I luckily met SRV during the Couldn't Stand The Weather tour down here in the REAL south and he did indeed say that he'd have the drive at zero, tone at midday, but he'd ride the volume depending on the room and how his amps were "behaving", and he was aiming for the same tone except more of it, so you're on the right track. He did mention that he was thinking of maybe running two ts-9's together
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Oh wow man. What a great story. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate that very much. Thank you so much!
@tonyevans99995 жыл бұрын
glad to
@thejakefromstatefarm67685 жыл бұрын
So you actually met him! I would love to hear about that whole encounter. Srv has been my inspiration from the start.
@janmagneto34363 жыл бұрын
@@tonyevans9999 Haha in your drug-induced dream bro hahahahahaha Grow up, everybody is worried xd
@tonyevans99993 жыл бұрын
@@janmagneto3436 is this how tags work? He signed the backplate of my main strat, and all three signed a tour program I grabbed, I also have the very worn pick he had in his mouth that he handed to me whilst signing. Sober for the last seven of my 58 years, but thanks for your concern :)
@johnfestich50083 жыл бұрын
At 55 years old and a lifelong SRV fan I think you came as close to nailing his tone as anyone I've ever heard. Well done!!!!
@MatthewScottmusic5 жыл бұрын
Comment to help Nik spread this video😁👍🏻
@mikedreucci42365 жыл бұрын
Matthew Scott Wow! I was just getting ready to say that you and Matthew Scott, got the SRV tone nailed! Two of the great tone masters. Awesome playing too. Do I see a collaboration in the future?👍
@RobertBakerGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Love the videos man just found your channel
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert. I appreciate the interest!
@texasflood694 жыл бұрын
If I had that tone I'd never leave the house...
@austinharrison24534 жыл бұрын
I feel ya on that
@samtheman1233 жыл бұрын
I’m picking up a Tube Screamer mini and trying for this. I figure I’ll at least come close to the beauty of this tone.
@garbygarb313 жыл бұрын
@@samtheman123 a tube screamer mini actually sounds a bit different than a regular tube screamer
@dezionlion5 жыл бұрын
I noticed you pick over the pickup that you have selected. I think that’s an important tone tip that a lot of people overlook. Thanks for another informative video!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Sneaky!
@tlb2732 Жыл бұрын
SRV was unmatched. He was in a league by himself. He could take any guitar, cheap or high end, and make beautiful music with it. Electric or acoustic. That's not a result of any pedal or device. Those things were just tools he used. The magic came from his talent for sure, but mostly from his dedication to his craft and from his ear and his focus on paying very close attention to every nuance of every part of guitar playing to the point where he could very quickly and very instinctively find the sweet spot on an instrument and on an amp and he could sense and absorb the nuances of the room and exploit them all with the perfect touch to create the most moving tones possible at any given moment in the performance. Watch the many videos of his performances. Pay very close attention. He was constantly adjusting his tone and volume knobs and changing pickups via the 5 way switch. Constantly! He would masterfully command the dynamics of any song by changing pick location and pick attack and by unleashing an ever changing choice of left hand techniques to great effect. So much so that his music alone took the audience on a moving emotional journey in itself before even factoring in his soulful singing ability. I can't understand why so many musicians put so much time and effort into attempting to recreate his sound electronically while they completely miss the fact that the magic wasn't in the pedals, it was in his fingers, his ears, his mind, his heart, and his soul. NO ONE will ever be SRV. Work on finding YOUR sound and making YOUR music. Don't waste your time, effort, and talent trying to recreate something that is out of reach.
@theriffwniksevigny5473 Жыл бұрын
Hey. Thanks for the comment. Im not sure if this is your first time watching one of my videos, but i try to spread the message about being unique ALL the time. Also, its not the pedals. Its the player. Hope you check out some more stuff. I appreciate you checking out the vid
@politicallyincorrect633 Жыл бұрын
@tlb2732 I think this guy is missing the point of this video. This appears to be a video about getting a tone similar to SRV, and how to utilize a tube screamer pedal in a similar way to how SRV did. He's not trying to be SRV or telling anyone to try and be SRV. Many guitarists like SRV's tone, and many guitarists want to have a similar tone to SRV. That's what this is about in my opinion. For example, you're not going to get a tone like SRV playing with a death metal setup. I agree that SRV was in his own class, and I think he was the most talented blues guitarist to ever walk this planet, but many people want to get a similar tone to his. And while every guitar player should search for their own sound in the sense that they should try to get the best sound from their setup that suits THEIR tastes, it helps if you start with a good point of reference, a solid foundation. Guitarists chase tone because they want to sound better, guitar chops and playing ability are obviously the most important part of being a guitar player, but the gear you choose to utilize has a HUGE difference in the TONE of your sound. That doesn't mean gear makes you a better guitar player, but it is absolutely a fact that if you want to get a certain tone, you have to be playing with gear that has the potential to create that sound/tone. Great Chops to the creator of this video by the way. Really great playing.
