Song
Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix · Axis: Bold as Love
Preview and cover from Apple Music
- Amp
- Fender Twin Reverb / Vibroverb
- Guitar
- 1963/1964 Fender Stratocaster
- Tuning
- Eb standard
On the record, Jimi Hendrix played a 1963/1964 Fender Stratocaster through a Fender Twin Reverb / Vibroverb. It's in Eb standard.
The original rig
Jimi Hendrix achieves his signature tone on Little Wing with a Stratocaster neck pickup played through a clean-to-edge-of-breakup Fender amplifier, controlling dynamics via the guitar volume knob and coloring the track with studio Leslie rotary processing and tape slapback.
Jimi Hendrix · Rhythm and solo
Settings Commonly cited
- Pickup Selection
- Neck
- Volume
- 7-8 (rhythm) / 10 (solo)
Fitted with stock single-coil pickups; Hendrix backed the guitar volume down for clean chord work and brought it up for lead phrases.
Settings Commonly cited
- Volume
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Middle
- 5
- Bass
- 5
Fender combo amplifier used during Olympic Studios sessions; exact knob positions were undocumented and are estimated for clean-to-slight-breakup response.
Integrated open-back speaker cabinet of the Fender combo amplifier.
Settings Commonly cited
- Speed
- Slow / Chorale
Rotary speaker modulation applied at the console to create a spatial, swirling texture across the guitar tracks.
Settings Commonly cited
- Type
- Slapback
Analog tape slapback echo generated via console sends to an Ampex tape machine.
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Have the real gear, or another modeller? Start from these. Studio knob positions are rarely written down; these are a starting point.
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Tuning
The record is in Eb standard, low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. Tune your guitar the same way, or tell ToneSheet how it's tuned and your device shifts the tone to match.
Questions about the Little Wing guitar tone
What amp did Jimi Hendrix use on Little Wing?
Jimi Hendrix played through a Fender Twin Reverb / Vibroverb (commonly cited), with Volume 6, Treble 6, Middle 5, Bass 5 (settings commonly cited).
What guitar did Jimi Hendrix play on Little Wing?
Jimi Hendrix played a 1963/1964 Fender Stratocaster, with Pickup Selection Neck, Volume 7-8 (rhythm) / 10 (solo) (settings commonly cited).
What tuning is Little Wing in?
Eb standard: low to high, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.
How do I get the Little Wing guitar tone on an amp modeller?
Start from your modeller's model of the Fender Twin Reverb / Vibroverb, set like the original (Volume 6, Treble 6, Middle 5, Bass 5), with a guitar like a 1963/1964 Fender Stratocaster, tuned to Eb standard. Ready presets, with every block's settings: HOTONE Pulze Mini (1).
Presets for Little Wing
Tones players shared for their amp modellers, each with every setting, block by block.
HOTONE Pulze Mini1 version
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