Hendrix Black Widow In depth

[@mojogaucho]

This video has certainly answered quite a few questions for a lot of people including me.

[@Inspector-71]

Great stuff Mike! This is the story I heard (I knew I wasn't crazy). Harvey Gerst was in a band called Sweetwater at the time, because Jimi basically commandeered his guitar, and Harvet needed a guitar for a couple of shows, Jimi pointed at 4 or 5 of his Strats sitting in their cases on the floor and basically said to Harvey "take your pick". Harvey used one of Jimi's Strats for one or two shows, then later caught up with Jimi at the airport. Harvey handed Jimi the guitar case with the Strat and Jimi had a perplexed look on his face, like he never intended on taking his Strat back, that it was like a trade for the Black Widow. Harvey said he couldn't play it because the action was too high and he preferred his Black Widow because it had 24 frets. In later years Harvey was kind of kicking himself because Jimi did give him his Strat and he gave it back (in hindsight rather foolishly), it would be worth quite a bit, as is anything owned or used by Jimi.

[@ALF-Tupper]

That’s it exactly Brian. When I spoke to Harvey and his wife Karen, they recalled the story to me.

[@Inspector-71]

@@ALF-Tupper Thats really cool that you heard the story first hand, I bet he had lots of other stories to tell. (and I wish Harvey kept that Strat, or at least had a picture of him playing it) Cheers!

[@leemaiorano5875]

Great information Mike. I have read a ton of books and articles about Jimi yet I don’t recall this story. Hope you’re feeling well. Take care.

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Thank you brother

[@markdalton293]

Great video Mike , I sure do miss your voice and I hope things are going well for you . Looking forward to your next video

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

I miss it too

[@vanshankguitars]

Love it! I never knew these existed! Thanks Mike

[@mikeopdenaker5573]

Interesting, fascinating education,thank you!

[@jcoulter43]

Another excellent piece Mike. So interesting and I'd never heard of this guitar until your series on it. Hope you had a great weekend. God bless and rock on 👍😎🎸

[@papablue3015]

Very interesting! I had no knowledge of the black widow guitar! Thanks Mike!

[@offbeatbassgear]

I saw this at the MIM just outside of Phoenix. I've been there a couple of times and its well worth it to visit there. The Acoustic company made extremely influential bass gear through the late seventies. It provided the classic sound to Jaco Pastorius, John Paul Jones and many other influential bass players.

[@ALF-Tupper]

I tried contacting MIM several times with lots of background details on the Black Widow, unfortunately they did not respond. I’d loved to have seen the guitar on display!!

[@offbeatbassgear]

@@ALF-Tupper If I can retrieve the photo I'll send it to you, but it's from about ten years' ago, so I expect that it's cached on some random flash drive somewhere, but I'll take a look sometime this week.

[@ALF-Tupper]

@@offbeatbassgear that would be most welcome, good luck finding it!

[@JaniceLalla]

Good info

[@johnpearson4899]

Another interesting video. Things like this would likely be forgotten at some point if you, and people like you, didn't bring them up periodically to remind us older folks as well as inform the younger crowd. Much appreciated, as always. Thanks! 👍🙏

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Thank you John

[@liljohn1064]

Great video Mike!

[@danoconnor618]

great to see you man. keep up the great work

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Thank you 😊

[@bluesingmusic3443]

Great stuff Mike, as per your usual. Amazing how Jimi continues to fascinate guitarists, listeners, even musicians who aren't guitarists, after over 50 years.(tried to sound all cerebral with that statement, but obviously my eloquence is fading in my advancing years). Any way Jimi has remained relevant, people (like me) wanting to learn anything & everything they can about the man. How many other musicians who have passed garner such attention? The Founding Father's, Lonnie Johnson, Charlie Christian, et al (except of course Robert Johnson), haven't remained in the conversation, the way Jimi has. He was an amazing musician, who is a global household word. I dare say, it'd be hard to find anyone on the planet, who hasn't heard of Jimi Hendrix. We want to know the guitars he owned, the amps he used, whether his string action was 4/64" across the fretboard, at the 17th fret,(per Fender specs), even what type of strings he used. Another long winded, verbose, comment from, yours truly.(I'm sure your listeners are FED UP, as my dear old mother was, when I was 12.) so I'll end this.Blessings Mike, you're in our prayers, Gil

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Blessing to you too and I love long messages

[@RaxFx]

great job with all the info.

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Thanks brother

[@mma1st105]

Wow. This was pretty damn interesting. Thanks.

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Cheers

[@leo42062]

my thoughts on this matter is that high quality guitars sell themselves however the difference between selling 1 and 100 simply comes down to marketing if these guitars had the right marketing back then it might have been black widow mark 27 on everyone's lips instead gibson les paul or fender strat

[@synonyx]

Thanks Mike! Do we know what happened in the case of Experience Hendrix v. Harvey of Rainbow Guitars? Guessing since the judge said they had no ownership in the one case, Harvey won?

[@JTC-go3kg]

I own a black widow also

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Wow I'd love to see it

[@hendrixblues2540]

Thanks :-)

[@jeffreycurtisjr9195]

Jimmy Nolen had one to!!

[@jeffreycurtisjr9195]

I own one also

[@PooNinja]

Noga’s are endangered now

[@kennethhoneycutt4513]

Now is that the same guitar that supposedly Jimi Hendrix is trying to get back from her ex-husband