Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone Tutorial: Here is a video I've produced to help others develop an SRV tone with the Axe-Fx 2. PATCH & IR CAPTURE DOWNLOAD: tylergrund.com/... FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD: forum.fractalau...
I got my Axe FX and followed this video and all I can say is WOW! Blown away. Thanks SO MUCH for posting this. Ive never heard such a great SRV tone in my home studio before, and I've owned two Kempers!
As usual your tone and playing is spot on. So much so that with eyes closed one could barely discern the difference between you and SRV- I would argue in the majority of sections. Very few people on this planet could pull that off so hats off to you Tyler. Also, love the juxtapose positioning of the old TV and Hi-Fi against the backdrop of you tweaking high tech patches on one of the most powerful fx processors the world has ever seen! Modern tech being used to recreate the genius of the past. As others have mentioned, I hope your patches will work on the AFXIII. You really should ask Fractal to give you one and/or hire you as an expert and get your patches on their website for free or "for fee" download. Your spot-on custom patches will definitely help them to sell many more units. +1 for the guy that asked for your tabs. I think we would all like to get them. Your tone and playing of "Little Wing" was incredible. I watched it over 100 times and have most of the intro down.
+absinha6209 I've only gotten isolated luck getting David's sounds. Keep in mind his tone/sounds vary WIDELY from album to album song to song. My biggest hurdle has a lot to do with his compression. So far the AxeFx compressor pedals don't do that effect quite properly like a good vintage MXR can.
+Tyler Grund - well, if you do get it, I might have to get one. Axe FX should be paying you for these videos. This is up there with Andy from ProGuitarshop demos. Rock on!
I appreciate it Tyler! Just call me Tommy :) I really dig the sound of the Fractal, could be a great thing for recording. I tried one and I am very impressed with the sound. I can't believe it doesn't have any tubes in it. It would save my back too. Lol.
Great work Tyler and very quick after the Quantum firmware. Thanks for the patch and IR. Lots of good information and you've certainly spent some time to get to the end result. Keep up the good work.
Hey, just wanted to say nice job. I don't have an Axe FX but if I ever score one I'll come right back here for this sound. I really enjoyed your playing as well. Bravo!
Thank you very much for the tutorial, it helped me open up my mind about the possibilities on the axe fx. I've had it for a bunch of years now, but this helped me a big deal with getting the tone that I hear in my head. Please do keep it up man, thank you for the great vid!
Just like me- having to shush the kid at the end there! So good to hear this from you- I'm still playing my Super Reverb that you modded for me years ago that you did such an excellent job on- amazing amp, but as things go- I can never play it at home at a decent volume. I'm super happy to see that the AmpFX II can get THAT good and accurate of a Vibroverb/SRV tone. Interesting the way you approached it just like real components and came away with such good tone- it's clear that Cliff and crew are better at this then I thought they would be- everything is interacting with everything else just like they do in the real world of tube amps. Down to the transformers even- so many would just overlook that! This just sold me on the AxeFX being my solution for in-home playing and recording. I knew they could get good overdrive tones after hearing Rick Graham's stuff through one- but now I know it can pretty much do it all. Because of you and that Super Reverb you built me plus some Freidman and Bray modded Marshalls and one amazing Fender Bassman I'm a tube amp snob- but the truth is I can rarely play those amps at home at the levels they need to be at to sound great. I end up plugging into my Peavey 6505 MH at 1 watt to get the tube amp fix I need! Thanks for posting and adding a whole new tone pallet to my home studio!
Tyler you nailed it, I have watched this video 3 times and each time I catch something new, Thanks so much for sharing! Can you tell me what pick ups you are using and also would the new firmware sound as good as this version?
Eye opening, thank you for this. Im loving the tones im getting after following your tutorial! Question-- where did you get that specific backing track?
Thanks, Tyler! This provided a great foundation for me to start with. My rig is a bit different than yours (an FM9 with a Godin LGXT and a Matrix GT1000FX amp); so with a few tweaks, I now have a really solid preset.
PSA: if you hate constantly changing between standard and 1/2 step down tuning, get the Digitech Drop pedal. It does drop tuning in 1/2 step intervals, so it'll do 1/2 down all the way to a whole octave down- v useful if you don't have a bass. It'll also nail that super low Queens of the Stone Age tuning. Great pedal.
+Jason's Guitar Channel I have in the past, but seems to clutter the sound more then it should. SRV used spring rev sometimes, but I don't think I hear it much in his sound. Guys using his core sound as a livng (sayce, KWS, etc) all use heavy spring reverb, but I don't think I hear much of any spring in any SRV recordings. Now, I think I've heard SOME live recordings with spring coming through.
Though I have lost respect for the company and question the value of my investment in their gear, your playing is great! Noticed sometime ago that you weren't as active on the forums - you still have your Axe Fx or moved on to something else? I am thinking of switching to a real Vox amp.
Congratulations, man! How that would be on the "glassy" version? Using the super reverb, I mean... Could you please tell me in a simple way how you would set up the amp and cab? I mean if you don't plan making a video about it 😎... This is the most accurate patch I've ever heard... It can even shut up vintage amp snobs
Just needs some cables for strings and bloody stumps for finger tips to fatten the tone up more, just curious how does this tone sound live? How many lead guitar tracks recorded? Thanks bro, you shred!
Awesome work, thank you! You could set the drive level setting and others to a pedal now! I might add, great skillz too, but your face looked like you were watching TV, you could smile or stick your tongue out... sometimes you could make a face like you stumped your toe.
