Jimi Hendrix’s isolated guitar tracks from Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) studio outtakes have been posted on YouTube and they sound incredible By Jonathan Horsley published 22 February 23 Enjoy a half-hour of electric guitar magic as Hendrix thinks out loud via the medium of Fender Stratocaster
Dunlop honors Jimi Hendrix's iconic effects with Authentic Hendrix '68 Shrine mini pedals By Matt Owen published 2 February 23 Four pedals inspired by the Uni-Vibe, Octavio, Fuzz Face and Band of Gypsys Fuzz are included, featuring artwork remixed from John Van Hamserveld's Shrine Auditorium concert poster
Jeff Beck – the ultimate interview: one of the electric guitar's most prolific innovators reflects on his sprawling career By Alan di Perna published 12 January 23 In this classic 2009 Guitar World interview, the guitar legend waxed lyrical on his formative years with The Yardbirds, how his radical technique inspired a new era of instrumental guitar, and his musical relationships with Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton
Watch Steve Vai perform Jimi Hendrix's Midnight in honor of the late guitar icon's 80th birthday – with a professional Hendrix tribute artist By Sam Roche published 15 December 22 The surprise duo put their fingers – and teeth – to work in a blistering lead guitar performance at Seattle's Moore Theater
The gear Jimi Hendrix used for his bluesiest moments By Tim Tucker published 8 December 22 Because sometimes the Marshall stack was too much for the Red House over yonder...
Watch Zakk Wylde play a Jimi Hendrix tribute show just two days after his first concert with Pantera By Sam Roche published 6 December 22 Armed with a Wylde Audio Warhammer guitar – the same he used for Pantera's December 2 show in Mexico – Wylde channeled the guitar icon with renditions of Manic Depression, Little Wing and Purple Haze
Hear Zayn Malik's take on Jimi Hendrix's Angel By Matt Parker published 28 November 22 The former One Direction singer offered up his posthumous collaboration in time for the guitar hero's 80th birthday
5 times Jimi Hendrix proved he was a master of the blues By Tim Tucker published 27 November 22 On the week the G.O.A.T. would have turned 80, we dig into the crates for a handful of tracks of unalloyed genius
The secrets of Jimi Hendrix's guitar setup: Roger Mayer reveals what made the guitar hero's Strat tone sing By Peter Hodgson published 26 November 22 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
The 10 best covers of Jimi Hendrix songs By Josh Hart published 24 November 22 A good Hendrix cover is a rarity, so we've taken it upon ourselves to compile the 10 greatest takes on Hendrix classics
Watch Jeff Beck’s flawless jam of Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing with Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar By Matt Owen published 24 November 22 Beck once again proves he's just getting better and better, delivering an emotive, improv-heavy performance of the 1967 classic
"It was a wild scene up there": The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell recount the explosive, and chaotic, Woodstock set that changed the world By Andy Aledort published 23 November 22 In this classic GW interview, Hendrix's late-period rhythm section reveal the highs and lows of one of rock's most immortal performances, and what it was really like to collaborate with the ultimate guitar hero
Zayn Malik teases posthumous collaboration with Jimi Hendrix By Sam Roche published 22 November 22 The former One Direction singer looks to have swapped Hendrix's vocals for his own in a new recording of the guitar legend's 1971 track, Angel
Jimi Hendrix was also a master of the bass guitar – he once jammed with Johnny Winter using an upside-down Fender Jazz Bass By Matt Owen published 22 November 22 The elusive performance took place at The Scene nightclub in New York, and saw the two guitar icons share the stage for an unconventional display of Hendrix's playing powers
Watch Christone "Kingfish" Ingram blaze through an epic version of Jimi Hendrix classic Red House By Scott Rowley published 21 November 22 EXCLUSIVE! Grammy award winner Kingfish takes to the roof of the Hard Rock Hotel in London for an exclusive tribute to Hendrix
PRS HDRX 20 review By Nick Guppy last updated 15 November 22 This affordable compact head joins PRS’s Jimi Hendrix-inspired HDRX range, which aims to reproduce Holy Grail late-’60s tones with modern design and components for improved tone and reliability
The top 10 air guitar songs of all time By Guitar World Staff published 11 November 22 From Free Bird’s iconic guitar solo to the legendary licks of Layla, here are the best tracks to “play” when you’re without your axe but fancy an impromptu practice session
When Jimi Hendrix met Spock: the incredible story of the guitar legend's encounter with a sci-fi icon By Noë Gold published 8 November 22 In 1968, Jimi Hendrix brought the house down in Cleveland. But the stars were in alignment that day for a mind-meld with another cosmic avatar, Leonard “Mr. Spock” Nimoy
Billy Cox, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and more to headline Experience Hendrix concert in Austin, Texas By Jackson Maxwell published 4 November 22 The one-off show – a celebration of what would have been Hendrix’s 80th birthday – will also feature Zakk Wylde, Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall II, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas
Jimmy Haslip: How Jimi Hendrix changed my life By Nick Wells published 2 November 22 Jazz-fusion bass player Jimmy Haslip on why one of his biggest dreams was to jam with Hendrix
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