Riff Tone

The Star Spangled Banner (Live)

Jimi Hendrix

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Fender Stratocaster (Olympic White, maple neck, right-handed, strung left-handed)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100-watt (model 1959) into Marshall 4x12 cabinets

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (late 1960s spec)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6.5

mid7.5

treble7.5

reverb0

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas-Arbiter Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face (silicon, likely BC108)

wahVox Vox Wah (Clyde McCoy or V846)

modulationUnivox Univox Uni-Vibe

Notes

Live at Woodstock, August 1969. All gear confirmed for this specific performance. No studio effects; all effects are from pedals and amp. Hendrix played right-handed Strat flipped for left-handed use, with reversed string order.

Tone Character(10)

explosive fuzz saturationscreaming feedback manipulationdynamic wah sweepsswirling Uni-Vibe modulationaggressive whammy bar divespiercing upper harmonicsraw, uncompressed attacksustain-rich fuzz texturechaotic, expressive soundscapeintense, overdriven amp character

Difficulty

This performance requires expert-level control of feedback, expressive use of multiple pedals, and advanced whammy bar and vibrato technique to recreate the iconic soundscape and dynamics of Hendrix's Woodstock anthem.