NAMM 2024: We know guitarists are obsessed with all things vintage – it started with vintage guitars, then amps, pedals, NOS components – and so on, so it was only a matter of time before we saw reissue guitar straps. (Guitar World)
Now Dunlop has announced a new addition to its accessory range, in the form of the Jimi Hendrix Pop Festival strap.
The Dunlop Authentic Hendrix Pop Festival Strap is available February 1 for an MSRP of $41.99. For more more information, head to Dunlop.
The description and title don’t explicitly use the phrase ‘Monterey Pop’, presumably for trademark reasons, but there is no doubt that it is a reproduction of the patterned strap Hendrix paired with his illustrated Monterey Pop Strat in the closing moments of his groundbreaking appearance at the festival.
“The very first Jimi Hendrix Experience appearance in the U.S. He made music history when he set his guitar – and the world – on fire, swinging it wildly around until smashing it on the stage floor.”
It’s actually not Dunlop’s first take on the concept – the firm previously teamed up with Authentic Hendrix for a range of five reproduction straps back in 2017, and we’ve had beautiful Fillmore, Live at Maui, Shreveport and the Woodstock-inspired Festival options before.
But, for this writer, Monterey Pop has the most cache out of all of those dates, marking his inimitable and earth-shattering arrival.
Featuring the distinctive bright woven pattern and a chunky metal buckle it certainly sings retro cool – and we want it. Yes, we know we’re falling for marketing and if you hadn’t told us it’s the one Hendrix wore at Monterey, we would not like it anywhere near as much
