Riff Tone

The Wind Cries Mary

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Fender Stratocaster

AmpMarshall JTM45 (studio recording, 1967)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock 1965 Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1967. No pedals used for the riff section; clean amp tone. Confirmed by multiple sources that the riff was recorded with a Stratocaster into a Marshall JTM45, no fuzz or other pedals. Pickup position likely neck or neck+middle for warmth.

Tone Character(10)

clean and bell-likewarm and roundedtouch-sensitiveclear note separationslightly compressedmellow highssoft attackdynamic responsesubtle amp breakup at peaksarticulate and expressive

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its use of Hendrix-style chord voicings, thumb-over-the-neck technique, and expressive dynamic control, though it is not fast or technically extreme.

Sources

Jimi Hendrix's Guitars, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear | Equipboard My first ever video on how to play the intro to the Wind Cries Mary by ...

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