Since his tragic death 18 years ago today on September 13, 1996 (yes, he died on the anniversary of Biggie's Ready To Die), friends, fans, spectators and even those involved in the case have challenged whether Tupac Amaru Shakur actually died after being gunned down seven days prior.
Number One, also called First Wife, was the nickname given by Stevie Ray Vaughan to his favorite Fender Stratocaster, built ca. 1963. In 1974, he acquired the guitar as a trade at a music store in Austin, Texas. In 1990, it was retired due to many replacements of frets, though he continued to play it occasionally.
Therefore it would be left to Hendrix's second big hit single, Purple Haze, to introduce the world to the full psychedelic, mind-blowing, guitar-driven sound that would turn Jimi Hendrix into a rock legend. Hendrix's vital technology was his guitar of choice: the Fender Stratocaster.