Jimi Hendrix's Fiery Guitar Resurfaces

23 June 2008
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The 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar that Jimi Hendrix famously set fire to at the London Astoria on March 31, 1967 has been brought back from the dead. After 40 years in storage the guitar will be put up for auction this summer. It is believed to be the first guitar that Hendrix destroyed on stage - an act that would become his trademark:

Jimi Hendrix sets guitar on fire - Monterey 1967:

Source: uncut.co.uk