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[@setonhillstudios]

*To receive PRIORITY Requests for future videos, head on over to our Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee. Never expected, but always appreciated.❤Links in Description!* Sorry for the overlay on this one, it was an unfortunate necessity! What an insane performance, he's so incredibly talented!

[@vincentvancraig]

I think, & ive heard, so, i guess its more that i agree with the statement , that the stank face comes from soooo much tension being built up & concentrated in the hands that it has to escape out of the body somewhere, in the face & in the uncontolable body writhing as well, its like he's just pocessed (& many other guitar players too), & all tensed up & with those ape-strength hands of his that tension has to escape like shaking up a two liter bottle of coca-cola until it explodes....the pressure has gotta go somewhere, ha

[@vincentvancraig]

I genuinely think that the "behind the back stuff" with him isnt flexing (i know u didnt say that, but another reactor did & i just thinks its a good word, ha)' but with him i dont think its flexing, its almost like he just *feels* it so strongly, thats hes almost poccessed & its almost like its the only way he can express the anger/blues"/sadness/emotion...idk, ive been awake too long & need some sleep, lol.

[@reallymysterious4520]

Every time he stepped on stage it was a MASTERCLASS

[@setonhillstudios]

Seems like it! What a performance this one was!

[@edwarddoddy2130]

He’s literally a composer, producer, frontman, writer, free stylist and everything else imaginable during his moments of performance

[@setonhillstudios]

Great point! So much going on but he navigates it so well and weaves it into perfection! Thanks for swinging by!

[@lisar.6670]

Stevie Ray got his first guitar at age 7 and began teaching himself how to play by ear. He never took any lessons and never learned how to read music. Stevie was both lead and rhythm. SRV was a true guitar prodigy. There will never be another in my lifetime. RIP Stevie Ray

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a legend! Something about his feel on the guitar and his musical choices was amazing to watch! Can’t wait to hear more from him! 🔥

[@bostonwhofan]

Although he'll probably never exceed SRV, there is a young man in Australia named Taj Farrant who has the potential to be a guitar legend. He's 13 years old now and I've been following him on KZbin since he was 8 yrs old. Just so you know he's not just a flash in the pan, he has already performed with other guitar legends including Carlos Santana. I encourage you to check out some of his videos on youtube. He is already at the point where the guitar is an extension of himself and he makes SRV-like stank-faces. He also has a great voice, even though it has changed from the voice of a young boy to a grown man in the past couple of years.

[@setonhillstudios]

@@bostonwhofan I think I’ve seen some of his stuff! Does he have dreads? If it’s the same kid I’m thinking about, he’s a beast for sure!

[@lisar.6670]

@@bostonwhofan .. I know who you are talking about. I haven't followed him as close as you have, but I do like his latest OG videos .. #Crossroads and #Cruz. He is very good on guitar. There are a couple blues artist I have peeked in on .. A blues band out of Cape Town, South Africa. They call themselves #Earth Blues. A lead/rhythm guitarist/vocalist and a set of twin brothers on bass and drums. Also, Phillip Sayce out of Canada. Give them a go if ya haven't already.

[@1980bwc]

Stevie was the greatest guitatist to ever live. I dont care what anybldy says. Ive never seen anyone provide a good example or argument, to contradict my statement, that he is the GOAT. Long Live SRV!

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a beast! Some of the things he does with that guitar is unreal! 😳

[@josetrejo1801]

STEVIE WAS AND IS THE ONLY HUMAN BEING TO EVER MAKE A GUITAR SMOKE A CIGARETTE AFTER HE FINISH PLAYIN IT! WITHOUT QUESTION THE GOAT 🐐

[@maxflinkenberg9096]

Well said, but he bowed in humility at the alter of Hendrix.

[@TonySop]

SRV was what made me pickup a guitar. I’m probably with millions of people who felt the same.

[@SRVfangirl]

Glad you finally listened to Stevie live. You were definitely missing out. Now you’re gonna enjoy an amazing journey into the most amazing musical talent & passionate performers to ever live.

