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Red House Solo Guitar Tone Settings — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1960s · blues
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Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1966, maple neck, right-handed played left-handed, stock single coils)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (1966, stock)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1966-1967. The solo section on the original 'Red House' studio track was played on a Stratocaster, not Flying V or SG (those were used live later). No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible light amp reverb. No fuzz or wah audible in the solo. No evidence of effects loop or studio effects on the guitar track.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5.5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- singing sustain
- touch-sensitive
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- fat, round low end
- clear note separation
- dynamic, expressive bends
- slightly compressed highs
- smooth, glassy top end
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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