The wah _is_ a foot pedal, you guys are saying the same thing. And I think his brother got it from the Hendrix family, but it is Jimi's. There were only a few effects at that time, it was the 70's, _after_ Hendrix died that more and more effects were available. Most of them were trying to re-create what Hendrix did with simple fuzz, tone, wah, volume, and feedback.
Stevie’s older brother Jimmie’s band The Chessmen opened for Hendrix in Fort Worth, and Hendrix borrowed Jimmie Vaughan’s pedal after The Chessmen played, because his own was broken. He broke Jimmie’s too, so Jimi Hendrix gave his broken pedal to Jimmie Vaughan, who got it fixed and gave it to little brother Stevie Vaughan, because he knew how much Stevie loved Hendrix’s playing and would appreciate it.
Oh God yes!!! Comin straight in from the motel wearing a full length cheetah print, i believe, fur coat and standard cowboy hat wipin the sleep from his eyes!!! IDC what anyone says, that soundcheck was one of the greatest things ever!!! R.I.P SRV!!!
Yes, Steve passed on August 27, 1990 in a helicopter crash. That guitar he's playing was a 2nd hand guitar he picked up at a pawns shop. He named it Lenny after his wife (Lenora) to whom he was married at the time. The story goes that the pawn shop was asking $300 for it, but Stevie didn't have enough money to buy it, so his wife and friends all chipped in to buy it for him and gave it to him as a birthday present. He said he like the way it felt in his hands and the way it sounded (it's a 1965 Stratocaster), and it used to belong to another musician (Christopher Cross). He was and still the all-time guitar GOAT, in my opinion.
His "Lenny" guitar is actually a different Strat (you can see him play it on live performances of the song Lenny). The one he's playing here is his "number one" Strat.
Saw the show the night he died. We watched the helicopter fly over the parking lot, and then when we heard the news on the radio on the ride home, we all thought it was a joke. Unfortunately it was not.
You teared up because you see a guy who got sober found love really started to respect and listen to the music he was playing and then was ripped from us in the blink of an eye.
No argument from me!! Stevie was indeed the greatest guitarist when you put all the elements together: technical prowress, tone, feeling, showmanship, and physicality!! AND a kind and humble man to boot!!
@@alanberg5575 I agree with everything you said. This might sound like a really dumb statement but I look at his fingers and the way they move on a fretboard I've never seen before or since.
SRV is missed for his outstanding playing and his humanity. He was a special human cut off too soon. He single handedly brought the blues back from dead in the eighties and always brought a message of hope to anyone struggling at all his shows. The night he died he was a guest performer with famous guitarists and he mopped the floor with them all according to them.
The night he died, Stevie was part of a triple bill, with Robert Cray and Eric Clapton. It was the 2nd of 2 nights at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin. I was lucky enough to have been there for the 1st night. At the end of the show, the three headliners were joined for the encore by Jeff Healy, Buddy Guy, and Stevie's brother Jimmy. Stevie took over the encore, and you could see Clapton and Guy standing at the back of the stage just shaking their head at how good he was. It was the 4th time I'd seen Stevie, and it was far and away his best performance. The helicopter crashed in heavy fog, when the pilot flew it into the ski hill at Alpine Valley. Stevie wasn't even supposed to be on it, but he wanted to get back to Chicago to go play some more at Buddy Guy's Blues Bar, and convinced someone to give up his seat. Such a huge loss that night.
The Guitar in this video is his favorite. It’s a 1962/63 Fender Strat he named “Number One”. His other favorites included at 1963/64 Fender Strat named Lenny, a 1959 Strat named Yellow, a 1962 Strat named Red, and a Hamilton Lurktamer Strat named “The Main” gifted to him in 1984 by ZZ Top. He used various others, but preferred the 60’s Fender Strats because of their Tone. He was known for using an exceptionally heavy gauge strings. His Brother Jimmie Vaughan (also a great guitarist) inherited his entire collection after his tragic death 😢 RIP 🐐
Another phenomenal performance by SRV doing Little Sister live on Austin City Limits. His string breaks and he switches guitars without missing a single note!
He does - and kudos also to his guitar roadie who noticed immediately the string goes, and is ready with the new guitar within a few seconds waiting for Stevie's cue, and does the handover so sweet. Two professionals at the height of their games.
It hits you in the feels because it’s a human at the top of his game pouring his soul out for us through his instrument. There’s no computers making everything perfect, prerecorded beats on a loop, or auto tune. It’s real
Stevie Ray Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo is my favorite. he was known to improvise his solos like many guitarists do. this time he nailed, his intro on the Texas flood was amazing and truly separates him from all the others.
I met Stevie for the first time in Austin, TX, in the late 70s when I was at the University of Texas. He was a massive talent then. Stevie was the first act at the time to be booked 7 nights a week in Austin. Stevie was playing that guitar then. He had that thing since he was a kid. That distress on the guitar is him wearing it out. He was still playing it when he died. I saw him in LA at the Greek Theater about 2 weeks before Stevie passed. You need to check out Stevie playing "Texas Flood" at El Mocambo th-cam.com/video/KC5H9P4F5Uk/w-d-xo.html He is the greatest guitar player of all time. I've seen most of them live, Eddie, Billy Gibbons, Angus, Jimmy Page, BB King, and more. Stevie is the best.
Yeah i saw him in 77 in Austin. Then again downtown Midland in the basement downtown building 83 bout the time David Bowie lets dance. Couple shows for the symphony park central Dallas. And Nicks uptown lower greenville. Went to his funeral at laureland.
This is a Jimmy Hendrix song. Stevie did this song in honor of him. Stevie grew up in south Dallas, Tx. He listened to R&B, Blues, and rock growing up. He wanted to bring rock n roll and the blues together. He did a damn fine job. Probably the best guitarist in the world. RIP Stevie....we miss you!