[@setonhillstudios]

No doubt! Such a beast! Can’t wait to dig all the way down the rabbit hole! Thanks for swinging by the channel and have a great one!

[@V12BenzAMG]

SRV = 🐐 ....speed, accuracy, pure raw talent and channels soul

[@johndeeregreen4592]

SRV was that bridge between pure shred and the Blues. He and Gary Moore are two that weren't quite to the level of pure shredders, better than most, brought emotion, and an incredible stage presence.

[@setonhillstudios]

Shewee! Phenomenal indeed! 🐐

[@Mrwiggles360]

Always love watching someone discover Stevens talent, he was the best

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 This performance was unreal! Appreciate you stopping by! 😁

[@TexasMagnolia]

No one will ever compare to SRV!! Not just his talent but the human being. Miss him every day! A must - Always watch live performances.

[@Indy1831]

The greatest guitar player ever!

[@setonhillstudios]

An absolute legend!!! 🤘🏻🎸

[@reallymysterious4520]

Hard to argue that

[@hesch-tag]

And his name is Jimi Hendrix

[@fabguyver9979]

@@hesch-tag time to grow up ... groupie 😄

[@hesch-tag]

@@fabguyver9979 I have better taste than you, so you should grow up. I doubt you have it in you though. You are impressed by the wrong things so there is very little hope, if at all. Well you know what they say, ignorance is bliss so you are in luck after all.

[@jackscott5593]

SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness The next two MUST-SEE'S in the holy trinity of SRV vids: **Voodoo Child at Austin City Limits 1989** **Life Without You at Capitol Theater** This song was about halfway through his set, and the sweat was simply his norm. Even his more finesse, softer songs like 'Lenny' and 'Riviera Paradise' are somewhat agressive. More about the sweat: Stevie was a huge drug addict and alcoholic until late 1986. (This vid is from '83) From late '86, until his death in '90, he lived clean and sober and you can visibly see a huge difference in his appearance. The two suggested songs above are great examples. He was clean for the Voodoo Child (1989) performance but was still an addict in the Life Without You (1985) performance. Dude was as equally a good human as he was a beast in the axe. And the bonus is that he was incredibly humble. He is sorely missed by his fanbase, that's for damn sure!

[@setonhillstudios]

Man, I didn’t know all of that back story! Thanks for checking out the video and for those suggestions!

[@mr.knowitall6440]

The Sheriff of Goatingham... 🧐

[@setonhillstudios]

@@mr.knowitall6440 Let’s goooo! 🎸

[@koshdman]

Welcome! I saw him many times when i was much younger. still the best i ever saw.

[@rgwyther8157]

Great reaction, a must see is "life without you "at the capital theater, it's incredible. Srv will always be the goat!! Thanks 🙏

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much for swinging by to check out the video and for the suggestion! He’s a legend for sure!

[@humpy936]

Definitely a must see!❤

[@Ed9870]

Insightful analysis of a legendary player. I've watched a thousand of these reactions of SRV, but yours was particularly well explained and makes me appreciate this man's massive talent even more.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words! He’s a legend for sure and deservedly so!

[@CallitWhatitis-bn2qd]

He played like that from start to finish of a performance whether it was an impromptu walk in and join the band on stage just for fun or a huge paid stadium gig. He poured his soul out through his guitar both times I saw him...and was lucky enough to have seen him in both the above mentioned circumstances....❤

[@davespears2241]

I started reading about Stevie Ray in guitar magazines in 1984 travelled 750 kilometres to buy the first album Texas Flood saw him live in Sydney Australia in 1986 my favourite musician and always will be, love to see younger people appreciating Stevie Ray great reaction..

[@setonhillstudios]

That is so cool! Thanks for sharing the memories. He is just unreal and I cannot wait to dig into more of his catalogue! Have a great one and thanks for hanging out! 🤘🏻

[@dropzone9639]

He channeled his soul through his finger tips! What class act❤❤❤❤❤

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 Such an unbelievable player! Thanks for watching!

[@jeanmarie19]

He was MAGIC

[@setonhillstudios]

Absolutely!

