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PATCH_0455 Officially Licensed Jimi Hendrix Merchandise
Jimi Hendrix Jimi Banner Iron-on Patch
The Hendrix sound combined high volume and high power, feedback manipulation, and a range of cutting-edge guitar effects.
He was also known for his trick playing, which included playing with only his right (fretting) hand, using his teeth or playing behind his back and between his legs, although he soon grew tired of audience demands to perform these tricks.
Hendrix had large hands and used his thumb almost constantly to fret bass notes, leaving his fingers free to play melodic fills on top, thereby facilitating his noted ability to play lead and rhythm parts simultaneously.
This technique was made easier by his Stratocaster's 7.25" fingerboard radius (more rounded than the modern standard 9.5").
A clear demonstration of this thumb technique can be witnessed in the Woodstock video; during the song Red House there are excellent closeups of Hendrix's fretting hand.
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