Bracing

[walrus]

Yeah, closest I can think of off the top of my head is "Nightbird Flying" from Cry of Love.
Pretty sure it's all Strats on that, from clean to Univibe'd and who-knows what else from Roger..
Compare to the buzzing bee timbres of some of the dubs in "1983/Moon Turn the Tides", pretty sure that's one of his Flying V's
Think it's his first V on "Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice" ("STP with LSD", recorded in LA in June '67, wink-wink-nudge-nudge), one of my all-time Hendrix faves.
Similarity in tone makes me think he used a V on "Voodoo Chile" (not "Slight Return")too.
Couldn't find any quick confirmation although this does look like a "period correct" studio shot:

Isn't that Eric Burdon attempting to dance?

walrus

 

[walrus]

BTW, why is this thread called "Bracing"?!!

walrus

 

[adorshki]

BTW, why is this thread called "Bracing"?!!

walrus

Because Jimi's F212 was a lefty.
(And yes that is Mr. Burdon.)
(And did you see your Starfire shots?)
( :friendly-wink: )

 

[walrus]

I think it's missing - post #33 you seem to imply there's a photo there with him and King Curtis, but I don't see one. I'm thinking of one where he's playing what looks like a SFIV, and it's a lefty version with the knobs on the bottom. Perhaps I'm thinking of an ES335...

walrus

 

[adorshki]

I think it's missing - post #33 you seem to imply there's a photo there with him and King Curtis, but I don't see one. I'm thinking of one where he's playing what looks like a SFIV, and it's a lefty version with the knobs on the bottom. Perhaps I'm thinking of an ES335...

walrus

I assume it's the old "broken link" problem that crops up frequently now.
Guessing it's browser related and what I post, your phone-based browser doesn't like, but plain old links should work:

Here's the link to photo of the purported Starfire:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c9/13/ed/c913ed7d5e5608c082a7ad116f281659.jpg
Here's the photo of Cornell Dupree, Hendrix is partially hidden by the headstock:
http://www.geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2014/02/king-curtis-with-jimi-hendrix-530x358.jpeg

Whoah, just sorted for "Wreck Bar" and this one came back:

Link, in case that's not working:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b3/bb/ac/b3bbac2ac4e3aa602bb22708b2dacf50.jpg

I can't see enough detail in the pics to tell if they're the same guitar.
Oh wow, here's another:

http://www.zappateers.com/bb/files/thumbs/t_1968_05_20_2_126.jpg

Still, I can't see enough detail in any of the pics to conrfirm a Starfire even though a couple of the captions make the assertion.

Apparently the backstory is that the pics are from a jam with F Zappa in '68, when they retreated to a local hotel's bar when the Miami Pop Festival was rained out:
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewto...&start=0&sid=ca96e0b985abe5aa396d72025b1879c5

Don't miss this link if you're a hardcore Zappa fan, about encounters and escapades with Jimi:
http://web.archive.org/web/20021222214442/http://www.univibes.com/Zappa_1.html

 

[walrus]

Ah, the last photo is the one I was thinking about! Thanks!

One wonders how well a semi-hollow would handle his feedback...

walrus

 

[Neal]

I was wondering how this thread reached four pages...

Now I know.

 

[adorshki]

I was wondering how this thread reached four pages...

Now I know.

And while not everybody may agree with Roger Mayer's assessment of the importance of pickups, I gotta respect the guy's creds from before he ever got into the music biz.
From his bio on his website:

"At that time I was working for the British Admiralty in the field of vibration and acoustic research which was all to do with naval underwater warfare in a lab that was next to the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. My interest in sound and the way it acts has fuelled my career ever since".

 

[adorshki]

Ah, the last photo is the one I was thinking about! Thanks!

One wonders how well a semi-hollow would handle his feedback...

walrus

It just occurred to me that maybe he was looking for a little more, uh, excitement at the time.... :glee:

 

[chazmo]

It just occurred to me that maybe he was looking for a little more, uh, excitement at the time.... :glee:

Bwahahahaha!

 

[adorshki]

Bwahahahaha!

Hendrix' business card:
"Have whammy bar, will travel"