• From: Germany
  • Registered: 2006-05-31
  • Posts: 489

Topic: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

Hey folks,

This weekend I have put my old Hendrix Strat together after almost 13 years. In my younger days it was my dream to buy the 97 Fender Hendrix Strat. So did I after saving the money. I bought a Voodoo Strat and had the chance to exchange the Voodoo neck with the Tribute neck, both lefty necks.

But then I put another neck on the body, put the Hendrix neck on this and that Strat, and after a short time period it ended up in my closet for the last 11-12 years. This circumstance was killing me, but I had lost the love for the lefty neck pretty soon. It cost me a lot of brain juice really. "What can I do with this neck? Should I sell it..." You know what I'm talking about. And then last saturday while I was taking a nap in the afternoon I suddenly heard myself saying from the back of my mind:" Put together what belongs together....put together what belongs together....do it now...don't lose more time!" I stood up, grabbed my screwdriver, unpacked the Hendrix neck and put it on the Voodoo body. The neck didn't age over the years, looked like new. When I saw the Hendix Strat back in its case, I was looking down and it thinking: "God, how beautiful you are. How could I be so dumb to not play you in all these years?"

Saturday and Sunday were comletely blocked with playing the Hendrix Strat. I will put up a video on youtube asap. It sounds so great. It's sound is clear, woody and defined, the neck plays like a dream . I must admit that I also was a little bit ashamed of playing the Hendrix Strat live. I mean, I didn't want people to say:" Oh look at him, he wants to be the 2nd Hendrix with this Strat...blablabla", but being 34 years old now, I have developped my totally own playing style and I feel ready to bring that baby back on stage, no matter what people might think.

Greetz
Jimi75

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  • From: N.Wales, UK
  • Registered: 2009-03-06
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

Looking forward to the vid! smile

  • From: Detroit
  • Registered: 2006-06-02
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

The strat I built has a lefty neck. Everything else is righty. It's funny most people don't notice. The gearheads that scoff at the look can go home.

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  • From: N. Little Rock, AR.
  • Registered: 2007-03-02
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

I think every guitarist wants to be Hendrix! At least in spirit. cool


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  • From: Harrison, Arkansas
  • Registered: 2006-04-21
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

I'm that that's got to die when it's time for me to die. So let me live my life the way I want to. cool

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  • From: N.Wales, UK
  • Registered: 2009-03-06
  • Posts: 2,183

Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

Joe Perry has made me want to buy a lefty Strat now and play it upside down.

That is a damn fine guitar!

Any reverse headstocks are very cool IMO.

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

I've always thought that the reverse headstock always looked sweet on a Strat.  They say it has a certain vibe and impact on the tone that a normal Strat doesn't...maybe because of the longer thick strings?  Anyways who cares what people think, if the guitar rocks then keep ROCKIN'. cool

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  • From: Harrison, Arkansas
  • Registered: 2006-04-21
  • Posts: 3,155

Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

I was going to get a lefty neck on baby back when I was getting the neck and pickups replaced, but wanted to keep the tuners, and they were right-handed. I will have one eventually.

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  • Registered: 2006-06-30
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

Jimi75 wrote:

Hey folks,

This weekend I have put my old Hendrix Strat together after almost 13 years. In my younger days it was my dream to buy the 97 Fender Hendrix Strat. So did I after saving the money. I bought a Voodoo Strat and had the chance to exchange the Voodoo neck with the Tribute neck, both lefty necks.

But then I put another neck on the body, put the Hendrix neck on this and that Strat, and after a short time period it ended up in my closet for the last 11-12 years. This circumstance was killing me, but I had lost the love for the lefty neck pretty soon. It cost me a lot of brain juice really. "What can I do with this neck? Should I sell it..." You know what I'm talking about. And then last saturday while I was taking a nap in the afternoon I suddenly heard myself saying from the back of my mind:" Put together what belongs together....put together what belongs together....do it now...don't lose more time!" I stood up, grabbed my screwdriver, unpacked the Hendrix neck and put it on the Voodoo body. The neck didn't age over the years, looked like new. When I saw the Hendix Strat back in its case, I was looking down and it thinking: "God, how beautiful you are. How could I be so dumb to not play you in all these years?"

Saturday and Sunday were comletely blocked with playing the Hendrix Strat. I will put up a video on youtube asap. It sounds so great. It's sound is clear, woody and defined, the neck plays like a dream . I must admit that I also was a little bit ashamed of playing the Hendrix Strat live. I mean, I didn't want people to say:" Oh look at him, he wants to be the 2nd Hendrix with this Strat...blablabla", but being 34 years old now, I have developped my totally own playing style and I feel ready to bring that baby back on stage, no matter what people might think.

Greetz
Jimi75

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  • Registered: 2006-06-30
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Re: OMG! Back to my Hendrix Strat after 12 years ;-)

Voodoo strats were really cool fenders in the late 90's...I still have my mint Sunburst one.
I always thought the tributes were a bit odd but coll in their own way since you had to fight them to get to the upper frets(left handed body)...fly on Jimi!

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........