Dear Strat… Meet Stevie Ray Vaughan

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[jeffrowlette]

What people fail to remember is no matter the amp, no matter the guitar or even the pickups, he would still always sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[rockerbuck]

It's a beautiful guitar, and I'd love to own one - I'm a huge SRV fan. But to keep myself from going down the rabbit hole, or start "tone chasing, " I always tell myself no matter what artist it is, I'll never have 2 essential items - his heart, and his hands. The guitar dealer I buy from once said "You could plug into his exact gear, and it'd still sound like YOU playing his stuff." That saved me a lot of money over the years lol.

[BradyHensley-uy]

I am a simple man. I see SRVs name, I click. Very simple

[juancarlosmolesini]

I got a '97 SRV. That guitar was and is the dream of my life. I love SRV and Double Trouble. Their music change my life. I know I'm not a great guitar player. But this guitar represent one of the best and More soulful musiciians ever.

[GaryArmstrongmacgh]

I'm a fan of the fact that SRV made me want to play my 1982 Strat! It was just a regular ol' Strat made in the original Fullerton factory. Thanks Stevie!

[Medic]

I bought one new in about '92. I absolutely love it.

[paul_domici]

I seen SRV live in the late 80s and it blew my mind! One thing to know is that he used really heavy strings, had a high action cause he played really hard! That's also why his sound was pretty unique!!! Great video!!!

[-eye-willy]

my dream strat is a c shaped neck, stainless steel frets, reverse headstock, 12 inch radius with a striped walnut board, with a single humbucker preferably a PAF or even one of the new filtertron style super distortions, locking tuners, hard tail bridge, hotwired through a momentary kill switch, and some obnoxious pearl inlays.

[buzzstankos]

Thanks for another great video Mike… Your attitude and enthusiasm is infectious…

[MartinStrang]

I have been playing texas specials for years now. I agree, they are wonderful

[larrys]

Love my Clapton Strat. Fits me perfectly.

Again... your presentation is solid and beautiful playing.

Keep it up!!

[somerandomguy]

What I learned is that Fender likes money and has good marketing. It's just a strat, like all of them: a fairly basic workingman's instrument as Leo intended. There's so much hype and mythology given to them now, it's crazy. Likewise, the pickups. Most people wouldn't be able to tell them apart from the 2 million other single coils Fender sells people.

That aside, your video stories are fantastic. Keep up the fine work.

[timjones]

Mark Knopfler’s signature Strat had Texas Specials in. He played multiple sets and kept on coming back to them as having the best vintage sound.

[DSmicklas]

According to SRVs tech, his string gauge was down to 11s and 10s later on. They would especially do that at the beginning of a tour. Then they might ramp the gauge up a bit as the tour went on.

[jr]

I played a CS SRV a few months ago. It was incredible.

[BlueTheChannel]

I love how Mike's really excited about this.

[markcraig]

😅I purchased a custom shop SRV about 4 years ago and it without a doubt its my most treasured guitar that I own. The craftsmanship is incredible. Fender knocked this model out of the Park.

[sackman]

I never even really liked PLAYING strats until I played the SRV strat. My Dad has one, and it plays like a dream. So freaking nice. The neck, the sound, everything. It's perfect.

[turdferg]

My dad built me a knockoff version of this guitar for Christmas one year and it’s one of my most prized possessions. It’s more of a wall ornament now but Stevie is the reason I’m a guitar player and having that on my wall is a constant reminder of how influential his playing has been to me.

[Trebor_I]

I bought new a 1998 SRV Strat, and I still own it today. Still plays incredible.