The Fender Stratocaster is the model most closely and famously associated with Jimi Hendrix. The photograph was last seen in public in London on December 3, 1995. Took me a long time to figure this out. Perhaps Jimi (known for scraping his strats along the mic stand/speaker cabinets) needed a neck in a hurry, so a tech slapped the tele neck onto a strat that Jimi liked. This is important to note because it is often mentioned in various articles and booksthat the Woodstock Strat was used on the last Experience concertat the Open Air Love & Peace Festival in Fehmarn, Germany on September 6, 1970. Commonly considered to be one of the best years for Stratocasters, 1962 Strats are highly, Displays are assembled AFTER payment is received, picture is a mock up of finished product. Chitarra Fender Vintage Originale modello Stratocaster nella colorazione rara e ricercatissima Olympic White con Maple Neck, anno 1971, una delle ultime 4 Bolts prodotte da Fender prima di passare al fissaggio del manico con 3 viti, se Jimi Hendrix il vostro mito questa chitarra pu essere quella giusta per voi! I examined the guitar you are all discussing in person and saw all the paperwork that came with the guitar. This photo shows him with all three, taken sometime in late 1968. The seller wanted $750,000. 3.6K Items sold. 1965 Fender Stratocaster, Al original WOW, if you have been searching for an unmolested 1965 Strat here ya go! THE STRAP BUTTOM LOOKS AS THOW ITS BEEN PULLED IN THE DIRECTION BEING PLAYED UP SIDE DOWN, ***** SO YEAH JIMI JUST STRAPED IT ON TO IT AND PLAYED. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. Collectors . He's Fender's tribute to the guitar master finished in Olympic white on a lefty guitar strung up for us right handed players. It was a tidy sum but still far less than the $1.8 million fetched for Hendrix's Woodstock Strat. 1986 left-handed Jimmy Hendrix Fender Stratocaster, made in . Someone said Keith Moon got hold of it and smashed it to smitherines. The Stratocaster, which features a classic alder and maple construction and boasts the instrument's original pickups, is locked in to hit the auction block on December 1, and is expected to fetch a price of US $300,000 - $500,000. There are plenty of unmistakably Jimi-inspired visual elements. The Official Reverb ShopGrab a piece of Polo & Pan's gear nowShop now, View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. Jnr at Juggy's studios in New York City. Posted by STARMAN on Sun, 06/03/2007 - 03:21. Jimis gravesite in Renton, Washington, has a monument in his honor. It was also revealed to me that this guitar was owned relatively early in his career by Jimi Hendrix, as the Letter From Leon Hendrix states he remembers the guitar around 1968 when he was living with Jimi. Fender Vintage Bass Guitars, Fender White Electric Guitars, Fender Vintage Electric Guitars, The white parts of your guitar will almost certainly turn yellow after repeated exposure to sunlight. In January 69, he played exclusively with a black/maple strat for a European tour. The Experience Music Project (EMP) Museum in Seattle now houses a replica of Jimis white 68 Woodward strat, which was purchased by late Microsoft magnate Paul Allen in 1992. I dont think hendrix ever lived? Its body was made of alder and has a maple neck/fretboard setup. The guitar was then put up for auction by Coxs estate, with the proceeds going to charity. This figure is primarily attributed to the estates success in selling its music catalog, which includes works by Jimi Hendrix as well as covers by other artists. Hendrix also burnt one other guitar. The print copies of famous photographs of the artist. Honoring the electrifying "Voodoo Chile" who popularized the Stratocaster guitar and its tremendous sonic flexibility, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster gives you the same fiery tone and playing feel to wield as your own. Includes a photo as well as a CD of Cliff G. Hanley and The Montels. I see some evidence that there was a notch there at some point. As a collector, I DEFINITELY WON'T be bidding on this Strat because Jimi would have had a strap button on the lower bout just for that reason the authenticity is TOTALLY in question, and lowers the value to the SAME as any other 1963 Strat in the same condition. . And eventually it ended up in the cupboard under the stairs. