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Hendrix Tone Tweak Using a 1959 Tweed Bassman and Effects

2,632 views · Published 26 April 2017 · 7:36 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: millstap · 2017 · Music

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In this video I show you how I hear a tone I like of Jimi's and try to emulate it using the effects I have at my disposal.  

This is the only Hendrix song I know of where Jimi starts off with a guitar volume swell.  This is from Born Under a Bad Sign on Jimi's Blues album.

To get the extra brightness I was hearing, I used the Leona Fat Mustache Drive to enhance the tone of the wah-wah and the OCD.  It is a silicon based fuzz that was designed to clean up when you turn the guitar down.  The guitar volume is critical to get the exact amount of distortion while keeping it as clean as possible.  It is probably easier to do with 100 watt Marshalls but I have to use what I have and the Tweed Bassman is very close.  I wasn't real thrilled with the tone I was getting out of the 1959 (right) when compared to the Holy Grail 1960 on the left so I switched the V1 tube back to a low noise 12AT7 (6072) and removed the 5751 I had been using for over a year.  For some reason, the 6072 sounds more three dimensional to me.  I am loving the tone.  The Vibe Baby in cancel mode acts like a clean boost and has a volume control to go a little louder than unity gain.  The Vibe Baby circuit also tames the Leona fuzz a little so it is just happenstance sometimes to find the right combination of effects.  You just have to experiment A LOT.  The Leona advertises that is has an effect on overdrive pedals like the OCD and it really changes the sound of the OCD and the wah-wah too.

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