Awesome Settings for Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child Tone!

[@daveedmunds1770]

INCREDIBLE video. You really did a fantastic job breaking this down in every aspect. Loved that you brought in the extra eq as Kramer would have done in the studio. It's something I rarely think about but it makes so much sense to use an eq after your pedals (perhaps in the effects loop if there is one?) when trying to cover Jimi's live tones. I also love that you played the amp tone, amp tone plus fuzz, amp tone plus fuzz and eq AND showed the guitar volume settings. Thats definitely not talked about enough when dissecting Jimi's tones especially when using a fuzz face. Great great great video!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks so much for your great feedback 🙏☮️🎸 I’m happy you enjoyed the structure of the vid and topics 🔥✌️

[@-luizg-363]

Great videos brother. Started to play guitar 6 months ago, and started listening to Hendrix. Already ordered my fuzz and my wah, thanks for the tips!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks a lot✌️ Enjoy your guitar journey 🎸☮️🔥

[@ProChinvo]

Great video as always!! No woder my tone sounded way off when there was a pretty big boost on the mids. Could you please do a woodstock tone video? I've heard the fuzz he used on woodstock was an octavia without the octave effect or was it the axis fuzz 🤔? Anyways great video and keep it up. Greeting form Venezuela!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks a lot ✌️🙏 Woodstock was the Axis 🎸 Pls check my video on Jimi’s revealed amp settings and his favorite speaker. It’s actually the Woodstock tone I’m explaining there ☮️🎸✌️🔥

[@ProChinvo]

@@MikelBluniawesome! ive watched the amp settings video, ill check out the speaker video. But i do wonder why do people talk about hendrix having a fuzz that was an oct fuzz without the octave effect. Thanks for the reply!

[@MikelBluni]

@@ProChinvo I’ve never heard Roger Mayer confirming that the Axis was the Octavio without the upper octave. BOG sound was different/warmer because Jimi supposedly played another amp (JTM45/100). I’ll try to get in touch with Roger Mayer to clarify 👍

[@ProChinvo]

@@MikelBluniYes I mostly say this because of the dunlop band of gypsys fuzzface, dunlop mentions that the fuzzface with white knobs its a moded oct fuzz without the octave, but in the end who knows 🤷‍♂️. Thanks for the reply!

[@Flahendrix]

Thanks to show us!!! my best wishes!

[@MikelBluni]

You are welcome. Grateful to get your feedback 🙏🎸🔥

[@blackgold7416]

Wow! Loving your videos. Thanks so much for sharing 😎👍

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks for your kind feedback ✌️🎸

[@threecatclemmusic6560]

Mikel… love your vids man. Thanks!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks so much ✌️🎸☮️

[@BlugubriousMusic]

Nice work here MB... great stuff hearing you talk through the process.

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks a lot for your motivational words ✌️😊🎸 I’m not a friend of presenting fixed patches or settings. It’s crucial to understand where Jimi and Eddie were coming from so we can take the learnings for our “own” tones, too ☮️🎸🔥

[@rijancaffe]

Never noticed the delay before! Great video!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks a lot ✌️ Yeah, I’ve only noticed when I delved deeply in. 👍🎸

[@Terry_Aki]

Love the channel!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks so much 🙏✌️🎸

[@jonathanlok643]

Always had trouble with nailing this one! Great job dissecting all the nuances. Keep up the great work! Is the fuzz on in the intro with guitar volume down or is it kicked on?

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks so much, Jonathan ✌️ Very good question - I missed to mention for the intro that the Fuzz is off and the guitar volume is around 8. It’s important to play it not too dynamically and keep the sweep low to mid of the treadle 🎸☮️👍🔥

[@jonathanlok643]

@@MikelBluniI find playing that intro to sound like Jimi is deceptively difficult. Its not necessarily technically hard but the feel/timing was unique. Its funky as can be. Ghost notes, accents, and also those little slurs/slides at the end of the phrases. Its voodoo all right

[@MikelBluni]

@@jonathanlok643 Most people go to heavy and the toe position. I might do a lesson for members …😀✌️🔥

[@bbsmolenka2836]

so awesome man!!! thanks 🔥

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks a lot

[@henri_.leal68]

a thing i find extremely important is cutting off the fizzy high end. the tones on the album almost sound like they come a phone speaker so cutting off some high end helps alot. great vid!!

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks for your feedback. What you describe is the effect of the 800hz push ✌️☮️✌️🎸

[@henri_.leal68]

@@MikelBluni no problem! The 800 hz push definitely helps but i usually like to cut from around 8k to 16k too. Might be cause im using a boss katana but still. Great video! I used your tips to get a near identical tone so thank you!

