How To Get The Tone of Jimi Hendrix
By Blogger - Friday, February 25, 2011
Although he played other guitars, he is mostly associated with a white Fender Stratocaster. In the beginning he would use many different Strats, usually early 60s models with rosewood fingerboard. Later he showed a preference for guitars with a maple fingerboard, especially for live work.
In the studio he'd also use a Fender Telecaster that he'd borrow from Noel Redding, a Gibson Flying V (decorated with trendy 'Flower' images by Jimi himself) or a Gibson SG Custom with three Humbuckers. Other guitars include Gibson Les Paul Custom and ES-330. But his main tool for self-expression was the three single-coil equipped masterpiece by Leo Fender.
His Live-Backline remained the same throughout though: Marshall 100-Watt Super-Lead Full stacks. Occasionally he'd experiment with Fender and Sunn-Amps (Coliseum-Heads with 100-F-Cabinets, equipped with JBL- or Eminence-Speakers because of a short endorsement deal) but would quickly return to his trusted Marshalls. During his time as a session guitarist for R&B greats like Ike & Tina Turner or Curtis Knight he'd use a Fender Twin Reverb 'workhorse' amp, often borrowed due to money problems. He'd come back to the Twin Reverb, amongst others, in his search for new tones while working on his solo material with engineer Eddie Kramer.
Jimi's use of effects to create unique tones and sound scapes is legendary. Never satisfied with the established he'd push the boundaries with long studio sessions and the help of effect guru Roger Mayer. Mayer would modify existing gear like Jimi's Cry Baby and Vox Wah's, Univox Univibe or Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face or develop his own effects, like the infamous Octavia-Pedal.
Chris Basener is a guitarist, composer, producer and instructor who plays instrumental groove rock with vibrant melodies that speaks to the cosmopolitan music fan as much as the guitar community.
The graduate of the Munich Guitar Institute (MGI) in Germany did many clinics and demos at tradeshows and fairs across Europe (Germany, Austria, France and Belgium) performing to tens of thousands of people. He has more free articles on his website http://chrisbasener.com
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