Hendrix owned and used a variety of guitars during his career. His guitar of choice however, and the instrument that became most associated with him, was the Fender Stratocaster. He started playing...
His father got him a one string ukulele while working in someone's basement.
when Jimi Hendrix was 14 he got his first guitar and learned to play by himself by watching people play such as, BB King.
He was self-taught he learned by watching other people play and trying to imitate their sounds.
He taught himself