Jimi Hendrix Gibson Flying V 1967 copy
Jimi Hendrix: Catfish Blues | Flying V 1967 | Flying V 1967 copy | Martin Sharp poster | 1. Psychedelic TV studio, Paris, 10 October 1967. One of the most iconic electric guitars from the 1960s is the sunburst Sparkling Burgundy (dark brown) Jimi Hendrix 1967 Gibson Flying V known as Love Drops , which he hand-painted around early July of that year and then featured in live gigs and television appearances through to at least February 1968. It has been noted that the guitar was used for the recording of All Along the Watchtower (February - July 1968), which is undoubtedly Hendrix's finest and best known recording. He eventually passed the guitar on to Mick Cox of Eire Apparent at the beginning of 1969. Cox subsequently had it over-painted in black, before selling it in 1973. Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep was the new owner, though never made aware of its Hendrix connection (McGuinness 2020). In the early 1990s the guitar was purchased at a Newcastle upon Tyne guita...
