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Somewhere Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1968 Olympic White, maple neck, stock single coils)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (late 1960s spec)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, late 1960s, with 4x12 cabs, Celestion speakers)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1968-1969 era. Hendrix typically used his Stratocaster into a Marshall Super Lead 100 for Band of Gypsys-era tracks. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. No studio trickery or unusual gear reported for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
- Vox Wah (Clyde McCoy or V846) · wah
Fender Stratocaster → Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face → Vox Wah → Marshall Super Lead 100 (no amp reverb)
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Tone Character
- raw and unfiltered
- British crunch
- touch-sensitive
- singing sustain
- floaty and dynamic
- slightly fuzzy edge
- detailed response to picking
- warm lower mids
- articulate highs
- responsive to guitar volume