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Famed Jimi Hendrix Guitar Auctioned

11/30/2012
. (hennemusic) Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar was auctioned in London Tuesday, on what would have been the music icon's 70th birthday.

Jimi's black Fender Stratocaster � famously played at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967 � sold at auction for �205,000 pounds, but with all the fees added on the overall price paid for it was �237,000 (approx $380,000 US), according to The Daily Mail.

Hendrix made headlines at Monterey when he performed a wild, 9-song set that concluded with Jimi setting his guitar on fire during the finale of "Wild Thing." more on this story

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