A lot of content-makers facing health issues that make speech challenging would stop talking on camera. You, Mike, are a fantastic example how how to handle such a challenge face-on and share necessary information with the audience with no hint of self-pity. As soon as I read the 'disclaimer' at the front of the video, it stopped being relevant that your speech might be slightly different to earlier times and I focused entirely on the excellent content. I'm full of admiration and respect for you. Very classy, sir!
Welcome to the difficult and dangerous world of authentication! Glad I’ll never be in the market for it! One thing I am completely sure of is that Paul made that video and played that guitar in good faith. He is a top person. Stay safe and well Mike. 🎸🤘🏻👍🎸🤘🏻👍
Great video Mike! I saw Paul's video too and absolutely believe that he would have nothing to do with perpetrating a false story. It's sad if he got duped like the rest of us would have, given the same opportunity to play a piece of history like that. I'm sure Paul will have an update on this story once he knows more. God bless and Merry Christmas my friend 🎸🎸
Hey Mike. Great video as always. I haven't been on in awhile because of a health issue. Seeing a specialist on Friday and we'll take it from there. Take care of yourself and hope to be on again soon.
Yeah first 👍 mine... Had to watch first to give a positive response. CGS I checked that vid out also and was intrigued by the ware and tear, wondering what shop had this epic guitar and why did it only get notice now and why was it removed from a giant Auction 🤔. 👏 Great look into the past thanks Mike 🍻
One of the real ones, a black ‘68 aka Black Beauty, belonged to Jimi’s last girlfriend Monika Danneman who subsequently married Uli Jon Roth from the Scorpions. She died in ‘94 and the guitar practically belongs to Uli. He turned down some crazy 7-9 million offer for it.
I always scratched my head on that one? How does a girlfriend end up with a Hendrix possession? It should have gone back to the Hendrix family or maybe his management. Did Jimi have that in a will? Seems like she just took it because it was with Jimi at the time of his death......I wish someone could explain this one too me ??
@@skyeking69 She kept it after he died, should have given it back. You'll never see it in the States, the family would sue for it. It should be in a museum.
Welcome to the difficult and dangerous world of authentication! Glad I’ll never be in the market for it! One thing I am completely sure of is that Paul made that video and played that guitar in good faith. He is a top person. 🎸🤘🏻👍🎸🤘🏻👍
Hi, Mike. It's been a little while since I last visited your channel, and was unaware of your health issues. For me, at first I felt sorry for you, but then I realised you're not the kind of guy who wants pity or to be treated any differently than previously. You could easily have turned away from RUclips, particularly as you always speak a lot in these videos. I really admire your attitude of just carrying on regardless. In a trivial way it reminds me of the blue Partscaster you built. You had almost finished "the finish" in a beautiful blue, and as I recall you had left it hanging in your dad's shed for the final coat to dry. Came back later to find it had fallen and left a lovely scar in the new paint job! Your reaction (after much swearing and gnashing of teeth I guess!!) was to just sand it down and start again. I never did see what became of that guitar, but I was impressed with your "never give up" attitude. With your current issues, I can see your frustration, but please know there are people out here rooting for you! Please keep up the vids, but also know that we understand and will not be turning away if we don't see you for extended periods. Good vibes are being sent your way, my friend, you're an inspiration for not letting it stop you!
Thank you so much for this kindness. You're totally right I am trying to work through it and enjoy life and making video content. Trying never to let it get me down.
Wow I had not heard that about that guitar I saw Paul’s video the other day when it came out and I was fascinated……..Until now. I agree that Paul would never do something underhanded whether on video or otherwise. I will be looking at the pictures with a better screen just out of curiosity. Somebody somewhere knows the truth I am sure. Thank you my friend for the excellent content as always. Please know that you are you in my prayers
that aint the same guitar man... very clever (devious) getting paul with so many followers to push the narrative and make it "real". the guy in pauls vid said its been in the case for 50 years apart from recent months of prep for sale. well, ive never seen bucklerash happen during a good wipe down. smh. im sure paul never realised. the fact that they estimate 7 to 10 mil without provenance is shocking. also, i used to work at sothebys auction house, and once something is pulled from a sale the doubt wins the day and that is recorded against the serial number for life. that guitar without provenance will never make even a million. its a 20k ish guitar id imagine.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic auctions (in the uk at least) make a sellers commission (usually 15%ish) and buyers comission (usually 20%ish), both excluding vat. admitedly, when selling a high value item they dont usually charge such high comission but i would like to make a point that no auction house pulls anything from their sale unless totally necessary. imagine if they only got 10% commission in total (buyer and seller fees) and the guitar went for 3 mil. thats waving bye bye to 300k for 5 or 10 minutes work. imagine if it was 15%. you see what im getting at, only something seriously shady gets pulled by an auction house, ever!