Stevie was considered a legend by the legends that come before him and they was some of the greats of Blues musicians like B B King Albert King , Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy all legends and he respected them and considered them friends . One of the things I LOVE about Stevie is he loved sharing the stage with the ones that come before him .
SRV played a 1959 Fender Stratocaster. He called it his "Number One"...Looked new at one time but serious playing will do that to a guitar. I just found you today and subscribed...GREAT REACTION!!! RIP SRV, another GREAT gone way to soon.
Stevie, *as always*, was great in this… but let’s give props to Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums - they are *killing it* back there. Since Stevie’s playing has lots of improvisational parts (and is different at every performance!), Tommy and Chris had to bring their A-game on focus, concentration, and musicianship EVERY SINGLE TIME . And they did…every single time. They are top-notch on their instruments too.
I saw SRV in concert in 1986 - I was 16. I already knew how good he was even then. But shame on me for not understanding how damn good that band was. ALL OF THEM! That light bulb didn't come on for about 30 more years. You're right - they are KILLING it, every time.
Nobody ever mentions the great work done here by Double Trouble, the rhythm section. Aptly enough, Hendrix also had an excellent and very underrated rhythm section in Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding.
A massive overlooked gem of SRV that too few people have heard is ''Leave My Little Girl Alone''. Bro actually went Super Saiyan on that live performance
Stevie died in a helicopter crash just after a concert with Eric Clapton, Roger Cray, Muddy Watters and a few others. Eric Clapton said they were in awe of his performance and said he was the best on the planet! Next song, live version of Floodin' Down in Texas
I saw him play that Fender Stratocaster 4 times live. SRV was incredible. The music just flowed out of him...the first time we saw him, my husband and I just sat there with our jaws dropped. 4th time was was with Jeff Beck. Amazing 🤩❤
He played at the bronco bowling alley. Plus, he was snuck into a small club to play. Both were in Oak Cliff, close to where he grew up. We all loved Sunday gatherings at Keist Park. We Oak Cliffers were very proud of SRV!
Stevie played numerous guitars, but referred to this one as his #1. Also has called it his "first wife. She hasn't left me yet She doesn't scream AT me...she screams FOR me!"
Texas Flood, Live at the El Mocambo. That is literally the greatest live guitar performance ever captured on film. Bar none. He is a conduit of God himself. His guitar is a Fender Stratocaster. That guitar was worn out due to how much he played it. He literally wore the wood down through the stain and varnish. He also played with VERY thick guitar strings. And this recording of him playing Voodoo Chile actually doesn't do his voice justice. He was a phenomenal vocalist. Deep, resonant, bassy, southern twang. B.B. King said SRV was black enough for both of them. His raw, unadulterated talent was and is awe-inspiring. He never played a song the same way twice. EVER. Not once. Legends like Eric Clapton, Albert King, B.B. King, Johnny Copeland, were literally ashamed to go on stage after him. Eric Clapton, Eric FREAKING Clapton said he almost quit playing music after he watched him play before him, because he knew he could never match what he had just heard. And he could play this good by the time he was a teenager. He quit school and became the best guitarist on earth. If you really want to learn about him, watch Rise of a Texas Blues man. It's on TH-cam. Probably the greatest SRV documentary ever made.
That's got to be the Best SICK ASS KICK ASS VERSION of that song STEVIE does because He plays it so Smooth,Clean,Pure and Straightforward!! There other versions He does of that song which are AWESOME too!! 🐐🎸🔥❤️😢RIP STEVIE!!!
You probably want to cry because it's one dead legend playing another dead legends song. Jimmy and Stevie were some of the most influential guitarists for their genre.
My brother is still the Greatest Guitar player on the face of the planet. Bar none. The guitar is a 69 Fender Stratacaster. The No 1. Or his first wife. ❤ I lost em inna helicoter cash in 1990. I will never get over it. He was 35. He will always be my No. 1. He was from Oak Cliff Texas. South of Dallas. He was self taught didn't know how to read music. He learned by hear. ❤ he started at 7 by 10 he mastered the guitar. He never stopped learned from the best. If ya'll wanna see check out 3rd Stone from the Sun live at the Festival. He worked at 7 days a week 365 days a year for 7 hours a day. He used 13 gage strings. The last 4 years he dropped down to 11 gage. He had quater inch holes on his left hand. He always carried a kit with him it was some bakin powder super glue and a nail file. He skin grafted his own fingers. ❤❤ He was AMAZIN'! ❤❤. HE IS MY NO. 1. 4EVER AND ALWAYS! ❤❤❤❤
First off, shout out to Black Pegasus for introducing me to you. Your reaction channel has quickly become one of my favorites, just like SRV is one of my favorite guitarist. You mentioned the Strat he is seen playing on most of his videos. He purchased this axe from Charlie's Guitars in Dallas so I have been told. He grew up in the Oakcliff section of Dallas that was close to where my grandparents lived. He and I were close to the same age and I would go see him play at the clubs around Dallas with his brother Jimmy Vaughn. Thank you for this reaction and I'd love to see you react to "Cold Shot". PS: I enjoy watching your reactions with the Mrs. Peace
I love this man's music so much I named my oldest son after him. Didn't know he would die just a few years later. Got to see him in concert twice, blown away both times. He always plays every song a little differently each time, adds his own flair to it. He did the guitar so dirty, it needed a cigarette after every song.
The absolute GOAT ! One of the greatest hidden gems of all times! SRV understood soul and feeling of sound and to take you on that emotional journey with out words and he made you feel what he was projecting through his guitar!!! ❤ watch (Life without you ) capital theater nj 1985 . He swaps guitars with a broken sting in the first minute of the song but you might miss it ! Also breaks a tooth !
