#1691765 - 12/28/05 12:25 PM
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Chuck Zwicky
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It was bad enough to read about "Multi Tap Relays" (er... delays!?!?) and "FM57 microphones" in recent interviews but this month Craig Anderton erroneously states that Jimi Hendrix strung his guitar as a right handed player would, but held it lefty.....yikes!
LOOK at Hendrix\' actual strat HERE
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#1691766 - 01/08/06 01:22 AM
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Help me with this picture... Jimi-Hendrix.com - Video Features Page
Is that Fender Strat that Jimi Hendrix is holding a right-handed model being played lefty? I don't play guitar, and could be mistaken. The picture isn't that clean, but... it looks like the bass string is on top, too. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Chuck... I do agree that typos are far too common, these days. I am also notorious for making posts that an English teacher would cringe over. I should be more thorough and conscientious. And, it is a work-in-progress, for me. It takes a little effort to write in a word processor and copy/paste back. It takes talent to master the language and its grammar. But, it shows in the final product. Especially when it goes down in print to stay their without the ability to correct it. Kind of makes you wonder if someone who makes grievous posts does just as poorly with their other endeavors...
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#1691767 - 01/09/06 01:17 PM
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One problem is the dependence on computers for spell check, etc. That is the obvious source for many errors when a mis-typed or unintended word is printed...but of course it doesn't explain errors like confusing Hendrix's guitar set-up, a mistake more egregious since CA's a veteran guitarist who's probably quite familiar with JH's work & gear.
Now there is the fact that Hendrix was apparently able to play a casually picked up "righty" guitar almost as well as as his own instruments, although it doesn't seem that that's the source of the confusion here.
Much as I respect CA, from the days of his PAIA kits to today, maybe this is a sign that he's getting overextended.
God only knows how he can keep up with his editorial/writing workload.
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#1691768 - 01/09/06 03:00 PM
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Eugene Robinson
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has nothing to do with him...has to do with the fact that our copy editor left in November and we have yet to replace him....and when I say OUR I mean Keyboard and EQ....so you'll have to bear with us until we get someone new in here...or not, hahaha....
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#1691769 - 01/11/06 06:04 PM
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Chuck Zwicky
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Originally posted by AudioMaverick: Help me with this picture... Jimi-Hendrix.com - Video Features Page
Is that Fender Strat that Jimi Hendrix is holding a right-handed model being played lefty? I don't play guitar, and could be mistaken. The picture isn't that clean, but... it looks like the bass string is on top, too. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Chuck... I do agree that typos are far too common, these days. I am also notorious for making posts that an English teacher would cringe over. I should be more thorough and conscientious. And, it is a work-in-progress, for me. It takes a little effort to write in a word processor and copy/paste back. It takes talent to master the language and its grammar. But, it shows in the final product. Especially when it goes down in print to stay their without the ability to correct it. Kind of makes you wonder if someone who makes grievous posts does just as poorly with their other endeavors...
The photo you linked clearly shows that Jimi plays a righty guitar slung -and strung- as a lefty; bass towards the face, highs towards the thighs.
This is essentially a mirror image to any typical guitarist's setup.
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#1691770 - 01/12/06 11:51 AM
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A friend of mine, who is a left handed drummer, bought a left handed Strat with the intention of learning guitar. He never did learn, and gave it to his 14 year old son, who does play guitar, and loves playing Hendrix, Led Zep, AC/DC, etc.
The son is right handed, and as you guessed, turned it over, strung it for a righty, and played it until he got his gold top Les Paul.
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#1691771 - 01/12/06 05:23 PM
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Bunny Knutson
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I would assume that when Craig wrote, "Jimi Hendrix strung his guitar as a right handed player would, but held it lefty," he meant that Jimi strung the guitar with the wound strings on top, just like a righty would, but that he held it as a lefty would, with the tuning pegs on the bottom.
It's one of those sentences that can be interpreted in two different ways. IMO, it's not a big deal.
The typographical errors, however, do annoy me. In fact, I'd be willing to help edit the magazines for typos if Eugene and crew would like some assistance.
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#1691772 - 01/21/06 05:17 PM
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jimash
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Hi,
I happened upon this forum and since it is pretty current I will comment.
WE had this out in my home town back in 1970.
We obsessed upon this subject.
Hendrix prefered a regular guitar that he would flip the nut and string it correctly for left hand playing.
However... In his life he didn't always have a guitar of his own and even when he was famous people would shove one in his hands at almost any time or else he would grab it.
The actual fact is that he could play with the strings either way .
We proved it with pictures.
He could play it EITHER way and was still beyond the beyond.
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#1691773 - 01/26/06 01:13 PM
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Chuck Zwicky
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Originally posted by Bunny Knutson:
I would assume that when Craig wrote, "Jimi Hendrix strung his guitar as a right handed player would, but held it lefty," he meant that Jimi strung the guitar with the wound strings on top, just like a righty would, but that he held it as a lefty would, with the tuning pegs on the bottom.
It's one of those sentences that can be interpreted in two different ways. IMO, it's not a big deal.
"played his guitar left-handed, and strung it like a right-handed version so when he strummed down, he hit the high E first and the low E last."
http://www.eqmag.com/story.asp?storycode=12454
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#1691774 - 03/18/06 12:18 PM
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jimash
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So craig Anderton was just wrong.
If given the chance Hendrix would convert a guitar to lefty with the strings correctly done for lefthand playing.
A very careful picture search will reveal him playing them with righty stringing too. But not nearly as often.
It may not be a big deal but considering the lengths people nd guitar manufacturers will go too to try to simulate his sound or recreate the geography (sic) of his instruments and effects it is of some minor importance.
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#1691775 - 03/22/06 05:50 PM
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Just to put this to bed...the whole thing came about because of misunderstanding something Eddie Kramer said, specifically, the line above where it was pointed out it could be interpreted two different ways. I thought Hendrix's guitar was strung so that the low E was the first string he would hit when strumming down. Kramer said that it was strung like the way a right-handed person would play. What he was referring to was the way Hendrix played it, i.e., like a right-handed person would but from a left-handed standpoint. I interpreted it as him saying it was strung like a right-handed guitar. Taken aback, I said "you mean with the high E on top?" meaning physically the highest string compared to the ground. He sort of paused and said "yes," because I think by "top" he was thinking in relation to the guitar itself. So I scratched my head and wrote what I thought he meant. The article DID go to Eddie himself for fact-checking, but he didn't catch it. If the guy who produced Hendrix didn't catch it, well, all I can say is stuff happens.
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