[@eckeb.7722]

Thanks for this. Stevie's licks are so touching. He is celebrating each single note in a way that either they are comforting my soul or if not that they are burning their way down to my heart to leave their mark.. Every time again. It never gets old.

[@setonhillstudios]

Great way to put it! Just unbelievable! Thank you for watching and taking the time to hang out with us! Have a great one!

[@pebblehilllane]

If you want to see the smoothest guitar swap watch Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Look At Little Sister." He pops a string, keeps playing until the best point in the song to swap to another guitar ... and while missing one string he still sounds FANTASTIC .... and he swaps guitars and doesn't miss a beat, he remains perfectly in time. It is so impressive. --- I saw a handful of famous guitarists asked what made Stevie Ray so great and the best, most impressive and maybe the most accurate response came from Eric Clapton. This is a paraphrase of course but Eric said that guitarists will play themselves into a corner, get to a place where they suddenly do not know know where to go, where to take it to next. Eric said it happens to him and he doesn't like to repeat himself but at times that's all you can do until something comes to you. But Stevie Ray was like an endless river, a never ending flow of creativity and he never played himself into a corner, he played like a master chess player that was always three steps ahead, he always had one of more directions where at any time he could take something.

[@setonhillstudios]

A true professional! I definitely have to check that out! Thanks for sharing! 🎸

[@lookmanohands1966]

Better late than never brother. Keep going his road into the later years near his death.

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 More to come for sure! Just a true master of his craft!

[@sandycox2058]

There are a lot of excellent guitarists out there but I truly believe we will never see his equal again. Thanks for reacting to Stevie Ray. You should check out Tin Pan Alley (with Johnny Copeland.)

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a legend! Thanks for swinging by to check out the video and for the suggestion!

[@rickkemp1]

Watch the whole concert from the El Mocambo, he'll move up to Number One on your personal playlist.

[@setonhillstudios]

Probably so if it’s all like what I saw in this video!

[@vomhausmann]

@@setonhillstudios Watch and see! I also love all of his songs at the Capital Theatre 1985

[@Varzaak]

I watched an interview where one of the people who shared the stage with Stevie and Double Trouble as a guest performer told the interviewer that Stevie played with 14s. He said Stevie let him play his guitar during a sound check. The guy said it was everything he could do to play it. SRV had played on 17s before. Thats almost playing with steel rebar as your strings lol.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! That is absolutely insane! 🤣 Straight hands made out of iron!

[@marklemieux2015]

It's one thing to play scales quick as lightening, quite another to make music. So few make music on the level SRV did. So very, very few. The guitar mans' guitar man.

[@setonhillstudios]

Absolutely! He was a musical shredder, nothing mindless about it!

[@stevenparker4684]

This an iconic SRV performance was at a small blues club on Danforth Ave in Toronto Canada

[@setonhillstudios]

So awesome! He’s incredible!

[@billallen4793]

This was a lucky recording! It wasn't scheduled to be filmed by anyone. The film crew was scheduled for the next night, with a different band,..

[@setonhillstudios]

@@billallen4793 Wow! That is crazy lucky! Thanks for sharing! Definitely a happy accident! 😁

[@billallen4793]

@setonhillstudios I saw him 3 time's, met him twice! A truly nice friendly person to me! He had big hands, fo a guy as short as he was, but he'd got a kick out of my hands being bigger than his! And how much I'd grown!

[@larus10]

Always enjoy watching another one discover the goat. Goosebumps every time still

[@setonhillstudios]

Better late than never! What an insanely talented player!

[@debrawardlaw4558]

@larus I too enjoy watching someone see him for the first time. SRV was in a class by himself.

[@jonocom777]

style and showmanship on top of a virtuosic performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 Absolutely killer in every way! Such a phenomenal performance by the legend himself! 🤘🏻

[@robertstoner8244]

He's in the number 1 rang ever

[@xenoscoot]

Little Wing at same performance is amazing.

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate it! Gotta make sure to check that out! Thank ya!

