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Little Wing Guitar Tone Settings — The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1960s · rock

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Original Recording

Guitar
1963/1965 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, rosewood fretboard)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (mid-60s spec)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, Olympic Studios, London, October 1967. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section. All sources and audio confirm classic Strat into Marshall setup for this track.

Amp Settings

Mids
7
Bass
6.5
Gain
4
Reverb
3
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

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Tone Character

  • warm and bell-like
  • glassy highs
  • smooth, rounded attack
  • touch-sensitive dynamics
  • slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
  • clear note separation
  • articulate chord voicings
  • light compression
  • open and airy
  • subtle studio ambience

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings found for 'Little Wing' studio recording; settings estimated based on typical Marshall Plexi usage for Hendrix in 1967 and genre/era conventions.
  • ⚠️Some sources mention Fuzz Face and Octavia in Hendrix's general rig, but there is no evidence or audible fuzz/octave effect in the riff section of 'Little Wing'; those pedals are omitted.
  • ⚠️Amp reverb is set low; most ambience is from studio room/mic, not pedal or amp effect.
  • ⚠️Pickup position is inferred from isolated track audio and genre conventions; all evidence points to neck pickup for main riff.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Hendrix's 'Little Wing' riff uses a Strat into a cranked Fender or Marshall with edge-of-breakup gain, strong mids, warm bass, and moderate treble for clarity without harshness. The tone is intimate and slightly ambient, with moderate spring reverb typical of late-60s studio production.

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