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Jimi Hendrix Love Drop Epiphone Flying V
Come on (let the good times roll): The Epiphone Jimi Hendrix "Love Drops" Flying V is $300 off

By Scott Rowley last updated

As offers go, it's fire

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LEFT: Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 18th May 1969. RIGHT: UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 12: MARQUEE Photo of Jimmy CLIFF
The late reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff on meeting Jimi Hendrix when both were struggling musicians in London

By Phil Weller Published

The reggae icon who raised reggae's profile in England and America died November 24 at age 81

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Martin Barre Guitarist from Jethro Tull Interview
As Martin Barre drops his memoir, the former Jethro Tull guitarist talks Jack White, Jimi Hendrix... and his secret gig with Paul McCartney

By Gary Graff last updated

Available now in the U.K., Barre’s autobiography is heavy on guitars, gear and growing up

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Brian May of Queen performs at the "We Will Rock You" musical premiere at Stage Palladium Theater on October 17, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Queen’s Brian May on the “fireball” guitarist who affected him like no other

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist blew May’s mind long before Jimi Hendrix changed the game forever

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Ron Wood and Jeff Beck performing at the Ronnie Lane ARMS Benefit held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 8, 1983.
Ronnie Wood on the remark that got him demoted to playing bass in the Jeff Beck Group

By Phil Weller last updated

Forced to switch instruments, Wood embraced the challenge and won praise from none other than Hendrix himself

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LEFT: Buddy Guy performs live on stage at Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, on July 04, 2016. RIGHT: Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival at Afton Down on the Isle of Wight on the night of 30th-31st August 1970.
Buddy Guy on the warning he gave Jimi Hendrix before he went into the British blues clubs

By Phil Weller Published

The pair became great friends, but there was one key difference in their approach to the electric blues

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LEFT: Lowell George performs with Little Feat at the Berkeley Community Theater on June 14, 1978 in Berkeley, California. RIGHT: Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival at Afton Down on the Isle of Wight on the night of 30th-31st August 1970.
Little Feat’s Lowell George on how he lost 20 guitars in record time — and the unknown guitarist who made Jimi Hendrix stop playing and listen

By Dan Kening Published

The slide guitar hero told us about the dangers of playing in Los Angeles, and why he always bought his Fender Strats unmodified, right off the wall

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A photo of a Fender Jimi Hendrix Tribute Strat in Ultraviolet from an Instagram post
Why a mid-priced and “ugly” Mexican Strat is causing a stir at Norman’s Rare Guitars

By Phil Weller Published

This limited-edition Jimi Hendrix tribute model bears a striking Ultraviolet finish that will put off most buyers — until they plug the guitar in and play it

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Buddy Guy stands outside Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago Illinois, January 26, 2024.
Buddy Guy’s wild tales about Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and the Bassman that got left on the runway

By Jimmy Leslie Published

At nearly 90, Guy has seen and performed with some of guitar's greatest in blues and rock, and experienced the crazy ups and downs of touring

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LEFT: Pink Floyd 1974 David Gilmour performing with Roy Harper at Hyde Park, 1970. RIGHT: Jimi Hendrix performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969.
David Gilmour on his early adventures seeing — and mixing sound for — his idol, Jimi Hendrix

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

A Hendrix devotee, Gilmour helped operate the PA system for Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival

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