Bonhams & Butterfields to Auction Hendrix Guitar November 22, 2004

The Los Angeles office of Bonhams auction house, Bonhams & Butterfields, will auction a 1966 Dakota Red Fender Mustang that, according to an affidavit included with the sale from Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer John "Mitch" Mitchell, was used by Hendrix at the Olympic Studio in London on the recording of Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland. The auction value estimate is $80,0000 - $100,000, which, if the sale approaches that range, would probably make this the most expensive Fender Mustang ever sold at auction.

The Mustang is Lot 6781. The auction also features other interesting pieces of music memorabilia such as the suits worn by the Beatles on their first album cover, a guitar presented to Ricky Nelson by Buck Owens, a Prince custom made one-piece Cloud guitar, and a Fender Stratocaster used in the movie Wayne's World.

The auction is set to begin at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 22, 2004, at the Bonhams & Butterfields office at 7601 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. You can call +323 850-7500 for information and directions.