Before he owned his own real electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix had to make his own with whatever he had. As a child, Hendrix (who was known as Buster at the time) was able to electrify his acoustic guitar ...

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Jimi Hendrix first started his career as a backing guitarist for rock ‘n’ roll legends like Little Richard and The Isley Brothers. But long before he began performing as a professional guitarist, he ...

Jimi Hendrix praised Muddy Waters as one of the greatest ever, revealing how the blues icon inspired his approach to guitar ...

There are few things in the world known to be cold, hard facts. But one of them is that Jimi Hendrix is the greatest rock guitar player who ever lived. With his upside-down left-handed playing style, ...

The history of rock guitar — and rock music in general — can be split into two periods: before Jimi Hendrix's debut album and after. It's difficult to overstate the impact of the Jimi Hendrix ...

When Hendrix met Monkeemania, the result was a surreal, strangely touching culture clash – and the essence of 1967's ...