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Hey Joe (Live) Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix · 1960s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender 1960s Stratocaster (right-handed, strung lefty, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (1960s Stratocaster stock)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt, with 4x12 Marshall cabinets, likely Celestion speakers)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, late 1960s (1967-1969). Gear confirmed for live shows of this era. No evidence of studio effects or post-processing for live version.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5.5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
- Vox Clyde McCoy Wah-Wah Pedal · wah
Guitar → Vox Clyde McCoy Wah → Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face → Marshall Super Lead 100 (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth neck pickup
- singing sustain
- touch-sensitive response
- fuzzy overdrive
- dynamic, vocal-like phrasing
- expressive wah sweeps
- slightly scooped mids
- rich harmonic overtones
- not high-gain, but saturated
- classic British crunch