Fender Stratocaster was used by Stevie Ray Vaughan for much of his career. Dubbed "Number One" and "First Wife" by Stevie, the guitar was used on all of Double Trouble's studio albums. According to Stevie’s guitar technician, René Martinez he most often played GHS Nickel Rockers (and sometimes Boomers) in the following gauges: .013 - .015 - .019p - .028 - .038 - .058
SRV had much respect for my fave Hendrix. He did this great cover of Voodo Child. Texas Flood at El Macombo is right up there. nobody can touch that one. SRV and Johnny Copeland did a great live too. cover all his tunes. blows ya away. Helicopter Crash took his life. People switched seats on another helicopter. that change took his life but the pilot should have known better to fly in the conditions that night.
When SRV plays, the song always ends too soon, I don't care if the song was 5 minutes or 25 minutes long. That is a Whammy bar on his guitar. I might've spelled that wrong. The man was a rare talent and I enjoy every time he plays. He studied and collaborated with the great Albert King. I believe he revered these great artists and soaked in everything he could when they were together. SRV did pass away in a helicopter accident. He was coming back from a tribute with other great artists. So sad! I think of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and other artists who died young and think of the music that was never made and it breaks my heart! Many should still be alive and with us to this day.
SRV was a chopper just like you and Tech. The word chopper is an old blues saying. It's when a guitarist battled another guitarist. They called it chopping heads.
When I was a kid my dad told me something about Stevie i never forgot- he said "i listen to a lot of guys that can play the hell outta the guitar, but Stevie Ray Vaughan IS the guitar." i didnt understand it until I got a bit older but he was right. When you play with so much soul that B.B. King just sits back laughing and impressed (they did an album or concert together)... thats YOUR instrument. Yeah there are a few players who are technically speaking better, but youll be hard pressed to find someone with the flow and the soul that Stevie had. Anything live from him is a must see.
Stevie died two weeks after I finally got to see him after waiting for 6 years. I was right in front of him all night. I am still very sad and bitter about his death. Thanks for reacting to this supernatural talent and pride of Texas. He has a statue for a reason. We all crying with you. ✌️
You can find a video here on you tube of Ray Henning who owned the music store where Stevie acquired this Fender Strat guitar. In the video Ray tells the story from start to finish how Stevie just fell in love with this beat up, piece of junk guitar (Ray's description) the moment he picked it up. Stevie named this guitar #1 or sometimes referred to it as first wife. His brother, Jimmy Vaughan now owns iconic guitar & does loan it out to museums from time to time. I saw it in the Rock & Roll HOF a few years ago. Jimmy Vaughan is a great player in his own right. Stevies guitar tech Rene Martinez can also be found on you tube explaining the way Stevie repaired his shredded fingers because he used custom strings ranging from 13 guage on the heaviest. He would rip the calluses off on the super heavy strings, often described as playing on telephone wires.
Love your reactions and happy to see your channel growing and the great collabs you do with BP. Fun. You gotta check "Texas Flood" live at the Mocambo. It will melt your brain.
SRV is so incredible! I think you should listen to him play with Canadian Jeff Healey who is a blues, rock, & jazz guitarist, singer, songwriter. Jeff lost his sight at the age of one from retinoblastoma and learned to play the guitar at three in his own style. Search Stevie Ray Vaughn & Jeff Healey - Look at Little Sister and pick the one from Jeff's channel. They are fire together! For Jeff Healey on his own try "See the Light", "Angel Eyes", and "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" from the movie Roadhouse (starring Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott) he played in. Unfortunately we lost Jeff too soon as well from cancer at the age of 41 in 2008.
If you watch the videos, SRV had many guitars, butthis was his main one. As someone else said, it is a Fender Stratocaster. But it's appearance shows how much time he put into his craft, from his time as a kid to the end of his life. SRV is the TRUTH.. As for his passing, Stevie died in a helicopter crash leaving the Alpine Music Theater in Wisconsin. It was foggy and the pilot ran into one of the ski hills (no mountains in Wisconsin to speak of). The same concert had his brother Jimmie and Eric Clapton, both of whom took a different helicopter and made it fine. Stevie's pilot was not rrated to fly in the fog that was there that night.
Number One (also known as Vaughan's 'First Wife') was a Fender Stratocaster used by Vaughan for most of his career; it was "rebuilt more times than a custom Chevy."[2] Vaughan always claimed it was a 1959 model, since that date was written on the back of the pick-ups; Rene Martinez, who maintained the guitar since 1980, saw the year 1963 stamped in the body and 1962 on the neck.[6] The guitar was given to him by Ray Hennig, owner of Ray & Shane Hennig's Heart of Texas Music store on South Lamar in Austin, Texas in 1973 and was his main performing instrument and companion. Vaughan used the guitar on all five of his studio albums and on Family Style. The distinctive cigarette burn on the headstock comes from an incident when Vaughan had left a burning cigarette tucked under the sixth string for too long while playing.
t’s apples and oranges dude. They all bring stuff to the table that make them goat status. I saw a picture of Eddy the other day with a caption “ just push play, I’ll always be with you.”
I have always loved Stevie Ray Vaughn for the simple fact that when he played, you could see how passionate he was all over his face. Absolutely awesome artist
This guitar, #1, is a 1963 Fender Stratocaster. When SRV was young, he hung out at Heart of Texas music shop in Austin. This guitar was brought in by yacht rock artist, Christofer Cross. Chris traded it in for a Gibson Les Paul, I think. Stevie came and saw the Strat and fell in love with it. He traded in his guitar for it. When he got it in 1973, it didn't look anything like this. It looked almost new. All of this wear and tear was done by SRV over a17 year period until he was killed in a helicopter crash at the Alpine Inn Ampitheater.
What is it that makes you want to cry? PURE BLUES SOUL...through that geniuse's guitar. That's why he will ever be my GOAT, damn what ya' heard. If you can make a person feel through your music and drive them to tears every single time despite having heard the song 1000 times, you have encapsulated what music is all about. SRV absolutely did that. I mourn his passing to this day.