I saw the video with expert guitarist Paul Davids visiting Sixty Six Sounds in London and tried the guitar in question. It was the owner who who stated it was Hendrix's guitar not Paul Davids, who was invited to come and try it.
And exactly as you say Mike, if that Guitar sold for $10,000,000 and then discoverd that it was indeed not the Monterey instrument after the fact then Paul's going to have a lot of Egg on his face, and a decent person protects their friends. Your firm in the right and all my Guitar buddies are seeing it from your side. We can't all be wrong. Thanks for your great content i've just binged 2 hours of your channel lol. Great stuff.
I just commented on Paul's video because I had concerns it was fake too. Not only does the circle patch move on the back, the line of belt buckle rash on the belly cut is angled wrong too! Hendrix's lines up to it points to the underside of the top cutaway horn, but the guitar in the video angles towards the top of the cutaway. Go to 1.55 and 3.50 in this video and watch it in slow-mo. It's quite damning. ruclips.net/video/i5nkYQo6XcU/видео.html
One thing that keeps coming up is how the wear might have changed over the last 50 years. Really? Who was playing it? I haven't heard anyone said who's been playing it often enough to induce significant wear.
Please share the video where ever you can. RUclips, Facebook, Instagram. I only have a small reach and if we don't try to get the word out someone is going to get scammed!
Super interesting analysis. I can't comment on the dings and what nought but I do think that the back story just didn't feel right to me. You take care!
Wow...heritage did not auction it? I remember seeing that posted. Too bad. So where is the authentic strat? The ones I have seen on exhibition is the Woodstock strat and pieces of the one he burned at Monterey. Peace to all, CM
Do a DNA test on possible ‘sweat’ in the pickups, swab them, but having said that, if someone was to replicate it and missed the details, it would be a major blunder. It would be unlikely to be a fake. Also you need to count how many black 65 strats were produced and in USA at the time; presuming Jimi got it there or was brought over from England. There must be a receipt somewhere for it? Maybe from Manny’s New York? Just throwing it out there. Intriguing video. Keep up the excellent guitar channel. ✌️👍
I largely agree with you Mike (can a Fender be authentic I thought that was Gibson's territory lol) the only thing I'm sure of is that my Squires, Harley Benton , Glarry j bass etc are the real authentic McCoy..😀🇫🇴☮️👍
Howdy buddy, let me just chip in and say that before I recorded the video I got a very long detailed PDF booklet about the history of the guitar. I would have loved to share some details before you made this video. The history of the guitar is pretty well documented from when it left Jimi's hands till now. I've got affidavits from the manager at the time to the roady who transported the guitar that they confirm it's the guitar I had in my hands. Also there's letter from Fender to the auction house saying that after close inspection they believe the guitar to be authentic. And there's so much more in there, from matching grain on the neck to the damages, etc. etc. I mean... seeing all that didn't make me doubt the guitar for a second and for me it was enough proof that to just say let's go to London to make an awesome video! And I am very happy I did, because I really think the guitar is legit. Cheers!
Thanks Paul, as I said in the video I'm sure you would have believed providence. That's why I reached out to invite a response and invite you to join me on a live show as I knew that guitar.com would only be reporting on the past conjecture over this instrument. I hope we can still do this when convenient or at least balance the argument with what you were shown mate. All the best brother. 😊🙏👍
But the damage does not match up! Just overlay images of Hendrix playing and Justin's guitar and they don't match. Also, Fender said it was a genuine transition era strat - Not that it was Jimi's strat.
Ok, this is getting dangerous now. I know you want it to be real but someone is going to get scammed. The visual evidence shows it's not Jimi's guitar. The best evidence that it is NOT Jimi's guitar is on film,. When Jimi prepares to play 'Like a Rolling Stone' he takes off his feather boa and puts the guitar back on. You get a full shot of the back of the guitar and there is NO possible way to match up the marks to the guitar you played. It's just not possible. Please go watch the video with an open mind. You can find it on dailymotion.
I think I have just found definitive proof the guitar you played is a fake. In your video you show a nice shot of the headstock... but the Fender decal is WRONG!!! It's missing the words 'with synchronized tremolo' and missing the patent numbers. In Getty images you can see that Jimi's strat logo is positioned slightly differently to accommodate those words and you can see a faint dark line where that text would be! Everything I see points this guitar to been a fake!
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Hi, Sceptic. One last bit of evidence. Jimi used the same black Monterey Strat at a week later at The Golden Gate Park. If you look up photos you can see a big dent on the front near the arm contour. That dent is not on the guitar in Paul's video.
