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Jimi Hendrix


GADGETS


Right-Handed Fender Stratocaster






In his quest to broaden the electronic boundaries of the guitar and express his unique sonic vision, Hendrix employed nearly every available effect and guitar gadget of the late 1960s. Among his regular effects were a Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face, a Mayer Octavia (produces octaves above and below the note played), a Vox wah-wah pedal*, a Leslie rotating speaker, and a Univox Univibe (which simulated a rotating speaker), not to mention the vast array of studio effects he used, like echo and phasing. His amps were almost always Marshall 100-watt stacks, though his rig did include Sunn and Sound City gear from time to time.