Riff Tone
Born Under a Bad Sign
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarblues1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1968-69, maple neck, Olympic White or Black finish)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (Plexi)
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969-1970 era, likely Band of Gypsys sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
fat and roundedge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitivewarm and smoothslightly compressed attacknasal midrangebright but not harshclassic Marshall breakupclear note separationdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate blues phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic picking, but does not involve advanced speed or complex chord shapes.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1968-69, maple neck, Olympic White or Black finish)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (Plexi)
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969-1970 era, likely Band of Gypsys sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
fat and roundedge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitivewarm and smoothslightly compressed attacknasal midrangebright but not harshclassic Marshall breakupclear note separationdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate blues phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic picking, but does not involve advanced speed or complex chord shapes.
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