@MindDezign3 жыл бұрын
Yep yep yep I just watched this in Nov 2021. Years back I bought one for a SRV tone hunt. And I happily sold it because, it just for me , produced Lots of Noise! I think your video, I also just watched ,today, on the Fuzz in SRV tone, was the missing link,most people are looking for in the SRV sound. Especially for playing the Bedroom stage, that we all Hero in ! I don't have a fuzz ,on my board as I didn't understand ,the way to use it. Your fuzz video, cracked SRV tone for me so what's that ,22 year search ! I thank you ! Fuzz pedal hunt is on !
@edwardburdett8586 Жыл бұрын
Just bought a TS 9. Love the tone and how Stevie used it. Thank you so much for this video.
@Earthstein Жыл бұрын
Sevigny is one of the very very few I listen to. A likeable, knowledgeable player.
@theriffwniksevigny5473 Жыл бұрын
Hey. Thank you. Im learning!
@darrenc87764 жыл бұрын
This is very useful mate. I would imagine people have spent shit tones of money getting that Stevie ray tone. But it all comes from volume and speakers moving air. At low volume you don't get that gain sound Stevie gets were you can here all the notes ringing clear. Ok if you've got a 45watt amp at home look for a rehearsal space were you can turn up as loud as you want. It's like running a sports car and never getting about 2k revs. Once you get the power valves working hard it all just falls into place man
@SilverParatrooper3 жыл бұрын
I have a 67 bandmaster and I totally agree with you here. On low volumes it sounds good but not really breathing. Once the volume gets around 6-7 it just really sounds amazing and has that sensitive feeling associated with black faces pushed.
@philipharrauer91034 жыл бұрын
100% SRV Nik you nailed that tone! Most important here is you Amp, just a great tone!!👌
@chrisinglik41155 жыл бұрын
Very interesting info. And probably the best playing so far. It's getting better and better and better Nik!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@damienr10764 жыл бұрын
Best SRV sound on KZbin 👍👍👍
@theriffwniksevigny54734 жыл бұрын
I wish! But thank you so much!
@simontemplar33594 жыл бұрын
This is all great info, and I love how you said to find your way and not to just do a thing becuase famous players did. I think a lot of players make that mistake. This is solid actionable knowledge, and thank you! I'm sorry it took so long to find your channel, but I rang the bell. This is great stuff!
@theriffwniksevigny54734 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@markw19382 ай бұрын
Very solid, sensible advice. I also met SRV in London in the late 80s. Wish I had asked Stevie guitar questions!
@tomthumb43255 жыл бұрын
Brilliant playing really learned a lot from your demo greetings from Bonnie Scotland
@TiagoFrancomusic5 жыл бұрын
The video that every blues guitarists need to watch. Great info and demonstration, primo!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
💙💙amigo
@heyjarrod3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, man! Just came across your channel while doing a bit of a deep dive into Stevie. I’m kind of an old shredder from the 80s, but always loved SRV. So I finally just got a couple Strats, and I’m trying to dial-in that classic tone. Sounds great. I watch so many videos, hard to see sometimes where exactly he has the toggle switch at. What I gather, he would usually have it one click down from the the neck pick up. For getting those big rhythm tones, pride and joy, etc… and he’s constantly switching, and adjusting his volume-things I/we never did in the 80s and 90s. Everything was just wide open-like old Van Halen. Anyway, you were getting that gnarly tone, but I saw you were all the way up to just the neck pick up. Is that simply because it’s too hard to get it to that fourth position in the middle of playing, so people just end up flicking it all the way forward? I think I would see Stevie do that, and little by little he would always click it down ones, or constantly making tiny adjustments. So that’s what I’ve been working on. Just wondering if you saw differently in his old videos, or is it just as easy, and really close enough, just flipping that switch all the way up? I still sometimes can’t quite hear when he’s on the higher strings, around the middle of the neck. But I’m getting familiar with that ‘quack’ now. One last thing, I guess he is going from the bridge pick up in the intro to Pride and Joy, then must be switching towards the neck when he gets into the rhythm? Just so smooth and seamless like you said, with his pedals as well. Thanks, I’ll check back. I’ll definitely check out more of your