Jimi Hendrix took the world by storm with his incredible Monterey Pop Festival performance, which he concluded with the sacrificial burning of his now-iconic hand-painted Stratocaster. Destroyed during the fiery culmination of his set, this one-of-a-kind guitar survived only in photos and film. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this milestone in music history, we created the limited-edition Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster.

MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 1967

It’s amazing that a guitar that was played only once would go on to be one of the most recognized in history, but that’s exactly the case with a one-of-a-kind Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix sacrificed at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.

Hendrix hand-painted a flowery design on this legendary Strat—in nail polish, no less—the night before he was to close out the inaugural event and brought it out for his final song, “Wild Thing”.

Specifications:

 

  • FENDER SINGLE-COIL PICKUPS
    This instrument features single-coil Stratocaster pickups that evoke Fender’s classic ‘60s tones.

  • HEADSTOCK SIGNATURE
    The Monterey Stratocaster features Hendrix’s signature on the rear of the headstock.

  • CUSTOM NECK PLATE
    The Monterey Stratocaster has a custom neck plate featuring an engraved image of Hendrix.

 
 

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