The reality is that no matter what, this is an original ‘65/‘66 strat with most of its original parts so it’s worth a good amount of money regardless. However, Heritage decided to cancel the action and they did so for a reason. That tells me that it simply wasn’t possible for them to verify that 1. it belonged to Jimi and 2. that it’s the exact same one used on stage at Monterey. To be honest, if this were the real guitar, I don’t understand why the owner would choose to auction it through Heritage instead of Sotheby’s or Christie’s who not only have more weight in the industry, but also have a long history of selling important instruments. I know that Heritage has engaged in some shady practices including practically creating a bubble in the sealed video game market by way of owner Jim Halperin also being a part owner of Wata games, the company that grades them. I’m sure you heard about Super Mario 64 selling for around 1.6 million. Well these guys are responsible for engineering that sale. So the fact that a shady guy like Jim Halperin wanted nothing to do with it says a lot imo.
i think the one Jimmy is holding has five tremelo springs, whereas the one in Paul's video has three. Obviously this proves nothing, but I saw a different white Hendrix strat with five springs also.
The tremelo decal that should be under the fender decal is also gone. The fender decal is also misaligned with a clean cut bottom so the tremelo part was not scratched off. It's not like anyone would have a reason to anyway but that will be the excuse. There actually isn't even room for the tremelo decal under the fender one on the fake guitar. Photos have been directly overlaid. They just don't line up. It's a fake. Period. The body carve does not match when superimposed either.
the guitar suposenly went into the case and stayed in there for 50 years they said . then where does the right hand player wear come from . i got a 1993 strat where i did most of my playing on since i bought it new , i dont get that wear , maybe the paint job is more robuust then it was back then but that inmense right hand wear must be like a decade of every night gigs
Why don't you go inspect it in-person. Looking at some of your pictures it looks like the circle mark in hendrix picture may have been touched up. Looking at the actual pictures in the right angle paused you can see what looks like a similar indentation but painted over.
Most of the wear where the paint has worn off would appear to be as a result of a lot of heavy play by a right handed guitarist playing the guitar the right way round as opposed to upside down ala Hendrix?
I assume Paul took what he was told at face value, as I would certainly do. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guitar did belong to Jimi and is the year they think it is, just not THE Monterrey axe. Who knows for sure, the one thing I’ll wager, is that the question alone will kill the sale value of the vintage strat regardless. All my love bro, hope you’re well.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic oh yeah that’s true…I meant it’ll go lower than what it’s previously sold for if the questions surrounding it’s legitimacy are known to buyers. In the end you may still be buying a Jimi strat…or ya may just have a vintage strat on your hands, lol. Glad to hear you’re well.
Not als just yet I have to wait another 5 months before a diagnosis as only time will tell if its als or non compressive radiculopathy - which I hope it is! 🤞🙏
As a small struggling channel, the duty of care that the big youtubers fail to show in their content, particularly when it comes to stuff like this, really irks me. Music Is Win recently did the same... always too keen to jump on those clickbait headlines. Ignoring the fact that he failed to research properly,, what's with the $10M in the title ?.. Utter nonsense. It's only worth what the market pays for it, not what you think it might be worth. Sadly, integrity doesn't get clicks,, just ask Brad.
I'm no troll and I'm expecting to be thumbed down, lol,, don't get me wrong, I love Pauls content, it's superb. I'm sure he'll be heartbroken to find out that the guitar wasn't what he thought,, a lot of emotions there,,, but I stand by my point. When you broadcast to millions of people, it's on you whether you broadcast the real truth,, or your version of the truth.
@@TheLambLive hey the lamb! no hate here mate.. perfectly valid comments you made. fear not the arselicking fanboys for they are mere sheep! i think its easy for these bigger channel guys to get carried away with the "opportunities" they have but with a huge following comes a responsibility to share truth and not heresy. and a large channel is a target for creating a false narrative among the said community. therefore they should certainly refrain from jumping the gun as you said and question things.
@@TheLambLive no worries mate, we all family here at cgs! i just subbed to your channel, i forgot to do it after seeing you here a little while ago. looking forward to checking some stuff out soon. all the best my friend.
