Fender Guitar as Played by Stevie Ray Vaughan
August 1st, 2010 | Author: guitarman
The sound produced by Stevie Ray is almost classic Fender. The start is very distinctive, and adds a beautiful tone, especially to blues playing. There is a lot of recorded music by Stevie Ray, and all of it is great to hear. I certainly recommend that you seek some out and enjoy the Texas blues at its very best.
Stevie’s background was steeped in the blues, so it is no surprise that his recordings feature many blues cuts. The video of performance of Texas Flood is a great example of his feel for the blues. Stevie didn’t stop with the blues though, and he used his Fender Guitar to great effect on many of his own compositions, as well as blues classics.
He played a kind of shuffle exquisitely, as demonstrated on brilliant tunes such as”Pride and Joy” and “Cold Shot”. SRV also covered many rock classics, and could do anything song he turned his attention to justice.
I had the great privilege of seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the Hammersmith Odeon (its now called something else I think) in London, in the late 1980s. Apart from the pleasure of seeing SRV play, the event was doubly memorable for me because Eric Clapton came in, accompanied by Ringo Starr and other halves, and sat down in front of me! How cool was that.
Stevie wrapped his Fender around all his classic cuts, including some specialty rocks songs that he covered, in honor of his peers. I am thinking here of Jimi Hendrix, for whom SRV covered Little Wing and Voodoo Chile. Stevie’s renditions of these songs were spectacular.
However, remembering Eric Clapton, reminded me of another SRV cover, which I recall EC getting very animated about, what was a version of Stevie Wonder’s classic song “Superstition”, played with all the panache you would expect from a super showman like Stevie Ray Vaughan. And if Eric Clapton loved it, who am I to argue?
I am very grateful to the likes of Google’s You Tube that allows us to see late great artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan plying their trade. Seeing these great performers, many on stage where they were in their element. is a chance to see great workmen use their tools of trade, which in Stevie Ray’s case, was a Fender Electric Guitar!
Charlie Cory is a music and sports enthusiast. He loves blues music, rock and guitar playing in general. Fender electric guitars rock! Stevie Ray Vaughan played them, so could you! Great music, great guitars, great time!
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