediate tonal capabilities of his guitar amplifiers, adding few effects. His effects in the mid-80's included the Ibanez Tube Screamer, a Vox wah-wah pedal, and a MXR Loop Selector. Vaughan was also well known for using the Fender Vibratone speaker cabinet. He acquired one in January 1984 and used about 2 of these throughout his career until his death. Despite rumors, Vaughan has never used a real Leslie speaker in his career. Stevie also had a Boss DC-2 Dimension C chorus stompbox for a warbly, bright chorus effect. He also used loud volumes for dynamic, coaxing effects from the natural overdriven performance of his amplifiers.
You are a gifted child,sweetie.Someday you're going to make Momma rich . You're Blessed!!!!!
Do you think this speaks more for your ears or for his unique style? I would say both. You have good ears. On the other hand the best guitarists have their own sound and style that it can be easy to pick out. Vaughns sound and style is 1/3 Jimi Hendrix, 1/3 Albert King, and 1/3 his own originality and uniqueness.
I bet you can also recognize the sound and style of Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt and many others.. You ought to emulate some of these people and learn guitar. You won't regret it.
It's because he plays the same licks the same way, always. There are many Stevie Ray clones that play these days who you wouldn't be able to tell from Stevie Ray without a visual.
It's all about the way he plays the guitar, which is limited at best.
It is due solely to the manner in which the late great Stevie Ray played. He had the chops and always seemed to have a fresh one up his sleeve.
His distinctive phrasing, fingering and stylistic performance is truly one of a kind.
When he met his untimely demise, the world lost one hell of a great player!
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