[@DorothyOzmaLover]

Awesome one so nice to know you've joined his fans!

[@setonhillstudios]

Absolutely! Shame I waited this long!

[@TonySop]

Also Stevie normally used two Ibanez tube screamers that he used as boost pedals. He had some other stuff like a fuzz pedal and a wah. But normally the tubescreamers were always on.

[@user-et2fj8xm5l]

Seriously? Stevie passed the summer going into my senior year of high school 1990. He was a force to be reckoned with and a player for the ages. If you haven’t heard his body of work I encourage you to do so. His personal story is one of redemption and peace. The music and his playing style remains incendiary and achingly beautiful. One of The Greatest Blues Guitar Players ever….

[@setonhillstudios]

Yeah I have to do a deep dive into his catalogue! I’ve heard some of it here and there but never sat down and analyzed it! Thanks for stopping by the channel!

[@stratwrassler]

GOAT electric blues performance ever caught on video.

[@setonhillstudios]

He’s incredible!

[@dannymoore6886]

From his soul to your ears.

[@setonhillstudios]

Shewee! Exactly! 🔥

[@delmaroeton9566]

Great reaction, great comment near the end about pedals, etc. Thanks!

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

[@mamalinhager]

❤ I love this... He is so totally awesome.... thank you... love the blues❤ Liked your reaction 😁👍

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much for swinging by and checking out the video! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rickkemp1]

You can see him step on a pedal just before he makes the switch behind his back. The camera is looking up at him as he steps towards the pedal.

[@setonhillstudios]

Ah ok, must have missed that!

[@williamcabell142]

Da GOAT OF ELECTRIC BLUES! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@setonhillstudios]

So good! A well deserved legend 🎸

[@bella-xp7qd]

SRV rarely played the same song the same way twice. Tommy Shannon had to watch him to see where he was going.

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s so cool! He was definitely locked in on this night! Incredible! 🤘🏻

[@nancymjohnson]

Stevie lived right down the street from a station I was on. Came by one Saturday and visited me on the air. Dumbstruck. Nicest guy. Knew Andy Timmons too. From the Denton music scene.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! So cool! Thanks so much for sharing! 😁

[@mikefetterman6782]

I think one of his best moments are the grinding 9th and 7th chords that he bends 3-5 of the strings at once making a huge whine. In 1987, I was in high school concert/marching/jazz band with my little saxophone and trumpet in my Senior year when a new album came out, ......The Sky Is Crying.. was all over the radio and I immediately after graduating, got a guitar, a Beatles chord chart song book, Claptons Unplugged, The B, Crowes tab book, and all my SRV cassettes and taught myself how to play. That was 35 years ago, and I still play almost everyday for enjoyment only. My Martin sigmas, Mexi-stratocaster, and Hofner Bass are always within reach.

[@setonhillstudios]

That was definitely a cool moment! What an awesome memory of what drove you to play and glad to hear you’re still playing today!

[@billc.5861]

Yeah SRV knew his way around the electric twanger

[@setonhillstudios]

Yeah it’s safe to say he’s played a time or two! Such a legend! Thanks for watching!

[@jamiecramutola879]

Stevie was influence by Abert king, Elmore James, Howling Wolf, and jimi Hendrix. But took the blues to another level. Rest in peace SRV you are missed. I FIRST TIME SEEN SRV ON MTV WAS THE 1983 VIDEO COLD SHOT, I BECAME A FAN.

[@Phoenix_flying]

I saw him live about a month before he died. I was there for Joe Cocker, but Stevie was AMAZING!

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! I’m jealous! I bet that was so much fun!

[@jamesscura7122]

When JEFF BECK calls you the greatest blues player ever, you know you're good !

[@setonhillstudios]

So true! Such an amazing compliment from the legend!

[@williamshakesfeare1157]

Great professional breakdown . thanks

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed it! SRV is just a legend and this performance was unreal!

[@stephenmarsh2144]

He played with the heaviest strings you could get and the action was so high that he would tear the skin from his fingertips and have to super glue the skin back on, that’s the only way that he could get the sound that he wanted!