I know that I am coming late to the party,but I have to agree. Stevie Ray Vaughan was the BEST of ANY Generation to this point, and his performance at the El Mocambo was a seminal performance. His performance of Texas Flood was something that once seen, will live in your memory FOREVER! But I would recommend LISTENING TO IT first..but listen to the ENTIRE song, with your eyes CLOSED. Once you have listened and processed what you HEARD... WATCH it... WATCH his performance to the end, and really pay attention. You will NOT be disappointed! His vocal talent, his showmanship, his PASSION for his craft, and his complete virtuosity is something that will have him enshrined in the pantheon of the world's greatest musicians forever! And you are absolutely correct, his loss was a tragic end to a musical career that, who knows where it could have gone. I cannot even IMAGINE what he could have done had he continued his musical innovation. 🙌🙌🙌😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
stevie had drug/alcohol problem from young age but got clean and sober just 3-4 years before he died. he was sober on this one. i believe the 2 gold rings are his AA coins..that's why he looks older. thank you for appreciating his talent. i was lucky enough to see him live in Austin back in the day..just unbelievable..his keyboardist plays for joe bonamassa now..Rys..
Everyone needs to listen and watch the late great SRV play. I still get chills watching old concerts. I remember where I was the day I found out he had passed away in the helicopter crash I will say it brought tears to my eyes knowing we will never have another like him
I'm not a guitar player, but when you were asking what kind of guitar that is at 4:45, I knew the answer immediately. It's Stevie's favorite guitar!! 😁😁 And I'd say it took him around 30 years of constant playing to get as good as he was.
KK, I tear up a bit watching him. Saw him 3 months before his untimely death and he was incredible and being a guitar guy I left there awe struck. I've seen tons of greats, BB Clapton Robertson Winter and the list goes on but nobody played like SRV. Most play the guitar but Stevie dominated it slapping it around a bit and showing who's running the show. BB though we was black, and when he finally saw him on stage playing he was with Eric Clapton. BB said he's the darkest white man he ever heard, and Eric said after 5 mins if he hears any more he'll quit playing.......RIP SRV😢
Stephen Ray Vaughan was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Wikipedia Born: October 3, 1954, Dallas, Texas, United States Died: August 27, 1990 (age 35 years), East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
Stevie Ray Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo. Insane
One of the greatest guitar performances ever!
must watch KK
Best guitar performance ever!
Yes!!!
Watch the whole El Macambo gig. It's like watching your favorite football team win the superbowl
Most definitely Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo!! ✌️❤️🎸. Stevie was a channel that music just flowed through.
Just wait until Krizz sees that one. Probably the best live performance ever!
The foot pedal was given to him by Jimi Hendrix’s family because SRV admired him so much. Great tribute to Jimi by SRV.
I was just gonna mention that. But I thought it was the wawa peddle
@@dawnbailey910 it might have been.
@@dawnbailey910 ya, its the wah. so crazy to hear Stevie with jimi's tone.
The wah _is_ a foot pedal, you guys are saying the same thing. And I think his brother got it from the Hendrix family, but it is Jimi's. There were only a few effects at that time, it was the 70's, _after_ Hendrix died that more and more effects were available. Most of them were trying to re-create what Hendrix did with simple fuzz, tone, wah, volume, and feedback.
Stevie’s older brother Jimmie’s band The Chessmen opened for Hendrix in Fort Worth, and Hendrix borrowed Jimmie Vaughan’s pedal after The Chessmen played, because his own was broken. He broke Jimmie’s too, so Jimi Hendrix gave his broken pedal to Jimmie Vaughan, who got it fixed and gave it to little brother Stevie Vaughan, because he knew how much Stevie loved Hendrix’s playing and would appreciate it.
his sound check is better than most concerts.
That's a fact
@@shawnj1843the dude should react to the Stevie soundcheck video, short and sweet but that coat he was wearing was wild!
Oh God yes!!! Comin straight in from the motel wearing a full length cheetah print, i believe, fur coat and standard cowboy hat wipin the sleep from his eyes!!! IDC what anyone says, that soundcheck was one of the greatest things ever!!! R.I.P SRV!!!
Fact.....better than some full songs
Sound Check is amazing, roll out of bed yawning and just slays it
The greatest guitar performance of all time..SRV live at the El Mocambo.
Yes, Steve passed on August 27, 1990 in a helicopter crash. That guitar he's playing was a 2nd hand guitar he picked up at a pawns shop. He named it Lenny after his wife (Lenora) to whom he was married at the time. The story goes that the pawn shop was asking $300 for it, but Stevie didn't have enough money to buy it, so his wife and friends all chipped in to buy it for him and gave it to him as a birthday present. He said he like the way it felt in his hands and the way it sounded (it's a 1965 Stratocaster), and it used to belong to another musician (Christopher Cross). He was and still the all-time guitar GOAT, in my opinion.
His "Lenny" guitar is actually a different Strat (you can see him play it on live performances of the song Lenny). The one he's playing here is his "number one" Strat.
@@mattsmalley3.14yes you’re right.
Saw the show the night he died. We watched the helicopter fly over the parking lot, and then when we heard the news on the radio on the ride home, we all thought it was a joke.
Unfortunately it was not.
@@bswizzle5227 agreed, same story, heard that news when we got back to Madison that night. Kinda glad we didn't hear it while driving.
@@BlackSmokeDMax no one believed it until we got home and saw the news on MTV. We were all shocked to our cores.
You teared up because you see a guy who got sober found love really started to respect and listen to the music he was playing and then was ripped from us in the blink of an eye.
He said “ If everyone in the world gave away what they didn’t need, no one would need anything “ My family lives by this and God blesses us greatly.
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I agree
* will purge on my day off . ☺️
I've been playing guitar for 40 years and I still say this is the most talented guitar player ever.
@@timbeatty8411 undoubtedly
SRV was in a class by himself.
