13 gauge until he got sober. Then he went down to 11. He used to rip skin off places and glue them to his fingertips with super glue so he could keep Jamming
He'd sometimes go as heavy as 17 gauge. Yes, he liked to experiment with the sound, but bending those 17 gauge strings up a full note had to painful. 😳 I've heard rumors about his callouses, but his fingers and hands had to be just as strong. He was and always will be the greatest in my book. RIP Stevie Ray. 🩷
Fun fact: The wah wah peddle he's using during this Jimi Hendrix cover is actually Jimi's old peddle. It was gifted to SRV by Jimi's family (his brother I think).
yeah, that's not true actually, the pedal in question was given to Jimmie Vaughan not Stevie, the story goes that Jimmie was playing at the same venue that Jimi was playing and Jimi's pedal was broken and it was too late in the day to go get a new one so they asked Jimmie to swap, which he did so now Jimmie still has that non-functioning pedal in his possession/collection, anyway, here is a clip of Jimmie talking about it and if you go ahuntin' you can find other interviews where he talks about this pedal. ...btw, Stevie was only 16 when Jimi died so he never got a chance to play with him as far as i know. ruclips.net/user/shortsHpgjWO2ure4?si=KRfzzVBDLh5CSrZY
SRV played those strings so hard that he'd rip the calluses off of his fingertips. He'd glue them back on just to get through a performance. He'd play through the pain. That's wild to think about.
Stevie performed VOODOO CHILD live in numerous locations, and every performance was different and an innovation. All are worth watching, and all are a tribute to Jimi, who wrote and performed the original on his ELECTRIC LADYLAND album (1968).
There was definitely only ONE Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm always blown away by watching videos of him playing, no matter how many times I watch. Very thankful that I saw him live 2x in Austin in the 80's.
Stevie dressed (right down to the hats) and had a playing style very similar to my father. I asked my dad one time if he had a son we didn't know about 😉 💚 The book Texas Flood is outstanding 🎶🎵
Finally you got around to this amazing performance. I believe it was during a Live video last year I suggested this tune. There was only one guitarist who played like Stevie.... HIM. Great choice.
I'll never get tired of this performance, Stevie put some Voodoo magik into those strings and that guitar sounded like it let out some primal screams. The Drums were tribal and Stevie is the Shaman. Long live SRV. ☮️
Saw his Couldn’t Stand the Weather tour in the eighties. Amazing stuff, great to revisit this again and great reaction 😊 Is this a Jimi Hendrix original?
Stevie’s older brother Jimmie was playing at a venue where Hendrix was playing and he asked if he could have Hendrix’s wah wah pedal because Stevie, who was just a teen, loved Hendrix, who was his idol. After Jimi Hendrix passed Stevie asked Mr. Hendrix if he would mind if he did some covers of Jimi’s. Later Steve had all of Jimi’s work remastered and gave all the proceeds and rights to the Hendrix family ❤
You mentioned how he was "bending those strings". I play a little guitar and bending strings the way Stevie did would of been hard, well for anyone but him. 😉 Imagine this though. Many great guitarists use 8-12 gauge strings, gauge meaning the thickness. Stevie Ray would often use strings as heavy as 17 gauge! That would be like trying to bend cables! Yes, he was definitely the greatness! Loved your reaction! Most people can't even speak at all after reacting to Stevie Ray Vaughn. 😉 RIP Stevie 🩷
Stevie was a total beast on the guitar and deserves all the praise and recognition I’d love to give big props to his rhythm section my god they were amazing too
This is a Jimi Hendrix song, which SRV was a big fan of. You wouldn’t believe how thick the strings were on his guitars. He was rough on them, so he had to have strong ones. Also, during this show (Austin City Limits 1989), one of his strings broke while he was doing a song (forgot which song) and they changed the guitar out while he was playing. He didn’t even skip a beat. I have this show on DVD or VHS as well as many others. Some of my VHS tapes my son threw away though. I hope this isn’t one of them.
Yes that broken string and seamless guitar switch was "Look At Little Sister"🎸🎶. He broke those big strings so often his tech crew performed like professional race car pit crews‼️ And of course Stevie is as cool as a boss and if you weren't looking your ear couldn't tell a break in the song.
Great reaction to an unbelievable clip. SRV's guitar looks my Pop's ol masonry tools. No matter the look, the end result always brilliant! Well done and good health!
