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Johnny B. Goode (Live At Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA) amp settings — Fender Acoustasonic 15

The The Jimi Hendrix Experience guitar tone for “Johnny B. Goode (Live At Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA)”, dialed in for a Fender Acoustasonic 15 with a Harley Benton DC-580 CH Vintage Series. Live, Berkeley Community Theater, May 30, 1970 (1st show) — released on 'Hendrix In The West' and 'Johnny B. Goode' album

Original rig

Marshall Super Lead 100W (Plexi) cranked, 1968 Fender Stratocaster (strung upside-down for left-hand), minimal pedals on this track — raw amp tone with possible light fuzz

Raw, biting mid-forward crunch with single-coil snap and aggressive pick attack — classic rock 'n' roll grind

Amp settings — Fender Acoustasonic 15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	0
Bass	3
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Behringer Overdrive Distortion OD100

This pedal is your ENTIRE gain source — the Acoustasonic 15 is a clean acoustic amp with no overdrive capability. Set Drive moderate (not maxed) to retain note definition and pick dynamics. The OD100's TS-style circuit will add the mid-push Hendrix got from his Plexi.

Level 7 · Tone 6 · Drive 4

Why these settings

The Fender Acoustasonic 15 is a 15W acoustic amp — it has zero natural overdrive and a flat, hi-fi response. Your OD100 pedal must provide ALL the grit. I've set amp gain to 0 and pushed mids to 7 (vs typical Fender scoop) to approximate the Marshall Plexi's mid-forward bark. Your DC-580's humbuckers are hotter than Hendrix's Strat single-coils, so I've kept pedal Drive at 4 instead of higher to avoid mud.

PRO TIPHendrix's live Berkeley tone had serious pick attack aggression — use your bridge pickup, dig in hard with a medium-heavy pick angled slightly, and stay on the wound strings for that percussive Chuck Berry chug. Roll your guitar volume to 7-8 for cleaner passages, then slam it back to 10 for the solo break.

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