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0VdLonQK8ULxcZUUhmQ8DhrqvXspGXabEN9WTv4Ff14shetFP93FY2Pisik7hBiN2l&id=100003523060139, Sorry Glen, I missed your comment. In 1990, the white Stratocaster used by Hendrix at the 1969 Woodstock Festival sold in a Sotheby's auction for $270,000, a record price at the time. In the Video the Road to Woodstock, Jimi takes off his white strat and disappears behind the drums, the camera cuts to the audience, and then Jimi returns to stage carrying his white Strat and tunes it before breaking into Hey Joe. Posted by Doug on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 00:23. If indeed this is the case, that there were two different white Strats in 1970, it means that the Woodstock Strat was not used in concerts from April1970, until Jimis death. All the photos from the gig show the white Strat with the notch on the body, meaning that it possibly wasnt the Woodstock Strat for reasons already established (see this photo of Jimi at the Open Air Love & Peace Festival and compare the guitars yourself). The scrape scratched the finish but did not go through to the wood.The color was a bit brighter cream yellow than what I expected. Time to go All Along the Watchtower. Cheers. Remember before it went to the EMP museum a tech actually cleaned the whole guitar and stated after that was a mistake. Posted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 13:32. Colored marker pens on paper. Having cleaned the whole guitar and polished the frets the next step was to restring it and set the action. 2. Springsteen played this bass on the songs "Spirit, 1961 FENDER STRATOCASTER 'CONTOUR BODY' ELECTRIC GUITAR, #59802, 1961, L 39":1961 Fender Stratocaster 'Contour Body' electric guitar, #59802 (1961), Sunburst solid body with three pick-ups and vibrato. The only way Jimi could have played standing up without that would be if he tied the strap around the headstock, and I've never seen any pictures of him doing that. Image 7 x 12.75", frame 25.75 x 31.75". Woodstock Strat at the EMP Museum (left) and the Strat used at Woodstock in 1968 (right). This one belonged to mercurial rock icon, Jimi Hendrix. Let's take a brief look at two of the best surviving Hendrix Stratocasters, both owned by MoPOP, the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington.The museum was established by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who bought the white '68 Strat that Jimi played at Woodstock and other later-period gigs. That'd one hell of a stack of punch cards and miles of print out. The scarcity of left-handed Stratocaster guitars in the late 1960's required Jimi to flip over right-handed guitars and restring them to suit his southpaw faculties. These posts are juvenile. Upon seeing this guitar my immediate thoughts were that it was almost identical to other known Jimi Hendrix guitars serial number 2573254 1963 white Fender Strat and serial number L89024 1965 White Fender Stratocaster. Tuning your saxophone down a half-step or a whole step is a technique that Jimi Hendrix favors. Paul Allen donated $2 million to have it installed at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, which is also the hometown of Jimi Hendrix. Enjoy. were's the screw hole on the lower horn ! The wood grain does seem to match quite well, meaning that the EMP Strat is likely the real deal.. 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Serial #L64990. well at least this is what I read in his biography bit Sharon Lawrence. LOOK AT IT CAREFULLY. When the guitar was first discovered in 1990 and was in the process of getting ready to be auctioned, one very important mistake was made. Posted by Hendrik Skye on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 23:08. Evaluation of Jimi Hendrix owned 1963 Stratocaster serial #L14985. Guitar body, back, 1962 Custom Fender Stratocaster Guitar With Case Serial #: 84187. The Monterey Pop Festival was a watershed moment in rock history in 1967, when Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire to protest what was perceived as unjust treatment of blacks. Posted by jordan on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 21:38. Fender Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix Edition MIM Electric Guitar. Linda Keith discovered Jimi Hendrix at Cafe Wha? 7. The Stratocasters lower weight, improved upper fret access, and more comfortable neck make it easier to play than the Les Paul. During his solo career, he used two guitars. During the Experiences tour of America in 1968, Jimi began using two new maple fingerboards on his newly designed Stratocasters. Professionally refinis, RARE Jimi Hendrix Knucklebonz (Bronze) Iconz