Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [Live] amp settings — Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb
The Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble guitar tone for “Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [Live]”, dialed in for a Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb with a PRS Silver Sky. Live performance era (1983-1990), representing SRV's typical concert arrangement of the Hendrix classic
Fender Stratocaster (heavy strings .013-.058) → Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS808/TS9) → Fender Super Reverb/Vibroverb cranked. No wah on this track unlike Hendrix's original—SRV played it dry and direct.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS9 or TS808)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is essential for SRV's tone—he used the TS as a mid-boost into a cranked amp to push it into singing sustain. A Boss SD-1 or EHX East River Drive are budget alternatives that will get you close.
The Tone Master Deluxe Reverb is voiced cleaner than SRV's cranked Super Reverbs. Without a Tube Screamer, this amp cannot reach his level of saturation at safe volumes—it will stay clean until very loud. Push the master volume as high as your situation allows to get power-section compression. The Silver Sky's pickups are lower output than SRV's hot-wound Strats, so the neck position with tone at 7 balances warmth with cut.
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