Riff Tone
Bold As Love
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1966/67 Fender Stratocaster (rosewood fingerboard, likely Olympic White or Sunburst, as used in Axis: Bold As Love sessions)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (Super 100), likely with EL34 tubes, as used in Olympic Studios 1967
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (stock 1960s type)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass3.5
mid7.5
treble6
reverb1.5
presence7
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1967, Olympic Studios, London. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for riff section. No evidence of pedals in riff section; Fuzz Face is rolled off or bypassed for clean/edge-of-breakup tone.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup claritytouch-sensitive dynamicsslightly compressedclear and articulatedynamic response to pickingno heavy fuzzclassic Hendrix rhythmopen and airymild breakup on harder strums
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced chord voicings, thumb-over-the-neck technique, and dynamic control to capture Hendrix's rhythmic and melodic interplay, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1966/67 Fender Stratocaster (rosewood fingerboard, likely Olympic White or Sunburst, as used in Axis: Bold As Love sessions)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (Super 100), likely with EL34 tubes, as used in Olympic Studios 1967
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (stock 1960s type)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass3.5
mid7.5
treble6
reverb1.5
presence7
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1967, Olympic Studios, London. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for riff section. No evidence of pedals in riff section; Fuzz Face is rolled off or bypassed for clean/edge-of-breakup tone.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup claritytouch-sensitive dynamicsslightly compressedclear and articulatedynamic response to pickingno heavy fuzzclassic Hendrix rhythmopen and airymild breakup on harder strums
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced chord voicings, thumb-over-the-neck technique, and dynamic control to capture Hendrix's rhythmic and melodic interplay, making it challenging for most players.
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