Just saw that an auction to be held at Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas will have on auction a Jimi Hendrix Stage Played Fender Guitar (Est. $150,000/$200,000).

Auction is of "Musical Icons" memorabilia...mostly Michael Jackson, some Elvis and other Icons... but saw the Hendrix guitar mentioned. No pics unfortunately..or other details of the guitar.

Details here: http://www.juliensauctions.com/auctions ... index.html

Auction is June 24th and 25th

Too late for Father's Day I'm afraid.
-T

Well, you can buy the catalog for $100!

Such a deal aye?

-T

Rats, looks like I will not be able to make it....and I really wanted that Strat too.....

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Look all the way down to the bottom paragraph. Its the second to last sentence..... uh right before Britney Spears stage constumes? sheesh.... How can they put Hendrix and Spears in the same sentence?

it doesnt give any more info then the OP had.

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'08 Ibanez AS73 (Gibson Burstbuckers)
Fender DeVille 410

If that Strat is the real deal I can see it making well over $200,000 after all the Woodstock went for $100,000 when it was auctioned for the first time over 20 yrs. ago.Peter Green's Les Paul reportedly went for about one million so it's conceivable that a guitar that was played in concert by someone as iconic as Jimi would go for really big bucks.If I had $200,000 to spend I'd consider it a bargain for a guitar Jimi played-that unless it was one that he "sacrificed".

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I have a book called Hendrix Gear,I think it is,that shows many guitars that he owned and played,there's some controversy about some well known examples like a Strat that Frank Zappa got from a roadie that was burned,it's been questioned, and another that's reported to have been burned called the "Astoria Strat" in relation to the place where he burned it,the first time he did that onstage.A guy paid big money for that one but some people doubt it's the same one.
There's a list of other reported guitars he owned and played in the back...who knows how they can be documented.

Description:

Fender Stratocaster in sunburst finish, serial number 274200, dated on neck: 22 [signifying a Stratocaster]-3[month]-70 [year], alder body, maple neck with skunk stripe, 21 fret fingerboard with black dot inlays, three pickups, three rotary controls. The guitar has been restrung, presumably by Hendrix himself for left-handed play.

The back of the guitar is signed "Good Luck/ Noel Redding" with other inscriptions to a previous owner. This guitar was purchased by Hendrix at Manny's Musical Instruments in New York on July 14, 1970, as he was recording in his new Electric Lady Studios. Hendrix passed away a mere two months later but was known to have been working in his studio for 10 days of those two months on his posthumous album "The Cry of Love."

Accompanying this lot are a copy of the original Manny's Music receipt from when Hendrix purchased the guitar for the amount of $275.60. The original was signed by Eugene McFadden, Hendrix road manager; a handwritten letter on Manny's Music form from Stuart Muskowitz confirming the guitar was signed for by Eugene McFadden and hand selected for Hendrix; a from Eugene McFadden confirming the authenticity of his signature on the receipt for this guitar; handwritten letter from Noel Redding dated October 4, 1994 stating that this Fender was the guitar used at the Electric Lady Studios opening party in August 1970; two notes written by Albert and Arthur Allen (Also known as The Aleem Twins, Hendrix backup singers under the moniker "Ghetto Fighters") stating that they also saw Hendrix play this guitar at the Electric Lady Studio opening party. Fender hard shell case with "J.H. EXP" stenciled on side also present.

The guitar will be on display at The GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles until February 13, 2011. The guitar will be on display at The GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles until February 13, 2011. The guitar will be on display at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino during this auction exhibition and returned to The GRAMMY Museum for public viewing at the end of the Julien's 2010 Music Icons Auction.

http://www.julienslive.com/view-auction ... find-lots/

Wonder why they posted a pic of Jimi playing a RW Strat?

That is what I was wondering. That is not the same Strat at all, as the burst is bigger, has RW and is more beat up. Certainly does not lean credibility to the guitar for sale.

The other odd thing is the guitar shown in the pictures seems to be two different guitars. The back shots show a traditional 2 -color sunburst with a lot of red used on the inside burst, while the front shows almost no red burst....what's up with that. The guitar showing the back has the "right" serial number but man, is that the same guitar on the top??

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If you look in the catalog (which you can view online) the picture is captioned as just being just a similar strat Jimi played in 1967. That guitar Jimi is playing in the picture is not being purported to be the same guitar for sale.

This strat was bought in 1970. They provide the receipt, with serial number and hand written notes authenticating it by his road manager (the purchaser) and by Noel Redding.

As well, the guitar is currently on display in a museum.

I don't think you're going to get much more in the way of authenticity than that.

Just sayin'.....

The guitar is more documented than most others by those comments and the sales ticket....I'm going to look for the serial number in the book I have.
There's probably hundreds out there that Jimi held or played at some point,but the documentation is not there....just word of mouth.
One thing I noticed on this one is a lack of a cigarette burn on the headstock,most all of the ones in the book have that on the side where a lefty would stick it....he didn't have this one for long before he died.

saw on the news this morning that John Lennons hand written lyrikc to "A Day In The Life" sold for $$1,200,000!!
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainm ... z0rJ3urAn6

Can't find any info on the Hendrix Strat

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