Riff Tone

Hey Joe

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Fender Stratocaster

AmpMarshall JTM 45 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock 1960s Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Are You Experienced (1966, released 1967). All evidence points to Stratocaster and Marshall JTM 45 for the main riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this section.

Tone Character(10)

slightly overdrivencrisp and clearwarm neck pickup tonetouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakup crunchBritish crunchclear note separationdynamic response to pickingsinging sustainnot high-gain, retains clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate control of dynamics and muting, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or complex chord shapes.

Sources

Amp settings for lead guitar hey joe pleSe : r/jimihendrix - Reddit Amp settings for Hendrix tone? : r/jimihendrix - Reddit Jimi Hendrix's Guitars, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear | Equipboard "Hey Joe" tone? | The Gear Page The 25 greatest classic rock guitar tones of all time | Guitar World

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