Statue. Possibly the most viewed and memorable guitar Jimi played was the 1968 white Fender Stratocaster he used at Woodstock in 1969. During his most recent gig, he used an even more lethal set of saxophones because his onstage performances were wild. After further research I determined that in his adult years Leon Hendrix has for the most part been on the up and up and further this guitar L14985 is the ONLY guitar that I could find in my research, that Leon has ever put a letter with confirming that it belonged to his brother. Hendrix used the Stratocaster on many of his most famous recordings, including Purple Haze, Fire, and The Wind Cries Mary. In 1970, just two years before his death, Hendrix gave the guitar to his friend Billy Cox. It has no notches where they are supposed to be. Jimi Hendrix's personally owned and played white 1963 Fender Stratocaster (serial L14985) is expected to pull over 120 thousand US dollars at auction. A customer comes in with a 1963 Fender Stratocaster he claims was played by Hendrix and asks for $750,000 for it. The guitar, which Hendrix nicknamed "Betty Jean," would become one of his most-played instruments. I am not sure who played the white Stratocaster, but I enjoy the sound it produces. Posted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/26/2014 - 03:07. When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen purchased the guitar in the 1990s, it was worth more than $2 million, making it one of the most expensive guitars ever purchased. . Janie further has a history of disputing any item that is purported to be her brothers that the estate does not get proceeds from the sale of the item. Here are a few of the specs. Im really hoping they actually did. If so - look out for them. 1986 left-handed Jimmy Hendrix Fender Stratocaster, made in Japan, all original with non-original hard shell case Excellent condition . It was completely cleaned. The guitar comes equipped with three single-coil pickups and a five-way switch. I recently bought a second US Fender Custom Shop 63 relic from eBay and found it was an exact copy of this 63 Hendrix strat. She was involved in and lost a lawsuit on another guitar in which she emphatically asserted was not her brothers only to be proven wrong in court and held liable for damages. On July 27th 1965 Jimi signed his first exclusive recording artists contract with Sue Records at the Sue offices on 265 West 54th Street, New York City, with Juggy Murray. The estate of Jimi Hendrix is one of the most valuable in the world, in terms of money. Hendrix's 1969 left-handed Stratocaster. The Limited Edition Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster is an accurate representation of the way the Olympic White Stratocaster looked when Hendrix strapped it on that Monday morning at Yasgur's Farm to serenade the rising sun. One of his first Stratocasters, Hendrix played this guitar when he visited Juggy Sound studios in New York, where he worked in 1965 after parting ways with Little Richard. Fender 099-0819-000 Strap Blocks (2 Pair) $3.99. Because the scale length of a Les Paul guitar is shorter, some guitarists consider it easier to play. It is much more believable to me to take the word of Leon Hendrix who was nineteen at the time. The neck had been broken again after it dropped out of a vehicle. This confirms that the EMP Strat did, in fact, belong to Jimi, but it raises the question of why the guitar possibly wasnt used almost at all in 1970. Were going to look back at some of the most influential guitars in music history. It had the telltale scuff marks of the rough-riffing left hander, as well as historic photos, documents, and a serial number. :-D. OK: I did see some of Hendrixs handwritten work and one of his acoustic guitars, but alas. LOL, All of Jimi's Strats that he played live had strap screws custom built into the low hornbecause he turned the strat upside down. LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE ON THE JIMMY HENDRICKS POSTER. Visit store Contact. Free shipping. Well, this appears to be a right handed guitar. Does anyone know. Saying they dont match at all is a far bigger stretch, at least to me, than saying that they appear to match quite well. The 1968 Olympic White Fender Stratocaster guitar he played on that day sold for $2 million in the 1990s, which he bought in a New York guitar shop. The 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar, which Kurt Cobain wore during Nirvanas MTV Unplugged performance, has the most expensive price tag