channel, and spread the word. Oh, and what gauge strings are you using there? That’s another thing, I’m going from eights to tens on these new strats. It’s a little different technique. And 10s are still considered light, ha ha. But I can hit those 10s pretty hard, and they don’t early clip out. Oh, and every time I try to back it off and get a cleaner tone, I still end up gravitating to the old heavy metal style Texas blues, which I want to get away from. But since I’ll never be able to play as clean as Stevie, especially at my age, I’m going to strip it down as much as I can-with a clean boost… or maybe my tube screamer-just to get a little more sustain and forgiveness. I also started actually measuring specs on my guitars, and was wondering if you have an idea of the distance from SRV‘s strings, fretted at the 21st, above the pole pieces? I can adjust by ear, but I like the science behind the art also. If you have time, and do see this comment. No worries!!! Thanks again, man! I will be back. 🤘🏻🇺🇸🎸
@derrickoliver2892 жыл бұрын
Dude you killed it on that demo good job!!! I’m why over tube screamers these days but gotta say that was fun to watch.
@michaelbuckshot90914 жыл бұрын
I love this video. I watch it two or three times a day.
@theriffwniksevigny54734 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that. Im glad it resonates with you. More to come!
@michaelbuckshot90914 жыл бұрын
@@theriffwniksevigny5473 sweet. Looking forward to more videos. Keep rocking them Blues.
@ashthegreat14 жыл бұрын
Most socalled SRV tones make me wince. But you tone and playing I could listen to for hours.
@rlgdestroyu5 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial man!! Messed with both my klon clone and my ts9 to just push my 64 vibro. Seven on my amp is perfect.
@paulwood16575 жыл бұрын
Great video nik!! Your playing has been great from the start of the riff videos but lately your playing seems to have taken another step forward!! sounds fantastic!!! 👍
Thank you. We are all beginners when it comes to SRV!
@liamsherwood13854 жыл бұрын
I run a 5 watt tube amp through 2 12's volume pinned and a compressor pedal with the sensativity off and the volume dimed for a clean boost. I keep it all under control with my volume knob, I don't sound that much like Stevie but I do sound like me.
@GuyNarnarian4 жыл бұрын
Do you mind if I ask which 5 watt amp? I've been interested in trying a few out. I don't know if I've seen anyone use a cab on one but I bet it sounds really good. Also, is it a combo plugged into the cabinets or a 5 watt head? Most of these 5 watters have just one volume knob and maybe a tone knob so I figure they break up quick and can be seriously loud through a setup you describe above.
@philipharrauer91035 жыл бұрын
Great tone, Nik! Aß always! Regards from Austria!
@prophetsbourne11364 жыл бұрын
I want to play like YOU when I grow up! I think it’s the Shoes! Great video Bro!
@enteringreality63212 жыл бұрын
Killin it bro so fun to see you play
@nathancarr82105 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Nik, you got it all figured out.
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
No way! Im learning everyday
@simonpritchard46144 жыл бұрын
Great great stuff as always! Beautiful tone & playing 👍 Especially today being 30 years since 🎶🎶🎶
@bensblues4 жыл бұрын
Do you know how i could get my hands on that bootleg ACL '83 video?
@WhiteOakPIckups2 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t planning on subscribing…but that’s what happened. Great playing man! And really nice explanation of how SRV used the TS.
@francoispoussereau9784 жыл бұрын
Thank you, your video is great, I’m learning a lot. Thank you for your openness, humility and great playing ! Reguard from Montpellier (France).
@theriffwniksevigny54734 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the interest. I appreciate the kind words!
@anmolatwal4 жыл бұрын
As always a great video, and i maybe wrong, but i think that will be a reason to add a Marshall plexi along side the fender have that balanced sound and you wont need the tube screamer in general with that mix....
@thebluesmilesrennes4 жыл бұрын
Hello from France, Thanks for all your tricks and news about gettin the right sound. Thanks to your stuff I've found mine. And after one year of looking and earing your videos I can definitely say : the best thing I recommend is....push your amp volume to crank it ;) I never try it before cause it was too loud, even on stage... but I just bought a good and cheap attenuator P&P (made in France) that works nice. thx Nik, at least that awesome big blues sound is mine now !
