G u i t a r G e a r
Jimi Hendrix played Fender Stratocasters.
Jimi was left handed and played a right handed Strat. He strung the strings in reverse and played it upside down.
"He
was the first player to use the whammy bar as an instrument unto itself,
making his guitar talk, scream and howl"-Guitar
World
Fender and Experience,
L.L.C., Recently unveiled two special edition Stratocaster Guitars,
including
the Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster, and the Jimi Hendrix
Stratocaster.
- The Limited Edition Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster -
Only 163 of these guitars were made.
Hand painted to match the one used and burned at Jimi's legendary Monterey Pop performance.
This guitar is a righty guitar strung for lefty players (exactly like Hendrix's guitars). It's an exact recreation of the original guitar Hendrix played and subsequently burned at the Monterey Pop Festival. It's an early sixties style Strat in Fiesta Red with a small headstock. It has an Alder body, Maple neck, Rosewood fretboard and vintage style pickups. It has the white swath painted across the upper part of the guitar (like the original), and a hand painted recreation of the vines and flowers Hendrix painted on his guitar. These guitars are slated to go into production in mid to late April. Here are the specs.
| Description | Jimi Hendrix DD#6 Left Handed Monterey Stratocaster |
| Part Number: | 010-4406-(850) |
| Series | Custom Shop "Namesakes" Series |
| Body: | Alder |
| Neck: | Maple (with small early sixties style headstock) |
| Machine Heads: | Vintage Style |
| Fretboard: | Rosewood |
| No. of Frets: | 21 |
| Pickups: | 3 Vintage |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Mid) |
| Bridge: | Vintage Tremolo |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-Position Blade |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
| Neck Width @ Nut: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Hardware | Chrome |
| Colors | (840) Fiesta Red with "Custom" painted
White
swath across the top of the body as
well as a continuation of thehand painted re-creation of the "Flower and Vine" painting on Hendrix's original guitar. |
| PickGuard | 3-Ply White with Custom hand painted re-creation of
the "Flower and Vine"
painting on Hendrix's original guitar. |
| Strings | Fender Super 250L's (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel pn# 073-0250-003 |
| Accessories | A White fringed leather gig bag, hardshell flight case, White leather strap |
| List Price | N/A ($6000.00 or MUCH higher) |
| Source | U.S. Custom Shop |
- The Jimi Hendrix Commemorative
Stratocaster
-
A mirror image of the Stratocaster Jimi played at the '69 Woodstock Music Festival performance!
The guitar features the late '60s style large headstock on a maple neck and reverse staggered vintage pickups.This guitar also comes with a vintage style woven strap, white curly cord, tweed case, and Jimi's image stamped on the four-bolt neck plate.
Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster®
| Part Number: | 010-6822 |
| Body: | Solid Light Weight Alder |
| Neck: | One Piece Maple |
| Machine Heads: | Vintage "F" |
| Fretboard: | Maple |
| No. of Frets: | 21 |
| Pickups: | Vintage '69 Alnico |
| Controls: | Volume, Tone, Tone |
| Bridge: | Vintage Tremolo |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-Way Selector (5-Way Kit Included) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
| Neck Width @ Nut: | 1.650" (42mm) |
| List Price | $1,550.00 |
The Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster is built in Fender's factory in Corona, California. It's a left-handed model strung right-handed and reversed, with the strap button on the lower horn. The guitar, which is available in Olympic White, also boasts a maple neck with a large late-60s-style headstock, classic Schaller "F" tuners and woven strap. The icing on the cake, however, is the pickup configuration--three reverse staggered vintage Stratocaster pickups that are positioned perfectly for boning up on Jimi Hendrix classics .- Harmnoy Central
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