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Jimi Hendrix’s Guitar
The influence of Jimi Hendrix as a Guitar Player is undeniable. He lived in an age populated by guitar legends and became a legend among them. Did Jimi Hendrix’s guitar have any special part in the making of the legend or would Jimi have made his mark with the aid of any old guitar? For those who are interested in reproducing Jimi Hendrix’s unique guitar sound, here are some facts about the instruments and equipment behind the guitar sound that shook the world like a wet kitten. The fact is there was nothing particularly special about the Jimi Hendrix guitar set-up.
Jimi Hendrix was left-handed. What this means to most guitar players is you reverse the strings on a right handed guitar so that the strings are in the same order as they would be for a right-handed player, that is the sixth string on top and the first string on the lower side of the neck. If you don’t want to do this you pay a lot of extra money for a left-handed guitar. Jimi chose neither of these options. He played a Fender Stratocaster strung for a right-handed player because he preferred his tone and volume control knobs on the top of the guitar.
Feedback added another dimension to Jimi’s guitar playing and he got it from the three single coil pick-ups on the Stratocaster. During the evolution of the Electric Guitar a lot of work was put into eliminating feedback. It was considered a nuisance. The solution to the problem was the development of Humbucker pick-ups. The Strat did not use the Humbuckers so Jimi used the Strat.
Like Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Eddy Van Halen, Jimi used the amp of choice for heavy metal guitar players – the Marshall. The Marshall sound was well-like in the seventies and is still duplicated today by effects software, but prior to the Marshall becoming the most popular amp Jimi used Fender Dual Showman and Twin Reverb amps.
Did Jimi Hendrix play other guitars besides the Fender Strat? Yes he flirted with the Gibson Flying V for a while and was known to play a Epiphone acoustic but he will always be remembered as a Strat player.
The effect that is most associated with Hendrix is the wah-wah. In 1967 he heard and watched Frank Zappa using it and immediately fell in love with it. He also loved the Leslie speaker sound.
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Jimi Hendrix Classic Rock Tin Tote LunchBox Lunch Box The Jimi Hendrix Classic Rock Square Tin Tote. This tin tote measures 7.5 inches long, 7.5 inches tall and 3 inches wide. A great accessory to carry your lunch in, or just for fun! Officially licensed item. A great gift idea!… |
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Record Bowl- Jimi Hendrix/Electric Ladyland-The Jimi Hendrix Experience Each bowl is created from a single record, which has been molded in to a vessel form. The bowls retain the look and feel of an LP, while the original record label is laminated and the spindle hole is sealed with a clear film. The bowls are great for dry items and snacks, and should be wiped clean by hand. Not dishwasher safe… |
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In Session [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD] $9.29 Una seduta entrata nel mito: il grande maestro e l’allievo geniale si incontrano in una session informale, con risultati strepitosi…. |
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Super Session $3.96 No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: KOOPER/BLOOMFIELD/STILLSTitle: SUPER SESSIONStreet Release Date: 04/08/2003… |
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Jimi Hendrix Instructional Guitar Video [VHS] $19.95 … |
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Guitar Method [VHS] $1.45 The production is simple, the notes are crude, and Curt Mitchell is not a polished trainer/performer, but there is probably no better way for most Hendrix fans to learn the fundamental keys to Jimi’s guitar style. After years of trying to figure out most of these riffs and chord progressions by ear, with bad results and wasted lessons with “experts” who knew less – in just one hour with this tape,… |
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