@jobckts6825 жыл бұрын
I've always gone for clean Boost. It's that Tone knob that might move 7-10. I love my ToneLok version. 808, with Hot switch.
@lousekoya18035 жыл бұрын
Very generous of you !!!..........Love your channel and playing !
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thank You Lou!
@streetrockusa5 жыл бұрын
When Stevie played the first Montreux show they rented two Fender Twins that he used, they were so loud that they tilted them back and put brown blankets over the speakers. Yet stevie still sounded like stevie, it just goes to show that he never needed a dumble to sound amazing.
@TheArtofBlues5 жыл бұрын
It looked like super reverbs to me not Twins, but who knows they were covered up.
@vivienverdier5 жыл бұрын
Truth Street It was definitively twins,you can find this info somewhere😉In this live you can hear that he doesn t have his habitual tone,it is way brighter with less gain,somewhat harsh,not the full fat sound he has with his vibroverbs at the same period.
@MikkaGrytviken5 жыл бұрын
No ! He played a Music Man amp that we can see on the stage front of the drums and he really sounds like a Music Man and not a Fender amp even he sounds amazing and huge.
@billytremoloband74565 жыл бұрын
Great tone/advice as always. Your comment on getting the plugged straight in sound sorted first makes lots of since, defo going to try that this weekend while out playing rather than realigning completely on any one of the 4 gain stages on my board ...! Also mabey its time to brake out my tRex Alberta (808 clone) again too!
@FURLAS.GAMEPLAYS2 жыл бұрын
Perfect interpretation! Thanks for the video. greatings from Brazil
@theriffwniksevigny54732 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brazil!
@mikeypiscopo5 жыл бұрын
great video!!! very helpful!!!!!!
@SilverParatrooper3 жыл бұрын
Damnit man you’re playing and knowledge of Stevie and Hendrix is always mind blowing. One day I’ll be able to rip riffs like you brother.
@isakamundsen10393 жыл бұрын
awsome vid and playing! You have a great rythem feel.
@jasonjosiahphillips4 жыл бұрын
Loved hearing the mention of Tommy Katona. My band Nightbird that me and my sister started 11 years ago has played with them and helped him and Texas Flood back in their earlier days. Good friends and always look forward to seeing them though it's much less frequent these days. He's amazing. We're playing a few days later than him at the same venue this next weekend.
@51MontyPython4 жыл бұрын
Hi, do you know if the tube screamers work with digital modeling amps as well as tubes (and solid state?)?
@jasonjosiahphillips4 жыл бұрын
@@51MontyPython Tube screamer will work with any Amp, Digital or Tube. It will in (my opinion sound even better through a tube amp.) But with enough tweaking you can get a digital sounding close. It really depends on what amp and how you play + experience. It starts with the fingers. The search never ends for tone.
@jasonjosiahphillips4 жыл бұрын
@@51MontyPython Is this by any chance Johnny?
@51MontyPython4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonjosiahphillips Who's Johnny?
@mase5055 жыл бұрын
I just added a tube screamer to my pedalboard recently.... I'm still a noob to this stuff. This video makes sense! Thanks!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you so much!
@robertw18715 жыл бұрын
You made the right choice, I was a metal player when I was young and kept hearing about TS this and TS that, I never really liked it. Now that I know what it’s actually for it’ll never leave my collection. They are useful all over the place when you need that little extra, once I started to dial it back to get very subtle changes in tone it became a monster that adds that little bit of lacking sound, you can’t use it on its own, it’s to enhance other gear.. I even use it with a Taylor acoustic in front of a compression pedal to even out the overly fat bottom. It’s a must have pedal for just about everyone. What it does is simple, it cuts the bass some and lets you tweak the mids, add some gain or add some fuzz if you want, but mostly it’s a clean boost for mids... it’s not a distortion pedal... have fun with it, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do... this video took what I knew about it to another level... Nik knows his stuff...
@b.rodclark73495 жыл бұрын
I've learned over the years that straight-no-chaser is the only way to find your tone before adding any pedal. I currently use a Fender rival of a two-channel Carvin X-60C w/a Celestion that makes a Strat, Tele or any humbucking guitar warm & bright either clean or dirty. I've been adding a Boss Blues Driver in the mix every now & then but the SRV-like settings make it jump a bit and now I can't wait to try my DOD Overdrive Plus and it adds a subtle bass boost w/the tone knob on 0.