I like to know how that much we're got on that guitar and that little bit of time Jimi Hendrix was known not to keep a guitar for long his career only stand for 4 years until here recently I would have never thought him ever to have played a Gibson SG and if someone has had that guitar all that time and it's supposed to be one played by Hendrix why would you add more wear to it by playing it all the time I may have pulled it out and shown close friends from time to time but no way in the world what I have played it so much to put that much where on it all these years and the bigger question is how did that much where get done to it in that short a Time I could be wrong but but it is my theory and no I don't believe Paul David would have went along with it if he had any inkling of an idea that it wasn't what it was supposed to be
I totally agree with all you say. There will be a follow up video this week as I have some serious suspicions having spoken to Myles, the guy that organised Paul's thing.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic I have watched a lot of Paul David's videos I love his content very entertaining educational and informative so my suspicions definitely are not on him I think that he was misled but am definitely interested in seeing your follow-up video thank you for your time and Responding back to me have a blessed day
Just an observation - the guitar in the case at 2:37 has a large headstock and the guitar at 2:47 has a small headstock … Something else - the “Stratocaster” decal is clearly seen on the guitar in the case at 2:37 but isn’t visible at 2:00 although the “Fender” one is and where it sits suggests it’s a small headstock … also, the cases are different if you look at the neck rests. Curious 🤔
I find it a bit odd that you Completely ignored the missing and misaligned headstock decal? The most controversial and damning piece of evidence. The guitar is a fake. Period. The neck is 100% conclusively not the neck on the Monterey guitar.
When I saw Pauls video, I thougt it was too good to be true. At the point, the guy only wants to sell the guitar for real big money I started to doubt. He only wants the 2.6 million followers of Paul. Sadly Paul was way too nice and naive in this case.
Did a quick check and if you see serial number in his video it starts with a (1) But said JH was 222625, might be worth looking into for yourself to get the truth 🎸🤔
@@Chinaguitarsceptic haha yea joe has the weakness and funds to buy,, but he is a business savvy buyer.. the doubt around this guitar is overwhelming at this point,, At least dave gilmour can say for sure thats his strat and this neck and that necks with proof and enjoyed the whole process with a smile,, salt n pepper or as we say triggs brush is all shady as f with no smiles and thats bad for business☝👀
It's been blackballed already,, only a desperate wannabe collector would buy it,, and when they want to cash in on their investment,, the speculation starts all over again. Not a sound investment,, dump it like a dog shit👎
A lot of content-makers facing health issues that make speech challenging would stop talking on camera. You, Mike, are a fantastic example how how to handle such a challenge face-on and share necessary information with the audience with no hint of self-pity. As soon as I read the 'disclaimer' at the front of the video, it stopped being relevant that your speech might be slightly different to earlier times and I focused entirely on the excellent content. I'm full of admiration and respect for you. Very classy, sir!
Thank you so much my friend I really appreciated this kindness. 😊🙏👍
Welcome to the difficult and dangerous world of authentication! Glad I’ll never be in the market for it! One thing I am completely sure of is that Paul made that video and played that guitar in good faith. He is a top person. Stay safe and well Mike. 🎸🤘🏻👍🎸🤘🏻👍
Great video Mike! I saw Paul's video too and absolutely believe that he would have nothing to do with perpetrating a false story. It's sad if he got duped like the rest of us would have, given the same opportunity to play a piece of history like that. I'm sure Paul will have an update on this story once he knows more. God bless and Merry Christmas my friend 🎸🎸
Yes I hope he might update for us
New subscriber here. Fantastic channel. Just never stop finding new guitar channels that are so great I barely watch tv anymore.
Thanks so much my friend
Hey Mike. Great video as always. I haven't been on in awhile because of a health issue. Seeing a specialist on Friday and we'll take it from there. Take care of yourself and hope to be on again soon.
Oh brother I hope that all is well with your health. I know just how anxious not knowing can be. 🙏 Just stay positive my friend. 🙏👍
Yeah first 👍 mine... Had to watch first to give a positive response.
CGS I checked that vid out also and was intrigued by the ware and tear, wondering what shop had this epic guitar and why did it only get notice now and why was it removed from a giant Auction 🤔. 👏 Great look into the past thanks Mike 🍻
you beat me!! lol. good points though dude.
One of the real ones, a black ‘68 aka Black Beauty, belonged to Jimi’s last girlfriend Monika Danneman who subsequently married Uli Jon Roth from the Scorpions. She died in ‘94 and the guitar practically belongs to Uli. He turned down some crazy 7-9 million offer for it.
Not surprised. Who with money would sell a hendrix strat
I always scratched my head on that one? How does a girlfriend end up with a Hendrix possession? It should have gone back to the Hendrix family or maybe his management. Did Jimi have that in a will? Seems like she just took it because it was with Jimi at the time of his death......I wish someone could explain this one too me ??
@@skyeking69 She kept it after he died, should have given it back. You'll never see it in the States, the family would sue for it. It should be in a museum.
The guitar Jimi is playing at 4:40 looks to have a large headstock but at 5:00 it looks to have a small headstock - could there be two, I wonder?
New Sub here from Quebec , just saw you on Brad's channel.
