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Riff Tone
The Wind Cries Mary
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1965, Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung upside down)
AmpFender Vibrolux Reverb (blackface, mid-1960s)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass4.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1967. Gear confirmed for studio session; no pedals or effects except amp reverb. Pickup selector set to neck position. No fuzz or Uni-Vibe used on this track.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and articulateslightly compressed attackrounded highstouch-sensitivesubtle spring reverb ambienceclear note separationdynamic response to pickingclassic Fender cleanno audible distortion or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its use of partial chords, thumb-over-the-neck technique, and dynamic control for clean articulation and expressive phrasing.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1965, Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung upside down)
AmpFender Vibrolux Reverb (blackface, mid-1960s)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass4.5
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1967. Gear confirmed for studio session; no pedals or effects except amp reverb. Pickup selector set to neck position. No fuzz or Uni-Vibe used on this track.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and articulateslightly compressed attackrounded highstouch-sensitivesubtle spring reverb ambienceclear note separationdynamic response to pickingclassic Fender cleanno audible distortion or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its use of partial chords, thumb-over-the-neck technique, and dynamic control for clean articulation and expressive phrasing.