The Sky Is Crying amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble guitar tone for “The Sky Is Crying”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio recording, Soul to Soul sessions (1985 / released 1991)
1963 Fender Stratocaster ('Number One') + Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer + 1960s Fender Dual Showman / Dumble Steel String Singer
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Used as a clean mid-boost to tighten the bottom and push the Blues Jr input into singing sustain
The Blues Junior IV has strong upper-mids and a punchy EL84 power section, so keep the FAT boost switch off and treble modest around 5 to prevent harshness. Your TS9 is set in classic SRV fashion with Level high and Drive low to push the amp into compression without muddy clipping. On the Blues Jr, set Volume (preamp gain) to 4 for edge-of-breakup response and use Master for overall volume.
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