Pride and joy amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
The Stevie Ray vaughn guitar tone for “Pride and joy”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster. Studio version, Texas Flood (1983) — recorded at Jackson Browne's studio with Richard Mullen engineering
Fender 'Number One' Stratocaster (.013 strings, Eb tuning) → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer (boost mode) → Fender Vibroverb (cranked)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS9 or TS808)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is essential to the tone. SRV ran the TS as a clean boost (low drive, high level) to push mids and drive the amp's front end. Without it, the DSL will sound too British and lack the woody mid-push. A TS9, TS Mini, or any TS clone will work.
The DSL40CR is mid-forward and naturally darker than SRV's scooped Fender Vibroverb. I dropped mids to 4 (vs Fender's 6-7) to prevent honk, and boosted bass to 7 to recover the fat Fender low-end the Marshall lacks. Using Classic Gain green channel keeps the voicing cleaner and more Fender-like than the Ultra Gain channel. Without the Tube Screamer, you're missing the critical mid-push that defines this tone.
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