Jimi Hendrix Guitar Set to Sell for $1million

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JIMI HENDRIX Guitar Set To Sell For $1 Million
Published 7/16/2008 at BLABBERMOUTH.NET Latest News
UrbanPlanet reports that the iconic guitar from Jimi Hendrix 's legendary 1967 performance in London is set to go to auction this September. Experts claim the burnt guitar will reach a staggering sale of $1 million. Way back in 1967, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix performed a one off show in the UK at the London Astoria on just a temporary visa. Determined to make his name one to remember amongst the British audience he burnt his Fender Stratocaster guitar right in front of the crowd. Read the entire article from ...

Scorched Hendrix Guitar Going to Auction, Expecting Million Dollar Bid
Published 7/16/2008 by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
... A guitar famously lit on fire by Jimi Hendrix while performing onstage in London in 1967 is going to auction. Experts are predicting the guitar may fetch as much as $1 million. Hendrix used the guitar at the London Astoria while he was living in the U.K. on a temporary visa. Looking to make a name for himself, Hendrix lit the Fender Stratocaster on fire, only to burn himself while performing the stunt. Hendrix was taken to the hospital, but not before he told the venue’s roadies to retrieve the guitar. The rest is rock history, as Hendrix would repeat the ...