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title: "1 Hold Guitar Quotes By Stevie Ray Vaughan"
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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/your-sound-is-in-your-hands-as-much-as-anything-it-s-the-way-you-pick/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

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## More by Stevie Ray Vaughan

> [You know, right now, the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all, I thank God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/you-know-right-now-the-most-important-thing-in-my-life-is-to-make/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/you-see-we-are-here-as-far-as-i-can-tell-to-help-each-other-our/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [What I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/what-i-am-trying-to-get-across-to-you-is-please-take-of-yourselves/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/you-know-there-s-a-big-lie-in-this-business-the-lie-is-that-it-s-okay/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/ya-know-right-now-the-most-important-thing-in-my-life-is-to-make-sure/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/so-my-big-brother-was-playing-guitar-and-i-figured-i-d-try-it-too/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/the-problem-with-taking-amps-to-a-shop-is-that-they-come-back/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [I play as many different things - piano, sax and harp parts - as I can at once. Whatever I can fit, whenever I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/i-play-as-many-different-things-piano-sax-and-harp-parts-as-i-can-at/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/some-of-us-can-be-examples-about-going-ahead-and-growing-and-some-of/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [My baby she's a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/my-baby-she-s-a-long-and-lean-you-mess-with-her-you-see-a-man-get-mean/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/i-wanted-to-play-saxophone-but-all-i-could-get-were-a-few-squeaks/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [ Some people don't understand that but it's nice when it really just gets to the point then that it \[music\] doesn't get played so… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/some-people-don-t-understand-that-but-it-s-nice-when-it-really-just/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/i-use-heavy-strings-tune-low-play-hard-and-floor-it-floor-it-that-s/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [I figured out how to get the guitar to rumble...I put it on the middle pickup, turn the tone know down, grab it by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/i-figured-out-how-to-get-the-guitar-to-rumble-i-put-it-on-the-middle/)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/)

> [I'm just doing the best I can now to keep this going... trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/i-m-just-doing-the-best-i-can-now-to-keep-this-going-trying-to-grow/)

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