(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
