Jimis favourite, a true Black Beauty​

 

Hendrix bought the '68 strat in California in late October of 1968 which was later used at a plethora of his shows.

This was his first choice guitar, the one he took to jam with other musicians, the one he took to his hotel rooms so it was never out of reach, never out of sight.

After Jimi's untimely death, the guitar was passed onto Monika Dannemann and is now stored in an undisclosed location in the UK.

 

 

Specs:

 

Black alder body with heavy 60's contours roasted or unroasted

2 piece maple veneer capped neck without skunk stripe roasted or unroasted

Both reversed depending on preferred playing style/orientation

'68 Medium D/U neck contour

7.25" fingerboard radius

21 '68 medium jumbo frets

Carved bone nut

1 5/8" nut width

Reverse stringed nut 

Vintage heel adjusting truss rod

Vintage f-style 70s tuning machines

Post CBS narrow black 12th fret dots with 50/50 side dots

Semi rolled fingerboard edges

Reversed (based on playing orientation) vintage nickel tremolo bridge

Inspired 1968/69 Pickups

White 3-ply pickguard 11 screws with white plastics

Vintage tweed case

Hendrix case candy

 

 

£3350