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Riff Tone
Sweet Angel
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarblues1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1965-1968 Fender Stratocaster
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, plexi, late 1960s)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1967 (Axis: Bold as Love sessions). Hendrix typically used a Stratocaster with Marshall Super Lead amps in the studio for this era. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bell-like claritywarm and round neck pickup soundglassy highstouch-sensitive responseslightly compressed attackopen and airy chord voicingsmild spring reverb ambiencedynamic, expressive pickingno audible distortion or fuzzsmooth sustain on clean notes
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to Hendrix's use of thumb-over chords, subtle muting, and expressive dynamics, but does not involve fast runs or advanced soloing.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965-1968 Fender Stratocaster
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, plexi, late 1960s)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1967 (Axis: Bold as Love sessions). Hendrix typically used a Stratocaster with Marshall Super Lead amps in the studio for this era. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bell-like claritywarm and round neck pickup soundglassy highstouch-sensitive responseslightly compressed attackopen and airy chord voicingsmild spring reverb ambiencedynamic, expressive pickingno audible distortion or fuzzsmooth sustain on clean notes
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to Hendrix's use of thumb-over chords, subtle muting, and expressive dynamics, but does not involve fast runs or advanced soloing.