Jimi Hendrix and Snow White Fuzz........is it possible?

[Bobby D]

Well, I played a show at the Hard Rock Cafe tonite, and they have the famous white '68 SG that belonged to Jimi.

My Snow White Fuzz wanted to meet Jimi's guitar, so I arranged them to have a moment together

mmmmmm....snow white fuzz and alpine white SG custom. now, if i could only plug it in....

[xtoby44x]

man if you could of made that happen it would of been legendary Bobby

i'd say that one day it will be one of your guitars hanging in the hard rock but you already got one in there so you already have rock star status.

[Donner]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmman! love that guitar..... ok id trade an SWF for THAT one

[Bobby D]

sometimes i think i love the SWF too much


i have played that SG a couple of times. the Hard Rock owns that SG....the Rainbow Bridge Flying V....and the "Velvert Turner" sunburst Strat that Jimi had given to Velvert.

This was in the early days of digital cameras, so I never bothered to take pics during the early days of the Hard Rock Memorabilia Department, back when the location of the warehouse was a secret, and had a different name on the door. Also, I never wanted to "break the silence" about the mothership, so to speak.

One thing I am going to discuss with them this week is the DEPLORABLE condition of many of these guitars. There is an Olympic white '65 strat hanging in this same location that was the "Jessie's Girl" strat owned by Rick Springfield. At current market value, that's a $30,000 guitar. And the fingerboard has dried up SO MUCH it's about to crack. Many of these guitar s need to be cleaned, oiled, and have some TLC. So I'm going to ask them about having me go in and perhaps take care of them. Not only do they own these instruments, but they are the caretaker of them for future generations, so they MUST maintain them.....

I really think the Snow White looks really nice next to the Jimi SG. Maybe one of these days I will indeed get a chance to plug one of the Jimi guitars into my pedalboard, and I will FOR SURE be running video

[Bobby D]

important point.....if you can read the plaque, it talks about Jimi's appearance on the Dick Cavett show.

Dick said "Ladies and Gentleman, the greatest guitarist in the world, JIMI HENDRIX!"

Jimi said "The greatest guitarist IN THIS CHAIR"

i wish i could have met him

[Bobby D]

well worth the watching...jimi was such a gentle soul. we can all learn from him

[Bobby D]

the BJF pedal colors always make me think of this song

Anger he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armor
Queen jealousy, envy waits behind him
Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground
Blue are the life giving waters taking for granted
They quietly understand.
Once happy Turquoise armies lay opposite ready
But wonder why the fight is on

But they're all bold as love
they're all bold as love
they're all bold as love
Just ask the Axis

My Red is so confident
He flashes trophies of war and ribbons of euphoria
Orange is young, full of daring
But very unsteady for the first go round
My Yellow in this case is not so mellow
In fact I'm trying to say that it's frightened like me
And all this emotions of mine
Keep holding me from giving my life to a rainbow like you

But I'm, yeah, I'm bold as love
Well, I'm bold, bold as love
I'm bold as love
Just ask the Axis, he knows everything

[melodichaotic]

Amen to that brother! Every time I listen to the live cuts from the 4CD purple box set, I listen and learn, and am constantly blown away by how much "Jimi" is behind every note.

[Strat-o-lux]

Mr. Henderson,

Lucky you to have had access to those historical artifacts that we view with something akin to reverence. It sucks if they're not being properly cared for. The issue of whether instruments like this should be played, or just stored for visitors to gawk at is another one that gets inadequate consideration.

Sounds as though these Hendrix guitars have not been stored in a proper climate controlled environment. "Dried" fingerboards are not a result of insufficient oiling. Ask any museum furniture conservator if unfinished wood should have oil applied to it to keep it from "drying out" and they'll likely tell you that's a terrible idea. I know, this practice is widely promoted by guitar techs. I maintain that it actually damages the fingerboard over time and if done zealously also loosens the frets in their slots. I'd love to see this misguided practice discouraged.

Those who do not like the feel of a "dry" fingerboard should try an inert wax. Violin makers use food-grade paraffin. "Butcher block" paste wax, although it contains solvents, would be an easier to use alternative.

J.

[Bobby D]

Mr. Henderson,

Lucky you to have had access to those historical artifacts that we view with something akin to reverence. It sucks if they're not being properly cared for. The issue of whether instruments like this should be played, or just stored for visitors to gawk at is another one that gets inadequate consideration.

Sounds as though these Hendrix guitars have not been stored in a proper climate controlled environment. "Dried" fingerboards are not a result of insufficient oiling. Ask any museum furniture conservator if unfinished wood should have oil applied to it to keep it from "drying out" and they'll likely tell you that's a terrible idea. I know, this practice is widely promoted by guitar techs. I maintain that it actually damages the fingerboard over time and if done zealously also loosens the frets in their slots. I'd love to see this misguided practice discouraged.

Those who do not like the feel of a "dry" fingerboard should try an inert wax. Violin makers use food-grade paraffin. "Butcher block" paste wax, although it contains solvents, would be an easier to use alternative.

J.

THIS is good info.

For rosewood boards.......which dry out the worst over time.....what do you recommend? Especially for instruments that are not played anymore and are on display? Is there a commercially available product that you would recommend?

The Hard Rock guitars get treated REALLY badly....not on purpose, they just get little if any attention.

I will seek out some butcher block paste wax for my own guitar.....my '69 strat rosewood board gets dry from time to time, and i have been using lemon oil, but if it's gonna be hazardous to the fingerboard, I will discontinue that immediately.