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Riff Tone
Ain't No Telling
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1965-67 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, played left-handed, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (Super 100, early plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1967, Axis: Bold as Love sessions. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this song's riff section. All sources point to Strat + Marshall as the core studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
bright and snappyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note articulationdynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackchiming highstight low endminimal fuzzclassic British amp crunchno heavy saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic accuracy, quick chord changes, and dynamic touch to achieve the signature Hendrix attack and articulation.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965-67 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, played left-handed, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (Super 100, early plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1967, Axis: Bold as Love sessions. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this song's riff section. All sources point to Strat + Marshall as the core studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
bright and snappyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note articulationdynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackchiming highstight low endminimal fuzzclassic British amp crunchno heavy saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic accuracy, quick chord changes, and dynamic touch to achieve the signature Hendrix attack and articulation.