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Stone Free Guitar Tone Settings — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1965-66 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (stock 1960s Stratocaster)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100-watt head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1966-1967. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track. Standard Hendrix studio setup for 'Are You Experienced' era.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
Fender Stratocaster → Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face → Marshall Super Lead 100 → Marshall 4x12 cabinet
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Tone Character
- biting and crunchy
- dynamic and percussive
- bright and articulate highs
- full-bodied midrange
- raw, uncompressed sound
- slightly compressed fuzz edge
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive response
- aggressive pick attack
- classic British Marshall stack drive
Notes & Caveats
- No direct studio documentation of exact amp knob settings for 'Stone Free' found; settings estimated based on typical Hendrix Marshall Super Lead usage in 1966-67 and multiple reputable sources.
- No evidence of reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, or other time/modulation effects used on the riff section; only fuzz/distortion is clearly present.
- No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific recording; all sources point to Stratocaster and Marshall stack.
- Pickup choice inferred from tone and era-typical Hendrix rhythm approach; bridge pickup is most likely for main riff.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Hendrix's 'Stone Free' riff uses a Strat into a Marshall JTM45/100, edge-of-breakup gain with strong mids and moderate treble for clarity, little to no reverb (dry 60s studio sound), and presence set to keep the tone lively without harshness.