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Jimi Hendrix Gear: The Guitars, Amps & Effects That Revolutionized Rock 'n' Roll (Book)

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After I got past the pictures, I was disappointed with this book. I've been around the music business and this type of gear all of my life, and I collect all the books I can find of this type. However, I discovered that the author injected too much hearsay and unauthenticated personal opinion into this book.

There are other books that do a much better job of this type of thing, and there is a lot of misleading information here. As another reviewer mentioned previously, there are some glaring technical errors. Normally, technical accuracy would not be expected, but in a book that is specifically about Hendrix's equipment, I expect to see the actual item used by Jimi---not a photo of something similar with a caption stating, "..Hendrix could have used this...".

I feel the book was not researched well enough, and it appears the author is not actually a writer, per se.

I have a titanic book collection, and I have only taken issue with one or two books over the years. This will be one of them. This book falls well short of the mark, and I'd recommend looking elsewhere.

This is a well put together book on the history of Hendrix his mystique,gear and
idiosyncrasies.
Although there are a few small technical incorrections it still covers quite a lot that the average fan might not know.Great photos and some rare ones as well of Jimi
his gear and bands he blessed with his talent and no doubt with his wry sense of humour.
All in all a great buy for the money considering it's a hard back and of such quality.
Hey if you don't like it you can always buy some lighter fluid and give it the Hendrix treatment! DIG?

I bought this book because of the good reviews (4) posted here. Aside from a historical summary of the guitars that Hendrix had owned in the early and later days there isn't much else new here. I was expecting a detailed look into what he used in his studio recordings, pedals, amps, etc. along the lines of the excellent Beatles fab gear book. Guitarists and aficionados would have a more detailed insight by reading Fender and Gibson books as well as any book on amplifier history. There are many obvious technical errors that shows how little the author knows of his subject. There are no interviews with the road crew or with Eddie Kramer to shed any new light. Very little details on what was inside fuzz face pedals of that era (NKT 275's), amps, etc. I think that only a guitarist who understands vintage gear can tackle this subject and get the REAL info straight on the amplifiers, speakers, tubes, pedals, that were used. This is a good premise for a book but you are better off waiting for something worthwhile.

If you are a Hendrix fan, then buy this book. It is the only book that focuses completelyh on Hendrix gear. This nicely illustrated hardcover book does a wonderful job of covering Hendrix's most notable gear with great pics. I found the book fascinating, and the negative reviewers of this book are probably not Hendrix fans. In fact, I'm not really sure what their problem is as this book rocks and I know you will agree!

I loved this book. I had a great time reading it and learning a few things I didn't know about Hendrix's gear. I never knew he played a Martin D-45 and did a lot of composing with it at his NY apartment.

I certainly recommend this book to any guitar player, no matter what style you play. It is always good to know how the sound of the some of the greatest came about so that we can learn from it and take it to new levels sometime.

A really great book about the surprisingly simple and primitive gear that Jimi Hendrix used. a great read for the fan.