Riff Tone
Third Stone from the Sun
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, played left-handed, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 Super 100 (plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil (mid-1960s, stock Strat pickups)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1967. Gear confirmed for Are You Experienced sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track's riff section.
Tone Character(9)
glassy and articulateopen and airy highsdynamic, touch-sensitive responseslight amp breakup on strong attackrounded, warm neck pickup soundpercussive and clear single notesnot heavily compressedclassic British plexi crunchvintage Stratocaster chime
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate to advanced control of dynamics, chord voicings, and picking articulation to capture the touch-sensitive, expressive Hendrix style.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, played left-handed, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 Super 100 (plexi, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil (mid-1960s, stock Strat pickups)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1967. Gear confirmed for Are You Experienced sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track's riff section.
Tone Character(9)
glassy and articulateopen and airy highsdynamic, touch-sensitive responseslight amp breakup on strong attackrounded, warm neck pickup soundpercussive and clear single notesnot heavily compressedclassic British plexi crunchvintage Stratocaster chime
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate to advanced control of dynamics, chord voicings, and picking articulation to capture the touch-sensitive, expressive Hendrix style.
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