Equipment use documented
Fender Stratocaster
Original knob values: unknown. Numerical suggestions await further version and control references for this item.
Check the era, documented model and limits
ARTIST / 03THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE — PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
Jimi Hendrix
Raw fuzz with a living attack. The guitar volume control changes the entire response.
RECREATION STUDY
Purple Haze
Fuzz riff study · octave overdubs excluded
Suggested pickupBridge single-coil
TuningE A D G B E
Suggested values are starting points for recreation.
MATCH THE HARDWARE FIRST
Start with the instrument’s own controls
Start with the Fuzz Face version, transistor type and response to guitar volume. The pedal family is documented, but the individual unit and Marshall model on the Purple Haze session are not established.
Equipment basis and value provenance are separate. Suggested values for matching hardware are still not verified artist settings.
Maker histories of his 1960s career · individual sessions remain separate
Equipment use documented
Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
Original knob values: unknown. Numerical suggestions await further version and control references for this item.
Check the era, documented model and limitsExact model unresolved
Marshall Super Lead / Plexi
Original knob values: unknown. Numerical suggestions await further version and control references for this item.
Check the era, documented model and limitsUsing different equipment?
The substitute path provides a full simplified chain and suggested values for alternative gear.
DOCUMENTED USE
What does the evidence establish?
Maker histories of his 1960s career · individual sessions remain separate
Confirmation applies only to the stated era and claim. It does not validate a complete recording rig or our modeler presets.
Confirmed in sourceEQUIPMENT
Fender Stratocaster
Marshall’s history describes his Strat restrung for left-handed playing.
Marshall — Icons of Sound: Jimi HendrixEvidence location: Passage about his playing and Stratocaster
Confirmed in sourceEQUIPMENT
Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
Dunlop identifies a Hendrix-used Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face as the basis of its reproduction.
This does not imply use of today’s product or establish the exact Purple Haze transistor or revision.
Dunlop — Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face DistortionEvidence location: The Long Story
Not establishedEQUIPMENT
Marshall Super Lead / Plexi
Marshall confirms amp use, but the linked history does not specify an exact Super Lead model.
Plexi remains a recreation choice; session-specific model and circuit evidence is still needed.
Marshall — Icons of Sound: Jimi HendrixEvidence location: Passages about Marshall and amplifier use
Not establishedSETTING
Recreation guide · knob values
These sources do not establish our complete numerical guide as the artist’s actual settings.
Suggested values are starting points, not verified original recording settings.
Sources and review record
How we review evidence ↗Marshall — Icons of Sound: Jimi Hendrix
Manufacturer recordAccount / record by: Marshall · artist history
Source reviewed: 2026-09-13
Dunlop — Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Distortion
Manufacturer recordAccount / record by: Dunlop · original pedal and reproduction history
Source reviewed: 2026-09-13
Reference photos are separate from evidence of actual use. See photo credits for the original images and reuse terms.
Start with the connections. Guitar → modeler INPUT → headphones or FRFR. Use both amp and cabinet simulation. For a physical guitar speaker, disable cabinet simulation and adjust the output mode.
The proposal fits within HX Stomp’s eight-block count. Actual DSP use still needs testing; omit optional modulation if necessary.
Tone and gain values are normalized 0–10 starting points. If the device uses a different range, begin at a similar proportion; this is not an acoustic equivalence. Time, frequency and mix retain their shown units. Leave unlisted parameters at defaults.
01
FUZZ
Arbitrator Fuzz
- Fuzz
- 8
- Level
- 6
02
AMP
Brit Plexi Brt
- Drive / Gain
- 6
- Bass
- 3
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 5
- Presence
- 4
03
CAB
4x12 Greenback 25
- Low Cut
- 80 Hz
- High Cut
- 6.5 kHz
For headphones / FRFR. Cabinet choices are tonal alternatives, not necessarily the original touring speakers. If QC lacks the cut filters here, use a separate Low-High Cut block.
04
REVERB
Room
- Decay / Time
- 1.5 s
- Mix
- 8 %
An editorial ambience suggestion, not evidence of use on a recording or tour.
Model names based on Helix 3.80
Official model / parameter documentation
Make the final adjustments by ear
- Start at a low output level and check for input clipping.
- Bypass pedals and establish the amp’s basic tone.
- Match engaged and bypassed volume as you enable effects.
- Adjust bass for loose lows and treble or high cut for sharp highs.