In The Grail Guitar: The Search for Jimi Hendrixrsquo;s Purple Haze Telecaster; Chris Adams takes readers on a fascinating mystery tour to determine whether a Fender Telecaster bought secondhand in a London music store in 1973 was the one used by Jimi Hendrix to record ldquo;Purple Hazerdquo; in January 1967. The only clues are its left-handed tuners and the salesmanrsquo;s chance remark that the guitar was brought into the shop by a Hendrix roadie. But these are enough to set the author off on this intriguing journey into Hendrix history.With firsthand details from model Linda Keith; who discovered Hendrix in New York; Adams recounts how the rising star left for London with a white Stratocaster belonging to Keith Richards. The man who made Hendrixrsquo;s pedals explains how this Strat failed to make the ldquo;Purple Hazerdquo; recording session and how it was replaced by a borrowed Telecaster. As Adams tracks down the surviving musicians; they shed light on the fate of that Telecaster and gradually the two guitars begin to merge into one. Throughout; Adams weaves his own story as a rock musician and tells how; against the odds; he managed to hold on to this remarkable instrument.Here is a riveting story of one man seeking the truth about a cultural artifact that changed rock history; a story for rock fans and guitar aficionados; treasure hunters and antique dealers; as well as anyone who likes a detective story.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A well-researched; impeccably written book.By Shirley S. KirstenWell-organized and riveting! I cant put it down! Its stimulated my interest in film from a fresh; new perspective.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Lacks Originality and InsightsBy filmreaderLacks originality; chapters lack internal coherence; and is mostly composed of short; fragmented ideas and blurbs (chapters) of insights from previously published views from film criticism and Art and Film Studies theory. Reads like an assembly of disconnected ideas and topics. Weak analysis of film aesthetics. Outdated view of gender that reads architecture as a dichotomy between masculine/feminine traditional views of gender; symbolized by Freudian "phallicism" that gets transposed onto skyscrapers. Needs overall coherence and increased expertise on how to read a film.
