Somebody Buy Me Hendrix’s Burnt Guitar

July 17, 2008 in Magazine Articles
Tags: auction, guitar, jimi hendrix, rolling stone magazine

According to Rolling Stone,

“A guitar famously lit on fire by Jimi Hendrix while performing onstage in London in 1967 is going to auction. Experts are predicting the guitar may fetch as much as $1 million.”

The story goes that he lit it on fire, got burnt (go figure), and on his way to the hospital, told the roadies to snatch it up. Up until now, it’s been owned by Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding and press officer Tony Garland, whose nephew is apparently putting it out for sale. He’s broke, I guess.

It’ll go on sale September 4th later this year.

Link:http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/07/16/scorched-hendrix-guitar-going-to-auction-expecting-million-dollar-bid/