Pedalboard Archive

Jimi HendrixPedalboard, 1969

Jimi Hendrix played Woodstock in August 1969 with three pedals: a Vox V846 wah into a silicon Fuzz Face and a Uni-Vibe, then the Marshall stacks. Roger Mayer documented the order.

Board
Woodstock effects chain
Context
Woodstock Music and Art Fair
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Exact board snapshot
Routing
Serial path
Audited
Signal
3 units · Guitar to amplifier

Woodstock effects chain

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InputGuitar
V846 Wah
Fuzz Face
Uni-Vibe
OutputAmplifier

A source states the sequence

Inside the rig · 3 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Jimi Hendrix's 1969 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Filter & EQ

V846 Wah

Role in this rig

Receives the guitar first so the filter movement drives the fuzz stages that follow.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Gain

Fuzz Face

Role in this rig

Turns the wah-shaped signal into a saturated, volume-sensitive fuzz before modulation.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Modulation

Uni-Vibe (Original black floor unit)

Role in this rig

Closes the floor chain with the slow, pulsing modulation heard in Hendrix's 1969 and 1970 performances.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path

Roger Mayer, who worked directly on Hendrix's equipment, names these three units in this order and explicitly states that no Octavia was used at Woodstock. The Uni-Vibe speed controller is treated as part of the Uni-Vibe rather than a separate audio stage.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. MusicRadarRoger Mayer on Hendrix's Woodstock effects
  2. Custom Boards FinlandA detailed look at Jimi Hendrix's pedals and signal chain

Questions about Jimi Hendrix's 1969 pedalboard

What pedals did Jimi Hendrix use in 1969?
This dated entry lists 3 units: V846 Wah, Fuzz Face, Uni-Vibe. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.
What order were Jimi Hendrix's pedals in?
A cited source states the order: Guitar → V846 Wah → Fuzz Face → Uni-Vibe → amplifier.
Is this Jimi Hendrix's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers 3 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Jimi Hendrix owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.
When and where was this pedalboard used?
18 August 1969. Woodstock Music and Art Fair. This is one dated setup as documented, not a career-wide gear list.
How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including MusicRadar, Custom Boards Finland. Among them an interview and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.