J Hendrix

**CoastalOutfitters** · #1 08-28-2011, 12:12 PM

Well,

we built travel cases for several of the guitars that jimmy Hendrix owned for an upcoming showing in Vegas.

I got to hold one last Friday, he played lefty, strung upside down, tuner on top.

I'm a lefty too, it was really odd looking at the knobs in the way of your arm like that.

**mastercylinder** · #2 08-30-2011, 07:28 AM

cool. what kind of showing? all hendrix memoribilia?

**texjam** · #3 08-31-2011, 11:00 AM

FWIW, Hendrix played lefty, right side up. Doyle Bramhall II, Rusty Burns, and Shake Russell play lefty upside down.

**Redstalker** · #4 09-29-2011, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texjam

FWIW, Hendrix played lefty, right side up. Doyle Bramhall II, Rusty Burns, and Shake Russell play lefty upside down.

I had to look at pictures just to verify that. I then took one of my guitars and restrung it upside down and redid the bridge (tunematic) I then drank heavily cried and screamed to the sky... it is a totally different sound because 1st of all the miking on the pickups are reversed and once you get as an example playing a D upside down comfortable it gives you a totally different sound.

**CoastalOutfitters** · #5 09-02-2011, 12:08 PM

yes all Hendrix collection going to tour in Vegas

the owner has a pile of stuff

clothes , posters, artwork, 12 guitars, original lyrics on notepads, etc, the gold record type of awards

the low strings are on top in one of his videos at woodstock.........dunno

**texjam** · #6 09-04-2011, 10:42 PM

Correct, that's right side up, but lefty. He had to recut all the nuts on his guitars. True lefty.

**REELING 65** · #7 09-13-2011, 04:11 PM

Now that is a cool story.
Hendrix was one of a kind..a true music legend of all times.

**troutredfish** · #8 09-13-2011, 04:22 PM

you didn't get the urge to douse it with lighter fluid after playing it