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Brian May
“It blew me away so badly”: Brian May says that hearing Jimi Hendrix made him question whether he should be a guitar player

By Paul Elliott Published

“He changed the vocabulary of the guitar – made it a different instrument”

Guitarists
Marshall 60th Anniversary Jimi Hendrix JMH Studio Edition
Marshall gives the Studio Vintage a cosmic makeover for the Jimi Hendrix 60th Anniversary Collection

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The JMH Studio Edition offers a more portable 20-watt take on vintage Plexi mojo – and there is a special edition Emberton III speaker and Royal V headphones too

Guitars
Jimi Hendrix in 1967
“I think every guitarist tries to figure out how he did that”: The strange magic of Hendrix’s debut

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

Beginning with this album, Hendrix reinvented guitar

Artists
The Marshall 60th Anniversary Jimi Hendrix Collection features a Marshall 1959 Super Lead half-stack, and a special edition Dunlop Fuzz Face.
“We built the amps, Hendrix made them scream”: Marshall celebrates 60 years of Jimi Hendrix with “cosmic” anniversary collection including hand-wired amp, Fuzz Face and more

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Finished with a "cosmic" black-and-purple design, the JMH head is joined by a matching cab and Dunlop Fuzz Face, and an Acton III Bluetooth speaker

Guitars
On the left, Sadler Vaden (in white T-shirt) jams with Jason Isbell. On the right, Mike McCready plays his Strat onstage with Pearl Jam.
Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Vaden and Isbell were playing the Paramount in Jimi Hendrix's hometown Seattle when they invited another local legend onstage to join them. A top-tier performance ensues

Artists
Jimi Hendrix
“The solo is his interpretation of war. Such a brilliant piece of artistry”: Slash hails a Hendrix classic

By Paul Elliott Published

“It’s just pure, soul-wrenching emotion”

Artists
John McLaughlin plays his PRS live onstage. He wears a black tennis wristband; the guitar has a highly figured flame maple top and he wears a blue shirt. On the right, Jimi Hendrix plays his Gibson Flying V with the psychedelic paint job.
John McLaughlin on how his first encounter with Jimi Hendrix ended in “disaster”

By Jonathan Horsley Published

McLaughlin has fond recollections of meeting Hendrix, even if his legendary 1969 Record Plant jam did not go to plan

Artists
Jimi and Billy in 1968
“I was playing the Fender Strat that Jimi Hendrix gave me”: Billy Gibbons on the making of ZZ Top's greatest blues song

By Paul Elliott Published

"For some reason the guitar wasn’t working through the amp," Gibbons recalled

Artists
“I’ll never forget meeting Jimi at that club”: Buddy Guy comes out of retirement to honour Hendrix

By Will Simpson Published

Blues legend joins a throng of guitar heroes for ‘Experience Hendrix’ tour

Guitarists
Freddie Mercury and Brian May onstage in the early 1970s; May is wearing a white patterned cape and plays his Red Special electric guitar while Mercury strikes a pose with his mic stand.
Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Hendrix might have had the Marshall stack under his spell but the Queen says he struggled to play a chord

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