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“I loved Hendrix – he was my first guitar hero... But seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan was transcendent. He made me understand Hendrix better”: Mike McCready says SRV helped him make sense of this Hendrix technique

By Matt Parker published 8 December 23

“When he [Vaughan] did Voodoo Child, it was so bad-ass," McCready says. “He changed how I wanted to play, and if you listen to Even Flow, you can hear me trying to emulate his stuff”

Why Jimi Hendrix matters now more than ever – only in the new Guitar World

By Damian Fanelli published 1 November 23

Plus! The Rolling Stones, the amazing Mr. Jimmy, Baroness, Trevor Rabin, Steve Lukather, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Mateus Asato, the Velvet Underground's John Cale & more

“We’re in the same band with the two black Strats. It’s insane that would happen”: How Little Feat acquired not one, but two of Jimi Hendrix’s Fender Stratocasters

By Matt Owen published 30 October 23

Fender made two black Strats for Hendrix – and they both ended up in the Little Feat family

Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix 1970 performance of Machine Gun at the Fillmore East

One of the greatest guitar performances of all time: new colorized footage of Jimi Hendrix’s extended 1970 performance of Machine Gun at the Fillmore East emerges

By Matt Parker published 4 October 23

“Jimi plugged into something cinematic, like a movie coming from his guitar”

“Santana, right? I love your choice of notes”: Carlos Santana recalls the time he met Jimi Hendrix

By Matt Owen published 2 October 23

The PRS signature artist was certainly no stranger to praise as an emerging musician, but his meeting with Hendrix proved to be particularly influential

Billy Gibbons performs onstage with ZZ Top at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 23, 1973

“It was considered a no-no to chain two Fuzz-Tones together. But I saw Hendrix chain five of them!” Billy Gibbons remembers opening for Jimi Hendrix with his pre-ZZ Top band the Moving Sidewalks

By Jackson Maxwell published 22 September 23

Before the long beards, sold-out arenas, spinning fur guitars and MTV stardom, Billy Gibbons cut his teeth in a psychedelic group called the Moving Sidewalks, who opened for – among other A-tier rock acts – one James Marshall Hendrix...

Jimi Hendrix onstage performing live at Monterey Pop in 1967

“Are You Experienced? wouldn’t come out for two weeks. Nobody knew what to anticipate...”: Hear a pre-fame Jimi Hendrix perform to an unsuspecting audience of Mamas and Papas fans

By Matt Parker published 20 September 23

“Thanks anyway,” quips Hendrix on this previously unreleased recording of Killing Floor – the first taster from the new Hollywood Bowl 1967 live album

Billy Cox and Greg Sover have covered the Jimi Hendrix track Remember

“You would make Jimi proud if he heard that solo”: Greg Sover and Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox cover Hendrix’s deep cut, Remember

By Matt Parker published 18 July 23

The Philadelphian guitarist and singer steps up to fill some of the biggest shoes in guitar history – with David Bowie’s amp along for the ride

Vito Bratta performs onstage with White Lion

Vito Bratta recorded White Lion’s All You Need is Rock 'n' Roll with Jimi Hendrix’s black Stratocaster – and Leslie West’s Marshall amp

By Matt Owen published 11 July 23

West's 100-watt Mountain Marshall is still owned by Bratta, who got his hands on the fabled Strat through Al Kooper – who was gifted the guitar by Hendrix himself

Little Richard reprimanded Jimi Hendrix for playing his guitar behind his head

That time Little Richard reprimanded Jimi Hendrix for his guitar showmanship: “Don’t you ever play your f**king guitar behind your head again!”

By Matt Parker published 22 May 23

Graham Nash recalls seeing the rock ‘n’ roll icon dress down the guitarist post-show

Bass player Billy Cox of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys performs onstage during the Experience Hendrix concert at The Wiltern on March 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California

"I thought, 'Wait a minute – we never practiced this…'" Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox remembers Woodstock

By Richard Johnston published 19 May 23

From the archive: Billy Cox on Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, his influences and that Woodstock show

Slash onstage with Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell

Slash once partnered with Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates for a stirring tribute cover of Hey Joe in honor of the guitar great

By Matt Owen published 17 May 23

Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox supported Slash and Steve Winwood as the supergroup paid tribute to the guitar master in scintillating style at the UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony

George Benson performs on stage during Festival Jardins de Pedralbes at Jardins de Pedralbes on July 4, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

George Benson on the time he met Jimi Hendrix, how Peter Frampton changed the course of his career and what Paul McCartney made of his Beatles tribute

By Joe Bosso published 12 May 23

One of the all-time jazz guitar greats on upsetting guitar companies, receiving praise from Frank Sinatra, and what it was really like working with Miles Davis

Jimi Hendrix performs onstage at the 1969 Newport Pop Festival (left), a 1968 Fender Dual Showman 2x15 speaker cabinet Hendrix used for the performance

A Jimi Hendrix stage-used 1968 Fender Dual Showman cabinet is headed to the auction block

By Jackson Maxwell published 8 May 23

Acquired by Hendrix due to his need for more onstage firepower, the cab features a pair of 15-inch JBL 130 speakers, and was most prominently used for the guitar hero's performance at the 1969 Newport Pop Festival

Steve Vai performing Hey Joe in a world record guitar ensemble

Steve Vai leads 7,968 guitarists in a world record-breaking performance of Jimi Hendrix classic Hey Joe

By Matt Parker published 2 May 23

Fellow shred icon Michael Angelo Batio was also among the massive lineup of guitar players in Wrocław, Poland

Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists

By Matt Owen published 28 April 23

The Black Sabbath icon was asked by Metal Hammer Guest Editors Jack Black and Kyle Gass about the musicians – alive or dead – he'd love to collaborate with. Safe to say it would have been a supergroup for the ages

(from left) Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales and Marcus King perform onstage at the Bluesfest festival in Byron Bay, Australia

Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover

By Jackson Maxwell published 19 April 23

The four blues guitar giants came together for an unforgettable jam at the Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia earlier this month

Jimi Hendrix plays his 1964 Fender Jazzmaster (left), Jimi Hendrix's 1964 Fender Jazzmaster

Jimi Hendrix's ultra-rare 1964 Fender Jazzmaster purchased by Jim Irsay

By Jackson Maxwell published 19 April 23

The owner of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts also added a 1992 Gibson Hummingbird played by Bob Dylan at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration concert in 1993 to his extraordinary collection

Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Wah: the most recognizable effects pedal ever made?

By Nick Wells published 5 April 23

Classics don’t come much more heavyweight than the Cry Baby wah-wah and the 105Q Bass edition is no exception

Jimi Hendrix playing guitar in 1969 – though not at Woodstock festival in this image

Every guitarist should hear this isolated guitar track of Jimi Hendrix performing Voodoo Child live at Woodstock

By Matt Parker published 28 March 23

A guitar recording from the most famous gig of Hendrix’s career can now be experienced unobscured

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