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Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 18th May 1969. (Photo by Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images)

Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New  York City, 18th May 1969. (Photo by Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images)

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Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 18th May 1969. (Photo by Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images)

Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performing at Madison Square Garden, New  York City, 18th May 1969. (Photo by Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images)

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American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

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DEVONSHIRE DOWNS, CA - JUNE 20: Rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix performs onstage with his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar at the Newport Pop Festival on June 20, 1969 in Devonshire Downs, California. (Photo by Vince Melamed/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

DEVONSHIRE DOWNS, CA - JUNE 20:  Rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix performs onstage with his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar at the Newport Pop Festival on June 20, 1969 in Devonshire Downs, California. (Photo by Vince Melamed/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs onstage at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967 in Monterey, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)  performs onstage at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967 in Monterey, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)