SRV Tone Essentials With Scott McKeon [Five Amps, Vibratone, Strats, Tube Screamers & Fuzz!)

There's more to Stevie Ray Vaughan's tone than you might think…

Welcome to the show! We’re absolutely delighted to welcome the splendid and tremendous Scott McKeon to the show! Dan is away sick unfortunately, which gave Scott and me the opportunity to totally geek out on a subject close to our hearts… Stevie Ray Vaughan.
We were both obsessed with Stevie as kids, so when Scott sent me a text saying he had some gear in his current possession that we just had to plug in and blast through… well, it just had to be. That said, when he arrived he didn’t actually realise we were going to make a video… Erm, sorry mate! Hahahaha!

Now, please hear this loud and clear before you hit the comment keyboard.
This is a taste of the kinds of things SRV used. It is NOT an exhaustive, blow-by-blow account of the exact gear, and nor can either of us ever really translate the man’s incredible tone and technique.
It’s a bit of homage, and a bit of fun hammering through a bunch of amps and a Vibratone. Please don’t get too twisty – just take it for what it is, rather than what it isn’t.

Massive thanks to Scott for doing this!
Check out Scott online: https://www.scottmckeon.co.uk/
And check out SM Fuzz, his pedal brand: https://smfuzz.com/

A signal chain explanation…
TheGigRig G3 Atom is running the show
The fuzzes and wah sit before G3 input, in line
Loops 1, 2 & 3: Tube Screamers
Loop 4: Send for the Two-Rock & Vibratone via a Humdinger (splitter)
Loop 5: Send for the Marshall via a Humdinger (splitter)
G3 main output 1 & 2: Vibroverb & D-Style Amp
The Deluxe reverb is linked from the input of the Marshall (because it was a last-minute idea and that was quickest)

Enjoy the show!

Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro & background
1:18 Intro playing
2:10 This is Scott & Why SRV?
4:56 SRV overkill?
5:28 Scott’s current work
7:26 That SRV Tribute Strat!
8:37 Scott’s ’62 Strat & CS replica
9:56 1964 Fender Vibroverb thoughts
11:17 Vibroverb sound
12:04 Vibroverb Bright switch?
15:30 Ibanez TS Tube Screamers
16:55 TS808, TS 9 & TS10 sounds
19:47 Multiple amps: Dumbles?
21:27 Adding a second amp…
22:30 Sounds too gainy?
25:20 Fender Vibratone
27:30 Vibroverb & Vibratone tones
31:04 Vibratone on its own
34:47 A Scuttle Buttin’ tangent
37:02 Vibroverb, Vibratone & D-Style amp
39:08 Cleaner?
42:08 Marshalls?
46:01 Vibroverb & Marshall (& Vibratone) sounds
48:04 Why a Deluxe Reverb in the toilet?!
50:50 Toilet Deluxe Reverb sounds
52:15 Four… five amps!
55:18 More toilet Deluxe Reverb sounds
56:47 Thoughts on fuzz and pre In Step times
59:55 MXR Loop Switcher?
1:00:52 SM Fuzz chat
1:02:50 SM Fuzz tones
1:04:30 SM Octa Fuzz
1:07:45 Mick has wah-wah schwang
1:10:20 Closing thoughts – Stevie Ray Guy?
1:13:50 Scott plays us out

Pedals & Stuff used in this show
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SM Fuzz Pedal
SM Octave Fuzz Pedal
Ibanez TS 9 Tube Screamer (original 1980s model)
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer (modern reissue, Keeley Mod)
Ibanez TS10 (original 1980s model)
TheGigRig Humdinger
TheGigRig G3 Atom

Guitars in today’s show
1962 Fender Stratocaster (Scott’s original)
Fender Custom Shop Stevie Ray Vaughan Number One Tribute Stratocaster (2004)
1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here:    • Three New Strats For Mick?! [1961, 19...  

Amps used in today’s show
1964 Fender Vibroverb with 1x 15 Celestion G15V Fullback
Dumble-style Amp / Clone with custom 2x12 with EVM-12L speakers
Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature into…
Fender Vibratone rotating speaker cabinet
Marshall 1987x into Zilla Custom 412 with 2 x Celestion V30 and 2 x Jensen C12 Raptor 100 speakers

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