Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Tyrone Vaughan descends from blues greatness – and SRV helped him start his guitar journey early
By Matt Owen published
Stevie Ray Vaughan turned up at young Tyrone's birthday party with a special gift that would help him follow in the footsteps of his relatives

That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar

Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof
By Matt Owen published
SRV played Strats with rosewood and maple fingerboards, and although he's more commonly associated with the former, his brother says he performed the same on both

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Simple Minds, Megadeth, the Cult and the class of 1985 – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Also starring Jimmie Vaughan, GA-20, Kiki Wong, Dead Kennedys, the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, Cracker's Johnny Hickman, King Diamond, Third Man Hardware, Sue Foley's new GW column, Money for Nothing and more

Ian Moore on jamming with the Stones, writing with Billy Gibbons, and discussing those SRV comparisons – with Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Andrew Daly published
The SRV disciple admits he confused people by moving from Texas blues to art rock, but believes his skills are only increasing, despite a neurological condition that means he can barely speak

Gary Clark Jr. dons a Strat to cover Stevie Ray Vaughan classics at Austin City Limits' 50th Anniversary televised special
By Janelle Borg published
As a nod to SRV, Clark Jr. and fellow blues guitarist Eve Monsees wielded Strats for the stirring performance

Huey Lewis and the News' Chris Hayes looks back on his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan – and the blues great's notorious guitar setup
By Janelle Borg published
SRV served as Huey Lewis and the News' opening act on their ’84 tour – an experience Hayes describes as, “Every night, it was like a guitar lesson for me”

When Stevie Ray Vaughan met his oft-overlooked, pioneering, V-wielding guitar hero
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though their respective brand and model loyalties stood in the way of them swapping licks on that particular evening, that show sparked a years-long musical relationship that would span the stage and studio

Nuno Bettencourt says this 15-year-old blues player is in the league of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen
By Janelle Borg published
The Extreme hero is betting on this young Australian guitarist after being blown away by his virtuosic performance

How to blend rhythm and lead blues guitar like John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Richard Barrett published
Listen to SRV, Mayer and Jimi Hendrix and you'll hear players who are masters of mixing rhythm and lead – an invaluable skill for anyone in a jam. We look at four ideas for upping the ante in your blues rhythm game
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