The Woodstock Strat was used probably from late October or early November 1968. It seems to be impossible to find one single photo that shows the black Strat without the burn marks, or with fewer burn marks when compared to an earlier photo. From then on the black Strat was seen most notably on the TV show ‘A Happening For Lulu’ in January 1969, Royal Albert Hall in February, Madison Square Garden in New York in May, Fillmore East in December, and Atlanta Pop Festival in July 1970 – just to name a few. This is the guitar that Jimi was seen using from around April 1970. From United States +C $165.70 shipping estimate. On the photo, we see a white rosewood Stratocaster, which soon became replaced with one with a maple neck – the one he would eventually use at Woodstock. Slipping the guitar from its padded gigbag, you'll spy a classic alder body wrapped in … The neck has orig. Being a Luthier and player over 40 years I would certainly know. This means that it was made from two pieces of maple (fretboard and the body of the neck), glued together after the truss rod was installed in between them. The thumbnail photos I often make myself in photoshop, because I can’t always find the photo of the guitar itself from the right angle. Today they alone would probably be worth £50,000 (with Jimi’s DNA all over them)! lacquer but there is overspray over it. The guitar was one of the two maple neck Stratocasters that Jimi started using around this time – the other one being almost an identical guitar but finished in white. do you think this serial is correct? C $2,156.28. Artist: Fender. But perhaps, the most notable of them all was the 1968 white Fender Stratocaster that Jimi played during the Woodstock festival on August 16, 1969. My 2 cents: String bending gets stopped-dead. This guitar was not only used throughout 1969 but also in 1970 – up until Jimi’s death. One that would make the story of this guitar a lot more simple. It was weird to realize that the last person to do this might well have been Hendrix himself, as there are well-known photos of him doing it backstage before a gig. During the concert, Jimi was mostly playing a white Stratocaster, although there are also photos of him playing the black one. Support your favorite online guitar chronicle by getting yourself some awesome shirts! It probably continued being used in 1970, but this is where all the confusion begins. (Dan). Fender Saville Theatre Strat Stratocaster USA american standard Jimi Hendrix . holding a cup of coffee. Cigarette burns were evident on the headstock; and there was staining from his shirt on the creamy-white finish. I find it hard to believe that Hendrix would play that guitar with the nut being as is. 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. The mark on the strat is from dirt on his finger tips as you will notice his hands strumming position and with a little research you can see in photos he clearly drops his fingers over that area when strumming all the time. What are they top secret or something?? We had all felt obliterated when Buddy Holly died, but this was much more personal. Anyways, I added a section about the guitar being cleaned, and pointed out the possibility that this was just a dirt mark. Just like Jimi Hendrix bought from Manny's Music in new York, when they opened up after hours for him, given his fame and notoriety! The angle of his bridge pickup was reversed, too, influencing the guitar's tone. 7 product ratings - Fender Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix Reverse Headstock Black . I see some evidence that there was a notch there at some point. In short, the guitar was given to Mitch Mitchell at some point in 1970 by Hendrix, who kept it in his possession until 1991. This may sound incredulous but during a visit to London in 1971, I was shown a white Strat by a British Roadie who told me that it was Hendrix’s and that he had stolen it while working at Woodstock. Changed tuners in 1970' to correct Fender type used those days (see the pics). Sorry, had to wait a few days to get an HD copy of Woodstock. Edit: I just read the story about the neck being broken…..and roadies replacing with a tele neck. Why the ‘tele’ neck? These are the kind of things that make us wonder about the authenticity of these instruments. This means you have to file the frets until the strings no longer catch/get stopped by those notches. For sale VERY RARE original Fender Stratocaster MAPLE CAP neck, 1967, just like Hendrix and Blackmore used to play! Hi Scott. The Fender Stratocaster is arguably the most iconic, most played, and most copied electric guitar design of all-time. It's a 1968 'Olympic White' Fender Stratocaster with an alder body and maple neck and fretboard. These custom features have been incorporated into the new Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster for the right-handed masses. Which from string to string is not spaced correct. In case you want to talk to me directly and privately, please use the contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Full of incendiary vintage tone and classic style, this extraordinary instrument features signature touches and unique … Buy It Now +C $91.01 shipping estimate. If someone took the time to pick out the black carbon marks from the cigarette burns, is it not also possible that they had the notch painted over? Would’ve died to see it. The guitar was first seen on stage at the Civic Auditorium in Bakersfield, California on October 26, 1968. 