# Jimi Hendrix Pedalboard 1969: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 1969 Jimi Hendrix pedalboard, pedal by pedal: V846 Wah, Fuzz Face, Uni-Vibe. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jimi-hendrix/late-live-rig-1969/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | Jimi Hendrix | | Board | Woodstock effects chain | | Date | 1969-08-18 — 18 August 1969 (day precision) | | Context | Woodstock Music and Art Fair | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 3 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Roger Mayer documented signal order | | Audited | 2026-07-18 | | Sources | 2 | 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. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. `Guitar → V846 Wah → Fuzz Face → Uni-Vibe → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | V846 Wah | Receives the guitar first so the filter movement drives the fuzz stages that follow. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/v846-wah/ | | 2 | Fuzz Face | Turns the wah-shaped signal into a saturated, volume-sensitive fuzz before modulation. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/fuzz-face/ | | 3 | Uni-Vibe (Original black floor unit) | Closes the floor chain with the slow, pulsing modulation heard in Hendrix's 1969 and 1970 performances. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/uni-vibe/ | ## Reconstruction note 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. ## Questions ### 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. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Roger Mayer on Hendrix's Woodstock effects](https://www.musicradar.com/news/fx-guru-roger-mayer-on-hendrix-anybody-can-buy-a-wah-and-just-make-it-go-wah-wah-wah-but-making-it-talk-is-something-else) — MusicRadar (Primary source · interview), accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `roger-mayer-woodstock-interview` 2. [A detailed look at Jimi Hendrix's pedals and signal chain](https://www.customboards.fi/blogs/articles/a-detailed-look-at-jimi-hendrix-pedals-and-signal-chain) — Custom Boards Finland (Specialist source · article), published 2013-08-16, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `customboards-hendrix-research` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Jimi Hendrix: [Jimi Hendrix board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jimi-hendrix/) - [Stevie Ray Vaughan — Late-era effects chain](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/stevie-ray-vaughan/late-era-1989/): shares V846 Wah, Uni-Vibe, Fuzz Face - [David Gilmour — Animals-era Cornish board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/animals-tour-1977/): shares Uni-Vibe, Fuzz Face - [David Gilmour — PULSE / Division Bell rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/pulse-division-bell-rig-1994/): shares Uni-Vibe - [Duane Allman — Early and session fuzz setup](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/duane-allman/early-session-fuzz-1968/): shares Fuzz Face - [John Squire — Stone Roses era board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-squire/stone-roses-era-board-1989/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Filter & EQ, Modulation, Gain) - [Eric Johnson — Ah Via Musicom four-amp system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/ah-via-musicom-four-amp-rig-2018/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Filter & EQ, Modulation, Gain) - Previous board in archive order: [Jerry Garcia — Wolf onboard-loop effects chain](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jerry-garcia/wolf-obel-effects-chain-1978/) - Next board in archive order: [Jimmie Vaughan — Minimal Grammatico touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jimmie-vaughan/grammatico-tour-rig-2012/)