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Jimi Hendrix

Hendrix's Woodstock floor chain was a Vox wah into a silicon Fuzz Face and Uni-Vibe before the Marshall stacks.

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

Signal path / A

Woodstock effects chain

Roger Mayer documented signal order

InputGuitar
OutputAmplifier

Documented equipment · Source-described 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

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