Voodoo Child (Slight Return) — The Jimi Hendrix Experience1 / 2
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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

Mids
7.5
Bass
7
Gain
5.5
Reverb
0
Treble
7
Presence
6

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

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