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
No argument from me!! Stevie was indeed the greatest guitarist when you put all the elements together: technical prowress, tone, feeling, showmanship, and physicality!! AND a kind and humble man to boot!!
@@alanberg5575 I agree with everything you said. This might sound like a really dumb statement but I look at his fingers and the way they move on a fretboard I've never seen before or since.
@@timbeatty8411 and he did that on HEAVY-GAUGED strings, no less!!
Stevie Ray Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo = Goated performance!
Let's not sleep on The Bassist. He's holding down the rhythm and melody at the same time when Stevie goes off on his leads and solos!💯✔️🤙🤙✌️
Same with the drummer. SRV had some quality backup for sure.
His Section is a human metronome.
@@whome1299 ha so true
SRV is missed for his outstanding playing and his humanity. He was a special human cut off too soon. He single handedly brought the blues back from dead in the eighties and always brought a message of hope to anyone struggling at all his shows. The night he died he was a guest performer with famous guitarists and he mopped the floor with them all according to them.
Yes....well stated and so true!
The night he died, Stevie was part of a triple bill, with Robert Cray and Eric Clapton. It was the 2nd of 2 nights at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin. I was lucky enough to have been there for the 1st night. At the end of the show, the three headliners were joined for the encore by Jeff Healy, Buddy Guy, and Stevie's brother Jimmy. Stevie took over the encore, and you could see Clapton and Guy standing at the back of the stage just shaking their head at how good he was. It was the 4th time I'd seen Stevie, and it was far and away his best performance. The helicopter crashed in heavy fog, when the pilot flew it into the ski hill at Alpine Valley. Stevie wasn't even supposed to be on it, but he wanted to get back to Chicago to go play some more at Buddy Guy's Blues Bar, and convinced someone to give up his seat. Such a huge loss that night.
The Guitar in this video is his favorite. It’s a 1962/63 Fender Strat he named “Number One”. His other favorites included at 1963/64 Fender Strat named Lenny, a 1959 Strat named Yellow, a 1962 Strat named Red, and a Hamilton Lurktamer Strat named “The Main” gifted to him in 1984 by ZZ Top. He used various others, but preferred the 60’s Fender Strats because of their Tone. He was known for using an exceptionally heavy gauge strings. His Brother Jimmie Vaughan (also a great guitarist) inherited his entire collection after his tragic death 😢 RIP 🐐
The tears come from experiencing SRV expose his soul.
Another phenomenal performance by SRV doing Little Sister live on Austin City Limits. His string breaks and he switches guitars without missing a single note!
This is the comment I was looking for. 👍🥂
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yes yes ....thats a bad ass one
He does - and kudos also to his guitar roadie who noticed immediately the string goes, and is ready with the new guitar within a few seconds waiting for Stevie's cue, and does the handover so sweet. Two professionals at the height of their games.
It hits you in the feels because it’s a human at the top of his game pouring his soul out for us through his instrument. There’s no computers making everything perfect, prerecorded beats on a loop, or auto tune. It’s real
Stevie Ray Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo is my favorite. he was known to improvise his solos like many guitarists do. this time he nailed, his intro on the Texas flood was amazing and truly separates him from all the others.
Texas flood live will make you cry, true music, he puts his heart and soul into it.
I met Stevie for the first time in Austin, TX, in the late 70s when I was at the University of Texas. He was a massive talent then. Stevie was the first act at the time to be booked 7 nights a week in Austin. Stevie was playing that guitar then. He had that thing since he was a kid. That distress on the guitar is him wearing it out. He was still playing it when he died. I saw him in LA at the Greek Theater about 2 weeks before Stevie passed.
You need to check out Stevie playing "Texas Flood" at El Mocambo th-cam.com/video/KC5H9P4F5Uk/w-d-xo.html
He is the greatest guitar player of all time. I've seen most of them live, Eddie, Billy Gibbons, Angus, Jimmy Page, BB King, and more. Stevie is the best.
Yeah i saw him in 77 in Austin. Then again downtown Midland in the basement downtown building 83 bout the time David Bowie lets dance. Couple shows for the symphony park central Dallas. And Nicks uptown lower greenville. Went to his funeral at laureland.
Texas flood and life without you are 2 of my personal favorite performances
This is a Jimmy Hendrix song. Stevie did this song in honor of him. Stevie grew up in south Dallas, Tx. He listened to R&B, Blues, and rock growing up. He wanted to bring rock n roll and the blues together. He did a damn fine job. Probably the best guitarist in the world. RIP Stevie....we miss you!
My hometown. Oak Cliff----which is a part of South Dallas
@@keltonhutchison5951 He grew up in Oak Cliff. That is where my dad grew up too, back in the 40's and 50's.
He had just got his life straight. We missed so much.
He was four years clean and sober when he was killed.
@@alanberg5575I thought it was longer than that ?
Nope. Late '86 until his death in '90.
Yeah, he had just gotten clean and his life was getting straight and good. F’n helicopter.
He was just hitting his prime at the time of his passing. GOAT!!!
Wen bb King says Stevie ray is was an always will b the best guitar player (magician )
So did Clapton
@@moniquesewell2670 every 1 they all did even prince would've told ya that
Stevie was considered a legend by the legends that come before him and they was some of the greats of Blues musicians like B B King Albert King , Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy all legends and he respected them and considered them friends . One of the things I LOVE about Stevie is he loved sharing the stage with the ones that come before him .
SRV played a 1959 Fender Stratocaster. He called it his "Number One"...Looked new at one time but serious playing will do that to a guitar. I just found you today and subscribed...GREAT REACTION!!! RIP SRV, another GREAT gone way to soon.
Stevie, *as always*, was great in this… but let’s give props to Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums -
they are *killing it* back there.
Since Stevie’s playing has lots of improvisational parts (and is different at every performance!), Tommy and Chris had to bring their A-game on focus, concentration, and musicianship EVERY SINGLE TIME . And they did…every single time. They are top-notch on their instruments too.
