Hendrixs amps time line?

[Germanium_Boy]

Hendrix used to play, for a short time, with a Marshall and Sound City stack, but only in live shows. It said that he played with Sound City due to the influence of Pete Townshed and The Who. Here is a photo of that time...

[shakti]

Where's that photo of Jimi onstage with a black flag amp again? The one where he has a JTM45/100 standing by the side of the stack. I think it's from November '67 or thereabouts.

[Roe]

Hendrix used to play, for a short time, with a Marshall and Sound City stack, but only in live shows. It said that he played with Sound City due to the influence of Pete Townshed and The Who. Here is a photo of that time...

No, he used the sound city for the clean sounds on Axis

[Roe]

basicly JTM100 is a KT66 bass amp with a brite cap to make them a lead and JMP100 are EL34 amps which were bass/lead brite caps then leads all non master volume amps. Here are some links so you can hear. The ealy plexi links are JTM then the second gen are true super lead JMP EL34 amps

early plexi
early plexi
early plexi
Second generation plexi
second generation plexi
Third generation plexi
third generation plexi
Third generation plexi
third generation plexi
third generation plexi

here's more details:http://folk.ntnu.no/roef/JTM100.html

[Germanium_Boy]

Hendrix used to play, for a short time, with a Marshall and Sound City stack, but only in live shows. It said that he played with Sound City due to the influence of Pete Townshed and The Who. Here is a photo of that time...

No, he used the sound city for the clean sounds on Axis

In studio too? I thought that he only used the sound city for some live shows in England.

[Tone-Freak]

Where did you hear that? I read a dirrect quote from Stickles where he carried his marshalls into the studio and did not say any thing about any other amps

[basile865]

I think I dig the warm tone of the 2nd generation clips, but there is raw power and emotion in all those 3rd gen. clips you just cant get over. Those were jimi at his hugest live sounds.

[Roe]

Where did you hear that? I read a dirrect quote from Stickles where he carried his marshalls into the studio and did not say any thing about any other amps

the clean sounds certainly do not sound like an el34 marshall but the dirty tones does. if you listen to wait until tomorrow, little wing and other clean tones it does not sound like kt66s marshall either

[TubeToneFreak]

Being a "noob" to the more classic styles of Marshalls and not knowing nearly as much about the Jimi catalogues, what would be my best bet amp wise (what tubes KT66 or EL34? and R/S or Marstran Trans.?) for the follwing songs as they sound on best of/ experienced:

1. Voodoo Chile (SR) 2. Purple Haze 3. Wind Cries Mary 4. Red House 5. Along the Watch Tower

6. Foxey 7. Castles Made of Sand

Much appreciated, and good to find people who obsess about the detials and music as well.

[Roe]

Being a "noob" to the more classic styles of Marshalls and not knowing nearly as much about the Jimi catalogues, what would be my best bet amp wise (what tubes KT66 or EL34? and R/S or Marstran Trans.?) for the follwing songs as they sound on best of/ experienced:

1. Voodoo Chile (SR) 2. Purple Haze 3. Wind Cries Mary 4. Red House 5. Along the Watch Tower

6. Foxey 7. Castles Made of Sand

Much appreciated, and good to find people who obsess about the detials and music as well.

No Radiospares for jimi.here's a guess
1: el34 100w 1202-119/132, perhaps even dagnall 1.5". prob axis fuzz or an germanium fuzzface with an buffer (ala mayer classic-x) between wha and fuzz in order to get rid of oscillation
2-4, 6: jtm45/100 kt66, octavia, germanium fuzz face
5: 2" drake (1202-84/119/132), prob el34s and a 10000 series or a black flag. a cleanish fuzz, possibly an axis with vol high and fuzz low
7: el34 1202-119 black flag for dirty tone and sound city for clean tone.

good compromises:
- 45/100
- 10000 series (or even black flag)

[Tone-Freak]

Acording to the book which Eddie kamer is a big part of (Setting the record straight) Hendrix only recorded Hey Joe and Stone Free in 66. The rest were recorded for AYE in the first few mounths of 67 with the album realeased in may 67. So I am trying to figure out if and when he changed from KT66's to EL34's and when he changed to the latter split cathode amps. According to the book by Kramer (Setting the record straight) he recorded

