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How to sound like Jimi Hendrix

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The MusicRadar Team, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 10:29 am UTC

How to sound like Jimi Hendrix

Jimi with Stratocaster: an iconic combination

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Fender American Standard Stratocaster £879

The latest iteration of the most popular electric guitar in history blends modern reliability with plenty of old fashioned vibe: "It does feel and sound quite a bit more vintage-like, loose and played in than many a modern Strat we've auditioned."

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Fender Classic Player '60s Stratocaster £499

Ok so it doesn't have the larger late sixties headstock, but in terms of sheer performance for the price, Fender's Classic Player guitars are hard to beat. The combination of Custom Shop know-how and Mexican manufacture is a real winner and the Custom '69 pickups are right in Jimi territory.

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That's the gear covered then. Now there's just the small matter of becoming a stone cold genius who reinvents the instrument and inspires a legion of immitators. We're not sure that we can give you advice on that score...

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User comments (3)

  • baroneski23

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    36 weeks ago.

    The only way to get a true hendrix sound is to get a 100 watt marshall plexi, and crank it with some celestion speakers. Run it through an ibanez tube screamer, and a crybaby wah. To finish it off, get a 1967 to 1980 strat with stock pickups. The digitech pedal doesn't even come close. You can also try the Vox VTH series and set it to the british stack sound, and that comes pretty close. There is no cheap way to get this sound!!

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  • TheTwit

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    52 weeks ago.

    Are you able to go straight into the effects return with the Digitech pedal for a more authentic Hendrix sound?

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  • Elvis2

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    Sat 18 Oct 2008, 2:04 am UTC

    How to sound like Jimi Hendrix = Just add a Digitech stompbox.. Yeah right!

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