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Machine Gun (Live At Filmore East, 1970 / 50th Anniversary) Guitar Tone Settings

Jimi Hendrix · 1970s · rock

live

Original Recording

Guitar

1968 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung lefty, stock single-coil pickups)

Pickups

Fender single-coil (late 1960s, stock Strat pickups)

Amp

Marshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, late 1960s, into Marshall 4x12 cabinets with Celestion speakers)

Pickup Position

Bridge pickup (occasionally switching to neck for dynamic contrast)

Live performance at Fillmore East, January 1, 1970. Band of Gypsys era. Guitar was a right-handed Stratocaster played left-handed. Amp was a Marshall Super Lead 100 head, likely daisy-chained into multiple 4x12 cabs. Effects chain confirmed for this era and performance. No studio overdubs; all live.

Amp Settings

Mids

Bass

Gain

6.5

Reverb

Treble

Presence

6.5

Effects Chain

Vox Clyde McCoy Wah · wah
Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
Roger Mayer Octavia · fuzz
Univox Uni-Vibe · modulation

Guitar → Vox Clyde McCoy Wah → Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face → Roger Mayer Octavia → Univox Uni-Vibe → Marshall Super Lead 100 → Marshall 4x12 cabs

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Tone Character

explosive fuzz saturation
screaming sustain
percussive, machine-gun-like staccato
wah-filtered attack
octave-up overtones
swirling modulation
raw, aggressive midrange
dynamic feedback manipulation
thick, compressed fuzz texture
searing upper harmonics

Notes & Caveats

⚠️No direct numeric amp settings for this exact performance found; settings estimated based on era, amp model, and genre, cross-referenced with typical Hendrix live rig and expert reconstructions.
⚠️Pickup position inferred from live footage and tone analysis; Hendrix often switched pickups for dynamics.
⚠️Pedal settings not available; pedal models and order confirmed by multiple sources and audible in the recording.
⚠️No amp reverb used; Marshall Super Lead 100 has no built-in reverb.
⚠️Signal chain order based on era-correct photos, interviews, and expert breakdowns.
⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Hendrix's 'Machine Gun' tone at the Fillmore is thick, dynamic, and saturated but not high-gain—driven by cranked Marshall Super Leads with fuzz, favoring strong mids and bass for warmth and punch, moderate treble for clarity, and little to no reverb due to the dry, live recording. Presence is set high to add bite and air typical of his live sound.