Hey Joe
Stone Free in Oct 66

Purple Haze
51st aniversery Jan 67

Wind Cries Mary
Can you see me
Foxy Lady
Red House
Remember All in Feb 67

Midnight lightning
Gypsy Blood
Hyw Chille
Lover Man
Manic Depression
Love or Confusion
I dont live today
Are you Exp.
3rd stone
May this be love
Fire All in Mar 67

Above were all recorded in Enland

May 67 AYE released

After Monterey Which He used the Dickenson amp for which has EL34's but some say it came with KT66's which is what Marshall used to clone for the SJH amps with kt66's


Stars of laghing sams dice LA 67 first Wha recording

Burning of the Mid lamp
If 6 was 9
She's so fine Aug 67 New York

Spanish Castle Magic
You got me Floatin
Little Wing
Exp Aug 67 England

One Rainy Wish
Bold as love Sept 67

Wait until tommorow
Midnight lighting
Driving south Oct 67

Have you ever been to Elec lady
She's so Fine Dec 67- Jan 68

Long Hot summer night
Angle
1983 a Merry man
Crosstown traffic
Tax Free
All Along the Watchtower (early parts finished latter at record plant) All Jan 68

Axis Bold as love released Jan 68

Long hot summer night
Little miss strange
Gypsy eyes
Tax Free early version
House burring down
Voodo child slight return
3 little bears (fender showman) April 68 Record Plant NY

rainy day dream away
Still rainig still dreaming june 68 record plant NY

Look over yander
Hey baby Nov 68 record plant NY

room full of mirrors
Izabella Nov 69 record plant NY

earth Blues
room full of mirrors (finished)
Ezy Rider
Izabella (finished)
Stepping stone
Astro man
Night bird flying
Burning desire
Dolly Dagger
Pali Gap
Belly button window
Freedom June-July 70 Electric lady land NY

I would love to figure out when he went from KT66's to EL34's and to the split cathode amps. Any one got any Ideas. Thanks

Here is the eddited post with most of his recordings in a time line

[Roe]

Here is the eddited post with most of his recordings in a time line

nice, but much more specific info is available in McDermott & Kramer's Ultimate Hendrix

[Tone-Freak]

Here is the eddited post with most of his recordings in a time line

nice, but much more specific info is available in McDermott & Kramer's Ultimate Hendrix

Interesting. My info came from the book "setting the record straight" by the same authors Mcdermot and Kramer and is very detailed. I wonder what the difference in the two books are.
Ultimate hendrix
setting the record straight

[Roe]

Here is the eddited post with most of his recordings in a time line

nice, but much more specific info is available in McDermott & Kramer's Ultimate Hendrix

Interesting. My info came from the book "setting the record straight" by the same authors Mcdermot and Kramer and is very detailed. I wonder what the difference in the two books are.
Ultimate hendrix
setting the record straight

ultimate hendrix only covers sessions and concerts

[TubeToneFreak]

Being a "noob" to the more classic styles of Marshalls and not knowing nearly as much about the Jimi catalogues, what would be my best bet amp wise (what tubes KT66 or EL34? and R/S or Marstran Trans.?) for the follwing songs as they sound on best of/ experienced:

1. Voodoo Chile (SR) 2. Purple Haze 3. Wind Cries Mary 4. Red House 5. Along the Watch Tower

6. Foxey 7. Castles Made of Sand

Much appreciated, and good to find people who obsess about the detials and music as well.

No Radiospares for jimi.here's a guess
1: el34 100w 1202-119/132, perhaps even dagnall 1.5". prob axis fuzz or an germanium fuzzface with an buffer (ala mayer classic-x) between wha and fuzz in order to get rid of oscillation
2-4, 6: jtm45/100 kt66, octavia, germanium fuzz face
5: 2" drake (1202-84/119/132), prob el34s and a 10000 series or a black flag. a cleanish fuzz, possibly an axis with vol high and fuzz low
7: el34 1202-119 black flag for dirty tone and sound city for clean tone.

good compromises:
- 45/100
- 10000 series (or even black flag)

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