Thank you and welcome my friend. 🙏
Welcome to the difficult and dangerous world of authentication! Glad I’ll never be in the market for it! One thing I am completely sure of is that Paul made that video and played that guitar in good faith. He is a top person. 🎸🤘🏻👍🎸🤘🏻👍
He's totally on the up and up and as I said I'm sure he would have been convinced of it's authenticity
Hi, Mike. It's been a little while since I last visited your channel, and was unaware of your health issues. For me, at first I felt sorry for you, but then I realised you're not the kind of guy who wants pity or to be treated any differently than previously. You could easily have turned away from RUclips, particularly as you always speak a lot in these videos. I really admire your attitude of just carrying on regardless. In a trivial way it reminds me of the blue Partscaster you built. You had almost finished "the finish" in a beautiful blue, and as I recall you had left it hanging in your dad's shed for the final coat to dry. Came back later to find it had fallen and left a lovely scar in the new paint job! Your reaction (after much swearing and gnashing of teeth I guess!!) was to just sand it down and start again. I never did see what became of that guitar, but I was impressed with your "never give up" attitude.
With your current issues, I can see your frustration, but please know there are people out here rooting for you!
Please keep up the vids, but also know that we understand and will not be turning away if we don't see you for extended periods.
Good vibes are being sent your way, my friend, you're an inspiration for not letting it stop you!
Thank you so much for this kindness. You're totally right I am trying to work through it and enjoy life and making video content. Trying never to let it get me down.
Wow I had not heard that about that guitar I saw Paul’s video the other day when it came out and I was fascinated……..Until now. I agree that Paul would never do something underhanded whether on video or otherwise. I will be looking at the pictures with a better screen just out of curiosity. Somebody somewhere knows the truth I am sure. Thank you my friend for the excellent content as always. Please know that you are you in my prayers
Thanks brother. 😊
that aint the same guitar man... very clever (devious) getting paul with so many followers to push the narrative and make it "real". the guy in pauls vid said its been in the case for 50 years apart from recent months of prep for sale. well, ive never seen bucklerash happen during a good wipe down. smh. im sure paul never realised. the fact that they estimate 7 to 10 mil without provenance is shocking. also, i used to work at sothebys auction house, and once something is pulled from a sale the doubt wins the day and that is recorded against the serial number for life. that guitar without provenance will never make even a million. its a 20k ish guitar id imagine.
I'm doing more digging to see what I can find but it was very strange to be pulled from a previous auction
Totally picked up on the same statement you did. Buckle rash like that doesn't happen even in 6 months.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic auctions (in the uk at least) make a sellers commission (usually 15%ish) and buyers comission (usually 20%ish), both excluding vat. admitedly, when selling a high value item they dont usually charge such high comission but i would like to make a point that no auction house pulls anything from their sale unless totally necessary. imagine if they only got 10% commission in total (buyer and seller fees) and the guitar went for 3 mil. thats waving bye bye to 300k for 5 or 10 minutes work. imagine if it was 15%. you see what im getting at, only something seriously shady gets pulled by an auction house, ever!
I hear you brother and there is more to come on this story.
I saw the video with expert guitarist Paul Davids visiting Sixty Six Sounds in London and tried the guitar in question. It was the owner who who stated it was Hendrix's guitar not Paul Davids, who was invited to come and try it.
I believe the title of his video was "I played hendrix $10,000,000 strat" or something similar. He had changed it twice and has now taken it down.
To me the neck and the decal somehow doesn't look right up me. But what do I know 🤷🏼♂️
No idea, to me it looks period correct
And exactly as you say Mike, if that Guitar sold for $10,000,000 and then discoverd that it was indeed not the Monterey instrument after the fact then Paul's going to have a lot of Egg on his face, and a decent person protects their friends. Your firm in the right and all my Guitar buddies are seeing it from your side. We can't all be wrong. Thanks for your great content i've just binged 2 hours of your channel lol. Great stuff.
Wow thank you so much brother. I'm guessing you must have enjoyed the content if you watched for 2 hours! 🙏
@@Chinaguitarsceptic well I subscribed, your content is engaging, I will be watching more. Thanks Mike.
@@fongy200 thank you my friend
I just commented on Paul's video because I had concerns it was fake too. Not only does the circle patch move on the back, the line of belt buckle rash on the belly cut is angled wrong too! Hendrix's lines up to it points to the underside of the top cutaway horn, but the guitar in the video angles towards the top of the cutaway. Go to 1.55 and 3.50 in this video and watch it in slow-mo. It's quite damning.
ruclips.net/video/i5nkYQo6XcU/видео.html
I have downloaded that video and taken stills from it along with others. Thank you for the heads up!
One thing that keeps coming up is how the wear might have changed over the last 50 years. Really? Who was playing it? I haven't heard anyone said who's been playing it often enough to induce significant wear.
And it's right handed wear!
Is a Fender of the same era, but not the Monterrey one.
