Stevie Ray Vaughan Rig

Estimated build cost: ~$19,417 (based on current listings)

Blues Double Trouble Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan rebuilt electric blues in the 1980s with Double Trouble by driving a hybrid 1962/63 Fender Stratocaster he called Number One — left-handed tremolo, jumbo frets, and GHS .013–.058 strings, tuned down a half step — into a pair of 1964 Fender Vibroverb 1x15 combos. On Texas Flood-era stages a 1980 Marshall 4140 Club and Country 2x12 handled clean headroom while the Fenders were cranked; an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (Level maxed, Drive near off) boosted solos, a Vox V846 wah covered Hendrix colors, and a Fender Vibratone added the swirl on “Cold Shot.”

From 1984 a 150-watt Dumble Steel String Singer (King Tone Consoul) replaced the Marshall combo as the big clean amp, and blackface Fender Super Reverbs with Electro-Voice 10s took over much of the live grind. Late in the decade he added a Marshall Major, switched to an Ibanez TS10, and used a Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face for Hendrix-style fuzz. Vaughan died in 1990; Fender’s Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster — co-designed with him, Texas Special pickups, reverse tremolo, engraved SRV pickguard — has been the production signature since 1992.

~$19,417 Estimated total
11 Pieces of gear
Blues Genre / style
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Rig
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Stevie Ray Vaughan guitars, amps and pedals

Classic / iconic era

The breakthrough pieces they are most associated with.

Guitar
1992 Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan SRV Signature Stratocaster with Pau Ferro Fretboard - 3-Tone Sunburst | USA Vintage 1st Edition | OHSC
Classic 1973–1990: hybrid 1963 body / 1962 rosewood neck he called a ’59 after the pickup dates; left-handed tremolo, jumbo frets, GHS .013–.058, high action. Primary guitar on Texas Flood through In Step.
Amp
Welagen Custom Vibroverb w/ SRV Mods 2022 - Black
Classic 1980s: pair of 1964 blackface 1x15 Vibroverbs (tube-chart numbers 5 and 6) were the cranked overdrive voice on Texas Flood-era stages; one later stayed in the rig to power the Vibratone.
Amp
Marshall JMP 4140 Club and Country 2-Channel 100-Watt 2x12" Combo 1978
Classic 1980–early 1984: 100-watt 2x12 combo (Marshall’s Twin-style clean amp) used for headroom while Fenders were cranked. Replaced by the Dumble Steel String Singer.
Pedal
Ibanez TS9 Tamura-Mod Tube Screamer TS9TM
Classic 1982–1988: the Tube Screamer he actually recorded and toured with (the TS808 was only a brief 1981–82 pedal). Level maxed, Drive near zero as a clean boost into the Vibroverbs.
Pedal
Vox V846 Vintage Reissue Wah Pedal - Open Box
Throughout the 1980s: Vox V846 wah, including a unit that had belonged to Jimi Hendrix via Jimmie Vaughan. Used on Hendrix covers and on “Say What” (two wahs at once).
Cabinet
Fender Vibratone
Throughout the 1980s: Fender Vibratone rotating-speaker cabinet, usually driven by a Vibroverb, for the swirl on “Cold Shot” and “Couldn’t Stand the Weather.”
Guitar optional
Fender Custom Shop Tribute Series Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt "Lenny" Stevie Ray Vaughan
Throughout 1980–1990: 1963/64 Strat given by his wife Lenora; later stripped and fitted with a maple neck. Used for the instrumental “Lenny,” “Riviera Paradise,” and cleaner passages.
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Mid-career

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Amp
Sebago Sound Texas Flood 50w Amplifier, Steel String Singer dumble #002 specs
Mid 1984–1990: 150-watt Steel String Singer with 6550s (he nicknamed it King Tone Consoul), run into EV-loaded 4x12s. Replaced the Marshall Club and Country after he used Jackson Browne’s Dumbleland on Texas Flood.
Amp
Fender Super Reverb 2-Channel 40-Watt 4x10" Guitar Combo 1963 - 1967 - Black Panel
Mid 1983–1990: blackface Super Reverbs with Electro-Voice 10s added for larger rooms; they eventually took over live grind from the Vibroverbs. On the 1990 tour he briefly swapped them for Fender ’59 Bassman reissues.
Pedal optional
Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic
Mid 1988–1990: replaced the TS9 on the last tours and on In Step / Family Style; often run with more Drive into the Dumble and Marshall Major stack.
Pedal optional
Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face BC109C Reissue 1986 - 1992 - Red
Mid 1988–1990: original Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face added for Hendrix-style fuzz; germanium units were fussy on hot stages and later modified by César Diaz.
Estimated build total ~$19,417
Rig Overview
Estimated total ~$19,417
Pieces of gear 11
Genre / style Blues
Classic / iconic era 7 items
Mid-career 4 items
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