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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 look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Jimi Hendrix Guitar Rig.
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Guitars
- A variety of Fender Stratocasters including 1968 strats (black, blonde, etc...)
  
- Fender Jaguar
- Fender Jazzmaster
 
- Gibson Flying V
- '59 Hofner Club 40
- Epiphone FT79 Acoustic
- '67 Gretsch Corvette
- Gibson Les Paul Customs
 
- white Gibson SG Custom with Maestro
- Ibanez Rhythm Guitar
- Mosrite Guitars
- Fender Telecaster
- paisley Goya Rangemaster
Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall 1959SLP 100Watt Super Lead Plexi Head
- Marshall 1960A Slant Cabinet / 4x12
- Marshall 1960AC Vintage Cabinet / 4x12
- Silvertone with a 2 x 12 cabinet (early in his career)
- Fender Twin Reverb amplifier
- Fender Dual Showman amps
- Sound City amps
- Sunn amps
- Occasionally HiWatt amps
Effects and More
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
- Roger Mayer Octavia Fuzz/Octave
- UniVox UniVibe
 
- Vox 847 Wah pedal
 
- 'Axis' fuzz
- Mosrite Fuzzrite
- Leslie Speaker cabinet
- 6550 tubes in the Marshalls
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.
- Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz
Below is some Hendrix gear that is reissue stuff:
- Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1B Signature Wah Pedal
- Dunlop JH-OC1 Jimi Hendrix Octavio pedal
- Digitech Jimi Hendrix Experience Pedal (made in Jimi's name, but he obviously never used this newer pedal)
 
Strings
FENDER "ROCK N' ROLL" STRINGS Light Gauge (.010, .013, .015, .026, .032, .038)
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Comments
...hope that helps!
A Tele is be one of "his" most important guitars, following the Strat Flying V and SG, considering he recorded a couple of his most famous songs' solos/overdubs with one.
He used JTM's as well as SLP's, I hear.
2nd of all youre right, but he did use standard cabs as well, i.e. the dick carvett show.
I don't know what "tuning down to S" is. Jimi usually tuned a half step down, if not in standard.
The myth that Hey Joe and Purple Haze is, to my understanding, incorrect. Jimi recorded the Purple Haze solo and Fire with Redding's Tele; not Hey Joe. So Hey Joe IS "the Strat" sound.
A really surprising thing is that many people referres to "Hey Joe" and "Purple Haze" (The original recordings) to be THE stratsound, he he but Jimi borrowed Noels 64 Telecaster to these recordings!!(so much for the referring).