Members Zen Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Did Hendrix or his tech do any wiring mods to Jimi's guitars? My friend told me that he may take his guitar to a tech to get the wiring mods to sound like Hendrix. It seems the general concensus that it is hard to sound like Jimi. Enlighten me to guitar's electronic setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walfordr Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 He played a whole bunch of guitars. Strats (upside down), Tele, Jaguar, LP, SG, V, Dano, Ric, Hofner .... The magic was not from the guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bcjames Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 The only Hendrixy mod I could think of would be to turn the bridge pickup so it is angled the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 By all accounts, the guitars were bog standard. The player wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Playing Jimi properly is in the fingers and not the pups. I play Hendrix on Godins, Michael Kellys and even an Ibanez RG. I don't even own a Strat. I think I play him pretty well but I've had the benefit of years of instruction from a 35 year pro who taught me the Hendrix "blues style". He does play between the cracks. Do I sound EXACTLY like Jimi? Nope! Nor do I try to. Close enough for government work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by Faber By all accounts, the guitars were bog standard. The player wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brikus Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 I heard he wired his axes in series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bloozcat Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Well, there is one "Hendrix wiring mod" on Bill Lawrence's web site. I've never tried it, so I can't vouch for it, but you might want to take a look. I have heard it reported for many years that Bill Lawrence had done some wiring mods for Hendrix when he was alive. Again, I can't guarantee the accuracy of those reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awfulcase Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by brikus I heard he wired his axes in series. Can you explain what that means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimi Ray Halen Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 If you want to nail Jimi tones get the Digitech JHE pedal and a Strat. And practice a whole hell of a lot. Seriously, that pedal is badass. Eddie Kramer knows his {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brikus Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by awfulcase Can you explain what that means? yes, I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 there was some book about Hendrix where this guy climbed on stage and was saying he saw a switch on the back of Jimi's guitar that he was flipping with his belly button or something as he was playing. Drugs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mangojeep66 Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by bcjames The only Hendrixy mod I could think of would be to turn the bridge pickup so it is angled the other way. Just what I was thinking, but I'm sure a waste of time compared to just practicing alot. Jimi could sound like Jimi on any guitar. It's the batter not the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Futch Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Hendrix's sound was fairly consistant whatever guitar he used. Even when he used Gibsons and stuff there was little difference in his tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 they should resurrect hendrix and tell him all the theories of how he got his sound, then give him a steinberger spirit or something and watch him sound exactly the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougy Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by onbongos Drugs... I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Jimi's tone: 5 tabs of LSD (preferably double-dipped), half a bottle of Whisky and a couple of spliffs. At least it'll make you think you sound like Jimi....even if nobody else does. Didn't Hendrix have his Marshalls modded for extra gain or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by Dougy I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Jimi's tone: 5 tabs of LSD (preferably double-dipped), half a bottle of Whisky and a couple of spliffs. At least it'll make you think you sound like Jimi....even if nobody else does. no it's the belly button switch on the back of the guitar! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougy Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by onbongos no it's the belly button switch on the back of the guitar! :cool: Are you sure he didn't have the switch on his belly, and he was operating it with the body of the guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brikus Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by Dougy Didn't Hendrix have his Marshalls modded for extra gain or something? No, just a special intake to make the tubes smoke pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankenbich Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 I think I read some place that Jimi sometimes used to put his pickup selector switch inbetween the settings of the bridge and middle pickups. This would engage both pickups. I think strats are available now that will do this. Other than that just get a good strat, a Marshall or Fender tube amp, a wah and other effects and just play. You'll get there eventually. His strats sound pretty normal to me. It's his technique and attack that stands out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by frankenbich I think I read some place that Jimi sometimes used to put his pickup selector switch inbetween the settings of the bridge and middle pickups. This would engage both pickups. I think strats are available now that will do this. Other than that just get a good strat, a Marshall or Fender tube amp, a wah and other effects and just play. You'll get there eventually. His strats sound pretty normal to me. It's his technique and attack that stands out. That was pretty standard for the seasoned players back in the days when Fender was using 3way switches. Players called it the "in between" position. Today it's known as positions 2 and 4 on a Strat's 5way switch. It was kinda tricky to even get that switch to stay in that position. Hendrix knew all the tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pwn3d Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 The only thing you could do is get a different pickguard to have the bridge pickup slanted the other way and have all the pickups swapped in a 180 fashion. Or you could fork out the cash for kinman woodstocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mangojeep66 Posted March 10, 2006 Members Share Posted March 10, 2006 Originally posted by Burgess That was pretty standard for the seasoned players back in the days when Fender was using 3way switches. Players called it the "in between" position. Today it's known as positions 2 and 4 on a Strat's 5way switch.It was kinda tricky to even get that switch to stay in that position. Hendrix knew all the tricks. Yes, I even read somewhere that he intentionally had a rubber foot missing from his wah because it put the pedal at the most comfortable foot position/angle for him. Jimi didn't miss a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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