[@MikelBluni]

Important Update! Hey awesome community! 🎸✨ I hope you're all rocking out to the latest videos! I wanted to let you in on something exciting - the possibility of a basic membership to support this channel. 🌟 You know, creating top-notch Jimi Hendrix content takes time and effort, and your support means the world. The basic membership is a fantastic way to contribute and help me grow. It's super basic, but even the smallest step can make a huge difference. Now, here's the cool part - if I get enough amazing members on board, I'm planning to roll out exclusive lessons just for you! 🎓🔥 Imagine diving even deeper into the world of Hendrix with content crafted exclusively for our awesome members. Your support is not just about helping the channel grow; it's about creating a community where we can take our passion for Hendrix to new heights together. So, check out the basic membership, and let's keep the Hendrix magic alive and thriving! 🚀🎶 Thanks a million! 🙌 Rock on, Mikel

[@rallyslag185]

I've really enjoyed this series so far and some really insightful additions that have been super helpful! All I would add is that it's a little disappointing to see you move away from real amps into more amp/cab modelling options. It that might help someone to achieve a recording tone but it helps a lot less if you want to make these sounds out loud in real life

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks so much for you honest feedback - this helps a lot 🙏 Be sure - I’m an all analog and live guy. The studio tones were requested by my great audience and it’s super clear that I want to deliver added value for all of my viewers 😊 As I underlined: IRs are not my thing, it was the only way though to get that speaker cab sound simulated. The RevivalDrive is an all analog preamp by the way - no modeling here 🎸 I’ve covered Jimi’s live tones extensively already, but might do some more of his early live tones throughout this year. Always depending on the gear I have at hand. Take care ✌️🎸☮️

[@rallyslag185]

@@MikelBluni It’d still be really cool to cover some of his studio tones, I think there’s a lot of magic in them because he probably had more options available to him for tweaking, and they’re the sounds I grew up loving! I just think using real gear and real tube amps is so so helpful to us guys trying to replicate these at home or live out loud. Do you think using your Bassman and it’s 4x10 cab with perhaps an EQ pedal for the 800hz boost would’ve made a good approximation for your Origin amp in a box simulation? I’d bet in the room there’d be no contest. I should stress this is not a negative comment by the way as I really really value your content and I wouldn’t want it to lose the magic it had, cheers

[@MikelBluni]

@@rallyslag185 Great to hear your thoughts - Thanks 👍

[@garyholland3067]

Hi great video. Have you tried to nail the studio version of purple haze I can’t get near it I can on the Woodstock version with univibe and fuzz but not the studio version 👍

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks ✌️🎸 Recreating the studio version is a difficult task as the distinctive octave sound was coming from a desk based unit and not from the pedals we know nowadays ✌️🎸☮️

[@digitalchris6681]

An 800khz boost? Hell, that'll scare the bats...

[@MikelBluni]

Pure Voodoo…keeps the vampires away 😀🎸☮️🤣 But….it sounds great and that’s what counts 🖖

[@carlygtr554]

The Fender Showman was the long Voodoo Chile. Also 15 inch speakers

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks ✌️ The quote I mentioned was regarding Voodoo Chile Slight Return. You are right about the 2x15 for Voodoo Chile Blues. Slight Return was the 8x10. According to my research Chile was a blonde Bassman top…but who knows…🎸🔥👍

[@spatnaspolecnost]

@@MikelBluni what kind of Showman was that? Is this like blackface dual showman with less power?

[@MikelBluni]

@@spatnaspolecnost As far as I know: 1968 Blackface Dual Showman Top/Head ✌️

[@jonathanlok643]

@@MikelBluniI’ve read so many different quotes from Eddie Kramer: Blonde Bassman for Slight Return and Showman for Voodoo Chile. And also the other way around? I’m sure we will never know for sure but it might be fun to try and compare all the different candidates!

[@MikelBluni]

@@jonathanlok643 Bear in mind...it's so long ago, just as you said. They were young and probably prtying and stuff. Who knows if they remember correctly. THAT IS why I always trust my ears in the recreation, before running blindly into it. So far, I am very satisfied with the result for the last couple of videos and tones 🙂

[@ThatMartinezGuy]

Nice one! What is your signal chain in this video? Are you not using a real amp and only the Revival Drive into a speaker IR? What interface did you use for the IR? (Soundcard to computer or Torpedo Cab M/Captor X?) Did you use an amp sim in conjunction ?

[@bradleyquinlan7180]

Do Steve Ray Vaughan amp settings

[@Gimi.Endrics]

This is perfect and what I was looking for, for a long time I have been trying to create the Voodoo Child sound in the studio which has a wonderful sound, this overdrive pedal you are using I would say is excellent, but if you know it what do you think of the Wampler Plexi Drive Mini?

