Jimi Hendrix – Axis: Bold As Love
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1967 album Axis: Bold As Love.
Music from Axis: Bold As Love
Artists on Axis: Bold As Love
Gear Used On Axis: Bold As Love
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Jimi Hendrix – Axis: Bold As Love (1967). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Jimi Hendrix
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Effects Pedals used by Jimi Hendrix on Axis: Bold As Love
Roger Mayer Rocket Series Axis Fuzz
Avg price: $405.25
Invented for Hendrix "in early 1967", as recalled by Roger Mayer on the official product page.
The Axis Fuzz was developed in early 1967 to give an additional series of tone colours for Jimi. This guitar effect is named after it's most famous use on the title track of the album "Axis Bold as Love". It can also be heard extensively on the "Band of Gypsies" and various other post 1968 recordings by Jimi.
Avg price: $870.50
This detailed gear diagram of Jimi Hendrix 1969 "Woodstock" stage setup includes a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face.
Guitars used by Jimi Hendrix on Axis: Bold As Love
Fender Mustang Electric Guitar
Avg price: $1,303.59
Used for the Olympic Studios sessions of Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Lady Land. It was auctioned via Bonhams on November 21, 2004, only to be reauctioned via Julien's on April 27, 2007
Bonhams
A Jimi Hendrix Daytona red Fender Mustang guitar,
1966, serial number 126288, with guitar case, with an affidavit from John Mitch Mitchell, who was formerly the drummer with Jimi Hendrix Experience that states the guitar was used by Jimi Hendrix at the Olympic Studio, London for the recording of "Alxis Bold as Love" and "Electric Lady Land" and was used by him on these two album.
The guitar is part of the L series, which were among the last Fenders made before the company was taken over by CBS and these style of guitars are regarded as some of the best guitars made by the company.
Julien's
1966 Red Fender Mustang, serial number 126288, solid maple neck and body, 22 fret rosewood fret board, double cutaway body, the nut has been flipped to accommodate the fact that the guitar has been
Pictures of the guitar can be found here, here, here and here.