SRV

[Slowy]

Amazing how miles apart SRV's clean tone on Tin Pan Alley and Knopfler's on the first album are. I was noodlin' in the shed earlier and found I could get a decent approximation of Knopfler's tone with the '54 reissue Strat and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. But as soon as I tried noodlin' with SRV the tone was much too thin. Both Strats and Fender amps but nothing like each other.

Ash/maple 50's pups vs Alder/Rosewood 60's pups?

[Molly]

Amazing how miles apart SRV's clean tone on Tin Pan Alley and Knopfler's on the first album are. I was noodlin' in the shed earlier and found I could get a decent approximation of Knopfler's tone with the '54 reissue Strat and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. But as soon as I tried noodlin' with SRV the tone was much too thin. Both Strats and Fender amps but nothing like each other.

Ash/maple 50's pups vs Alder/Rosewood 60's pups?

Yes. I guess so. Endless variables. I may need more Strats. And more amps.

[jeremyb]

Amazing how miles apart SRV's clean tone on Tin Pan Alley and Knopfler's on the first album are. I was noodlin' in the shed earlier and found I could get a decent approximation of Knopfler's tone with the '54 reissue Strat and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. But as soon as I tried noodlin' with SRV the tone was much too thin. Both Strats and Fender amps but nothing like each other.

Got a clean boost to fatten things up a bit? Seems to be the key for me, well that and the exceptional Mr Glyns bellbirds in my Strat!

[Molly]

Amazing how miles apart SRV's clean tone on Tin Pan Alley and Knopfler's on the first album are. I was noodlin' in the shed earlier and found I could get a decent approximation of Knopfler's tone with the '54 reissue Strat and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. But as soon as I tried noodlin' with SRV the tone was much too thin. Both Strats and Fender amps but nothing like each other.

Got a clean boost to fatten things up a bit? Seems to be the key for me, well that and the exceptional Mr Glyns bellbirds in my Strat!

Yes. Got the EP Booster. Was thinking about a Marshall Super Lead on the way in this morning.

[Danger Mouse]

Amazing how miles apart SRV's clean tone on Tin Pan Alley and Knopfler's on the first album are. I was noodlin' in the shed earlier and found I could get a decent approximation of Knopfler's tone with the '54 reissue Strat and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. But as soon as I tried noodlin' with SRV the tone was much too thin. Both Strats and Fender amps but nothing like each other.

Got a clean boost to fatten things up a bit? Seems to be the key for me, well that and the exceptional Mr Glyns bellbirds in my Strat!

Yes. Got the EP Booster. Was thinking about a Marshall Super Lead on the way in this morning.

Wasn't SRV the guy who made the Tube Screamer the legend it is today?

[codedog]

Got a clean boost to fatten things up a bit? Seems to be the key for me, well that and the exceptional Mr Glyns bellbirds in my Strat!

Yes. Got the EP Booster. Was thinking about a Marshall Super Lead on the way in this morning.

Wasn't SRV the guy who made the Tube Screamer the legend it is today?

I think so and, IIRC, he also had gain set at minimum, and used it as a boost.

[WellyBlues]

Huh, I was going to say that SRV used a compressor but it seems he didn't, the compression came from the Tube Screamer. Pays to check before making the big statements! A Dumble amp might help.

[Dharmajester]

Amazing how miles apart SRV's clean tone on Tin Pan Alley and Knopfler's on the first album are. I was noodlin' in the shed earlier and found I could get a decent approximation of Knopfler's tone with the '54 reissue Strat and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. But as soon as I tried noodlin' with SRV the tone was much too thin. Both Strats and Fender amps but nothing like each other.

Tone, in Knopfler's case, lots of fingerpicking, light touch . SRV by contrast, heavy handed mofo.

[sizzlingbadger]

SRV's tone is fingers and VOLUME

[WellyBlues]

and big strings, 13s.

[Danger Mouse]

Yes. Got the EP Booster. Was thinking about a Marshall Super Lead on the way in this morning.

Wasn't SRV the guy who made the Tube Screamer the legend it is today?

I think so and, IIRC, he also had gain set at minimum, and used it as a boost.

Yes that was my understanding, he was the first to really take the TS and run it as a boost, which is now common even in the high gain metalhead community.

[blackstratblues]

and big strings, 13s.

11s in Eb do just fine. Higher action helps though, definitely don’t want any fret buzz in there.

[Molly]

There's endless stuff been written about his tone but I honestly think most of it is him.

[blackstratblues]

This is an interesting discussion: Philip Sayce and Jesse Davey, two guys who know a bit about the sound

https://youtu.be/wg7-wl9shZE
https://youtu.be/4RgKjY_f4QA

[Molly]

Pete Thorn making a decent fist of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_iujpSUqA&t=44s