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks a lot 🙏 Beware: in this case the Revival is set to Fender tones, as it can not only deliver Plexi style tones! For Plexi tones only, the Wampler mini is an excellent choice. Very organic sounding and it has the correct mid range and „smokiness“ of a Marshall 👍

[@Gimi.Endrics]

@@MikelBluni ok 👍🏻👍🏻🙋🏻‍♂️🎸

[@Gimi.Endrics]

@@MikelBluni I'm looking for a Fender combo amplifier suitable for the Hendrix sound, could you recommend some that aren't too expensive?

[@qddk9545]

A guy mentioned the 800 KHz boost you talk about, and I don´t think you got his sarcasm 🙂 800 KHz means 800 KiloHertz and that is around the carrier wave in a MW AM radio. Young people can only hear up to 20 KHz, and many of us musicians probably more like 10 KHz. It is of course 800 Hz which is in the mid band of hearing, and a place that can lead to a nasal sound. But keep up the good work, you really do very good. (A bat can actually hear up to 110 KHz which is close to radio frequency.)

[@MikelBluni]

Haha, I really didn’t know that 🤣 Thanks for letting us know that it is Hz 🙏✌️☮️

[@winr8140]

Sounds great! How did you get the wah to work with the fuzz?

[@MrJackrockerman]

Place the wah after the fuzz..

[@MikelBluni]

Usually, I play my Axis Fuzz that works after the Fuzz. In this case I used my Germanium Fuzz which was placed before the Wah - that’s the only way it works. It’s not 100% what Jimi did, but I always check very carefully if the sounds I present still match enough with the original 👍🎸

[@jonathanlok643]

Hendrix’s wah was modified at some point with a 10K resistor at the output so that it could be used in front of a fuzz and not get oscillation

[@MikelBluni]

@@jonathanlok643 I have that mod in my Joe Gagan Woodstock Wah. It only helps a little bit - not that you have full sweep! Jimi’s Wah worked because of the Axis Fuzz circuit. That is where the magic happened 🎸👍

[@jonathanlok643]

@@MikelBluni Yes the sweep is narrower! I’m sure one of the reasons why he used the Axis: it has a high input impedance unlike the Fuzz Face

[@JDStone20]

Nice video!! Have you ever looked into JImi Hendrix's picking technique? He does this weird thing he learned from Curtis Mayfield (one of my all time favorite artists!) where his thumb is hitting the strings also, kind of like a quiet pinch harmonic. There is a KZbin video that describes it better.

[@MikelBluni]

Thanks 🙏 Yeah, Jimi did that a lot, what you describe. If I did a lesson on that it would be my typical deep dive…✌️🎸☮️

[@JDStone20]

@@MikelBluni Awesome! I can do the technique, but I either have to do it or not do it, Jimi Hendrix would switch in song with his picking technique, he was doing a bunch of things, I even saw a video were he palmed the pick and played with his fingers, just like you see Chris Buck do today. It is fun but hard to dig through all the old videos, plus he never played the same song exactly the same way he was always improvising. But by using his picking technique it really makes the tone sound more like Hendrix in a big way. Do you have a Patreaon?

[@MikelBluni]

@@JDStone20 Thanks for explaining 👍 I still have no patreon. Starting easy now with a basic KZbin membership. Patreon would require even higher investment of time, but I might consider doing Hendrix lessons…we’ll see 🎸🙃

[@waynegram8907]

@@MikelBluni Yes its true he learn this Pick CHOKING trick its hitting the guitar strings with the guitar pick following with the thumb which gives a high fundamental trying to get a short scale guitar tonality. When doing the choking picking you want to avoid getting that pinch harmonic. When you mix Non-pick choking with Pick Choking using the wah wah sweeping the notes will pop in and out plus hendrix would pick on the 24fret just like frank zappa would do which I'm sure he learned this from Frank Zappa because Hendrix first wah pedal was given to by Frank Zappa because the guitarist that made the first wah pedal with Thomas Organ he would sit in Frank Zappa band there is pictures so Frank Zappa was the 2nd person to ever play the wah wah that came direct from the Thomas Organ factory because he knew the DEL CASHER guitarist/designer. So don't pick around the guitar pickups, Pick in the area from 24 fret to 22 fret when using the wah wah and make a video lesson about it. Search about Del Casher, frank Zappa showing and teaching Hendrix how to use it.

[@MikelBluni]

@@waynegram8907 Thanks Wayne for contributing these great insights ✌️☮️🎸

[@jimnewearthblues1672]

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