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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

Mids
7
Bass
6.5
Gain
4
Reverb
3.5
Treble
5
Presence
5

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

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