Thanks Mike
Please share the video where ever you can. RUclips, Facebook, Instagram. I only have a small reach and if we don't try to get the word out someone is going to get scammed!
Super interesting analysis. I can't comment on the dings and what nought but I do think that the back story just didn't feel right to me. You take care!
Wow...heritage did not auction it?
I remember seeing that posted.
Too bad. So where is the authentic strat?
The ones I have seen on exhibition is the Woodstock strat and pieces of the one he burned at Monterey.
Peace to all,
CM
Do a DNA test on possible ‘sweat’ in the pickups, swab them, but having said that, if someone was to replicate it and missed the details, it would be a major blunder. It would be unlikely to be a fake. Also you need to count how many black 65 strats were produced and in USA at the time; presuming Jimi got it there or was brought over from England. There must be a receipt somewhere for it? Maybe from Manny’s New York? Just throwing it out there. Intriguing video. Keep up the excellent guitar channel. ✌️👍
Yes I am trying to find out more on the providence but there is literally nothing out there about this particular guitar
I largely agree with you Mike (can a Fender be authentic I thought that was Gibson's territory lol) the only thing I'm sure of is that my Squires, Harley Benton , Glarry j bass etc are the real authentic McCoy..😀🇫🇴☮️👍
Yes buddy of course. We mere mortals know our cheap guitars are authentic lol
Howdy buddy, let me just chip in and say that before I recorded the video I got a very long detailed PDF booklet about the history of the guitar. I would have loved to share some details before you made this video. The history of the guitar is pretty well documented from when it left Jimi's hands till now. I've got affidavits from the manager at the time to the roady who transported the guitar that they confirm it's the guitar I had in my hands. Also there's letter from Fender to the auction house saying that after close inspection they believe the guitar to be authentic. And there's so much more in there, from matching grain on the neck to the damages, etc. etc. I mean... seeing all that didn't make me doubt the guitar for a second and for me it was enough proof that to just say let's go to London to make an awesome video! And I am very happy I did, because I really think the guitar is legit.
Cheers!
Thanks Paul, as I said in the video I'm sure you would have believed providence. That's why I reached out to invite a response and invite you to join me on a live show as I knew that guitar.com would only be reporting on the past conjecture over this instrument. I hope we can still do this when convenient or at least balance the argument with what you were shown mate. All the best brother. 😊🙏👍
But the damage does not match up! Just overlay images of Hendrix playing and Justin's guitar and they don't match. Also, Fender said it was a genuine transition era strat - Not that it was Jimi's strat.
Ok, this is getting dangerous now. I know you want it to be real but someone is going to get scammed. The visual evidence shows it's not Jimi's guitar. The best evidence that it is NOT Jimi's guitar is on film,. When Jimi prepares to play 'Like a Rolling Stone' he takes off his feather boa and puts the guitar back on. You get a full shot of the back of the guitar and there is NO possible way to match up the marks to the guitar you played. It's just not possible.
Please go watch the video with an open mind. You can find it on dailymotion.
I think I have just found definitive proof the guitar you played is a fake. In your video you show a nice shot of the headstock... but the Fender decal is WRONG!!! It's missing the words 'with synchronized tremolo' and missing the patent numbers. In Getty images you can see that Jimi's strat logo is positioned slightly differently to accommodate those words and you can see a faint dark line where that text would be! Everything I see points this guitar to been a fake!
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Hi, Sceptic. One last bit of evidence. Jimi used the same black Monterey Strat at a week later at The Golden Gate Park. If you look up photos you can see a big dent on the front near the arm contour. That dent is not on the guitar in Paul's video.
The reality is that no matter what, this is an original ‘65/‘66 strat with most of its original parts so it’s worth a good amount of money regardless.
However, Heritage decided to cancel the action and they did so for a reason. That tells me that it simply wasn’t possible for them to verify that 1. it belonged to Jimi and 2. that it’s the exact same one used on stage at Monterey.
To be honest, if this were the real guitar, I don’t understand why the owner would choose to auction it through Heritage instead of Sotheby’s or Christie’s who not only have more weight in the industry, but also have a long history of selling important instruments.
I know that Heritage has engaged in some shady practices including practically creating a bubble in the sealed video game market by way of owner Jim Halperin also being a part owner of Wata games, the company that grades them. I’m sure you heard about Super Mario 64 selling for around 1.6 million. Well these guys are responsible for engineering that sale.
So the fact that a shady guy like Jim Halperin wanted nothing to do with it says a lot imo.
Great points well made. New video coming...
If it were the real deal, I wouldn't sell it for anything. And once I died my son could sell it if he wanted.
Ditto that right there! I would want to pass it down too.
@5:14 i have a Tele identical to Keith Richards but mines a Southpaw, left handed, it sucks sometimes.