@kingsammyc5 жыл бұрын
Amazing video Nik! I learned a lot here. Cheers brother!
@coreymihailiuk51895 жыл бұрын
Hey Nik Great info on the Tube Screamer and Stevie's use of it. Personally I always felt that he never really needed it to get his sound. You are correct that the volume that he played at and his choice of amps/guitars etc was a huge part of it but I would say that most of that tone was in his hands. When he first jammed with Jeff Healey I was sitting in front of him while he was playing a borrowed telecaster and of course he sounded just like himself. Jeff was the same. He'd pick up someone else's guitar and play through their amp he always sounded like himself. For a nice clean boost with almost no alteration of tone I got a great sound out of my Hotcake. It was one of the early ones so I don't know what they might have sounded like years later. I ran it with next to no drive and just used it as a clean boost. It was the best that I have ever tried at retaining the amps actual sound uncoloured. I once got a Tube Screamer rewired completely with silver wire and a few things changed and it was such a night and day improvement. It was done by Mike at Analog Man many years ago.
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
We need to get you on the channel Corey!
@coreymihailiuk51895 жыл бұрын
@@theriffwniksevigny5473 That's really nice of you Nik, but I bet your listeners would rather hear some of the players that we all love like Philip Sayce and JD Simo and other killer players interviewed. But I am digging these You Tube pieces! Keep em coming! Great playing as well man!
@yjmsrv5 жыл бұрын
This is excellent- It really, really shows how little the Tube Screamer is doing to the overall tone. Since your weren't hitting the pedal itself and the light was always on- it got tough (really tough) to tell when you hit the looper if the pedal was being engaged or turned off- which is actually a cool way to demo this because we couldn't be biased and "hear" the pedal when the light turned on and off. There were some sections where it was more obvious- but I venture to say hitting the strings hard could have produced the same effect. I almost think the biggest change would be to how the guitar feels in response more than an overall tone change. Your amp is really cooking and the pedal really is just "putting it just over" the edge- often times just riding on the edge instead of over~ just picking lighter brings it back to "amp only" tone. I think there is a lot to be said for leaving it on all the time and just adjusting attack and guitar volume to clean up. I find when my amp is cranking and in the zone- (pedals on or not) I can get all the clean I like just by turning down the guitar volume. Thanks for this video Nik- very well done. As always your playing is off the charts excellent!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Exactly the point. At times, it should be seamless! Thanks for the kind words and the interest!
@Zach-Rosicka5 жыл бұрын
Superb video! Love the talk and you have a lot of knowledge that this old SRV fan, didn’t know. I knew he ran it as a boost etc. Can you post the unedited vid? That is Awesome!! Big Fan, Champ! Zack Rosicka
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Zack, you are far superior my man!
@sayshuh5 жыл бұрын
Is there any way you could post a link to SRV at Austin City limits, 1983.? Thank you
@obivaughan60695 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about this today! I was listening to Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo and trying to guess when he turns his TS on and off.
@dandrivepedal5 жыл бұрын
Here you will be well advised, with nothing but the truth, and the love of music 👏🏼 such a great video!
@mikesguitargearchannel56925 жыл бұрын
Stevie Ray Vaughn on a Squier Strat would sound pretty damn good, I can guarantee you that! Your right great gear helps but it’s in the fingers and the heart! ❤️
@austinharrison24535 жыл бұрын
Stevie ray did play a squier
@tonyphoenix47425 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5DcXpuui7V2prc Here’s Stevie Playing a Squire. Pretty cool
@austinharrison24534 жыл бұрын
Stevie did play a squier live
@Musicsports4 жыл бұрын
Yep he is playing a Squire, not his, but a Squire non the less. Pretty cool.
@Musicsports4 жыл бұрын
According to the posts on that page, the Squire owners son still has it.
@southpaw3355 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nik, some serious tones there man!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU!
@tonebender695 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and playing! Appreciate your taste in tone. I loved/love SRV’s tone, Hendrix, Clapton, Allman’s, Zep, etc. There is a LOT of tone in that old gear. As for the tube screamer it compliments Fender guitars and amps so well. Fender BF amps with there slightly scooped tone sounds killer with a TS. And as you showed in some of your other videos. Big JBL/Altec Lansing or EV’s is essential. IMHO my Fender amps really came alive with real vintage JBL’s. Philips 6L6’s, blackplate RCA 12AX7’s help too! Enjoy your knowledge, research, playing, and guidance.
