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Hendrix's 1963 Strat up for auction

Jimi Hendrix's personally owned and played white 1963 Fender Stratocaster (serial L14985) is expected to pull over 120 thousand US dollars at auction.

According to lot info for the Strat, this was one of Jimi's earliest owned Stratocasters.

Guitar Info:

Jimy Hendrix 1963 White Fender Stratocaster

"In 1965 Jimi Hendrix was then known as Jimi James, he recorded frequently with Henry "Juggy" Murray. Jnr at Juggy's studios in New York City. On July 27th 1965 Jimi signed his first exclusive recording artists contract with Sue Records at the Sue offices on 265 West 54th Street, New York City, with Juggy Murray. Skip Juried was the chief engineer at Juggy Sound studios. He was a very good friend of Jimi Hendrix and Skip kept this special guitar for Jimi at the studio on his request. After Jimi's success with the Experience he returned to Juggy Sound to complete the Band of Gypsys album that was to be given to Ed Chalpin."

Jimy Hendrix 1963 White Fender Stratocaster

"Upon completing the Band of Gypsys album at Juggy Sound February/March 1970 this guitar was given to Skip Juried for his help and friendship throughout the years. Jimi also recorded with Noel Redding on the Nervous Breakdown sessions on which Skip engineered, Jimi used the guitar on two of the tracks, 'Blues in 3/4' and 'My Friend'."

References: Jimi Hendrix Sessions page 139

140, John McDermott. In reference to Skip Juried: "Are You Experienced?" page 140, Noel Redding.

Jimy Hendrix 1963 White Fender Stratocaster

Check out the live auction at http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52935&item=140120649132 or visit FBL at http://www.thefamebureau.com/.

The auction closes Jun-02-07 17:00:00 PDT.

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Back 31.05.2009

go jimi!

SLotpoclet 31.05.2007

VERY VERY ,COOL GUITAR JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ONES GUITAR ...WOW

STARMAN 02.06.2007

DUH!!!!
were's the screw hole on the lower horn !

WILD THING 06.06.2007

Wild thing you're blind!
It's right there! :-D

cool guitar!

Loewie 06.06.2007

OK:
I am blind too. Please point out exactly where the screw hole is. Unless Jimi played this guitar sitting all the time. How did he attach the strap?
In all the pictures I have seen, Jimi has the strap attached to the short horn (he played a right handed guitar upside down.) Well, this appears to be a right handed guitar. But, I do NOT see a hole on the short horn. The Guitar does appear to be strung upside down. However, the strap would have to go past the neck to reach the existing horn connection. Is it possible there is a hole at the base of the neck where the strap was attached?

cpubound 07.06.2007

For questions and any information about this guitar;
and/or, the sale of,
please kindly email to: atwatergoddess@yahoo.com.
Thank you.

SW Mgmt. 09.06.2007

can i buy dat

bitch 10.06.2007

Damn wish i could buy it, Strats from that era are great!
Even a "normal" one from that era is almost unaffordable and this one belonged to Jimi!
And someone mentioned the strap button, i've seen pics of Jimi in the early days and there where pics with the strap attached to the longest horn but with the strat flipped upside down.

Mike from the Netherlands 11.06.2007

holy shit thats a spicey meat ball. nice Guitar

tjie 04.08.2007

can you give that guitar to me??

kirk 05.09.2007

linda guitara!!! Carlos Bazil

Carlos Eduardo 14.10.2007

i love to see strat with spaghetti decals.. it looks cool!!

Andy Warden 21.10.2007

i love to see strat with spaghetti decals.. it looks cool!!

Andy Warden 21.10.2007

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thyu gabi 12.11.2007

Its a lovely old Strat, but I must admit the absence of a strap button on the lower horn is suspect. The only way Jimi could have played standing up without that would be if he tied the strap around the headstock, and I've never seen any pictures of him doing that.

The Axis 17.12.2007

No strap horn or even a hole where it was.I think that speaks for itself. Nuff said !

55544 12.02.2008

THE STRAP BUTTOM LOOKS AS THOW ITS BEEN PULLED IN THE DIRECTION BEING PLAYED UP SIDE DOWN, ***** SO YEAH JIMI JUST STRAPED IT ON TO IT AND PLAYED. NOTHING STOPS JIMI NOT A REVERSE NECK OR TREM BAR OR KNOBS ITS ALL ERELAVENT JIMI WAS SO GOOD IT DIDENT MATTER.
JIMI WE MISS SO MUCH
MIKE E.

mike E 26.03.2008

who cares if there was a strap hole or not! the fuckin thing was owned by the best guitarist ever! you people make me angry. you'll never own it nor will i! so let it go. damn you people are simple minded.

jimifanforlife 12.04.2008

I think a person who wanted to buy the guitar would care about the strap button. The point is that if there's no hole for a strap button on the lower horn, then the authenticity of guitar as a Hendrix guitar is questionable. Why is that "simple minded"? Its a totally reasonable question! None of us here may be buying it, but that doesnt mean we cant simply discuss it. Jeez...

The Axis 13.04.2008

Watching Hendrix playing right now at his Isle of Wight Gig just befor he left this world. His strat definitely had its strap button on the lowest horn.

Eoin 06.05.2008

okay fearst of all. i thot that the only thing the report said is that hey recorded with the strat. and if it realy was one of his fearst strats ever. wouldent the idea of ading a strap button on the lower horn be alitlle retarded at fearst. and last time i heard you dont half to stand up to record.

violet haze 31.05.2008

I'm willing to bet it sounds really nice... if it was from the first recording sessions of his Jimi Hendrix Experience days it would probably bring $350K plus, maybe $500K or more - of you could buy the MONTEREY Pop Festival one from Zappa for $1,000,000... it has 1967 pickups after being rebuilt (after the fire). last I read online it was still up for sale.

Boston Rocker - Mark D 14.07.2008

As a collector, I DEFINITELY WON'T be bidding on this Strat because Jimi would have had a strap button on the lower bout... just for that reason the authenticity is TOTALLY in question, and lowers the value to the SAME as any other 1963 Strat in the same condition.

Hendrik Skye 18.07.2008

wow i just stumbled on this.. I worked at Juggy Sound on 54th st when I was 19 years old..Basically a gofer but wanted to know the recording industry ..I saw Hendrix there once when Steve Katz was the engineer, so I can verify he was there..Whether this is his guitar, who knows...Juggy sound didnt last much longer as it went to Sound Exchange Studio. Studio 54 opened across the street and the rest is history.

guitarman 25.07.2008

Ok. Based on tons research I have done on Jimi Hendrix, I am going to have to say that Jimi never owned nor played this intrument. LOOK AT IT CAREFULLY. and you will see.

Jake 21.04.2009

Oh yeah and one more thing. I completely agree with "allergic2stoopid" and you should to.

Jake 21.04.2009

These posts are juvenile. If you wish REAL HARD Tinkerbelle will live too. Without documentation this guitar is woth what a '63 strat would be worth.

Doug 26.06.2009

LOL, All of Jimi's Strats that he played live had strap screws custom built into the low hornbecause he turned the strat upside down. That is a fake.

Tony 11.11.2009

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