Back to CommunityCreate Free Account
Riff Tone
Angel
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung lefty)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, late 1960s, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No evidence of live version for 'Angel.' Gear confirmed for Hendrix's late studio work; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track.
Tone Character(10)
smooth and glassywarm and rounded low endclear, bell-like highsslightly compressed attacktouch-sensitive responseopen, airy sustainmild breakupdynamic and expressive phrasingnot heavily saturatedsubtle amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its expressive dynamics, clean articulation, and subtlety in phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung lefty)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, late 1960s, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No evidence of live version for 'Angel.' Gear confirmed for Hendrix's late studio work; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track.
Tone Character(10)
smooth and glassywarm and rounded low endclear, bell-like highsslightly compressed attacktouch-sensitive responseopen, airy sustainmild breakupdynamic and expressive phrasingnot heavily saturatedsubtle amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its expressive dynamics, clean articulation, and subtlety in phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.