So long as its fun to play man
It will forever be a mystery.
Could well be there's nothing on this guitar
I was thinking about this very thing after I saw that video…
It didn't occur to me until I read the article today but now I'm confused
i think the one Jimmy is holding has five tremelo springs, whereas the one in Paul's video has three. Obviously this proves nothing, but I saw a different white Hendrix strat with five springs also.
Hendrix always had the original 5 in place from what I can see of footage
Jimi always used 5 springs, every pick or footage of the back of every Strat Jimi played had 5
The tremelo decal that should be under the fender decal is also gone. The fender decal is also misaligned with a clean cut bottom so the tremelo part was not scratched off. It's not like anyone would have a reason to anyway but that will be the excuse. There actually isn't even room for the tremelo decal under the fender one on the fake guitar. Photos have been directly overlaid. They just don't line up. It's a fake. Period. The body carve does not match when superimposed either.
the guitar suposenly went into the case and stayed in there for 50 years they said . then where does the right hand player wear come from . i got a 1993 strat where i did most of my playing on since i bought it new , i dont get that wear , maybe the paint job is more robuust then it was back then but that inmense right hand wear must be like a decade of every night gigs
I agree it's very strange
Nitro paint (used in the 60s) will start to relic in a few jams
To set it up for Paul to play, wouldn't have to replace the nut?
Yes exactly. Who would do that damage to the original?
Why don't you go inspect it in-person. Looking at some of your pictures it looks like the circle mark in hendrix picture may have been touched up. Looking at the actual pictures in the right angle paused you can see what looks like a similar indentation but painted over.
I'm working on that
Most of the wear where the paint has worn off would appear to be as a result of a lot of heavy play by a right handed guitarist playing the guitar the right way round as opposed to upside down ala Hendrix?
Exactly! This guitar doesn't look like it has ever been played left handed!
Ah man, I bet he’ll be gutted 😞
I doubt it. It was a great video and I'm sure it was fun to make
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It’s insane people are even debating this. It’s not the guitar. Period.
It's highly doubtful
I assume Paul took what he was told at face value, as I would certainly do. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guitar did belong to Jimi and is the year they think it is, just not THE Monterrey axe. Who knows for sure, the one thing I’ll wager, is that the question alone will kill the sale value of the vintage strat regardless. All my love bro, hope you’re well.
I doubt it would have gone for the quoted price even with providence. Love to you bro. ❤ I'm doing well thanks brother. 😊
@@Chinaguitarsceptic oh yeah that’s true…I meant it’ll go lower than what it’s previously sold for if the questions surrounding it’s legitimacy are known to buyers. In the end you may still be buying a Jimi strat…or ya may just have a vintage strat on your hands, lol. Glad to hear you’re well.
Damn bro. I haven’t seen one of your vids in some time…you have ALS? That’s so awful 😢
Not als just yet I have to wait another 5 months before a diagnosis as only time will tell if its als or non compressive radiculopathy - which I hope it is! 🤞🙏
To begin with heritage auctions is a very sketchy auction house. They have a very grey history. Definitely not the Monterey Stratocaster.
Yes I heard that heritage are far from reputable. That does make me wonder if they did the prior due diligence either.
As a small struggling channel, the duty of care that the big youtubers fail to show in their content, particularly when it comes to stuff like this, really irks me. Music Is Win recently did the same... always too keen to jump on those clickbait headlines. Ignoring the fact that he failed to research properly,, what's with the $10M in the title ?.. Utter nonsense. It's only worth what the market pays for it, not what you think it might be worth. Sadly, integrity doesn't get clicks,, just ask Brad.
I'm no troll and I'm expecting to be thumbed down, lol,, don't get me wrong, I love Pauls content, it's superb. I'm sure he'll be heartbroken to find out that the guitar wasn't what he thought,, a lot of emotions there,,, but I stand by my point. When you broadcast to millions of people, it's on you whether you broadcast the real truth,, or your version of the truth.
@@TheLambLive hey the lamb! no hate here mate.. perfectly valid comments you made. fear not the arselicking fanboys for they are mere sheep! i think its easy for these bigger channel guys to get carried away with the "opportunities" they have but with a huge following comes a responsibility to share truth and not heresy. and a large channel is a target for creating a false narrative among the said community. therefore they should certainly refrain from jumping the gun as you said and question things.
@@terrybanks5063 - thanks my friend, that made me laugh 😅
@@TheLambLive no worries mate, we all family here at cgs! i just subbed to your channel, i forgot to do it after seeing you here a little while ago. looking forward to checking some stuff out soon. all the best my friend.
Paul would not have been the one to verify authenticity. That would fall on the group who let him play it.
