Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun (Berkeley Soundcheck)

Berkeley Community Center in Berkeley, California. The soundcheck tape ends with 'Machine Gun'. Similar to the concert versions of the period, with a couple of verses and a main solo at 3:15. We hear Jimi manipulating the Univibe’s speed control pedal as if a wah. He gets a very unique tone during the solo, with the upper harmonics jumping out, sounding a bit like an octave divider but not quite as 'electronic'. At 4:10 there's a particularly cool run that is effectively harmonized with ...