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Home arrow Who Plays What arrow Jimi Hendrix Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
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Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. After initial success in England, he achieved worldwide fame following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival. Hendrix was mainly known as a Fender and Marshall man.

Let's see what Jimi Hendrix Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment looks like.

Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix live with a strat
 

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Guitars
- A variety of Fender Stratocasters including 1968 strats (black, blonde, etc...)

Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Series '69 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar Olympic White Rosewood Fretboard Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Series '69 Stratocaster NOS Electric Guitar Black Maple Fretboard

- Fender Jaguar

Fender 62 Jaguar Electric Guitar Olympic White Brown Shell Pickguard

- Fender Jazzmaster

Fender 62 Jazzmaster Electric Guitar 3-Tone Sunburst Brown Shell Pickguard

- Gibson Flying V

Gibson Flying V Faded 3 Pickup Electric Guitar Worn Ebony

- '59 Hofner Club 40
- Epiphone FT79 Acoustic
- '67 Gretsch Corvette

Gretsch Guitars G5135 Electromatic Corvette Electric Guitar

- Gibson Les Paul Customs

Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Black

- white Gibson SG Custom with Maestro

Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul SG Custom Maestro Classic White

- Ibanez Rhythm Guitar



Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall 1959SLP 100Watt Super Lead Plexi Head

Marshall 1959SLPX Vintage Series 100W Tube Head

- Marshall 1960A Slant Cabinet / 4x12

Marshall 1960A or 1960B 300W 4x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Angled

- Marshall 1960AC Vintage Cabinet / 4x12

Marshall 1960AC or 1960BC 100W 4x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Angled

- Silvertone with a 2 x 12 cabinet (early in his career)
- Fender Twin Reverb amplifier

Fender 65 Twin Reverb Amp

- Fender Dual Showman amps
- Sound City amps
- Sunn amps

- Occasionally HiWatt amps 


Effects and More
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

Dunlop JH-F1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Pedal

- Roger Mayer Octavia Fuzz/Octave
- UniVox UniVibe

Dunlop Uni-Vibe Effect Pedal Dunlop Uni-Vibe Control Pedal


- Vox 847 Wah pedal

Vox V847 Wah-Wah Pedal

- 'Axis' fuzz
- Mosrite Fuzzrite
- Leslie Speaker cabinet

Hammond Leslie Speaker 122A with 30 Foot 6-pin Cable

- 6550 tubes in the Marshalls

Tungsol 6550 Tube Medium/Green Quartet


Note: It should be noted that while Jimi never used an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, he did try out prototypes before he died and the tone of the pedal was modeled after Hendrix's tone.

Electro-Harmonix USA Big Muff Pi Distortion/Sustainer Pedal

 

Below is some Hendrix gear that is reissue stuff:

- Dunlop Jimi Hendrix  JH-1B Signature Wah Pedal

Dunlop JH-1B Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah Pedal

- Dunlop JH-OC1 Jimi Hendrix Octavio pedal

Dunlop JH-OC1 Jimi Hendrix Octavio Pedal

- Digitech Jimi Hendrix Experience Pedal

DigiTech Jimi Hendrix Experience Pedal DigiTech FS3X 3-Button Footswitch

 



Strings
FENDER "ROCK N' ROLL" STRINGS Light Gauge (.010, .013, .015, .026, .032, .038)

Fender 150TR Original Pure Nickel Light Ball End Electric Guitar Strings
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John 6:66   |2008-04-11 16:45:11
Fender Jazzman? I assume you mean Jazzmaster. No mention of Fender Telecaster
used for "Wind Cries Mary Solo." Also occasional Hiwatts, and Sunn amps
(with two N's.)
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