Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s Epiphone Crestwood

One of the guitars that Jimi Hendrix played in his formative years was a 1960s Epiphone Crestwood, which he used while performing with The King Casuals in 1962.

Jimi Hendrix playing an Epiphone Crestwood guitar with the King Casuals, 1962.
Jimi Hendrix playing an Epiphone Crestwood guitar with the King Casuals, 1962.

Initially thought to be an Epiphone Wilshire, the guitar has since been identified as a Crestwood model due to its block fretboard inlays and prominent white pickguard. It is also interesting to note that the guitar was genuinely left-handed, as evidenced by the control knobs being situated on the lower side of the body in the aforementioned photo.

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