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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Guitar Tone Settings
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1968 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, strung lefty, maple neck)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (late 60s spec)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (likely), possibly neck + middle
Studio recording, 1968. Guitar is a late-60s Stratocaster, played upside down. Amp is a Marshall Super Lead 100, no evidence of amp-based effects. Effects chain includes Vox wah and Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face. No chorus, delay, or reverb pedals used. No amp reverb. All effects are pedal-based. Pickup selector likely in neck or neck+middle position for solo. No evidence of Uni-Vibe or other modulation in this solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass7
Gain5.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Vox V846 Wah · wah
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
Guitar → Vox V846 Wah → Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face → Marshall Super Lead 100 → Marshall 4x12 cabinet
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Tone Character
- thick, saturated fuzz
- dynamic wah sweeps
- singing sustain
- vocal-like phrasing
- midrange emphasis
- aggressive attack
- touch-sensitive response
- classic British crunch
- rich harmonic overtones
- no time-based or modulation effects beyond wah
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings found; values estimated based on typical late-60s Marshall Super Lead usage for Hendrix and genre/era.
- No evidence of amp reverb or delay; Marshall Super Lead does not have built-in reverb.
- Pickup selector not explicitly stated in sources; inferred from typical Hendrix solo tone and audio.
- No evidence of Uni-Vibe or chorus on this solo section; only wah and fuzz are clearly audible.
- Pedal settings (wah/fuzz) not specified; typical usage inferred.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Hendrix used a Marshall Super Lead cranked to edge-of-breakup with a Fuzz Face for sustain, resulting in a saturated but dynamic tone. The tone is warm, mid-forward, and punchy, with little to no reverb (recorded dry), and the amp's EQ is set for full, round lows, strong mids, and clear but not harsh highs.