JIMI HENDRIX

t’s fitting that an artist as innovative as Jimi Hendrix would land upon a secret weapon to take his sound into another dimension, and that’s exactly what the Octavia accomplished. Effects designer Roger Mayer had made fuzz boxes and treble boosters for Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, Big tracks “Purple Haze” and “Fire.” The Octavia remained a signature sound for him for the rest of his short career and was heard on songs such as “One Rainy Wish,” “Little Miss Lover,” “Little Wing” and “Machine Gun,” among others.