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Hear Eddie Van Halen Cover Jimi Hendrix’s "If 6 Was 9" By Jackson Maxwell Taken from keyboardist David Garfield’s new EP, 'Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1,' the cover opens with a dynamite EVH solo.
Gibson Announces Jimi Hendrix 1969 Flying V, 1967 SG Custom Guitars By Jackson Maxwell The two ultra-limited edition guitars were hand-aged by Gibson's Murphy Lab, and ring up at $10,000 apiece.
Jimi Hendrix Talks Gear, Recording, Musical Chemistry and More in Rare 1968 GP Interview By Guitar Player Staff Revisit our interview with the legend on the 50th anniversary of his death.
Billy Cox Dishes on the Fate of Jimi Hendrix’s Lost Danelectro Shorthorn “Betty Jean” Guitar By Jackson Maxwell Chances are, sadly, we'll never see the historically significant guitar again.
Blues-Rock Power: Master the Electrifying Phrases of Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix and Others By Guitar Player Staff Loud and heavy, with an emphasis on extended solos, this is a vital style of guitar. Nail it down with this lesson.
How Jimi Hendrix Inspired Paul McCartney to Buy One of His Favorite Guitars By Jackson Maxwell "I loved that kind of stuff and so I wanted a guitar that was going to give me feedback, as none of the others could," Macca said.
Jimi Hendrix-Played Japanese Sunburst Guitar Sold for $216,000 By Jackson Maxwell The string-less, non-branded guitar went for more than four times its original asking price.
Watch John 5 Play Jimi Hendrix's SG Custom, Jason Becker's Peavey "Numbers" Guitar and Duane Allman’s Telecasters By Jackson Maxwell A fascinating, deep dive into guitar history.
A Jimi Hendrix-Played Japanese Sunburst Guitar is Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell The rare, non-branded instrument was played by Hendrix in the mid-1960s, and has a starting bid of $50,000.
Brian May Voted Best Rock Guitarist of All Time in Total Guitar Poll By Jackson Maxwell The Queen guitarist narrowly edged out Jimi Hendrix to take top honors.
