Riff Tone

Ain't No Telling

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1965-67 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, played left-handed, maple neck, stock single coils)

AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (Super 100, early plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (mid-1960s spec)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1967, Axis: Bold as Love sessions. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this song's riff section. All sources point to Strat + Marshall as the core studio setup.

Tone Character(10)

bright and snappyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note articulationdynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackchiming highstight low endminimal fuzzclassic British amp crunchno heavy saturation

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic accuracy, quick chord changes, and dynamic touch to achieve the signature Hendrix attack and articulation.

Sources

Jimi Hendrix's Guitars, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear | Equipboard Gear of the Gods: Jimi Hendrix - The Buyer's Guide | Ultimate Guitar Getting the Jimi Hendrix tone | MusicRadar Never-before-heard Jimi Hendrix demos are up for auction | Guitar World

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