Solo Tone
Sunshine of Your Love (Live 10/10/68 Winterland, San Francisco, CA)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late '60s, Olympic White, right-handed, strung lefty)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, late '60s, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet)
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at Winterland, San Francisco, October 10, 1968. Gear based on period-correct live photos and multiple Hendrix rig rundowns for 1968. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections. Studio vs live: LIVE. No evidence of alternate amp channels or secondary clean amp.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatebright single-coil claritydynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackwarm low endopen midrangeno audible breakupno reverb or delayclassic Marshall cleanresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The clean solo requires intermediate control of picking dynamics and guitar volume to maintain clarity and prevent breakup on a loud Marshall amp, but does not involve advanced technical runs or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late '60s, Olympic White, right-handed, strung lefty)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (model 1959, Plexi, late '60s, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet)
PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at Winterland, San Francisco, October 10, 1968. Gear based on period-correct live photos and multiple Hendrix rig rundowns for 1968. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections. Studio vs live: LIVE. No evidence of alternate amp channels or secondary clean amp.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatebright single-coil claritydynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackwarm low endopen midrangeno audible breakupno reverb or delayclassic Marshall cleanresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The clean solo requires intermediate control of picking dynamics and guitar volume to maintain clarity and prevent breakup on a loud Marshall amp, but does not involve advanced technical runs or complex chord voicings.
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