The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Rewrote what an electric guitar could sound like. Hendrix ran a right-handed Strat strung upside down into stacked Marshall stacks, with a germanium Fuzz Face and a wah pedal doing the talking.
Known for: Purple Haze, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Machine Gun
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A germanium Fuzz Face, cleaned up by rolling the guitar volume back — the source of his clean-to-fuzz dynamics.
Swirling modulation on 'Machine Gun' and 'Little Wing'.
The wah pedal driving the intro of 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)'.
Stacked 100-watt heads into 4x12 cabinets for his live sound.
A right-handed Strat strung upside down; his 1968 Olympic White is the most photographed.
What to dial in to chase Jimi Hendrix's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
Thick, vocal wah-fuzz lead — the Fuzz Face cleans up as you roll the guitar volume back.