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Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), known for developing blues in a modern context, Hendrix's main stage guitar through most of his short career was a Fender Stratocaster. [52] Although Hendrix played left-handed, he played a conventional right-handed Stratocaster flipped upside down, because he preferred to have the control knobs in the top position.
The Squier Super-Sonic is an electric guitar manufactured by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, originally marketed under their Squier brand. The design, conceived by former Squier marketing manager Joe Carducci, is said to have been inspired by a photograph in which Jimi Hendrix is pictured playing a Fender Jazzmaster upside down.
Hendrix played a variety of guitars but was most prominently associated with the Fender Stratocaster. [339] He acquired his first in 1966, when a girlfriend loaned him enough money to purchase a used Stratocaster built around 1964. [ 340 ]
“It was a guitar that was played not only by him, but also by Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix on stage. So that in itself makes it a unique piece of music history. ... A 1960 Fender Stratocaster ...
It all started when I was a teenager, and Eddie Van Halen painted his hybrid white Stratocaster with black stripes—one of the coolest-looking guitars in rock and roll history. #4 Stevie Ray's ...
Late 1960s Stratocaster with large "CBS" headstock, played left-handed (upside-down and reverse-strung) by Jimi Hendrix. After 1965, the Fender company, under the control of CBS Instruments, saw a drop in sales of the Fender Stratocaster to customers. The Fender Jazzmaster had been promoted as the flagship guitar in the Fender line. [19]