If one wanted to start learning a style similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan where should they begin?

lonelycircus · 3 months

Learn a style like Jimi Hendrix

crustieswiphones · 3 months

What? YOU WANNA LEARN THE BLUES KID? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BLUES?

NUTTIN

Ctrl-Z · 3 months

at birth?

supersavage · 3 months

steviesnacks.com this guy is awesome. ok maybe not awesome, but pretty damn good.

odinsbane · 3 months

Pentatonic/Minor Pentatonic + 12 bar blues.

HR78 · 3 months

Start by listening to Stevie's influences. I would disregard Hendrix for now because his influence isn't the most prominent. Start with Albert King, although I will warn you that you may lose some respect for SRV when you realize that 90% of his licks are direct ripoffs. Lonnie Mack is another one, but yet again not as prominent as AKs.

the_mindless_monarch · 3 months

SRV Records. Listen to all of them. "I already have." Listen again.

BrMwPn · 3 months

I would listen to his recordings, and play along with them. Eventually I would work on figuring out how to play them by ear with a large emphasis on emulating his style. Furthermore I would start using heavier gauge strings and buy a stratocaster. Most of his stuff is just straight blues but his style is pretty unique. Trust your ears!

3d6 · 3 months

Albert King & Jimi Hendrix were by far his biggest two influences. He utterly worshipped both of them, and derived a great deal of his playing style & tastes from their work.

Other blues men that had a lesser impact on his playing include (but are not limited to):

Roy Buchannan
Guitar Slim
Albert Collins
Muddy Waters
B.B. King

geodebug · 3 months

Buy a book of his songs transcribed and try to steal from them.

The songs themselves aren't too tough and even a lot of the solos are more feeling than technically tough (although you'll have to hit those pitch bends dead on).

I still can't fake a good SRV but I've stolen a lot of tasty licks from studying his music.

ACE_C0ND0R · 3 months

in the womb

sa_neasy · 3 months

Whatever he listened to. Start listening to his influences.

thechickenslave · 3 months

Vibrato, vibrato, vibrato. You gotta be born with that kinda soul.

Hendrix_1970 · 3 months

As someone who loves SRV and mirrors his style A LOT, first you need to master your major and minor Penatonic scales. After that, MASTER THE SHUFFLE (See "So Excited", "Pride and Joy", "Rude Mood")

And most importantly, just listen to him. I've become a better guitar player from simply listening to him. Better than I ever could have been without the influence.

Also, see Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Winter.

dykeman123 · 3 months

read up on pentatonic scales and then try modes and ultimately modal pentatonic scales.

Vortesian · 3 months

Only one way. Listen to him, and copy his licks. After that go listen to Albert King to see where he got his shit from.

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