Possible but I think Paul would have satisfied himself it was real
@@Chinaguitarsceptic True but the owner of the guitar didn't have a lot of documentation provided for authenticity.
I like to know how that much we're got on that guitar and that little bit of time Jimi Hendrix was known not to keep a guitar for long his career only stand for 4 years until here recently I would have never thought him ever to have played a Gibson SG and if someone has had that guitar all that time and it's supposed to be one played by Hendrix why would you add more wear to it by playing it all the time I may have pulled it out and shown close friends from time to time but no way in the world what I have played it so much to put that much where on it all these years and the bigger question is how did that much where get done to it in that short a Time I could be wrong but but it is my theory and no I don't believe Paul David would have went along with it if he had any inkling of an idea that it wasn't what it was supposed to be
I totally agree with all you say. There will be a follow up video this week as I have some serious suspicions having spoken to Myles, the guy that organised Paul's thing.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic I have watched a lot of Paul David's videos I love his content very entertaining educational and informative so my suspicions definitely are not on him I think that he was misled but am definitely interested in seeing your follow-up video thank you for your time and Responding back to me have a blessed day
I totally agree. He was tricked
I do think it's the real thing
Cool mate
dont tell me im first.. im never first lol. great piece mike! edit: couldnt have been first, already 1 like! thats more like it!
Well, first comment 😄
@@Sticky_Tea lol mate ; )
...I believe Paul as well. I REALLY want to believe it was Jimi's Strat. I now question the info Paul was plied with...........
I have never doubted Paul. I think this goes much deeper than we think
I don't like BLACK guitars... they show all the fingerprints... I wouldn't buy that.. Hendrix or no Hendrix.
HP you could put those Yvette young tattoo stickers on it 👍🤪
They do show finger prints but this one has wood showing through too! 🤯
Well if its not the real deal where is the real one !?
It's believed to have been smashed and burned in Washington
again, Jimi's girlfriend has that guitar she has since the show, ask Uli John Roth
Wrong guitar
Just an observation - the guitar in the case at 2:37 has a large headstock and the guitar at 2:47 has a small headstock …
Something else - the “Stratocaster” decal is clearly seen on the guitar in the case at 2:37 but isn’t visible at 2:00 although the “Fender” one is and where it sits suggests it’s a small headstock … also, the cases are different if you look at the neck rests.
Curious 🤔
Great observations. Probably my fault though even though I looked up monterrey strat
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Cheers Mike 👍 Best wishes to you
As you say: Paul Davids would NOT have made this vid. if he had doubts ....
He may not have been furbished with the history? But he's pretty intuitive and I bet he did his homework
Sound much better in X1.25
I have a neurological condition that makes my speech slow and hard
yikes , who ever payed that 200.000 dollar must feel like an idiot now
Although I don't believe it to be the Monterey it could still be a hendrix.
I find it a bit odd that you Completely ignored the missing and misaligned headstock decal? The most controversial and damning piece of evidence. The guitar is a fake. Period. The neck is 100% conclusively not the neck on the Monterey guitar.
The most damning. Evidence is that the back is completely different lol. I noticed that right away in Paul’s video.
Yes it is totally
When I saw Pauls video, I thougt it was too good to be true. At the point, the guy only wants to sell the guitar for real big money I started to doubt. He only wants the 2.6 million followers of Paul. Sadly Paul was way too nice and naive in this case.
I'm afraid Paul is just too nice and naivety can blind one to show only what you want to see.
Second.
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Did a quick check and if you see serial number in his video it starts with a (1)
But said JH was 222625, might be worth looking into for yourself to get the truth 🎸🤔
Great observation. Where did you find the serial number from brother?
Cigarettes burns at headstock by nut should be visible as he would place it in between strings...👀 While he played
Sounds like it might be a lab created parts caster and if Jesus himself played it not Ten thousand worth of anything on earth that ridiculous!
It's not the monterrey guitar
@@Chinaguitarsceptic thank you and my prayers go out to you please get well soon God bless you
If Joe bonamassa and his people says it's real then it's real,, then he'll buy it✌
LOL I bet he would!!! Actually let's get him to buy it and then it will have some provenance as his guitar!
@@Chinaguitarsceptic haha yea joe has the weakness and funds to buy,, but he is a business savvy buyer.. the doubt around this guitar is overwhelming at this point,, At least dave gilmour can say for sure thats his strat and this neck and that necks with proof and enjoyed the whole process with a smile,, salt n pepper or as we say triggs brush is all shady as f with no smiles and thats bad for business☝👀
@@Chinaguitarsceptic great vid brother👍
It's been blackballed already,, only a desperate wannabe collector would buy it,, and when they want to cash in on their investment,, the speculation starts all over again. Not a sound investment,, dump it like a dog shit👎
Yep it needs to be black balled mate