Absolutely agree about Chris and Tommy, don't forget Reece Wynans on keyboards.
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Tightrope
It's how he felt when he was srungout.
They for sure never took their eyes off of him. They never knew what he was gonna do lol.
If you look close you can see he has his strings tight. His fingers and strings fight each other
I saw SRV in concert in 1986 - I was 16. I already knew how good he was even then. But shame on me for not understanding how damn good that band was. ALL OF THEM! That light bulb didn't come on for about 30 more years. You're right - they are KILLING it, every time.
Nobody ever mentions the great work done here by Double Trouble, the rhythm section. Aptly enough, Hendrix also had an excellent and very underrated rhythm section in Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding.
SRV did nothing without them. They were a part of SRV just like his quitars!
Tommy and Chris were slayers in their own right. IMHO if you were good enough to play with/for SRV you were great!
TEXAS FLOOD,LIVE from the El Macombo;Greatest guitar performance on TH-cam!!!
A massive overlooked gem of SRV that too few people have heard is ''Leave My Little Girl Alone''. Bro actually went Super Saiyan on that live performance
One of my favorites of his.
His favorite guitar and great musicians put in untold hours of practice to get to that level of mastery. That's why his guitar looks that way.
Stevie died in a helicopter crash just after a concert with Eric Clapton, Roger Cray, Muddy Watters and a few others. Eric Clapton said they were in awe of his performance and said he was the best on the planet! Next song, live version of Floodin' Down in Texas
Texas Flood.
I saw him play that Fender Stratocaster 4 times live. SRV was incredible. The music just flowed out of him...the first time we saw him, my husband and I just sat there with our jaws dropped. 4th time was was with Jeff Beck. Amazing 🤩❤
There are a lot of Goats in their own genre. No one is better than the other. They are all GOAT. Dave south africa
He is/was one of the top 10 greatest guitar players ever. RIP Stevie! He died in a helicopter crash in August of 1990.
Went to school with Stevie and seen him up close and personal at clubs like Motherblues . He was such a nice guy .I was heartbroken when he died .
He played at the bronco bowling alley. Plus, he was snuck into a small club to play. Both were in Oak Cliff, close to where he grew up. We all loved Sunday gatherings at Keist Park. We Oak Cliffers were very proud of SRV!
Life Without You by Stevvie Ray Vaughn Live. Great song!!!
Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland and Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo are a couple SRV performances you definitely should check out.
It’s a 1959 Fender Stratocaster. Listen to “Leave My Girl Alone “ and “Tightrope “ from that same show. AMAZING!
You have to check out, Texas Flood live from El Mocambo, an absolute must😂
G.O.A.T no question about it
There’s nothing better than a beat up guitar. Hands down 💯
They each make their own magical sound that cannot be reproduced.
@@drifter_jake Yessir 🤘
And the mailbox stickers for his initials.
Stevie played numerous guitars, but referred to this one as his #1. Also has called it his "first wife. She hasn't left me yet She doesn't scream AT me...she screams FOR me!"
"Life without you",LIVE 1985,NJ.ALWAYS do SRV LIVE!!!
Yes !!! My favorite ❤
Texas Flood, Live at the El Mocambo. That is literally the greatest live guitar performance ever captured on film. Bar none. He is a conduit of God himself. His guitar is a Fender Stratocaster. That guitar was worn out due to how much he played it. He literally wore the wood down through the stain and varnish. He also played with VERY thick guitar strings. And this recording of him playing Voodoo Chile actually doesn't do his voice justice. He was a phenomenal vocalist. Deep, resonant, bassy, southern twang. B.B. King said SRV was black enough for both of them. His raw, unadulterated talent was and is awe-inspiring. He never played a song the same way twice. EVER. Not once. Legends like Eric Clapton, Albert King, B.B. King, Johnny Copeland, were literally ashamed to go on stage after him. Eric Clapton, Eric FREAKING Clapton said he almost quit playing music after he watched him play before him, because he knew he could never match what he had just heard. And he could play this good by the time he was a teenager. He quit school and became the best guitarist on earth. If you really want to learn about him, watch Rise of a Texas Blues man. It's on TH-cam. Probably the greatest SRV documentary ever made.
SRV is THE 🎸 🐐
Stevie is the goat 🐐🎸
That guitar is #1 and was his primary guitar for pretty much his entire career. It is a Fender Stratocaster.
The guitar name is Number One in case that wasn’t clear.
Yep. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan%27s_musical_instruments
Great reaction to the greatest guitar player ever in my opinion RIP SRV 🙏💛
That's got to be the Best SICK ASS KICK ASS VERSION of that song STEVIE does because He plays it so Smooth,Clean,Pure and Straightforward!! There other versions He does of that song which are AWESOME too!! 🐐🎸🔥❤️😢RIP STEVIE!!!
He was blessed by Jimi Hendrix' family with his waa waa accessory. That's an official musical term. 😂
You probably want to cry because it's one dead legend playing another dead legends song. Jimmy and Stevie were some of the most influential guitarists for their genre.
You gotta watch him play live Texas flood.
Stevie was a gift from God, now he's gone home. RIP !
