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What guitar does Jimi Hendrix play?

Jimi Hendrix told Guitar Player in 1968 that he mostly played a Fender Stratocaster with Fender light-gauge strings and Sunn amps. He was seen with Marshall Super 100 and Super Lead stacks, a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, a Roger Mayer Octavia, a Vox wah, a Uni-Vibe and Gibson Flying Vs.

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What guitar does Jimi Hendrix play?

He told Guitar Player in 1968 that he mostly played a Stratocaster. The most famous was the 1968 Olympic White Strat he played at Woodstock, later nicknamed Izabella. He also played Gibson Flying Vs, including Love Drops, an SG Custom, a Jazzmaster and a Duo-Sonic.

What amps did Jimi Hendrix use?

Guitar.com reports he bought Marshall Super 100 heads and four 4x12 cabinets from Jim Marshall in late 1966. Guitar World names the 100-watt Super Lead stack, early JTM45s, a Fender Dual Showman at Monterey, and Bassmans, Twins and Supro Thunderbolts.

What pedals did Jimi Hendrix use?

Press features name a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, the Roger Mayer Octavia heard on Purple Haze and Fire, a Vox wah and a Shin-ei Uni-Vibe. Guitar World notes he often left the Fuzz Face on and rolled back his guitar volume for clean tones.

What strings did Jimi Hendrix use?

Guitar Player reported in 1968 that he used Fender light-gauge strings because he did not like them to scratch the fingerboard too much.

What guitar did Jimi Hendrix use on Purple Haze?

Roger Mayer told Guitar Player that the Purple Haze solos were played on a borrowed butterscotch Telecaster after Hendrix broke his Strat, recorded through Mayer's Octavia, as reported by Guitar.com.

What acoustic guitar did Jimi Hendrix play?

Guitar World names a Martin D-45, a 1951 Epiphone FT-79 he owned for nearly three years and a Zemaitis 12-string.

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Jimi Hendrix (1942 to 1970) led the Jimi Hendrix Experience and remade the electric guitar on Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland. This legacy guide covers the guitars, amps and effects he played, from his own 1968 Guitar Player interview and guitar press features on his rig.

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