You need to watch the "Look at Little Sister" song in the same Austin City Limits concert. I don't want to give anything away BUT something goes wrong part way through the performance... Oh, what will Stevie do?! Who can save him?!!!
While this is an awesome display by Stevie Ray, he played it in Nashville and had the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon live feed for added motivation.So what did he do to help raise money for Jerry's kids?He played it behind his back of course!
Then newcomers discover Stevie's initials on the guitar, and are delighted to see how much he must have loved this battered guitar if he put his name on it to show it was his. After a few more SRV videos, they understand, Stevie is not indicating that the guitar is his, but that it is a part of him, like his arm or leg. Anyway, this is the best Voodoo Child recording ever, better than Hendrix's! In fact, it's by far the best of the SRV versions - and interestingly, it's a bit faster than the others...
As you know I own 37 electric guitars of all brands with strings from 9 gauge to 11 gauge (lower E string) Stevie uses 13 gauge to get that great tone, but sure is hard to bend them suckers like he does.
9:20 . . Talking about Stevie-Ray bending strings "Maybe he had them a bit looser . . ?" Quite the OPPOSITE. . Most guitar players use 10-gauge strings, sometimes as light as 8 or 9 gauge. . Stevie used 13 gauge strings. . . That's like bending REBAR with your fingertips!! NOBODY had hands as STRONG as him!
I'll just say go listen to the original, Jimi Hendrix version. Jimi wrote it and while SRV does it justice nobody does it like Jimi. If you want to know just how influenced by Jimi Hendrix SRV was, just look at the whammy bar on Stevie's guitar. On a normal right hand stratocaster that bar attached to the lower end of the bridge. If however, you are left handed, like Jimi, and you flipped a right hand stratocaster over and restrung it for a left hand player the bar is now attached to the TOP of the bridge. Which is where SRV had it on his #1. Don't get me wrong, I love SRV. But I am an auld Scotsman frae Ayrshire 🏴. I remember when we first felt when we heard the Are You Experienced? record in 1967. We never heard anything like that before. Even now you can just listen to rock and roll before Jimi Hendrix and rock music after Jimi's debut in 1967 and you can hear it. Jimi Hendrix was the most influential, most important guitar player in the history of the instrument.
He was good, but he was no Jimi Hendrix. He wanted to be though. Jimi be his idol. He play all Jimi songs, wore the hats and scarves like Jimi, and played his all his music catalogue like this song. Only one Jimi Hendrix, and he changed Rock music over night.
Stevie had very strong hands. He used the heaviest strings he could find. He said "heavy strings gave the best tone, and tone is everything".
Many people like light strings, but the strings is where the sound comes from.
0.64 or something on the low e, heavy ass strings
13 gauge until he got sober. Then he went down to 11. He used to rip skin off places and glue them to his fingertips with super glue so he could keep Jamming
He'd sometimes go as heavy as 17 gauge. Yes, he liked to experiment with the sound, but bending those 17 gauge strings up a full note had to painful. 😳 I've heard rumors about his callouses, but his fingers and hands had to be just as strong. He was and always will be the greatest in my book. RIP Stevie Ray. 🩷
Stevie definitely had a gift... RIP Stevie, you are missed!!!
Fun fact: The wah wah peddle he's using during this Jimi Hendrix cover is actually Jimi's old peddle. It was gifted to SRV by Jimi's family (his brother I think).
yeah, that's not true actually, the pedal in question was given to Jimmie Vaughan not Stevie, the story goes that Jimmie was playing at the same venue that Jimi was playing and Jimi's pedal was broken and it was too late in the day to go get a new one so they asked Jimmie to swap, which he did so now Jimmie still has that non-functioning pedal in his possession/collection, anyway, here is a clip of Jimmie talking about it and if you go ahuntin' you can find other interviews where he talks about this pedal. ...btw, Stevie was only 16 when Jimi died so he never got a chance to play with him as far as i know.
ruclips.net/user/shortsHpgjWO2ure4?si=KRfzzVBDLh5CSrZY
@@LogicalCitizen-n9x Thank you for this Logical. 🤍
SRV played those strings so hard that he'd rip the calluses off of his fingertips. He'd glue them back on just to get through a performance. He'd play through the pain. That's wild to think about.