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s insane! 🤯 but it sounds so good

[@mikefetterman6782]

Tommy Shannon (bass) wrote of this show: "The hottest performance on tape" for Stevie, however, he also admitted he and Stevie were still a few years from sobriety here, and just before the show, Stevie was unconscious , in a "cocaine induced coma". Medical personnel were called in, he was hooked up to a couple IVs to flush his system with saline and vitamins. He jumped up minutes before the show, with a constant flow of sweat from the liters of saline, and feeling on fire from the cocaine. Hence all the extra extra sweat and more than usual extra notes in the scales. Plus, the behind the back thing was him still riding.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow, that is such a crazy story! 🤯

[@richardfarina8165]

John Mayer inducted SRV and DT into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

[@setonhillstudios]

So awesome and they deserved it! I bet that was such an honor for him

[@richardfarina8165]

Absolutely! There is a KZbin video of the ceremony. Well done.

[@psa10hunter94]

Wait for it!😊

[@setonhillstudios]

He absolutely crushed this performance! So good!

[@davidboivin7996]

Stevie's guitar had a cig after every performance.

[@BarbButler]

💙💙💙💙💙… Stevie Ray Vaughan brought me here… Lovely reaction… Subscribed!!

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video, he’s incredible!

[@KelleyStrzelczyk]

Watch the whole gig there.

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely gonna check it out! Thanks for swinging by the channel! 🤘🏻

[@user-nd3qx1mt7r]

He is jamiing in heaven wi ith al ll the blue s music that went before him

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a legend and even though he’s gone his music will live on forever! ❤️

[@stanjames9920]

There are many guitar 🎸 kings out there but only one guitar emperor - SRV!

[@setonhillstudios]

So good! He’s the greatest of all time for many folks!

[@johnhayes3020]

Awesome reaction, just subbed. Check out his time on MTV Unplugged, he plays a 12 string acoustic and it's just another example of his mastery of his instrument!

[@setonhillstudios]

I bet that is amazing!

[@Bearwolf.88]

I don't know any musicians that can play Stevie Ray Vaughan's hard guitar strings 13's up the 50's that's how he gets such a heavenly tone R.I.P SRV !!! Still listening in 2024 and beyond !!! SRV is the G.O .A.T on the guitar !! 🤘🔥🎸🇺🇸💯...

[@setonhillstudios]

13-50’s would tear a normal man’s hands up! Thats part of why he’s the legend!

[@jimwebb9328]

Texas Flood was written by Larry Davis in 1955. SRV made it his own 18 years later when it became the title track to his debut album. I heard an interview once where SRV said he learned that Davis was not getting royalty payments for his use of the song so SRV paid him out of his own pocket. As for the sweating, he was in a cocaine coma an hour before the show and required an IV to revive him enough to go on stage. A few years later he went into rehab and kicked his drug and alcohol addictions. He was clean and sober the last 3 or 4 years of his career.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow, that is an intense story! Thanks for all the info, I had no idea!

[@daveedson32]

Davis released the song in 1958. SRV's "Texas Flood" album came out 25 years later in 1983. Just wanting to get the timeline right!

[@angelaolson2025]

I love SRV ❤ I'm so happy you brought up EJ 😊😊❤ Texas Blue's & Rock! Thank you

[@setonhillstudios]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for hanging with us!

[@jokervienna6433]

He is one of the few that was brilliant in the studio but live - he blew the roof off. RIP Stevie.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

First time here. That was a great reaction! I don't play any instrument and I understood very little of what you were saying, but it was still cool to hear your reactions. I was blessed to see Stevie in the mid 80s and it was fantastic, of course. Another tragic loss for the music world, but he has a lot of company where he is. 🤘

[@setonhillstudios]

Well nice to meet you and we are glad to have you! So cool that you got to see him live! I agree, I wish he was still around but thankful he left so much amazing music behind! On our homepage you can find various playlists that help navigate the page a bit! Have a great day! 😁

[@kellypickle]