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Dude. Perfectly said , thank you very much
@adamcrofts27175 жыл бұрын
Awesome playing as always Nik. I always get a buzz out of hearing you play and of course your knowledge is invaluable. I love seeing all the different approaches people have to creating the perfect tone
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Still a long way to go!
@davidjaxonmusic5 жыл бұрын
Great job with this brother. You hammered home all of the main points. I see way too many people chasing Stevie's sound that put way too much drive in their signal. His sound is all about volume and power (his hands/technique). Hopefully more people will see this video and it will help them get on the right path. Happy Thanksgiving.
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
100% Thank you so much. Happy thanksgiving my friend!
@mborel5 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos, thanks! Subscribed and started following you on facebook!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that
@charlesb78315 жыл бұрын
I would be curious about your take on the Nu-tube screamer that Ibanez released awhile ago. I picked one up because of the versatility and that you can blend the overdrive signal to how much you want. And when your talking about that "big open" sorta sound, you can get that extra headroom with this when your powering it with an 18v adapter. It's a really interesting pedal that seems to fly under the radar. People don't seem to want to try it because it's not an original TS9. Great video's, Cheers !
@curtisbarrett22435 жыл бұрын
Great video and killer tone with and without the TS on. I feel like this is what so many people I interact with do not understand about tone (be it theirs or someone else's). For me, my amp has to at the very least be compressing those power tubes a little bit and then a pedal will take me the rest of the way (modified Rangemaster type for me but same concept, slam the level as needed and set tone to taste). Volume does create an issue and I cannot take my 30 watters out and set them to their respective sweet spots without an attenuator or some other way of cutting the stage volume down...even so, still better tone and responsiveness (to my ears) than using OD pedals to get that grunt.
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
100%!
@CentaurusRelax3143 жыл бұрын
Nik, have you ever done a thing where you try to get 'as close as possible' at *low (tv) volumes,* using pedals for the gain and character? I'm pretty much destined to live in apartments the rest of my life, and don't gig, so volumes like this aren't possible. Seems like, in 2021, there ought to be a way to get convincing tones out of a set of stomp boxes. I was about to buy the Kingtone Duellist to use in front of modeling software, but instead decided to jump whole hog into a Kemper. Wondering if a profile of an amp like this is enough to simulate what you're doing. On one hand, the profile is only trying to do what i'm hearing from your rig out of my studio monitors right now, but i don't know if profiling actually captures the 'messy sonic mayhem' that comes from pushing a Fender amp like that. That's kind of my thing about Impulse Responses-they seem 'clinical' and don't really do that thing where the cabinet sounds like it's out of control and there's a real *loudness* thing going on.a
@JohnnyBgood5485 жыл бұрын
Great playing man! Love it!!! Thank you for doing this video!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for checking it out!
@adamromines42395 жыл бұрын
So impressed w your video & breakdown I had to subscribe..
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate it. Let me know if i can focus on a topic for you!
@imanyacob11865 жыл бұрын
Nice video, you play great dude! Love from Indonesia ❤
@yaki_font5 жыл бұрын
Damn copied the amp settings on my 74 twin reverb.... Woooooow im in love with it new favorite setting been rocking it since the day the vid came out
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Hell yea
@yaki_font5 жыл бұрын
@@theriffwniksevigny5473 would love to see s video focused on fender amps and how you run them... Your opinion on silverface and blackfaces... I know srv used some silverface twins
@victoranchondo9244 жыл бұрын
It's the info I've been looking for, God sent, Thanks Dude!!!
@victoranchondo9244 жыл бұрын
I hope I don't lose your channel.
@fireg8ming7233 жыл бұрын
what gage strings do you use thank you
@kervinrodriguez18335 жыл бұрын
Great job , keep these videos coming 👍
@solreva5 жыл бұрын
awesome nik as usual, great vid! by the way, is that guitar fitted with a King Tone Switch? if not, how do you get such a fat tone? did SRV use 2 TS at the el mocambo or just one? thanks mate!!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Just one ts. And no, its just straight up electronics. Volume increases natural low end
@Manyetikmonopol4 жыл бұрын
Could you help about SRV’s amp settings ? By the way video is really helpful,thank you
@CLCallender5 жыл бұрын
Hey Nik, I've been watching your channel for a long time now. I just wanted to say, your playing improves every video. Killer chops and tone bro! Keep up the content and I'll keep watching. Ps: I play a Strat through a '66 Pro-Reverb that my dad bought new. I've been at it for 26 yrs. your info really "resonates" with me. ✌🏻️
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Great story and great combo right there! Thank you for watching!