Stevie performed VOODOO CHILD live in numerous locations, and every performance was different and an innovation. All are worth watching, and all are a tribute to Jimi, who wrote and performed the original on his ELECTRIC LADYLAND album (1968).
Absolutely agree!!
There was definitely only ONE Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm always blown away by watching videos of him playing, no matter how many times I watch. Very thankful that I saw him live 2x in Austin in the 80's.
Stevie dressed (right down to the hats) and had a playing style very similar to my father. I asked my dad one time if he had a son we didn't know about 😉 💚
The book Texas Flood is outstanding 🎶🎵
God givin talent. Rip King🙏
There isn't no one alive that can pull strings this hard these days !!!
One of the greatest! RIP SRV!
Yes I agree stevie and Jimmy hendrix two best guitarist ever
In the mid 80's I went to a Robert Plant Concert, Stevie Ray was the opening act!! Totally amazing set!
I saw SRV open for Dire Straits during the Brothers in Arms tour in 86
Saw him when he played with Sammy Hagar.
@@reallymysterious4520 I had no idea who he was, but liked him more than Plant!
I saw him when he was an opening act for Men at Work...I was fortunate enough to see Hendrix as well...
Man, I had to sit through Alanna Myles opening before Plant.
But I did get to see Stevie open up for Joe Cocker.
Finally you got around to this amazing performance. I believe it was during a Live video last year I suggested this tune. There was only one guitarist who played like Stevie.... HIM. Great choice.
The GOAT
His hand and fingers were freakishly strong. He plays with stronger strings that few do.
Stevie one of the greatest guitarist ever, thank you!
I'll never get tired of this performance, Stevie put some Voodoo magik into those strings and that guitar sounded like it let out some primal screams. The Drums were tribal and Stevie is the Shaman. Long live SRV. ☮️
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness
Stevie was as humble as he was talented ❤
Saw his Couldn’t Stand the Weather tour in the eighties. Amazing stuff, great to revisit this again and great reaction 😊 Is this a Jimi Hendrix original?
Google says yes lol
One of the best dang guitar players of all time!
such a wonderful song !!
The one, and only! Enough said!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The way his hands move.....frigging looks so damn natural and effortless.
Stevie Ray, like Hendrix and Terry Kath, had the rare ability to play rhythm and lead at the same time.
Stevie’s older brother Jimmie was playing at a venue where Hendrix was playing and he asked if he could have Hendrix’s wah wah pedal because Stevie, who was just a teen, loved Hendrix, who was his idol. After Jimi Hendrix passed Stevie asked Mr. Hendrix if he would mind if he did some covers of Jimi’s. Later Steve had all of Jimi’s work remastered and gave all the proceeds and rights to the Hendrix family ❤
One of the very best ever, SRV!
SRV = The G.O.A.T.
SRV always gave 110%. I love your review. I probably heard this song 100 times and never considered the lyrics.😅
this a jimi hendricks song and he did it justice..see jimi version too..live
Ive been in this musical vein for 2 or 3 days...SRV was the truth
Welcome to SRV. Remember, Stevie should always be seen live. Lenny, Mary had a little lamb... just to name a couple.
You mentioned how he was "bending those strings". I play a little guitar and bending strings the way Stevie did would of been hard, well for anyone but him. 😉 Imagine this though. Many great guitarists use 8-12 gauge strings, gauge meaning the thickness. Stevie Ray would often use strings as heavy as 17 gauge! That would be like trying to bend cables! Yes, he was definitely the greatness! Loved your reaction! Most people can't even speak at all after reacting to Stevie Ray Vaughn. 😉
RIP Stevie 🩷
I remember seeing Jimmi Hendrix doing "Voodoo Child" an hitting the last note and then walking toward the amplifier to get the feedback.
I saw S.R.V. live a few times., Amazing!!!
....I bet they have a hell of a band!
I want to own that Strat..... like MILLIONS of us would.
All that reverb and distortion... pure Hendrix! RIP Stevie~~❤
Stevie was a total beast on the guitar and deserves all the praise and recognition I’d love to give big props to his rhythm section my god they were amazing too
This is a Jimi Hendrix song, which SRV was a big fan of. You wouldn’t believe how thick the strings were on his guitars. He was rough on them, so he had to have strong ones. Also, during this show (Austin City Limits 1989), one of his strings broke while he was doing a song (forgot which song) and they changed the guitar out while he was playing. He didn’t even skip a beat. I have this show on DVD or VHS as well as many others. Some of my VHS tapes my son threw away though. I hope this isn’t one of them.
