Description
The Fender Jimi Hendrix Strat in Olympic White is In stock available now for fast UK delivery online for GBP 1049 + Delivery. This excellent piece of kit is manufactured by Fender and in New condition and comes with a great warranty.
Jimi Hendrix is one of the most beloved guitarists in the world. His incredibly unique style shot him to the top of the world as one of the greatest musicians that ever lived. Part of his unique sound was his guitar which was a right handed guitar flipped and strung upside down to suit his left handed playing style.
Fender have recreated all of the changes Hendrix made to his guitar but in a way that still suits the right handed player. This gives the guitar a completely different feel and tone when in certain pickups positions.
The Changes.
When Hendrix flipped his guitar it did three things. Put more tension on the lower strings and lowered the tension on the high strings making vibrato and bending easier. It also effected how the tremolo moved and affected the strings. The other big change came in the fact that the pickups were flipped with the lower strings now being picked up closer to the bridge.
While these not may sound huge when you actually sit down and play this guitar you will get a feel for exactly what made his sound so special. The extra movement on the high strings and the tight response on the lows really helped him craft his sound.
Incredible Pickups
When making a guitar with the name Hendrix on the headstock you need to make sure that it not only fits the look but the sound as well. While Fender could have gone and thrown any old pickups on this guitar and ended it there they instead went all out. With a trio of American Vintage ’65 pickups this guitar has an authentic late 60’s to early 70’s vibe which fits what Hendrix was playing at the time.
70’s Design.
The guitars Hendrix played mainly featured Fender’s 70’s design with a larger headstock and smooth ‘C’ shaped neck with a 9.5″ radius fretboard. So with this guitar they had to follow suit and match it up in any way they can. So this guitar has all of those plus medium jumbo frets which offer great playability for both rhythm and lead playing.
Here’s what Fender say about the Jimi Hendrix Strat
Honouring the electrifying “Voodoo Chile” who popularized the Stratocaster guitar and its tremendous sonic flexibility, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster gives you the same fiery tone and playing feel to wield as your own. Full of incendiary vintage tone and classic style, this extraordinary instrument features signature touches and unique appointments based on his distinctive “flipped-over” guitars.
The foundation of Hendrix’s uniquely personal sound and playing style was his habit of flipping his guitars over and restringing them to accommodate his left-handed playing, resulting in a “reverse” headstock and bridge pickup— features reproduced here in exacting detail. The “reverse” headstock produces a longer string length for the bass strings, creating a tighter playing feel along with easier bending and vibrato on the treble string. Please read more for images, details and to place an order.
