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Little Wing amp settings — Boss GT-1

The The Jimi Hendrix Experience guitar tone for “Little Wing”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Tagima TW61. Studio version, Axis: Bold as Love (1967) - iconic clean intro and rhythm embellishments

Original rig

1960s Fender Stratocaster (in-between neck/middle pickup setting) -> Marshall JTM45/100 / Fender Twin -> Olympic Studios makeshift rotating Leslie speaker cabinet

Warm, touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup clean with shimmering rotary Leslie swirl and bell-like chime

Amp settings — Boss GT-1

CHANNELPREAMP: Tweed (or Clean Twin) + 2x12 Open Back CabBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	4
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01FX1 Block: Rotary (Leslie Simulator)

Direct in GT-1 signal path — recreates the Olympic Studios rotating Leslie cabinet

Speed 3 · Depth 6 · Tone 5 · Level 5

02DELAY Block: Tape Echo (Warm Slap)

Set time around 110ms with 1-2 repeats for vintage studio tape ambiance

E.Level 2 · F.Back 2 · D.Time 2

03REVERB Block: Plate (or Spring)

Warm, airy studio room space

Level 4 · Time 4 · Tone 5

Why these settings

The Tagima TW-61 features P-90 pickups which are hotter and punchier in the midrange than Hendrix's low-wind vintage Strat single-coils. Rolling the guitar volume back slightly to 8.5-9 cleans up the P-90's aggressive output to sit right on the edge of breakup, while the Boss GT-1 Rotary FX block captures the iconic studio Leslie speaker swirl.

PRO TIPTune down one half-step (Eb Standard) and use your fretting thumb over the top of the neck for root notes to allow your fingers to execute the signature Curtis Mayfield-style double-stop hammer-ons and pull-offs.

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