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JIMI HENDRIX ESTATE SIGNS WITH FENDER GUITARS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Fender Musical
Instruments and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (the family of Jimi
Hendrix)
have announced an agreement to release two special Jimi Hendrix model
Stratocaster(R) guitars in 1996 and 1997. These are the first Fender
guitars to be authorized by the late rock guitarist's estate since his
untimely death in 1970. The two companies will also co-sponsor a
nationwide Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Competition, culminating
October
19th at the Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert in New York's Madison Square
Garden. The backdrop for the event will be the week long Jimi Hendrix
Festival occurring in New York October 13th-20th.
This fall, Fender will unveil the first limited edition (200) Jimi
Hendrix Model Commemorative Stratocaster built by the Fender Custom
Shop
in Corona, California. This guitar will honor the late guitarist's
explosive performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, an event
recognized as changing the course of rock and roll history forever.
In early 1997, Fender will begin production of a "Tribute"
Stratocaster to be made in the company's Corona, California factory.
Eric Clapton Stratocaster, the Bonnie Raitt Stratocaster and the
Waylon
Jennings Telecaster(R).