The style Stevie Ray played, was Texas blues, traditional. Yes, he was shredding but the thing that made him different. He played quickly and precisely (I’ve always thought his sound was more like Jimmy page than Jimi Hendrix, though he was compared to Jimi Hendrix a lot) using the round end of the pic because it had more surface and allowed him more creativity. If you watch the video closely, you’ll see that his right hand is not really moving he’s moving his whole arm. He is using the round side of that pic for the most amount of sound. He is hitting those strings heavily and with precision. That accounts for some of his incredible tone and iconic sound. He was a master of the minor pentatonic scale. Which was commonly used after all. But the fact that he rarely used pedals, and was so in tune with his equipment that it was seamless he broke strings and adjusted. He adjusted with his switches he re-tuned while he was playing. Derek Trucks plays in a similar style, but maybe not with the effortlessness that Stevie seemed to project. Though he is incredible. And you should definitely check out Tedeschi Trucks band. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a phenomenon. When his first album dropped it played on the radio in Texas. I don’t know if it did that in many other places, but we were listening to that right along with AC/DC and Van Halen and triumph and journey. Of course, we also listen to the music of the previous generations. Yes, and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Stevie Ray was outside of genre a decent human being, and so gifted. I’m so lucky I got to see him several times and it was like watching somebody completely alone and unaware of your existence., but not really because you would’ve been excluded from that. like he was letting you see, and hear the most personal thing that ever happened to him. It was surreal he played like you see in this video every single time . It was a horrible tragedy. Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder, and Jackson Browne sang at his funeral.

[@setonhillstudios]

Phenomenon is definitely the right word! Never be another like him, such a tragic loss!

[@ragtie6177]

Your reaction to this is by far one of tge very best I've seen. Great job of breaking down what he does. And those 4-5 string warps & bends...on them 13's...Jesus. I was fortunate enough to have seen him 6 times. From his first stop in LA, back in the day, to seeing him at the Greek, all those years later...and in between. Definitely the GOAT at what he does. Great video analysis. Liked and Sub'd...Bell rang

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much! Really means alot! The fact he used those 13 gauge strings is unreal! So amazing you got to see him live! Appreciate the sub and you stopping by!

[@ragtie6177]

@@setonhillstudios truly my pleasure

[@bewl2641]

I hear this a lot from people, but I think its rather incorrect to say that he only played the pentatonic scale. He was playing through dominant chords, mixing minor and major with mixolydian/dorian, even bending up to notes not in those scales (like his trainwreck bends). He also passes through the flat 2 a lot on his licks. He definitely bases most of his playing off of the blues scale, but the reason why he sounds so damn good is because he isn't stuck in that box and often deviates from it.

[@setonhillstudios]

Yea he’s definitely not locked into any box that’s for sure! The notes just flow out of him because he’s a master player!

[@StanSwan]

Cool this came up. Today I was thinking about SRV. He played in the city I am from in an old theater right on Main Street April 10, 1988. Just happened to drive by it today. I have seen some of the very best over the years and nothing comes close to that show. People were stunned when he ended the show with Life Without You. People sat in their seats and when the house lights came up all got on their feet and cheered. The guy was simply amazing, it made no sense. I had a tape recorder with a mic I used to record shows at the time but the batteries where dead so I did not bring it. No tape of that show exists sadly.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing the memory! I love when hearing a song can transport you back in time! You were lucky to be able to see him play! Have a great one!

[@StanSwan]

@@setonhillstudios I remember thinking at the time I have to go see him again. Little did I know he would leave us in 1990. The day he died I got off work and got in my 1969 Cutlass. SRV was on the radio so I put the top down as it rained that day but the sun came out. I pulled in the driveway and the radio station said they were playing nothing but SRV all weekend as he was killed in a helicopter crash that day. I sat in the car and cried. RIP Stevie

[@setonhillstudios]

@@StanSwan So tragic! At least he left behind an amazing legacy and some phenomenal music that we will always have! Life is to short!