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. Notice the location of the string trees on both guitars. The Strat that was used during Woodstock didn’t have this notch, but that doesn’t mean much since Woodstock obviously took place in August 1969, and more than a half of year of use would allow for a few scratches to form on the body. It was one of several Fender Stratocasters that Jimi owned. Guitars made around this period are usually regarded as less desirable since CBS introduced some changes to the model that many did not approve of. Taking a breather from the Les Pauls in Matthieu Lucas’ collection, we study a 1963 Fender Stratocaster, instead.This one belonged to mercurial rock icon, Jimi Hendrix. Edit: Found the quote from Eric. Or, and here’s a thought, just bare with me on this, They don’t match at all. All of the gigs played from November 1968 to August 1969, were played on either the black Strat, the white Strat, or occasionally a few different Gibson guitars. “Woodstock Strat at the EMP Museum (left) and the Strat used at Woodstock in 1968 (right). Jimi’s black Strat had a two-piece maple neck. Hi Glen. It was used at the Woodstock Festival on August 18, 1969. 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. It was the first time the death of another musician really affected me. we must consider that the stain could also be dirt and not an abrasion of the paint …. I’m 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. Its serial number is 222625, the neck is slim and the fretboard is of standard Fender radius of 7″. Will likely add the guitar on a separate page once I found more details about it. It has no notches where they are supposed to be. Just a bit on the subject of the legitimacy of the guitar currently held at MoPoP – a note from a different auction of one of Jimi’s guitars reads that two guitars were found in the Electric Lady studios by Jimi’s management around the time of his death – a sunburst Stratocaster that was the subject of the auction, and a white maple Stratocaster with the serial number 240981 (same as the EMP Strat) [Jimi Hendrix … So I assume someone redid it poorly. To cut the long story short, from late 1968 to Jimi’s last gig in September 1970 it was either this black Stratocaster or a different white one – aside from few occasions when he picked up a Gibson. Stand up next to a mountain. He still has the guitar and this person is trustworthy. It’s too bad they did not take (or atleast publish) any photos of the guitar when they inspected it, and prior to the cleaning. The guitar was made in 1968, or three years later after CBS acquired Fender. [Hendrix concert in Bakersfield the stuff of legend -bakersfield.com] This was right in between the recording sessions at the TTG Studios in Los Angeles, and based on the photos taken by Ron Raffaelli at the studios, the guitar was used there as well (photos should be fairly easy to find with a quick Google search). Before Woodstock however – things are somewhat unclear. […] I cut off the strings and threw them in the bin. This confirms that the EMP Strat did, in fact, belong to Jimi, but it raises the question of why the guitar possibly wasn’t used almost at all in 1970. 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. A celebrazione dell’elettrizzante “Voodoo Chile” che ha reso popolare la chitarra Stratocaster e la sua incredibile flessibilità sonora, la Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster offre la possibilità di brandire il medesimo timbro fiero e lo stesso feel musicale. Based on the fact that Monika was married to Uli Jon Roth of the Scorpions at the time of her death, most seem to assume that Jimi’s guitar is now with Roth. The new logo featured much thicker lettering in black with a gold outline (as opposed to gold with black outline used in the transition period between 1964 and 1968), and the headstock became larger in size in order to make space for the new logo. Title: Stratocaster. The white Strat seems to have been used most extensively during the 1969 North American tour, which included the performance at the Woodstock Festival. One thing to be noted, Eric Clapton had bought as a gift for Jimi a left-handed stratocaster and meant to give it to Jimi on September 18, 1970… sadly Jimi died a few hours before he could ever give it to him. 244458, neck date MAY69, sunburst finish, rosewood neck, twenty-one fret fingerboard with dot inlays, three pickups, three rotary controls, three-way selector switch, tailpiece with adjustable saddles and white pickguard; with original rectangular hardshell case with orange … The guitar was used all the way until the last gig that The Experience played together, at The Isle Of Fehmarn on September 6, 1970. Being a big fan of Jimi Hendrix, I took the opportunity to flip the guitar upside down and play it that way. I know someone who claims to have been at woodstock and a Stratocaster was thrown into the crowd by someone in his band or even Jimi he does not know who threw it. Lesson learned! Isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing? If you watch the footage you may see that at 6:54 Jimi will appear on the left side of the screen for 2/10 sec. Today they alone would probably be worth £50,000 (with Jimi’s DNA all over them)! or Best Offer. It seems that the guitar was used from around the same time as Jimi’s black Strat, around October 1969, but have gone out of rotation sometime in 1969 in favor of a different white Strat that looked nearly identical. At that point, it was sold through auction for £198,000 to Gabriele Ansaloni, Italian TV host, and music critic. C $2,047.44. I can’t see that mark visible on the white Strat at Berlin ’70. Dan. Black Beauty is a 1968 Fender Stratocaster with black finish, white pickguard and a maple neck. We recommend reading it since it also contains a full transcript of Mitch Mitchell’s letter of provenance provided to Sotheby’s (the auction house). Sometimes I miss incorporating those small details. decal, orig. Something I’ve noticed with both the 1968/large headstock white & black strats…. After Jimi died, the guitar ended up with Monika Dannemann – his girlfriend at the time in who’s apartment at the Samarkand Hotel, Notting Hill Gate, Jimi spent his last hours. I took some detailed photos (and video) of the Woodstock Strat last year, showing all of the woodgrain, scratches, and other detail. Buy It Now. The string tree is in a different place on the top picture as compared to the one Jimi is holding. The scene was so small then that I knew I would be seeing him that night, as I was going to a Sly and the