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In 1958, his father bought him his acoustic guitar for $5, and according to Norman, when Hendrix was a teenager, Ernestine told Al he needed to buy Jimi an electric guitar — in part because his ...
Jimi Hendrix became a legendary rock guitarist as an adult. But as a child, he pinched whatever pennies he had to save up for instruments like an acoustic guitar, and eventually, an electric ...
Jimi Hendrix was well into his recording career when he sat down for this interview with Guitar Player, which appeared in the magazine’s December 1968 issue.
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The Story of Jimi Hendrix’s First Guitar
Every world famous artist had to start somewhere. For Jimi Hendrix, that somewhere was Seattle where he started his six-string journey with an old ukulele. As the story goes, a teenage Hendrix was ...
Slash has always been indebted to the sound of a distorted guitar, and among his favourite songs is another guitar legend who Slash wishes he could copy.
The Legends of Rock and Roll auction on Oct. 15 features guitars once played by iconic artists like Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and Elvis Presley.
Through his involvement in the Hendrix tribute tour, Johnson has had the chance to play a couple of Jimi’s guitars. And he has a very Jimi answer when asked about that experience.
The owner of a Tucson guitar shop faces a $750,000 lawsuit over a guitar once owned by legendary rock-and-roll musician Jimi Hendrix. Rainbow Guitars owner Harvey Moltz says he paid $80,000 last ...
New book "Here in Manhattan" by Tom Begnal dives into the untold history of notable NYC sites, including Jimi Hendirx's famed Electric Lady Studios.
With his upside down left-handed playing style, Jimi Hendrix turned the instrument into a weather system, conjuring up storm clouds and light.
The way Jimi Hendrix plays may be natural for Jimi Hendrix, but it's the opposite of most other guitarists. He plays a backwards/upside-down guitar, holding the neck in his right hand and playing with ...
The Legends of Rock and Roll auction on Oct. 15 features guitars once played by iconic artists like Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and Elvis Presley.