“You’re a walking encyclopedia of Stevie knowledge”: This 16-year-old has been called the next Stevie Ray Vaughan – and he’s finally been given the keys to “the real SRV tone” after years of experimenting

16-year-old Rhys John Stygal – the young blues prodigy whose electric guitar abilities have led to the proclamation that he is “the next Stevie Ray Vaughan” – has taken the next step towards fully embracing that mantle, having been given the keys to an obsessive recreation of SRV’s legendary rig.

Stygal’s is a name that has been floating around the blues scene for a few years now. The teenager has amassed a huge following online thanks to his full-throttle, razor-sharp Texas blues chops and gritty style that punters have drawn parallels to SRV’s own.