Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix Experience | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play Spanish Castle Magic, as performed by Jimi Hendrix from his Axis: Bold as Love album. Another one where Jimi is in Eb, and this is a rocker from beginning to end.

Did you know that Spanish Castle was a real place? I'll show you exactly where it was and what it was, and how this entered into Jimi's consciousness.

The lesson covers all of Jimi's parts, rhythm and lead, talk a little on his tone, pickups, use of fuzz, and I'll talk about his pick attach approach on this song which is a big part of the sound on this one.

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Fender Stratocaster https://imp.i114863.net/GjyyXm (bridge pickup for intro/verse/chorus, middle pickup for solo)
Boss Waza Craft Fuzz https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75JZvO only used with the solo (vintage setting, fuzz 10 o'clock, tone 10 o'clock)
Xotic EP Boost: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5Py09 (knob at 9 o'clock)
TC Elec. Hall of Fame Reverb: https://imp.i114863.net/5bdEX2 (plate, very minimal)
Marshall 1987x 50w Plexi Reissue https://imp.i114863.net/oeYKZY (normal channel 8, bass, treble, middle 6-7, presence 5)

00:00 Demo - guitar solo
00:37 Introduction / What to expect
02:00 Spanish Castle was a real place!
05:08 Getting your tone
06:00 Lesson - Intro riff
09:39 Lesson - Verse section
11:17 Lesson - Chorus section
13:24 Lesson - 2nd verse variation
15:10 Lesson - 2nd Chorus variation
16:13 Jimi's approach to the Guitar solo
16:57 Lesson - Guitar Solo 1st section
19:37 Lesson - Guitar Solo 2nd section
20:50 Lesson - Guitar Solo 3rd section
22:38 Demo - guitar solo (guitar only)
23:21 Demo - guitar solo (full band)
23:52 Lesson - final chorus variation and my favorite part of the song
25:45 Final thoughts

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