ever sold at auction. This guitar is ideal for both beginners and experts, and it has a lot of potential. If she had been willing to base this on some sort of fact then her word might have meant more, but she dismissed the guitar so quickly that her opinion cant be valued. The serial number of your friends guitar. A new model included F-style tuning machines rather than Kluson tuners. There is a picture of him playing the white strat and the grain in the headstock is clearly visible https://www.google.com/search?q=hendrix+fehmarn&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjh8NmpuMH3AhW-k_0HHeIgBWMQ2-cCegQIABAB&oq=hendrix+fe&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQARgAMgUIABCABDIECAAQHjIECAAQHjIECAAQHjIECAAQHjoCCCk6BAgpEBM6BAgAEAM6CAgAEIAEELEDOggIABCxAxCDAToECAAQQ1DjFli9M2CMQGgAcAB4AYAB9AGIAesFkgEFMy4yLjGYAQCgAQGwAQXAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=KCJwYuG8Hr6n9u8P4sGUmAY&bih=741&biw=412&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&prmd=simvn#imgrc=S0NvST9Ue41h0M. That guitar changes things somewhat, thanks for sending the video! So it could be the whit EMP Strat lying behind Mitch when he I is drumming. I suppose it couldve been the black strat or the second white. More information about formatting options. Posted by ray on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 00:52. For players more fixated on tone than visual authenticity, the Hendrix Strat design is a great compromise. I would agree you can see the notches/ scratch marks that still exist match up but the strumming dirt mark on the front towards the bottom is cleaned off. It is also clear from photos I found of Jimi early in his career that Jimi used to play the guitar left handed and still run the strap to the button at the bottom of the guitar. The Fender S, Bradford J. Salamon, born 1963, American multi-disciplinary artist. Jealous I guess. Perhaps Jimi left it in Electric Lady Studios in late 1969/1970 when he was in New York playing Fillmore East and never bothered to pick it back. Im starting to think Jimi had no guitar tech to speak of and the guitars just went back into the cases after the gigs and any work done was by Jimi himself. One could assume that if the notch on the body of the second Strat wasnt really a scratch but just a stubborn piece of dirt from Jimis fingers, it could be that it too was removed when the guitar was cleaned. His story and body of work has elevated him from mere rock star to an American folk hero. 1965/66 Fender Catalogue: Thanks once again to the hugely well-researched Vintage Guitar and Bass for these shots of the 1965/66 Fender catalogue - the description for the Stratocaster's on page 4: "Perfection in a . Other than that it looked almost new. he was told by jimi's brother that it is in fact jimis guitar . This particular Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster comes in a color known as " Olympic white .". This led me to believe that Leon Hendrix could have remembered one of these guitars and may have mistakenly thought one those guitars was guitar L14985. The alder body is painted in Woodstock-style Olympic white (black is also available) and the pickup covers and hardware knobs are a faded, antique white. Chas Chandler, a former bassist for the Animals, discovered him just as he was getting into management. This guitar was widely used throughout 1969 and, until Jimis death, 1970 as well. This guitar, in mint condition, was played by Jimi in his early career and gifted to Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and Doo-Wopp Hall of Fame of America inductee, J.C. (Billy) Davis, who was a very close associate and guitar influence on Hendrix. and/or, the sale of, Unless Jimi played this guitar sitting all the time. Please check the fields highlighted in red. Average White Band. Jimi Hendrix - 1963 personally owned and played Fender Stratocaster serial L14985 This 1963 white Fender Stratocaster was one of Jimi's earliest owned Stratocasters. What became of Jimi Hendrixs stracrosses? Get the latest news, reviews and features to your inbox. We love Jimi - Just look at our shop name! Hi Glen. You can see a bunch of pics in 70 but one of the easiest to see is a colour shot from Maui 70 with the dirt and this is supposed to be the EMP guitar all cleaned up. He has kept it in its burnt discolouring. Pepper's Strat), 1965/66 Fender Stratocaster (Black, Monterey), 1960s Fender Stratocaster (Tortoiseshell), Fender Stratocaster (Red, Masonic Temple), 1956 