[@Prone2Thrill]

Stevie didn't plug into an amp - he plugged into his soul. To me this is the best performance live I've ever seen from anyone. I'd put it up against the Devil at the X-Roads. Check out Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland and SRV - it's MEAN. I wonder if you've ever heard Randy Rhodes classical based rock with Ozzy solo?

[@setonhillstudios]

I’ve heard it but it’s been a while! I definitely need to go back and revisit it! And you’re right, so much soul! 🤘🏻

[@acemodez3169]

Stevie didn't play guitar, he was actually possessed by it and the guitar played him

[@setonhillstudios]

Haha 😂🤣 No doubt!

[@christopherbailey557]

Played 13/52's hands of steel. Saw him live back in late 70's. Was the warm-up for Dire Straits in Ottawa Canada.

[@setonhillstudios]

Aw man, what a show!!!

[@christopherbailey557]

He was so good that when Dire Straits came out, Mark Knopfler came out he said "How do you follow that guy?" He brought Stevie out at the end to play a tune with them. @@setonhillstudios

[@stratwrassler]

Yeah, I was trying to be a proggy, guitar hero, two hands tapping on the frets etc... then one day someone gave me a cassette with Texas Flood .... rocked my world, changed my concept of how a Strat could sound and be played... and never ever again thought critically of someone who "was just playing the blues" ... the blues can take you down rich, deep rabbit hole for a lifetime...

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely see where you’re coming from!

[@TerriLynn-hf8xw]

THE cat In a hat With a strat. Is where it's at.

[@Power_Press711]

He's so... clean lol

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 Absolutely unreal!

[@rscottw58]

He went to the pedal at least 3 times

[@Bearfacts01]

They didn't have all the fake sound equipment people do today! It is REAL. It is called pure talent.

[@johnroop9625]

"VOODOO CHILE" LIVE,Austin City Limits 1989. AWESOME!!!!!

[@setonhillstudios]

I bet it’s incredible, thanks for the recommendation!

[@RoSaWa386-33]

When Stevie Ray came to Austin, Texas in 1977, he was following his older brother into that small-club scene. Austin was the home of wannabe's, never-was's and semi-has-beens, and also home to a lot of guitarists were worked to distinguish themselves. Lotsa slick players, but the ones that were gaining attention had added "Showmanship" to their skills. Stevie Ray saw others having fun with those ideas, and by 1979, he was getting GOOD at some of those.

[@RoSaWa386-33]

Few reactors have picked up SRV's CHANGE IT live performance, but that's a terrific number, like COLD SHOT.

[@RoSaWa386-33]

As others notes, "LIVE" versions are the way to go. His albums are fine but he very much is a performance artist.

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate the backstory! Thanks for stopping by and hanging out!

[@masterfuego]

He played 13 gauge string…. Imagine bending on 13s… he must have had some power in those fingers!

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s wild! The fact he could make the guitar sing like that with those gauge strings is crazy!

[@deuceman32]

. At this point , his custom set on "Number 1" was .013, .017, .019p, .028, .038 and either .056 or .058, most often GHS Nickel Rockers, action at 7/16", tuned a half step low.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow, those are some hefty strings 😳

[@humpy936]

Check out “life without you” live at the capital theater, and “Tinpan Alley” live with Johnny Copeland.😊

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate the suggestions! I will add them to the list! 🤘🏻

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Eric Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan were friends. They lived and played in Austin at the same time and were nearly the same age. There’s a video or two on KZbin of them playing together, and their girlfriends were friends.

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s so awesome!

[@smoorej]

I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s with Eric Clapton, Albert King, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, etc. Completely missed SRV until after his tragic passing. He is an absolutely incredible bluesman. To me he sounds like a cross between a live, energized Albert King and Jimi Hendrix.

[@setonhillstudios]

I can definitely hear that! You grew up with the legends!

[@richardmorley4223]

I love hendrix but this guy is a different planet best I've ever seen

[@setonhillstudios]

He is truly insane! Definitely one of a kind! 🤘🏻

[@jamesknox7171]

It's well documented that he was borderline overdosing on cocaine during this whole show and yet, this is one of the best live shows ever filmed and recorded. SRV is the GOAT!

