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Originally recorded as a B-side, bassist Billy Cox played a pivotal role in this riff-driven blues by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix
By Stevie Glasgow published
Hendrix named the track after the Olympic White Fender Stratocaster he wielded during his iconic Woodstock set
Robert Smith on his disastrous first show as a singer and guitarist when he butchered a Jimi Hendrix classic
By Phil Weller published
Smith only carried on fronting the band because he’d fallen out with everyone who filled the role
“I was docked three weeks’ pay”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter recalls the questionable guitar deal he made when he first met Jimi Hendrix
By Matt Owen published
A young Baxter was working in a local guitar store when Hendrix came searching for a new guitar
Ernie Isley on watching Hendrix then taking his place to write hit after hit in his brothers' band
By Andrew Daly published
The longtime Isley Brothers guitarist was just a kid when his older brothers scored hits with Twist and Shout and Shout, but by the time he joined the band, he was able to draw on firsthand experiences with Jimi Hendrix
Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar
By Andrew Daly published
The Paul Weller and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist hints at high times in the band’s studio history, and he’s looking forward to going back to track their first album in “freaking years”
Steve Cradock once smoked the shavings of Hendrix’s Strat by rolling them in a page from the Bible
By Matt Owen published
A regular studio session took a turn in the spirit of Purple Haze, when the Ocean Colour Scene guitarist ended up getting high on Hendrix's guitar
Ernie Isley on the time he met Paul McCartney – and jammed on Twist and Shout
By Janelle Borg published
The Isley Brothers and The Beatles both found career-making hits in Twist and Shout – and the two groups would prove pivotal for each other's musical trajectories
Ernie Isley on growing up with Jimi Hendrix and witnessing his fast-developing guitar playing in his living room
By Janelle Borg published
Hendrix lived with the Isley family from the spring of '63 through Thanksgiving of '65 – a period that was pivotal in shaping young Ernie Isley's musical taste
Best Fender amps 2024: famous tube combos to digital headphone amps
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
From beginner practice amps to touring-grade tube combos, these are the best amplifiers from the industry's most famous brand
How Jimi Hendrix masterminded the ultimate sonic playground where Led Zeppelin and The Clash came to record
By Tim Tucker published
A new boxset full of previously unreleased recordings shines a light on Hendrix's bold new vision for Electric Ladyland Studios. Sadly, Hendrix would die before being able to make full use of it, but Jeff Slate, who worked on this new release, tells us how the NYC studio was integral to his plans
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