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Fillmore West, Miami Pop), 1960s Fender Stratocaster (Telecaster neck, Newport), 1968 Fender Stratocaster (black, left-handed), 1970 Gibson Flying V (Left-handed, Black), 1970 Fender Stratocaster (sunburst, maple), Jimi Hendrix's 1970s Fender Stratocaster (white, left-handed), 1970s Fender Stratocaster (black, left-handed). You probably wont know him, you would have been to young back then. No guitar player has done as much for the Strat as Jimi Hendrix. October 27, 2022 by Sidney. In May, a white one may have suffered some damage to the headstock join, possibly resulting in a break. Jimi Hendrix had many Stratocasters over the years. She ships with the case candy shown and in its OHSC. Hendrix played the Strat at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, including on his famous rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner". 2. If you check other pics you can see the dirt on the front. 2023 Guitar.com is part of NME Networks. Clapton and Jimmy Page are frequently mentioned in conversation as adversaries for the second spot. So that we can research it and determine if it belonged to Jimi. nice Guitar. Seems a shame that someone modified this guitar, though Im sure the intentions were noble. When Hendrix arrived in London in 1966, he met his new manager, Chas Chandler. A 1963 White Fender Stratocaster that was owned and played by Jimi Hendrix in the 1960's, serial #L14985. The guitar, which Hendrix nicknamed Betty Jean, would become one of his most-played instruments. Ok. Based on tons research I have done on Jimi Hendrix, I am going to have to say that Jimi never owned nor played this intrument. Guitar Strap, Bob Dylan's 1962 Gold Sparkle Fender Stratocaster, The Jimi Hendrix Experience Autographed Guitar, signed by all, Bruce Springsteen 1963 Fender Precision Bass, 1961 FENDER STRATOCASTER 'CONTOUR BODY' GUITAR. They clearly went to a lot of trouble to build it with the exact buckle marks on the back, missing back plate etc. The white Stratocaster is one of the most associated guitars with Jimi Hendrix, and the story of which of the two start stories he ended up keeping is something that we'll never know as pointed out by his former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham in her book, Through Gypsy Eyes, where she stated: The guitar featured in the video was most likely Jimi Hendrixs black Stratocaster, which he played at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Hi Scott. Clickhereto check out other rare guitars in Lucas collection. 10. The guitar last traded publicly at auction in April, 1990, when Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell entrusted the guitar to Sotheby's and it sold for 198,000 ($325,000), to become. The white paint job is actually a very old refinish that may even have been done by Hendrix himself, who obviously had a preference for white Stratocasters. An example is a 1951 Epiphone FT79 acoustic, which came with a serial number that was not available in 1951. Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: allstarromeo2013 (0) (0) by 6straing Nov 03, 2020. The guitars sell for $899 in the US and can also be picked up in the UK for 689 and in Australia for AU$2,399. Very nice Guitar-Plays . Posted by Boston Rocker - Mark D on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 01:38. Body was made the same year Fender released the first J, Has Personalized note next to the signature, "To jill(?) Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. According to lot info for the Strat, this was one of Jimi's earliest owned Stratocasters. This is clear in an early photo of Jimi Hendrix playing with Wilson Pickett, this photo is easily found on the internet and shows Jimi playing a fender Jazzmaster with the strap clearly hooked to the button that is now on the bottom of the guitar since Jimi has flipped the guitar upside down to play. Or, and heres a thought, just bare with me on this, They dont match at all. At a Sothebys auction in 1990, the white Stratocaster guitar Hendrix used at the 1969 Woodstock Festival sold for $270,000, setting a new record price for an auction guitar. It was modeled after the Stratocaster guitars used by Jimi Hendrix and other musicians at the Monterey Pop Festival that year. It was sold at auction in 1998 for $1.3 million. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Yeah, its a shame that someone removed the cigarette burns, its such a nice detail. 410.11 . 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