My brother is still the Greatest Guitar player on the face of the planet. Bar none. The guitar is a 69 Fender Stratacaster. The No 1. Or his first wife. ❤ I lost em inna helicoter cash in 1990. I will never get over it. He was 35. He will always be my No. 1. He was from Oak Cliff Texas. South of Dallas. He was self taught didn't know how to read music. He learned by hear. ❤ he started at 7 by 10 he mastered the guitar. He never stopped learned from the best. If ya'll wanna see check out 3rd Stone from the Sun live at the Festival. He worked at 7 days a week 365 days a year for 7 hours a day. He used 13 gage strings. The last 4 years he dropped down to 11 gage. He had quater inch holes on his left hand. He always carried a kit with him it was some bakin powder super glue and a nail file. He skin grafted his own fingers. ❤❤ He was AMAZIN'! ❤❤. HE IS MY NO. 1. 4EVER AND ALWAYS! ❤❤❤❤
3 greatest guitar players of all time, any genre, and in any order, Stevie Ray, Jimi, and Terry Kath. Mic drop, period
I agree. Listen to any live version of 25 or 6 to four. Most of us guitar players realize early "you can't go there"
First off, shout out to Black Pegasus for introducing me to you. Your reaction channel has quickly become one of my favorites, just like SRV is one of my favorite guitarist. You mentioned the Strat he is seen playing on most of his videos. He purchased this axe from Charlie's Guitars in Dallas so I have been told. He grew up in the Oakcliff section of Dallas that was close to where my grandparents lived. He and I were close to the same age and I would go see him play at the clubs around Dallas with his brother Jimmy Vaughn. Thank you for this reaction and I'd love to see you react to "Cold Shot".
PS: I enjoy watching your reactions with the Mrs.
Peace
Krizz, you need to see Life Without You, by Stevie Ray Vaughan , live on The American Caravan TV Show, that's one that will blow you away with soul.
"Life Without You" performed at the Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey. That one.
I love this man's music so much I named my oldest son after him. Didn't know he would die just a few years later. Got to see him in concert twice, blown away both times. He always plays every song a little differently each time, adds his own flair to it. He did the guitar so dirty, it needed a cigarette after every song.
The absolute GOAT ! One of the greatest hidden gems of all times! SRV understood soul and feeling of sound and to take you on that emotional journey with out words and he made you feel what he was projecting through his guitar!!! ❤ watch (Life without you ) capital theater nj 1985 . He swaps guitars with a broken sting in the first minute of the song but you might miss it ! Also breaks a tooth !
Fender Stratocaster was used by Stevie Ray Vaughan for much of his career. Dubbed "Number One" and "First Wife" by Stevie, the guitar was used on all of Double Trouble's studio albums. According to Stevie’s guitar technician, René Martinez he most often played GHS Nickel Rockers (and sometimes Boomers) in the following gauges:
.013 - .015 - .019p - .028 - .038 - .058
I was born, raised & still live in ATX. I met SRV in a local restaurant in ‘88. Super nice & down to earth guy. He’s still missed
SRV had much respect for my fave Hendrix. He did this great cover of Voodo Child. Texas Flood at El Macombo is right up there. nobody can touch that one. SRV and Johnny Copeland did a great live too. cover all his tunes. blows ya away. Helicopter Crash took his life. People switched seats on another helicopter. that change took his life but the pilot should have known better to fly in the conditions that night.
When SRV plays, the song always ends too soon, I don't care if the song was 5 minutes or 25 minutes long. That is a Whammy bar on his guitar. I might've spelled that wrong. The man was a rare talent and I enjoy every time he plays. He studied and collaborated with the great Albert King. I believe he revered these great artists and soaked in everything he could when they were together.
SRV did pass away in a helicopter accident. He was coming back from a tribute with other great artists. So sad! I think of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and other artists who died young and think of the music that was never made and it breaks my heart! Many should still be alive and with us to this day.
SRV was and still is the GOAT! Hendrix comes after SRV and everyone falls under these two GOATS. They’re cemented.
The only people that are those that never saw Hendrix live.
@@1perfectpitch, that’s BS.
SRV was a chopper just like you and Tech. The word chopper is an old blues saying. It's when a guitarist battled another guitarist. They called it chopping heads.
he was a premier blues singer and musician, Look into his cover of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", or the video for Crossfire.
When I was a kid my dad told me something about Stevie i never forgot- he said "i listen to a lot of guys that can play the hell outta the guitar, but Stevie Ray Vaughan IS the guitar." i didnt understand it until I got a bit older but he was right. When you play with so much soul that B.B. King just sits back laughing and impressed (they did an album or concert together)... thats YOUR instrument. Yeah there are a few players who are technically speaking better, but youll be hard pressed to find someone with the flow and the soul that Stevie had. Anything live from him is a must see.
That, sir, is a fender stratocaster..... greatest guitar ever made. And yes.... SRV is the greatest guitarist
Stevie died two weeks after I finally got to see him after waiting for 6 years. I was right in front of him all night. I am still very sad and bitter about his death. Thanks for reacting to this supernatural talent and pride of Texas. He has a statue for a reason. We all crying with you. ✌️
You can find a video here on you tube of Ray Henning who owned the music store where Stevie acquired this Fender Strat guitar. In the video Ray tells the story from start to finish how Stevie just fell in love with this beat up, piece of junk guitar (Ray's description) the moment he picked it up. Stevie named this guitar #1 or sometimes referred to it as first wife. His brother, Jimmy Vaughan now owns iconic guitar & does loan it out to museums from time to time. I saw it in the Rock & Roll HOF a few years ago. Jimmy Vaughan is a great player in his own right. Stevies guitar tech Rene Martinez can also be found on you tube explaining the way Stevie repaired his shredded fingers because he used custom strings ranging from 13 guage on the heaviest. He would rip the calluses off on the super heavy strings, often described as playing on telephone wires.
we are all just one breath away from not getting out or here alive. the gods are enjoying SRV
the brighter the candle burns, the sooner it runs out ...
Love your reactions and happy to see your channel growing and the great collabs you do with BP. Fun. You gotta check "Texas Flood" live at the Mocambo. It will melt your brain.
SRV is so incredible! I think you should listen to him play with Canadian Jeff Healey who is a blues, rock, & jazz guitarist, singer, songwriter. Jeff lost his sight at the age of one from retinoblastoma and learned to play the guitar at three in his own style. Search Stevie Ray Vaughn & Jeff Healey - Look at Little Sister and pick the one from Jeff's channel. They are fire together! For Jeff Healey on his own try "See the Light", "Angel Eyes", and "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" from the movie Roadhouse (starring Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott) he played in. Unfortunately we lost Jeff too soon as well from cancer at the age of 41 in 2008.
