![American guitarist, composer and singer Jimi Hendrix doing the soundcheck before performing at Saville Theatre in London, United Kingdom 1967.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LGhEG39ZFdMjy3B9QTXhRD-320-80.jpg)
The secrets of Jimi Hendrix's guitar setup: Roger Mayer reveals what made the guitar hero's Strat tone sing
Jimi's right-hand man dishes on what made Hendrix's custom string gauges so important, and why guitar pickups "really don't make much difference" to the sound