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Riff Tone
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarblues1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, strung left-handed)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, 1967/68 model, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1968, Electric Ladyland sessions. Clean riff sections use Stratocaster into Marshall Plexi. No evidence of Fender amps or alternate guitars for the clean intro/riff on the original studio version.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackslightly rounded highsclassic single-coil clarityexpressive wah sweepno audible distortionopen and airyresponsive to picking dynamicsclean, glassy Stratocaster sound
Difficulty
The clean riff requires nuanced wah pedal use, dynamic picking, and subtle muting, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, strung left-handed)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, 1967/68 model, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1968, Electric Ladyland sessions. Clean riff sections use Stratocaster into Marshall Plexi. No evidence of Fender amps or alternate guitars for the clean intro/riff on the original studio version.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackslightly rounded highsclassic single-coil clarityexpressive wah sweepno audible distortionopen and airyresponsive to picking dynamicsclean, glassy Stratocaster sound
Difficulty
The clean riff requires nuanced wah pedal use, dynamic picking, and subtle muting, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.