Jimi Hendrix had a hard time finding left-handed guitars, so he flipped over and restrung standard right-handed Fender Stratocasters.
Here he is playing Sgt Pepper with Paul McCartney and George Harrison in the audience only 3 days after the album was released.
#LeftHandersDay
Here he is playing Sgt Pepper with Paul McCartney and George Harrison in the audience only 3 days after the album was released.
#LeftHandersDay
If this story couldn't get any better.
Hendrix threw the guitar out of tune during the song.
He then asks Eric Clapton to come out of the crowd to retune it.
Here is Paul McCartney describing the event.
Hendrix threw the guitar out of tune during the song.
He then asks Eric Clapton to come out of the crowd to retune it.
Here is Paul McCartney describing the event.
To bring it full circle, this is Eric Clapton speaking about giving Jimi Hendrix a left-handed Stratocasters the night that he died.
Tragically the gift would never be delivered.
Tragically the gift would never be delivered.
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