This is really odd:

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-packages-220786

and

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-removes-hendrix-content-from-official-website-221575

"nordberg"  wrote in message 
news:l5hrc5d9pqdfj4cuuel1vo1so9l6bsj2fg@4ax.com...
> This is really odd:
>
> http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-packages-220786
>
> and
>
> http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-removes-hendrix-content-from-official-website-221575

Bizarre indeed!
The "Hendrix" guitar pictured in the first link wouldn't have even been a 
right-handed mirror-image of Jimi's guitar anyway. The only difference from 
a standard guitar is an upside-down headstock. All the knobs and switches 
are still on the "bottom" of the guitar, which ain't correct!
To do the thing with at least a nod to authenticity, they would have needed 
to use left-handed guitars, re-string them right-handed and shift the top 
strap button to the other horn.

George

On Oct 8, 1:47 pm, "George Weston" 
wrote:
> "nordberg"  wrote in message
>
> news:l5hrc5d9pqdfj4cuuel1vo1so9l6bsj2fg@4ax.com...
>
> > This is really odd:
>
> >http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-p...
>
> > and
>
> >http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-removes-hendrix-content...
>
> Bizarre indeed!
> The "Hendrix" guitar pictured in the first link wouldn't have even been a
> right-handed mirror-image of Jimi's guitar anyway. The only difference from
> a standard guitar is an upside-down headstock. All the knobs and switches
> are still on the "bottom" of the guitar, which ain't correct!
> To do the thing with at least a nod to authenticity, they would have needed
> to use left-handed guitars, re-string them right-handed and shift the top
> strap button to the other horn.
>
> George

Which is what Fender did for their Jimi Hendrix Strat a few years
back.

George Weston  wrote:

> "nordberg"  wrote in message 
> news:l5hrc5d9pqdfj4cuuel1vo1so9l6bsj2fg@4ax.com...
> > This is really odd:
> >
> >
> >http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-packa
> >ges-220786
> >
> > and
> >
> >
> >http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-removes-hendrix-content-fro
> >m-official-website-221575
> 
> Bizarre indeed!
> The "Hendrix" guitar pictured in the first link wouldn't have even been a
> right-handed mirror-image of Jimi's guitar anyway. The only difference from
> a standard guitar is an upside-down headstock. All the knobs and switches
> are still on the "bottom" of the guitar, which ain't correct!
> To do the thing with at least a nod to authenticity, they would have needed
> to use left-handed guitars, re-string them right-handed and shift the top
> strap button to the other horn.

Well, and get fender to produce it for them!

-- 
Woody

On Oct 8, 11:54 am, nordberg 
wrote:
> This is really odd:
>
> http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-p...
>
> and
>
> http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-removes-hendrix-content...

The whole thing has been a complete farce from the start. Gibson get
together with Janie Hendrix (the half-sister he allegedly barely knew)
to design a Hendrix tribute guitar. Rather than a Flying V or one of
the other Gibson guitars Jimi actually used occasionally, they decide
to reinvent the Fender Strat. Oh, and they do it as a cheapo beginners-
package deal, a field in which they have little experience, but where
Fender have MASSES of experience.

I suspect their entire market is going to consist of parents, with no
knowledge of guitar history, buying Xmas presents for their kids!


adrian

nordberg wrote:
> This is really odd:
> 
> http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-packages-220786
> 
> and
> 
> http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-removes-hendrix-content-from-official-website-221575

I liked this page 
<http://nevertoolateguitar.com/2009/09/28/more-jimi-hendrix-products-by-gibson/>

:-)