Jimi Hendrix
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Richard ZK on the coffee shop rendezvous in East Germany that got him his first Fender
By Phil Weller published
The Rammstein riffer wanted a Strat to imitate his hero, Jimi Hendrix – but getting hold of one took some serious work

How a woman's dress caused Buddy Guy to accidentally stumble upon guitar feedback
By Matt Owen published
The blues veteran’s approach to playing was changed forever after a random occurrence during an unassuming gig at a Chicago jam night

The estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates are suing Sony over streaming rights
By Phil Weller published
Their lawyer says the musicians were marginalized by Sony Music Entertainment UK

Buddy Guy recalls the first time he met Jimi Hendrix
By Janelle Borg published
The blues veteran reflects on having Hendrix in his audience, way back in the late ’60s

Vernon Reid on the guitarist he believes is massively underrated – even though he kept “the Hendrix voice” alive
By Janelle Borg published
In a chat with Guitar World last year, Reid even insisted that this guitarist's “continued non-acknowledgment as a near direct tonal descendant of Jimi Hendrix continues to this day”

How to use triads in blues solos like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix
By Richard Barrett published
When you’re the only guitarist in the band, triads are your best friends in a guitar solo – and Hendrix and SRV were the masters

Buddy Guy remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix play – and the warning he used to give him before gigs
By Phil Weller published
Guy also remembers how Hendrix won the guitar amp “dogfight”

Leo Lyons on the bass that appeared at Woodstock, has been played by Hendrix, and is on three UFO classics
By Huw Price published
The Ten Years After bassist’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass is one of the coolest four-strings you will ever see, with buckle rash on the back that any Fender Master Builder would kill to recreate
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