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The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put ’58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you’re up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Big Deal Idol Life People Value Walk Yourself
I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a Stratocaster is the most versatile. I can pretty much get any sound out of it, and I use stock pickups.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Different Guitar Instrument Kind Myself Sound Versatile
You know, there’s a big lie in this business. The lie is that it’s okay to go out in flames. But that doesn’t do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Business Flame Lying Thinking Wrong Yourself
Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I’m only looking at a friend.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Eyes Friendship Front Love Mirror Myself
I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Better Day Greatness Myself See Teaching Thinking Wait
All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Different Feeling Personality
I’m just doing the best I can now to keep this going… trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Best Growth Myself Time Try Young
You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other – our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That’s to help each other, not hurt each other.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Brother Each Other Enemy Help See Sister Yourself
Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Leadership Play Rhythm Time Togetherness
Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It’s the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Guitar Hands Hold Sound Way Yourself
God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

God Myself Togetherness Walk
Jazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Change Myself Name Work
Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don’t make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Death Example Growth Myself Unfortunate
The way people come into your life when you need them, it’s wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It’s like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Help Life Need People Right Way Yourself
If you hit the front end on the right-hand side you could turn that one on by itself and if you hit on the left-hand side you could turn it on and off. And in the middle it was like serious overdrive.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Drive Front Hands Right Serious Yourself
Even though there’s reasons to try things that may or may not work, it’s still a real intimate way to finish the song with everybody right there in the band just locked in.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Intimate Lock Reason Work

The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put ’58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.

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The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put ’58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.

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