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All Along the Watchtower guitar tone

Jimi Hendrix · Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection · 1968 · Psychedelic

KeyC# minor
ChordsC#m – B – A – B
Overdrive

Main

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN5.5
BASS5.5
MID6
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE5
REVERB2

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Vox Wah wah
    Solo sections — slow sweeps as a tone filter
  2. Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face fuzz
    Fuzz 6.5 · Volume 6.5
    Kicked in for solo peaks

Half-step down. Layered solos: slide, wah, and octave phrases each get a verse.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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