Purple Gase amp settings — Guitar Research Mini Halfstack T64RS T64RS
The Jimi Hendrix guitar tone for “Purple Gase”, dialed in for a Guitar Research Mini Halfstack T64RS T64RS with a Gretsch G5220 Electromatic. Studio version, Are You Experienced (1967) - matching main riff and rhythm ('Purple Haze')
1965 Fender Stratocaster (bridge/neck) -> Roger Mayer Octavia -> Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face -> 100W Marshall Super Fuzz / JTM45/100 stack
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Jim Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Wah
Leave bypassed for main rhythm; engage for solo/accent expressions
02Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
Primary gain source; emulates the fuzzy, pushed Marshall stack front end
03Roger Mayer Octavia / Octave Fuzz
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; key to the iconic solo octave-fuzz scream
The Guitar Research T64RS is kept on its Clean channel with amp gain dialed back to prevent harsh solid-state clipping over the pedal. The Boss BD-2 serves as the core gain stage pushed hard to simulate Hendrix's fuzz-pushed Marshall. Your Gretsch Broad'Tron humbuckers have darker, thicker output than a Stratocaster, so the neck pickup tone is rolled down slightly while keeping amp treble balanced to prevent mud.
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