Jimi Hendrix is undoubtedly one of the most innovative electric guitar players in history. While there are countless videos of Hendrix tearing up his upside-down Fender Stratocaster, clips of him unplugged are rather rare. Below are two scenes of him on a 12-string acoustic.
From Open Culture:
The footage comes from the 1973 documentary film Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix first plays the intro, seated alone in an all-white studio, playing folk-style with the fingers of his left hand. It is, of course, flawless, yet still he stops and asks the filmmakers for a redo. "I was scared to death," he says, betraying the shyness and self-doubt that lurked beneath his mind-blowing ability and flamboyant persona. His playing is no less perfect when he picks up the tune again and plays it through.
And here's a bonus acoustic take on "Hound Dog," penned by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952, four years before Elvis's version.
Previously:
• Jimi Hendrix performed 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' live days after its release
• Watch the earliest footage of Jimi Hendrix on guitar
