Purple Haze
by Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix (1967, Psychedelic Rock): Fender Stratocaster into Marshall Super Lead, Standard, effects included. Get the same sound adapted to YOUR gear with ToneRig — free to try.
The original rig
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
single-coils
Amp
Marshall Super Lead (all-tube, 100W)
Channel
drive
Effects & chain
- Fuzz Face for the riff and soloFirst in chain, into amp
- Wah for the intro and soloAfter fuzz
- Octavia-style octave-up on the soloAfter fuzz
How it was played
Strat into a fuzz into a cranked Marshall — the single-coil clarity is essential to this tone.
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