B.B. King said, "I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed"
In Texas Flood SRV plays his guitar behind his back.
Was hoping no one would say this, because I wanted to see his reaction when Stevie does it and not knowing.
Stevie played both the lead and rhythm at the same time.
If you watch the videos, SRV had many guitars, butthis was his main one. As someone else said, it is a Fender Stratocaster. But it's appearance shows how much time he put into his craft, from his time as a kid to the end of his life. SRV is the TRUTH..
As for his passing, Stevie died in a helicopter crash leaving the Alpine Music Theater in Wisconsin. It was foggy and the pilot ran into one of the ski hills (no mountains in Wisconsin to speak of). The same concert had his brother Jimmie and Eric Clapton, both of whom took a different helicopter and made it fine. Stevie's pilot was not rrated to fly in the fog that was there that night.
Props to the Bass player for keeping up. What a monster
You should also check out Texas flood and life without you
6:54 and 11:19 He dropped his pick and bent over to pick it up without missing a beat. Amazing!
Voodoo Chile is a Jimi Hendrix masterpiece....
We used to go watch Stevie play in bars around Texas. He was even better live. RIP
You gotta do “Texas Flood” live. It cements Jim as the best guitarist of all time .
Number One (also known as Vaughan's 'First Wife') was a Fender Stratocaster used by Vaughan for most of his career; it was "rebuilt more times than a custom Chevy."[2] Vaughan always claimed it was a 1959 model, since that date was written on the back of the pick-ups; Rene Martinez, who maintained the guitar since 1980, saw the year 1963 stamped in the body and 1962 on the neck.[6] The guitar was given to him by Ray Hennig, owner of Ray & Shane Hennig's Heart of Texas Music store on South Lamar in Austin, Texas in 1973 and was his main performing instrument and companion. Vaughan used the guitar on all five of his studio albums and on Family Style. The distinctive cigarette burn on the headstock comes from an incident when Vaughan had left a burning cigarette tucked under the sixth string for too long while playing.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Healey - 'Look At Little Sister' th-cam.com/video/2HmLFyvFxTc/w-d-xo.html You will be amazed
t’s apples and oranges dude. They all bring stuff to the table that make them goat status. I saw a picture of Eddy the other day with a caption “ just push play, I’ll always be with you.”
For the greats, the music lives on......and on
I have always loved Stevie Ray Vaughn for the simple fact that when he played, you could see how passionate he was all over his face. Absolutely awesome artist
This guitar, #1, is a 1963 Fender Stratocaster. When SRV was young, he hung out at Heart of Texas music shop in Austin. This guitar was brought in by yacht rock artist, Christofer Cross. Chris traded it in for a Gibson Les Paul, I think. Stevie came and saw the Strat and fell in love with it. He traded in his guitar for it. When he got it in 1973, it didn't look anything like this. It looked almost new. All of this wear and tear was done by SRV over a17 year period until he was killed in a helicopter crash at the Alpine Inn Ampitheater.
A fantastic guitarist.
And that drum is killing it
What's even more remarkable, is that he played with 13 Gauge Strings !!
What is it that makes you want to cry? PURE BLUES SOUL...through that geniuse's guitar. That's why he will ever be my GOAT, damn what ya' heard. If you can make a person feel through your music and drive them to tears every single time despite having heard the song 1000 times, you have encapsulated what music is all about. SRV absolutely did that. I mourn his passing to this day.
Stevie called this guitar both "#1" and "My first wife."
I know that I am coming late to the party,but I have to agree.
Stevie Ray Vaughan was the BEST of ANY Generation to this point, and his performance at the El Mocambo was a seminal performance.
His performance of Texas Flood was something that once seen, will live in your memory FOREVER!
But I would recommend LISTENING TO IT first..but listen to the ENTIRE song, with your eyes CLOSED.
Once you have listened and processed what you HEARD... WATCH it... WATCH his performance to the end, and really pay attention. You will NOT be disappointed!
His vocal talent, his showmanship, his PASSION for his craft, and his complete virtuosity is something that will have him enshrined in the pantheon of the world's greatest musicians forever!
And you are absolutely correct, his loss was a tragic end to a musical career that, who knows where it could have gone. I cannot even IMAGINE what he could have done had he continued his musical innovation.
🙌🙌🙌😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
stevie had drug/alcohol problem from young age but got clean and sober just 3-4 years before he died. he was sober on this one. i believe the 2 gold rings are his AA coins..that's why he looks older. thank you for appreciating his talent. i was lucky enough to see him live in Austin back in the day..just unbelievable..his keyboardist plays for joe bonamassa now..Rys..
Reese Wynans?
@@whome1299 yes
Everyone needs to listen and watch the late great SRV play. I still get chills watching old concerts. I remember where I was the day I found out he had passed away in the helicopter crash I will say it brought tears to my eyes knowing we will never have another like him
I'm not a guitar player, but when you were asking what kind of guitar that is at 4:45, I knew the answer immediately. It's Stevie's favorite guitar!! 😁😁
And I'd say it took him around 30 years of constant playing to get as good as he was.
KK, I tear up a bit watching him. Saw him 3 months before his untimely death and he was incredible and being a guitar guy I left there awe struck. I've seen tons of greats, BB Clapton Robertson Winter and the list goes on but nobody played like SRV. Most play the guitar but Stevie dominated it slapping it around a bit and showing who's running the show. BB though we was black, and when he finally saw him on stage playing he was with Eric Clapton. BB said he's the darkest white man he ever heard, and Eric said after 5 mins if he hears any more he'll quit playing.......RIP SRV😢
Stephen Ray Vaughan was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Wikipedia
Born: October 3, 1954, Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: August 27, 1990 (age 35 years), East Troy, Wisconsin, United States