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Nov 25, 2022 · At first, Jimi continued to play white/rosewood Strats, although roadie Neville Chester bought what he called in his diary “another secondhand Strat” at Manny’s music store in New York City early in March. A few days later Jimi was playing this sunburst/rosewood Strat alongside a white one.
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- What Guitar Did Jimi Hendrix Play?
- Jimi Hendrix Gear and Amps Overview
- Jimi Hendrix Pedals Overview
Jimi Hendrix was well known for playing Fender Stratocaster guitars. He owned several Stratocasters and played a wide range of other guitars as well, but many didn’t last long as they were smashed or burned at the end of a live show. See the full list of notable Jimi Hendrix guitars below.
Silvertone Twin Twelve Combo
Years Used:1962 to 1965 (Unverified) Though not much is known of Jimi’s era with the King Casuals, Jimi made a few comments on his gear from back in the day, and this Silvertone amp sounds just right for this 1962/63 period. Silvertone was a staple for guitarists back in the day, and the story behind it follows an underpaid act that would frequent the W&W Man. Club that the band would baptize as “Wicked and Wrong”. Nevertheless, the owner of the venue grew fond of the King Casuals, and bought...
Fender Twin Reverb
Years Used:1965 to 1966 Allegedly, this is the second amplifier model that actually belonged to Hendrix’s band from his days with Curtis Knight in 1966. Whether he acquired this Twin Reverb Combo before his latter days as an unknown musician is up to debate, but most of the photographs from those years show Jimi playing at George’s Club and the Spanish Castle among other venues with this amp. During his latest pre-Experience days in London, theories point out that this combo might have belong...
Marshall Super 100 JTM45/100
Years Used:1966 to 1970 Jimi Hendrix coming across his very first Marshall amp is a full-length story well enough, but the fact that this meeting is so filled with lore and detail obliges us to keep it short. Upon Jimi’s arrival in London and the very foundation of the Experience, he decided to try out a Super 100 JTM45 by cranking it up to 10 and asking the band to follow his lead on his kept version of Hey Joe. In a roomful of exemplary musicians, supposedly Eric Clapton among them, they we...
Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone
Years Used:1966 This was probably the first pedal Jimi ever got to lay his hands on back in his days as a road musician, the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz provided one of the very first signal modifications there ever was in music history. It first gained attention when Keith Richards used it for his iconic riff in I Can’t Get No (Satisfaction), and Jimi Followed in his footsteps before becoming the idol we know today. However, this pedal was discarded before Jimi left for England in 1966.
Marshall Supa Fuzz
Years Used:1967 to 1970 In the midst of recording their debut tenure, Are You Experienced? Jimi purchased this Marshall Supa Fuzz pedal to sharpen the edge on both the album and live presentations. As noted by a recently auctioned receipt, it was bought by Hendrix on January 20th, 1967, and subsequently debuted at the Marquee Club on the 24th. As for the Marshall Fuzz’s role in the recording of “Are You Experienced”? It was sparse, while Jimi played mainly with his distorted amp settings with...
Roger Mayer Octavia
Years Used:1967 to 1970 Built and designed by Roger Mayer, a British engineer who worked at the Royal Admiralty, used his free time to put together effect pedals for guitars, he met Hendrix upon his London arrival and developed a fruitful friendship with Jimi. According to Mayer, the two of them met in January 1967 at the Bag O’ Nails club in London. Following an invitation to a few shows, Mayer broke down the sonic possibilities his craft could provide the record on backstage, allegedly, Hen...
Sep 12, 2024 · His technique and sound, characterized by feedback, distortion, and the extensive use of wah-wah and Octavia effects, were revolutionary. Jimi Hendrix posing in his garden with one of his favorite guitars – a black 1968 Fender Stratocaster.
Aug 10, 2023 · Jimi Hendrix: Guitars. Jimi mainly used right-handed Fender Stratocasters, played the other way round. From ’66 to ’68, basically Strats with rosewood fretboards, but he then switched to maple in October ’68, until his death.
Hendrix started using this guitar in mid-October 1968, and it represented a shift away from rosewood and towards maple fretboard Stratocasters. Up until this point, almost every guitar that he played had a rosewood fretboard.
3 days ago · This year, the tour brings something extra special: ‘Izabella’, the iconic Fender Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix famously wielded during his legendary 1969 Woodstock set. Brought out on stage by Hendrix’s sister Janie during the show’s opening, the guitar was played by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Aryon Jones and Eric Johnson among others ...
Oct 17, 2017 · In news that might surprise the most devoted Stratocaster and Hendrix enthusiasts: Jimi Hendrix played offsets. Yes, pre- and post-fame, Jimi Hendrix had a genuine love and appreciation for Fender’s atypical offerings. Duo-Sonics. Jimi got his first Fender in 1964—a Fender Duo-Sonic, likely from 1959.
