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Little Wing Guitar Tone Settings — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1963/64 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, rosewood fretboard)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (stock 1960s type)
Amp
Fender Vibroverb (Blackface, 2x10" speakers, 1964 model), possibly with Leslie 145 rotary speaker for solo
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1967, Axis: Bold As Love album. Solo section likely used Leslie 145 rotary speaker for modulation. No fuzz or wah in solo. Guitar volume and tone rolled back for warmth. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4
Reverb3.5
Treble5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Leslie 145 Rotary Speaker · modulation
Fender Stratocaster → Leslie 145 Rotary Speaker → Fender Vibroverb (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- glassy highs
- rounded, mellow attack
- touch-sensitive
- slightly compressed
- singing sustain
- rotary swirl modulation
- not harsh or piercing
- studio clarity
- dynamic response
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings for the original studio recording found; settings estimated based on typical 1960s Fender Vibroverb usage and forum advice for 'Little Wing' solo.
- Rotary speaker (Leslie 145) is confirmed for the solo, but exact amp settings are not documented.
- No evidence of fuzz, wah, or other pedals in the solo section; fuzz and wah were used by Hendrix on other tracks, but not here.
- Guitar and amp models are well-documented for this session, but pickup selector and knob settings are inferred from tone and era.
- Presence and reverb settings are estimated based on typical Fender amp usage and the solo's recorded sound.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Hendrix's 'Little Wing' solo uses a Strat into a cranked Fender or Marshall set just at the edge of breakup, with warm, forward mids, rounded treble, and a touch of spring reverb for space. The tone is expressive, not overly bright or distorted, and fits late-60s blues-rock conventions.