Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster Electric Guitar
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Pay homage to Jimi Hendrix's iconic "flipped-over" guitars with this inverted Strat, featuring a reversed headstock and backwards-angled bridge pickup.
What's special about this item?
Feature: | What it does: |
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Alder body | Light weight with a wide tonal range |
Maple neck and fretboard | Bright, even tone with long sustain |
American Vintage '65 Strat pickups | Period-correct pickups for even feel and tone |
Vintage-style synchronized tremolo | Vintage-accurate string spacing, fully adjustable |
Overview
Honoring the electrifying "Voodoo Chile" who popularized the Stratocaster guitar and its tremendous sonic flexibility, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster gives you the same fiery tone and playing feel to wield as your own. Full of incendiary vintage tone and classic style, this extraordinary instrument features signature touches and unique appointments based on his distinctive "flipped-over" guitars.
The foundation of Hendrix's uniquely personal sound and playing style was his habit of flipping his guitars over and restringing them to accommodate his left-handed playing, resulting in a "reverse" headstock and bridge pickup -- features reproduced here in exacting detail. The "reverse" headstock produces a longer string length for the bass strings, creating a tighter playing feel along with easier bending and vibrato on the treble strings. A trio of unsurpassed American Vintage '65 single-coil pickups includes a reverse-slant bridge pickup, producing uniquely inspiring tone with tight, warm sound and enhanced upper harmonics and definition. The highly versatile 9.5"-radius "C"-shaped maple neck with medium jumbo frets offers a flatter playing surface -- ideal for chording while simultaneously allowing you to bend notes to the stratosphere without fear of fretting out during scorching solos.
Commemorating Hendrix's unrivaled legacy, the large '70s-style headstock bears the guitarist's signature on the rear. A unique neck plate displays a shoulders-up silhouette of the man himself and… read more the engraved inscription, "Authentic Hendrix," leaving no doubt as to the inspiration behind this guitar. Available in classic Olympic White or Black, both with chrome hardware and including a deluxe gig bag, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster is your chance to unleash your own "electric sky church" music.
- Maple Neck with Maple Fingerboard and Reverse Headstock
- American Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat Pickups
- Reverse Angled Bridge Pickup
- Jimi Hendrix Signature on Back of Headstock
- Engraved Neck Plate with Jimi Hendrix Likeness
- Chrome hardware
- Deluxe gig bag included
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The foundation of Hendrix's uniquely personal sound and playing style was his habit of flipping his guitars over and restringing them to accommodate his left-handed playing, resulting in a "reverse" headstock and bridge pickup -- features reproduced here in exacting detail. The "reverse" headstock produces a longer string length for the bass strings, creating a tighter playing feel along with easier bending and vibrato on the treble strings. A trio of unsurpassed American Vintage '65 single-coil pickups includes a reverse-slant bridge pickup, producing uniquely inspiring tone with tight, warm sound and enhanced upper harmonics and definition. The highly versatile 9.5"-radius "C"-shaped maple neck with medium jumbo frets offers a flatter playing surface -- ideal for chording while simultaneously allowing you to bend notes to the stratosphere without fear of fretting out during scorching solos.
Commemorating Hendrix's unrivaled legacy, the large '70s-style headstock bears the guitarist's signature on the rear. A unique neck plate displays a shoulders-up silhouette of the man himself and… read more the engraved inscription, "Authentic Hendrix," leaving no doubt as to the inspiration behind this guitar. Available in classic Olympic White or Black, both with chrome hardware and including a deluxe gig bag, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster is your chance to unleash your own "electric sky church" music.
Features:
- Alder Body- Maple Neck with Maple Fingerboard and Reverse Headstock
- American Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat Pickups
- Reverse Angled Bridge Pickup
- Jimi Hendrix Signature on Back of Headstock
- Engraved Neck Plate with Jimi Hendrix Likeness
- Chrome hardware
- Deluxe gig bag included
Specs
- Series: Artist Signature
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Neck: Maple, "C" Shape
- Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" (241 mm) Radius
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.650" (42 mm)
- Pickups: American Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat (Bridge, Middle and Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Vintage-Style
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White
- Strings: Fender USA 250R, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Bag: Fender Deluxe Gig Bag
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Neck: Maple, "C" Shape
- Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" (241 mm) Radius
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.650" (42 mm)
- Pickups: American Vintage '65 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Strat (Bridge, Middle and Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Vintage-Style
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White
- Strings: Fender USA 250R, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Bag: Fender Deluxe Gig Bag
- Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
- 3-Color Sunburst
- Shipping Weight: 13 lbs
- Shipping Dimensions: 42 x 15 x 5 in
- Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 0145802300
- Olympic White
- Shipping Weight: 13.75 lbs
- Shipping Dimensions: 43 x 16 x 5 in
- Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 0145802305
- Scratch and Dent, Olympic White, USED
- Shipping Weight: 13.75 lbs
- Shipping Dimensions: 43 x 16 x 5 in
- Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 0145802305
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
(11 ratings)
Submitted February 5, 2017 by Jim S in JIM THORPE, PA
"Great guitar"
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I always think that if you're going to buy a signature series guitar that you should buy it not because of the artist's name on it but because it's what you're looking for in a guitar. With that being said it's always nice when both are present. The Hendrix signature on the headstock is just too cool, the likeness of him on the neck plate and reverse headstock also equally cool. This guitar however has enough going for it to stand on it's own. First off I purchased the olympic white which is aged along with the pick up covers, and knobs.Its kind of a yellowish creme color that's really vintage looking. The neck is a soft C and easy to play and also aged, it is however heavily urethaned and not real fast out of the box but I adjusted to it real quickly.The reverse head stock also takes a bit of getting used to but again you'll adjust to it. The pick ups I really like, the tone is old school. They remind me of my first Strat say 1979, they have the right amount of power and tone,they're not thick like Texas Specials, and also not thin like regular single coils.The neck adjustment was easy and when set up a bit it plays like butter. I think this is about my 10th purchase from zZounds and as always I received it in 2 days.Bottom line a great guitar regardless of Jimi on it or not.
Musical Background:
Playing 37 years and over 3000 gigs in my life
Musical Style:
A mix of classic rock,blues and country
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