@gupay86294 жыл бұрын
For me its similiar to SRV tone . Nice work men , i really enjoy
@theriffwniksevigny54734 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks! As stated, it wasn’t an attempt to recreate his tone, but just demonstrate how he would use the tube screamer! Thanks again
@bengalvin99325 жыл бұрын
AWESOME TONES!!! AWESOME VIDEO!!! big thanks for the tips!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben!
@steveisolis5 жыл бұрын
Incredible video/info Nik!!!
@zixiongcui64825 жыл бұрын
Been waiting this episode for awhile! Great stuff and keep em coming! Btw, did you do any treatment to your amp room? I found that when using my iphone to record the loud fender amps in my room with concrete walls, the highs doesn't come in as much as in the live situation. Any treatment or recording suggestions would be extremely helpful! I see you quite often put the amps in a seperate room, and the recorded tone from your other room always sounds much clearer and really well balanced, is that why you do that? Thank you for sharing Nik!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Part of the problem is I don’t put a lot of thought into the production , if I just have a thought then I’ll do a video on it. But a room away makes it more natural sounding to my ear. Thanks so much for your interest and I appreciate the comment!
@tafishman48965 жыл бұрын
Love it, Nick! Thanks. Trying to do that w my BillM modded Blues Jr and Kelley modded TS-9. Curious as to how you set your pickup heights and if you set them close to the strings/high like Rene says he set Stevie’s. Great stuff and sweet playing!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
There is a great 3 part video i did with jesse davey. Search it on here. Explains all of that
@harrymacintyre5 ай бұрын
Mighty!...just dug out an old TS9, Sept '81 with JRC2043DD chip, gets some bad press, apparently this chip was in the animal Stevie used..most had the JRC4558D chip
@kevinalfrey26335 жыл бұрын
Nice playing! When you where hanging with Phillip Sayce did you learn anything ? He seems like a cool dude. I just stumbled across his stuff he’s a monster!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Ahhh he’s a good friend. We chat about stuff always. We both help each other. Thats the beauty of the guitar community!
@lprb3025 жыл бұрын
I'm new to Blues and that tone ( and playing) is awesome! Nik, would you recommend a Blues Junior for small clubs or the Deluxe Reverb to achieve that natural amp break up? My HRDX is just too loud! Cheers Frank
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Both are great. Look into what the Blues JR can do, google “bill m mods” and see if there is something you like!
@kevinl51715 жыл бұрын
The Blues Jr will break up too mix in my opinion especially if playing with a drummer.
@kenmcf4 жыл бұрын
Good info..My new tube screamer...boosts the sound but no SRV...cause I am home in my living room...15 watt Supro 12...I was blaming the tube screamer...maybe I will send it back..since I don't play at home very loud...right...what is the point? excellent tone by the way..killer..thats what i want.
@gitarbangsatchanel80362 жыл бұрын
How you set up pickup height and string action
@alexx59542 жыл бұрын
Awesome my friend! What's the looper pedal you are using?
@varunZinger5 жыл бұрын
Killer playing and thank you so much for all the info , cant get this tone at a bedroom volume! Can you recommend any amp on a budget to get close to this sound without it being a super reverb or deluxe reverb from the 60s
@scottregb5 жыл бұрын
I replaced the 3 way switch with a 5 way in my 1998 '57 Reissue Strat and had it setup 1/2 step down and put GHS Nickel Rockers Lo Tune SRV Set on it. A lot of change. I can't say that I really like the difference. Maybe it takes time. Would changing the switch change the tone (when it's not in the new positions)?
@tonyevans99995 жыл бұрын
no
@javierarias11994 жыл бұрын
you have a good point about the volume level.... thanks
@Spenny235 жыл бұрын
awesome video man thanks. This is valuable Information! Where can I find the bootleg of the austin city limits show? Ever Heard of the lovepedal Super six stevie mod pedal? If yes, let us know what you think about it ;)
@igehring Жыл бұрын
A beginner question: why using the loop switch to turn on/off the screamer, instead of the screamer switch itself ?
