TECHNICAL
SIDE
The technical side of things
Let’s take a look at Stevie’s technique, dynamics, and phrasing now that we’ve covered some of the basics.
TECHNICAL
Technical Side
Technical Side
If we get into the technical side of things, learning his techniques is not that complicated.
If we get into the technical side of things, learning his techniques is not that complicated, and we will cover them in this course. Stevie’s sound is basically a style of playing, but how exactly does this translate into reality? It means that to sound like him, you must stay on the path of his particular style.
It is easy to get carried away and start adding or removing notes, which is when you begin to lose that distinctive sound of his.
This is where things get a little complicated since we are frequently drawn to the notion that everything we learn on guitar has to be challenging, and so we start to learn more and more new skills, believing that they will make us sound better when in reality, it’s not about adding more to our knowledge.
Try to keep things simple so that you can focus on developing feeling into your performance which is the most distinctive element of his sound. Remember, when you play with feeling, basic riffs can sound amazing.
SRV Guitar Tuning
SRV Guitar Tuning
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone comes mainly from custom heavy gauge strings combined with the mellow and deep sound of the E♭ (E-flat) or D♯ (D-sharp) tuning.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone comes mainly from custom heavy gauge strings combined with the mellow and deep sound of the E♭ (E-flat) or D♯ (D-sharp) tuning.
E♭ – A♭ – D♭ – G♭ – B♭ – E♭
Down a half step from the traditional tuning.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone comes mainly from custom heavy gauge strings combined with the mellow and deep sound of the E♭ (E-flat) or D♯ (D-sharp) tuning.
E♭ – A♭ – D♭ – G♭ – B♭ – E♭
Down a half step from the traditional tuning.
SRV Guitar Strings
SRV Guitar Strings
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone comes mainly from custom heavy gauge strings combined with the mellow and deep sound of the E♭ (E-flat) or D♯ (D-sharp) tuning.
Stevie also didn’t restrict himself to a single set of strings. The E-flat tuning reduces the tension on the neck and frees up some room for heavier gauge strings, resulting in a fuller tone.
From what we know, the strings that his main guitar was equipped with are believed to have been 13’s.
E♭ (13) – B♭ (15) – G♭ (19) – D♭ (28) – A♭ (38) – E♭ (58)
Throughout his career, he used strings ranging from 12’s all the way up to 17’s, however, I believe he used 10’s in some of his latest albums, and you can hear a thinner tone in many of his songs, particularly “Riviera Paradise.”
SRV Guitar Techniques
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