Riff Tone

Wait Until Tomorrow

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1965-66 Fender Stratocaster (right-handed, strung lefty, maple neck)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, ca. 1966-67, likely with 4x12 cabinet, studio recording)

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Axis: Bold as Love sessions, 1967. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section. No explicit pedal use confirmed for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and glassyclear, bell-like highspercussive and funkydynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate chord voicingstight, focused low endnot heavily compressedclassic Strat 'quack'studio warmth

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm skills, thumb-over-the-neck technique, and dynamic control for the percussive, articulate Hendrix style.

Sources

Wait Until Tomorrow - what pickup position did Jimi use on that song?

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