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Texas Flood amp settings — Fender Bassman 59

The Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble guitar tone for “Texas Flood”, dialed in for a Fender Bassman 59 with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster. Studio version, Texas Flood album (1983)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster 'Number One' with 13-gauge strings in Eb tuning, Fender Super Reverb / Vibroverb cranked past breakup, Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer as clean boost (drive low, level high)

Thick, singing slow-blues lead tone with heavy sustain, warm neck-pickup saturation, wide vibrato, and touch-sensitive dynamics

Amp settings — Fender Bassman 59

CHANNELNormalBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	6
Presence	4
Reverb	1
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

Clean boost only — drive stays low, level pushes the amp into saturation

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Bassman 59 is voiced darker and thicker than SRV's Super Reverb/Vibroverb blackface amps, with more low-mid content and less high-end sparkle. Dropped bass by 1 and presence by 1 versus the original to prevent mud, and raised gain slightly to compensate for the Bassman's earlier breakup curve. The TS9 as a clean boost replicates SRV's signal chain exactly — it pushes the amp harder without adding pedal distortion.

PRO TIPSRV tuned to Eb and used 13-gauge strings for that heavy, resistant feel that enables his signature wide, slow vibrato. If you're in standard tuning with lighter strings, dig in harder with your picking hand and slow your vibrato down consciously — the tone is in the tension and release, not just the settings.

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