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Solo Tone
Sunshine Of Your Love (Live at the Los Angeles Forum, Inglewood, CA - April 26, 1969)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung lefty, reverse headstock)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt, late 1960s, likely two heads in stereo to 4x12 cabs with Celestion speakers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Live performance at the Los Angeles Forum, April 26, 1969. Jimi Hendrix's main live rig for this era. No evidence of studio overdubs. Tuning is half-step down (Eb standard).
Tone Character(10)
aggressive British crunchsinging sustain with fuzz-like overtonesdynamic and touch-sensitivefat, mid-forward lead soundraw and openarticulate note attackwah-filtered peaksloud and feedback-proneslightly scooped lowspowerful, saturated solo tone
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced wah pedal coordination, rapid octave and single-note licks, and dynamic muting, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung lefty, reverse headstock)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt, late 1960s, likely two heads in stereo to 4x12 cabs with Celestion speakers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Live performance at the Los Angeles Forum, April 26, 1969. Jimi Hendrix's main live rig for this era. No evidence of studio overdubs. Tuning is half-step down (Eb standard).
Tone Character(10)
aggressive British crunchsinging sustain with fuzz-like overtonesdynamic and touch-sensitivefat, mid-forward lead soundraw and openarticulate note attackwah-filtered peaksloud and feedback-proneslightly scooped lowspowerful, saturated solo tone
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced wah pedal coordination, rapid octave and single-note licks, and dynamic muting, making it challenging for most players.