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Hardly anyone had ever heard of Jimi Hendrix before he played at Monterey. When he triumphantly made his grand exit from the stage, he left behind far more than the smashed bits of his smoldering guitar. He violently carved an immortal legend of himself across the face of Rock. The vision of Jimi that still remains is one of an eternally young god, kneeling before the inferno of his sacrificial guitar, beckoning the flames higher with his magic fingers. From that moment on, music irrevocably moved forward, pushing electric guitar into the fore, transforming it into a raw instrument of unlimited power. Guitarist Pete Townsend of the Who perfectly described what it felt like performing after Hendrix at Monterey: "We came on after him, and all I could do was just stand there and strum."
In 1971, the 30th anniversary of "The Summer of Love" and the Monterey Festival, the Fender Custom Shop created the Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Festival Stratocaster, featuring the artwork of Pamelina H (who, coincidentally, was at the 1967 Festival, though seven-years-old at the time).
The artwork for the limited edition (210) Custom Shop guitar was based on the Fiesta Red2 Stratocaster Hendrix, also a visual artist, had hand-painted and played (and burned) during his Festival performance. Pamelina H studied the Festival video and the first rendering of the guitar she presented to Fender was a close representation of the original. Fender, however, asked her to "Pamelina" it, which she did, smoothing out the graphics and adding the Hendrix "backstage pass" that appears on the front body (certainly not to be found on the original - it incorporates a photograph by Ed Caraeff of Hendrix burning the guitar). The final design was approved by Janie Hendrix on behalf of the Jimi Hendrix Estate and the project received the advice and support of Lou Adler and Howard Frank of the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation.
In addition to the instrument, which is patterned on a Custom Shop 1965 "transition" Strat, the limited edition package included a flight case, a plush-lined white suede leather gig bag with beads and tassels reminiscent of the era, a guitar strap styled like the suede gig bag, a period-correct bridge cover, a laminated "backstage pass" like the one on the body of the instrument with the addition of the guitar's limited edition number ("XXX/210), and a metal and leather folder containing the Custom Shop COA and an 8"x10" photograph of Hendrix playing the original instrument.
Specifications:
Part Number: 010-4406-(850)
Body: Aged Alder (Candy Apple Red)
Neck: Top Notch Guatemalan Cocobolo (Tough Rifle butts are usually made of Cocobolo)
Machine Heads: Vintage Style
Fretboard: Cocobolo
No. of Frets: 21 vintage
Pickups: 3 Vintage
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Mid)
Bridge: Vintage Tremolo
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Neck Width @ Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Hardware Chrome
Colors: (840) Fiesta Red /White swath/ Custom hand painted re-creation of Hendrix's guitar
PickGuard: 3-Ply White with Custom hand painted re-creation of Hendrix's original guitar.
Strings: Fender Super 250L's (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel pn# 073-0250-003
I got this built for: SGD $3,750 with great help from Riki Hendrix, very good friend of E.Ghana in Peninsula, Coleman st
Now this Replica Monterey is @$2.5k. Super pristine condition. No visible dings, whatsoever. Just plain memorabilia of a Rock n Roll Age.
In 1971, the 30th anniversary of "The Summer of Love" and the Monterey Festival, the Fender Custom Shop created the Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Festival Stratocaster, featuring the artwork of Pamelina H (who, coincidentally, was at the 1967 Festival, though seven-years-old at the time).
The artwork for the limited edition (210) Custom Shop guitar was based on the Fiesta Red2 Stratocaster Hendrix, also a visual artist, had hand-painted and played (and burned) during his Festival performance. Pamelina H studied the Festival video and the first rendering of the guitar she presented to Fender was a close representation of the original. Fender, however, asked her to "Pamelina" it, which she did, smoothing out the graphics and adding the Hendrix "backstage pass" that appears on the front body (certainly not to be found on the original - it incorporates a photograph by Ed Caraeff of Hendrix burning the guitar). The final design was approved by Janie Hendrix on behalf of the Jimi Hendrix Estate and the project received the advice and support of Lou Adler and Howard Frank of the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation.
In addition to the instrument, which is patterned on a Custom Shop 1965 "transition" Strat, the limited edition package included a flight case, a plush-lined white suede leather gig bag with beads and tassels reminiscent of the era, a guitar strap styled like the suede gig bag, a period-correct bridge cover, a laminated "backstage pass" like the one on the body of the instrument with the addition of the guitar's limited edition number ("XXX/210), and a metal and leather folder containing the Custom Shop COA and an 8"x10" photograph of Hendrix playing the original instrument.
Specifications:
Part Number: 010-4406-(850)
Body: Aged Alder (Candy Apple Red)
Neck: Top Notch Guatemalan Cocobolo (Tough Rifle butts are usually made of Cocobolo)
Machine Heads: Vintage Style
Fretboard: Cocobolo
No. of Frets: 21 vintage
Pickups: 3 Vintage
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Mid)
Bridge: Vintage Tremolo
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Neck Width @ Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Hardware Chrome
Colors: (840) Fiesta Red /White swath/ Custom hand painted re-creation of Hendrix's guitar
PickGuard: 3-Ply White with Custom hand painted re-creation of Hendrix's original guitar.
Strings: Fender Super 250L's (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel pn# 073-0250-003
I got this built for: SGD $3,750 with great help from Riki Hendrix, very good friend of E.Ghana in Peninsula, Coleman st
Now this Replica Monterey is @$2.5k. Super pristine condition. No visible dings, whatsoever. Just plain memorabilia of a Rock n Roll Age.
