Stage-Used Instruments
Jimi Hendrix's hand-painted 1968 Fender Stratocaster
Hendrix-played Stratocasters with documented concert/studio use are the absolute apex of music memorabilia. The Monterey Pop guitar (burned, partially rebuilt) sold for $1.32M at the same level.
- Sale price
- $1.32M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- June 21, 2020
- Venue
- Heritage Auctions
- Authentication
- Documented studio and concert use, multiple Hendrix-camp letters.
Provenance
Played by Hendrix on multiple documented occasions in 1968–69; in the same private collection from 1973 until 2020.
Condition
Original paint, expected stage wear, all original electronics.
Editorial note
Hendrix-played Stratocasters with documented concert/studio use are the absolute apex of music memorabilia. The Monterey Pop guitar (burned, partially rebuilt) sold for $1.32M at the same level.
Sources cited
Heritage Auctions Music & Entertainment June 2020
auction house
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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