Family Stone concert at the Lyceum and Jimi was bound to be there. Perhaps that is the Woodstock Strat? Important considering his heavy use of the tremolo bar. Hendrix concert in Bakersfield the stuff of legend -bakersfield.com, 1960s Fender Stratocaster (black, Darlington), 1963/64 Fender Stratocaster (Monterey Pop), 1960s Fender Stratocaster (Saville Theater / Sgt. Several years ago, I heard a rumour that this Strat was called Electric Lady and the white one was called Isabella. Support your favorite online guitar chronicle by getting yourself some awesome shirts! GroundGuitar counts on your criticism and feedback. Jimi was the one doing all the tweaks needed and unlike today, only he knew what was actually going on with the black and white ‘68 guitars, the ‘70 V, or how about the ‘69 sunburst V we hardly see mentioned ? I bet that thing would go for a million on pawn stars. I got it from his autobiography published in 2007. While we’re still researching the possibility of there being two white Strats, there was most likely only one black Stratocaster with a maple neck. I have Clapton’s autobiography sitting somewhere. I would love to see the video and the rest of the photos. Until a replacement strat neck was found (or the frets were filed down), the tele neck remained. This photo shows him with all three, taken sometime in late 1968. In case you want to talk to me directly and privately, please use the contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible. However, given how strong the line of ownership is behind the Woodstock Strat, there’s no reason to assume that it’s a fake. With the CBS purchase of Fender in 1965, … You can send them to [email protected] if it’s easier for you. So there either had to have been two nearly identical white maple neck Stratocasters in 1970, or there’s something else at play. Dan. To our knowledge, Uli had not made a comment on this, so it remains only a speculation. Scottsdale, AZ (October 28, 2015) -- Just in time for the holidays, Fender announces the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster guitar, one of the most highly anticipated musical instruments in recent years.. The 1968 Fender Stratocaster came with a re-designed Fender logo and a new headstock. One is inclined to assume that this is the Woodstock Strat, although there’s no actual way to prove it. C $1,204.97. I’ve always wondered what happened to that guitar. Up until this point, almost every guitar that he played had a rosewood fretboard. This piece of walnut filled the hole that allowed the truss rod to be installed. The new logo featured much thicker lettering in black with a gold outline (as opposed to gold with black outline used in the transition period between 1964 a… Hi Aaron. Still other mysteries exist and why with this famous of an artist was nothing documented properly other that the few serial numbers that exist. I saw a late 68 strat with 22xxx serial ….. how is it possible that the 240981 attributed to Jimi was built before November 68?!? If indeed this is the case, that there were two different white Strats in 1970, it means that the Woodstock Strat was not used on concerts from April 1970 and until Jimi’s death. In comparison, the original 50s Stratocasters had a one-piece maple neck, with a walnut “skunk stripe” on the back. In fact, the very last known photos of Jimi show him holding this exact guitar. Just a bit on the subject of the legitimacy of the guitar currently held at MoPoP – a note from a different auction of one of Jimi’s guitars reads that two guitars were found in the Electric Lady studios by Jimi’s management around the time of his death – a sunburst Stratocaster that was the subject of the auction, and a white maple Stratocaster with the serial number 240981 (same as the EMP Strat) [Jimi Hendrix Rock and Pop Memorabilia – Christie’s]. GroundGuitar is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All the photos from the gig show the white Strat with the notch on the body, meaning that it possibly wasn’t 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 purpose of the tree is to create more of a downward angle (from the nut) for those strings. Having cleaned the whole guitar and polished the frets the next step was to restring it and set the action. I still can’t find the pictures they took when they disassembled the “Woodstock strat”. If let’s say Jimi used the scratched Strat on one date, than picked up the Woodstock Strat, and then went back to the scratched one again, that would give some weight to the theory that they were separate guitars. I’m really hoping they actually did. 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. What makes it unique is that Black Beauty was actually Jimi Hendrix’s favorite guitar, even more so than his other equally legendary guitar, the 1968 Olympic White Fender Stratocaster … If you’ve ever scraped your guitar neck along the front of an amp or mic stand (as I have), you’ll know that this results in tiny notches in some of the frets. Is there any evidence that this is the case? Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst. (99/7 cm) Width: 12 3/4 in. This picture was taken by his girlfriend Jimi Hendrix Rock and Pop Memorabilia – Christie’s, this photo of Jimi at the Open Air Love & Peace, Jimi Hendrix Week: “I played Jimi’s Woodstock Strat”, Jimi Hendrix’s “Woodstock” Fender Stratocaster – IconicAxes, https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20676321, 1960s Fender Stratocaster (black, Darlington), 1963/64 Fender Stratocaster (Monterey Pop), 1960s Fender Stratocaster (Saville Theater / Sgt. Below is the quote from the person who did the cleaning, explaining the state of the guitar at that point. 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’. Oh, well……, I was open to the hypothesis in the double White Strat … but I always thought that that mark on the body could have been simply dirt .. probably when Jimi was rubbing his guitar on the dirty tolex of some amp … nothing easier…

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