Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Stevie Ray Vaughan performs onstage in 1989
Stevie Ray Vaughan's 10 greatest guitar moments

By Damian Fanelli Published

Dig deep into SRV's six-string artistry with our compilation of his finest performances

Guitarists
Mateus Asato
Mateus Asato names three players who he believes to be “the last heroes” of the guitar world

By Matt Owen Published

The neo-soul star also gave honorable mentions to a number of guitarists he dubbed 'Melodic Masters' and 'ultimate game-changers'

Guitarists
Willie Dixon with his upright bass and a Fender guitar in the backyard of Muddy Waters' house in Westmont, Illinois on June 21, 1981
11 essential Willie Dixon covers

By Damian Fanelli Published

These covers – by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Cream, and more – show the influence of this hugely important figure in blues and rock history

Music Releases
Ed Sheeran, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King
10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The rock royals, pop icons and blues heroes who kept their cool in the heat of battle and styled it out even after going a string down...

Guitarists
[L-R] Eric Gales and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old

By Sam Roche Published

“I told him my name was Eric Gales and he said, ‘I'm very aware of who you are!’”

Guitarists
John Mayer
John Mayer owns the Dumble amp that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to record Texas Flood

By Matt Owen Published

Mayer revealed that he played the 005 Dumbleland Special – complete with an SRV Fender Stratocaster, no less – at the late blues icon's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony in 2015

Guitar Amps
Stevie Ray Vaughan Fender Stratocaster
A Stevie Ray Vaughan stage-played Fender Elite Stratocaster, purchased by Mark Tremonti, goes up for auction

By Matt Owen Published

The unusually spec'd '80s-era six-string, which has swapped hands with two of the biggest names of blues and metal, features pickup selector buttons and a unique vibrato system

Electric Guitars
Stevie Ray Vaughan
How to combine rhythm and lead in a blues guitar solo

By Richard Barrett Published

Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix

Lessons
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa recalls the time he played Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitars in one afternoon

By Matt Owen Published

The blues-rock hero is a big fan of Clapton's Hare Krishna ES-335 – but less so of the ”Blackie” Strat, which he called a “rough ride”

Guitarists
Stevie Ray Vaughan's Vibroverb amp is up for sale at Rumble Seat Music
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 1964 Fender Vibroverb, used on David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, is up for sale

By Richard Bienstock Published

The Vibroverb was an integral component of the blues hero’s legendary cranked-up tone

Electric Guitars
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