@theriffwniksevigny5473 Жыл бұрын
Because the loop is serving two purposes I stated it in the video. The tube screamer can load the “pure” signal of the ‘guitar straight into amp’ tone because of its buffer. So keeping it inline with the looper and using that to bring it in and out, always keeps the signal clean when not using the TS
@charlesfitzgerald32012 жыл бұрын
You nailed that tone ,, can you get that with a deluxe reverb ? just a little lower in volume ,, I can tell that pro verb is screaming
@theriffwniksevigny54732 жыл бұрын
I have some deluxe reverb videos on here for “texas tone”
@charlesfitzgerald32012 жыл бұрын
@@theriffwniksevigny5473 Thanks bro , I’ll check them out when off work ,, killer tone man .
@edcpauledc3 жыл бұрын
I sometimes use my fuzz in the same way great boost!
@blancosfamilyfarm17982 жыл бұрын
I know its been posted on other channels but is there any way you can post that full show you said you have?? That would be soooo awesome to see!!!
@zampano68837 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this information. This is incredibly valuable to me and you, as a person who shares this precious knowledge, are incredibly valuable. tell me is it possible to achieve such an effect when using a guitar processor with a guitar cabinet pulse
@rodrigoabisaber58064 жыл бұрын
Great Video!!! I have a doubt, which pedal does he use for the solos? with more sustein like for example Life Whitout You (live in Austin Texas)
@bluesrockngearwjoeyg88535 жыл бұрын
Great vid Nik!!! Killing it with those chops Bro!! I used to stack two tube screamers, since the 90’s until recently. My clean was a tad bit less dirty than your clean, but still dirty. 1st position ts9 was used just as you demonstrated here. Second was actually a ts9 turbo but I only ever used the regular position on that pedal, but I had the drive turned up to about 11 or noon for songs that I heard in my head needed more saturated overdriven tones. And I was playing through a The Twin Amp, set at 50watts, attenuated. And I got great tones. Nowadays I’m playing through a deluxe reverb. Pushing it to break up for my clean. And I’m using Jessie’s blues power and duelist as well as the germanium mini fuzz. Not all at once of course. But they’re in the mix for different songs. But what would you think about stacking two blues power pedals?!? I’m curious about it and may just buy another one to see how they sound stacked. What’s your opinion?
@mygabrielle74774 жыл бұрын
Great tone man!!!!!!! You nailed it
@crosbycofod50522 жыл бұрын
Do you just use the blues power kind of the same way? drive a little down and volume up to push with single coils? You're an amazing player !!
@theriffwniksevigny54732 жыл бұрын
Hey! I really just use the BP as an eq. I’ll crank the amp and then adjust db and EQ with the pedal. Not much drive is needed if the amp is moving some air!
@crosbycofod50522 жыл бұрын
@@theriffwniksevigny5473 do you use that as your main pedal to push your amp? I tried it today and that definitely was the missing link to my tone since I play single coils. Pushing the volume made it amazing so thank you SO much!
@theriffwniksevigny54732 жыл бұрын
@@crosbycofod5052 just search my vids on here regarding the Blues Power. Its been my go to for an EQ. Its perfect
@jamelynch44744 жыл бұрын
Sounds great. Your pick attack and strumming style isn't as circular I guess I'd call Stevie's. but I think it puts your personality into playing like and sounding like him without being a note for note robot.
@andrewdenine16854 жыл бұрын
I had 1 amazing ts9 but I was using a strat with tex Mex pickups and surprisingly it was so close to his tone. I sold it and now my ts9 sucks it's got way more distortion and a flat mid not that mid sound with a squishy type strat tone comming in with it. I think it kills more of my tube sound now. Weird description I know ! Lol
@nunoharris2 жыл бұрын
Hi what pedal you think that is better to get the SRV sound: the TS 808, TS 9 or the TS 10 ? Thanks
@theriffwniksevigny54732 жыл бұрын
I think anything to boost your amp/guitar signal will do. Thats all he was doing
@GrantPritchardMusic5 жыл бұрын
Great video Nik. I love that Pro Reverb!
@theriffwniksevigny54735 жыл бұрын
Thanks Grant. Its a pro. 50w. Reverb added by CD!
@robertw18715 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty much SRV tone I’d say, your mike setup isn’t the greatest but I definitely hear that clean low end SRV vibe going that so many others try and achieve with distortion. I think you’ve found the secret sauce. Getting that clean bottom end growling tone is so damn hard. Congrats and thanks... going to piss off the wife and neighbors now and set the twin reverb to 9 haha 😂