Yes that broken string and seamless guitar switch was "Look At Little Sister"🎸🎶. He broke those big strings so often his tech crew performed like professional race car pit crews‼️ And of course Stevie is as cool as a boss and if you weren't looking your ear couldn't tell a break in the song.
One of his finest performances. And a “clean” Stevie. Superb stuff.
Listen to Jimi Hendrix's version of Voodoo Child.
For Stevie Ray Vaughn listen to If the House is a Rocking & It's Flooding Down in Texas.
Great reaction to an unbelievable clip. SRV's guitar looks my Pop's ol masonry tools. No matter the look, the end result always brilliant!
Well done and good health!
He's just showing out!
Stevie used some of the heaviest gauge strings known to man and bent them as if they were spaghetti noodles 😮🔥
You need to watch the "Look at Little Sister" song in the same Austin City Limits concert. I don't want to give anything away BUT something goes wrong part way through the performance... Oh, what will Stevie do?! Who can save him?!!!
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I could see you groovin' on the drums -- me, too!
The. G. O. A. T
SRV is the GOAT. ENJOY 😎
Modern listeners respond to this just like classical listeners respond to a violin performance or jazz listeners respond to Miles Davis.
He played with bigger strings because his fingers were so strong he had a habit of breaking the regular size strings
While this is an awesome display by Stevie Ray, he played it in Nashville and had the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon live feed for added motivation.So what did he do to help raise money for Jerry's kids?He played it behind his back of course!
Then newcomers discover Stevie's initials on the guitar, and are delighted to see how much he must have loved this battered guitar if he put his name on it to show it was his. After a few more SRV videos, they understand, Stevie is not indicating that the guitar is his, but that it is a part of him, like his arm or leg. Anyway, this is the best Voodoo Child recording ever, better than Hendrix's! In fact, it's by far the best of the SRV versions - and interestingly, it's a bit faster than the others...
Those bends...with 13s
New sub, bud! ❤
Next add to S.R.V. Playlist.... Crossfire... Little Wing (another Hendrix cover) Live... pick one, all good
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35K.... cruising along pretty good.
NASTY!!!!
As you know I own 37 electric guitars of all brands with strings from 9 gauge to 11 gauge (lower E string) Stevie uses 13 gauge to get that great tone, but sure is hard to bend them suckers like he does.
9:20 . . Talking about Stevie-Ray bending strings "Maybe he had them a bit looser . . ?"
Quite the OPPOSITE. . Most guitar players use 10-gauge strings, sometimes as light as 8 or 9 gauge. .
Stevie used 13 gauge strings. . . That's like bending REBAR with your fingertips!!
NOBODY had hands as STRONG as him!
I'll just say go listen to the original, Jimi Hendrix version. Jimi wrote it and while SRV does it justice nobody does it like Jimi. If you want to know just how influenced by Jimi Hendrix SRV was, just look at the whammy bar on Stevie's guitar. On a normal right hand stratocaster that bar attached to the lower end of the bridge. If however, you are left handed, like Jimi, and you flipped a right hand stratocaster over and restrung it for a left hand player the bar is now attached to the TOP of the bridge. Which is where SRV had it on his #1.
Don't get me wrong, I love SRV. But I am an auld Scotsman frae Ayrshire 🏴. I remember when we first felt when we heard the Are You Experienced? record in 1967. We never heard anything like that before. Even now you can just listen to rock and roll before Jimi Hendrix and rock music after Jimi's debut in 1967 and you can hear it. Jimi Hendrix was the most influential, most important guitar player in the history of the instrument.
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Aint no black folk that can do that
It's "Voodoo Chile"...
Dude.... if jimmy could sing it and stevie fn played it? At the same time.
You've just been SRV'ed...
He was good, but he was no Jimi Hendrix. He wanted to be though. Jimi be his idol. He play all Jimi songs, wore the hats and scarves like Jimi, and played his all his music catalogue like this song. Only one Jimi Hendrix, and he changed Rock music over night.
Lol ok bro 😂
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@@reallymysterious4520 - There's one in every punchbowl.