Equipment use documented
Fender Stratocaster · Number One
Original knob values: unknown. Numerical suggestions await further version and control references for this item.
Check the era, documented model and limits
ARTIST / 04DOUBLE TROUBLE — TEXAS BLUES
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Full single-coil tone and firm mids, shaped by a forceful and carefully muted picking hand.
RECREATION STUDY
Pride and Joy
Texas shuffle rhythm
Suggested pickupNeck single-coil
TuningE♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭
Suggested values are starting points for recreation.
MATCH THE HARDWARE FIRST
Start with the instrument’s own controls
First consider pickup and string setup differences from Number One. The reviewed source does not settle the Tube Screamer revision. An interview mentioning two Super Reverbs is not a single-amp recipe for the original recording.
Equipment basis and value provenance are separate. Suggested values for matching hardware are still not verified artist settings.
1984–85 artist interviews · guitars, amps and pedals of that period
Equipment use documented
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Original knob values: unknown. Numerical suggestions await further version and control references for this item.
Check the era, documented model and limitsEquipment use documented
Fender Super Reverb
Original knob values: unknown. Numerical suggestions await further version and control references for this item.
Check the era, documented model and limitsUsing different equipment?
The substitute path provides a full simplified chain and suggested values for alternative gear.
DOCUMENTED USE
What does the evidence establish?
1984–85 artist interviews · guitars, amps and pedals of that period
Confirmation applies only to the stated era and claim. It does not validate a complete recording rig or our modeler presets.
Confirmed in sourceEQUIPMENT
Fender Stratocaster · Number One
In 1984 he describes the wear, body and neck of his main Strat.
Recalled component dates are not treated as a single build year for the whole guitar.
Guitar Player — Stevie Ray Vaughan on his Strat and ampsEvidence location: Answer about his main Strat’s condition and dates
Confirmed in sourceEQUIPMENT
Ibanez Tube Screamer
In 1985 he names a Tube Screamer on his pedalboard.
That answer does not specify a TS808, TS9 or other revision.
Guitar World — Stevie Ray Vaughan: Soul to Soul interviewEvidence location: Answer listing Tube Screamer, wah and Leslie
Confirmed in sourceEQUIPMENT
Fender Super Reverb
He names two Super Reverbs alongside Vibroverbs and a Dumble.
This 1985 setup does not establish the original Pride and Joy session.
Guitar World — Stevie Ray Vaughan: Soul to Soul interviewEvidence location: Answer describing his amplifier setup
Not establishedSETTING
Recreation guide · knob values
These sources do not establish our complete numerical guide as the artist’s actual settings.
Suggested values are starting points, not verified original recording settings.
Sources and review record
How we review evidence ↗Guitar Player — Stevie Ray Vaughan on his Strat and amps
Artist interviewAccount / record by: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Period / original record: 1984-10 · Source reviewed: 2026-09-13
Guitar World — Stevie Ray Vaughan: Soul to Soul interview
Artist interviewAccount / record by: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Period / original record: 1985-11 · Source reviewed: 2026-09-13
Reference photos are separate from evidence of actual use. See photo credits for the original images and reuse terms.
Start with the connections. Guitar → modeler INPUT → headphones or FRFR. Use both amp and cabinet simulation. For a physical guitar speaker, disable cabinet simulation and adjust the output mode.
The proposal fits within HX Stomp’s eight-block count. Actual DSP use still needs testing; omit optional modulation if necessary.
Tone and gain values are normalized 0–10 starting points. If the device uses a different range, begin at a similar proportion; this is not an acoustic equivalence. Time, frequency and mix retain their shown units. Leave unlisted parameters at defaults.
01
OVERDRIVE
Scream 808
- Drive
- 1.5
- Tone
- 5.5
- Level
- 8
02
AMP
US Double Nrm
- Drive / Gain
- 4.5
- Bass
- 3
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 4
Helix and BOSS use a Twin-style alternative to the Super Reverb.
03
CAB
2x12 Double C12N
- Low Cut
- 80 Hz
- High Cut
- 6.5 kHz
For headphones / FRFR. Cabinet choices are tonal alternatives, not necessarily the original touring speakers. If QC lacks the cut filters here, use a separate Low-High Cut block.
04
REVERB
Room
- Decay / Time
- 1.5 s
- Mix
- 12 %
An editorial ambience suggestion, not evidence of use on a recording or tour.
Model names based on Helix 3.80
Official model / parameter documentation
Make the final adjustments by ear
- Start at a low output level and check for input clipping.
- Bypass pedals and establish the amp’s basic tone.
- Match engaged and bypassed volume as you enable effects.
- Adjust bass for loose lows and treble or high cut for sharp highs.