Riff Tone
Foxey Lady (BBC Sessions)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (mid-1960s, likely 1965-1968, Olympic White or Sunburst, maple neck, right-handed strung left-handed)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt, EL34 tubes) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion speakers
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (stock, mid-1960s)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzDallas-Arbiter Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
Notes
Studio recording for BBC Sessions, recorded 1967-1968. No evidence of live rig differences for this session. Guitar was almost certainly a Stratocaster with stock single-coils, amp was Marshall Super Lead 100. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this session.
Tone Character(10)
gnarly fuzz saturationdynamic, touch-sensitive responseaggressive, biting attackthick, mid-heavy crunchslightly compressed sustainraw and uncompressedbright upper midsarticulate note separationclassic British crunchfull-bodied, powerful sound
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing, aggressive attack, and dynamic control of a fuzzed-out tone, as well as Hendrix's signature thumb-over chord technique, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (mid-1960s, likely 1965-1968, Olympic White or Sunburst, maple neck, right-handed strung left-handed)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Model 1959, Plexi, 100-watt, EL34 tubes) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion speakers
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (stock, mid-1960s)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzDallas-Arbiter Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
Sources
Notes
Studio recording for BBC Sessions, recorded 1967-1968. No evidence of live rig differences for this session. Guitar was almost certainly a Stratocaster with stock single-coils, amp was Marshall Super Lead 100. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this session.
Tone Character(10)
gnarly fuzz saturationdynamic, touch-sensitive responseaggressive, biting attackthick, mid-heavy crunchslightly compressed sustainraw and uncompressedbright upper midsarticulate note separationclassic British crunchfull-bodied, powerful sound
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing, aggressive attack, and dynamic control of a fuzzed-out tone, as well as Hendrix's signature thumb-over chord technique, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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