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow!!! Well that is a wild twist of events! He definitely killed it and brought that 🔥 regardless! 😳

[@debrawardlaw4558]

@@setonhillstudios He got clean ( both he and his bass player) after collapsing overseas. Cleaned up, got saved and now with God. He always said something about love in song

[@setonhillstudios]

@@debrawardlaw4558 Love to hear that! Thanks for sharing!

[@cynthiaseder]

@@debrawardlaw4558 So glad to hear that all of them found the Lord and got saved. My father was a guitar player, died in 2015. Like to think of him sitting in with for a few jam sessions now and then. God rest their souls.

[@debrawardlaw4558]

@@cynthiaseder I'm so glad to hear that someone has the same feelings as I do about this. God Bless you !!!!🙏

[@John-fk3rv]

💯

[@patron40silver]

My all time favorite musician and has been for the last 40 years. If you wanna see someone even more insane search Stanley Jordan, Stairway to Heaven, and watch the one posted by Randy Rhoads 14 years ago. I first heard about him in the mid 80s, too.

[@Bearfacts01]

There were sooo many Roadhouse Blues players you will never here. Because they were never recorded Black and White. It's a shame. Stevie though was THE GREATEST Guitar slinger of ALL time.

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Seton.. this is widely known as one of his best live performances.. (don't think I would even bother with anything NOT live,,,).. I hope you listen & react to more from SRV...

[@setonhillstudios]

More to come for sure! This was absolutely killer! Thanks for hanging out with us!

[@Champaign268]

Stevie & Eric Johnson were playing the same clubs & in a friendly competition with each other.

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s so awesome!

[@donnastupka7507]

🎸🎸SRV🎸🎸

[@setonhillstudios]

Let’s gooooo!!!! Amazing! 🎸

[@wheelmanstan]

Check out the photo of his finger tips. Looks like they got frost bite. haha Stevie always looked like he was trying to challenge himself, I mean even his wardrobe made playing harder, giant sleeves, necklaces and rings and probably the thickest felt hat he could find.

[@setonhillstudios]

Oh wow! Everything working against him and he still crushed it!

[@doc6507]

Original by Larry Davis in 1958 I believe. Check out the song Lenny from the same El Mocambo show. Also, Riviera Paradise from austin city limits (‘89 or ‘90 performance) for a more jazzy, super beautiful song with some great keyboards by Reese Wynans (who I think now plays with Joe Bonassa. You’ll appreciate Stevie even more

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much! Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole! Have a great one!

[@David-fc1uf]

Awesome analysis.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@joesand6469]

Definitely top 5 all time. There's nobody better IMO but too many different types and styles to say #1. There is no #1. Eddie Van Halen was magical too. Roy Clark was outstanding and pure talent. Stevie was my favorite before he died though and he remains my favorite.

[@telebender]

If you dig this, check out Irish blues phenom Rory Gallagher. I suggest "Used to Be" (off the Deuce album, which is fire) from the Beat Club (German TV show) performance. For context, Queen's (Sir) Brian May fully admits he copped Rory's Rangemaster/Cranked Vox tone, as he was 1 of his heros.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! That says something for sure! Appreciate the suggestion and I will definitely check him out. My curiosity is spiked now! 🤘🏻

[@jimb1283]

I think he mostly played with Tube Screamer, a fuzz and a Leslie. Just the Tube Screamer on this one.

[@setonhillstudios]

Love his tone! He makes that guitar sing for sure! 🤘🏻

[@user-nd3qx1mt7r]

BB King said Steve was the best guitar player ever

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s quite the compliment right there!

[@TexasMagnolia]

As a guitarist, you must watch “Life Without You - live from Capital City” to see how SRV works thru tech difficulties.

[@setonhillstudios]

Sweet, thanks for the suggestion!

[@caryd67]

Speed doesn’t impress me. Phrasing and tone does. Stevie was a master of over-the-bar phrases. Love that.

[@setonhillstudios]

Great point! The feel he has seems to be unreal! Thanks for the insight!