Remembering SRV

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Thanks to SRV, there is greater appreciation of the blues in the mainstream. Like Clapton, he has done a great job in turning people to the blues.

And as a player himself, he basically had one of the few definitive strat tones in history. It's remarkable that after all this time, folks are still trying to figure out his tones and gear. His own search for tone is just legendary.

It's interesting that in the Family Style album he did with his brother, his tones became lighter and simpler. Like as if he has gone the whole yard with everything expensive and big, to coming back to just the basics. In retrospect (especially after reading about his life story), you can appreciate how this came to be.

 

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Thanks to SRV, there is greater appreciation of the blues in the mainstream. Like Clapton, he has done a great job in turning people to the blues.

And as a player himself, he basically had one of the few definitive strat tones in history. It's remarkable that after all this time, folks are still trying to figure out his tones and gear. His own search for tone is just legendary.

actually more or less everything is figured out for SRV's tone and gear, even the little details like him using fender medium picks upside down...!
he was a unique blues rock player. first one of his kind to play like that.

It's interesting that in the Family Style album he did with his brother, his tones became lighter and simpler. Like as if he has gone the whole yard with everything expensive and big, to coming back to just the basics. In retrospect (especially after reading about his life story), you can appreciate how this came to be.

yeah, SRV really respected his bro, jimmie. SRV said in interviews that jimmie could play circles around him and the more i listen to jimmie vaughan, the more i agree with him. jimmie vaughan's playing is deep, soulful and knowledgeable.
both brothers are unique. srv for that rapidfire thing and jimmie for that slow stripped down feel

 

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No, not everything has really been figured out about SRV's tones and gear. There are still heated forum debates about his use of Dumbles and Tubescreamers. Not to encourage more of such debates, but it just goes to show how influential SRV still is.

True about Jimmie Vaughan though. He is deep yet deceptively simple at the same time - a rare combination. Glad to know you are really digging his stuff now after I've turned you onto him.

If you can see the beauty in Jimmie Vaughan's playing, you can understand the deepest blues.