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Riff Tone
May This Be Love
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Fender Stratocaster
AmpMarshall JTM45 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1967. Gear confirmed for 'Are You Experienced' era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup crunchsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveBritish amp breakupdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed overdrivenot high-gain fuzzamp-driven distortionclassic rock bluesy drive
Difficulty
Requires intermediate control of dynamics and phrasing to achieve the touch-sensitive, singing sustain and smooth transitions characteristic of Hendrix's riff work.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Fender Stratocaster
AmpMarshall JTM45 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1967. Gear confirmed for 'Are You Experienced' era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup crunchsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveBritish amp breakupdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed overdrivenot high-gain fuzzamp-driven distortionclassic rock bluesy drive
Difficulty
Requires intermediate control of dynamics and phrasing to achieve the touch-sensitive, singing sustain and smooth transitions characteristic of Hendrix's riff work.