Voodoo Child (Slight Return) amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 10
The The Jimi Hendrix Experience guitar tone for “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 10 with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio cut, Electric Ladyland (1968) — main intro wah riff and heavy rhythm tone
1968 Fender Stratocaster (tuned down one half-step to Eb), Vox V846 Wah, Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, 100W Marshall 1959 Super Lead full stacks
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
01Vox V846 or Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; essential for the opening percussive muted-string sweeps and dynamic vocal sweeps
02Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (Germanium or Silicon)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with this pedal, disengage the amp Overdrive switch to Clean and drop amp gain to 2
The Vox Pathfinder 10 lacks a mid control, presence knob, and onboard reverb, so mid, presence, and reverb are set to null. Because you own no pedals, the amp's built-in Overdrive channel is pushed to 7 to deliver the necessary British crunch directly from your rig today. Treble is held back at 5 to prevent the Strat's single-coil attack and the small 6.5-inch speaker from turning harsh or fizzy. Clean intro sweeps: roll the guitar volume down to 6 to clean up the overdrive.
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