Jimi Hendrix

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American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix performs live with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969
Jimi Hendrix to be minted on commemorative $1 coin: “An extraordinary honor”

By Phil Weller Published

The guitar legend has been selected as part of the U.S. Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program, which celebrates innovators and innovations from across the nation

Guitarists
Richard Lloyd of Television performs on stage, New York, 1977. He plays a Travis Bean guitar.
Richard Lloyd reflects on Television, Zeppelin and Hendrix encounters, and his bittersweet relationship with Tom Verlaine in his final Guitar World interview

By Andrew Daly Published

Richard Lloyd passed away on November 7. In this wide-ranging conversation, he looks back on Television’s legacy, backstage lessons with Jimmy Page’s tech, and an onstage jam with John Lee Hooker

Guitarists
The Pedal Pawn Say Wah pedal
Pedal Pawn unveils the Say Wah – a ground-up quest to recreate the perfect wah tone of SRV and Hendrix

By Amit Sharma Published

It’s the British company debut their first ever wah-wah pedal, custom-built from the ground up

Guitar Pedals
Orianthi and Jimi Hendrix comp
An unheard Jimi Hendrix riff has been unearthed from the archives by Orianthi

By Phil Weller Published

Taxi has been brought to life by Orianthi and her Band of Gypsys-inspired trio after she was granted access to the Hendrix vault

Guitarists
Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Strat
The time Kenny Wayne Shepherd played Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock Stratocaster

By Phil Weller Published

From the Archive Shepherd first took to the stage with Hendrix’s beloved Izabella Strat in 2010

From the Archive
Micki Free plays his Strat behind his head
Micki Free on the time he made a guitar out of a detergent box and the advice Billy Gibbons gave him

By Joe Matera Published

From “annoying” first riffs and teenage stage-fails to the boutique electric he’d save from a fire, the Grammy-winning veteran opens his heart and gigbag

Guitarists
Peter Frampton
The continuing guitar adventures of Peter Frampton – from Skywalker Ranch to his new all-star solo album

By Joel McIver Published

50 years after Frampton Comes Alive! and 16 since his last studio album, Peter Frampton returns with Carry the Light – a recording featuring H.E.R., Sheryl Crow, Tom Morello and more

Guitarists
Cry Baby wah pedal
I admit it: I’m a wah-wah addict. It’s the greatest sound a guitar can make. And I have proof

By Eva Walker Published

The humble wah pedal is more than just Jimi Hendrix’s signature effect – it’s the ultimate way to speak and weep on the guitar

Guitar Pedals
John McLaughlin playing a double-necked guitar, and and bassist Ralphe Armstrong during a live concert performance with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, in Central Park, circa 1970.
How Ralphe Armstrong unlocked Hendrix-inspired expression on one of Jean-Luc Ponty's most adventurous recordings

By Chris Jisi Published

Armed with a Morley Wah pedal and a Maestro Bass Brassmaster, Ralphe Armstrong turned his bass into a psychedelic lead guitar

Bassists
Power of 3 album cover
Orianthi’s new Band of Gypsys-inspired supergroup, The Power of 3, announce debut album with Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer

By Janelle Borg Published

The trio features powerhouse drummer Cindy Blackman Santana and Prince bassist Rhonda Smith – hear their first music now

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