Jimi Hendrix
Latest Jimi Hendrix news, guitars, gear, music, performances, and collaborations covered by Guitar Radar.
Guitar Radar has 2 stories about Jimi Hendrix, tracking new music, tours, collaborations and gear. Most of it sits under gear and players. The most recent story, from Aug 31, 2026, is “Marshall adds a 20-watt JMH Studio half-stack to its Hendrix 60th Anniversary line”. Coverage here goes back to Aug 29, 2026.
About Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix is the guitarist most associated with the Fender Stratocaster played through loud Marshall amplification. He played a right-handed Strat restrung for left-handed use, upside down, and relied on his white 1968 Stratocaster at Woodstock in 1969, running a pair of Marshall JTM 100 Super Lead heads into 4x12 cabinets.
A small set of effects defined his sound: the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (heard on Foxy Lady), the Octavia designed by Roger Mayer (Purple Haze), a Vox wah (Voodoo Child) and a Uni-Vibe (Machine Gun), all running between guitar and amp with no buffers. In 1969 he also ordered a left-handed Gibson Flying V, which became tied to the Band of Gypsys era and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, and Gibson later made Custom Shop recreations of it.
Sources: Guitar World: Jimi Hendrix's guitar gear · Far Out: What was Jimi Hendrix's guitar rig? · Guitar.com: Gear used on Are You Experienced
Stories
Marshall adds a 20-watt JMH Studio half-stack to its Hendrix 60th Anniversary line
The hand-built Studio Vintage variant lands at $2,499.99 alongside Major V headphones and an Emberton III speaker, marking 60 years since Hendrix first plugged into a Marshall.
Aug 31, 2026
Newly surfaced Woodstock footage shows Jimi Hendrix's set filmed from the stage
'Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock - A Second Look' premiered on 18 August, built around half-inch videotape a 22-year-old drama student shot about 15 feet from Hendrix in 1969.
Aug 29, 2026